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Steve Slaton is coming off neck surgery. Arian Foster showed flashes over the last few weeks of the 2009 season. Ryan Moats can't seem to stay out of Kubes' doghouse long enough to become a legitimate contender for carries. And now, after the draft, we've got another candidate for the throne. I ask you, BRB: Who do you think will be starting when the Colts come to town in September?
Me? I'm guessing Arian Foster or, if he can pick up the scheme--and more importantly, the blocking assignments--quick enough, Ben Tate. I know Slaton says the procedure he underwent is "...probably one of the most simple neck surgeries that you can have." And while I respect the opinion of Dr. Slaton, here's a slightly more thorough explanation, excerpted in relevant part:
Neck movement (vertebral motion) causes the chronic pain. This neurosurgical procedure is performed to relieve the pressure on one or more nerve roots, or on the spinal cord. It involves the stabilization of two or more vertebrae by locking them together (fusing them). The fusion stops the vertebral motion and as a result, the pain is also stopped.
Anterior refers to the front; meaning that the surgeon reaches the cervical spine through a small incision in the front of the neck, usually within a skin fold line under the chin. After retracting neck muscles, the neurosurgeon uses an operating microscope and removes the affected intervertebral disk, which takes the pressure off the nerves or spinal cord. This is called decompression. He then replaces it with a bone graft that will fuse the vertebrae together over time.
So, in summary, to my untrained medical eye, Steve Slaton had someone cut into his neck, insert (a) a piece of bone from a cadaver or (b) a metal plate, and then had the surgeon fuse two vertebrae together around the bone or plate, with the goal of the bone/plate fusing the vertebrae in such a fashion so as to eliminate the pressure on the nerve.
Pardon my skepticism, but I do not think getting a cervical fusion is conducive to a career in which the patient is repeatedly hit about the body, including but not limited to the neck, at great force. In other words, this isn't you or me getting a cervical fusion. It's not even an athlete who plays a non-contact (e.g., baseball) or a contact (e.g., basketball) sport; it's an athlete who plays a collision sport. Do you think it's feasible for Slaton to come back and reclaim his 2008 glory? I hope I'm as wrong as I've ever been, but I don't. That's not a knock on Slaton; I fear it's simply a reality of the medical treatment he's had and the resulting physical condition and/or toll it's taken.
If Slaton isn't healthy (and that's not even taking into account whether the issues that bubbled to the surface in 2009 are resolved), who's the starting running back for the Texans? Rookie or not, Ben Tate could well be the best option right out of the gate.
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Ben Tate
We tried all the others, why not give Tate a shot? He is my favorite pick we got in the draft. His weightspeed is off the charts for a RB and I think he will do well next year. I like Steve Slaton and I wish him well but I’m with you, I think his injury is worse than they are leading us to believe. If it wasn’t, then I don’t think they would have taken a RB with the second pick.
Confucius say "man who enter door sideways going to Bangkok".
I don't know about off the charts
So far only “The Nigerian Nightmare” Christian Okoye falls into that “off the charts” weightspeed area
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Apr 28, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Ben Tate
he has all the Makings of a true 3 down back. good size great speed trust worthy hands
living the Texas dream
/fixed
Sounds like Michael Jackson a pedophile boy scout leader Catholic priest
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
but then
“pedophile” is just rendered redundant that way.
I was trying to work in one of those various mottos… i.e., trustworthy.
by grungedave on Apr 27, 2010 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think Slaton will be fine
But I think the way this sets up, Tate is 1-2, Slaton is the third down back, and Foster is backing them both up.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter
This
Is how I also envision it for the most part. If Slaton is healthy enough to come back to form though, he could be the ‘between the 20’s’ back, with Tate punching it in the red zone or out of our own end zone – which won’t ever happy because Holliday’s gonna average 30 yards/return ;)
by Superdave532 on Apr 27, 2010 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Rivers nailed it
A “thunder & lightning” combo sounds about right. However, I will be skeptical of Slaton’s return until I see him in camp.
Somehow, I'm starting to prefer Trendon Holliday's warp speed potential
which would definitely cut into the total yards that Slaton & Tate could possibly earn
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Apr 28, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
well
Holliday is certainly small enough to fit into any wormhole in the space-time continuum, thereby increasing his warp speed potential.
