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Jan
29th

Just to get our early draft favorites out there…

Author: Chris | Files under Draft Talk, Houston Texans & NFL

I’ve seen some names mentioned in the comments here and there, and at this very early stage – I thought we would put some of our early favorites for the first round pick up. This list of course doesn’t include guys who will no doubt be off the board, like Suh and Berry. Right now, [...]


Jan
28th

HoustonDiehards is now on Facebook

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL, Site Announcements

If you’re inclined to care about such things, I encourage you to add me. I did the Twitter thing a long time ago, but never got around to making a Facebook page for the site. Not sure why. Anyway, just go to your Facebook page and search Houston Diehards (with the space). I’ll use it [...]


Jan
26th

Early draft strategy: The Dunta Effect

Author: Chris | Files under Draft Talk, Houston Texans & NFL

As we gear up for endless months of draft talk, mock drafts, and the like – it would be nice to know if Dunta Robinson is going to be a Texan in 2010. That would clear up a few things… like who the Texans will take in the first round of the draft. Dunta has [...]


Jan
24th

Conference championship playoff picks

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

Last week’s record: 3-1 Overall playoff record: 4-4 Colts over Jets I was ready to pick the playoff-choking Chargers to beat the playoff-mediocre Colts, but the Jets took care of that. With how average and unintimidating the Colts always seem to be in the playoffs, I’m tempted to say the Jets continue their streak – [...]


Jan
20th

The Mock Draft Tracker will be returning soon

Author: Chris | Files under Draft Talk, Houston Texans & NFL

I’m working out the kinks and assembling my list of mocks to relaunch the Draft Tracker. If you remember it from last year, I’m open to suggestions and changes/criticisms. Last year I was constantly struggling with one big question: Quantity or Quality? There sure was a ton of quantity… but not a whole lot of [...]


Jan
19th

Fancy NFL learnin’, courtesy of the Internet

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

Things I’ve learned about the NFL in roughly the last week, and I’m just going to let you know right off the bat – I am in a foul mood tonight. Henceforth, I type with nostrils flaring: Alex Gibbs talks to Mark Berman. Richard Justice’s head explodes. Ah yes, yet another article where RJ takes [...]


Jan
19th

“This is why you lift all those weights!”

Author: Chris | Files under Fantasy Football, Houston Texans & NFL

Our Fantasy Football league champion has received his “prize” for winning it all… and now I can unveil it to all of you. The good folks at Art Hall Awards in North Austin helped me design the trophy. Originally I had planned on just getting the glass engraved, but instead came up with the idea [...]


Jan
16th

Divisional round playoff picks

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

Last week’s picks: 1-3 Saints over Cardinals Good news, Cardinals. You will win this game. I will never, ever pick the Cardinals to win, yet every time I picked against them this year and last year, they’ve won (excluding last year’s Super Bowl of course). To most people this is going to be an exciting [...]


Jan
16th

A fifth or a sixth for Travis Johnson?

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

I’m still not clear on what we are going to get for Travis Johnson. I’ve fired off an email to the Texans PR, but haven’t heard back. I asked Lance Zierlein on his blog, and this was his response in the comments section: “I believe it is going to end up being a 5th since [...]


Jan
15th

Weekly mailbag: Dennison, Gibbs, Jacoby Jones

Author: Chris | Files under Houston Texans & NFL

Carson writes: “I think this team is ready to move on without Alex Gibbs, but I would be pissed if he took David Gibbs with him.” Indeed. I’m just kind of getting sick of “bring your kid to work day” in the NFL. All this talk about how close Mike Shanahan and Gary Kubiak are, [...]