The final preseason appearance for the majority of the Houston Texans starters saw the New Orleans Saints defeat the hometown team 34-27. The first half of football was action packed with plenty of offense and turnovers in which the turnovers actually proved to be the biggest disappointment for the Texans on Saturday night.
The Texans stayed in their base defense the majority of the night and let the one on one match ups develop and give some real assessment of players. Offensively in the first half, the Texans were clicking on all cylinders and were very precise with their plays and use of the time clock. The up tempo pace of the offense in and out of the huddle was a good sight to see, and seeing the potential of this offense was another positive for the team.
This was a good peek into the personnel decisions for the Texans, especially with the first round of cuts coming before Monday (3 p.m.) when they will have to be at the 75 player mark like the rest of the NFL.
Here are a f...
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PLAYERS:
Matt Schaub,
Gary Kubiak,
Andre Johnson,
Owen Daniels,
Garrett Graham,
James Casey,
Lestar Jean,
Ben Tate,
Keshawn Martin,
Justin Forsett,
Arian Foster,
Trindon Holliday,
Glover Quin,
Chris Ivory,
Quintin Demps,
Troy Nolan,
Drew Brees,
Derek Newton,
Rashad Butler,
Bradie James,
Brian Cushing,
Darryl Sharpton,
T.J. Yates,
Andrew Gardner,
Shelley Smith,
Brandon Brooks,
Jared Crick,
J.J. Watt,
Hebron Fangupo,
Whitney Mercilus,
Wade Phillips,
Alan Ball,
Jesse Nading,
Bryan Braman,
Brice McCain,
Brandon Harris,
Shiloh Keo,
Tim Dobbins,
Ben Jones,
Logan Brock,
Moran Norris
TEAMS: Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings
TEAMS: Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings
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