Where’s Connor Barwin?
About every other day, I’ve received the question about the whereabouts of rookie DE, Connor Barwin. And I’ve answered with generalities. You know, that because of archaic rules, Barwin could not...
View ArticleAre you a Braman brah? A look at Texans special teams.
In his remarks to the media yesterday, head coach Gary Kubiak was asked about the special teams. His response? “We’re more athletic on special teams with the 3-4 defense. The way our team is built, we...
View ArticleRaiders preview with The Raiders Blog
Chris Hansen runs The Raiders Blog, and is an entertaining Raiders follow on Twitter as @RaidersBlog. He runs a blog network (and is looking for a Texans blogger and if you are interested, contact him...
View ArticleThe Texans last play against the Raiders. What the video says.
Okay, once again I am running video that is unfortunate. I will try to make it up to you later: When the play happened, I wasn’t close to it and didn’t have a good angle to judge. He has to make the...
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 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 ArticleFootball Outsiders Texans predictions: A Q&A with Rivers McCown
Dead time in the NFL calendar. Which means it is a great time to purchase the Football Outsiders Almanac. [You can purchase of the PDF version now and the book form very soon. I've read the PDF, but I...
View ArticleTrindon Holliday, the Texans roster and specialists: A discussion
Some teams’ fans are worried about who their quarterback is going to be. Texans fans are interested in who makes the back of the roster, with whether Trindon Holliday makes the team as a return...
View ArticleTexans special teams: What is fixable, not fixable
That the Texans acknowledge their special teams is underperforming is a good thing. Usually, if the Texans staff acknowledges that they have a significant problem, they believe they can fix it and will...
View ArticleTexans special teams: What is the plan for improvement?
The Texans special teams ended the year ranked 32nd in the NFL by Football Outsiders. According to the Texans website per Nick Scurfield, “The Texans’ special teams ranked 25th in kickoff return...
View ArticleA focus on Texans kicking and punting (yes, talking foot ball)
The Texans’ special teams was rated 32nd out of 32 teams by Football Outsiders. Likely not a surprise to you. And many factors involved in that. Today’s blog post focuses on one part of special teams:...
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