Texans Horror
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From the Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/4132264.html
Pitts is still competing for LG?? Salaam or Winston being tried at LT????
My thoery is that Salaam and Winston will see action at LT against Tampa, when the STARTERS are rested. I am glad to see the competition, though.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/4132264.html
With two games to go before the regular season, the Texans are still shuffling their offensive line.
Despite the uncertainty up front, the line has functioned impressively in the team's 2-0 preseason start. The Texans have allowed one sack and are averaging 158 yards rushing.
Going into Sunday night's game at Denver, the only offensive linemen guaranteed of starting the regular-season opener against Philadelphia are right tackle Zach Wiegert and center Mike Flanagan.
Veteran Seth Wand and rookie Charles Spencer have been alternating at left tackle, the most important position on the line because it protects quarterback David Carr's blind side.
Because guard Fred Weary has been terrific in the first two preseason games, he's competing with Steve McKinney and Chester Pitts for a starting job.
The coaches would like for one of the left tackles to solidify the position. Veteran Ephraim Salaam can play either side. At some point in practice, the coaches want to see if rookie Eric Winston, who has been competing behind Wiegert, can play the left side, too.
"To tell you today who our starter is, I can't do that," coach Gary Kubiak said about left tackle. "We're still searching.
"We saw (Saturday against St. Louis) what we felt like was going to happen to Spencer. He did some good things, but he struggled and was late getting off the ball. He had a few busts, but when you're asking a rookie tackle to do that, I think you're going to have some growing pains, and we understand that.
"We love his effort. We love his upside. He's headed in the right direction."
Pitts is still competing for LG?? Salaam or Winston being tried at LT????
My thoery is that Salaam and Winston will see action at LT against Tampa, when the STARTERS are rested. I am glad to see the competition, though.