Archive for January, 2008

Texans Hire Gibbs to Assistant Head Coach, Promote Shanahan to Offensive Coordinator

For the Texans it’s out with the old and in with the new…and the old. Texans HC Gary Kubiak will have more control of his offense now that Texans’ former Offensive Coordinator Mike Sherman is on his way to Aggie Land. With Sherman’s departure, Kubiak promoted Kyle Shanahan, 28, to Offensive Coordinator and signed Alex [...]

Alex Gibbs Named as Texans Assistant Head Coach

The Texans will next season have the services of a man considered by some to be one of the best line coaches in the history of the NFL.  Texans coach Gary Kubiak has hired Alex Gibbs to be assistant head coach.  The two go back a long way.  Gibbs spent 13 years as offensive line [...]

Kubiak Going For Gibbs Again

Texans coach Gary Kubiak is trying to hire one of his mentors to be his assistant head coach.  Kubiak tried once before to hire Alex Gibbs, considered one of the best line coaches in the history of the NFL, but couldn’t come to terms.  Kubiak says he learned how to be a coach from Gibbs.  [...]

Super Mario Wins Defensive Lineman of the Year

Texans’ 2nd Year Defensive End, Mario Williams, claimed the NFL Alumni Association’s Defensive Lineman of the Year after finishing his fantastic 2007 season.  Williams, the first overall pick of the 2006 NFL Draft, finished this season with a bang after a dismal rookie season.   In the 2007 season he finished with 59 tackles, 14.5 sacks, [...]

Texans 2007 Season in Review

The Houston Texans finished up their 2007 season at .500 in the most competitive division in the NFL. The AFC South, led by Indy’s 13-3 season, followed by Jacksonville’s 11-5 season and Tennessee’s 10-6 record, challenged the 8-8 Texans to their best season in franchise history. Besides that, records were set and leaders stepped up [...]