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Brian Hoyer cleared, ready to resume starting role for Texans
Posted by Darin Gantt on December 30, 2015, 12:34 PM

The Texans can clinch the AFC South title Sunday, and they’ll have a chance to do it with their starting quarterback for a change.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer has been cleared from the concussion protocol and will start Sunday.

Hoyer has missed the last two games with his latest concussion, putting their playoff hopes in the hands on T.J. Yates (before his torn ACL) and then Brandon Weeden.

But now their regular guy is back, and can clinch a playoff berth with a win against the Jaguars.
 
From chron.com:


Texans outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney and wide receiver Cecil Shorts have been officially ruled out for Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Clowney has a left foot injury, suffered last Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. Shorts injured his hamstring against the Indianapolis Colts.

Initially, Clowney was worried that he was hurt badly. He’s no longer in a walking boot and is expected back for the playoffs.

“Yeah, I was kind of upset,” Clowney said. “I was like ‘Damn, I don’t want to be in a boot or a cast’ but you know, it happens. It’s football and injuries happen. You just got to prepare yourself to get better and get back, so you can get back out there with your team as soon as possible.”

Meanwhile, defensive end Jeoffrey Pagan (illness) is questionable.

Texans backup cornerback A.J. Bouye (knee) and starting defensive end Jared Crick (back) were upgraded to full participation Friday after being limited Thursday.

Both players are listed as probable along with defensive end J.J. Watt (broken left hand, groin), tight end Ryan Griffin (Achilles), center Ben Jones (ankle), offensive tackle Derek Newton (elbow), inside linebacker Brian Peters (chest), running back Alfred Blue (calf), inside linebacker Max Bullough (shoulder), quarterback B.J. Daniels (chest), quarterback Brian Hoyer (concussion, ankle), cornerback Kareem Jackson (ankle), cornerback Kevin Johnson (foot), outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus (back), safety Rahim Moore (illness), running back Chris Polk (knee) and offensive guard Xavier Su’a-Filo (calf).

The Jaguars ruled out running back T.J. Yeldon (knee), outside linebacker Telvin Smith (shoulder) and defensive tackle Abry Jones (knee).
 
Loved seeing the Texans simply take care of business. They knew how important it was, but they didn't build it up as some grand event like they have in the past and choke. They simply went out there and played football. The defense played out of their minds and are clicking at the perfect time, and the offense played well enough, especially with the running game. Have to give Godsey props for opening up the playbook for awhile now, somebody needs to get that same memo to JBB and the Rockets.

Mercilus' contract is looking like a major bargain after a good amount of games like this. Him and Watt are looking like a monster duo out there. With them playing like that, it also has the secondary playing very well. Kareem, KJohnson, Hal, and Demps are making major plays out there.

Blue and Grimes did work out there too, along with Hunt, and would have done even better if they didn't get those holding calls. They also did well with Duane Brown being out, but that's such a brutal loss :smh: at such a terrible time. Read that Brown suffered torn tendon in right quad and not torn a ACL.

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We still suck, but they're my sucky division champs 
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Texans sign former DT Devon Still for 1yr/675K, which can include a possible reserve contract.
 
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Got 2 pairs of tickets for the game if anyone is looking
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You're the second person offering tickets I'd want, and yet you're also the second person I have to pass on smh. I'm going to a wedding that starts at the exact time as this game. My gf better hope the Texans lose, cause if this is an awesome game that the Texans win, I'm gonna hold it against her for the rest of her life for making me miss it.
 
New Texans tackle Andrew McDonald overcame testicular cancer, Dolphins’ bullying scandal

Andrew McDonald was about to enter an exit meeting with the San Diego Chargers and head into the offseason following a losing season when his cell phone rang.

The former Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers offensive tackle got the call from the Texans asking them to join their active roster and leave the Chargers’ practice squad.

The Texans signed McDonald for depth with Pro Bowl alternate left tackle Duane Brown being placed on injured reserve with a torn right quadriceps tendon.

“It was definitely surprising,” McDonald said. “I knew something was up five minutes before my team meeting in San Diego. I thought my offseason was about to start. It’s a huge blessing to be here in the playoffs and have this opportunity with the Texans.”

McDonald, 27, had surgery in 2014 to treat testicular cancer. He recovered in time to go to training camp with Carolina.

