There will be a lot of complaints, especially from our divisional rivals. Oakland, KC and San Diego typically hate the Broncos and a lot of it has to do with the perception that their O Linemen are dirty.

In my opinion this is all overblown. The Texans have been running a version of zone blocking for a few years now. Certainly this has included some form of cut blocking. In addtion, there are other teams that use the technique and we seldom hear criticism of their methods.

The bottom line is that the NFL is about winning and if it takes a few legal cut blocks to get the Texans to a higher level I couldn’t care less. Hopefully there is a running pool between the offensive lineman on who can be the first to break Fat Albert’s legs.

You forgot to mention Freeney. ;) lol

I have to think that if you way 260-330 lbs (typical D-lineman) and you are constantly having to come off the ball, get knocked down, scramble back to your feet and trail the play, you can’t help but get worn out.

you won’t hear any criticism until a block goes bad and a d-lineman snaps some ligaments

The Texans know better than any team about injuries, serious injuries, season-ending and career threatening injuries. The last 2 years we’ve had more players on IR than any other team. NFL players get hurt; it’s a part of the game.

Alex Gibb’s is not about injuring opponents. I do not wish to see opposing linemen get hurt, but if they’re worn down in the 4th quarter that puts us in a position to win. Gibbs is about playing within the rules, and playing to win. His track record speaks volumes. There are limits placed on cut blocking, and as bennprice pointed out, the Texans have already used this technique. Many other teams do as well. I do not particularly like Al Davis, but his “Just win baby” seems to fit here.

The Texans time to win is at hand. GO TEXANS!!!!!!!!!!!!