God is Great!! Just left the Dr., and I'm all cleared to play this yr!!

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Dunno what DeMeco will look like on the field, but it’s good news to hear that his rehab continues to go well and that he’s medically cleared in time for camp.

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by TexansDC on Jul 18, 2011 4:07 PM CDT reply actions

Excellent.

He’s only the most crucial piece to our defensive puzzle.

by flowda on Jul 18, 2011 4:29 PM CDT reply actions

Fingers crossed

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by Hydroshock on Jul 18, 2011 4:50 PM CDT reply actions

I am hoping he is "good as new."

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by Barryfromtexas on Jul 18, 2011 5:23 PM CDT reply actions

demeco is the centerpiece to this d.

the defense looked lost last year with out the capt. and when cushing got thrown into the role he was lost completely. Hopefully he is well enough to continue leading the d as well as play at the high level we have seen in the past. He has been running the d offseason playerled camps so he hasn’t lost his touch there.

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by Taco Joe on Jul 18, 2011 6:07 PM CDT reply actions

We need DeMeco to be his old self this year.

Especially since Cush is a giant wildcard.

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by bone31crusher on Jul 18, 2011 6:27 PM CDT reply actions

80% is what we should hope for

100% by week one isn’t realistic

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by AllenOU on Jul 18, 2011 7:13 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Agree - if Meco is 100% anytime before week 6, it is lagniappe

Typically takes a full year to heal from an achilles tear

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by oiler-texan diehard on Jul 18, 2011 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Maybe if he is 80 %, he won't do so much ball-watching and he will focus on coverage on passing downs....

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by Rip Jersey on Jul 19, 2011 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Let's hope he's better at ILB than he was last year at MLB.

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by krkenney on Jul 18, 2011 8:34 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah, he totally sucked for the second half of the season.

<.<

by Karsh on Jul 18, 2011 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions

I know... he was almost invisible

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by DilloTex on Jul 18, 2011 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Still better than the rest of the defenders.

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by RocketsAstros on Jul 19, 2011 1:49 AM CDT up reply actions

way better

he didn’t allow a single pass completion in coverage and hhad ZERO missed tackles. that’s more than I can say for the people that, you know, played.

by JBal on Jul 19, 2011 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions

...and not one single batted ball for a game-winning TD either...

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by DilloTex on Jul 20, 2011 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Great

Can’t wait to see him on the field.

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by Joe25 on Jul 18, 2011 10:59 PM CDT reply actions

Luckily

The lockout hasn’t really let him get left behind due to rehab, so he should be right along with everyone else’s education. Whoever said “fingers crossed” at the top nailed it. How’s that for lazy, that I can’t even scroll up 15 or so comments to look?

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by beefy on Jul 19, 2011 10:03 AM CDT reply actions

That was me

Even though he’s cleared to play it still remains to be seen how the tendon will hold up to fast action on the field. I’m certain there will be some soreness once he really starts to put it through the motions, plus a lot of athletes will have hamstring problems and other issues from over compensation of the original injury.

That said, it’s great to have him medically cleared with plenty of time to work out the kinks. I doubt he’ll be full speed but its a big plus having him out there.

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by Hydroshock on Jul 19, 2011 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions

No diggity

The doctors don’t take clearing a dude lightly, so that’s a good sign. Way better than many of us had hoped. I’m sure they’ll continue monitoring him so they can limit the other effects. Either way, getting this news now is eleventy million times better than him having to go on the PUP and wait almost half the season to even start practice.

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by beefy on Jul 19, 2011 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Agreed

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by Hydroshock on Jul 19, 2011 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions

i have heard people question his size and strength...

but, one play stood out to me last year to answer their doubts. when brandon jacobs tried running up the middle and Meco planted vs a bull charging 265 lb. beast and stopped him dead in his tracks. jacobs didn’t even get an inch further once hit by Meco. here’s to hoping Meco will be capable of doing that this year.

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by Andre4000 on Jul 19, 2011 11:46 AM CDT reply actions

That requires a lot of lower body strength

He may have trouble with that this year, but he’s a great wrap up tackler so as long as he can slow the runner down long enough for Cush to get there we’ll be in good shape.

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by Hydroshock on Jul 19, 2011 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions

Tangent

So, DeMeco thanks god for the healing. I’m cool with that. Here’s what I don’t get about athletes: if you are going to thank god for helping you heal quickly, don’t you kind of have to blame him for allowing you to get hurt in the first place? I mean, if he cares enough about your knee that he’s healing you, why didn’t he care enough to prevent your injury in the first place.

I’m not trying to turn this into a theological debate or anything. It just always baffles me when players (or anyone, really) thanks a deity for the good things that happen but does not also blame him for the bad things.

/tangent

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by MDC on Jul 19, 2011 12:24 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Maybe its the demons or evil spirits that cause injury?

Hmmm…

by TexansPride on Jul 19, 2011 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs

Thought about that...

but couldn’t those same demons or evil spirits derail your healing?

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by MDC on Jul 19, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions

I blame Jesus

For all the close losses last year. That jerk really wouldn’t give us a break.

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by HoustonTransplant on Jul 20, 2011 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions

well in judeo-christia-islamic beliefs

god is the reason good things happen, but if bad things happen it is because he knows you can handle it. Now if this was aztec, ancient greco-roman, native american, etc religions there is a specific diety to blame for misfortune. I for one am in the same boat as many of the foundig fathers diest. God created the world but everything that has happened since is because we made it so.

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by Taco Joe on Jul 19, 2011 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Ok, then...

if God helps you heal, rather than letting you handle it on your own, wouldn’t that mean that he doesn’t think you can handle it? Seems odd to say that you can handle blowing out a tendon, but you can’t handle the rehab and whatnot yourself. Because, if you couldn’t handle the rehab, then you couldn’t really handle the injury in the first place, no?

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by MDC on Jul 19, 2011 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions

It's supposed to be

You thank God for the good, and pray for help during the bad as he gives you trials to overcome through life. The reasons for the trials is to test your faith in him and show you can overcome obstacles with his help or through your own strength.

As to your question, God hates the Texans. It’s the only explanation.
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by Jon Banks on Jul 19, 2011 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions

He gives you trials

and the reason for these trials is to test your faith in him (i.e. will you pray for his help to get through them)? This version of god sounds a lot like a girlfriend I had in high school, always jealous and wanting me to prove that I liked her.

Anyway, yeah … /no religion, indeed.

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by MDC on Jul 19, 2011 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions