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Texans Down 'N Dirty: Day 14 Recap Edition

The wait is over! Eric Winston has a new video blog out. In it, he discusses the botched play that led to a sack of Matt Schaub in the first pre-season game. He chalks the play up to a good play by the defense. He also had some praise to dish out to the running game as well as some of the young rookies on the defensive side of the ball.

With the loss of Boomer Grigsby, the Texans have turned to James Casey to fill in as the backup fullback. Ideally, Casey would be entrenched in one position (tight end), but we all know just how versatile Casey is when it comes to positions on the field. The man will do whatever is asked to him. Replacement for Dunta Robinson, anyone? No? OK. Regardless, it'll be interesting to see how Casey performs in the backfield and what type of blocking ability he provides from that area. It's just one more aspect of the game to focus on come Saturday against the Saints.

Antwuan Molden is finally back. After a rookie season that was derailed early due to an ankle injury and a nine month rehab process, Molden is finally back on the field participating in drills. His return cannot be understated. He may be behind both Brice McCain and Glover Quin on the depth chart as of now, but he flashed serious potential his rookie year and was a special teams star. If he progresses at all from his play last year he could make a late push for the nickel corner job. The race could turn out much more interesting than it already was between just McCain and GQ. The team plans to ease Molden into the lineup slowly, but he is certainly someone to keep an eye on in the coming weeks.

Khary Campbell, formerly of the Washington Redskins, is your newest Houston Texan. With Brian Cushing, Xavier Adibi, Zac Diles, and Cato June all slowed by injuries, Campbell should fill in as a camp body. Though the player  was unknown at the time, you had to expect this one to be coming given the injury situation.

The uniform combinations for 2009 have been released! Battle Red Day is much earlier this year than last, coming in the third game of the season against Jacksonville. Also, as Chris noted, that day will no longer consist of red on white, but rather red on red. I'd prefer we save the red on red for night games on national television. Other than that small quip, the combinations seem solid. Another great season of... uniforms.

Here's the day's recap from the Chronicle and the Texans' website. Nothing too special or extraordinary happened, but there were some good jokes dished out by Frank Okam and Gary Kubiak, which we'll get to in a second.

And now for the best quotes of the day:

(on the plan for the starters' reps for the coming week) "We'll up the reps. We came out of the game with our first-team offense playing 18 snaps. Our first-team defense only played 10, so they got a little bit out of whack. But we'll definitely pick it up, probably start with the idea of a quarter-and-a-half for the first group and go from there." - Gary Kubiak

We'll get to see Schaub and the first team offense pick up from where they left of last week - a perfect 7-7 throwing the ball. Also, this could be an opportunity for a bounce-back game from Steve Slaton.

(on DT Frank Okam's approval that his comment came from an Aggie to a Longhorn) "That's what I told him. I don't give out those attaboys very often, especially to a Longhorn, but he and (G) Kasey (Studdard) earned a couple of them. I told him that those last about as long as a butt chewing, not long, so get back out there and keep doing it." - Kubes

Bye, Travis Johnson.

(on DT Frank Okam's recent performance) "Frank was impressive in the game. Played a lot of plays. I told the team this morning, you're starting to see young veteran backup players starting to play like they belong on the field a lot. We're talking about a (G Kasey) Studdard or a (C) Chris (White) or a Frank or a (DT) DelJuan (Robinson), and that's important for our team. So it's a big step forward for Frank." - Kubes

No, seriously, pack up TJ.

(on the status of DT Travis Johnson) "He's upping his work this week. He's working with (defensive line coach) Bill (Kollar) after practice, doing more, so that'll be our schedule with him this week, and we'll see."

Don't even attempt a comeback. You're done, man.

(on having three quarterbacks on the roster during the season) "Well, it's like I told ya'll, from what I've been through the last two years, I would like to, but I'm not going to keep three guys just to have three bodies. Whoever that guy is, I'm going to have to feel good about (him) playing. We have a long way to go. We'll see how that pans out here in the next few weeks, but I'm not just going to keep three guys to keep bodies around." - Kubes

I think it's safe to say Kubiak is on the verge of trashing the three quarterback experiment after Sexy Rexy's bomb on his first play in the Chiefs game.

(on getting K Kris Brown and RB Chris Brown's names mixed up) "Between he and Kris? Oh, it's very difficult. Many times, someone says ‘Chris Brown came up to your office' and I'll get the wrong Chris Brown. So just tell me kicker or back and you can usually find them." - Kubes, again

Hah.

