Good morning and thanks for joining us. John is on his way in from pro day at the University of Houston and will begin the chat at noon.

Before we get started, the reason I'm late is because I spent the morning at UH's pro day watching left tackle Sebastian Vollmer and defensive end/outside linebacker Phillip Hunt as well as others. I'll have a story in Saturday's Chronicle.

Also, thanks to everyone who sent in congratulations for our 21st anniversary. I really appreciate it, and so does Carol.

At the owners meeting in California, I spoke with a lot of coaches and general managers about the draft and free agency. I'm even more pumped than before.

Oh, last week, I was chastized by a reader for sometimes giving one-word answers. I do that because it's a yes-no question, and I'm trying to answer as many as I can. Thanks ahead of time for participating.

The roof has been fixed.

Suggs was rated as a first-round pick, but his slow 40 time caused him to drop. He's a 3-4 OLB. Maybin weighs less than 250. He's a third-year sophomore. He's got to play OLB in a 3-4. The Texans have two starting DEs. They're not looking for another one in the first round.

Thanks very much. It was our 21st anniversary. There's plenty of value for what the Texans need on defense in the third and fourth round. I now think their first five picks, which will come in the first four rounds, will be a combination of these positions: OLB, DL, FS, RB, C-G.

C.O. Brocato, who's the oldest, most experienced and best scout in the NFL, said he thinks Bomar could sneak into the second round. Others say he'll go in the third or fourth. I don't know what teams are interested in him. Sorry.