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[Official] Off Season Thread

Discussion in 'Houston Texans' started by Castor27, Dec 30, 2014.

  1. Bobbythegreat

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source says left guard Xavier Su'a-Filo on track for Texans' season opener, first week of practice</p>&mdash; Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/640588004784902144">September 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
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  2. Ericstocracy

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    Big if true. Wonder if he'll start, or if they'll rotate him and Adams until he's healthy enough for starter snaps.
     
  3. samtaylor

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Browns announced they traded RB Terrance West to Tennessee for a conditional 2016 draft pick.</p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/640621144752586752">September 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
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  4. Ericstocracy

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Long snapper Jon Weeks gets 4-year extension with the Texans</p>&mdash; Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/640683994229575680">September 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jon Weeks, greatest snapper in NFL history, signs 4 year extension with Texans thru 2019. Sic 'Em Bears!</p>&mdash; John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/McClain_on_NFL/status/640683745704415233">September 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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  5. Bobbythegreat

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    SPLASH!!
     
  6. zeeshan2

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Beyond excited to continue my career here in Houston! Thank you to the McNairs &amp; coaching staff. Let's get to work! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/houstontexans?src=hash">#houstontexans</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Week1?src=hash">#Week1</a></p>&mdash; jonweeks46 (@jonweeks46) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonweeks46/status/640691621470670849">September 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Texans have explored adding depth to defensive line, nothing has developed yet, according to sources.</p>&mdash; Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/640691585135480833">September 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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  7. Ericstocracy

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Texans left guard Xavier Su'a Filo returns to practice <a href="http://t.co/0NE9rbhp2t">http://t.co/0NE9rbhp2t</a></p>&mdash; Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/640992975867121664">September 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    Good news. Anything to keep Adams from playing guard.
     
  8. zeeshan2

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jadeveon Clowney to take the field for <a href="https://twitter.com/HoustonTexans">@HoustonTexans</a> in Week 1: <a href="http://t.co/2siGNgyXAo">http://t.co/2siGNgyXAo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KCvsHOU?src=hash">#KCvsHOU</a> <a href="http://t.co/Jc4MZjfg2M">pic.twitter.com/Jc4MZjfg2M</a></p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/640996732462080000">September 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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  9. zeeshan2

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">cc <a href="https://twitter.com/JeromeSolomon">@JeromeSolomon</a> RT <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeMeltser">@MikeMeltser</a>: SI has the Texans going 11-5, including a 4 game losing streak vs NO, BUF, NE, and IND.</p>&mdash; Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) <a href="https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/640907767872622592">September 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Brian has progressed every day. His last two or three weeks of camp have been very good,&quot; O'Brien says of Hoyer. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a></p>&mdash; Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) <a href="https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/640984329200500736">September 7, 2015</a></blockquote>
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  10. bobmarley

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    Can we get a week 1 thread?
     
  11. bobmarley

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    I feel like confidence is the biggest issue with Hoyer. If his confidence is good he plays up to his abilities and even above from time to time.

    BUT, if he isn't confident, then things tend to spiral quickly.
     
  12. Raven

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    Hallelujah!
     
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  14. zeeshan2

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    From the Chiefs blog;

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  15. justtxyank

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    The defense is overrated, I agree with that, if you assume equal production from pass rushers this year.

    Luckily that isn't the case. However, there's no way to know what you get from Clowney week 1, so I'll say that the defense won't be elite to start the year. It will get better as it goes on.

    We still have some fundamental problems though that expose us against elite QBs (which luckily Alex Smith isn't.)

    Corners don't have top end recovery speed so they can get beat when QBs have time, don't have a consistent pass rush outside of Watt (hopefully will be better this year with Clowney and Covington added in passing downs, but until we see it...) and don't have elite safety protection over the top to cover up for corner speed.

    If Clowney contributes a meaningful pass rush and Covington can play during the regular season as well as he did in camp, pass rush will likely be much better this year. Plus Mercilus has allegedly gotten a lot better in camp. It all comes down to pass rush for me. Despite Watt's gaudy numbers, the Texans haven't had a good pass rush in years. If they have a good one this year then the corners will look a lot better because they are both good fundamentally.
     
  16. ipaman

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    Technically off-season is over. Lock this thread and give us a game thread please!!!
     
  17. Joe Fan

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  18. bobmarley

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    Hopefully this is the death of this thread.

    If not, then I will continue to post in this thread quoting this picture until we get a game thread.
     
  19. ipaman

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    still here?
     
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    what does his tattoo mean?
     

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