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Texans Training Camp 2008

HOU-TEX said:
Geez, two good hits on him out of 100+ carries and all of a sudden his potential roster spot is being questioned?? Yeah, I'd say knee jerk. :cool:

If you go back through this entire thread, Taylor has been mentioned in the top three after every practice.

Saturday morning I saw Ahman get jacked up. What does that mean? Umm....nothing. :thinking:

If some of y'all need to have knee jerk reactions to get you by for the day look no further than Chris Brown. The dude's only been to 2 days of practice, yet we rip a dude that has been going balls out since day one at multiple positions.Plus special teams.

:gun:
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Uh, that's why I clarified that I might be knee-jerking.

Knock yourself out trying to be a turdhead by flaming me for what I already theorized I might be doing.

I wish we are all as brilliant as you...LOL (sigh)
 
New_Texans said:
i havent heard anything about DeMeco.
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I know for me, I am not concerned about DeMeco so I do not really watch him. Plus the middle gets very hard to see as soon as the ball is snapped. And with no end zone replays, hard to see Ryans at work.

I will say that Greenwood has been sighted making plays in the backfield, and today I got to really watch Diles hard on handful of plays and he was looking good. He still needs growth, but all 2nd year 1st time starters do.

All i can say is the team has depth, it's competitive, the vets seem to be helping the rookies adjust, and the coaching staff is really teaching.

Man I'm glad they hired Kubiak.
 
Vinny said:
Dunta was in the slot quite a bit early in his career as Capers took advantage of his hitting ability sending him in to blitz fairly often. Perhaps we'll see Bennett in this same type of role when we shift to nick packages.
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I'm thinking the coaches want to see more of Reeves and Molden to evaluate their play on the outside.

But I wouldn't mind to see how Molden does inside.
I remember in the Texas vs the Nation Bowl game, they had Molden there, but assign him to switch to spy on the RB a few times.
Once, he got Xavier Omon in the backfield for a loss.
Another time, Molden blanketed him out of the backfield.
 
not sure if this has been posted elsewhere, but does any one know what running backs the texans will be trying out tommorow? I know Mike Bell is one.
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One is Denzel Washington's son...:thinking:
 
Chance_C said:
One is Denzel Washington's son...:thinking:
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Yep, John David Washington.


John David Washington, son of actor Denzel Washington, is among the four running backs who will work out for the Texans today.

Washington, who played at Morehouse College and spent the last two seasons on the Rams’ practice squad, will join veteran Mike Bell (recently released by Denver) and undrafted rookies Calvin Dawson (Louisiana-Monroe) and Darnell Terrell (Missouri) at tryouts between practices.

Because Chris Brown has been sidelined with a back injury, the Texans are looking for another running back for practices.

“We’re concerned about having just those four (Ahman Green, Chris Taylor, Darius Walker and Steve Slaton) right now and running them too hard,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “I’d like to have another pair of legs.

“We’re going to work out a group, and we’ll make a decision.”
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LINK
 
Calvin Dawon 5-10, 207 lbs.

He rushed for an average of 141.7 yards against three SEC opponents. He recorded his first 100-yard game of 2006 at Alabama on a season-best 7.4 per carry, and then dominated Arkansas with a 128 yard performance and a 6.7 yards per carry average

07
Clemson 28-121 yd 4.32 ave., no catch
A&M 20-126yd 6.3 ave., 2 recpts-11 yd

06
Kansas 7-38 yd 5.43 ave., 3 recpts-37 yd
Bama 16-118 yd 7.38 ave., 2 recpts - 20 yd
Ark 19-128 yd 6.74 ave.
Kent 26-179 yd 6.88 ave., 2 recept - 18 yd

05
Georgia 11-43 yd 3.91 ave., 1 recpt- 6yd
Ark 10-57 yd 5.7 ave., 3 recpts -25 yd
 
76Texan said:
Calvin Dawon 5-10, 207 lbs.