/verified by Stephen Hawking
by grungedave on Apr 28, 2010 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Also, this Jacque Reeves tweet deserves some attention
@jadabee2fly role play….I’m searching for an Avatar costume as we speak
about 4 hours ago via TwitBird iPhone in reply to jadabee2fly
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter
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no es bueno
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WTF
I didn’t realize BRB endorsed fur faggery.
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by Jonathan Loesche on Apr 27, 2010 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Like you don't dress up like a jaguar
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by bigfatdrunk on Apr 27, 2010 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 8 recs
ummm, none of the above
I vote the Texans start a 4 WR, 1 TE lineup and just throw, throw, throw.
/as I fully expect to have Andre and Schaub on my fantasy teams again.
I think 3 WR 2TE or even 5TE sets are more likely
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Apr 28, 2010 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
why not
Just use all of our recent draft picks and break out the first 6 TE formation. It would make Kubiak feel like Mephesto after he engineered a six-assed monkey.
would like to see this^
the six-assed monkey of course.
Confucius say "man who enter door sideways going to Bangkok".
Arian Foster will be our primary back
I like this kids attitude. He plays with a chip on his shoulder and has confidence from the success he had at the end of the year. I expect him to TAKE the spot, not be given it because Kubes will give Slate and Tate every opportunity to make an impact..and I think Foster will emerge.
by leacheatsbabies on Apr 27, 2010 7:52 PM CDT reply actions
Same thing we said about Chris Taylor...
Also, are we forgetting about Jeremiah Johnson? I’m VERY interested to see what he brings to this discussion.
Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.
Skin that one pilgrim
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
Doesn't anyone watch good old moovies around here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcsXC2xFis4
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
Just an FYI
Two Mules for Sister Sarah
is not what it sounds like….unfortunately.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
Assuming Slaton is Back
Beginning the season:
Slaton starts (Kubiak has stated starter must be able to block)
Foster short yardage back
Tate spot plays
Later:
Tate starts
Foster short yardage back
Slayton alternating/3rd down back
I meant in regards to playing time, not production.
Although now that I read the comments, I think rivers’s scenario is the most likely one. We’re surely in better straits than we were in Slaton’s rookie season; if Tate is unproductive, we’ve got options.
wouldn't surprise me if....
Tate started, but we ran a committee of RB’s
GO TEXANS!!!!
Our time will come...
by Texanmaniac on Apr 27, 2010 8:54 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
While part of me worries that you may be right, I have a feeling that Kubiak would like to find the hot hand
and roll with it, using the backups only to avoid overuse of the primary. I look for Ben to show he deserves to be #1 in training camp and will be the starter vs the Colts.
It took the Astros 44 years to get to the Series, the Oilers-Texans are due to get to the big dance...Go Texans!!!!!
by oiler-texan diehard on Apr 28, 2010 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
That's actually not a bad thing....
To beat the Tampa-2 defense requires 2 things: A good TE or Slot WR who can find the space on the seams. And a power RB who can run right up the middle at those small DTs.
If the game is Tate/TE/Jacoby heavy….that’s a good game plan.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Couldn't agree more with the game plan to beat the Colts
If Ben can break a few runs early, just imagine how that’s going to open the passing lanes. Schaub racked up epic numbers with no running game last year, this year could be 5K passing yds.
It took the Astros 44 years to get to the Series, the Oilers-Texans are due to get to the big dance...Go Texans!!!!!
by oiler-texan diehard on Apr 28, 2010 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
nah not 5k
the better the runnin becomes the less u throw the ball which in essence decreases the amount of passing yards
but thats a good thing.. balance is the best way to play, not 1 dimensional alotho Schaubs a beast at it
Sound logic, but I have this dream that our offense goes to the next level with the threat of a running game
Sky’s the limit if we can keep Matt’s jersey clean.
It took the Astros 44 years to get to the Series, the Oilers-Texans are due to get to the big dance...Go Texans!!!!!
by oiler-texan diehard on Apr 28, 2010 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it wont matter who actually starts like last year
but to play the game I say Ben Tate. I see the RB situation being handled much like last year and most other teams nowadays, ride the hot hand. Tate will start because Slaton will not be ready and Foster is not as good but they will all get carries throughout every game.
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Tate
Slaton’s done. Did you see that x-ray of his neck?
http://blogs.chron.com/texanschick/2010/04/is_steve_slaton_the_bionic_man.html
"380 pounds of pure pirogi" ~ Cush
I am pretty sure,
the hardware if it is really from SS’s neck, is only temporary, but dont quote me I R Not Doctor, I just play one in the bedroom ;)
"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!
