Today’s Chronicle reports the following about another Texan to make the Pro Bowl:
The Texans are sending a third player to the Pro Bowl. Tight end Owen Daniels was named today to replace San Diego’s Antonio Gates, who had to withdraw because of an injury. Daniels will join receiver Andre Johnson and defensive end Mario Williams [...]
Today’s Houston Chronicle is reporting that the The Texans have re-signed assistant head coach/offense Alex Gibbs and are elevating four other assistants, including Ray Rhodes.
The report says that the team will revamp the defensive staff, as Rhodes was elevated from assistant defensive backs coach who primarily worked with the safeties to senior defensive assistant.
Three others [...]
It looks like upgrading the defense will again be the main off season agenda of Texans GM Rick Smith. The following from Texans.com seems to point in that direction:
Texans general manager Rick Smith is busy evaluating draft prospects and getting ready for free agency. He talked to Texans TV’s Brooke Bentley about the Texans’ [...]
It’s that time again to start talking about free agency, and we’ll spend some time breaking down positions, and today we are going to start with maybe the most important position on the field – quarterback. Here are our rankings of Free Agent QB’s, and what we think will be the end result for [...]
The Texans have hired Long-time NFL defensive line coach Bill Kollar to replace Jethro Franklin, who was fired after the season. Kollar, 56, has been Buffalo’s defensive line coach the last three years. He also has coached the defensive line at St. Louis (2001-05) and Atlanta (1990-00).
The Texans today named David Gibbs as their defensive backs coach. Gibbs is the son of Texans assistant head coach Alex Gibbs. He has spent the previous three seasons as the defensive backs coach with Kansas City. He also was the secondary coach for the Broncos from 2001-04.
From: Houston Chronicle
The Texans are increasing ticket prices by 3.7 percent next season, meaning the average price will be $67.37 a ticket compared to $64.94 last season when they finished with their second consecutive 8-8 record.
The Texans, who have sold out all 70 games in their seven-year history, also announced Friday that parking will [...]
From: Houston Chronicle
The Texans hired their senior defensive assistant, Frank Bush, as defensive coordinator today. Bush’s promotion wasn’t a surprise. He was the leading candidate and the only one interviewed for the defensive coordinator position that became available when Richard Smith was fired after the season.
From: ProFootballTalk.com
The latest leg of the Rod Marinelli post-epic fail tour is in Houston, where the former Lions head coach is interviewing for either a job as the Texans’ defensive coordinator or defensive line coach. The Texans are looking for replacements for Richard Smith and Jethro Franklin, who were both fired after the the regular [...]
From: Houston Chronicle
If Mike Shanahan chooses to coach next season, the Texans could lose their offensive coordinator for the third consecutive season. It’s no secret that Mike Shanahan wants to coach with his son, Texans offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, at some point. He coached receivers and quarterbacks in his first two seasons under Gary Kubiak [...]
