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Texans 2014 OTAs begin May 27

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Hall of Fame
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OTAs May 27-29, June 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13

Mandatory Mini-Camp June 17-19
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OTAs(oraganized team activities) are voluntary practices in which no live contact can occur.

11-on-11 practice work is allowed, one-on-one drills are not allowed.

Players can't work for longer than 6 hours.

Practices are limited to 2 hours.

Coaches able to provide instruction.

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In other news, HT.com has updated their roster:


# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College
65 Ankrah, Jason OLB 6-3 262 R Nebraska
39 Ballentine, Lonnie FS 6-3 219 R Memphis
6 Bester, Lacoltan WR 6-3 208 R Oklahoma
44 Blue, Alfred RB 6-2 223 R LSU
66 Boffeli, Conor G/C 6-4 304 R Iowa
16 Bonner, Alan WR 5-10 191 23 2 Jacksonville State
2 Boswell, Chris K 6-2 185 R Rice
34 Bouye, A.J. CB 6-0 191 22 2 Central Florida
79 Brooks, Brandon G 6-5 335 24 3 Miami (Ohio)
33 Brown, Andre RB 6-0 227 27 6 North Carolina State
71 Brown, Austin NT 6-2 295 R Miami (Ohio)
76 Brown, Duane T 6-4 303 28 7 Virginia Tech
98 Browner, Keith DE 6-4 288 26 2 California
4 Bullock, Randy K 5-9 206 24 3 Texas A&M
53 Bullough, Max ILB 6-3 249 R Michigan State
20 Clemons, Chris SS 6-1 214 28 6 Clemson
90 Clowney, Jadeveon LB 6-5 266 R South Carolina
85 Coyle, Chris TE 6-4 243 R Arizona State
93 Crick, Jared DE 6-4 285 24 3 Nebraska
56 Cushing, Brian ILB 6-3 249 27 6 Southern California
81 Denham, Anthony TE 6-4 235 R Utah
71 Dima, Anthony T 6-6 295 Massachusetts
74 Feiler, Matt T 6-6 330 R Bloomsburg
78 Ferentz, James C 6-2 285 R Iowa
87 Fiedorowicz, C.J. TE 6-5 265 R Iowa
14 Fitzpatrick, Ryan QB 6-2 223 31 10 Harvard
61 Forsch, Kevin G 6-3 307 R Houston
23 Foster, Arian RB 6-1 227 27 5 Tennessee
88 Graham, Garrett TE 6-3 243 27 4 Wisconsin
84 Griffin, Ryan TE 6-6 254 24 2 Connecticut
41 Grimes, Jonathan RB 5-10 209 24 3 William & Mary
69 Grosz, Sullivan DE 6-4 295 R Cal Poly
38 Hal, Andre R 5-10 188 Vanderbilt
26 Harris, Brandon CB 5-10 189 24 4 Miami (Fla.)
51 Hazel, Paul LB 6-5 227 24 2 Western Michigan
10 Hopkins, DeAndre WR 6-1 207 21 2 Clemson
25 Jackson, Kareem DB 5-10 188 26 5 Alabama
96 Jamison, Tim DE 6-3 287 28 6 Michigan
80 Johnson, Andre WR 6-3 230 32 12 Miami (Fla.)
28 Johnson, Dennis RB 5-7 196 2 Arkansas
60 Jones, Ben C 6-3 308 24 3 Georgia
24 Joseph, Johnathan CB 5-11 188 30 9 South Carolina
7 Keenum, Case QB 6-1 205 26 3 Houston
31 Keo, Shiloh S 5-11 208 26 4 Idaho
62 Kupper, Alex G 6-3 299 24 2 Louisville
19 Labhart, Travis WR 5-9 182 R Texas A&M
9 Lechler, Shane P 6-2 237 37 15 Texas A&M
17 Lemon, Alec WR 6-2 207 2 Syracuse
21 Lewis, Kendrick FS 6-0 198 25 5 Mississippi
63 Lloyd, Terrance OLB 6-3 238 R Baylor
43 Mack, Elbert CB 5-10 175 27 6 Troy
82 Martin, Keshawn WR 5-11 194 24 3 Michigan State
94 Mathews, Ricardo DT 6-3 300 26 5 Cincinnati
64 McAllister, Chris OLB 6-2 255 R Baylor
18 McClung, Anthony WR 6-0 177 R Cincinnati
59 Mercilus, Whitney LB 6-4 258 23 3 Illinois
54 Mohamed, Mike LB 6-3 238 26 3 California
55 Myers, Chris C 6-4 286 32 10 Miami (Fla.)
75 Newton, Derek T 6-6 313 26 4 Arkansas State
92 Nix, Louis NT 6-2 331 R Notre Dame
87 Nwachukwu, Uzoma WR 5-11 198 23 2 Texas A&M
42 Opurum, Toben RB 6-1 250 23 2 Kansas
97 Pagan, Jeoffrey DE 6-3 310 R Alabama
35 Pleasant, Eddie SAF 5-10 210 25 2 Oregon
11 Posey, DeVier WR 6-1 210 24 3 Ohio State
86 Potter, Zach TE 6-7 269 28 4 Nebraska
95 Powe, Jerrell NT 6-2 331 27 3 Mississippi
45 Prosch, Jay FB 6-1 256 R Auburn
77 Quessenberry, David OT 6-5 307 23 2 San Jose State
58 Reed, Brooks OLB 6-3 254 27 4 Arizona
91 Sapp, Ricky LB 6-4 252 27 4 Clemson
3 Savage, Tom QB 6-4 228 R Pittsburgh
47 Smelley, Brad FB 6-2 235 25 2 Alabama
29 Starling, Jawanza SAF 6-1 206 22 2 USC
70 Su'a-Filo, Xavier G 6-4 307 R UCLA
36 Swearinger, D.J. SS 5-10 208 22 2 South Carolina
52 Tarpinian, Jeff LB 6-3 240 26 4 Iowa
89 Thomas, Mike WR 5-8 198 26 6 Arizona
57 Tuggle, Justin LB 6-0 247 24 2 Kansas State
27 Victorian, Josh CB 5-10 190 25 2 Louisiana Tech
74 Warmsley, Julius DE 6-2 296 R Tulane
99 Watt, J.J. DE 6-5 289 25 4 Wisconsin
46 Weeks, Jon LS 5-10 246 28 5 Baylor
67 White, Cody G 6-3 303 25 3 Illinois State
73 Williams, Brennan OT 6-6 314 23 2 North Carolina
40 Williams, Marcus CB 5-11 196 R North Dakota State
50 Williams, Trevardo OLB 6-1 237 23 2 Connecticut
72 Witzmann, Bryan T 6-7 311 R South Dakota State
13 Yates, T.J. QB 6-4 217 26 4 North Carolina
61 Young, Chris ILB 6-0 252 R Arizona State
Reserve/Injured
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College
71 Martin, Chris T 6-5 305 R UCF
 
