BOB MCNAIR RUMORS & GOSSIP
Texans FS Ed Reed's Hip Surgery Has Coaches A 'Little Concerned'
Owner Bob McNair admitted Monday that Texans free safety Ed Reed might not be ready until "the middle" of training camp, according to Nick Scurfield of HoustonTexans.com.
Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips admitted he's a "little concerned" with Reed's surgery because of the timing. Reed didn't undergo surgery right after the season, presumably...
Ed Reed not expected to be ready for training camp
According to Nick Scurfield of HoustonTexans.com, Texans owner Bob McNair says that safety Ed Reed likely won’t be ready for training camp, after undergoing offseason hip surgery.
Bob McNair called Ed Reed’s surgery a “minor procedure. He’ll be ready once training camp starts, maybe the middle” #Texans
— Nick Scurfield (@NickScurfield) May 6, 2013
This can’t be good...
Bob McNair Showing the Texans’ Off-Season Plan
More than usual, it looks like Houston Texans’ Owner Bob McNair has been making the rounds and making his voice heard. Mr. McNair does not talk often but when he does it usually has validity. Since the Texans’ season ended, he has been talking to numerous outlets and being put on record on what he feels the team should be looking for this off-season.
There has been little change...
Finding A No. 2 WR A Priority For The Texans?
Houston Texans owner Bob McNair discussed some of the areas of need as they head into the offseason.
“Well, we have a number of areas that we would like to strengthen ourselves,” said McNair, via HoustonTexans.com. “We need more depth at the inside linebacker (position), we need more depth with our offensive line interior and we need another wide receiver and we could use...
Bob McNair Says There's No Doubt Texans Are Super Bowl Contenders
The early Super Bowl odds are beginning to come out of Las Vegas and the Texans are high in the conversation. Betvega.com has them at 12-1, trailing only Green Bay, New England and San Francisco. Denver is also 12-1. One service has set the Texans over-under for victories in 2012 at 10. McNair was asked for his reaction. I think we are a contender, he said. Thats no...
McNair thinks city should lead in Super Bowl bid
Houston Texans owner Bob McNair says the city should take the lead in trying to land the Super Bowl.
On Wednesday, Harris County Sports Convention Corp. chairman Edgar Colon said the county and Reliant Park plan to bid on the 2017 Super Bowl.
Reliant Stadium hosted the 2004 Super Bowl, two years after the Texans joined the league.
McNair acknowledges that Houston is not considered...
Via AP on Fox
May 24, 2012
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McNair: Coach, GM earned extensions
Texans owner Bob McNair contemplated a complete house-cleaning, if only briefly, a year ago. On Monday, he promised coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith would soon be handsomely rewarded for guiding the franchise to the AFC South title and first ever playoff appearance in 2011. Kubiak was hired along with Smith in January 2006 and coached the Texans to only one winning...
Texans' GM succeeding behind the scenes
Usually it is Bob McNair, the owner, in the locker room after the game talking to reporters. The job suits him. He's got that whole old-guy Texas way about him, with the slow, pebbled drawl.
Then it goes to Gary Kubiak, the coach, another native Houstonian. He's younger, but he's got that thing, too.
And then there is Rick Smith, the general manager. He's not from...
Via Fox Sports Houston
May 03, 2012
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McNair eases Texans fans' nerves about moves
Texans owner Bob McNair said the combination of salary cap limitations as well as a plan to retain several key players in the future explains most of the club's moves this season, including the shedding of a couple of established veterans.
Beyond losing Mario Williams to the Buffalo Bills, the Texans traded linebacker DeMeco Ryans and cut tackle Eric Winston. Guard Mike Brisiel...
Via Fox Sports Houston
April 05, 2012
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McNair to focus money on Mario, not Manning
HOUSTON Bob McNair essentially euthanized the already dying Peyton Manning-to-Houston rumor.
The Texans owner on Tuesday said during an hour-long interview on Sports Radio 610 in Houston that even though the Texans offered Manning his best chance to win a second Super Bowl, any team signing Manning would be taking a big risk.
"If there were an ideal club for him to be with...
Via Fox Sports Houston
March 13, 2012
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