After firing several members of their scouting department earlier this week, the Texans are quickly assembling their new-look scouting branch.
The franchise will bring aboard Matt Bazirgan from the Jets, and Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports he will serve as the Texans’ director of player personnel. The Jets granted Bazirgan permission to speak with the Texans.
Bazirgan joins former Patriots exec James Liipfert as new Texans hires, with the latter now in place as Houston’s director of college scouting. The Texans will also bring aboard former Cardinals scout John Ritcher, Wilson reports. Ritcher will become Houston’s southeast regional scout, per Wilson, after spending six years with the Cards.
Bazirgan, who looks set to assume some of former interim GM and VP of player personnel Jimmy Raye III‘s responsibilities, served as the Jets’ director of pro personnel for the past three years. Wilson adds Bazirgan has a strong reputation as a talent evaluator in NFL circles. He spent 14 years with the Jets.
Good luck Texans. Hiring a scout from the Jets, who has a 14 year history and spouting it like he’s the next coming is like saying Spam tastes as good as a Porterhouse steak. Let’s just look as some of the talent he’s ‘evaluated’ and thought highly of, let’s look at some gems he’s uncovered. 2016 – Hackenberg, 2015- Delvin Smith, 2014- Calvin Pryor and Jalen Saunders, 2013- Dee Milner, 2012 – Quinton Coples and Stephen Hill, 2011- Muhammad Wilkerson, and 2010 – Kyle Wilson and Vlad Ducasse. These are all 1st or 2nd round draft choices going back 8 years. Good luck!
Must have worked for the Patriots. That’s all they look at times.
For what’s it worth Mo Wilkerson was a 2x All Pro. Then he got his money and that was that. But yes, the Jets are absolutely TERRIBLE at scouting players.