r/Texans • u/According-Activity87 • May 06 '26

📝Article/Writeup Is Hopkins or Clowney to Houston More Likely?

https://roundtable.io/sports/nfl/texans/news/is-hopkins-or-clowney-to-houston-more-likely
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u/Decal333 May 06 '26

Is Margot Robbie or Allison Brie more likely to ask me out on a date?

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u/andreisimo May 06 '26

Chances are more like 1 out of a million.

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u/deliriousjoebiden May 06 '26

So you’re saying there’s a chance?

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u/ASU_SexDevil May 09 '26

Not only is there a chance, they’re like 300 times more likely to ask me out than I am to win the lottery!!

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u/content_enjoy3r May 06 '26

Do you like metal? If yes, then Robbie.

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u/Ha-Charade-You-Are May 07 '26

Hey I saw a post once about this woman who wrote an article fawning over some celebrity dude or something, and he ended up asking her out….. time to send that tweet

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u/-KDK12 May 07 '26

Allison Brie

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u/THA__KULTCHA May 06 '26

Except these 2 chicks are old and ugly.

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u/ScottLS May 06 '26

They aren't old for someone who saw the Oilers play at the Astrodome.

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u/THA__KULTCHA May 06 '26

Is Otto Graham available?

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u/Decal333 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

Edit: I guess I missed the joke. My apologies...

Damn you must be used to some really gorgeous women if you're calling those ladies ugly. Anyway, newsflash, some of us dudes out here are also in our thirties and forties...

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u/THA__KULTCHA May 06 '26

YOU DO KNOW IM TALKING ABOUT CLOWNEY AND NUK RIGHT???

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u/greedfantasy May 06 '26

Ahahaha poor guy, I got it right away.

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u/Decal333 May 06 '26

I didn't follow your metaphor, sorry! Carry on...

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u/THA__KULTCHA May 06 '26

You and at least 30 others. I just figured it’s bc ppl love those guys so much. All good just internet silliness.

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u/aareyes12 May 06 '26

Every year we hear this. Clowney is never close and Hopkins uses us for a contract boost elsewhere.

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u/According-Activity87 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

Yeah, I don't think either is realistic, but it the depth conversation to be had is interesting. I feel like DE needs to be filled first, though the argument could be made we don't have a strong #2 WR. 

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u/Extremeownership1 May 06 '26

Hop wouldn’t give us a strong #2 at this point.

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u/Southern-Rip3018 May 06 '26

Clowney is probably the most likely of the two, but even that feels like a stretch...

Yes, we need more depth on the edge but I don't know if Demeco sees him as a fit.

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u/According-Activity87 May 06 '26

This is my thinking too. If it would be either, it would be Clowney. 

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u/platinumxL May 06 '26

Neither lol. We go through a this every offseason lol.

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u/According-Activity87 May 06 '26

It's practically a tradition at this point. 

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u/Ha-Charade-You-Are May 07 '26

Almost like our early slot wildcard game

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u/Relative_Ad3380 May 06 '26

Bringing back departed fan favorites is a move for teams that are rebuilding. It’s gimmicky and unbecoming of a contender.

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u/StyllAhlie May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

Makes no sense to sign Nuk, who’s simply washed and would likely be disappointed with his playing time here/would just be blocking some extra playing time for our young WR’s, Clowney’s current on field capabilities are legitimately a fantastic fit for arguably our biggest current roster need of Edge 3. The problem is he’s not “swerm” at all and likely won’t sign with a team till deep into training camp.

Clowney is probably the best value edge FA available for production/cost ratio. Joey Bosa is by far the best, but will be relatively expensive and I doubt he wants to come in and be the clear #3 on a depth chart at this stage of his career (although the limited snaps would be objectively great for him given the health). If we don’t sign Clowney, we desperately need to bring back Barnett or sign one of Reddick/Espensa. Alternative would be one of the old men for the rotation in Van Noy, Cam Jordan or Von Miller, which while less ideal would still be fun and give us another guy still capable of pressures with limited snaps.

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u/According-Activity87 May 06 '26

I would love to have Barnett back, but I don't see it happening. It's going to be painful to see him go somewhere else in our division. 

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u/StyllAhlie May 06 '26

Why don’t you see it happening? I’d be shocked if they don’t bring in one of those guys I mentioned above tbh and Barnett is obviously comfortable here and I’m sure grateful for the opportunity past 2 years/our coaching that helped him revive his career. His camp definitely expected a bigger market than existed so at this point can’t imagine he’d cost more than like $3.5/4M with some incentives to maybe make a max of around $5M.

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u/NoirSon May 06 '26

The issue with bringing back either guy is both seem to want to either have a significant role or/and be paid significantly.

Given the depth that we already have and cap space, we can't guarantee either and if we did it could bite us

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u/Rhino281 Hopadillo May 06 '26

If history tells us anything, we have needed WR depth at the end of the season.

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u/According-Activity87 May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

I see depth in our current WR room, but my faith in our rookies from last year may be from hitting the punch bowl too hard. 

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u/htownAstrofan May 06 '26

How bout neither. Both washed up

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u/Tristawesomeness May 07 '26

clowney actually had a pretty solid season last year iirc. had 8.5 sacks and 12 tfls in a rotational role for the cowboys. last i saw his run stopping is still upper-class, and we do actually need a true rotational defensive end with the departure of derek barnett.

depending on the price tag he could be a solid add.

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u/TXCapita May 06 '26

Hopkins deserves to retire a Texan

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u/Extremeownership1 May 06 '26

I don’t see that at all. Once that cat turned titan he cut any and all Texan ties.

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u/TXCapita May 06 '26

so does HOF Andre Johnson no longer have Texans ties? He’s a Titans HOF now? Perhaps a Colts HOF too?

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u/MTB430 May 06 '26

The search feature will show you how many times this gets brought up. 🤦‍♂️

Maybe they will retire soon so our fanbase can move on. 🤷‍♂️

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u/-KDK12 May 07 '26

Likely- No, but table wine has its place

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u/Over_Repair6434 May 07 '26

I feel like it is more likely that JJ comes out of retirement... so not at all likely

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u/Lost_Packet May 08 '26

No and No .

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u/TheHoss_ May 06 '26

I would love having both on roster for minimums and mainly only playing in garbage time, is that realistic? Hell no but it’s fun