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2019 Training Camp

Mr teX said:
Don't think Kelemete makes the roster over Rankin. Rankin is younger, cheaper and if Kelemete is better, it's not by enough to warrant giving up on Rankin.
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I can't see Rankin, Watkins or Warring not making the roster in lieu of Kelemente, Mancz, Adams

Some can't be risked to clear waivers
 
When’s the last time they cut a same year draft pick? I don’t think there’s any way they cut a 3rd rounder in Warring. IR him maybe, but he’s not getting cut.

They’ve had 24 on offense the last 2 years to start. Pat has 26 in his mock. Seriously doubt they keep that many.

With a 3 QB roster, they went with 4 RB, 6 WR, 3 TE, and just 8 OL for week 1 last year. Seems they have no choice but to go with a 3 QB roster again, plus they’ve added a FB back to the mix.

I don’t think there’s any way they keep 5 RB. And I don’t see a way for them to keep 4 TE unless they only keep 5 WR. So either 3 TE, 6 WR or 4 TE, 5 WR. That leaves you with 8 OL. Not going to keep 9, unless they go 3/5 TE/WR, and they shouldn’t have to with all the “versatility” they’re all supposed to have there.
 
zshawn10 said:
Pretty clear OB is to the end of his rope regarding the Matt Kalil injury discussion. OB has been pretty pleasant throughout camp, today OB has shown up. #Texans

— patrick (@PatDStat) August 20, 2019

Bill O’Brien’s entire exchange on if Matt Kalil is hurt. He is also asked if Kalil will start week one. #Texans pic.twitter.com/kinSbS2dgx

— patrick (@PatDStat) August 20, 2019
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Gotta be exhausting & annoying answering the same damn questions day in day out from the same jackass media types around here. Still, answering those redundant ass questions everyday is part of the job.
 
What else is the media supposed to ask when you have to have these things every day, and Kalil isn’t on the field day after day?

Either stop having these Q&A sessions every damn day, or answer the fucking questions without being an arrogant dickhead that hasn't won jack in this league.
 
Mr teX said:
Gotta be exhausting & annoying answering the same damn questions day in day out from the same jackass media types around here. Still, answering those redundant ass questions everyday is part of the job.
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Yeah, I am sure it's a little annoying, but he has to expect it. I would ask him the same damn question tomorrow just to piss him off more. The media is the only direct link for the fans, these are the questions the fans want answers to. Until week 1 comes, he will continue to hear the same questions.
 
Speedy said:
What else is the media supposed to ask when you have to have these things every day, and Kalil isn’t on the field day after day?

Either stop having these Q&A sessions every damn day, or answer the fucking questions without being an arrogant dickhead that hasn't won jack in this league.
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Don't pretend like that would be the end of it. if he came out & actually did answer the questions they'd just come back the next day asking the same thing, or some variation of it....I mean how many times & ways can you answer the same damn question of "Is Matt Kalil still gonna be your starter wk. 1?"

It really is nonsense & this goes for all sports media. What really bothers me is yahoos like John Lopez and Jerome Solomon who try to mask it under the "We're asking for the fans.." garbage. No....You're asking for you to have something to beat with a dead horse on your tired radio show &/or opinion piece. Fans don't give a damn about the day to day injury status of a guy whose not even practicing. They care when there's a change in his status..& that's easily veriable when you see him on the field........practicing. If there's no change in his status then there's no need to continually ask the question.
 
Speedy said:
What else is the media supposed to ask when you have to have these things every day, and Kalil isn’t on the field day after day?

Either stop having these Q&A sessions every damn day, or answer the fucking questions without being an arrogant dickhead that hasn't won jack in this league.
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Who gives a **** if he answers that question or not. BTW there is a lot of interesting reads on the net that provide answers for why NFL coaches don’t talk about injuries. Question this...why aren’t the media types raising questions like “does Roderick Johnson have a chance to win a starting LT job” “what are your thoughts an two rookies manning the left side of the OL”, etc. Put the damn question in a format that just gets to the point you are really after. OB is on record praising Johnson’s play and wants to see him repeat that performance against Dallas. With that simple comment he says a lot...he likes the guy and will play him for significant minutes Saturday.
 
Speedy said:
What else is the media supposed to ask when you have to have these things every day, and Kalil isn’t on the field day after day?

Either stop having these Q&A sessions every damn day, or answer the fucking questions without being an arrogant dickhead that hasn't won jack in this league.
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Who gives a **** if he answers that question or not. BTW there is a lot of interesting reads on the net that provide answers for why NFL coaches don’t talk about injuries. Question this...why aren’t the media types raising questions like “does Roderick Johnson have a chance to win a starting LT job” “what are your thoughts an two rookies manning the left side of the OL”, etc. Put the damn question in a format that just gets to the point you are really after. OB is on record praising Johnson’s play and wants to see him repeat that performance against Dallas. With that simple comment he says a lot...he likes the guy and will play him for significant minutes Saturday.
 
