Battle Red Blog, a Houston Texans community

It's time to put on the Rick Smith hat and channel the Houston general manager for seven full rounds.

Battle Red Blog peruses the recent quotes of general manager Rick Smith and head coach Gary Kubiak to discern which position group has Houston's eyes in round one of April's NFL Draft.

Battle Red Blog takes a look at the skew in early round talent on the Houston Texans roster and how it may be time to correct the defensive trend.

We take a look at the situation revolving around defensive end Antonio Smith as he enters the final year of his original Houston Texans contract. Can the Texans gain relief from his $9.5 million cap hit?

Battle Red Blog takes a look at the fullback market to figure out what kind of deal free agent FB James Casey should be offered.

Battle Red Blog takes a look at the outside linebacker market to figure out what kind of deal free agent OLB Connor Barwin should be offered.

Battle Red Blog takes a look at the safety market to figure out what kind of deal free agent SS Glover Quin should be offered.

Six Texans bloggers offer their opinions on what Houston needs to do to get to Super Bowl XLVIII.

Before people become too invested to their mock drafts, Battle Red Blog revisits an old post on Rick Smith's tendencies and sees if he has stuck to them over recent drafts.

Battle Red Blog takes another crack at a full Texans 2012 mock draft.