Texans OTAs: Day Three Recap
The third OTA for the Houston Texans was held before the weekend starts and there was a new life during the practice. It was another tolerable day for the practice with a nice overcast and good breeze. Here are some notes on OTAs from today: Day Three – Inside linebacker Tim Dobbins was absent today for the third straight practice. There is plenty of chatter going on how he should be there at “voluntary” OTAs but one thing is for certain training camp is where it counts. Dobbins, a special teams captain, is catching heat for not being with his teammates. There is no…
Texans OTAs: Day Two Recap
Today was day number two and practice number two for the Houston Texans OTAs. There was some news today out of camp and one scary collision that left one Texans player left for further evaluation. Also, some key veterans took the day off to observe practice but helped when needed with the younger players. The temperature was a little humid and the wind once again provided a nice breeze for the players. Here are some quick notes on day two. Day Two – The Texans had two injuries with Phillip Supernaw and Sunny Harris that were labeled as foot injuries from yesterday. Neither player…
Texans OTAs: Day One Recap
The Houston Texans, all 89 of them, came together for their first OTA session of the 2013 season. This is the first of 10 practices but it is a good sight to finally see more Texans football being put out on display. There are some new faces at Reliant and some that were missing, but still a new outlook for the 2013 season is at hand. Here are some early thoughts on the opening of OTAs. Day One – Ed Reed was in Colorado finishing some rehab on his hip and is expected to fly back in the middle of…
Texans on the Mend
OTAs open up today for the Houston Texans and one of the big storylines heading into them are the injuries the team is dealing with. There have been offseason surgeries the team has dealt with and a few injuries that will effect the roster heading into week one. Here is a look at some injuries to watch moving forward. Brennan Williams The drafted rookie right tackle took a mini-camp scare to his knee when he was rolled up on in drills. Williams is scheduled to get some important snaps with Derek Newton out for OTAs, but it will be interesting to see how much…
What To Watch Heading into OTAs
On Monday, the Houston Texans open their 2013 OTAs and more football news to come out before training camp opens. The Texans have 10 practices that make up OTAs on the following dates: May 20th- May 21st, May 23rd (Practices 1-3) May 27th- May 29th (Practices 4-6) June 3rd – June 6th (Practices 7-10) A new season is upon Houston and, with rookie mini-camp in the books, the Texans will introduce their veterans into the mix with the rookie group. There are few story lines that will be worth a follow heading into this week. OTAs Injuries Ed Reed (Hip),…
Excitement Brewing: Texans OTAs
Here are some final notes on the Texans last OTA of 2012. – Gary Kubiak was impressed with Case Keenum today. He called him “automatic” in the 2 minute drill session in practice. – John Beck and Keenum will take all of the snaps when mini-camp starts, while he rests all of the veterans during that time. The veterans will be with strength and conditioning Coach Cedric Smith while the younger group will be going through mini camp. – Kubiak called OTAs a success because the team got out of the sessions without any major injuries. – A scary moment…
Got That Fire: Texans OTAs
Here are a few notes from Wednesday’s OTAs. – Brian Cushing and Hebron Fangupo did not practice. The team is hoping Fangupo can return to practice next Monday. – Head Coach Gary Kubiak expects right tackle Rashad Butler to take a hold of the right tackle position despite competition from Derek Newton. Kubiak likes the fact that Butler has starter experience filling in at left tackle during the 2010 season. – Rookie guard Brandon Brooks has been working with the first team offense with Antoine Caldwell being sick the past few days. – Gary Kubiak told the media that Matt Schaub is the starter for the…
Coach Speak: Texans OTAs
Here are some notes from Texans OTAs on Wednesday. – Head Coach Gary Kubiak talked about standouts from today’s workouts and mentioned tight end Garrett Graham, wide receiver Trindon Holliday, safety Torri Williams, and outside linebacker Bryan Braman. – Rookie wide receiver Keshawn Martin was called automatic by Kubiak when talking about his punt return abilities, but still feels he is over thinking his job on the field. – The race for the quarterback position is for T.J. Yates backup position, not starter Matt Schaub’s job. Kubiak is talking well of John Beck’s mental capacity of the Texans offense, and wants to work with some…
No Puppies: Texans OTAs
Some more notes from the first week of Texans 2012 OTAs. – Second year cornerback Roc Carmichael feels fortunate to have sat out his first season and learn the defensive scheme, and he felt that his playing time would have been little with him behind in the learning process with the lockout last season. He also felt fortunate to use the 2011 season as a “redshirt” season to learn from Danieal Manning and Johnathan Joseph, and he feels that Dwight Jones could make the team. Jones played at North Carolina while Carmichael was at Virginia Tech and Roc called him…
Texans OTAs, The Red Herring Edition
Here are some quick tidbits from Houston Texans OTAs. – It looks like UDFA, Hebron Fangupo will not be lost for the season, and looks to be sidelined until late next week. He was rolled up on during practice and ended up with a sprained MCL. – Line Backers coach Reggie Herring had some choice words about the loss of DeMeco Ryans and the addition of Bradie James. “I don’t mind throwing it on the table, we’re pretty pleased with picking Bradie (James) up, because we feel like we gained back what we lost with DeMeco leaving, and…