He rushed for an average of 141.7 yards against three SEC opponents. He recorded his first 100-yard game of 2006 at Alabama on a season-best 7.4 per carry, and then dominated Arkansas with a 128 yard performance and a 6.7 yards per carry average

07
Clemson 28-121 yd 4.32 ave., no catch
A&M 20-126yd 6.3 ave., 2 recpts-11 yd

06
Kansas 7-38 yd 5.43 ave., 3 recpts-37 yd
Bama 16-118 yd 7.38 ave., 2 recpts - 20 yd
Ark 19-128 yd 6.74 ave.
Kent 26-179 yd 6.88 ave., 2 recept - 18 yd

05
Georgia 11-43 yd 3.91 ave., 1 recpt- 6yd
Ark 10-57 yd 5.7 ave., 3 recpts -25 yd
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What were his stats in high school?:splits:
 
76Texan said:
Calvin Dawon 5-10, 207 lbs.

He rushed for an average of 141.7 yards against three SEC opponents. He recorded his first 100-yard game of 2006 at Alabama on a season-best 7.4 per carry, and then dominated Arkansas with a 128 yard performance and a 6.7 yards per carry average

07
Clemson 28-121 yd 4.32 ave., no catch
A&M 20-126yd 6.3 ave., 2 recpts-11 yd

06
Kansas 7-38 yd 5.43 ave., 3 recpts-37 yd
Bama 16-118 yd 7.38 ave., 2 recpts - 20 yd
Ark 19-128 yd 6.74 ave.
Kent 26-179 yd 6.88 ave., 2 recept - 18 yd

05
Georgia 11-43 yd 3.91 ave., 1 recpt- 6yd
Ark 10-57 yd 5.7 ave., 3 recpts -25 yd
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Sounds like a decent pickup. I would still rather have Danny Woodhead, he got released by the Jets a couple days ago due to an injury. But supposedly he was doing very, very well both on offense and special teams.
 
Unless this back situation lingers, I fully expect Chris Brown to be on this team as the #2 back to Green.
 
If we're seriously looking at RB's to possibly go into the season with, IMO there will be a much better chance of getting a talanted RB after cuts begin.

I think we're just looking at camp legs with very remote possibility of getting "the guy".

:texflag:
 
I wouldn't mind having the 1988 Oilers stable of running backs:

Mike Rozier
Allen Pinkett
Alonzo Highsmith
Lorenzo White
Spencer Tillman
 
Shaft75 said:
What were his stats in high school?:splits:
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LOL!

Hey, I used to live in the Shreveport-Bossier area.
I know where his HS is.
(Airline HS - we played them every year back then.
We were in 3A, they are still in 5A, but when we won state, we kicked their butt and went undefeated
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You can ask TexanBill to make the inquiry, I think he still runs up there sometimes, LOL!

Hey, I'm cool with bringing in Woodhead for a looksee, too!
 
76Texan said:
LOL!

Hey, I used to live in the Shreveport-Bossier area.
I know where his HS is.
(Airline HS - we played them every year back then.
We were in 3A, they are still in 5A, but when we won state, we kicked their butt and went undefeated
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You can ask TexanBill to make the inquiry, I think he still runs up there sometimes, LOL!

Hey, I'm cool with bringing in Woodhead for a looksee, too!
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Whereabouts in Shreveport - Bossier? I grew up in Haughton....

I think Woodhead tore his knee up. Not sure on the particulars, but he's probably out of commission.
 
drewmar74 said:
Whereabouts in Shreveport - Bossier? I grew up in Haughton....

I think Woodhead tore his knee up. Not sure on the particulars, but he's probably out of commission.
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Between Centenary College and Schumpert Hospital, Highland Park.

Hey, we beat Haughton that year, too!
I went to Jesuit H.S.
Actually that was my senior year, 1976-77, I just moved down to Houston so I missed that championship. Grrr!

Hmmm, I wonder if Woodhead tore up his knees in the college game I was trying to watch. On his first carry up the middle, he got tackled by a LB (I think) and went out for the game.
 
76Texan said:
Between Centenary College and Schumpert Hospital, Highland Park.