Anyone know what time it's going to start? When we can be expecting updates via twitter? If I can i'll gladly help Playoffs post info.
 
AngryNateFTW said:
If I can i'll gladly help Playoffs post info.
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Many people, myself included have been seen there efforts fail dismally in beating Playoffs to a story.
 
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Poor guy. I bet he's thinking, "I thought they said it was hot down here... this ain't sht."
 
O'Brien is going to toughen them up by letting them play in lightning.

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Texans all access is on 610 right now with Mark Vandemeer and John Harris...

They are about to get into the OTA stuff that happened today..
 
Andre wasn't there today.

Vandemeer says that the one word he'd use to describe the practice today is "Intense". Guys were really going at it from a competition standpoint.

John Harris: Was cool to see the rookies and veterans together. Was really fun to watch. Has been around since '07 and can't recall a practice that intense. Was really fun to see the guys going at it and competing hard today.

Sounds like Watt and Cushing weren't full participants...
 
kiwitexansfan said:
In other news, HT.com has updated their roster:


# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College
65 Ankrah, Jason OLB 6-3 262 R Nebraska
39 Ballentine, Lonnie FS 6-3 219 R Memphis
6 Bester, Lacoltan WR 6-3 208 R Oklahoma
44 Blue, Alfred RB 6-2 223 R LSU
66 Boffeli, Conor G/C 6-4 304 R Iowa
16 Bonner, Alan WR 5-10 191 23 2 Jacksonville State
2 Boswell, Chris K 6-2 185 R Rice
34 Bouye, A.J. CB 6-0 191 22 2 Central Florida
79 Brooks, Brandon G 6-5 335 24 3 Miami (Ohio)
33 Brown, Andre RB 6-0 227 27 6 North Carolina State
71 Brown, Austin NT 6-2 295 R Miami (Ohio)
76 Brown, Duane T 6-4 303 28 7 Virginia Tech
98 Browner, Keith DE 6-4 288 26 2 California
4 Bullock, Randy K 5-9 206 24 3 Texas A&M
53 Bullough, Max ILB 6-3 249 R Michigan State
20 Clemons, Chris SS 6-1 214 28 6 Clemson
90 Clowney, Jadeveon LB 6-5 266 R South Carolina
85 Coyle, Chris TE 6-4 243 R Arizona State
93 Crick, Jared DE 6-4 285 24 3 Nebraska
56 Cushing, Brian ILB 6-3 249 27 6 Southern California
81 Denham, Anthony TE 6-4 235 R Utah
71 Dima, Anthony T 6-6 295 Massachusetts
74 Feiler, Matt T 6-6 330 R Bloomsburg
78 Ferentz, James C 6-2 285 R Iowa
87 Fiedorowicz, C.J. TE 6-5 265 R Iowa
14 Fitzpatrick, Ryan QB 6-2 223 31 10 Harvard
61 Forsch, Kevin G 6-3 307 R Houston
23 Foster, Arian RB 6-1 227 27 5 Tennessee
88 Graham, Garrett TE 6-3 243 27 4 Wisconsin
84 Griffin, Ryan TE 6-6 254 24 2 Connecticut
41 Grimes, Jonathan RB 5-10 209 24 3 William & Mary
69 Grosz, Sullivan DE 6-4 295 R Cal Poly
