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BREAKING NEWS: Texans Cut Quinn Gray (And Jordan Black)! But Mostly Quinn Gray!

Holy $hit! While the end of the Turnstile Era brings a smile to my face, I am freaking shocked that your Houston Texans ended their relationship with Quinn Gray a little more than two (2) months after they brought him on board as a free agent. The only reason we've heard thus far is that he "didn't adjust well to the Texans' system." Obviously, there has to be more to this story for the team to have cut ties with a dude they just signed; I imagine we'll learn more as the days pass. But right now? I'm speechless.


Share your disbelief or speculate as to why this happened so soon in the Comments below.

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I have to believe this means we did bring in Gray thinking we had a trade for Rosey that ended up falling through. Once that didn’t happen they didn’t have any need for him so why use the roster spot?

by papabear on Jun 9, 2008 10:22 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah...

He couldn’t have been happy that he wasn’t going to be higher than 3rd on the depth chart. He prolly requested the release.

So, I'm bangin this chick, right...

by beefy on Jun 9, 2008 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

or maybe...

Alex Brink is that good.

Either way, it looks good for him making the roster, eh?

I bet Grey wasn’t happy when they didn’t trade Rosey, and his displeasure showed. He thought he had 2nd string locked up, and Schaub would get hurt. Now he was starin down the face of a one year contract as the #3 dude, and #1 and #2 have more experience in the system.

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Jun 9, 2008 10:33 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yes, it most definately good for Brink. I’m looking forward to seeing what he’s capable of in the pre-season.

..still the Grey situation was very odd. Remember the Jags cut him as well. It kind of makes you wonder if the guy’s just a big jerk or something. Either that or he has the IQ of Vince Young.

-poster formerly known as tyler

by bullpen116 on Jun 9, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sonovabitch!

Well…

I guess I’m disappointed that we didn’t trade him away… but maybe that was the plan all along. It’s pure speculation, but maybe there was a handshake deal in place that said if the team couldn’t trade Sage, then Gray would be released shortly afterwards.

He’ll get picked up somewhere. He’s got too much talent to be buried on a depth-chart. Here’s hoping he finds some NFC team to make him happy.

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by SOLIS on Jun 9, 2008 10:57 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Cutting Jordan Black

I’m playing the race card on this one.

So you're saying that now I have to think of some witty Sig that will be applicable across all the SBN sites? Go TexanHornStros!

by Shake on Jun 9, 2008 1:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Does cutting black make it more likely that they’ll be keeping Spencer?
It’s weird to cut Gray, but IIRC he wasn’t making that much anyway. Maybe this means that Alex Brink is coming along nicely.

by tehGrindCrusher on Jun 9, 2008 1:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

re: Spencer

Chris did his homework already on this subject, and is worth the read(s):

http://www.houstondiehards.com/?p=468

http://www.houstondiehards.com/?p=469

http://www.houstondiehards.com/?p=470

So you're saying that now I have to think of some witty Sig that will be applicable across all the SBN sites? Go TexanHornStros!

by Shake on Jun 9, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hats off to Chris

Those were great write-ups. Chris is always spot on with his takes, which is what makes HDH such a kickass site.

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by SOLIS on Jun 9, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for this—good stuff.

by tehGrindCrusher on Jun 9, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No prob

Chris’ fascination with Spencer last week is the only reason I am up to date on the subject.

So you're saying that now I have to think of some witty Sig that will be applicable across all the SBN sites? Go TexanHornStros!

by Shake on Jun 9, 2008 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It just means Shane Boyd is good enough to be QB3, and Kubiak really likes Alex Brinks, which is why he asked for him. I think he might be your future ….. buddy, besides arm strength is something you can build in the gym, much more easily than intelligence. Also, they have to cut down to 80 guys for camp a new imposed player limit Kubiak was talking about somewhere. So that’s 86 guys now. It seems turnstile really was a turnstile, and so they just admitted that they were desperate for left tackle when they brought him in. Also it might have been one of those Casserly things. You think Pauly Shore still has any hair, and does he hang out with Richard Simmons a lot just to confuse people?

Texans don't just love football, when a son is born in the state of Texas, before he gets home from the hospital, there's a footbal waiting in his crib.

Football in Texas, not just a state of mind but a whole religion.

by Tomriffic on Jun 9, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's look at this positively

The new 80 player limit going into camp makes pre-camp cutdowns a new age reality of the NFL. I don’t like it, but it is fairer for 3rd string caliber players to find a roster spot elsewhere. I agree with texanphil that this is a big thumbs up for Alex Brinks. During the OTA’s he must have shown enough that Kubes is confident that he has a higher ceiling than Quinn Gray and can compete with Boyd for 3rd string. Sage, a solid 1A QB and ideal insurance against an injury to Matt, is in a one year deal. He will probably not settle for playing 2nd fiddle forever, and good teams always work on grooming a talented young QB for the future. If Matt survives the 1st half unscathed, I think we should look to move Sage for a #3 pick if that’s all we can get. Score one more for Smithiak.

Jordan Black did not have a chance on this team. He barely got off the bench last year.

After reading Chris’ takes on Spencer, I am concerned about his future. Kubes is being necessarily evasive in his comments about big Charles, and he too may get caught up in the numbers game. I am not sure that he wants to reserve a roster spot for someone that may not be able to contribute until next year, if ever at all. This all greatly saddens me because I remember the 2006 preseason when Spencer took the LT tackle spot by
the horns. His play was brilliant compared to his predecessors, but unfortunately the freak knee injury sidelined him. I blame Ron Dayne for the injury. Spencer was holding his block on the play, and Ron ran right up his back and kicked him in the back of the knee. Seen a lot of football, but I do not recall ever seeing this type of injury. Just another example of how cruel and violent the NFL can be.

6 more tough cuts to make before camp. Seven if we sign Colvin. Good teams have to cut good players. I think this means we are finally moving into the “good” category :)

GO TEXANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by oiler-texan diehard on Jun 10, 2008 8:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

quite common...

If you look at how most linemen get injured, it’s exactly like this. The ballcarrier will either fall into the backs of their legs, while they’re locked up with a defender, or a pile of players will do the same. Always look for that “head-back, back arched the wrong way, with a defender pushing the shoulders back even further” fall to the knees that happens to at least one lineman per game. That lineman will almost always limp to the sidelines, at best. Some require the cart.

Maybe this isn’t EXACTLY what you were referring to, but running into the back of a lineman will almost always cause some sort of injury.

So, I'm bangin this chick, right...

by beefy on Jun 13, 2008 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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