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Sponsored Post: Vicks--Who Powered Through--The Least Durable Players In Team History

Fans tend to judge players on their performance first and foremost. If someone is hurt, and they still continue to get out there week after week, it's something that needs to be documented and applauded. That said, here are a list of the least durable players in Texans history, as measured by how little they've actually played for the team. Excluding kickers and punters, of course, since they aren't real people, and players that never played in the league at all.

Essentially, this is a list of people who should be using more Vicks products. 

1) Tony Boselli -- This stalwart offensive tackle was the key to Dom Capers and Charley Casserly's plans to start a dynasty in Houston, and after three incredible seasons including one where a David Carr-led team appeared in the Super Bowl, fans were ripped back into reality as he never played a single down for the Texans.

Star-divide

2) Bennie Joppru -- The former Michigan standout was drafted in 2003, and managed to play just one game for the club before being let go in 2006. On the bright side, he's definitely the best player to ever have the surname Joppru.

3) Dave Ragone -- Louisville's star quarterback was drafted in the third round in 2003, as the Texans obviously had all their holes accounted for. He started two games, completing 50% of his passes and getting picked off once, before his career ended. He now hosts a radio show in Lousiville.

4) Charles Spencer - Ol' Barbaro's career was crushed by a devastating leg injury just two games into his career. He's on Twitter though, and he seems nice and friendly. If only Vicks could create a cure for devastating leg injuries, he'd be in business.

5) Anthony Hill - He was recently taken off PUP, but this is now something along the lines of 3 ACL tears for Hill since college, plus that bout with Swine Flu, which he undoubtedly cured solely by chugging Vicks night and day*. The only active player on this list, Hill will have to get better and break Kubiak's eleven tight-end stronghold to cure the ignominy of being lumped together with the rest of this group in draft bust heaven. 

*-in prescribed doses.

And yes, I know technically Jamaal Lord should be here. I didn't want to pick on late rounders.

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I wish ewwwwww was on this list

I don’t wish him injuries, but they would have occurred in the past before this post for him to have been on it, so I don’t feel bad. And we wouldn’t of known of his suck

by AllenOU on Dec 1, 2010 4:34 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

You enjoyed writing this one, didn't you?

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by bigfatdrunk on Dec 1, 2010 6:04 PM CST reply actions  

Just throwing this out there

Is it possible that Rivers wrote this about 6 months ago and is just now taking it out of mothballs?

I dub the Jets..... over-exposed

by Rip Jersey on Dec 1, 2010 9:03 PM CST up reply actions  

I don't get the "Who Powered Through" part

But as far as players powering through injuries, Mario and Cushing own that list currently and Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson and Glover Quinn get special mention.

by WhiskeyR on Dec 1, 2010 6:08 PM CST reply actions  

That'll be next time

I didn’t have much time for this post and just ran with what I could do in a half hour.

by riversmccown on Dec 1, 2010 6:54 PM CST up reply actions  

is Toni Romo now "injury prone"?

It's Our Time.... or something...

by bennprince on Dec 1, 2010 6:11 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

Nope

Only Schaub.

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by bigfatdrunk on Dec 1, 2010 6:14 PM CST up reply actions  

I predict

Xavier Adibi will be on this list next season. WTF

I'm a man!! I'm forty!!

by Hydroshock on Dec 1, 2010 6:47 PM CST reply actions  

Dave Ragone didn't get on the field.

Because David Carr was SOOOO durable he rarely got off the field.

I feel bad for Boselli. He passed the expansion physical, but it turned out that a doctor malpracticed his shoulder. So it’s not like he was a wuss. He was screwed over by a doctor. (Willie Roaf was supposed to be part of that draft, but he was taken off the expansion list after he didn’t pass the physical. Then he went on to get more Pro Bowls. Likely wouldn’t have had he been a Texan though).

I’d feel better if Ahman Green was on this list. Him “starting” a game, and not actually being able to play it caused all sorts of roster problems. Also precluded the Texans from actually getting someone who still had something left in the tank.

Boy, this post is a bummer.

by StephS on Dec 1, 2010 9:38 PM CST reply actions  

I did not know that about the malpractice.

I wonder how that would’ve changed things if he didn’t pass the expansion physical…

"Lord, beer me strength."

by TexansDC on Dec 2, 2010 1:22 AM CST up reply actions  

Simple formula = simple list

Haha. Ragone actually had a chance in 03 though! You’re forgetting the magic that is Tony Banks.

I figured that with everyone pessimistic about this next game, it couldn’t hurt to lower expectations.

by riversmccown on Dec 2, 2010 6:55 AM CST up reply actions  

He really wanted Payne and Walker.

The only way he was getting both was to take Boselli off the Jags hands first.
Come to think of it you can add both of them, Payne and Walker, to the list, too.

The worst part about Joppru is they passed on Witten to get him.
Hey a good Senior Bowl performance counts over all else for Capers and co.

by Seaborn1 on Dec 1, 2010 10:13 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, Smithiak would have jumped all over Witten

And two backup TE’s that year as well.

The Boselli thing really cost us several years and broke my faith and heart about what “could have been” for a fast start franchise. I’m still somewhat convinced it has much to do with destroying Mittens career. That kid has more flashback jitters and twitches than Bobcat Goldthwait after drinking 24 cans of Tab and snorting a kilo of coke.

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by MeMongo on Dec 2, 2010 12:23 AM CST up reply actions  

The Bobcat! Hahaha!

I dub the Jets..... over-exposed

by Rip Jersey on Dec 2, 2010 9:49 AM CST up reply actions  

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