Connor Barwin, Owen Daniels do show and tell, Hanks Gym style
If you are interested in the Texans defense, you may want to know how OLB Connor Barwin is doing coming off of injury and preparing for next year’s transition to the 3-4. If you are interested in the...
View ArticleMy J.J. Watt interview (with small interlude of cute and funny)
I was not at the Super Bowl. J.J. Watt was for a a little while. He was invited by Gatorade to be a part of their testing at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI). The GSSI puts athletes through...
View ArticleThis is where I answer all the questions about everything (Updated w/ a...
Nate Dunlevy, Colts fan and AFC South blogger for B/R recently asked me some questions for his “Inside Slant” series on the division. Wrote that up earlier this month and forgot to link to it here....
View Article2012 Houston Texans off-season cheat sheet
Here’s my Cliff Notes-sorts of thoughts on various Texans subjects being discussed these days: Bob McNair is planning on giving head coach Gary Kubiak and GM Rick Smith a contract extension. There’s no...
View ArticleHouston Texans OTAs 2012 – My thoughts and yours
Over the next three weeks, the Texans will be conducting ten Organized Team Activity sessions, otherwise known as OTAs. I will try to be your eyes and ears for these practices, but there’s only limited...
View ArticleAdventures in Houston Texans special teams
One of the “What were they thinking” moments of the 2012 draft was the Jacksonville Jaguars drafting a punter in the 3rd round. He was a highly regarded prospect…but a punter. Part of me understands...
View ArticleNext Man Up Tuesday OTA report [Updated]
On Tuesday, Gary Kubiak spoke at the Touchdown Club Luncheon. I will put a link here if/when the Texans post it on their site. [Update: Video here] The main theme of the talk was that goals remain the...
View ArticleOn Houston Texans QB Matt Schaub and 2012
In my last post, I described the progress of Matt Schaub as so: Matt Schaub was doing agility drills on a side field with a number of other players who were not practicing. Looks like he is moving very...
View ArticleMy summary of Texans OTAs, Minicamp
Texans OTAs, Minicamp are done. Training camp doesn’t start until the end of July. After attending all the sessions, here are my note about the off-season to date: Offense: Quarterback. As I said in...
View ArticleHouston Texans 2012: My view of the season and beyond
“So what is your final analysis of our team?” That one sentence email that sums up a lot of the questions I’ve received the week after the game. Some of these things were discussed in the good comments...
View ArticleMy no hype Texans rookie minicamp recap
I have a love-hate relationship with offseason camp reports. As a fan, I want every scrap of information there is about the new players that are on the team. No amount of info is too much. But as...
View ArticleDay 1 Texans 2013 OTA report: Houston is the windy city
Very gusty day was a challenge for the Texans players for their first day of Organized Team Activities (OTAs). Probably the second windiest day I can remember for any off-season practice session. How...
View ArticleThe J.J. Watt interview: Wants us all to become more awesome
J.J. Watt is doing a series of interviews in support of Gatorade’s “Beat the Heat” Campaign. Makes sense. Take a high-profile player who practices at one of the hottest training camps, and use him to...
View ArticleTexans 2013 OTAs in review: More things change, the more they stay the same
Texans organized team activities (OTAs) are done. Next week starts minicamp which will focus on the younger players and not vets. So what do we know, what do we still want to know? I went to every day...
View ArticleYou make the call: What Texans blog posts do you want?
This is the time of year where Texans staffers take time off–post minicamp, pre-training camp. The Texans players don’t really take time off because if they don’t come into camp in shape, they will...
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