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Draft Strategy: Round One
While discussing Antonio Smith’s positive influence on the Texans’ draft, I alluded to the concept of a draft strategy and how important it is. I described a draft strategy as the re...
Did The Texans' Best 2009 Draft Decision Come In February?
These days I spend a lot of time contemplating the proceedings of April 25th and 26th, a/k/a the 2009 NFL Draft. I find myself dissecting every piece of NFL news or rumor for the purpose of...
Why Does Everyone Hate Malcolm Jenkins?
Today I was busy with this thing called “work," so it was the only day of Combine coverage that I didn’t get to watch. When I got a break I went outside and checked the progress of t...
Reading Between The Lines: Gary Kubiak at the Combine
In my earlier posting about the Combine, I included several highlights from media appearances of different NFL coaches and G.M.s, including that of Gary Kubiak. I didn’t read the entire in...
Combine Day Two: News and Notes
I have to start out by apologizing for my lack of traffic. I had planned on giving a daily update on the Combine, but trying to re-adjust from being nocturnal to a regular schedule has been gett...
Should Texans Fans Watch The Combine?
Its mid February and the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine is almost upon us. As I have stated before, I personally am not a huge fan of the Combine because I believe too much emphasis is placed on the ...
Brett Favre Candidate For The Texans Offseason MVP?
I’ve been working a 12 hour shift at night as part of a training exercise. The worst part about working from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. is the television. As I was sitting around today and yes...
The Company You Keep: Part 1
Since Week 17 of the 2008 NFL season, I have been concentrating on the changes necessary to take the Texans from mediocrity to our first ever winning season and playoff contention. Coaching fire...
Why I'm Thinking About The Unthinkable
I covered several different draft strategies and prospects in the last few weeks, and I’ll do it many more times before April 25th. There is one strategy that I'm contemplat...
Rick Smith: The Pact
For the past two years, Texans GM Rick Smith has proven to be a shrewd negotiator and an excellent judge of talent. He was a part of the team that drafted impact rookies DT Amobi Okoye and CB Fr...
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