38 Hal, Andre R 5-10 188 Vanderbilt
26 Harris, Brandon CB 5-10 189 24 4 Miami (Fla.)
51 Hazel, Paul LB 6-5 227 24 2 Western Michigan
10 Hopkins, DeAndre WR 6-1 207 21 2 Clemson
25 Jackson, Kareem DB 5-10 188 26 5 Alabama
96 Jamison, Tim DE 6-3 287 28 6 Michigan
80 Johnson, Andre WR 6-3 230 32 12 Miami (Fla.)
28 Johnson, Dennis RB 5-7 196 2 Arkansas
60 Jones, Ben C 6-3 308 24 3 Georgia
24 Joseph, Johnathan CB 5-11 188 30 9 South Carolina
7 Keenum, Case QB 6-1 205 26 3 Houston
31 Keo, Shiloh S 5-11 208 26 4 Idaho
62 Kupper, Alex G 6-3 299 24 2 Louisville
19 Labhart, Travis WR 5-9 182 R Texas A&M
9 Lechler, Shane P 6-2 237 37 15 Texas A&M
17 Lemon, Alec WR 6-2 207 2 Syracuse
21 Lewis, Kendrick FS 6-0 198 25 5 Mississippi
63 Lloyd, Terrance OLB 6-3 238 R Baylor
43 Mack, Elbert CB 5-10 175 27 6 Troy
82 Martin, Keshawn WR 5-11 194 24 3 Michigan State
94 Mathews, Ricardo DT 6-3 300 26 5 Cincinnati
64 McAllister, Chris OLB 6-2 255 R Baylor
18 McClung, Anthony WR 6-0 177 R Cincinnati
59 Mercilus, Whitney LB 6-4 258 23 3 Illinois
54 Mohamed, Mike LB 6-3 238 26 3 California
55 Myers, Chris C 6-4 286 32 10 Miami (Fla.)
75 Newton, Derek T 6-6 313 26 4 Arkansas State
92 Nix, Louis NT 6-2 331 R Notre Dame
87 Nwachukwu, Uzoma WR 5-11 198 23 2 Texas A&M
42 Opurum, Toben RB 6-1 250 23 2 Kansas
97 Pagan, Jeoffrey DE 6-3 310 R Alabama
35 Pleasant, Eddie SAF 5-10 210 25 2 Oregon
11 Posey, DeVier WR 6-1 210 24 3 Ohio State
86 Potter, Zach TE 6-7 269 28 4 Nebraska
95 Powe, Jerrell NT 6-2 331 27 3 Mississippi
45 Prosch, Jay FB 6-1 256 R Auburn
77 Quessenberry, David OT 6-5 307 23 2 San Jose State
58 Reed, Brooks OLB 6-3 254 27 4 Arizona
91 Sapp, Ricky LB 6-4 252 27 4 Clemson
3 Savage, Tom QB 6-4 228 R Pittsburgh
47 Smelley, Brad FB 6-2 235 25 2 Alabama
29 Starling, Jawanza SAF 6-1 206 22 2 USC
70 Su'a-Filo, Xavier G 6-4 307 R UCLA
36 Swearinger, D.J. SS 5-10 208 22 2 South Carolina
52 Tarpinian, Jeff LB 6-3 240 26 4 Iowa
89 Thomas, Mike WR 5-8 198 26 6 Arizona
57 Tuggle, Justin LB 6-0 247 24 2 Kansas State
27 Victorian, Josh CB 5-10 190 25 2 Louisiana Tech
74 Warmsley, Julius DE 6-2 296 R Tulane
99 Watt, J.J. DE 6-5 289 25 4 Wisconsin
46 Weeks, Jon LS 5-10 246 28 5 Baylor
67 White, Cody G 6-3 303 25 3 Illinois State
73 Williams, Brennan OT 6-6 314 23 2 North Carolina
40 Williams, Marcus CB 5-11 196 R North Dakota State
50 Williams, Trevardo OLB 6-1 237 23 2 Connecticut
72 Witzmann, Bryan T 6-7 311 R South Dakota State
13 Yates, T.J. QB 6-4 217 26 4 North Carolina
61 Young, Chris ILB 6-0 252 R Arizona State
Reserve/Injured
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College
71 Martin, Chris T 6-5 305 R UCF
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Could they be reserving #8 for a reason? Nah, couldn't be.

