One thing is for certain about the Indianapolis Colts: they have seemed to be able to beat their opponents in just about every conceivable way possible – or so it seems. During Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium, that analogy was definitely put to the test. Down by 13 points at halftime, [...]
Adam Schefter of ESPN via Twitter reports Texans coach Gary Kubiak told ESPN’s Bob Hotzman today that Texans running back Ryan Moats will start and Steve Slaton will share carries. Slaton’s tied for the NFL lead in lost fumbles with five and his job as a starter was in jeopardy after Ryan Moats had a [...]
Early on at Reliant Stadium, where the Houston Texans hosted the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, it appeared that their game would be a rout. Steve Slaton had his running legs back and Matt Schaub was exacting damage to the 49ers’ secondary – all of this in the first half. But after replacing starting quarterback [...]
The Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans actually have something in common – not much in their rushing department but make up for it in spades with superior passing. Texans quarterback Matt Schaub, while obviously not Peyton Manning (heck, who is?), has save for Week 1 made a decent accounting of himself. In Houston’s game agaisnt [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sporting News says Texans coaches want RB Steve Slaton to be more physical in 2009:
Texans coaches are looking for RB Steve Slaton to be more physical and pick up the blitzes better which was a weakness for him last season. To become more capable of handling the NFL wear and tear, Slaton put on a [...]
The Houston Chronicle reports today that the Texans backup RB spot looks to be Chris Browns’ to lose this year at camp:
To follow No. 20, No. 22 must first overcome No. 21.
For No. 22 Chris Brown, the backup running back job behind No. 20 Steve Slaton is his to lose to No. 21 Ryan Moats [...]
PFT.com reports that 2nd-year running back Steve Slaton has switched agents. The site says that Slaton is now represented by Harold Lewis of National Sports Agency in St. Louis. Before the change, Slaton was represented by Ethan Lock and Eric Metz. Slaton is playing under a four-year, $2.37 million rookie contract that [...]
The pressure is on for coach Gary Kubiak and the Houston Texans, as entering 2009 this is a team that is expected to once again make a leap forward and become one of the better teams in the AFC. Last season started off like a disaster movie, as the team started 0-4 before they [...]
