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Texans sign UH HB Alridge to PS

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/6621711.html

The Texans have signed former University of Houston running back Anthony Alridge to their practice squad. Alridge, who was placed on waivers by Washington in the last roster reduction, replaces Buster Davis, who was placed on waivers Tuesday.

After finishing his career with the Cougars, Alridge signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent. After he was waived by the Broncos, he signed with the Redskins.
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OH this guy is going to be starting by week 4. Gaurantee it.

Buster needs to find somewhere else to play. He gets treated like a rag doll here.
 
Whoa! Bad ass!

So... this makes me think that the coaches are concerned about our running back situation... more than they're letting on?

I mean, we have Slaton and his backup/similar style back Moats.

We have Brown and his backup/similar style back Foster.

Where does AA fit in?

I love the move, though. Love me some Aldridge!
 
Quick 6 is a small quick back. 5'9" in the 175-185 range. Think Warrick Dunn.

Too small for an every down back but has good bursts of speeds, catches well out of the backfield and can return kicks and punts.
 
gwallaia said:
Quick 6 is a small quick back. 5'9" in the 175-185 range. Think Warrick Dunn.

Too small for an every down back but has good bursts of speeds, catches well out of the backfield and can return kicks and punts.
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kinda reminds me of the Chargers Sproles.
 
Guess since the O-line can only open crack-sized holes they had to sign someone small enough to fit thru them and fast enough to get to them before the close up.
 
I am all for local guys making good, however, the value in the timing of this signing is purely PR in my opinion.
 
I don't think this is a RB signing. Just my opinion, but I think this is a bye bye Jacoby signing if Alridge proves he can play.
 
Any players that have any real worth to them are on a team already, not being signed to a practice squad this late. I don't put out a lot of hope for any of the "freebies" left unsigned this late. Anybody you get now that's worth something you'll have to trade for.
 
Thorn said:
Any players that have any real worth to them are on a team already, not being signed to a practice squad this late. I don't put out a lot of hope for any of the "freebies" left unsigned this late. Anybody you get now that's worth something you'll have to trade for.
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I can agree with this. Although, I think Alridge might have the "potential to be a contributer to this team. I think the dude was injured last year too. Some little dudes have the body to withstand the pounding (Sproles) more than other little dudes.

That said, I hope Buster can find a job in the league. The first day of camp I thought he was camp fodder for sure, but he impressed the heck out of me as camp progressed. Good luck to ya, Buster.
 
Maybe Andre's concussion or near concussion has them worried about returns... although I don't think he'll be added to the roster anytime soon
 
He signed on with Denver last season as UFA, was doing well in camp until his tore a ligament in his foot if I recall correctly. The injury sidelined him for the year. He was cut by Denver and picked up by Washington but did not make the roster.

We'll see what ends up back home in Houston.
 
m5kwatts said:
Maybe Andre's concussion or near concussion has them worried about returns... although I don't think he'll be added to the roster anytime soon
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I'd think Jenkins would be their first choice to activate if that were the case. Or Martinez, who's already on the roster. Who knows?
 
Kaiser Toro said:
I am all for local guys making good, however, the value in the timing of this signing is purely PR in my opinion.
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I'm not sure how much of a presence UH has in the Texans fan base but I've always assumed that Longhorns and Aggies made up most of it, as evidenced by the 2006 draft. I think that has very little, if any, to do with the signing.

What is interesting though is that this comes the day after Walter's return to the lineup. Jacoby Jones hasn't done much this year, other than perform well against guys who aren't in the nfl anymore, and fair catch a few punts. So this leads me to believe he's here for if or when Jacoby gets moved. But I could be wrong.
 
JDizzle said:
I'm not sure how much of a presence UH has in the Texans fan base but I've always assumed that Longhorns and Aggies made up most of it, as evidenced by the 2006 draft. I think that has very little, if any, to do with the signing.

What is interesting though is that this comes the day after Walter's return to the lineup. Jacoby Jones hasn't done much this year, other than perform well against guys who aren't in the nfl anymore, and fair catch a few punts. So this leads me to believe he's here for if or when Jacoby gets moved. But I could be wrong.
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UH just had one of the biggest wins in its history on Saturday, and the next day the Texans had one of the biggest losses in its history. Signing a UH player to the PS gets the local media to write things other than the debacle that just happened.

Jacoby was simply being Jacoby, the coaches/GM should already know what they don't have in him.
 