McDonald was identified as “Player A” in Ted Wells’ investigative report on the Dolphins’ bullying scandal involving Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin.

According to Wells’ NFL-commissioned report, which primarily focused on Incognito’s bullying of Martin, Dolphins offensive line coach Jim Turner, who was fired, gave McDonald a male sex doll as a gag gift in 2012. Turner told Wells that he didn’t recall the incident, but the investigation didn’t find him to be truthful.

After the report was released, McDonald released a statement through his agent, Brett Tessler: “While Andrew can’t speak for other players involved in the report, he personally has had no problem with the Miami Dolphins organization and has the highest opinion of coach Turner both personally and professionally and feels terrible about the way their relationship has been portrayed in the report.”

Signed to a three-year, $1.14 million contract, McDonald is hoping he’ll be with the Texans on a long-term basis.

“The team is awesome, and the coaches,” McDonald said. “I see a future here, so it seems like a good place.”
 
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A whole lot of people picking the Chiefs. I want this Texans win so bad. It's a legit toss-up game, and pretty much the team that makes the least mistakes wins. I need that to be the Texans, with the defense making game-changing plays again, and the offense being as efficient as it can ever be.
 
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What a total meltdown from Hoyer. He (and I think we have to put blame on BOB too) completely sunk this team's chances at advancing. The fact that there was STILL time to go on a run after the half just shows how miserable his performance was. A total choke-job. I asked in the NFL thread has there ever been a QB that basically single-handedly sunk his team like Hoyer, and the best answer definitely was Jake Delhomme. This team needs a legit QB in the worst way. I'm sick of these mediocre stop gap dudes. The defense did everything it could to keep contention within reach, and Hoyer just hit C4 on our playoff chances. I don't even think this would've been all that different if Duane Brown was playing, cause based on me suffering through re-watching a good amount of the game, Hoyer's terrible throws weren't even do to pressure, they were simply do to his panic-like ineptitude. Alex Smith didn't even play some awesome game, he was just very efficient, and minimized his mistakes. Mentioned our top 3 draft picks should be a QB, OL, and running back. We flat out need offensive play-makers other than Hopkins. I don't see Foster returning to form again, as I'm not even sure if he is gonna be on this team next year. Every pick from 3 or 4th and on should be on defense, just to keep the depth. Could use some more speed at linebacker, but offense should be a priority this season. Real ****** way to end the season after such a great turnaround.
 
The offensive line played well, Blue even had 100 yards. Hopkins had his way with their corners.

But yea it be like sometimes.
 
From chron.com:

After a season which began with a change a kicker and ended with a 106-yard kickoff return given up on the first play of Saturday's 30-0 playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Houston Texans have fired special team coordinator Bob Ligashesky, according to a report.

Via John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, Ligashesky was dismissed along with wide receivers coach Stan Hixon and defensive assistant Anthony Pleasant.

All three coaches had part of head coach Bill O'Brien's staff since 2014. Ligashesky first joined the organization in 2013 under former head coach Gary Kubiak.

I understand firing the ST coach, as we haven't had great ST play since Andre Davis, and decent ST play since Jacoby Jones. I'm not sure about the other firings though, as our defense was very good, and coaching has nothing to do with WRs dropping passes. Our TEs need to be wiped out as well. Griffin is an underachiever, other the other two are painful to watch play.
 
From BattleRedBlog:

Larry Izzo will be Houston's new special teams coordinator after spending the last five years as the assistant special teams coach for the New York Giants. He is a Houston native and former star at Rice University. More importantly, he delivered outstanding performances as a special teams player in the NFL, including the record for the most career special teams tackles in history with 298.

Sean Ryan will be coaching the wide receivers group for the Texans. He has been coaching for the New York Giants since 2007.
 
FIVE QUARTERBACKS THE TEXANS SHOULD LOOK AT MAKING THEIR "KIRK COUSINS"

The road to acquiring a franchise quarterback in the NFL is, oftentimes, far from simple. Sure, there are a generous handful of quarterbacks that were upper-end-of-the-first-round draft choices, but for every Peyton Manning and Cam Newton taken No. 1 overall, there are guys like Drew Brees and Tom Brady, who had to hardscrabble their way to the top.

