Houston Texans Pre-Season 2014 - NT Bowl 2.5...Battle For Roster Spots

Decision making. There were times where Yates had absolute clean pockets and he would still throw in heavy coverage.

They should resign Schaub & find a QB to groom within th next 2-3 years. Hell next year if possible, lowkey this year if feasible.

"lowkey this year if feasible"
Schedule:

Week 1 9/9: Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans, 1 PM ET, CBS

Week 2 9/16: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 PM ET, CBS

Week 3 9/23: Houston Texans at Denver Broncos, 4:15 PM ET, CBS

Week 4 9/30: Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans, 1 PM ET, CBS

Week 5 10/8: Houston Texans at New York Jets, 8:30 PM ET, ESPN

Week 6 10/14: Green Bay Packers vs. Houston Texans, 8:20 PM ET, NBC

Week 7 10/21: Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans, 1 PM ET, CBS

Week 8 10/28: BYE WEEK

Week 9 11/4: Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Texans, 1 PM ET, CBS

Week 10: 11/11: Houston Texans at Chicago Bears, 8:20 PM ET, NBC

Week 11 11/18: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans, 1 PM ET, CBS

Week 12 11/22: Houston Texans at Detroit Lions, 12:30 PM ET, CBS

Week 13 12/2: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, 1 PM ET, CBS

Week 14 12/10: Houston Texans at New England Patriots, 8:30 PM ET, ESPN

Week 15 12/16: Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans, 1 PM ET, CBS

Week 16 12/23: Minnesota Vikings vs. Houston Texans, 1 PM ET, Fox

Week 17 12/30: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, 1 PM ET, CBS

Click to expand...

Here's an interesting Mock Draft for the Texans I came across. Let's just say I'm not a fan of it:


Needs: Right tackle backup, right guard backup, blocking tight end, wide receiver with deep speed, nose tackle, defensive end backup, outside linebacker backup, inside linebacker backup, cornerback

FIRST ROUND (26th in the round): BRUCE IRVIN, West Virginia-OLB

I really want to trade back from here because the Texans need depth, not instant starters. Receivers like LSU’s Rueben Randle, Georgia Tech’s Stephen Hill and Baylor’s Kendall Wright will likely be available. But none thrill me here, now early second round they become much more interesting. At this spot I’m looking for the best player who is falling. USC defensive end (who the Texans can convert to outside linebacker) Nick Perry and Penn State defensive lineman Devon Still seem to be likely candidates. But I feel the Texans might be ready for a huge surprise and Irvin would be it. He has all the physical skills, and an impressive resume despite playing out of position in college.

SECOND ROUND (26th in the round): BRANDON THOMPSON, Clemson-NT

The 6-foot-2, 310-pound Thompson is solid against the run, but doesn’t show up against the pass. That’s exactly what the Texans are looking for, especially if he falls to this pick. If he is gone, a cornerback like Georgia’s Brandon Boykin or Vanderbilt’s Casey Hayward will draw interest or a tackle such as Cal’s Mitchell Schwartz would be a nice addition.

THIRD ROUND (13th in the round): MARVIN JONES, Cal-WR

Jones flashed sub 4.5 speed at the combine and has worked in a pro-style system in his college career (unlike Randle, Hill and Wright). He could be the Texans’ starter in 2013.

FOURTH ROUND (4th in the round): THOMAS COMPTON, South Dakota-OL

Big, quick and smart, Compton has all the tools to be successful in the Texans’ zone blocking scheme. I see him developing into the future starter at right tackle.

FOURTH ROUND (26th in the round): BRANDON HARDIN, Oregon State-S

Missed 2011 with an injury, but has the physical skills to be a future starter for the Texans. Is it too early to start grooming Quin Glover replacement? A falling cornerback could also be of interest to the Texans.

FIFTH ROUND (26th in the round): TIM FUGGER, Vanderbilt-OLB

Undersized defensive end is on the rise after a great showing at the Vanderbilt Pro Day. At 6-foot-3, 248 pounds and running a 4.6 40, Fugger would be a great addition to what could be a very active rotation of outside linebackers.

SIXTH ROUND (25th in the round): ADAM GETTIS, Iowa-G

A rare sub-300 pound guard, who started only his senior season, has great feet and quickness to succeed in the Texans’ zone blocking scheme. Comes from a great offensive lineman school in Iowa and could develop into a long-time starter.

SEVENTH ROUND (26th in the round): CHRIS GALIPPO, USC-ILB

Former top high school linebacker never really reached the same heights in Los Angeles, in part from a series of injuries. He has the athletic skills and could be a solid backup.