Kaiser Toro said:
UH just had one of the biggest wins in its history on Saturday, and the next day the Texans had one of the biggest losses in its history. Signing a UH player to the PS gets the local media to write things other than the debacle that just happened.
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That seems rather cynical. It appears to imply the Texans are PR driven.
 
Kaiser Toro said:
UH just had one of the biggest wins in its history on Saturday, and the next day the Texans had one of the biggest losses in its history. Signing a UH player to the PS gets the local media to write things other than the debacle that just happened.
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It would take more than a practice squad signing to divert any attention away from that even if it's a UH player. Only mention I have heard of it on local media is a brief comment by Matt Jackson on 610, but he's an alum so that doesn't surprise me. Pretty far-fetched imo.
 
I don't think too far fetched that this might be some sort of PR move. I'm just left wondering where he would stand in the mix at RB considering Foster is already on the PS.

The only thing I can think of is the possiblity of him helping on ST in the return game.

Also puzzling considering we don't need help at RB....we desperately need seconday help at safety.
 
I don't think it has anything to do with "PR". We're talking about a P.S. player here.......I mean how many snaps is he going to get? I seriously doubt people are rushing to buy tickets today, because we picked up a UofH practice squad player who has 0 nfl stats in his career and unless alot of things go bad, he most likely won't even play.

I think this has more to do with Alridge being a former Bronco, you know...where Kubiak knew and could call tons of people who had access to Aldrige and find out what kind of person/player he really is......being from UofH is just a coincidence. If this team cared about "PR" when making personel decisions, Mario would not be playing here.
 
How would signing a player to the practice squad sell tickets?

Drafting Vince Young would have sold tickets and merch (in the short term at least.) The jersey themed home games sells merch. Adding a local player to the P.S. is negligible at best, IMO.

And that's before addressing the possibility of Smith and Kubiak being connected or influenced by the marketing department which is pretty far fetched, IMO.
 
Carr Bombed said:
I think this has more to do with Alridge being a former Bronco, you know...where Kubiak knew and could call tons of people who had access to Aldrige and find out what kind of person/player he really is......being from UofH is just a coincidence. If this team cared about "PR" when making personel decisions, Mario would not be playing here.
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In this instance I agree however I do believe the Texans put too much value on PR when it comes to signing players. I don't think they would ever sign anyone with questionable behavior regardless of how good the player is.
 
Not sure about the Texans and PR move. If anything, it seems like they have taken lesser "names" when given the chance. I mean there are what two/three players from Texas colleges on our roster? Funny, there plenty AA fans a couple of weeks ago, now signing him to practice squad is simply a PR move. Sometimes I wonder why people can't just take things on face value until there is evidence otherwise.
 
ArlingtonTexan said:
Not sure about the Texans and PR move. If anything, it seems like they have taken lesser "names" when given the chance. I mean there are what two/three players from Texas colleges on our roster? Funny, there plenty AA fans a couple of weeks ago, now signing him to practice squad is simply a PR move. Sometimes I wonder why people can't just take things on face value until there is evidence otherwise.
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me too!
 
Runner said:
That seems rather cynical. It appears to imply the Texans are PR driven.
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A McNair organization would never be PR driven.

Cant find the sarcasm thingy.

Why do you think Kubes was hired?

Kubes being a local guy that could be hired on the cheap had nothing to do with it.

Yeah right

PR and money is what the McNair organization is all about.

If the team happens to win that's a bonus.
 
This could be a sign that we are trying to trade Jacoby to strengthen a position of need (safety?). AA could return if needed and they probably just want to get him in the system without sacrificing a roster spot until they can move Jacoby. If they cant trade Jacoby then they didn't have to cut anyone on the active roster to make room for Aldridge.

Sucks for Buster Davis :(
 
steelbtexan said:
A McNair organization would never be PR driven.

Cant find the sarcasm thingy.

Why do you think Kubes was hired?

Kubes being a local guy that could be hired on the cheap had nothing to do with it.

Yeah right

PR and money is what the McNair organization is all about.

If the team happens to win that's a bonus.
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Give me a break.....:rolleyes:

Like Kubiak's reputation for coaching up QBs (when McNair was trying to save his #1 QB in a last ditch effort) and his more than qualified offensive coordinator resume had nothing to do with him being hired. Gary Kubiak worked hard for his shot at a head coach position and if he fails this year, it still doesn't change the fact that he deserved a shot at being a head coach.

Nothing this team has done has said "all they care about is PR and money". McNair has spared no expense at trying to make this team a winner, sadly he's just made some poor decisions along the way and put trust into the wrong people along the way.
 
