Anyone know where I can download Texan games? I have cable in order to watch the games (East Texas). But Apparently I didn't get the "sport tier" which included NFL network which I would need to watch the replay of Saturday's game. Wish I kept my Direct TV, but I gave it to my gf who moved to Houston.
Texans working out Bryant Johnson: http://twitter.com/#!/B_Johnson80/status/108120690573578240 Here's his wikipedia page.
What for? Though I have noticed that JJ is seeing the field less with the 1st team. It maybe because they're just not going with many 3 WR sets in the preseason but he doesn't seem to be out there much. That and they might be less and less impressed beyond JJ?
I really thought this guy was going to be something a few years back. I'm mildly surprised given Tolivar, Jean, and Dickerson seem to warrant more of a look - but maybe that's the premature "love and hype them before you get to really see them" effect.
He will compete for the 4th/5th WR position. Dickerson hasn't set himself apart greatly. Jean's showed flashes but he is a rookie and unproven...not to mentioned banged up. Same goes for Toliver.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp...ianapolis-colts-activated-ok-limited-practice I'll be stunned if he isn't paying week 1. Just hoping he isn't as good as he can be, because full-throttle Peyton will chew up this defense.
Texans mention in Peter Kings MMQB 2. I think the thing I learned this week that surprised me the most is that Dallas never offered Nnamdi Asomugha as much as Philadelphia did ($12 million a year). I don't know Dallas' exact offer, but I'm told categorically that it didn't average $12 million a year. So that means the Jets (three years, $30 million offer) and Dallas, the teams thought to be the Eagles' biggest competition, weren't in Philly's financial ballpark. And I'm told Houston never made a solid offer; Asomugha's agent, Ben Dogra, knew the Texans' parameters, but as far as getting something down on paper, a Texans source told me it didn't happen. So there might be a mystery team out there that offered more money than the Eagles, but that Asomugha never seriously considered.
1) full throttle Peyton chews up *any* defense 2) our defense hasn't proven anything in games that count At this point, we are *hoping* for improvement, but they still have a lot to prove. Peyton Manning, however, has proven to be one best QB ever to emit CO2.
Well, last year in the opener we punched *full throttle* Peyton in the mouth, repeatedly. It wasn't until late in the game when things were out of reach did he start producing. This was all the while having the worst pass defense in the NFL, mind you.
Actually, DM, we punched that weak-ass defense in the face. That game is where we were first introduced to our historically bad secondary. Manning threw for over 400 yards; you can't do that just "late in the game". I wasn't, by the way, arguing the Texans can't win the game. I hope they do; and I think they should, based on their running game and on last year's decisive home victory. Only pointing out: when hasn't Manning carved up our secondary? He's proven, our new D is not. That is all. Go Texans!
Yes, you can. 152 of those yards came in the final 8 minutes when the Texans had a 17 point lead; the Texans went into prevent mode and Manning completed 12 of 14 passes for 2 TDs, including a meaningless dumpoff to Austin Collie that went for 70-something yards and a TD with 40 seconds remaining. Up until the 8 minute mark, he was 28 of 43 for 250 something yards and a TD. He got handled that day quite nicely.
Wouldn't coming back and rushing his return **** him up even more if he takes any hard hits? I know it's Peyton and he plays dead when he sniffs a sack coming, but there's bound to be some hard hits in that game with his name on it.
Pretty tasteless article about Arian Foster from Yahoo! that includes a jab at Texans fans. It was the lead story on Yahoo's front page for a little bit yesterday, I have a hard time finding it today. ----- Link to Much ado about nothing story. Houston Texans running back Arian Foster(notes) has a message to all those people sincerely concerned about the hamstring injury he's been suffering through during training camp. He has a separate message for those sincerely concerned about how said hamstring injury will affect their fantasy football teams. Last year's top-rated fantasy back tweeted a message to both parties over the weekend stating his intention to play Week 1 of the NFL season despite the ailment: 4 those sincerely concerned, I'm doing ok & plan 2 B back by opening day. 4 those worried abt your fantasy team, u ppl are sick. Arian, you're a professional athlete. Nobody sincerely cares about you, they care about your performance. It's great that you're planning to be back for Week 1. Most people would agree. (Indianapolis Colts fans may not.) They do so because you're a great running back who gives a team, whether it be the Texans or a not-so-cleverly-named fantasy squad, a better chance to win, not because you seem like a nice guy in real life. [Fantasy Football: Sign up and play] Why do athletes differentiate between people who care because they're fans of the Texans and people who care because they're fans of their fantasy team? They don't make distinctions between fans and, say, gamblers. For that matter, what's the point of alienating any fans at all? People in Hollywood don't do this. "Hey everybody," Christian Bale makes a point of not saying, "'The Dark Knight Rises' comes out in July but if you only care because you want to see how it compares to the comic books, you're a loser." All fans are good fans, Arian. It's not like cheering for a fantasy team is much different than cheering for a real team. They're both fairly irrational things adults do as diversions from real life. Heck, you could argue that fantasy is less pathetic; at least people play a role in creating and assembling that team. The only thing a Texans fan has to do is throw down $49.99 for a jersey, cheer when the team does something good and have absolutely zero expectations of ever making the playoffs. ------ In my opinion (even though Foster has mentioned his distaste for fantasy football before), the tweet was sarcasm. Even so, Foster is hard not to like.:grin:
^^^ ridiculous article. I thought it was pretty clear to be a joke. Having heard a few Arian interviews could just hear him saying that with a smile.
I seriously doubt Arian was joking. And I kinda agree with him. That's the nature of the game; but, he's entitled to call it like he sees it. And I'm sure a pro athletes perspective of how people feel about their personal health is pretty disturbing. If not completely dehumanizing. There is no doubt in my mind that bothers Arian.
Not a slap to the defense but credit to Peyton who is arguably the most gifted QB in history at reading defenses, finding soft spots, and sending his guys there via line audibles. The defense has been great to see - but it's aggressive front leaves soft vulnerable zones in the secondary and puts the DBs on an island more than a typical "safe" read defense might. Against a hapless passing team like the 49ers, it'll kill. But high IQ guys like Brees, Brady, and Manning that are masters at sniffing out mismatches (or well oiled West Coast Passing Machines) and will be able to pick on us effectively.
