Sprint Game Ball Of The Week: Troy Nolan

by Tim on Oct 5, 2010 5:00 AM CDT in Sprint Game Ball of the Week

This post is sponsored by Sprint.

Before Sunday, your Houston Texans had yet to intercept a pass this year. On Sunday, they intercepted two. Or, rather, the winner of the "Sprint Game Ball of the Week" for Week Four intercepted two.

Based upon their performances in Oakland, Arian Foster and Mario Williams were also deserving candidates for this fictional award brought to you by a wireless carrier, yet neither is the winner of this pretend honor. To some degree, they were victims of their own prior success(es). The Texans had run the ball well before Sunday afternoon, and the Texans had rushed the passer well before they took the field in Oakland. The Texans had not, however, managed to collect a single erroneous pass thrown by an opposing quarterback.

Because of Troy Nolan, the Texans no longer have a goose egg staring at them in the "Interceptions" column in the season stat sheet. Now, there's a "2." That's thanks to Troy Nolan, and that's why he takes the imaginary pigskin home this week.

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Going to disagree

I think Foster clearly made a bigger contribution. Nolan’s was mostly due to right place/right time. Although I recognize that because of Foster’s off the field behavior, he should be excluded from such a prestigious award.

What does the fictional award look like?

by kozanack on Oct 5, 2010 6:09 AM CDT reply actions

I'm guessing a football.

by TexansPride on Oct 5, 2010 6:11 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

with a big Sprint logo on it

I am Sancho

by HoustonTransplant on Oct 5, 2010 6:49 AM CDT up reply actions

No.

It’s a cell phone SHAPED like a football.

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by Xiane on Oct 5, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions

RIght Place at the right time...

Isn’t that about half of the FS job? Something we have been lacking

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by Barryfromtexas on Oct 5, 2010 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions

So... What you're saying is...

You were going to give the game ball to Arian, but it was tipped at the line of scrimmage by Smith and snagged by Nolan?

by Karsh on Oct 5, 2010 7:20 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs

that sounds right to me

by BattleRedFan on Oct 5, 2010 7:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Wait, who is Troy nolan?

We only have one free safety and that is Eugene Wilson.

Kubiak would have mentioned this guy before if he really existed, I am certain.

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by TexansForever on Oct 5, 2010 8:02 AM CDT reply actions

He plays for the Whoopie Cushings...

I dub the Giants..... New York City glamor-boys

by Rip Jersey on Oct 5, 2010 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions

great job Nolan Ive been super excited to see you play in this lineup since before the preseason

that being said, its always baffles me how year in and year out the Texans D is the only unit in football to never have many picks.. is it because of the schemes we run? the coaching? wrong play calling at the wrong time? players just simply not taking doing their assignments? it may be a combination but Im leaning towards it being more of the D Coord. fault, with some flaws in personnel

Rockets-Texans-Dynamo-Longhorn fan.. the Astros have gotten back into my good graces so theyre allowed back into the elite club... GO 'STROS, 2011 NL Central Division Champs!! you heard it hear first!

by HB23 on Oct 5, 2010 9:10 AM CDT reply actions

I really think it is the quality of the players

and, has anyone else noticed this? It seems Jacques Reeves syndrome has infected all the CBs on the Texans. They cover great, when they are in man, but DANG-IT they don’t turn their heads to look for the ball. Opposing WRs just ignore the defender and reach through or over their outstretched arms and snag the ball (or not, depending on their skill level).

I dub the Giants..... New York City glamor-boys

by Rip Jersey on Oct 5, 2010 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions