BREAKING NEWS: Texans Get To 53 By Placing Chris Brown On Injured Reserve

by Tim on Aug 30, 2008 3:10 PM CDT in News Comment 20 comments

In a move that may have been designed to clearly demonstrate that yours truly has zero personnel veto power when it comes to your Houston Texans, the team placed their other injury-plagued RB on the injured reserve list this afternoon. Seems like a perfectly reasonable way to waste another nearly $2,000,000.00 of Bob McNair's money, huh?

Look, I get it. Chris Brown has football skills. And when he's on a football field, he can display those skills. Problem is, in my amateur opinion, is that Brown is not on the field nearly enough to justify paying him for the possibility that he may one day utilize said skills to help the Texans. I think Smithiak might have just as well lit 1,800,000 dollar bills on fire and roasted marshmallows over the flames. That incineration and the subsequent smores would have likely had exactly the same impact that Chris Brown will on the Houston Texans and their 2008 season: Zilch.

So we're down to 53, though the names could change a bit depending on who else gets put out to pasture by the other thirty-one (31) teams in the league. Huzzah.

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I'm confused

We only have 2 QB’s and 3 RB’s?

Both of those are equally disturbing to me, since of these 5 players, 3 of them missed a combined 40-odd games last year, and one has turf toe right now.

Sage is the odd man out.

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by texanphil on Aug 30, 2008 3:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Running game

Ahman Green and Steve Slaton? Yikes!

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by MrNFL on Aug 30, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

no....

more like Steve Slaton and Chris Taylor

by bigfatdrunk on Aug 30, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's still not much better

Chris Taylor hasn’t really shown that he can be the guy, and Slaton is a pretty small back, he might be a good change of pace, but not much more I think.

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by MrNFL on Aug 30, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Slaton may surprise you

He’s probably at about 205 right now (15 lbs more than in college) and has looked very good in preseason.

I know, it’s only preseason. But he’s shown the goods so far.

by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 30, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

me

I would also like to volunteer to be on the IR for $2MM. In fact, I just pulled a hamstring typing this comment.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this important matter,

bfd

by bigfatdrunk on Aug 30, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I can place you on DGDB&D's IR

Your pay will remain the same, even!

Yay, sports.

by MDC on Aug 30, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

RB

I am hoping that the Colts release Mike Hart as I really feel he could be our 2 in a 1-2 punch with Slayton

by Texas Dragon on Aug 30, 2008 4:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

No Chance!

Mike Hart is here to stay. He was our number 1 player in preseason. He blocks like a beast and catches out the backfield. Learned our offense pretty quickly. Faster than he was timed and a serious steal in the draft. He’s ours. All ours. :)

by skywalker on Aug 30, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why?

Why would Indy cut Mike Hart? He’s been wonderful in preseason. They will likely cut Kenton Keith, who (and this is no BS) would actually really help your running game. He can’t catch to save is life, but he’s a strong runner and would excel in your zone blocking rushing attack.

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by BigBlueShoe on Aug 30, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's exactly why

I was banging that drum pre-draft. Excuse MDC and myself as we wipe our single tear away, like the Indian in the 70’s anti-litter commercial.

by Jersey Bill on Aug 31, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah, I see

Michigan fan. Hart would have been a good fit in Houston, I agree. Slaton looks solid though. I still think, and I do mean this, that Kenton could provide Houston with a solid back-up RB. He’s very good as a cutback runner, and he’d do well running behind a zone-blocking scheme.

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by BigBlueShoe on Aug 31, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

BTW

I think the Colts and Texans will make the playoffs from the AFC South this year. JMHO.

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by BigBlueShoe on Aug 31, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

BigBlueSoothsayer

I pray you’re right, but I’m getting increasingly pessimistic about the Houston CBs. I think the running game will end up being mediocre (and based upon preseason performance, that’s a bit of a leap of faith). I’m absolutely terrified, however, of a CB corps that features Fred Bennett, Jacques Reeves, Antwaun Molden, and Petey Faggins.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Sep 1, 2008 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hate to say I have to agree with you Tim

Absent a vastly improved pass rush (which all kool-aid guzzlers are still holding out hope for) our CB’s could become our undoing. They did not look good at all vs NO & Dallas. The Steelers OL is not that good and I am hoping that Richard Smith is scheming to take advantage of that. Can’t let Big Ben set up shop & pick us apart if we hope to come away with a big road W.

Even with waning confidence, still looking forward to Sunday :)
GO TEXANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by oiler-texan diehard on Sep 2, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wishful Thinking

Just hoping that there were too many people in front of him and he would get caught up in a numbers game

by Texas Dragon on Aug 30, 2008 5:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The Texans should have just waived Chris Brown...

considering that no other team would be stupid enough to pick him up. The Texans evaluation process fell completely apart on the Brown signing. It’s almost as if the FO didn’t even take the time to watch some film on him.

Titans fans had to watch this guy fumble and hurt himself and be an all-around liability for the team for years. We’re grateful that he is now someone else’s problem.

I have a premonition that the Texans running game will be extremely disappointing this year. For all this talk about the team being on the rise, I just don’t see how the team improved themselves this off-season.

by BeansCarter on Sep 1, 2008 5:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

just trying to figure out

how you get the handle “BeansCarter” out of Charley Casserly…

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by texanphil on Sep 2, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Tatum Bell

The lions signed Rudi Johnson and released Bell.
Would this be a good pick-up?

by otto44 on Sep 2, 2008 12:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: T. Bell

I heard that the Lions had cut T. Bell this morning… knowing that he knows the system, it would be an interesting acquisition – then again, he could end up like the other Mr. Bell, and gone before he unpacks…

Maybe if he was available earlier in camp, I could see the Texans making a strong run at him (and they still might), but now that we are so close to live fire action – the team might just dance with the ones that brought them… However, if the Texans are still searching for a ground game a couple of weeks in, don’t be surprised to see T. Bell in deep steel blue.

Disclaimer: I reserve the right to retract anything I’ve said. I’ve been on vacation for the past 5 days and for all I know, he could be on his way at this very moment…

Um… I’m off to check HT.com

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by SOLIS on Sep 2, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs