[Lucky]

I saw parts of the interviews Rich Lord did with Joe Marciano and Frank Bush, and all of the Kyle Shanahan interview. Here's some of what I remember.

Coach Joe
It will be a big adjustment to go from the 3 or 4 man wedge on kickoff returns to the league mandated 2 man maximum wedge. The Texans will consider not using any type of wedge.

James Casey will be looked at as a long snapper.

Jacoby Jones is an "all world" talent, but he must mature as a player or his job is in jeopardy.

Brantley still has too many "moving parts" in his punting form. Turk has eliminated those during his long career.

To make a team as a special teamer only, a player has to be special. John Henry Mills and Eugene Seales were 2 examples.

Frank Bush (caught only the last 5 minutes)
The starting safeties right now are Wilson and Ferguson.

Dunta is expected to return and be an important part of the defense. Bush likes the toughness he brings to the unit.

Mario is only 70% of the player he will become.

Kyle Shanahan (saw Texans Chick representing in the front row)
Has challenged all of the offensive players to make improvements. Says that if they aren't getting better, they're getting worse.

Realizes the Texans must improve in the red zone. Like Bruce Matthews, Shanahan thinks it is about attitude.

Orlovsky brings a similar skill set as Schaub, just a little bigger, stronger, and faster than Matt. Excited to work with him.

Slaton may have gotten too big in the offseason. Needs to become a better blocker in pass pretection. Wants to utilize Slaton more as a receiver, but needs another back to carry some of the load.

A healthy Chris Brown is the perfect compliment to Slaton. Went into the 2008 training camp thinking either Green or Brown would step up as the #1 RB, with Slaton the #2. When Green and Brown flopped (my words), Slaton really stepped up.

Likes Arian Foster's intellegence. Expects Foster to make noise in training camp. Also expects the Texans to carry 4 RBs, 1 FB.

Thinks a lighter, quicker Duane Brown bodes well.

Andre Davis is the fastest player on offense.

David Anderson could be the next Wes Welker. Is partly responsible for Anderson getting cut as a rookie. Anderson has worked hard to improve and can immediatly convert coaching instruction to execution in practice.

James Casey will need to learn multiple positions (including FB) in order to dress on Sundays. At the same time, Shanahan doesn't want to throw too much at him and hinder his development as a TE.

You either practice the zone and get good at it, or practice the wildcat and get good at it. There's not enough practice time to get good at both. Don't expect a lot of wildcat if Shanahan has a say.

Getting behind early forced the Texans into turnovers. Believes that if the Texans grab leads early, the turnovers will decrease.

Chris Simms is now healthy and will win the Broncos starting QB job.

My takes on the interviews:
Casey as a long snapper would be a waste. Casey as a holder on kicks makes sense. He has great hands, and can turn a bad snap into a good play with his feet and arm.

David Anderson will never be Wes Welker. Welker has much more exposiveness and that's why he can uncover so quickly.

The "getting behind early" excuse for the high amount of turnovers is a copout. The Texans actually had the lead against Indy before going Rosencopter. Take some responsibility and say we made some real poor choices in playcalling.

Kyle Shanahan is not ready to be a head coach. But he will be one soon, if the Texans start winning. Kyle has "it". And NFL owners love "it".