The Texans are in the market for a franchise quarterback, and barring a massive move up the draft board, they will be trying to find that next guy in a less than foolproof area of the draft, likely using either their first- (22nd overall) or second-round pick on their future starter. However, allow me to add a wrinkle to the Texans' strategy that takes a page out of the Washington ********' book. (I know, I know, "Copy the ********??" you're saying. Hear me out.)

Back in 2012, the ******** mortgaged their next two first-round picks to move up a few spots and draft Robert Griffin III second overall. In that same draft, they used a fourth-round pick on Michigan State average Joe, Kirk Cousins. Drafting Cousins was a curious move at the time, one for which the ******** caught some flak. Now, four seasons later, Cousins is the one awaiting a massive contract extension and Griffin is on his way out of Washington. It can happen.

I point that out to ask this — why not, if your big board says it's okay, cast as wide a net as possible if you're the Texans and take a second quarterback in the mid to late rounds? Worst case, you stash him on the practice squad and see how it goes. Best case...who knows? Maybe you find the next Cousins, or maybe you find a guy who becomes a trade asset that you can flip at some point down the road.

If the opportunity presented itself from the fourth round on, I'd think about these five guys as a second prospect in camp...

DAK PRESCOTT (Mississippi State, 6-2, 226)
Let me be clear about Prescott — if the Texans chose to draft two quarterbacks, I would be fine with them making Prescott their first quarterback taken in, say, the second or third round. I think that highly of him. I'm not sure that those in positions of influence in the NFL agree with me. I love Prescott's mobility, and I'm big on college quarterbacks who win at a high level in college and come from programs that don't traditionally win. Mississippi State was 19-7 in Prescott's two full seasons as a starter in 2014 and 2015. It's common (lazy) analysis to merely say Prescott's "another Tim Tebow" because, like Tebow, he skippered Dan Mullen's offense, but Prescott improved drastically between 2014 and 2015 as a passer and has the ability to push the ball down the field.

JACOB COKER (Alabama, 6-6, 236)
Coker looks the part of what we all perceive to be Bill O'Brien's style of quarterback porn, at least physically — big, tall, strong arm. On the bright side, in addition to being the quarterback for a national champion at Alabama, Coker had to overcome his fair share of adversity in his career, having transferred from Florida State to Alabama, and losing out on starting gigs multiple times before becoming a championship quarterback. On the other hand, if Coker were actually better at football, he never would've had to transfer or earn starting gigs back. As a late-round pick, he might be worth keeping around.

KEVIN HOGAN (Stanford, 6-3, 217)
As a Stanford graduate, Hogan would certainly seem to check off O'Brien's "intelligence" boxes in the QB evaluation. That, combined with his experience in Stanford's pro-style offense, would seem to portend a quick transition to the NFL, quicker than with some of the other prospects in this draft class. The one negative for Hogan would be accuracy that is average, at best, generated by a throwing motion that some may see as elongated. Hogan, though, has the acumen to cover up whatever physical flaws exist in his game. He was second in FBS in yards per attempt (9.43) this past season, so he's doing something right.

VERNON ADAMS JR. (Oregon, 5-11, 185)
Adams, of course, was the transfer from Eastern Washington who took a math test right before the 2015 season started so that he could enroll at Oregon. He almost immediately passed over Jeff Lockie, who was Marcus Mariota's backup in 2014, on the depth chart. Adams's calling card is his athleticism, which helps overcome his Russell Wilson-esque size issues. At the very least, Adams seems like one of those pieces that would allow O'Brien and Godsey to get cute every now and then with their play calling.

JEFF DRISKEL (Louisiana Tech, 6-4, 230)
Once upon a time, Driskel was the No. 1 quarterback prospect in the country coming out of high school. Then he decided to go to Florida and play for Will Muschamp, and his career was almost lethally infected by Muschamp's complete inability to game plan anything on the offensive side of the football. Miraculously, though, Driskel was given a second chance as a graduate transfer at Louisiana Tech and has, at the very least, put himself back on the NFL radar. Again, like Coker, Driskel is a guy who checks off a lot of the physical boxes for O'Brien and might be worth a flyer in the mid to late rounds as a project.

I loathe both Driskel and Coker
 
Brian Peters on first offseason with Texans

“Whatever you do, be good at it.”

That’s the motto of inside linebacker and special teams contributor Brian Peters. In his 12 games as a Texan last season, Peters led the team and was ranked for first in the NFL with 17 special teams tackles.

