Assuming that the Houston Texas lose out for the rest of the season, including a loss at San Francisco to the 49ers (which is really about a 50-50 proposition), they will end up with the top draft pick in the 2006 draft. 

  There is also a certain young man from USC, a tailback named Reggie Bush, that is perhaps the best tailback in college football right now, and will probably be a surefire top draft pick next April. 

  Here is the question then:  Should Houston take Reggie Bush with the top draft pick?  My answer is NO.  One would wonder why that is.  Here is the answer:  Houston would not be able to use a tailback of his caliber without a good offensive line to block for him.  And Houston DOES NOT have a good offensive line.  So far this year, through the first 14 games, Houston has allowed David Carr to get sacked 61 times.  That is quite a few, and almost on pace to break the NFL record of 76 sacks in a season, a mark also set by Houston's inept offensive line.  David Carr's QB rating is actually 77.1, and it's a wonder that it's that high with the defense constantly around him. 

Domanick Davis is actually having a somewhat disappointing season, but he is still on pace to pass 1000 yards rushing.   And with the team that he is getting it on, he is doing very well.  He could do even better on a team with a great offensive line, like perhaps Indianapolis or Pittsburgh. 

But the point is, Houston doesn't really need another tailback.  They need to get the foundation for their entire offense together, which is an offensive line.  No team can do well without good blocking up front.  Houston's team is living proof of that.  Reggie Bush's talent would be wasted on their current team, since Reggie Bush is a speed back.  He isn't good at getting the really tough yards, but he is a threat to break one long.  Just like Amos Zeroue.  Has anybody heard of him?  Famous Amos used to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and then he was traded to the Oakland Raiders.  He was always a threat to bust one deep, but he was also a threat to get tackled five yards behind the line of scrimmage by a blitzing safety.  Reggie Bush, being a speedy, but not overly tough tailback, is kind of the same way.  He's a threat to bust a long run, but in the NFL, where those little guys in the secondary are still flat out tough, he's also a threat to get stuffed behind the line.  And with an offensive line like Houston, he's just as prone (if not more prone) to getting stopped for a loss than he is for bushing a long run.  So I really don't like the idea of Houston drafting Reggie Bush.

So what should Houston do with their top overall pick?  Trade it.  They shoulddangle it out there and try to work a deal with a team like Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, or Carolina.  In this deal, Houston would get an offensive lineman (perhaps Mike Wahle or Marvel Smith), the other team's first round pick, and one or two late round picks.  With this deal, Houston would pick up a veteran offensive lineman, a couple late round picks, and would dispose of the pressure to take an all star all talent player that they don't have the tools to utilize- yet .  With some good offensive lineman, Houston might be pleasantly surprised at how good David Carr and Dominack Davis really are.....