(on his weight compared to last year) "It's close to the same. It's about 335 pounds, just put in better places. I'm a little quicker and a little more solid. I'm stronger and I'm faster, so I think that'll pay dividends this year." - Frank Okam

I think BFD might have just passed out laughing.

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bites tongue

Okam has the potential to be a huge upgrade for us at NT.

Note to self: Insert something witty here.

by bigfatdrunk on Aug 18, 2009 9:49 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

from here on out....

Kris Brown the kicker should be referred to as MID-B…. or… money in da bank! lol

by chrisd21 on Aug 18, 2009 10:07 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Why don't we just abbreviate

and refer to him as $$$

Gimme some sack lunch

by SackLunch on Aug 18, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I prefer to call him

The Ultimate Weapon.

When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.

by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 18, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Matt Turk running

for a first down is something I hope we don’t see very much this year if at all

by Texans-Brocos on Aug 18, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also one of the better QB ratings, I think

When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.

by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 19, 2009 12:59 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sadly

He probably is better than a few of them

by kozanack on Aug 19, 2009 7:06 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

as long....

hey as long as $$$ is going for 1 and not 3… ill be a happy guy.

by chrisd21 on Aug 18, 2009 11:31 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

We Need

some sooners on this team. we could bet the other other chris brown, the one from OU in the draft….or murray….. no more shorthorns

by AllenOU on Aug 18, 2009 11:39 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

We Did The Dirt Burglar Thing Once

His name was James Allen. Before he quit to become Mersilis, that is.

For the sake of his children, I hope he went back to school. Or “skool,” if you will.

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

by Tim on Aug 18, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Quitting A Gig in The NFL To Become A Wanna-Be Rapper

he should have changed his name to “Brainlis”

by kozanack on Aug 18, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haven't heard that name in forever.

How come you get to talk about James Allen but I dont get to talk about
Matt Stevens and Jonathan Wells!!

NOT FAIR!
HMPH!

by Jordann on Aug 18, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't we pick up a Sooner UDFA?

…oh yeah, he got arrested twice in a week. :D

by HoustonDiehards on Aug 18, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

an entertainig DND

…and the team can afford to be a little giddy after all the guys that stepped it up like they’re expected to. Just a preseason win, but a hell of a lot better than a preseason loss to the blech Chiefs… Now, onto a team with a real offense and a defense that loves to blitz. This NO Saints team will provide the best of tests for a preseason opponent. I’m looking forward to seeing Brees stretch the field on the Texans. Also want to see how their number 14 pick Malcom Jenkins performs. One more slot and he would have fallen to the Texans and who knows? I will be comparing him to the Texans third rounder GQ, who from first blush is making us not wonder too much about what could have happened, if…

Great quotes from Kubes, Frank and I can’t wait to read that blog entry by Winston when I can get off of this BB.

It will happen

by Rip Jersey on Aug 18, 2009 2:00 PM CDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

off topic but........

“Just as Brett Lorenzo Favre was signing his one-year deal with the Vikings, backup quarterback John David Booty was searching for a new number. Wearing No. 4 until Tuesday morning, Booty is now No. 9 in Minnesota.”

getting your number jacked by a 40 year old man…….
priceless.

by chrisd21 on Aug 18, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually...

It prolly DID have a price. Normally, veterans will buy the number off a young player.
Wasn’t there a big story about portis buying #26 off some kid that didn’t even make the team, or something?

Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.

by beefy on Aug 18, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

didnt remember that but....

i do remember ahman green buying a house for jason simmons’ local charity to get 30 from him… always thought that was pretty cool.

by chrisd21 on Aug 19, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Malcolm who??

Oh, you mean the OSU corner that my boy quan straight SMOKED every time they played each other?
BFD, Tim… you guys can take it from here…

Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.

by beefy on Aug 18, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

UT costed two players money

1. Quan’s all-night scorching of Malcolm
2. Brian Orakpo turning Phil Loadholt into Phil Pantsload

Note to self: Insert something witty here.

by bigfatdrunk on Aug 18, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Malcolm couldn't even tackle Colt

It was one of the best spin moves by a QB I’ve ever seen, but Colt just shook him off easy.

by BigTexBD on Aug 18, 2009 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remember...

He burned him when y’all matched up a few years prior, also.

Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.

by beefy on Aug 19, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup

In Quan We Trust(ed).

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

by Tim on Aug 19, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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