Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
HOUSTON -- For the first time this season, the Houston Texans weren't left to answer questions about their horrible run defense and inability to stop big plays. Instead, the defense got to celebrate its best performance since 2004 as the Texans beat the struggling Oakland Raiders 29-6 on Sunday. The 165 yards Houston allowed was the second fewest in team history and the fewest since giving up 126...
Battle Red Blog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
First off... whew . As great as it's been basking in that victory over Tennessee, a small part of me was just waiting for the other shoe, in the form of suspensions, to drop. Freaking fantastic to see that your Houston Texans will not be without the services of the best wide receiver on the planet. In a related story, freaking terrifying to see that your Houston Texans will not be without the services...
Battle Red Blog (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
Each NFL game there are certain match ups that make or break a team that week. Obviously football is the ultimate team sport in that all 11 men must play well on either side of the ball, but NFL coaches create their game plans to specifically avoid or exploit certain players they have identified on the opposing team. This year I will attempt to identify the five most important match ups between the...
Battle Red Blog (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
More photos » by Steve Nesius - AP about 15 hours ago: Houston Texans' David Anderson (89) congratulates James Casey (86) after Casey's 11-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Rex Grossman during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius) Browse more photos »...
Battle Red Blog (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Great discussion last week on the possible composition of the 53-man roster started by Texas-Brocos. Here's my take with a little bit of background. Last year, the Texans ' opening roster consisted of: 2 QBs 3 RBs 1 FB 5 WRs 3 TEs 5 OTs 5 Gs (1 C/G) 1 C 3 Special Teamers (P, K, LS) 6 DEs 5 DTs 6 LBs 4 CBs 5 Ss I think it's reasonable to believe the 2009 roster will be similarly composed. After last...
Battle Red Blog (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
The wait is over! Eric Winston has a new video blog out. In it, he discusses the botched play that led to a sack of Matt Schaub in the first pre-season game. He chalks the play up to a good play by the defense. He also had some praise to dish out to the running game as well as some of the young rookies on the defensive side of the ball. With the loss of Boomer Grigsby , the Texans have turned to James...
Battle Red Blog (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
More photos » by Ted S. Warren - AP Browse more photos » Unfortunately, it was a pretty rough night for the Texans while they visited Kansas City. Injuries specifically mentioned by Gary Kubiak in the Sunday afternoon presser include: Joel Dreesen out a couple of days with a hyper-extended knee, and if you saw the hit, you aren't surprised. And if you're a Longhorn fan (as you should be,...
Texans Gab (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
Two weeks from right now we will have completed our second day of practice. It has been a brutally hot summer, so hopefully we will get a bunch of rain in August to cool things down. Getting ready for camp started already, though. Constant amount of water is being consumed as we speak! [...]
Battle Red Blog (Free subscription) | 07/20/2009
Every NFL player prepares for training camp in their own unique way, and Eric Winston shared on his blog his particular regimen which involves paying bills, drinking water and going to South Florida.; brutal. My regimen consists of counting down days like a kid with Christmas because there will again be news. Matt Schaub is trying to get in some golf before camp, and he’s making friends while...
Battle Red Blog (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
A quick update for all the faithful (more likely just bored) readers who check on the "Down 'N Dirty" everyday: I just got into Chicago on Sunday and I have a fairly rigorous schedule for the next three weeks, so if every so often there aren't posts up, it's a combination of there simply not being enough worthwhile news out there, as well as a lack of willingness to post said info when I'm...
Texans Gab (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
So my friend has finally won out, this blog will be about the differences between Right Tackle and Left Tackle. It’s probably good that I am talking about this topic because there are many common misconceptions about the position. I’m not sure how to do this so I will answer typical statements I [...]
Battle Red Blog (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
There's been a lot of rough comments thrown out around her e regarding Brian Cushing . More than likely there is still disdain among many for the Cushing pick that took place on draft day. Part of it is the ponytail . Some of it is the alleged steroid use . And the main reasons fans question the pick are for his questionable coverage ability heading into training camp and the other players available...
Battle Red Blog (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
We've all seen this story before . Another analyst feels the need to point out how smart the Texans decision was to draft Mario Williams in place of Vince Young or Reggie Bush . Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for any most national attention our team receives, but after reading the same story countless times with the only difference being the name of the author, it gets old quick. This time around, John...
Texans Gab (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
One of the hottest topics this off-season is the possible implementation of a rookie wage scale. To be sure, there are many opinions on this matter, from firm supporters to firm opposition. A lot of people do not even have the complete facts on the issue, including a great amount of players. A [...]
Battle Red Blog (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009
Connor Barwin is obviously a natural athlete, as he showed by his amazing Combine performance. Natural or not though, you can't expect ability alone to allow you to perform at a high level in the NFL, which is something the Barwin has shown by his intense workouts. Apparently Connor has started a boxing routine to keep him in shape and improve hand speed, something that will help him when utilizing...
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