Probably just don't want to jinx anybody.

:coffee:
 
I don't want to see a #8 on a Texans Jersey for the remainder of the franchise.

They should retire the number, .... or put it on death row.
 
msbbc833 said:
What makes you say that?
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That's what I heard on the radio. First this morning...Then Vandy and John Harris mentioned it...

They talked about all the guys who may have looked bad or not as good under Kubiak that might look totally difdrent under OB.
 
Stephanie Stradley @StephStradley
Most interesting takeaway from #Texans OTAs? How is OB going to prep QBs for season? Equal reps now until need to give starter reps to QB who earns it. Could be in two weeks or into training camp before that's decided.
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Dave Zangaro ‏@DZangaro
Brooks Reed said he's been taking reps at ILB so far at OTAs.

Clowney said he's excited to be at OTAs with all the vets. Said Watt is the kind of guy that makes him want to work harder. #Texans

JJ Watt didn't want to talk about differences between Phillips' 3-4 and Crennel's. Said he feels comfortable doing anything on the field.

O'Brien said Arian Foster looks healthy. #Texans

"It's wide open." O'Brien about QB competition. #Texans

O'Brien said Fitzpatrick is doing well learning the offense. Said it's not easy after spending 10 years in other places.

"We'd love to have him here right now but that's up to him." O'Brien about Andre Johnson. Said they're working with guys they have. #Texans

Texans were inside today. O'Brien said he'd like to try to stay outside as much as possible.
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Jayson Braddock ‏@JaysonBraddock
Case still throws one of the best deep balls, outside shoulder ball placement. Not much else >>>>>>>How about other QB's?

Learning. Arm really stands out next to the other 3 RT >>>>>How did Savage look?

Brandon Harris played smart & tight. Great defense on Hopkins Go. Read & rec on 15 yd out to Nuk, Harris jumped route

Got bigger last year, good size. Did note quicker getoff RT>>>>>>>>>>> Has Merciles gotten bigger?

Derek Newton has definitely slimmed down. TE Ryan Griffin has really added bulk.

Potential to be. Raw and needs development MT >>>>>>>does bester look better than posey?

