*S. Slaton expected to play
*D. Clark expected to play
*Kubiak's Texans 1-3 in
season openers
*P. Manning 9-3 in openers
*Xavier Adibi will start
at SLB for Brian Cushing
Planets
Dec
30th

Texans roll, finish with franchise-best 8-8 record

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

The Texans overcame a shaky start on Sunday to rise up and crush the Jaguars 42-28. A strong ground attack and a pair of electric kickoff returns by Andre Davis pushed the Texans to their best-ever season record. At 8-8, the team finished right about where most expected them to, and there is still a [...]


Dec
23rd

Peyton Claus dumps a load of coal on Houston

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

Just when the Texans seemed to be garnering some national attention and respect around the league, they gave it all back Sunday against the Colts, rolling over for a 38-15 loss. After an encouraging start, the Texans went limp on offense, and got slapped around like children on defense. Peyton Manning easily picked apart the [...]


Dec
16th

Week 15 Draft Tracker – Mario’s on a rampage!

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

As Reggie Bush missed another game due to a knee injury, Vince Young and Mario Williams both had big games in Week 15. With only two games left in the season, a certain Texans’ defensive end has grabbed the 2006 Draft Tracker contest by the throat, and doesn’t seem likely to let go. Click above [...]


Dec
14th

Raging Bull! Mario sees red, dominates Denver

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

Something about the color red usually brings out the best in the Houston Texans. Thursday night was perhaps the best ever example of that bizarre phenomenon. Mario Williams, clearly sick and tired of all the talk surrounding his draft position, went absolutely ballistic and obliterated the Broncos offensive line for 3.5 sacks. Broncos quarterback Jay [...]


Dec
11th

Draft Tracker, Week 14: It’s all about Mario

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

For the very few Texans fans who have been patient with the development of Mario Williams – the wait may be over. Mario has been a force in the second half of 2007, and he’s quickly turning this whole silly 2006 Draft Tracker thing into a joke. To this point in their careers, it’s down [...]


Dec
9th

Rosenfels, defense power Texans past the Bucs

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

Just when the last quarter of the season was looking like a downer, the Texans stepped up and beat the playoff-bound Buccaneers 28-14. With a quick turnaround game coming up Thursday night against the Broncos, Houston is in a good position to get back to .500. Another excellent effort by the defense. The defensive line [...]


Dec
5th

O-line will once again be a major off-season issue

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

One of the biggest, if not the biggest issue facing the Texans this off-season will be the offensive line. Once universally considered one of the worst units in the league, 2007 so far has gone a long way to proving that a lot of the blame for past problems falls on the shoulders of David [...]


Dec
3rd

Toughest call yet for this week’s Draft Tracker

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

The Week 13 Draft Tracker was a very difficult call this week. Mario and Vince played great games, while Reggie Bush had arguably his worst game as a pro. Click above to see how it turned out! We’re coming down the home stretch, and the competition is neck and neck!


Dec
2nd

Schaub’s arm, Texans’ season in a sling after loss

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

It’s fitting that the Texans were in “Music City” on Sunday, because they played quite a familiar tune. See if you recognize it: Matt Schaub left the game with an injury. The Texans lost an offensive linemen to an injury (two actually) for the rest of the season. The Texans didn’t score in the third [...]


Dec
1st

“Giving him the business” – then and now

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

Any football fan will appreciate this. Check out these two videos… the first from 1987 and the second from 2007. Great stuff. Sadly, the latter official was fired for carrying on this great tradition. Yeah, I get that officials should never be the focal point and that they can’t seem to have anything personal against [...]