Texans Biggest Surprise Players of 2012
It’s often you have players who come out and play above expectations and that was the case for five Houston Texans in 2012. The list is composed of players that were in the spotlight and a few that were behind the scenes but put together some solid play for the Texans.
Take a look at our biggest surprises of the 2012 season for the Texans.
DeVier Posey
It was pretty clear...
Shaun Cody’s Time With The Texans Coming To An End?
Pro Football Weekly reports NT Shaun Cody is “unlikely to be with the Texans in 2013.”
PFW notes that Earl Mitchell has played well enough with Cody out of the lineup that he could afford Houston the ability to move on without the veteran nose tackle.
Cody, 29, will be a free agent at the end of the season, but it seems likely that the Texans will consider drafting a replacement...
Texans Unlikely To Bring Back NT Shaun Cody In 2013
With NT Shaun Cody missing three games with back injuries, the Texans have gotten great contributions stuffing the run from backup Earl Mitchell. Although coordinator Wade Phillips likes Mitchell at end, where Mitchell can use his explosiveness more to get upfield, word is Cody, whose contract expires after the season, is unlikely to be with the Texans in 2013. Texans fans have been...
New Breed of Texans Making Their Mark
The Houston Texans are one of the few teams that can go into their second string players, and not fall off in overall team production. Majority of analyst realized that the Texans had a solid roster heading into the 2012, and after a seeing how the team responded in 2011 with their rash of injuries, the team was set for bigger growth this season. The injuries of the 2011 season was...
The Rundown: Texans vs. Bears
Talk about a heavyweight bout, the Houston Texans went into Soldier Field and came out with a huge 13-6 win against the Chicago Bears. In a rainy setting on a sloppy field, the Texans were able to put together enough offense, play stout defense and put together enough special teams coverage to come out with a huge win.
The Rundown
- Don’t look now but Kareem Jackson is turning...
Mid Season Report Card: Defensive Line
This is the second part of our SOTT Mid Season Report card and we will run through every position group for the Houston Texans. We focus on the defensive line in this post and give our thoughts on the position group.
The Defensive Line Grades
Shaun Cody: We have been big fans of Cody since his position change in 2011 when he became the starting nose tackle for the defense...
Ravens Primer: 3 Things to Watch
Talk about an important game on the heels of what people are calling a wake up call after the Sunday night debacle for the Houston Texans. The Achilles heel of the Texans of the past few seasons are coming to town in the Baltimore Ravens. This game is important on so many levels in that the Texans need to show themselves that last week’s loss was a bump in the road and they can...
SOTT Quick Hitters
Here are some random thoughts for you on the Houston Texans.
- As much flack as Connor Barwin has taken for his lack of production, it feels like defensive end Antonio Smith has gotten a free pass from the critics. Despite having two sacks and a forced fumble in 2012, Smith has been very quite and less disruptive than last season. Now Smith has been on the injury report the...
Early Surprises for the Texans
Heading into week four, the Houston Texans have been showing a little bit of everything on both sides of the football in their wins. The team has shown running or passing the football they can win and also with timely defense they can turn the tide in an instant. To make things like this happen, it takes certain players to make their mark on the season, and there have been some...
All-22 Breakdown: Week 2
In our second installment of our All-22 breakdown, we look at two players in particular, Andre Johnson and J.J. Watt.
We decided to look at Johnson and exactly what the Jacksonville Jaguars did to him in coverage. Unfortunately for the Jaguars, Johnson’s presence on the field changed a few things on the field for the Texans. Also while watching film we uncovered a new skill that...
The Bubble Situation
The clock is ticking on the final 53 man roster for the Houston Texans which is due August 31st across the NFL, with the practice squad the following day. With the first cuts announced and with no real big surprises with the initial releases, the ugly part of NFL life is coming up.
There will be 22 players in the unemployment line heading into the weekend, with a possibility...
Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints Preseason Game Preview
The long awaited NFL regular season is now only two weekends away. The Houston Texans continue their push towards week 1 by traveling to New Orleans tonight to take on the Saints in the team’s third preseason game. The Texans head into their Saturday night matchup 2-0 in the preseason, which of course means nothing but is still less alarming than being say, 0-2. The Texans have...
