March 8, 2010 by
Law Murray |
2010 NFL free agency,
2010 NFL Preview,
Asante Samuel,
atlanta falcons,
Ben Watson,
Brandon Marshall,
Bret Lockett,
Chris Baker,
Chris Hanson,
David Patten,
Denver Broncos,
Derrick Burgess,
Gary Guyton,
Greg Olsen,
Houston Texans,
Jarvis Green,
Jason Taylor,
Joey Galloway,
Joey Porter,
Kevin Faulk,
Leigh Bodden,
Leon Washington,
Logan Mankins,
Mosi Tatupu,
New England Patriots,
NFL 2010 preview,
Pierre Woods,
Randy Moss,
Richard Seymour,
Stephen Gostkowski,
Stephen Neal,
Terrell Owens,
Tom Brady,
Tully Banta-Cain,
Vince Wilfork
Welcome ladies and gents to the 2010 New England Patriots offseason. I'm happy to be back at it again, as money is getting exchanged in this uncapped free agency period. It's been another minute since the last time you all have heard from me, and my plan is to not give you all 2,000 words. That said, this is the time of the year where plans start getting adjusted by external factors! I'll call these reports the Hindsight Reports because all we are going to do is look back on them and judge. Let me catch you all up on what's been up the last couple of weeks (besides the Combine, more on that jazz later):
-WR Randy Moss conceded that 2010 will most likely be his last season in New England: I think what is interesting about this is that Moss' cited the fact that New England [...]
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Breaking News from Yahoo Sports and the Houston Chronicle:
Rick Dennison will be the new Offensive Coordinator of the Houston Texans. Dennison played and coached with Head Coach Gary Kubiak in Denver. He leaves the Broncos where he was the Offensive Line Coach after being demoted from the Offensive Coordinator job.
More on this development later.
Breaking [...]
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The Texans ended the season with a bang, beating the once mighty Patriots 34-27 for their first winning season in team history. Unfortunately they missed the playoffs.
With that being said the post season maneuvers started almost as soon as the game was over. When the Redskins fired their head coach and brought in Mike Shanahan, Houston lost their Offensive Coordinator Kyle Shanahan. Kyle left to join his dad in Washington, which everyone knew would happen.
It also appears that Offensive Line Coach Alex Gibbs is going to Seattle. This leaves Houston in search of two coaches. Head Coach Kubiak has already interviewed several available coaches for the OC job and the front runner seems to be Rick Dennison from Denver, where he is (was) the offensive line coach.
The [...]
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Well the 2009 NFL season has ended for our Houston Texans and still no playoff berth. That is the bad news.
The good news is that our favorite team has posted their FIRST winning record in their short 7 years in the league.
So as we all prepare to watch Indy and everyone else play on into the post season it is time to look back at the Texans season and try to find the problems that remain with the team and what to fix for next year.
With this in mind lets look at some stats from this year. The offense lead the way this year (as usual) ranking #10 in the league overall. While that may sound pretty good to you let's look deeper into that ranking.
The Texans ranked #1 in passing yards per game, but #30 in rushing yards per game. That needs to change if we want to make a [...]
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January 5, 2010 by
Law Murray |
Arian Foster,
Baltimore Ravens,
BenJarvus Green-Ellis,
Bernard Pollard,
Brian Hoyer,
Fred Taylor,
Houston Texans,
Kris Brown,
Mario Williams,
New England Patriots,
Patriots defense,
Reliant Stadium,
Wes Welker,
Wild Card Weekend
The new decade has already not been kind to the New England Patriots.
On the Patriots' first drive of the game against the Houston Texans, WR Wes Welker made his 123rd catch of the season and ran for a first down (on third down, of course). As he saw Texans SS Bernard Pollard, he tried to juke hard to the left to elude him ... and in the process, he blew his left knee out. Just ugly. I mention Pollard because the irony of his presence is not lost on any Patriots fan; in the 2008 season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, QB Tom Brady ... you know what happened. For the record, I didn't think Pollard should have been blamed for Brady's injury (he was blocked into him), and Welker's injury was non-contact. Welker just took a really bad step on the grass field at Reliant [...]