The DEFENDERS are in full protect mode on this subject. Bwhahaha Obrien just can't do no wrong in their eyesight.

They asked if Khalil was the starter because, those idiots couldn't believe it when he said he was. Especially when Johnson has outperformed him thus far.

But hey bump it, get Watson killed out there. His blindside is not important. And putting the best starting 11 on offense isn't important either.
 
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amazing80 said:
Yeah, I am sure it's a little annoying, but he has to expect it. I would ask him the same damn question tomorrow just to piss him off more. The media is the only direct link for the fans, these are the questions the fans want answers to. Until week 1 comes, he will continue to hear the same questions.
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Speaking for myself, I could care less about the current status of a player that's doesn't even appear to be all that good. Now WHEN HIS STATUS CHANGES..i.e. when he starts practicing/playing, sure. Until then though..... & that's where the media gets it wrong. Asking him the same question over & over & over & getting the same answer is not what the fans want to hear...not me anyway.
 
Texansballer74 said:
The DEFENDERS are in full protect mode on this subject. Bwhahaha Obrien just can't do no wrong in their eyesight.

They asked if Khalil was the starter because, those idiots can't believe it when he said he was. Especially when Johnson has outperformed thus far.

But hey bump it, get Watson killed out there. His blindside is not important. And putting the best starting 11 on offense isn't important either.
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Dude...lol

Why do we have to be DEFENDERS just b/c we could care less about the day to day status of an oft-injured LT & we have no problem with the HC's response to dumb, repetitive questions?

Why don't you take your Hate-all-things-BoB glasses off for a sec & realize that whether or not he answers the question the way you'd like him to answer it.........or gives YOU the answer you want to hear, he as the HC reserves the right to change his damn mind at any point. Asking him the same damn question day in, day out just makes you look like a moron.....especially in light of the guys status NOT CHANGING IN A WEEK!
 
Texansballer74 said:
The DEFENDERS are in full protect mode on this subject. Bwhahaha Obrien just can't do no wrong in their eyesight.

They asked if Khalil was the starter because, those idiots can't believe it when he said he was. Especially when Johnson has outperformed thus far.

But hey bump it, get Watson killed out there. His blindside is not important. And putting the best starting 11 on offense isn't important either.
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The construction of this post gave me aids.
 
Mr teX said:
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Dude...lol

Why do we have to be DEFENDERS just b/c we could care less about the day to day status of an oft-injured LT & we have no problem with the HC's response to dumb, repetitive questions?

Why don't you take your Hate-all-things-BoB glasses off for a sec & realize that whether or not he answers the question the way you'd like him to answer it.........or gives YOU the answer you want to hear, he as the HC reserves the right to change his damn mind at any point. Asking him the same damn question day in, day out just makes you look like a moron.....especially in light of the guys status NOT CHANGING IN A WEEK!
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That's the media freaking job. Bwhahaha and we all know, you're his biggest bodyguard.
 
Texansballer74 said:
That's the media freaking job. Bwhahaha and we all know, you're his biggest bodyguard.
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I'm just pointing out how bad the media is at their job around here....They don't break ****, they don't tell us anything we already don't know or can't ascertain ourselves. Don't blame me b/c you're too football stupid that you have to hang on every word those jackasses put out in tweet lol
 
Mr teX said:
I'm just pointing out how bad the media is at their job around here....They don't break ****, they don't tell us anything we already don't know or can't ascertain ourselves. Don't blame me b/c you're too football stupid that you have to hang on every word those jackasses put out in tweet lol
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But that is their job to ask him those type of questions. Lol those questions are normally scripted anyways.
 
Texansballer74 said:
The DEFENDERS are in full protect mode on this subject. Bwhahaha Obrien just can't do no wrong in their eyesight.

They asked if Khalil was the starter because, those idiots can't believe it when he said he was. Especially when Johnson has outperformed thus far.

But hey bump it, get Watson killed out there. His blindside is not important. And putting the best starting 11 on offense isn't important either.
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Man, you have just completely missed the point. I have not seen a single quote preferring MK to RJ or anyone else. Not a single quote. We still don’t know OB’s concerns regarding starting two rookies on the left side. Maybe that has something to do with it but the media doesn’t ask that question. BTW why did OB start RJ at LT? Probably because he’s said he is light years ahead of last year. Did he or did he not make a move Saturday to enhance RJ’s opportunity to win that spot. The obvious next move is to see if he can repeat his performance against the Cowboys. OB already has stated that desire. RJ did go against a DL that rested most of the starters. This is what TC is all about. I would also imagine we will see if Buddy Howell can repeat.
 
Texansballer74 said:
But that is their job to ask him those type of questions. Lol those questions are normally scripted anyways.
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But if you already have the answer & you know the answer you're going to get, why ask it again? The fact that the questions are scripted as you say makes them look even worse honestly.
 
