Texans Seven Round Mock Draft
With the 2013 NFL Draft almost here, we’ll take a look at the Houston Texans’ current roster and the holes left by the losses the Texans had in free agency. Currently, the Texans lost a safety in Glover Quin, an outside linebacker in Connor Barwin, and tight end James Casey who will need to be replaced. The Texans also have to look at getting a playmaking wide receiver to replace Kevin Walter who the Texans cut to create more cap space. The challenging part that most good teams experience is the balance of keeping their core players together while at…
SOTT Draft Profile : Montee Ball, Wisconsin
Montee Ball holds the NCAA Division I-FBS record for most career rushing touchdowns with 77 and the NCAA Division I-FBS record for most career total touchdowns with 83. Overall, he holds five NCAA football records. He is a force. He is not particularly fast, yet he is elusive. He also had a few key fumbles in a few pivotal games. We wanted more information on the rushing phenom so we turned to Andrew Rosin. Tale of the Tape Class – Senior Height – 5′ 11″ Weight – 210 lbs 40 time – 4.60 (projected) What path did Montee Ball take to get to…
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Playoff Edition
Playoff time has arrived and the Houston Texans hosted the Cincinnati Bengals for the second time in the opening round of the playoffs. A lot of skepticism surrounded this game, especially with the poor play of the Texans at the latter end of the season. The major question concerning the Texans going into the playoffs was could they flip the switch and catch the fire they had at the beginning of the season. Here’s the breakdown: FINAL SCORE: Texans 19 Bengals 13 TEXANS PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-0 TEXANS PLAYOFF SEATING: 3RD TEXANS FIRST OPPONENT: CINNCINATI BENGALS TEXANS NEXT OPPONENT: NEW ENGLAND…
Tim Dobbins Placed on Injured Reserve
According to the Houston Texans, The #Texans have placed ILB Tim Dobbins on the Reserve/Injured list with an ankle injury — Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) January 4, 2013 The #Texans have signed rookie ILB Cameron Collins from the practice squad to the active roster — Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) January 4, 2013 This comes a big blow to an already depleted inside linebacker position that has seen three put on the injured reserve this season. Tim Dobbins was placed on the injured reserve with an ankle injury that will keep him out for Saturday’s playoff game versus the Cincinnati Bengals. That is…
Know Your Opponent with www.BlackandTeal.com
As week 11 and a second matchup versus the Jacksonville Jaguars looms, we reach out to our favorite Jaguars blog, @BlackandTeal, more specifically, editor @LukeNSims. Luke looks at QB Blaine Gabbert’s performance, top 2012 draft pick Justin Blackmon, and the Jaguars bright spot of a disappointing 2012 season… go ahead and read below to find out what that pleasant surprise is for the dedicated fans. As always, we welcome your questions for our guest bloggers. Please use the hashtag #KnowYourOpponent (or #KYO if you’re short on space) along with your question, and @theclairebear23. Your question will be in consideration for…
Know Your Opponent with Soldier Field Insider
In what has been dubbed a “colossal matchup” on HoustonTexans.com, a “battle of Super Bowl hopefuls” in the Chicago Tribune, and a potential “Super Bowl preview” on NFL.com, the Texans trip to Chicago to meet the Bears for a Sunday night spectacle is nothing if not hyped. Both teams come into the contest at 7 and 1. Both teams have stellar defenses. The Bears tend to score more on defense, but the Texans have a much higher ranked offense. Special teams? Chicago wins that battle handily – on paper. We know the game will not come down to statistics but…
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Packers Edition
The reeling Green Bay Packers invaded Reliant Stadium after losing a close ball game to the Indianapolis Colts. The Packers, in a must win situation to keep from becoming a 2-4 ball club, came into the game looking to rebound from a loss and make a statement. The Texans did very little to stop that from happening and even facilitated the win. Aaron Rodgers was surgical in how he sliced up the Texans secondary and with a lack of pass rush from the Texans front seven, it was inevitable that the Texans were in for a loss. FINAL SCORE: Packers…
Monday Photo Fun Texans Style: Volume 4
We continue our photo feature on State of the Texans begun in the interest of entertaining throughout the off-season. We are collecting pictures of our Houston Texans players as they share their activities on Twitter or, in the future, as we receive them and sharing them with the State of the Texans family. Enjoy, and if you see any candid or posed Texans pictures, share with us via Twitter (contact info below) – we’ll give you credit right here on the site! “Play 60 event with the texans rookies and the other afc rookies great time with the kids”…
Monday Photo Fun Texans Style : Volume 3
We continue our photo feature on State of the Texans begun in the interest of entertaining throughout the off-season. We are collecting pictures of our Houston Texans players as they share their activities on Twitter or, in the future, as we receive them and sharing them with the State of the Texans family. This week, we found a shot of WR Andre Johnson in a beastly pose, as well as a pic of LS Jon Weeks, LG Wade Smith, NT Earl Mitchell and WR Lestar Jean giving back at the Houston Food Bank, and finally a photo of our favorite tackle, Duane Brown,…
Scouting the Draft for a Mario Williams Replacement
This is an installment from State of the Texans feature Columnist, Mike Kerns. Even before the eventual departure of Mario Williams to free agency, it is always said of a Wade Phillips 3-4 defense that one can never have enough linebackers. Be it inside or outside, you can’t have another situation like last season where Connor Barwin and Brooks Reed were playing virtually every snap and giving the trainer with the oxygen masks a workout after every play. With this logic in mind combined with this little event known as the NFL Draft right around the corner, my…