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January 1, 2010 by
Law Murray |
1SKILLZ Gameplan,
2009 NFL Week 17,
Andre Johnson,
Bernard Pollard,
Bill Belichick,
Gary Kubiak,
Houston Texans,
LaMarr Woodley,
Matt Schaub,
New England Patriots,
NFL playoffs,
Pro Bowl,
Randy Moss,
Reliant Stadium,
Tom Brady,
Wes Welker
The first game in the year 2010 will be the last game of the regular season as the 8-7 Houston Texans host the 10-5 New England Patriots on Sunday, January 3, at Reliant Stadium. While the Patriots have locked up the AFC East already, this happens to be the biggest game in Houston Texans franchise history. The Texans still have a chance to make the AFC playoffs, but they do not control their own destiny. In addition to a win, the Texans need at least two losses from these three teams: the Baltimore Ravens (at Oakland), Denver Broncos (hosting Kansas City), and New York Jets (hosting Cincinnati). I don't like the Texans' chances, but I'm not here to talk about the Texans' playoff hopes, just their matchup with the Patriots. Now, the Patriots also have something to play for, as [...]
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First let me apologize for taking so long to get back to the Texans and their roller coaster season. Unfortunately during the holidays I work 10 - 14 hours a day and this year I was the person closing every day.
Ok, let's get to our favorite teams progress. Let's see, the last time I spoke the Texans were going into their bye week having just lost to Indy in a heartbreaker. Since then they have dropped 3 more games by 7 points or less and have won 3 more games.
The Texans went to Miami for a must win game against the 'phins who also needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Unlike some games where the Texans come out flat and take a drive or two to come alive, this time they came out firing on at least 6 or 8 cylinders on the first possession.
The Texans scored on [...]
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Well, the Titans game certainly was a rollercoaster. What looked like a blowout in the first half turned into a potential game of the year candidate with the Dolphins repeatedly driving down the field to tie up the game late in the fourth. When they won the coin toss, you could just feel it- surely they would do it one more time! All they had to do was get in field goal range to put us in a great position to slide into the Wildcard race. Sadly, it wasn't meant to be- one bad interception and tacky personal foul call later, and the Dolphins left Nashville without the W.
However, despite what Rex Ryan may tell you (seriously, what is wrong with that guy? He seems like he needs to be medicated. . .), there is still a chance for the Phins to make it into post season play. [...]
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December 6, 2009 by
Josh Dhani |
Arizona Cardinals,
Baltimore Ravens,
Braylon Edwards,
Chris Johnson,
Cincinnati Bengals,
Cleveland Browns,
Denver Broncos,
Eric Dickerson,
Houston Texans,
Indianapolis Colts,
Jacksonville Jaguars,
Joseph Addai,
Miami Dolphins,
Michigan Wolverines,
Mike Hart,
Nate Washington,
New England Patriots,
New York Jets,
NFL,
NFL playoffs,
Pittsburgh Steelers,
San Diego Chargers,
St. Louis Rams,
Tennessee Titans,
Vince Young
The Colts had this game right from the start. It was just an easy game. Although the Titans were on a five-game winning-streak, and looking dangerous, the Colts were on a eleven-game winning-streak, and counting, as they move on to 12-0.
Joseph Addai played well, scoring the team’s first touchdown, and having another one, along with 79 yards.
Peyton Manning threw for 270 yards along with a touchdown. Vince Young played well, and was looking to for a win after playing his best game of his career just last week against the Arizona Cardinals. He passed for 241 yards with two touchdowns and one pick.
The Titans had a lot of chances to win this game. They had wasted opportunities in the red zone, and the score should have been much tighter. Nate Washington had a chance to put up a [...]
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The Colts played a real tough game, facing the Houston Texans. With this win, and a Jaguars loss to the 49ers, they would clinch the AFC South. They had to go 16-0, and right now, at 10-0, they were on their way. If they go 11-0 after this victory, there's a chance.
Well, in the first quarter, it didn't look like that at lot. On the first drive for Houston, they made Indy look like the Browns. They couldn't tackle, and they were even paying attention of what was going on. Andre Johnson made a huge catch to go into Indy's territory. Then, Matt Schaub made a fake run to his back, and wide open was fullback Vonta Leach for a touchdown. He didn't drop the pass, and Houston was now up 7-0.
For the Colts, their first drive was nothing compared to Houston. They failed miserably, only [...]
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