I see 10-6 div champs

i hope we get a WR in the first round, preferably Kendall Wright

Im probably the only person thats a cowboys and texans fan.
With that being said hopefully they get a solid wr

Texans - Winning with that D and Giants blueprint.



the possibilities with that defense and the likes of Luck, Locker, Gabbert along with spotty OL play.

I like the pick, well I guess I like what they are going to do with it rather. I am a big fan of Brooks Reed and feel he has a lot more to come. But there are reports saying all 3, Reed, Barwin, and Mercilus all on the field at the same time. Especially in passing situations.

looking forward to the 2nd & 3rd round I'm sure they'll draft the WR, TE, & OL somewhere in there. Also was said a Kicker would be likely.

Excited none the less!!

Originally Posted by sole searchin


Texans - Winning with that D and Giants blueprint.

the possibilities with that defense and the likes of Luck, Locker, Gabbert along with spotty OL play.

Click to expand...

How the hell did chick in Pink skirt end up moving all the way behind the couch and then straight up front seat. 

^^^I lost it when I saw that live

Real good pickup for us. Definitely looking forward to today. I remember last year thinking that Nick Fairly
would perfectly fall in our lap, and wasn't sold when we drafted Watt. It wasn't until we drafted Reed that
the Watt pick looked much better to me, cause I hadn't see Watt play much and I had seen Reed play a
whole lot. The rest is history though . I'm instantly sold on this pick though, and can't wait for these next
rounds. I'm hoping for a WR/TE, but wouldn't be surprised if we got an OG, I think that 6'6 345 dude from
(maybe) Georgia.

http://blog.chron.com/ult...xans/images/bg-nav.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 12px; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; ">[h2]NFL DRAFT[/h2]
[table][tr][td]Houston Texans
2012 Draft Board[/td][/tr][tr][td]Round[/td][td]Pick #[/td][td]Player[/td][td]Pos.[/td][/tr][tr][td]1[/td][td]26[/td][td]Whitney. Mercilus[/td][td]LB[/td][/tr][tr][td]3[/td][td]5[/td][td]DeVier. Posey[/td][td]WR[/td][/tr][tr][td]3[/td][td]13[/td][td]Brandon. Brooks[/td][td]G[/td][/tr][tr][td]4[/td][td]4[/td][td]Ben. Jones[/td][td]C[/td][/tr][tr][td]4[/td][td]26[/td][td]Keshawn. Martin[/td][td]WR[/td][/tr][tr][td]4[/td][td]31[/td][td]Jared. Crick[/td][td]DE[/td][/tr][tr][td]5[/td][td]26[/td][td]Randy. Bullock[/td][td]K[/td][/tr][tr][td]6[/td][td]26[/td][td]Nick. Mondek[/td][td]T[/td][/tr][/table]

UNDRAFTED FA's

Jerrell Jackson, SAF, Missouri

Shawn Loiseau, LB, Merrimack

DJ Bryant, DE, James Madison

Case Keenum, QB, Houston

Logan Brock, TE, TCU

Mario Louis, WR, Grambling St

Nate Menkin, OT, Mary Hardin-Baylor

Davin Meggett, RB, Maryland

Cody White, OT, Illinois St

Jason Ford, RB, Illinois

Loni Fangupo, DT, BYU

Dwight Jones, WR, North Carolina

Eddie Pleasant, S, Oregon

Delano Johnson, DE/OLB, Bowie State

David Hunter, DT, Houston

Tracy Robertson, DT, Baylor

Johnathan Grimes, RB, William and Mary

Greg Williams, LB, Pitt

Rennie Moore, DT Clemson

Desmond Marrow, FS, Toledo 

Phillip Supernaw, Ouchita Baptist, TE

this draft was to me, im not sold on our first 2 pick

but alot of people are saying those 2 linemen taken in 3rd/4th could be steals.

Wish we had cap space for Samuels

y'all got posey from Ohio State. very dope

Admittedly very early for NFL predictions, but I've got Houston against New England in my pre-season AFC Championship Game.

Dwight Jones could be a nice find if he can get his head on straight. A big if though.

Jacoby is gone!

I'm glad he's gone too, but in all honestly dude probably wants to kill himself. People on twitter and facebook were really letting him have it. I don't know if I'll say I feel sorry for him but he's gone now, just let him be.

Would he be a bad pickup even as just a return man and probably like 4th or 5th receiver on the depth chart?

^^^That's the exact position he should be in at this point. Any team that plans on expecting big things from him, being THE guy, or
a legit #2 like he was supposed to be here, prepare to be disappointed.

And here's your official 2012 Texans Cheerleaders:

Jacoby might be gone but we still don't have a legit #2

That's what Martin, Posey, Dwight Jones, and Lestar Jean are there to fight for. Hopefully one of them can step it up and break out.