Archive for December, 2008

From: Washington Post
Redskins secondary coach Jerry Gray confirmed that, while he loves his job in Washington, he is very interested in being a defensive coordinator again. He will interview with Detroit for its head coaching job, and while it isn’t certain that he will land a head coaching gig, he seems very likely to get [...]

From: ProFootballTalk.com
Two days after finishing a season in which they ranked 27th in points allowed, the Houston Texans have fired defensive coordinator Richard Smith and two other defensive assistants.
The Houston Chronicle reports that head coach Gary Kubiak fired Smith, who has been his defensive coordinator throughout his tenure in Houston, as well as defensive backs [...]

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Home: Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, New England, New York Jets, Oakland, San Francisco, Seattle
Away: Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Buffalo, Miami, Cincinnati, Arizona, St. Louis

While it was a wild year filled with many tough things on and off the field, the Houston Texans can hold their heads proud as they played spoiler on Sunday in topping the Chicago Bears 31-24 to end the 2008 season at 8-8.  They wrapped up the season winning five of their last six games, [...]

From: Pro Football Weekly
One position the Texans could look to bolster in the offseason, the way we hear it, is wide receiver. Starters Andre Johnson and Kevin Walter aren’t going anywhere, but the Texans may add a receiver to complement their top two wideouts. Reserve WRs David Anderson, André Davis and Jacoby Jones all bring [...]

From: Houston Chronicle
Texans head coach Gary Kubiak watched film Monday and said he would still go for it on fourth-and-inches late in the game against the Raiders. Quarterback Matt Schaub threw a pass in the end zone that was incomplete. “I’d still go for it, and naturally I’d call a different play,” Kubiak said. “When [...]

From: RotoTimes.com
Texans linebacker Xavier Adibi is expected to return to the gridiron Sunday against the Bears after missing Week 16 with a groin injury, according to the Houston Chronicle. The rookie broke out with 15 tackles against the Colts in Week 11, but only averages four tackles over his previous four outings.

It took 15 games, but the Oakland Raiders on Sunday against the Houston Texans may have put together their best 60 minutes of football of the season as JaMarcus Russell threw a pair of touchdown passes while Johnnie Lee Higgins scored twice, leading Oakland to a 27-16 win over Houston at McAfee Coliseum.
Oakland dominated the [...]

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From: Pro Football Weekly
The Texans are surging toward the finish line, playing as if the NFL seeds its teams one through 32 and everyone makes the playoffs. The way we hear it, that is a credit to head coach Gary Kubiak, who has the respect of his players and a knack for getting them to [...]

HOUSTON TEXANS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
LB Xavier Adibi (groin), G Chester Pitts (ankle)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
DE Jesse Nading (knee)
OAKLAND RAIDERS
Practice Report
DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
Wednesday
LB Ricky Brown (groin), WR Ronald Curry (toe), DT Tommy Kelly (knee), WR Ashley Lelie (calf) [...]

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