Bester and Brandon Harris RT >>>>>>>who do you think was the most impressive thing from OTA's today

WR Lacoltan Bester continues to impress. It started as a tryout and then he got a contract, now he's looking at home at #Texans OTAs
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PDS ‏@PatDStat
Clowney's biggest work will come with his hand game and keeping offensive lineman off of him. Using his long arms to keep space. #Texans

Jadeveon Clowney has a chance to show some pass rush. His first step off the line is unreal. Covers so much ground in step one. #Texans

The #Texans tight end position had a major over haul this offseason. Garrett Graham is the smallest TE at 6-3 and 243 lbs.

Mike Thomas is one to watch at WR for the Texans. Building off his voluntary minicamp and making himself a viable option. #Texans

[Derek Newton has cut some serious weight this offseason. Looks much more fit for the position. Has to produce during camp. #Texans

Considerable difference in what Tom Savage can do with the football velocity wise next to the other 3 QBs.

Brooks Reed acknowledges he will have to put some work into learning the inside. Said the coaches know he can play OLB. #Texans
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John McClain ‏@McClain_on_NFL
O'brien on Crennel "He's been a head coach and its good to be able to bounce things off of him. That's really going to help me."

Bill O'Brien on what impresses him bout Romeo Crennel: "The way he communicates, what he teaches, he listens, his experience, his demeanor."
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AdamWexlerCSN ‏@awexler
Also said chemistry in the QB room is good.

"OTAs are for setting tone as far as our practice tempo & our systems (off, def, sp tm). We've gotten a lot accomplished."- O'Brien #Texans
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@PatDStat

Mike Thomas is one to watch at WR for the Texans. Building off his voluntary minicamp and making himself a viable option. #Texans

The #Texans tight end position had a major over haul this offseason. Garrett Graham is the smallest TE at 6-3 and 243 lbs.

Jadeveon Clowney has a chance to show some pass rush. His first step off the line is unreal. Covers so much ground in step one. #Texans

Clowney's biggest work will come with his hand game and keeping offensive lineman off of him. Using his long arms to keep space. #Texans
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cuppacoffee said:
Could they be reserving #8 for a reason? Nah, couldn't be.

Probably just don't want to jinx anybody.

:coffee:
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No. 8 has been very quietly "retired" by Bob McNair. He knows if the fan base ever sees that number out on the field again they will torch the stadium.

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ObsiWan said:
No. 8 has been very quietly "retired" by Bob McNair. He knows if the fan base ever sees that number out on the field again they will torch the stadium.

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There was a tryout safety that had 8 during rookie minicamp. Was weird. :kitten:

Here's more on that QB rep thing. Quick blog post:

Bill O’Brien on how to prepare the Texans starting QB … whoever he is

Because we were in the bubble, was hard to see some of the stuff. O'Brien doesn't like to do indoors, but did because he didn't want lots of slipping, some possible lightning in the area. Not sure we will be outside at all this week, which sucks because we are often limited in what we can see in the bubble because of restrictions on where we can stand.
 
Texans_Chick said:
Here's more on that QB rep thing. Quick blog post:

Bill O’Brien on how to prepare the Texans starting QB … whoever he is
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Steph got a gold
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JJ Watt speaks post OTA: http://www.houstontexans.com/tv-med...-Clowney/ccc968d3-a071-4230-a6ec-918ca140a505

We are moving fast. I can't wait to put the pads on... that's like Christmas Day to me.
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JD post OTA interview: http://www.houstontexans.com/tv-med...veterans/a4704f4a-0099-41b0-84ff-c97a58ad44ed

I'm just glad to be beside him. (JJ Watt)

How much has he (Watt) pulled you aside? All the time, sometimes make me go and do extra workout with him.

Do you ever say "No" to him? No, I say I got ya, what you want me to do?
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Transcript: (I asked QB rep/ injury philosophy qs)

Head Coach Bill O’Brien
(on his thoughts on the first day of OTAs) “It’s exciting. It was an exciting day, a lot of good competition. Guys are really working hard. Not everything is perfect. They are still getting used to our practice tempo and things like that, but I thought the guys really competed hard and were being good teammates, were coachable, which is all you can ask for.”