This offseason, Peters hopes to build on what he started in 2015.

“I’ve been here in Houston,” Peters said Tuesday on Texans All Access. “I slipped home for about ten days but this is probably the most stability I’ve had in my life for a hot second. I know I’m going to be in camp with the Houston Texans again.”

Peters’ path to the NFL has been a scenic one. He signed with Houston on Sept. 30 after starting the season on the Vikings practice squad. He played one season of Arena League Football with the Iowa Barnstormers in 2012 before launching a successful two seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Peters became the first player in Rider history and the fifth in CFL history to lead a team in tackles and special teams tackles in the same season.

Peters was brought to Houston to help out on special teams. While it may not be as glamorous as a starting role, he doesn’t care.

“I call myself a linebacker as well,” Peters said. “I try to do my job and execute as well as I can there. If that gets me time on the field, then that gets me time on the field. But for now, I’m just looking to be dominant on special teams.”

Peters, who once emailed letters to every CFL team to convince them to give him a chance, isn’t afraid of extra work. He points to his fellow linebackers John Simon and former first-round draft pick Whitney Merciluswho were also contributors on special teams last season.

“Wherever they put you, you need to excel,” Peters said. “I mean, they are paying you to be a pro so be a pro at what you do.”
 
I think we pretty much all saw this coming after his injury last season. If this was just out of nowhere and he hadn't been injured, I would've been shocked, but this has been a long time coming. Foster gave all he had to the Texans, and though you wish he would've been healthy throughout his tenure here, I can't be mad at his performance here. He's cemented in Texans history, and nobody can take anything away from him. 1st Andre, now Foster, another chapter in Texans history is closing again to prepare for the future. I think it was Chris Myers who mentioned on 610 way back that he wished the ride with successful for the Texans was longer, and damn sure agree. this team has had a lot of talent over the years, and it was squandered through bad luck and other factors. Salute to what Foster brought us, and hopefully he can get healthy and continue his career in some fashion.

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From Foster's IG



We also cut Rahim Moore and Garrett Graham. Rahim Moore was a very clear cut, and total bomb for free agency. Our TEs as a collective suck, but I'm puzzled at cutting him, but keeping CJF and Ryan Griffin.
 
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The Texans reached deals Monday with cornerback Charles James, punter Shane Lechler, kicker Nick Novak and offensive tackle Jeff Adams.

James and Adams passed their physicals and signed their contracts. They were two-year veterans who were exclusive rights free agents, meaning their contracts expired but they couldn't sign with another team.

Lechler and Novak agreed to terms. When they pass physicals Tuesday, they'll be official.

The Texans are trying to re-sign other veterans before free agency begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Players whose contracts will expire Wednesday are right guard Brandon Brooks, center Ben Jones, defensive end Jared Crick, quarterback Brandon Weeden, safety Quintin Demps, offensive tackle Chris Clark, receiver Nate Washington, quarterback T.J. Yates and running back Chris Polk.

James, 25, provides depth at cornerback and excels on kickoff and punt coverage. He became one of the most popular players on the team last season when he was featured on "Hard Knocks," the HBO series that chronicled the Texans in training camp.

"I don't want to go anywhere else," James said. "They could have chosen not to sign me back. I'm happy. I love Houston.

"With the Super Bowl being here this year, hopefully, I can help make something special happen."

Adams, 26, started the first two games at left guard and right tackle before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the second game at Carolina.

Lechler, who played his last three seasons with the Texans after spending his first 16 years with Oakland, is the NFL's career leader with a 47.5-yard gross average.
Lechler turns 40 in August. Last season, he averaged 47.3 yards, including a 38.8-yard net. He put 24 inside the 20-yard line and had 10 touchbacks. Lechler also is the holder for Novak.
Novak, signed as a free agent in late September when Randy Bullock was placed on waivers, connected on 29-of-31 extra points and 18-of-21 field goals. Novak, who turns 35 in August, didn't miss a field goal inside the 50-yard line last season. He also did a decent job of getting his kickoffs into the end zone.
 
Texans re-sign Eddie Pleasant to a 2 year deal.

I dig it, but I'll dig it more if they re-sign Demps too, cause he was key in having that secondary come together.

Also, Ben Jones signed a 4 year deal with the ******* Titans, which completely disgusts me.
 
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