Mr teX said:
But if you already have the answer & you know the answer you're going to get, why ask it again? The fact that the questions are scripted as you say makes them look even worse honestly.
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They probably were in disbelief. So they were told to ask him that question again. Lol
 
TheKDog said:
It's every coach's job to answer dumb questions from the media and to throw challenge flags when the refs screw up.

Not sure why O'Brien doesnt think so.
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Once again you're off base. The questions are being answered. Just b/c you're in "disbelief" &/or don't like the answers & how they come out doesn't warrant you asking the same damn question again & again. Its just a tremendous waste of everyone in that media sessions time. Like those idiots every year at the SB who come there just to troll.....Gotta wonder about the intelligence of some of these guys at some point.
 
xtruroyaltyx said:
No games but Roderick was drafted in 2017. He's not a rookie unless you consider him a pretty well seasoned rookie.
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Oh he’s an experienced vet. Dude was drafted in 2017.......never mind being IR’d and waived by Cleveland and spending most of his Texans time on the PS. With that background why aren’t OB and Devlin given some credit? OB has nothing but high praises for the guy in recent quotes. But one half against backups warrants a more objective approach to giving that guy the best chance to succeed. And btw, the haters want to crow about OB being too arrogant to admit MK can’t cut it that’s total BS. There is a far better story to RJ being picked off the scrap heap and becoming a starter a short time later. But the Haters got the beer goggles on.
 
Dejaview said:
Oh he’s an experienced vet. Dude was drafted in 2017.......never mind being IR’d and waived by Cleveland and spending most of his Texans time on the PS. With that background why aren’t OB and Devlin given some credit? OB has nothing but high praises for the guy in recent quotes. But one half against backups warrants a more objective approach to giving that guy the best chance to succeed. And btw, the haters want to crow about OB being too arrogant to admit MK can’t cut it that’s total BS. There is a far better story to RJ being picked off the scrap heap and becoming a starter a short time later. But the Haters got the beer goggles on.
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I have no idea what you are going on about.
 
I predicted an IR stash for him a while back, and reiterated it again today in my 53 man roster prediction @HoustonPress https://t.co/S86bmbeT49

— Sean Pendergast (@SeanTPendergast) August 20, 2019


I think even if he had a full camp, he had a ways to go developmentally.

— Stephanie Stradley (@StephStradley) August 20, 2019


Best thing today was the DL vs OL 1 on 1s and 2 on 2s:

Max Scharping anchored & Joel Heath couldn't move him.

DJ Reader drove Nick Martin back with ease.

Carlos Watkins was more than Zach Fulton could handle.

Rod Johnson nicely handled Whitney Mercilus

— Jayson Braddock (@JaysonBraddock) August 20, 2019




Lamar Miller was running with no wasted movements and knifing thru the defense today.

He looks fresh and ready for a big year

— Jayson Braddock (@JaysonBraddock) August 20, 2019
 
I hope Warring doesn't disappoint but it's starting to look like a wasted pick, especially when they had already got Fells in the offseason plus the two TE from last year.
 
ESPN: 2019 NFL rookie updates

23. Tytus Howard, OT, Houston Texans
Howard is expected to start at left guard, and he also has taken some reps at left tackle. The Texans like Howard’s versatility, and the rookie should be an upgrade over last year’s starter, Senio Kelemete. — Sarah Barshop

54. Lonnie Johnson Jr., CB Texans: Johnson gained some notoriety during a joint practice in Green Bay when he got kicked out by coach Bill O’Brien after delivering several hard hits in a non-hitting period. But his teammates and coaches like his physicality and size, and Johnson could have an important role on special teams. — Barshop

55. Max Scharping, OL, Texans: Scharping is competing to start at right guard with the incumbent at that position, Zach Fulton. Scharping has also impressed Bill O’Brien with his versatility, as he has practiced at right tackle, right guard and center during training camp. — Barshop

86. Kahale Warring, TE, Texans: Warring hasn’t been on the field for much of training camp, which has irked O’Brien, who said "it was a miracle in and of itself" that Warring was able to get on the field after a practice. There’s a lot of competition at tight end, and while Warring has been injured, Darren Fells has made a case to make the 53-man roster along with Jordan Thomas and Jordan Akins. — Barshop

161. Charles Omenihu, DE, Texans: Texans defensive line coach Anthony Weaver pointed to Omenihu as a young player who has stood out. He said Omenihu is "like a sponge" in taking advice from J.J. Watt and Weaver says he can tell Omenihu has picked up a lot from the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year. — Barshop

195. Xavier Crawford, CB, Texans: Crawford hasn’t stood out so far in camp and is probably the draft pick in the shakiest position to make the Week 1 roster. — Barshop

220. Cullen Gillaspia, RB, Texans: The Texans didn’t keep a fullback on their roster last season, but it’s likely Gillaspia will make the team, given that he could have an immediate impact on special teams. — Barshop
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