(on the advantages and disadvantages of practicing inside due to the weather) “Yeah, I really want to stay outside. But in the offseason, and I talked about this this morning, you only have 13 opportunities. You have 10 and three with the mandatory one the third week of June. I don’t really want to miss any of those opportunities because we’re slipping out there and things like that. Obviously, there was also lightning in the distance I guess so we decided to come inside. Ideally, we would like to be outside. I thought it went pretty well for being inside.”

(on if teaching is what OTAs are for as a first-year head coach) “Yeah, I think that OTAs are for a few things. I think that as a staff, we can set the tone as far as our philosophy, as far as our practice tempo and then obviously to teach systems offensively, defensively and on special teams. I really believe that our guys are getting a lot out of that and we’ve been together now for seven weeks. We started April 7 and then had one week off in there but basically seven weeks, and we’ve gotten a lot accomplished. Everything is kind of ramping up towards training camp. We’ll get a little bit of a break between OTAs and training camp, but I think it’s about philosophy, teaching them our program football-wise the way we do things, our practice tempo and then obviously the systems offensively, defensively and on special teams.”

(on the importance of tempo) “I think it’s really important because a game is played at such a fast pace. The game is really played at a fast pace. I’m not talking about running a lot of plays. I’m talking about the pace of the game. In the National Football League, there are 70-75 plays per game and the games are run efficiently and they go fast. We’ve got to be ready for that tempo. You can’t get that exact tempo in a practice. You try to. I think there are a lot of things that you can do to ramp up the intensity in practice and we try to do those things and the guys have really fallen in line and done a good job with that.”

(on his philosophy on player injuries) “My main philosophy on that is I really don’t want to talk about the injury until I know what it is. A lot of times when I come off the field, people will ask me about the injury but I haven’t even spoken to Kap (head athletic trainer Geoff Kaplan) or anybody about that injury. As we move forward, I’ll follow the rules of the National Football League and when the injury reports are supposed to come out, I’ll put them out. I think the thing about injuries, to me, it’s very personal to that player. To come in here and just start right away talking about injuries, without knowing too much about it, is probably the wrong thing to do as it relates to the players. I always try to do what’s best for the player.”

(on if his time at Penn State influence the way he used tempo in practice and in games) “I would say that our view of tempo has involved, especially those of us who were in New England. We were a huddle team in New England. We were always a huddle team in New England, but the last few years I was there, we incorporated more no-huddle and different tempos of no-huddle. When I left there and went to Penn State, I found that the tempo that we ran at Penn State, the kids loved it. It wasn’t that difficult to teach. Now, obviously in the National Football League, it’s a lot more expansive than college football. We’ll continue to change our tempo. We believe in doing that and I think it helps our defense too. It helps their communication and right now we’re not playing as fast as we’re going to play, but we’re going to continue to try and get better and better.”

(on if the rookies who spent last year on IR are like rookies again or if they have a little bit of an advantage having been here one season) “I think you’d have to ask them that and how they feel about that. I know that all these players, everyone on the team, whether they were second-year last year or first-year last year and going into their second year, or maybe they’re going into their 10th year, it’s new just because the systems are new. The way we do things are new. In that regard, everybody is new. The coaches are trying to get to know the players. The players are learning the systems. Like I said, we’ve been together for seven weeks. It’s gone pretty well to this point. I wouldn’t separate out who is new and who is not new. I think everybody is kind of new to each other and trying to get on the same page.”

(on if it holds the offense back not having Andre Johnson at OTAs) “Again like I said last week, I’ll let Andre speak for himself. I said last week that he and I have had positive conversations. I have a ton of respect for him. We’d love to him here right now, but that’s up to him. Again, we’re moving forward with the players that are here. These guys that are here are working extremely hard.”

(on how the rookies and veterans have retained what they’ve been taught thus far) “I think there is a definite separation. The rookies, it’s hard, because you’re going form college football to pro football and that’s a big jump, especially as far as systems go and learning X’s and O’s and the details of each play. That’s a different deal. As far as the veterans are concerned, I’ve been very pleased with the way that they’ve studied on their own and come back from one week to the next and you can tell over the weekend that they have studied and come back and been ready to go with the material that we had been teaching them. Then we can put new things in and I’ve been pleased with the veterans.”

