3 Questions About the Texans
It is hard to imagine from a casual look that anything could be an issue with the Houston Texans, who are sitting at 6-1 and atop the AFC Conference and the AFC South. Watching the Texans, it is easy to see the team is still searching for that perfect game where they can be left satisfied. Despite 6 wins, there is room for improvement. Like all NFL teams, the Texans have some issues that need to be corrected to calm some wondering minds. With a few injuries and issues on the team, we look at three questions that have come to the…
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…
Does Keshawn Martin Have Return Ability?
With the most recent moves that the Houston Texans have made in order to adjust their roster with the loss of Brian Cushing, the Texans cut Trindon Holliday and moved Keshawn Martin into the returner role. Most fans thought that Martin was the original player that would take over that role when he was drafted and it would allow them to cut Jacoby Jones. When the Texans started the regular season they never imagined that they would be dead last in the league in kickoff and punt returns. Now with the unexpected injuries that have occurred, the Texans needed to…
Holliday Released, Ruud Signed
The Houston Texans, in a flurry of moves, made some changes to the 53 man roster in the wake of Brian Cushing being put on injured reserve after suffering a torn ACL. The moves are as follows: -The Texans activated rookie Cody White from the practice squad to the 53 man roster. Word is that another NFL team was close to signing him off the practice squad, and the Texans wanted to keep him in the organization. White plays both the guard and center position on the offensive line. -The Texans waived kick returner Trindon Holliday from the roster, in a necessary move for…
The Rundown: Texans vs. Jets
The toughest game for the Houston Texans to date, they went into MetLife Stadium and got their first ever win over the New York Jets 23-17. The game was not how the “experts” expected this game to end up, but the win did not come without a blow the Texans might have to deal with, the potential loss of Brian Cushing. The game will be over shadowed by the injury to Cushing, but the Texans grinded out the victory over the tough, dangerous Jets. The Jets played inspired football the entire game, but even despite another far from perfect game…
Is Trindon Holliday A Luxury?
Recently, the Houston Texans had to make roster adjustments due to safety Quintin Demps breaking his forearm. The Texans had to add another safety to the fold while cutting someone to stay at the league required 53 man roster. The Texans resigned safety Troy Nolan back to the roster while cutting quarterback John Beck. Before the cut was made, a debate amongst Texans fans and media sparked about who would be the player that the Texans cut to make room for Nolan. The first and most common name that came up was Trindon Holliday. Holliday was the least likely player that…
Buy or Sell: Texans 6 Pack
The Houston Texans are 4-0 and proving here in the early part of the 2012 season that they are serious contenders in the AFC. At the quarter mark of the season, we want to look at which Texans’ players we would buy, sell and hold on to heading to the halfway point of the season. It is really hard to pinpoint where the issues lie for the Texans, but we give you who we feel are the ones to watch moving forward. Buy Glover Quin (16 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 2 pass deflections) Glover Quin has been…
Texans to Watch: Titans Edition
The Texans look to improve to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in the division at Reliant Stadium this weekend. The foe is division rival Tennessee Titans, which come to Houston after winning their first game in overtime, 44-41 against the Detroit Lions. The Texans (and probably most fans) are riding a “Rocky Mountain High” into this game after beating Peyton Manning and the Broncos last week. But that was last week and this could be a trap game if the Boys in Steel Blue aren’t ready. Hopefully with the match-up being a home division game, it will push the Texans…
Texans to Watch: Jacksonville Edition
The Texans travel to Jacksonville to begin AFC South Division play this weekend against rival Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars limp into this game with an 0-1 record after losing their first game in overtime to the Minnesota Vikings. Jacksonville opened the season with 10 players on the IR (injured reserve) list and didn’t even dress two of their top defensive starters last week in linebacker Daryl Smith and cornerback Derek Cox. Not to mention, three offensive linemen had to leave the game against the Vikings – Cameron Bradfield, Eben Britton and Uche Nwaneri were injured with Nwaneri being the only one to return to the…
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Dolphins Edition
The Houston Texans opened up their regular season yesterday against the Miami Dolphins at Reliant Stadium. The Dolphins, with rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill, came into this game hoping to do to the Texans what Mark Sanchez did to them his rookie season and win his first career football game. It’s obvious that the Texans remembered that game and were not about to allow it to happen again. The Texans started off slow but they broke out of the slump when the defense made big play after big play. The offense was given a couple of short fields and punched it…
