The Texans are off to another slow start, losing at home to the Jets in week one and the Jaguars this past week. Now it seems that the pressure is clearly on coach Gary Kubiak, as today’s Houston Chronicle reports that the coach’s future is on the line, and a loss this week in [...]
The Houston Texans were riding a bit of momentum as they hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday at Reliant Stadium, riding the arm of quarterback Matt Schaub and the speed of wide receiver Andre Johnson. Unfortunately for the Texans, some mistakes, namely running back Chris Brown’s fumble, along with a supreme effort by Jaguars RB Maurice [...]
The Chronicle says that it looks like Antonio Smith is being punished for being late to meetings:
Defensive end Antonio Smith didn’t start the Tennessee game as punishment for being late to meetings. Tim Bulman took his place. “Antonio had a couple of issues with responsibil-ities as far as the team, and so I started [...]
The Houston Chronicle says that Andre Johnson could be fined for the fight the Texans and Titans were in last week:
When the NFL watches tape of the Texans’ sideline fight with the Titans, players from both teams could be fined, including Andre Johnson and cornerback Cortland Finnegan. “I think the thing kind of got going [...]
It looks like it will still be awhile for Chester Pitts to get back to the field, as he’ll have more tests on Wednesday on his knee injury:
Texans left guard Chester Pitts will undergo further examination Wednesday to determine the extent of the knee injury suffered in Sunday’s 34-31 victory over the Tennessee Titans. [...]
The Chronicle reports on Jacoby Jones and his DWI charge which he’ll answer to on Tuesday:
Texans wide receiver Jacoby Jones is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to DWI and enter the Harris County District Attorney’s DIVERT program for a year, said his lawyer, Chip Lewis. “It’s a two-fold benefit,” Lewis said. “First, it’s a great [...]
The Chronicle reports that Dunta Robinson was fined for putting a message to GM Rick Smith on his shoes:
Cornerback Dunta Robinson wore an expensive pair of shoes during the Texans’ 24-7 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday. The Texans fined Robinson $25,000 for conduct detrimental to the team Wednesday for wearing the shoes [...]
Well, thankfully, Week 1’s performance only counts as one loss in the standings. As Emmitt Smith would say, the Texans “got debacled.” In hoping to avoid a 0-2 start, the Texans must win on the round in Tennessee, a place they have not been successful. Victory may be tough, but starting 0-2 [...]
After waiting what seemed like an eternity for a real Texans game, yesterday’s performance was a severe let down. The team looked flat, passive and out coached. The Jets, starting a rookie quarterback, looked aggressive, ready and prepared.
While acknowledging Jets corner Darrelle Revis is a very good defensive player, Andre Johnson [...]
What firepower?
The Texans opening day offense looked more like something out of the early portion of preseason, as the team was dominated by a Jets defense all day in losing 24-7 at home to New York. Things were so lopsided, the only Texans score was when Dominique Barber returned a fumble off an interception 48 [...]
