We look at California Golden Bears 4 year starting offensive tackle, Mitchell Schwartz. He was spotted with the Texans scouting department at the 2011 Senior Bowl.

We look at the versatile defensive player from Boise State, Shea McClellin

We look at Oklahoma Sooners star wide receiver, Ryan Broyles

Home town QB haters never cease to be amazing.

Forgive me Texans as this is my first fanshot. My mother is a retired PT who has been saying for nearly a year now Peyton is done, so far she is on track.

Average ticket price is going up 8.5% next season. Considering the high expectations and the 2011 results, I guess it could be a lot worse.

In this draft profile we look at junior wide receiver from LSU, Rueben Randle.

In this segment we look at Notre Dame's star wide receiver, Michael Floyd.

Assisting Texans offensive line coach John Benton can pay huge dividends.

Frank Pollack, who was the assistant offensive line coach the last five years, has been hired as the offensive line coach at Oakland. He joins Greg Knapp, the Texans’ quarterback coach who was hired as the Raiders’ offensive coordinator under new coach Dennis Allen.

Last year, Bruce Matthews, who also served as an assistant under Benton, was hired as Tennessee’s offensive line coach.

Benton, who has done a terrific job coaching the offensive line under Gary Kubiak, is regarded as one of the best in the league.

Kubiak is looking for a quarterbacks coach. He’s talking to former Miami Dolphins quarterbacks coach Karl Dorrell about the job. Now he’ll be in the market for another assistant to replace Pollack.

At 6’4″ and 309 pounds, Houston Texans starting left guard Wade Smith has provided leadership and stability to one of the best offensive lines in the NFL when he signed with the team in 2010. Entering his 10th season in the NFL, Smith has found a home here in Houston and most importantly his home state. A native of Dallas, Smith attended Lake Highlands High School where he played tightend, and continued his football career as a Memphis Tiger.

At Memphis he had 29 starts at tackle, but he started his career at Memphis as a tightend. The four year letter winner garnered the team’s Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2001 and second team All-Conference USA honors as a senior in 2002.

Smith was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 2003 in the 3rd round (78th overall) and started all 16 games as a rookie. Smith also played for the New York Jets (2006-2007) and the Kansas City Chiefs (2008-2009) before he arrived in Houston.

You will find that Smith is a consummate team player and the only thing that matters to him personally on the football field is that the Texans win. It is easy to see why the Texans were successful this season, because it is players like Smith who make the Texans what they are, a winning team.