Archive for August, 2010

McNair Feels 18 Game Schedule Will Happen by 2012 Season

NFL Owner Bob McNair knows that fans dislike the preseason, and is one owner on board with wanting to see the NFL go to an 18-game regular season. The owners talked about the schedule on Wednesday in Atlanta at a meeting, but held off on voting for a specific proposal. McNair says moving to an [...]

Texans Kick Return Spot Up for Grabs with Davis Injury

Yahoo! Sports talks about the kick return spot for the Texans, and how things are shaping up with Andre Davis being out with a bruised tailbone. Receiver Andre Davis has been the Texans’ primary kickoff returner the last three years. He earned a trip to the Pro Bowl two years ago. But Davis caught only [...]

TE Daniels Given the Go Ahead to Practice From Dr.Andrews

The Texans official site reports that TE Owen Daniels is going to be back after he was medically cleared to play today by the doctor that did his surgery – Dr.James Andrews. Texans tight end Owen Daniels has been medically cleared by Dr. James Andrews, who performed surgery on his injured right knee, and should [...]

Daniels: Scan and MRI Say I’m 100%; To Visit Dr. Andrews Wednesday

Owen Daniels texted Fox 26 great news for all Texans fans: Scan and MRI Say I’m 100% Daniels suffered a torn ACL in the eighth week of the season, nearly ending all playoff hopes for 2009′s Texans fans and fantasy footballers all around.  Now, Daniels will travel to Alabama to see Dr. James Andrews and [...]

Houston Texans Fantasy Football

The NFL.com introduced this year the 2010 NFL.com home team challenge, allowing fantasy football fans around the world to play their other home team fans by selecting players from around the league weekly throughout the entire season.  Here’s an excerpt of the rules: Introduction 2010 NFL.com Home Team Challenge The 2010 NFL.com Home Team Challenge [...]

Super Fast Rookie Holliday Out for Season

The Houston Texans sixth round draft pick, Trindon Holliday, will be placed on the injured reserve and will have surgery Wednesday on his broken thumb. On Saturday, Holliday fumbled a punt and mishandled a kick upon return.  Coach Kubiak associated the mishaps to Holliday’s thumb injury which had him in a cast during the Texans’ [...]

Overreaction Theater Overreacts: Foster Will be Benched

NFL.com’s Adam Rank, who writes for their fantasy blog Overreaction Theater section, blogged that the Texans starting running back Arian Foster will be benched this season: Texans RB Arian Foster will be benched for the entire season! At least that is the snap judgement in this edition of Overreaction Theater. Texans coach Gary Kubiak does not like [...]

Kubiak Comments on Poor Defensive Performance

Chris Duncan of the Associated Press reported that Texans head coach Gary Kubiak was not pleased with the Texans latest preseason effort against the New Orleans Saints on Saturday.  In particular, Gary Kubiak’s criticism was directed towards the defense, which gave up 409 yards overall, including 109 on the ground to the Saints team.  Kubiak [...]