(on what impresses him about Romeo Crennel) “His demeanor. His knowledge of the game. His ability to talk to his players and talk to his fellow coaches, his ability to communicate. His ability to listen. Personally, it’s been great to have him here because he’s been a head coach. He’s sat in the seat that I’m sitting in. That’s always good, in my opinion, to have a guy on the staff that has been there and gone through some things and you can’t bounce ideas off of him. It would be hard to bounce off somebody that hasn’t been in that situation. He’s a really bright guy and I’ve been able to get to know him over the last six months and I’ve really enjoyed coaching with him.”

(on how Ryan Fitzpatrick is learning the offense) “He’s doing a good job. I tell you, they’re all doing a good job. It’s not easy to learn a new offense, especially when you’ve been around awhile. When you’ve been around 10 years and you’ve been in systems at Buffalo and Tennessee and St. Louis and so on and so forth. So you’ve had to re-tool the way that you learn, and then including the guys that have been here T.J. (Yates) and Case (Keenum), those two guys have put a lot of time in. I’ve seen a lot of improvement every day with that whole group.”

(on how he makes sure to give the eventual starting quarterback enough reps to succeed during the season without having an incumbent quarterback on the roster) “I think initially, in this part of the year, you have to make sure that the reps are equal and you’ve also got to make sure that each guy gets a chance to rep with the starters or the guys that are running with the first team. I think that’s important, too. So we try to do that. We try to make sure that we have equal reps and that at some point, whether it’s two weeks from now, three weeks from now, two months from now when we get to training camp, we’ll make a determination on who gets the most reps to get them ready for the game. But we’re not there right now. We’ve got to continue to give these guys an equal amount of reps and give them a shot.”

(on if the quarterback competition is wide open right now) “Yeah, it’s wide open. These guys are good guys. They’ve been fun to coach. George Godsey has done a great job with them. I think they’ve enjoyed learning this offense and they’re competing. It looks like there’s good chemistry in the room, which is important the quarterback room. I’ve been impressed with these guys, the way they work at it. The positions on this team to me, that’s what the NFL is about. You’ve got to compete every day and you have to try to get better every single day no matter really what position you play because there is always somebody there to take your position. That’s the nature of the league. That’s the competitiveness of the league, so it doesn’t change from position to position.”

(on if Ryan Fitzpatrick has a lot on his plate trying to teach the younger players behind him while also learning the offense) “I don’t think he’s at the teaching stage yet. I think he’s learning it. But you know those Harvard guys. I’m a Brown guy, so. He’s doing a good job and he does do a good job, seriously, with Tom (Savage). I’d say Case (Keenum) and T.J. (Yates) do also, just kind of talking to Tom in the background and I think that’s going well. But I think they’re all learning. Their main job is to learn from day-to-day what we’re doing.”

(on the interaction between the rookies and veterans at OTAs and if the rookies are acting different with the veterans out there) “I’m sure for the rookies today there was a little bit of nervousness, no questions about it. You’re on the same field now in a practice-type setting with the veterans. We eased them into that process last week with involving them in the coaching sessions. We kept them separate as far as lifting weights went but we incorporated them into the coaching sessions and I think that’s gone well, kind of easing them into where they are now, where we’re all together. But again, you’d have to ask the rookies. I could sense there was a little bit of nervousness, excitement that they were out there with these guys. A lot of these guys have played a lot of football. To me, for us as coaches, it’s a very exciting time of the year because you get to see everybody out there together and running the different things that we’re going to ask them to run. It’s an exciting time of the year.”

(on how comfortable he is with Arian Foster) “He came in today and looked like he was in good health. I’m comfortable with where he’s at.”

(on if Arian Foster is able to do everything on the field needed of him and if his back is fine) “Yeah.”

(on how the transition from college to pro football has gone for Jadeveon Clowney) “I think for any rookie, it’s very difficult to make the jump from college to the pros. At this point in time, for all these guys, they’re all kind of in the same boat. It doesn’t really matter whether they were drafted number one or they were undrafted. They’re all in the same boat of trying to learn, keep up with the pace of the veterans and for JD, he’s learning a little bit of a new position right now. We’ll incorporate him back into some of the things he did in college but right now we’re teaching the 3-4 and he’s having to learn a whole new position. I think he’s doing a decent job. He’s working hard at it and that’s just what he needs to keep doing.”