Hmmm, I wonder if Woodhead tore up his knees in the college game I was trying to watch. On his first carry up the middle, he got tackled by a LB (I think) and went out for the game.
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Hey 76, where do you get access to all these games you're scouting? You must've seen about 30 games by now.

Your scouting reports are appreciated too. :texflag:
 
HOU-TEX said:
Hey 76, where do you get access to all these games you're scouting? You must've seen about 30 games by now.

Your scouting reports are appreciated too. :texflag:
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The Woodhead's game was on satellite (a friend of mine had it).

The other games, I think TheRealJoker (?) already mentioned that site tenyardtorrents.com
 
76Texan said:
Actually that was my senior year, 1976-77....
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Wow! I was two and living in Houston at that time. We've moved to Shreveport about when y'all moved to Houston.

76Texan said:
Hmmm, I wonder if Woodhead tore up his knees in the college game I was trying to watch. On his first carry up the middle, he got tackled by a LB (I think) and went out for the game.
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IIRC, Woodhead was having a decent camp with the Jets. Maybe there was some damage done in the game you were watching that didn't materialize until camp?

Dunno.....
 
76Texan said:
The Woodhead's game was on satellite (a friend of mine had it).

The other games, I think TheRealJoker (?) already mentioned that site tenyardtorrents.com
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Hey, how do you send stuff into the msg bd from your B/B?
 
drewmar74 said:
IIRC, Woodhead was having a decent camp with the Jets. Maybe there was some damage done in the game you were watching that didn't materialize until camp?

Dunno.....
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I dunno either!

But it looks like he'll be out for at least this season, so scratch that one!

I also have a score just for you (from the yearbook I obtained from a friend):
Flyers 21 Buccaneers Zip
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Sorry, I can't help it. On the other hand, Haughton had a good basketball program. They always whipped us!
 
I don't no if there's much to say because they did'nt have helmets or pads on .

It's amazing how much better Matt and Sage are than Boyd and Brink . I never watched Carr practice but I wish I could compare him to Sage and Matt .

Mario was in the backfield alot .

AJ looked really good .

Jacoby did some good things . He's a big fluid guy who has some game . Maybe he'll be our John Taylor . Walter had a decent practice also .

Mike Bell looked pretty good . Hey Brown ... you better get out of that tub .

I agree about Duane Brown looking really tired . I think he has the hollow legs right now . Mario made Butler look like he had hollow legs also .
 
Honoring Earl 34 said:
I don't no if there's much to say because they did'nt have helmets or pads on .

It's amazing how much better Matt and Sage are than Boyd and Brink . I never watched Carr practice but I wish I could compare him to Sage and Matt .

Mario was in the backfield alot .

AJ looked really good .

Jacoby did some good things . He's a big fluid guy who has some game . Maybe he'll be our John Taylor . Walter had a decent practice also .

Mike Bell looked pretty good . Hey Brown ... you better get out of that tub .

I agree about Duane Brown looking really tired . I think he has the hollow legs right now . Mario made Butler look like he had hollow legs also .
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Thanks for the report. A ton of fans got jipped since the team wasn't in full pads. I am glad I chose not to go now. I wonder why they weren't suited up?
 
Write up by Keith from ITBE, thanks for the article!

A scenario: I park in the Purple Lot in time to make the beginning of Thursday evening's training camp practice. It takes me awhile to get through the line to enter, and it wasn't just my fellow fans I stepped over to ensure I was first into the stands.

Oh no, I had to muscle my way past some former Broncos players in town and looking for work. It seems that our little secret of signing pretty much every Broncos castaway to the Texans roster has officially made its way through the Denver grapevine.
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:D LOL.

8:09 - Time for some work near the goalline, first teams matched up once again. Davis makes a sweet inside-out double move to shake Reeves in coverage, catching a nice out pass from Schaub for the score. Schaub then finds Walter in the middle of the endzone as Demps isn't quick enough to step in front of the pass. Davis is then again on the receiving end in the endzone, beating Bennett in nickel coverage.
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http://www.inthebullseye.com/archive/2008/20080801.html

This sounds really encouraging.... 3 of our 4 starting DBs getting beat consecutively.:headhurts:
 
He and the rest of the first team is lined up on their own 30-yard line to start a two-minute drill against the second team defense. The sitch is this: offense is down 21-27, so a field goal does them no good, meaning 70 yards and paydirt in two minutes or bust.

