Keep Texans Talk Google Ad Free!
Venmo Tip Jar | Paypal Tip Jar
Thanks for your support! 🍺😎👍

Holliday Returning Kicks Again

jtexas

jtexas

Waterboy
Texans promoted KR Trindon Holliday from their practice squad.
Holliday will immediately take over on kickoff returns, apparently replacing Danieal Manning. The pint-sized player will not contribute on offense.

Holliday will return punts and kickoffs, allowing receiver Jacoby Jonesand safety Danieal Manning to focus on their primary positions. Nading takes the roster spot of Mario Williams, who was placed on injured reserve with a torn pectoral muscle.
http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-trade-for-Mason-sign-Holliday-Nading/7fc3b276-5651-4b46-ba80-976e054058a9
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
jtexas said:
Texans promoted KR Trindon Holliday from their practice squad.
Holliday will immediately take over on kickoff returns, apparently replacing Danieal Manning. The pint-sized player will not contribute on offense.
Click to expand...

Holliday was promoted from the same practice squad that he was cut from a couple of weeks ago.

How did they do that??
 
Did Superman reverse the rotation of the Earth and we went back in time? ME so confused.
 
Returning kicks again? When has he ever returned kicks to begin with?

IIRC, he fumbled the last time he had the opportunity in preseason a couple years ago
 
I actually like this move. Manning keeps running it out and can't even get it to the 20 yard line 90% of the time. I am screaming at the TV to just kneal the damn thing!

I hope Holliday can provide a spark, I can't wait to see what he will do.
 
Hardcore Texan said:
I actually like this move. Manning keeps running it out and can't even get it to the 20 yard line 90% of the time. I am screaming at the TV to just kneal the damn thing!
I hope Holliday can provide a spark, I can't wait to see what he will do.
Click to expand...
This. I want to see smart ball giving us first down at 20. Too many times the returner is stopped short or just as often we get a penalty (block in the back) and move backwards.
 
Hardcore Texan said:
I actually like this move. Manning keeps running it out and can't even get it to the 20 yard line 90% of the time. I am screaming at the TV to just kneal the damn thing!

I hope Holliday can provide a spark, I can't wait to see what he will do.
Click to expand...

Manning has done well returning kicks. This has to be a more protective move than anything else. We have already lost Mario. I'm happy to see Holliday back. I am a big fan.
 
NitroGSXR said:
Manning has done well returning kicks. This has to be a more protective move than anything else. We have already lost Mario. I'm happy to see Holliday back. I am a big fan.
Click to expand...

I'm wondering if this is the precurser to having him do all returns-to include punts...

He's got the speed (plus some) of JJ and he would only be used for returns. Then release JJ for another real WR. Just thinking out loud here!
 
Texas T said:
I'm wondering if this is the precurser to having him do all returns-to include punts...

He's got the speed (plus some) of JJ and he would only be used for returns. Then release JJ for another real WR. Just thinking out loud here!
Click to expand...

Kubiak in his press conference this morning referenced the number of snaps both Jacoby (70ish) and Manning (60ish) played on Sunday as the reason for bringing back Holliday, so I think it's more than just a precursor.
 
Texas T said:
I'm wondering if this is the precurser to having him do all returns-to include punts...
Click to expand...

According to the Texan website:

Holliday will return punts and kickoffs, allowing receiver Jacoby Jones and safety Danieal Manning to focus on their primary positions.
Click to expand...

I must have Holliday confused with someone else. I thought I remembered him as not so good - hopefully I am wrong.
 
NitroGSXR said:
Manning has done well returning kicks. This has to be a more protective move than anything else. We have already lost Mario. I'm happy to see Holliday back. I am a big fan.
Click to expand...

I am a fan of his too, but I got to disagree about Manning's performance. He is tough to bring down and shows strength and shiftiness but most of his returns have been short of the 20 and gave us bad field position as I recall.
 