Nope
It’s for realz.
I had a similar surgery to my L4 and L5. Until I get a bionic spine, those suckers are staying in.
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ALIF and discectomy
They called it the Back Sandwich.
As if my old ass needed more scars…
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Well, they can't guarantee it will fix the problem
And I’ll be damned if I pay that kind of money for it to possibly not work.
Same here.....I need the same surgery thanks to the Army.
The Docs have told they are 60-70% sure that it will correct the issue.
I said that in that case, I was 100% sure I would not be having the surgery.
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by TexansForever on Apr 28, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
iam waitin
for the fda to approve multiple disk replacement. Thanks to aemy as well l1-l5 disks are effed
"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!
please please talk to a chiropractor
If you talk to one and then decide that it’s not for you, that’s cool but =( my chiropractor thinks that so much back surgery for discs etc it simply unnecessary.
Chiropractic takes time but so does recovery from surgery. . . I’d rather not have someone cut into a spine.
by BattleRedFan on Apr 28, 2010 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Rookie Jersey #s if anyone is interested
Kareem Jackson – 25
Ben Tate – 43
Earl Mitchell – 92
Garret Graham – 88
Darryl Sharpton – 51
Sherrick McManis – 22
Shelley Smith – 71
Trindon Holliday – 84
Dorin Dickerson 19
To all Houston sports fans, Houston is the 4th biggest city in America, there will be traffic on the way to your respective sports game. Come Early, Be Loud, Stay Late.
AMG! the # 84 returns to Houston Football!
video tribute to Billy “White Shoes” Johnshon
When I heard about how little and speedy he was I wondered if Billy White Shoes Johnson was one of Smithiak’s favorite players ;-).
same style of play ? same number =D pretty cool
by BattleRedFan on Apr 27, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Love. It.
At about :55, there’s one Oiler down the field with White Shoes. #52, a certain Robert Brazile, who should be in the Hall of Fame NOW.
In the return at the Dome against the Browns, what they don’t show in the clip is Johnson actually taunts a tackler with the ball.
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by bigfatdrunk on Apr 27, 2010 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Dr Doom!
I hear that Robert Brazile was known as Dr. Doom =D
In the return at the Dome against the Browns, what they don’t show in the clip is Johnson actually taunts a tackler with the ball.
haha I totally believe it. The Oilers had some spunky players =D.
by BattleRedFan on Apr 28, 2010 12:59 AM CDT up reply actions
yep
This was a team that liked to have fun, and they just happened to have some damn good players to back it up.
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Remember when Cris Dishman taunted that guy with the ball
And then lost it?
That was some shit.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Apr 28, 2010 8:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Remember when Jabar Gaffney
Got stripped of the ball by the turf monster and fumbled it out of bounds in the end zone against Jacksonville?
Good times.
haha! yes
Remember when Cris Dishman taunted that guy with the ball
And then lost it?
proof that hot dogging was bad — but it would have been rich if he hadn’t have lost it.
by BattleRedFan on Apr 28, 2010 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Very fitting to give #84 to the Mighty Mite
May he wear it as well as his white shoed predecessor once did. Those were the days watching Billy recklessly streak down the field ending with a dance in the endzone.
It took the Astros 44 years to get to the Series, the Oilers-Texans are due to get to the big dance...Go Texans!!!!!
by oiler-texan diehard on Apr 28, 2010 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
that just can't be an accident
that they picked # 84 for Trindon Holliday
by BattleRedFan on Apr 27, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought players picked their numbers
but maybe Holliday was filled in on the history and liked it enough to pick it. That or the fact that the only #s available in the 80s was 88 and 84 after Michael Gaines grabbed 82.
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by TexasHoosier on Apr 27, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah he wants to be a slot receiver
i’m not sure how that would work out..since slot receivers are supposed to block well and absorb hits over the middle of the field.
by leacheatsbabies on Apr 28, 2010 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions
I know he's smaller than David Anderson
…but there are plenty of “slot WR” who are on the smallish side. In fact I would say most of them are.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
hard to put a hit on a guy
who is that short
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
I honestly think
Week one I am voting Tate gets the start, but just because Steve is not all the way ready.. I am on teh I hope that Steve comes back from this surgery with a vengeance!
