Vinny
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You really need to see Andre Johnson run routes in person to truly appreciate how good he is. He's one of the top wide wide receivers in the game, but no one outside of Houston seems to care.
Wide receiver/return man Jerome Mathis has had an excellent camp, and is in the running for the No. 2 wide receiver job. He's always had unbelievable speed, but he's really done a nice job of learning the position. Kevin Walter still has a chance at No. 2, but he's dropping easy balls in practice. He also dropped a ball against Chicago the other night when Schaub delivered a great throw.
Kubiak puts a lot of trust in his coaches. During team drills, he stands about 40 yards from the action and talks to his quarterbacks on a walkie-talkie. He doesn't appear to say much during practices, but each of the eight players I interviewed said he's in complete control of the team.
I'll have a lot more on this Friday, but Mario Williams appears to be spending way too much thinking instead of playing. One player told me that Williams has "about 20 people" trying to tell him what to do, and that he's still much too mechanical.
Middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans is in the process of becoming the leader of this defense. Smith said Ryans already has the recognition skills of a player that's been in the league for six or seven years. The one thing the Texans have asked Ryans to do is become more of a vocal leader. It's not really in his nature to talk a lot, but Smith says Ryans is so familiar with what everyone else is doing that it's imperative he speaks.
Schaub can make any throw on the field, and it's evident that has a little swagger to him He's quickly won over teammates simply by not rushing to leave them all the time. David Carr couldn't get out of the locker room fast enough after practices, but Schaub appears to enjoy spendiing time with his teammates.
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