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Posted 57 minutes ago
By Nick Scurfield
Texans quarterback Matt Schaub has organized throwing sessions with several of his teammates this week at the University of Houston, about a 15-minute drive from Reliant Stadium.
Schaub, who missed organized team activities (OTAs) and mini-camp because he was still recovering from a 2011 season-ending Lisfranc injury, said Thursday that his surgically-repaired right foot is 100 percent. He plans to continue the throwing sessions over the next several weeks leading up to the start of training camp on July 27.
We found a field to go use to be able to throw and keep up with things, especially with the young guys, with all the young receivers and tight ends and guys that we have, Schaub said. I wanted to just get with them because missing OTAs, I missed those reps that I was getting with those guys and am just trying to bring them up to speed, get ready for training camp and throwing with Andre (Johnson) and some of the other guys. Just stuff that we can do to continue to stay sharp til camp.
Johnson, who is recovering from offseason arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, has been at every throwing session this week. Schaub said between 6-12 players have attended each one. The session take place around 9:30 every morning on U of Hs grass practice fields.
Weve had a handful of guys, Schaub said. Right now, the rookies are at the symposium, the drafted guys. Come next week, I expect all them to be out there. Andres been out there and a few other veterans. Right now, some of them have taken a little break, but well come back here next week or just after the Fourth so well have three good weeks after that to really get after it.
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez organizes an annual Jets West mini-camp of sorts in Southern California. Call this Texans East that is, six miles to the east of Reliant Stadium?
Yeah, I guess you could say that, Schaub said, laughing. Or just Humid and Hot Texans. The weathers spiked up on us. But its just good to keep up with the guys and keep that rapport and camaraderie and just working on our own and getting ready to go.
Schaub, who fully expects to be full-go for the start of training camp, said he has felt great physically on the practice field this week.
Everything feels real good, he said. Doing all my movement and play fakes and dropping back, all the different things within the pocket that I need to be able to do come camp when the bullets are flying and everything. But I know what it takes to be ready for camp, and so were right there ready to go.
Most of the Texans players got six weeks of vacation between the end of mini-camp on June 14 and the start of training camp. After not being able to participate in OTAs, Schaub was intent on making the most of his down time to get to work with his teammates for the first time this offseason.
Its huge. Especially not going through OTAs. You know, I was doing stuff on the other side of the field with the trainers, with Roland (Ramirez) and Geoff (Kaplan) and those guys, but to actually be doing it with my teammates, throwing to them and everything, thats just huge. Its simulating game reps and stuff that well do in practice. So, anything I can do to continue to progress and do what I have to do physically throughout the course of a training camp practice and such to be ready to go is what I want to do right now. Theres no vacation time for me."
Posted 57 minutes ago
By Nick Scurfield
Texans quarterback Matt Schaub has organized throwing sessions with several of his teammates this week at the University of Houston, about a 15-minute drive from Reliant Stadium.
Schaub, who missed organized team activities (OTAs) and mini-camp because he was still recovering from a 2011 season-ending Lisfranc injury, said Thursday that his surgically-repaired right foot is 100 percent. He plans to continue the throwing sessions over the next several weeks leading up to the start of training camp on July 27.
We found a field to go use to be able to throw and keep up with things, especially with the young guys, with all the young receivers and tight ends and guys that we have, Schaub said. I wanted to just get with them because missing OTAs, I missed those reps that I was getting with those guys and am just trying to bring them up to speed, get ready for training camp and throwing with Andre (Johnson) and some of the other guys. Just stuff that we can do to continue to stay sharp til camp.
Johnson, who is recovering from offseason arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, has been at every throwing session this week. Schaub said between 6-12 players have attended each one. The session take place around 9:30 every morning on U of Hs grass practice fields.
Weve had a handful of guys, Schaub said. Right now, the rookies are at the symposium, the drafted guys. Come next week, I expect all them to be out there. Andres been out there and a few other veterans. Right now, some of them have taken a little break, but well come back here next week or just after the Fourth so well have three good weeks after that to really get after it.
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez organizes an annual Jets West mini-camp of sorts in Southern California. Call this Texans East that is, six miles to the east of Reliant Stadium?
Yeah, I guess you could say that, Schaub said, laughing. Or just Humid and Hot Texans. The weathers spiked up on us. But its just good to keep up with the guys and keep that rapport and camaraderie and just working on our own and getting ready to go.
Schaub, who fully expects to be full-go for the start of training camp, said he has felt great physically on the practice field this week.
Everything feels real good, he said. Doing all my movement and play fakes and dropping back, all the different things within the pocket that I need to be able to do come camp when the bullets are flying and everything. But I know what it takes to be ready for camp, and so were right there ready to go.
Most of the Texans players got six weeks of vacation between the end of mini-camp on June 14 and the start of training camp. After not being able to participate in OTAs, Schaub was intent on making the most of his down time to get to work with his teammates for the first time this offseason.
Its huge. Especially not going through OTAs. You know, I was doing stuff on the other side of the field with the trainers, with Roland (Ramirez) and Geoff (Kaplan) and those guys, but to actually be doing it with my teammates, throwing to them and everything, thats just huge. Its simulating game reps and stuff that well do in practice. So, anything I can do to continue to progress and do what I have to do physically throughout the course of a training camp practice and such to be ready to go is what I want to do right now. Theres no vacation time for me."