Texans Podcasts

In this HoustonTexans.com video, Marc Vandermeer, Patti Smith & John Harris break down Texans rookie minicamp. There’s interviews with Savage, Clowney, Su’a-Filo and several others. Plus, there’s bonus video from JJ Watt’s charity softball game .

In this Doug Farrar Sports Illustrated story, this is a very detailed breakdown on how Clowney will fit in Romeo Crennel’s hybrid defenses. Farrar makes an interesting comparison with how Romeo used Justin Houston in Kansas City.
 

In this Don Banks Sports Illustrated story, he looks at which new NFL head coaches have the best chance of leading their team to the playoff this season. Is Bill O’Brien in the mix? Texan fans will want to check this out.

This article by Jeffri Chadiha on ESPN.com examines the Andre Johnson situation, and why he is not much different than Larry Fitzgerald or Calvin Johnson, two other great wide receivers still with the same team.

Yes, there are still some decent veteran free agents available for the Texans. In this Mike Wilkening Pro Football Talk story, they list who is still out there, including three ex-Texans. Cornerback Asante Samuel or maybe linebacker Desmond Bishop may fill a couple of Texan needs.

New Texans quarterback Tom Savage was a pretty tough guy in high school, according to his old coach. In this James Palmer CSN Houston story, Savage is compared to Rocky Balboa for his toughness. His old coach loves the fit with him and Bill O’Brien.

A Letter to Bill O’Brien
Dear Coach,
Please consider this before dealing for Ryan Mallet, Brian Hoyer or whatever castoff QB Belichick threw to the junkyard. Let’s give Case Keenum a legitimate shot.
While Hoyer had a non-descript college career & Mallet had good numbers, Case was one of the most prolific QB’s in NCAA history. While Tom …

Here we go. AJ wants out. Not everyone is buying O’Brien knows what he is doing considering his approach to QBs. In this Brian T. Smith Houston Chronicle story, Andre openly wonders if he should be a Texan any longer.

After months of analyzing the 2014 NFL draft like a battleground election state, it is finally over and an evaluation of the Houston Texans selections can begin. For all the chatter about trading the first overall pick in the draft or selecting a darkhorse candidate, the Texans went with what most NFL evaluators assessed as …

How would you grade the Texans draft?

We’ve put together a few links to sites who wrapped up the Texans draft & graded out their picks.
ESPN.com’s Tania Ganguli
Fansided.com’s Hayden Kane
Yahoo.com’s Shutdown Blog
Dallas Star-Telegram’s Charean Williams
CBSSports.com’s Pete Prisco
SI.com’s Chris Burke & Doug Farrar
MassLive.com’s Tom Heyburger
Houston Chronicle’s John McClain
Bleacher Report’s Brian McDonald
Grade the Draft in our Poll
 

How would you grade the Texans draft?

The Texans draft steal in the 3rd round is quite the character as ESPN’s Rick Reilly wrote in this story prior to his 2013 National Championship bid. He comes from a huge family & has an incredible relationship with his mom.

Here are interviews from HoustonTexans.com with Texans #1 Jadeveon Clowney and GM Rick Smith following the Texans making the selection. Clowney talks about googling JJ Watt before his own games for inspiration while at South Carolina.

In case you missed it, here’s Jimmy Fallon interviewing the Texans #1 pick Jadeveon Clowney. The interview ends with Clowney timing Fallon in the 40 yd dash.

In this Chris Burke SI.com story, Chris analyzes the different possibilities the Texans have with the first pick: either selecting a DL, a QB, an OT, a wildcard (WR), or trading down, one of these things will definitely happen.
 

The long awaited NFL Draft gets underway this week, and not a moment too soon after months of speculation. It is almost like the much anticipated 7th episode of the “Star Wars” film series, where there is endless chatter about what is going to happen and we can only hope it will live up to …

The suspense surrounding what the Texans will do with the first overall pick has been building since December 29, when now-exiled quarterback Matt Schaub’s errant pass landed in the hands of Tennessee Titans safety Michael Griffin, clinching a 16-10 loss that landed Houston the draft’s hot spot.
And finally, the suspense will be over on Thursday.  …

Where are the chips going to fall in this year’s NFL draft? Bill Barnwell examines in this Grantland article the different scenarios for the Texans if they select Jadaveon Clowney, Johnny Manziel, or they trade the pick.
 

NFL agent Jack Bechta explains on NationalFootballPost.com certain things about the draft from his experience. He discusses Clowney, where QBs will go, the movie Draft Day, and even uses the 2002 Houston Texans draft as proof you can have all the time in the world and still not have a great draft.

In this Stephanie Stradley Houston Chronicle story, she breaks down what happened in the ’02 draft & the common mistakes desperate teams make. Was David Carr put in position to succeed? Hint: That may have something to do with her hypothesis.