Houston Texans NT Sonny Harris Out for the Season
The Houston Texans suffered their first season ending injury of the season as second-year nose tackle Sonny Harris went down with a torn triceps injury during Tuesday’s practice that will land him on IR. Harris, who formally played with the Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers, hasn’t seen much playing time in his NFL career (two games, two tackles), but the Texans...
Sunny Harris Lost for the Year
Today according to Head Coach Gary Kubiak, nose tackle Ra’Shon “Sunny” Harris was lost today for the season with a torn triceps injury. Harris will probably end up on the injured reserve, but that move it yet to happen.
Harris was having a good camp, but was slowed at the beginning with an upper leg injury that held him out the first preseason game. He appeared in the second...
SOTT talks to Earl Mitchell
Nose tackle and Houston’s own Earl Mitchell came a talked to us about the upcoming season and training camp through the first week. The Texans defensive lineman answered questions about his weight gain during the off-season and talked about his sack in the playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals and what it meant to him as a Houston native.
You can follow Patrick...
Houston Texans Training Camp Positional Battles: Defensive Line
Switching over to the defensive side of the football, today’s preview of potential training camp battles looks at the Houston Texans’ defensive line. A strength of the team in 2011, the big boys up front will attempt to follow up their performance with another stellar season. Similar to many other positions on the Texans, the competition along the defensive line is more about...
Monday Photo Fun Texans Style: Volume 6
We continue our photo feature on State of the Texans begun in the interest of entertaining throughout the off-season. We are collecting pictures of our Houston Texans players as they share their activities on Twitter or, in the future, as we receive them and sharing them with the State of the Texans family.
Enjoy, and if you see any candid or posed Texans pictures, share with us...
Texans that are on the Fringe
With training camp closing in, the Houston Texans will be faced with some tough decisions with their roster heading into week 1. I know this may be premature talk but the reality has to set in, NFL teams are always looking for the younger and cheaper options for their teams. Last season, the Texans were able to have rookies, both drafted and undrafted, make an impact on the season...
Monday Photo Fun Texans Style: Volume 4
We continue our photo feature on State of the Texans begun in the interest of entertaining throughout the off-season. We are collecting pictures of our Houston Texans players as they share their activities on Twitter or, in the future, as we receive them and sharing them with the State of the Texans family.
Enjoy, and if you see any candid or posed Texans pictures, share with us...
Monday Photo Fun Texans Style : Volume 3
We continue our photo feature on State of the Texans begun in the interest of entertaining throughout the off-season. We are collecting pictures of our Houston Texans players as they share their activities on Twitter or, in the future, as we receive them and sharing them with the State of the Texans family.
This week, we found a shot of WR Andre Johnson in a beastly pose, as well...
Conspiracy Theory: The Defensive Line
In this series we look at the moves the Houston Texans have made since the free agency period and during the draft and let you know what is “really” going on at Reliant and with the team in 2012.
We’ve heard it before: “In a Wade Phillips’ one-gap 3-4 defensive scheme, a big beastly nose tackle...
Texans Notes Heading into OTAs
With the bulk of the excitement of the NFL off-season finished until training camp starts, the Houston Texans cranked up OTAs (Organized Team Activities) today at Reliant. Kept under wraps for the most part OTAs will get rookies acquainted with their new surroundings and get the veterans of the team back on a routine heading into the 2012 season.
There has been some news trickling...
Texans Seven Round Mock Draft, Part Deux
With Mike Kerns’ 7 round mock in the books, I definitely have to take a stab at the all elusive picks that possibly could happen for the Texans in April’s draft. By no mean do I know it all or say I do, but one thing is for certain I wish this draft would get here so we could stop talking about it. With that said….
There is a gut feeling I have that I can’t shake and that...
Nose Tackle Lust
With free agency and the NFL Draft in the near future teams will be looking to fill voids in their current roster. With the Houston Texans it seems there may be a growing interest for them to fill positions of need, especially during the 2011 offseason. Precision moves made the Texans a contender, and by adding a free safety and shut down corner the Texans defense made a complete...
How Close are the Texans?
With the 2011 season in the books, the NFL now switches into one of the most exciting times of the year, the offseason. This is where teams try to find answers and fix issues from the previous year, and find the magical formula for the 2012 season. There is some time until teams report for training camp, something like 7 months, not to mention the free agency period and NFL draft...
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