Sponsored Post: Vicks--Who Powered Through--The Most Durable Players In Team History
by riversmccown on Dec 15, 2010 7:00 AM CST
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PrintFans 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 most durable players in Texans history, as measured by how many chances they had to start and how many games they actually did. Excluding kickers and punters, of course, since they aren't real people.
On with the list of players who have eaten their Wheaties in a bowl of Vicks*:
1) Mario Williams -- To date, Mario has started every game of his career despite playing through tremendous pain this season, as well as the last one. He's also thrown in 17.5 sacks just for good measure. Clearly, he is the sum of all Texans fans problems and should be traded for Walter Thurmond III.
2) Chris Myers -- Say what you will about how poorly he played last season (and I have!) but he gutted up through the same high ankle sprain that we're currently gushing all over Andre Johnson for playing through. He didn't even miss a game with it. He'd laugh at Andre Johnson's toughness for not playing in the Oakland game, but he has a pressing matter to deal with--washing the grass and urine stains off his pants after Monday's encounter with Haloti Ngata.
3) Bernard Pollard -- Another player who has started every game he possibly could have since he was placed on the active roster. I would praise him more, but I believe he's just given up a touchdown to Any Tight End In The NFL. Now I believe he is going to aggressively help me finish writing this post by driving a helmet into my stomach.
4) Jamie Sharper -- The original defensive cap'n, Sharper started 16/16 in all of the first three Texans seasons before he was unceremoniously cut by Charley Casserly. He finished with 301 tackles, 11.5 sacks, and some of the best dreadlocks in team history.
5) Antonio Smith -- He's missed one start in 29 Texans games, and he played in that game anyway. He also wears cool ninja masks and is generally underappreciated by Texans fans for his pass-rushing abilities. Also: Absolutely the first person you can count on to give a "we're playoff contenders" quote in the preseason.
*-in prescribed doses. Actually, they probably didn't do this. But it sounds cool, doesn't it?
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Chester Pitts?
Started 112 straight games………………….
Damn rivers.
I think we got a problem.
We should strive to live like the moon. Vibrant, not as our own light, but as the carriers of something greater than us. - Arian Foster
Even though it doesn't seem like a lot
Missing 14 of 126 games disqualifies you from a % based list.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter | SB Nation Houston | Battle Red Blog
by riversmccown on Dec 15, 2010 2:22 PM CST up reply actions
Either way....
none of these guys could ever begin to possibly maybe contemplate the mere chance of someday being equaled to THE Brett Farvre……er.
Don’t know if you heard, but he started 1 x10 ^18 games.
These petty Texans stats are pathetic.
Add ammonia to your bleach, it goes down smoother.
If Favre does not play next year
Will he still dominate NFL news and pregame talk?
I betting he is featured at least 40% of the time
I believe that the Texans need to score 40 points in every game to be competetive because of efense.
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 15, 2010 10:25 AM CST up reply actions
At least for 1 year after his retirement
Bank on it. The only story in Minnesota will be how they’re dealing without the Messiah.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
I'm sure there are more textshots of him that will be released during the downtime
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Send Vonta Leach to the Beach! http://www.nfl.com/probowl/ballot?
Remember the first time Jordan retired from the Bulls?
I expect it’ll be something like that.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now help me find my pants!
A word of advice for Texans fans. Remember John Milton's Paradise Lost: The mind is its own place. It can make a Hell of Heaven and a Heaven of Hell. Kinda sums up the last nine years, doesn't it?
by UprootedTexan on Dec 15, 2010 1:29 PM CST up reply actions
Well sure but I mean
Everyone knows we’re just a bunch of losers who can’t hold a candle to Brett Favre’s Favreitude. I wish they’d let me blog more on him, but the Daily Norsemen shot me down.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter | SB Nation Houston | Battle Red Blog
by riversmccown on Dec 15, 2010 2:25 PM CST up reply actions
Wait!
The Daily Norsemen just called back. They want you to do some full frontal body shots for them so they can photoshop Brett Favre’s head on you… they want you afterall!
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Send Vonta Leach to the Beach! http://www.nfl.com/probowl/ballot?
Mario
Spoils us when it comes to reps and DEs.
Frank Bush delenda est
Walter Thurmond III isn't too bad
I’d take him for a 4th or 5th rounder
If you're a fan of basketball, watch a movie called Sonicsgate. It's free, just google it.
I know this is a percentage-based list but...
I don’t like the notion of Mario being durable. He’s started every game, sure. That’s a hell of a feat. And he’s done so whilst constantly being our best defensive lineman. No doubt about that. But he’s been injured for two entire seasons in a row, now. Maybe more, I can’t even remember. He’s not durable, he’s just tough. And good. I just wish he could play a season uninjured.
Good angle on that
Can’t argue against it. He is often injured and he toughs it out. He could be the Vick’s posterboy….
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Send Vonta Leach to the Beach! http://www.nfl.com/probowl/ballot?
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