May 22, 2013

Next Man Up: Derek Newton

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With the Houston Texans making some tough decisions, the NFL waits for nobody and the Texans are adjusting on the fly. After a magical 2011 season which brought the franchise’s first division title, playoff appearance and win, the Texans appeared ready for a big 2012 season with a deep roster. With the cap issues that hit the Texans, a once deep roster has to fill the voids left by players who left for other teams via free agency.   One player that might be lost in all of this offensive line shuffle may be 2010 rookie Derek Newton, who was…

Next Man Up: Rashad Butler

Rashad-Butler

With the Houston Texans making some tough decisions, the NFL waits for nobody and the Texans are adjusting on the fly. After a magical 2011 season which brought the franchise’s first division title, playoff appearance and win, the Texans appeared ready for a big 2012 season with a deep roster. With the cap issues that hit the Texans, a once deep roster has to fill the voids left by players who left for other teams via free agency.   After Eric Winston was cut loose for cap purposes, the spotlight quickly turned to the 6’4″ 317 lb. swing tackle Rashad Butler to…

Next Man Up: Antoine Caldwell

Antoine-Caldwell

With the Houston Texans making some tough decisions, the NFL waits for nobody and the Texans are adjusting on the fly. After a magical 2011 season which brought the franchise’s first division title, playoff appearance and win, the Texans appeared ready for a big 2012 season with a deep roster. With the cap issues that hit the Texans, a once deep roster has to fill the voids left by players who left for other teams via free agency.   With former starting guard Mike Brisiel leaving for the Oakland Raiders, the Houston Texans’ offensive line seems to be in shambles. After…

Next Man Up: Darryl Sharpton

Darryl-Sharpton

With the Houston Texans making some tough decisions, the NFL waits for nobody and the Texans are adjusting on the fly. After a magical 2011 season which brought the franchise’s first division title, playoff appearance and win, the Texans appeared ready for a big 2012 season with a deep roster. With the cap issues that hit the Texans, a once deep roster has to fill the voids left by players who left for other teams via free agency.   After one of the most interesting moves of the offseason, when the Houston Texans traded defensive leader DeMeco Ryans to the Philadelphia…

Next Man Up: Garrett Graham

Garrett-Graham

With the Houston Texans making some tough decisions, the NFL waits for nobody and the Texans are adjusting on the fly. After a magical 2011 season which brought the franchise’s first division title, playoff appearance and win, the Texans appeared ready for a big 2012 season with a deep roster. With the cap issues that hit the Texans, a once deep roster has to fill the voids left by players who left for other teams via free agency.   Joel Dreessen signed with the Denver Broncos and this opened a big hole for what seemed like a deep tight end…