J.J. Watt Named AP Defensive Player Of the Year
Today Houston Texans defensive end, J.J. Watt was named by the Associated Press the 2012 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. This is the first time a Texans player has received a major end of the year NFL award in franchise history. DE @jjwatt has been named the 2012 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year. 1st #Texans player to win the award — Nick Scurfield (@NickScurfield) February 3, 2013 .@jjwatt showing off his @ap Defensive Player of the Year award twitter.com/TexansPR/statu… — Texans PR (@TexansPR) February 3, 2013 NFL DPOY @jjwatt in 2012: 20.5 sacks (led NFL),…
The Most Disappointing Texans of 2012
With high hopes and expectations, the Houston Texans looked primed for a run to the Super Bowl before the season started. As we know, the road ended before we knew it and then came the evaluation period to see what exactly went wrong. Call it scheme, coaching or just general play of players, it was an upsetting end to a promising season. We looked at the most disappointing Texans of the 2012 season, and here is the short list. Ben Tate After a 942 yard 2011 season, Ben Tate rushed for 279 yards in 2012 and was relegated to…
Was the 2012 Texans’ Offensive Line That Bad?
There has been plenty to say about the Houston Texans’ offensive line, especially the right side of the 2012 line. There has been plenty of blame to push around for the Texans lack of success but we decided to look a little deeper into the offensive line from this past season. We looked back to the 2009 season to do a good comparison of the Texans’ offensive lines for the past four seasons. We found a few interesting facts about the offensive line, especially in 2012. Offensive Lines (Started at least one game) 2009: Duane Brown (16), Kasey Studdard (14), Chris…
Texans Biggest Surprise Players of 2012
It’s often you have players who come out and play above expectations and that was the case for five Houston Texans in 2012. The list is composed of players that were in the spotlight and a few that were behind the scenes but put together some solid play for the Texans. Take a look at our biggest surprises of the 2012 season for the Texans.
Grading the 2012 Texans’ Rookies
The season is over and now it is time to look at the Houston Texans rookies and give our grades for them this season. The Draft Picks Jared Crick- A spot player but made the defensive line rotation after Tim Jamison went down for the season with an injury. He showed he can play against the run and played both defensive end and nose tackle this season. Still some learning to do, he was called in to spell Antonio Smith in run situations. Expect a bigger workload for Crick in 2013. Grade: C+ Brandon Brooks- Silent for the majority of the season,…
Luv Ya Steel Blue: Texans Exodus
With the Texans making their exit from the 2012 season, the crew is back together to talk about what went wrong, what is fixable and what has to change with this club headed forward. The Texans QB troubles, defensive woes and questionable coaching are all hot button issues that garner some mild disagreement between the four. All of this plus the action around the NFL on this week’s Luv Ya Steel Blue. Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
Texans Sign Five To Future Contracts
According to John McClain the Houston Texans have signed five players to future contracts. Texans signed 5 who were on practice squads: QB Case Keenum, OT Nick Mondek, WR Jeff Maehl, DE Keith Browner and TE Jake Byrne. — John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) January 15, 2013 All five will be in camp and the newest name on the list is tight end Jake Byrne who is a 6-4 260 lbs. tight end from Wisconsin who went undrafted. He has the build as a blocking tight end which the Texans desperately need so it will be interesting to see if he has a legitimate shot…
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Playoff Edition 2
The game is over and our beloved team got served once again. The New England Patriots came into the matchup with a game plan that was scrapped and still managed to hang 41 points. After watching this game so many questions come to mind and major concerns going forward. In this final article let’s look at some of the concerns going into the offseason. FINAL SCORE: Texans 28 Patriots 41 TEXANS PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1 TEXANS PLAYOFF SEATING: 3RD TEXANS OPPONENT: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS GAME SUMMARY Texans Total Yards: 425 Patriots Total Yards: 457 Texans…
Will Anything Change for the Texans?
By the end of the weekend, we will know the fate of the Houston Texans when they will head Northeast to face the heavily favored New England Patriots. The biggest question for the Texans is can they erase all of the bad memories of their week 14 meeting and silence all of their critics. A Divisional round appearance once again for the Texans and the big factor is Matt Schaub is behind center for the offense which is better than the 2011 rookie version of T.J. Yates. Not downplaying the job Yates did to get the team to where he did last…
Kashif Moore Signed to Practice Sqaud
Kashif Moore was recently signed to the practice squad by the Houston Texans. He was an undrafted rookie out of Connecticut who has tremendous speed (4.32 /40) and great leaping ability (43.5 vertical). Moore, at 5’9 180 lbs, is projected as kick returner or possible slot receiver. He was with the Cincinnati Bengals but was cut and later awarded to the Indianapolis Colts on waivers. Moore was released and made another stop in San Diego with the Chargers before he was called by the Texans for a tryout. The way I see it, Moore was brought in to be on the…
