After seeing several videos of Prince, I would feel better about taking him. Good instincts and pretty good quickness...Even his fail vs Blackmon was not as bad as it was made out...(plus Blackmon might be the top rated receiver by next year)
Sportscenter On the Clock: Houston Texans Good start(beat Colts) Bad finish(finished 2-8) Even with a 37-43, retained Kubiak, hired Phillips Tirico: 9-7 coming into last year. A sheek pick. The failure in North Texas now seen as the guy who could maybe save the Houston Texans. Phillips comes in as DC. Mort: Maybe can save Kubiak's job because I believe this is it for him. Dilfer: People think anytime you go from 4-3 to 3-4 you're just going to get better on D. Every single week, a O exposes a new weakness on their D. That tells me their back half of roster isnt developed. This D is pathetic. You better develop back half if you think you're playing better D.. Tirico: Williams, Cushing have to re-adjust. Cushing with good rookie year, followed by down year. Kiper: OLB still a need. Look at who can be a DeMarcus Ware type. Quinn could be that guy. Didnt play this year. Athletic, natural pass rusher. Could use another CB/WR. Could surprise people and take Julio Jones but I think 3-4 OLB is where they'll look. Had Quinn played this year, he'd been first, second, or third overall pick so getting great value at this point in the draft. Mort: Is this smart switching defenses? Didnt work well for Redskins last year like people thought but Phillips scheme being more of 1 gap, not 2 gap. Can Mario, Cushing convert? Dont forget they lost heart and soul in DeMeco. He's back. I think if they get the back end fixed, they could make the playoffs. Tirico: Couldnt cover anyone. Secondary torched. Reason Kubiak is still there is the O. Spoiler <object width="384" height="216" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="ESPN_VIDEO" data="http://espn.go.com/videohub/player/embed.swf" allowScriptAccess="always" allowNetworking="all"><param name="movie" value="http://espn.go.com/videohub/player/embed.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="wmode" value="opaque"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"/><param name="flashVars" value="id=6299427"/></object> or if that doesnt work for you: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6299427
David Anderson will be on NFL Network's Total Access tonight. The show has a State of the Franchise segment and the Texans are the next team to be talked about. Total Access begins at 6pm with repeats during the overnight period. If you miss the segment there should be a video of it on nfl.com.
Here's the video of the David Anderson segment: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d81f29ff1/State-of-the-Franchise-Texans They didn't mention anything that we don't know. Anderson did his Ron Jaworski impersonation.
Texans Preseason Schedule announced Jets Saints @ San Fran @ Minn http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000...ears-rams-to-kick-off-2011-preseason-schedule
sounds like an article for The Onion: [rquoter]NFL Announces Theoretical Preseason Schedule The NFL has released a Theoretical Preseason Schedule, highlighted by a hypothetical opener between the Bears and Rams. "It's a good-looking schedule on paper," said one NFL executive. "And that's all we need this year, is for it to look good on paper." Asked about the newly released pseudo-schedule, Roger Goodell said, "Like always, we're doing business as usual, as we usually do. There's nothing different about the way we're gonna carry out our draft, our free agency, or our preseason this year as opposed to any other season. Well, except that we locked our players out. But those are just details. This schedule sure looks great on paper, doesn't it?" "With the hypothetical preseason set to begin on time August 7th, fans can rest assured that we'll theoretically have regular season football, just as always, right after Labor Day," said another NFL exec. "It will be virtually our best opener yet," he quipped.[/rquoter]
DeMeco is giving $300,000 to the University of Alabama to start a scholarship in his name. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000...endows-300k-scholarship-at-alma-mater-alabama
i hope he returns to full form and plays for the texans for many years to come. The guy is awesome, on and off the field.
It's a nice though, but why do football players on full scholarships need more scholarship money? I didn't even know that was allowed (i.e. Booster X starts "scholarship fund" for football players).
*edit nevermind. it says it's specifically for football players studying business. that's oddly specific, I didn't think that was legal, but I'm guessing it is a private scholarship (i.e. not run by Alabama), so he can distribute it how he wants. the wording in the article is funky, because it makes it sound like he's setting it up in conjunction with Alabama, and I don't think he is.
Texans unlikely to re-sign All-Pro FB Leach By Arthur Arkush While much of the Texans' discussions this offseason has centered on acquiring the right pieces to make a successful transition to new coordinator Wade Phillips' 3-4 scheme, we're hearing of at least one change that could be coming on the other side of the ball. All-Pro FB Vonta Leach, who will become an unrestricted free agent once a new labor agreement is in place, is not likely to return next season. As 2010 rushing champion Arian Foster's lead blocker, Leach was a key component in Houston's revitalized rushing attack last season. But he wants to be the highest-paid fullback in the league — a wish the pass-heavy Texans are not likely to grant. If Leach is not re-signed, third-year TE James Casey could be in the mix for a starting job. Casey has the versatility to be used as an H-back/fullback, and could compete with an undrafted free agent or veteran during camp. http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/04/21/texans-unlikely-to-re-sign-all-pro-fb-leach
Dammit. Without Vonta, let's hope we don't revert back to 2009 where we couldn't punch it in on the goal line to save our lives. Freaking franchise tag him if you don't want to pay him long term. Or sign him and cut him later if you can't afford him. But this isn't the year to pinch pennies. It's now or never for Kubiak and our core players.