"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!
I think it doesn't matter who starts
I’m concerned about Slaton’s health. I think he’ll be fine once camp starts, but once he starts taking contact and getting beat up over the course of the season I wonder if he’s going to be mentally prepared to bang it between the tackles.
No matter what it’s going to be a committee approach. If one guy gets hot Kubes might ride him for a game, but I expect the RB’s to rotate.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
Put me in the "Concerned about Slaton" camp
My mom was supposed to have a similar surgery recently, so we did a bunch of research regarding the process as we were obviously nervous about anything described as “simple neck surgery.”
What we found is that yes in fact it is a relatively simple and common surgery, as far as neck surgeries go, but also that there was a very good chance that she wouldn’t be able to regain her full range of motion… something I think is pretty important for an NFL running back.
Also, while my mom has been known to knock the piss out of people, I think it’s fair to say that her position as an NFL prospect have been seriously hindered by this condition.
by Vega on Apr 28, 2010 10:25 AM CDT reply actions 4 recs
I think you just got goo'd
Because people thought you were dead.
I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.
by tehGrindCrusher on Apr 28, 2010 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm only mostly dead
and mostly dead is a lot different than all dead.
by Vega on Apr 29, 2010 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You keep using that word...
I don’t think it means what you think it means.
"380 pounds of pure pirogi" ~ Cush
Yeah
her draft stock probably took a hit, despite the solid 40 time and above average vertical. :P
Our football teams in Texas are like our people. The Texans are like the honest, hard-working, blue-collar men that earned what they had and built this state into the place it is. The Cowboys are like the politicians and tycoons that just act like buffoons and make everyone hate us. Essentially, Bob McNair=Stephen F. Austin, Jerry Jones=Sam Houston.
I'm not as concerned because
NFL athletes have essentially become superhuman at this point. The things and pain they play through is insane, we’ve got guys coming back from torn ligaments in less than a month or two. It does worry me slightly that it’s a neck thing, but not to the point where I think he’ll have problems getting on the field.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter
by riversmccown on Apr 28, 2010 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
We're gonna have to agree to disagree
I think there’s a big difference between playing with a sprained ankle and having limited motion in your neck. Remember, it wasn’t pain that took him out last season. It was lack of feeling.
I don’t doubt that he’ll get a chance, and he won’t have lost any speed, but remember that Slaton does actually take his fair share of big hits for a shifty guy. He also loses his helmet all the time, which while it doesn’t mean anything directly, every time that happens, there are additional stresses to his neck.
I’m just concerned about his long term ability to bounce back.
I'm a little pissed
..because y’all, just like the stupid f’ing media, have all seem to forgotten about Arian Foster. He came in at the end of last season and ran like a man. Slaton’s 08 numbers were incredibly skewed… 2 yard run after 2 yard run followed by a 60 yarder, often in garbage time, that made his ypc look good. I know he’s a good receiver and I’m not saying he’s a bad player, but I never really trusted him at all and last year managed to prove that. Foster though earned every yard he ran for. Remember watching him push the pile vs New England? He doesn’t have to be a feature back, but he definitely deserves a starting role. He runs hard.. so hard.. and he doesn’t have the gaudy big plays that skew numbers yet still finishes with a strong stat line. I really like Tate too, but shoot I think its time Arian finally got some respect. He more than deserves it.
by cowhandcal on Apr 28, 2010 2:43 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
i meant to add..
..that Slatons big plays often came from the defense falling asleep or simply being out of position.. to clarify, AD’s 60 yarders involve making like 3 people miss, trucking two more, hurdling referees, and delivering a baby. Slatons involve a juked linebacker and a safety who tripped on his shoelace.
by cowhandcal on Apr 28, 2010 2:46 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Foster's kid brother...
Ok dude, you clearly don’t remember a thing about 2008 because big bro wasn’t here yet. Your descriptions are so far from reality. Just go back and watch the films. Many of Slaton’s big RUNS (I stress that because he had several catches where he just outran people) came because he ran hard and broke tackles because defenders just could not bring him down in the pile. He was tougher and faster than anyone gave him credit for, coming in.
I love your brother and all, but give Steve his props for what he did that year.
Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.
I think the thing is...
