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December 13th, 2007

Mario Williams Sacks Broncos, Houston Texans Keep Playoff Hopes Alive With Win

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You can’t grade a team’s draft for three or four years after the fact and the Houston Texans are finding out that, perhaps, they made the right decision in selecting Mario Williams over Reggie Bush in 2006. Almost nobody thought so at the time and even though Reggie’s […]

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September 28th, 2007

Cedric Killings Visits Teammates After Injury

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In another story of amazing recovery from a potentially paralyzing hit on the football field, Houston Texans DT Cedric Killings surprised his teammates by walking into practice today after suffering a broken vertebra in his neck during last weekend’s loss to the Colts. Cedric wore a neck brace […]

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August 27th, 2007

The Eyes of Texas Are Upon Jacoby Jones

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One of the games that caught my attention this past weekend was the Houston Texans beating the Dallas Cowboys 28-16 to win the “Governor’s Cup” in the state of Texas. Rookie WR Jacoby Jones (from tiny Lane College in Jackson, TN) once again stood out. His highlight-reel plays […]

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March 23rd, 2007

Texans Release Carr, Williams

Just one day after signing QB Matt Schaub in a trade from Atlanta, the Houston Texans released (as predicted) QB David Carr. But they also purged RB Domanick Williams (formerly Davis). Talk about erasing your history in one fell swoop. Although the Texans have only been in existence for five years, Carr was very nearly […]

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March 21st, 2007

Houston, You Still Have a Problem

Houston, you still have a problem. And it isn’t your quarterback. I know the Texans want more consistent play out of David Carr, but it’s hard to be anything but sympathetic with a guy who has been sacked 249 times in his short five-year career.
Earlier today, Houston traded second-round Draft picks (this year and […]

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March 5th, 2007

Running Backs Find New Homes

As the NFL’s off-season transactions continue to move at a rapid-fire pace, three top-level running backs found new homes today — Ahman Green and Travis Henry in free agency, and Thomas Jones (reportedly) via a trade.
Ahman Green rebounded from an injury-plagued 2005 by rushing for over 1,000 yards last season with the Packers. He moves […]

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