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Houston Texans News: March 23, 2016

Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Wednesday, March 23, 2016.

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Texans QB Osweiler gets high marks from Kubiak, O'Brien - Houston Chronicle
During his four seasons in Denver, quarterback Brock Osweiler received terrific coaching.

Bill O'Brien Got QB Texans Wanted And Needed - Today's Pigskin
Coach Bill O'Brien believes the Texans have finally found a quarterback to fit in the category with the trio mentioned above. When the Texans start...

O’Brien: Brock Osweiler "a great fit"
From evaluating him on the field to checking references on him, the Texans had done their due diligence on their newest quarterback before he’d ever set foot in inside NRG Stadium.

Borges: NFL's no-talk rule a dilemma for Texans | Boston Herald
BOCA RATON, Fla — A coach’s job, in many ways, is the act of answering questions.

Breakfast: First tweets from Texans players
In honor of Twitter's 10th birthday earlier this week, take a look at the first tweets from Texans players.

Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien: Jadeveon Clowney has a great future - Houston Texans Blog- ESPN
The Texans believe Jadeveon Clowney has the talent to reach his potential -- if he can stay healthy.

Around the League

John Harbaugh is FIRED UP about expanding replay in the NFL - SBNation.com
The Ravens coach was telling anyone who would listen, and a few more, about the need to make ALL plays reviewable on Tuesday morning. Harbs' filibuster and other highlights from the AFC coaches breakfast.

Andrew Luck narrowly edges Drew Brees to move on to Face of NFL Sweet 16 - SBNation.com
Luck, the future of the quarterback position, surpassed one of its current standard bearers in our tightest first-round matchup.

Ranking all 32 NFL head coaches by how much we'd like them in college football - SBNation.com
Some of these situations would be really fun. Many others would not.

Expanded horse collar 1 of 7 rules passed by NFL competition committee - SBNation.com
The competition committee is trying to improve the safety of the game.

Houston & Collegiate Sports

Dissecting Astros RHP Doug Fister - The Crawfish Boxes
The Astros newest rotation piece, Doug Fister's performance has dropped off rather sharply in the last two seasons. Many have harped on his declining velocity, but there may be other issues at play that the Astros' staff can potentially remedy to help facilitate a return to form.

Too much Westbrook and Durant dooms Rockets in the fourth - The Dream Shake
The Rockets faltered in the fourth and fell to the Thunder in Oklahoma City.

OSU HC Mike Gundy calls the Longhorn Network a failure - Burnt Orange Nation
There are 15 million reasons every year proving that Gundy is wrong.

Will Tech Be Sporting New Uniforms This Fall? - Viva The Matadors
Pictures from Spring Practice might signal change in Tech swag upcoming.

TCU Baseball Fends off Come Back to Beat Abilene Christian 6-4 - Frogs O' War
TCU won tonight as what looked to be a blowout turned into a close one. Horton had a nice performance over six innings and the bullpen closed the door on ACU for the Frogs' fifth straight victory.

Baylor picks up Preferred Walk-On Deep Snapper - Our Daily Bears
View the FanShot on SB Nation.

A Tale of Two Gamethreads: Aggies and Longhorns react to A&M's epic comeback - Good Bull Hunting
We analyzed two gamethreads to see how Texas A&M and Texas fans responded to A&M's improbable win versus Northern Iowa.

Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy warns Longhorn Network could move Texas to ... the SEC? - SBNation.com
Could Texas leave the Big 12?

Conference USA East Stock Exchange - Underdog Dynasty
Which C-USA teams should you be on the lookout for in the coming years?

Houston Dynamo Player Ratings vs. New York Red Bulls - Dynamo Theory
The offense dominated again while the defense floundered in the Dynamo's 3-4 loss to the New York Red Bulls.