Foster wouldn’t have started if it were not for A) Slaton’s injury, B) Double Agent Chris Brown sucking so much, and C) Ryan Moats losing faith from Kubes. He got an opportunity and made good on it, but it’s not like he was high up on the depth chart to begin with. It’s not his job to lose, but his to win.
No one’s proclaiming Tate the starter by any means. A lot of people just think he’ll earn the job. Could Foster win it? Yeah. All we’re doing is placing our bets on who we think will start. At the end of the day, it’ll be whoever wins the job by being the best this summer.
"Lord, beer me strength."
/sigh
You new here? There are a lot of people, myself among them, who felt we didn’t need an early round RB because they like what they saw from Foster near the end last year. HOWEVER you have to remember that when Foster pushed NE around, they didn’t have wilfork in, and in fact didn’t have many D lineman in. They had something like 6 linebackers on the field.
Your comments about Slaton are just silly. The O line was simply crap last year. To call a running back out for having a number of short runs and a few long ones is ridiculous, thats how most RBs are. Chris Johnson case in point, has lots and lots of short runs then busts 30 yarders on a defense.
Rudimentary creatures of flesh and blood, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
He's even more dangerous when he's left uncovered after going in motion
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Apr 28, 2010 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't remind me, it hurts too much
How you can’t cover the fastest guy on the field, make that the fastest guy in the LEAGUE, when he is split wide left away from everyone else is beyond believable.
It took the Astros 44 years to get to the Series, the Oilers-Texans are due to get to the big dance...Go Texans!!!!!
by oiler-texan diehard on Apr 28, 2010 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Why'd you have to bring that back up?
My thought on that game was that both defenses screwed up big several times. How do you NOT account for the other teams most potent offensive weapon on every play? The tits forgot to account for AJ I don’t know how many times. At least the Texans didn’t blow as many assignments on CJ as the tits did on AJ.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
I guess all of us stupid fcuking people forgot to forget about Chris Taylor too
He made a big splash at the end of the season too, and never really did anything after that.
Slaton was very good his rookie year, and surprised a lot of people with how tough he ran inside. Sure some of his big runs inflated his numbers. Of course you could also say something silly like if it weren’t for all those times he got tackled behind the line his numbers would have been much better.
No one is sure what Slaton is going to be like after his surgery. Hell, no one is even sure how much the injury affected his play last year. Foster has way too small a sample size to deem him the answer. Even with that being said, not many people around here wanted a RB early, and even after taking one we’re mostly saying that it will likely be a committee approach. Even the people who think Tate wins the job aren’t exactly crazy for thinking a second round pick is going to beat out an un-drafted free agent who only saw major action in a couple of games because of injuries.
No one forgot about Foster. It’s simply a discussion about the possibilities/options.
In case you can’t tell I’m offended by being compared to pancakes and LDJA12.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
Lots of people here are in support of Arian Foster...
And have been since he was signed as an undrafted free agent.
Youre not alone
But Foster has issues with fumbling and had two bad games then two good games. Just cause he had a good game against NE doesnt mean he can have a good season. Foster is not amazing at any one aspect of the the RB position, but he is average in everything (speed, power, cut ability, catching, blocking). Tate has the ability to be a special RB because he possesses top end RB speed and packs some power for his size.
It will be an open competition for the RB spot but it will be hard for Foster to win if Slaton is healthy and Tate is what we expect.
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by TexasHoosier on Apr 28, 2010 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Awarded -1
For not paying attention to several posts above or previous comments by many of us about taking a RB early.
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next on the SBN agenda....
Flagged, for General Dumbassery
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
Awarded -100
Just because
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
I see your point, but think you are overestimating AF's ability just a tad
Don’t get me wrong cuz I hope he blossoms into a good runner. Texans have been snake bit from the get go with injury issues at RB, so we can’t have too many bodies ready. If Super Steve is healthy and if Jeremiah Johnson can practice, we may have 4 decent RB’s for the first time in franchise history. That would be a great thing. Foster had a nice 2 game finish, but I think he knows that he is not our best case scenario #1 RB.
It took the Astros 44 years to get to the Series, the Oilers-Texans are due to get to the big dance...Go Texans!!!!!
by oiler-texan diehard on Apr 28, 2010 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I submit for your review.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV4hQJelXBQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfBkonPBFGY
Rip me a new one if you like, but I see allot of similarities between those two films, minus the carrying the ball like a lunch pail. We can only hope right?
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
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