First down, the team goes to the run, and Green gets a few yards. 2nd down, Schaub scrambles when he can't find an open receiver, no gain. On 3rd down, Schaub's pass goes to Darius Walker in the flat, who gains just minimal yardage but stops the clock at 1:17 to play. Crucial 4th-and-7 play, Schaub shows a little poise in stepping up in the pocket to calmly find Davis for a 17-yard gain.

With a new set of downs, Schaub again connects with Davis for seven yards to the 43-yard line. His 2nd down attempt is incomplete to Walter. On 3rd down, Fletcher makes an outstanding play to deflect another pass intended for Walter. With 37 seconds left on the clock, the Schaub-Davis connection again works for a new set of downs at the 36-yard line.

Schaub's next two attempts to Johnson are incomplete. The clock is now an issue, as only 9 seconds are left. Schaub tries one more time to connect with Johnson to the right, and it works! Johnson screams past the defender, Derrick Roberson, for a touchdown. Davis and others celebrate.
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Two-minute drill successful for first team.
 
Shaft75 said:
Thanks for the report. A ton of fans got jipped since the team wasn't in full pads. I am glad I chose not to go now. I wonder why they weren't suited up?
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1. I think I heard that Kubiak said at the outset of TC that evening practices were going to be mainly learning sessions and not full up practices-to minimize wear & tear on the guys; mainly because of the 80-man limit.

2. can't get jipped if you didn't pay anything :D
 
Honoring Earl 34 said:
I don't no if there's much to say because they did'nt have helmets or pads on .

It's amazing how much better Matt and Sage are than Boyd and Brink . I never watched Carr practice but I wish I could compare him to Sage and Matt .

Mario was in the backfield alot .

AJ looked really good .

Jacoby did some good things . He's a big fluid guy who has some game . Maybe he'll be our John Taylor . Walter had a decent practice also .

Mike Bell looked pretty good . Hey Brown ... you better get out of that tub .

I agree about Duane Brown looking really tired . I think he has the hollow legs right now . Mario made Butler look like he had hollow legs also .
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This sums up practice.
 
Did anyone see a number 25 run the ball a couple times? I think #25 with a blue jersey is Ferguson, but this guy was wearing white. I think I only had a few beers by that time so I know I wasn't hallucinating. Or was I??

:texflag:
 
I saw him. I didn't see most of practice because I went in the back with all of the media and they were asking me about my golf tournament. They are going to help me and Marc Vandermeer is going to talk about it everyday.
 
gary said:
I saw him. I didn't see most of practice because I went in the back with all of the media and they were asking me about my golf tournament. They are going to help me and Marc Vandermeer is going to talk about it everyday.
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You dang celeb types .
 
gary said:
I saw him. I didn't see most of practice because I went in the back with all of the media and they were asking me about my golf tournament. They are going to help me and Marc Vandermeer is going to talk about it everyday.
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Like I said to you when I met you Tuesday, your famous. And the press just loves you.

Now don't let all of this fame go to your head.
 
I don't know if this is thread worthy or not, but the Texans already have previews for all 16 games out on their webpage. It's acouple of weeks old, but I just found this out. So, just a heads up, if you haven't seen them yet either.

http://www.houstontexans.com/tv/

starting on page 6.

And oh, I must say, Brooke Bentley is absolutely scrumptious.
 
J-Russ said:
And oh, I must say, Brooke Bentley is absolutely scrumptious.
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I forget the connection (cousin?) but she's related to country music singer Dierks Bentley. There was a video on the texans site with him once.
Anyways... she's seems like a nice girl :)
 
Bell says our system is "pretty much identical" to what he was used to in Denver, which is fine with me. Lot a guys are defensive about this Denver South label, NAP for this Texan fan.
 
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