The Second-Year Surge
Chris Sprow...Williams, of course, was perhaps the most controversial first pick in the last ten years when the Texans nabbed him ahead of Reggie Bush in 2005, and his rookie season did little to diminish the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2008Fantasy World: Detroit Lions, M.D.
Rick PaulasThe Detroit Lions are the Robitussin of the Fantasy World: The cure for all your ills. Bleeding? Rub a little Lions on it. Is a running back not perfo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2008A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE "IT" TEAM
Ted Bauer...the "it" team in any sport is dicey. Heck, this year ESPN The Magazine put the Houston Texans on their NFL preview cover; we ran this article accompanying the spread. Check the second paragraph...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2008Collsion Course
Carmen ReneeWhat's it like to be crushed by the nation's hardest hitters? After crunch some numbers and consulting three physicists, we've got our answer: Ouch
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008FANTASY WORLD: SUPER-SUBS
Rick PaulasLast week, we once again saw the brute strength of Fantasy World's most unreliable weapon: the super-sub. No, I'm not talking about the new Chicken Pi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2008NBA FUN FACTS: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Ted Bauer...11 games. Flash forward: Alex Smith=punchline and Mike Nolan=unemployed. This season, we put the Houston Texans on our NFL Preview cover. A team in their division, the Tennessee Titans, is quietly woodshedding...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2008OFFICE POLITICS
Alan Grant[Author's Note: Talking politics can be a slippery slope. As a former athlete who just happens to be an outspoken black man, the terrain can be even m...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2008FANTASY WORLD: RE-EXAMINING THE TOP TEN
Rick PaulasLast week, Adrian Peterson had his best game since the 2nd week of the season, gaining over 100 yards on 4.4 yards-per-carry. But just like the rest o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2008THE GIVING TRIAGE
Chris SprowLast year, LaDainian Tomlinson led the NFL with just 1474 yards rushing. It's a good year by most standards, but consider that the league-leader over ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2008FANTASY WORLD: OF VULTURES AND ANCIENT MEN
Rick PaulasLast weekend saw the emergence of my favorite two groups of NFL players: the Touchdown Vultures, as evidenced by Tim Hightower's two-TD game, and the ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2008LUNCH LINKS
Ted Bauer and Ethan Trex...the development of the team's offense. · Second blog report from a winless team: the Houston Texans "Rosenfailed." · Somewhere, Ben Fawkes is happy. · Clearly, having the best record in baseball is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2008Huge For His Age
Seth WickershamAt 12, he was in high school. At 16, college. And at 19, Amobi Okoye will be the youngest first-round pick in history. Who knows what he could turn into? (Certainly not NFL suits)
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: YOU WANT THE ROCK?
Alan Grant...for me, it's good for the team" sense—makes a guy a bad teammate. Houston Texans receivers coach Larry Kirksey has been coaching receivers for the past 12 years. Says Kirksey, "You...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2008Don't Think, Just Throw
Seth WickershamDavid Carr got beat up, put down and thrown out of Houston. But to find success in Carolina, he really needs to get out of his head
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2008A Way From Home
Wright ThompsonFor Darnell Jenkins and other 'Canes from the roughest stretch of Miami, playing at the U means leaving their streets behind. But do they ever really leave?
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