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JDizzle said:
I do believe the Texans put too much value on PR when it comes to signing players. I don't think they would ever sign anyone with questionable behavior regardless of how good the player is.
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That doesn't really have much to do with PR and it has more to do with them not liking low character guys.......in today's NFL alot of teams pass on players with low character. Goodell is sending a message that he doesn't want those kind of players damaging his shield, so alot of teams don't even risk the punishment from the league office....so that's more of a league wide thing.
 
steelbtexan said:
A McNair organization would never be PR driven.

Cant find the sarcasm thingy.

Why do you think Kubes was hired?

Kubes being a local guy that could be hired on the cheap had nothing to do with it.

Yeah right

PR and money is what the McNair organization is all about.

If the team happens to win that's a bonus.
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Steelb,

If it truly was about PR and saving a nickel, Kubes would've been hired in 2002 when he interviewed then.
 
Here are my thoughts on Anthony Alrige. Wether he works out or not the Texans are not going to loose much they'll only gain if he plays well. This move shows that there might be some worry about the running game. Slaton has not shown much so for so no one knows if he'll return to the level he played at last season part of that is the fault of the OL. Maybe he'll just be added if Jones is moved and help out in the return game. A PR move is also a thought that comes to mind but I doubt that. Alridge showed flashs at U of H he is somewhat small but quick as lightning and he has game in him when he is healthy. He must get over some injuries that he suffered early on in career.
 
Carr Bombed said:
That doesn't really have much to do with PR and it has more to do with them not liking low character guys.......in today's NFL alot of teams pass on players with low character. Goodell is sending a message that he doesn't want those kind of players damaging his shield, so alot of teams don't even risk the punishment from the league office....so that's more of a league wide thing.
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I kind of disagree. Yeah I do think Goodell is trying to crack down on bad off the field(and on field too) behavior league wide.

I just think the Texans are somewhat above and beyond that. They won't take a risk on a guy who has had a questionable background. I remember being pretty excited about the team signing Brandon Walker UDFA from OU and thinking he could come here and really help this line out. Then he gets cited for possible drunk driving charges and never heard about him again.

Kicker is you're excused if you're already on the team.

Do I think it's solely a PR move? I don't think so but, at the saem time I think it has some legs considering the team getting blasted Sunday and UH getting a big win. Coincidence? Maybe. I'm jsut trying to figure out what he brings to the squad overall considering Foster is already on the PS and I'm not sure AA's size will hold up over the course of a season.

People are bringing up JJ. but the only guy I know of who has confirmed interest in at least one place around the league is DA. Perhaps Denver is interested in working something out higher then the 7th we invested.

If we're wanting to look at him for WR why keep Martinez on the roster then? Either way it's not that I hate AA. I'm just puzzled by the move considering our need for help at Safety.
 
I met Anthony at the Shrine Game back in 2008 and he told me he was going to score a TD for me in the game then talk to me on camera and he did. In the Youtube film he is talking to me not the HC. We're friends now and e-mail each other often back and fourth. I'm glad he is in Houston now and wish him the best. He also told me he only wanted to be a Texan at the time I told him I'd put in a good word for because he might have a good fit here at the time now he has his chance to shine here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYkRyf4siLs
 
Maybe this is a move to get AA on the scout team. Is he similar in style to any of the RBs that we'll face in the coming weeks? We don't have anyone like him on the scout team now, so maybe he will emulate certain running backs that we'll face down the line?
Dunno, just a thought...
 
michaelm said:
Maybe this is a move to get AA on the scout team. Is he similar in style to any of the RBs that we'll face in the coming weeks? We don't have anyone like him on the scout team now, so maybe he will emulate certain running backs that we'll face down the line?
Dunno, just a thought...
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Is he similar to Chris Johnson?
 
michaelm said:
Maybe this is a move to get AA on the scout team. Is he similar in style to any of the RBs that we'll face in the coming weeks? We don't have anyone like him on the scout team now, so maybe he will emulate certain running backs that we'll face down the line?
Dunno, just a thought...
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He can certainly help the D get used to the speed of a back like Chris Johnson.
 
I saw this guy last year during Broncos preseason (I had season tix), and he looked awesome until he got hurt. There was a lot of people that thought he might be able to become the starting back and were calling him Terrell Davis jr and stuff. Then he broke his leg (I think) and went on IR and McD fired him before preseason. Could be a good pickup if his leg got back to 100%.
 
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