All-22 Breakdown: Week 5
In this session of our All-22 breakdown on State of the Texans, we look at three particular plays that really caught our attention. We focus on Matt Schaub‘s poor decision on his interception, the offensive line and others making life easy for Arian Foster, and the two unsung heroes of the game. Let’s take a look. Schaub Chooses Poorly …
Jets Monday Primer: 3 Things to Watch
The last game of week five football, the Houston Texans are set to hit the main stage against the media darlings in the New York Jets. The Texans are heading into East Rutherford to try to push their record to 5-0 and put more distance between them and the rest of the AFC South. With about 12,000 tickets left unsold at MetLife Stadium, the Texans “should” be the main attraction for tonight’s game. Quintin Demps and Lestar Jean have already been ruled out for today’s game and a game time decision will be made on starting right guard Antoine Caldwell (ankle). The Texans have…
Battle Red Freaks on the Road to Monday Night
We decided to help out our good friends the “Battle Red Freaks” on their expedition to East Rutherford, New Jersey to see the Houston Texans take on the Jets at Met Life Stadium. Chuck “Commander Freak” Thompson, Randy “Freaky E” Eckhart and Russell “Freak 99″ Eckhart are going to keep us updated here on State of the Texans with photos from their trip. You can leave them messages in the comment section and we will update as they head to New Jersey. …
Know Your Opponent : With @SportsGeek33
Steamrolling into Week Five of the NFL Season, the Houston Texans force their formidable presence into MetLife Stadium against the New York Jets for a Monday Night Football matchup. What surprises are in store? What can be expected from an unpredictable Jets group? Who will step up with the loss of two of the Jets best players Santonio Holmes and Darrelle Revis? And what do the Jets faithful feel about the apparent tumult inside the New York Jets’ organization? State of the Texans talks with Stephen Hunter of the SportsGeek33 blog, who provides some much needed insight into the mystery and volatility that the…
Texans to Watch: Jets Edition
The Houston Texans march into MetLife Stadium with an AFC leading 4-0 record to take on the Green & White aka New York Jets. The game will be the first of several upcoming prime time games for the Texans. The Jets are coming off an embarrassing 34-0 performance against the San Francisco 49ers, while the Texans have essentially rolled through their first four games. Part of the Jets’ woes are due to their lack of running attack. They have averaged 3.2 yards on the ground but their starting running back Shonn Greene is below that with 2.8 yards per carry clip….
Texans Lose Grimes to the Jets
According to multiple sources, the Houston Texans have lost runningback Jonathan Grimes to the New York Jets, who have added him to their active roster. Grimes was a practice squad player who made some noise during training camp and made a real push to make the active roster coming out of training camp. He surprised with his strong running style and good special teams play during the preseason, and he fit well into the Texans’ zone running scheme. Grimes was already conditionally claimed by the Jets after he was waived after the preseason, but was not added to the Jets because they…
Remember the Time: An Interview with Marcus Coleman
Marcus Coleman: An Original Texan It is not often when you get to come back to your home state to be apart of a new beginning and new NFL Franchise. The Houston Texans in the 2002 expansion draft selected the New York Jets, Marcus Coleman who was going into his 7th season in the NFL. With that selection Coleman was one of the “original” Texans that started the foundation for the Texans’ history to come.