(on how fluid positions like outside linebacker is and the changes some of the players will have to make) “I think every position, with the exception of quarterback, punter, place kicker, long snapper are fluid. They have to be able to play multiple roles. This is way in the future here, but when you can only have 46 guys on a game day roster, the phrase ‘The more you can do,’ is a really important phrase. A lot of these guys, no matter what position they play, they’re going to do multiple things. They’re going to be maybe the third corner and they’re going to be on all four special teams. Maybe they’re going to play outside linebacker to start but they’re backup inside linebacker also and then they’re going to be on all special teams. Everybody’s a part of a fluid situation at the position because we’re asking guys to learn multiple roles.”

(on how hard it is to weigh picking up talented players off waivers and teaching them his system versus having players who have already spent time at OTAs and mini-camps learning his system) “I think any decision that’s made, whether it’s along that line of thinking or in the draft, or free agency, or play-calling or play design, it’s always made in the best interest of the team. What is the best thing for the football team? What’s the best thing that puts us in the best position to win? When we can answer those questions, we try to make those decisions based on the answers to those questions. That’s way down the road but anything we do here decision-wise, will always be in the best interest of the team in our minds.”

(on when he hopes to see Brian Cushing out on the field) “Brian’s doing well. He’s working hard and I’m not sure. I’m not a doctor. I don’t know when he’ll be back. I’ve gotten to know Brian and he’s a hard-working guy and an important part of this football team and eventually he’ll be back for us.”

(on if it’s the same thing with Johnathan Joseph) “Yeah. Those guys will be back, I can tell you that. They’ll be back.”
 
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So how come he gets a name tag?
I thought there were only numbers, no names...??
:)

yeah, I know the HT.com roster shows two #87s but #83 is free, why didn't one of these guys take that available number? ...especially since one of them is a rookie.
 
ObsiWan said:
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So how come he gets a name tag?
I thought there were only numbers, no names...??
:)

yeah, I know the HT.com roster shows two #87s but #83 is free, why didn't one of these guys take that available number? ...especially since one of them is a rookie.
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There are no names on the JERSEYS. All the helmets have the names written on tape and put on the front of the helmet.
 
The Pencil Neck said:
There are no names on the JERSEYS. All the helmets have the names written on tape and put on the front of the helmet.
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really?

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Doesn't look to be consistent. I went back thru the photos and some helmets do have the name/tape thing. Others, like those above, well it's hard for me to tell...
 
ObsiWan said:
yeah, I know the HT.com roster shows two #87s but #83 is free, why didn't one of these guys take that available number? ...especially since one of them is a rookie.
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I believe #8 & #83 are forbidden. Anyone asking to where either number is drug tested, then escorted off the premises.


:stirpot:
 
thitch said:
Can you post some QB stats, number of completions, interceptions, etc. for each of the qb's so far in OTAs?
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Homework assignments? - for practice? - we're talking practice, not a game.

The Texans don't want that kind of detail reported. TC could lose her pass.
 
Wasn't sure if she could answer those questions, but thought I'd ask since she volunteered to answer questions.

I heard that the first pass attempt was swatted down by Watt and was curious what quarterback threw it. Also heard that Fitzpatrick threw a pick six, but no real info on anyone else.
 
thitch said:
Wasn't sure if she could answer those questions, but thought I'd ask since she volunteered to answer questions.

I heard that the first pass attempt was swatted down by Watt and was curious what quarterback threw it. Also heard that Fitzpatrick threw a pick six, but no real info on anyone else.
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Sometimes what Watt does is independent of the QB.
When he beat pass protection so badly, the QB has no time to pull the ball back.
 
thitch said:
Wasn't sure if she could answer those questions, but thought I'd ask since she volunteered to answer questions.

I heard that the first pass attempt was swatted down by Watt and was curious what quarterback threw it. Also heard that Fitzpatrick threw a pick six, but no real info on anyone else.
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It's kinda too early to stress.
Keep in mind that they're still in shorts.
 
infantrycak said:
Homework assignments? - for practice? - we're talking practice, not a game.
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"We're talking about practice. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we're talking about practice. Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it's my last but we're talking about practice man."
 
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