Buffi2 said:
According to the Texan website:



I must have Holliday confused with someone else. I thought I remembered him as not so good - hopefully I am wrong.
Click to expand...

He was a 6th or 7th round pick prior to the 2010 season. He's out of LSU. A very small guy in NFL standards around 5'6". He was the indoor national champ in the 100 meter dash or something of the sort. He's fast as lightining.

He got hurt in pre-season last year very early on and was placed on IR. Hasn't been heard from since. He was drafted to be a KR specialist and then the rule change happened this season.
 
I have a pair of his teeny tiny gloves from last years training camp. I was gonna toss them.
 
any word on PR? Holliday any good at returning punts?

Jacoby's pause before every return is starting to get to me. Maybe he has to buffer like a internet video before he gets going
 
Buffi2 said:
According to the Texan website:



I must have Holliday confused with someone else. I thought I remembered him as not so good - hopefully I am wrong.
Click to expand...

Nope, that is the same guy. :toropalm:

Even though I think he might have shown them something in practice to warrant a comeback. He is a speedster, but that means nothing in the NFL. I figure he can't do much worse than Jacoby or Manning at this point. No knock on Manning, that is my boy from Corsicana.
 
I wish they would have looked at Johnnie Lee Higgins. Not necessarily signed him, but atleast worked him out and compared him against Trindon.
 
Check the highlights on Holliday at LSU, I was excited to draft him.

Hopefully the injuries haven't cost him any speed.

I noticed they said he wasn't going to play any offense but I for one would love to see him on some screens and swing passes. He seems like a guy you put in a bit of space and let him make plays.

As for the other moves. OBG being released says Tate and/or Ward are fit.

Nading will work his a$$ off so that is not a bad activation.

Mason will be productive from the get go, nice add this late in the year.
 
This is exciting. I hope he does well. He's one of those guys who you know is fast, probably the fastest guy in the NFL (or top few).... you're expecting him to be fast and then you see him field the kick and take off and you're still surprised. I remember watching him in training camp last season.
 
Why in the world are they wasting a roster spot for Holliday?

Smacks of desperation? That doesn't even make sense because KO returns are not a huge problem.

Fubar!
 
prostock101 said:
Why in the world are they wasting a roster spot for Holliday?

Smacks of desperation? That doesn't even make sense because KO returns are not a huge problem.

Fubar!
Click to expand...

Just a WAG & MHO but I'm thinking Kubiak is thinking that maybe, just maybe, Holliday will get lost in the sea of big bodies and take a couple, maybe three to the house. While I like the sound of that and all if he gets hit with solid contact I can see it being the end of the little pink tricycle guy. :cutthroat:

I hope that doesn't happen and he can be successful. Guess we'll all find out about the same time.
 
Didnt Holliday look terrible in the preseason last year on ST. HE was hesitating and muffing plays droping balls?
 
Hardcore Texan said:
I actually like this move. Manning keeps running it out and can't even get it to the 20 yard line 90% of the time. I am screaming at the TV to just kneal the damn thing!

I hope Holliday can provide a spark, I can't wait to see what he will do.
Click to expand...

Returning punts instead of punts, he will have some time and room to decide where to go.............and go there without reservation.
 
I have no preference one way or the other, but those that say Manning isn't performing well on kick returns are wrong. He's averaging 27.5 yards per return. I think that puts him something like 4th in the AFC. That's not too shabby. If Holliday can fill the role and let Manning focus only on his D responsibility, then I guess it's a good thing. Hopefully this project works out.
 
Hardcore Texan said:
I am a fan of his too, but I got to disagree about Manning's performance. He is tough to bring down and shows strength and shiftiness but most of his returns have been short of the 20 and gave us bad field position as I recall.
Click to expand...

During preseason, I didn't see many returns past the 20..........for that matter, there haven't been many returns past the 20 during the season. Holiday has as much potential to break the big one as anyone on the team, Joe needs to teach the support return team to do something other than how to try to get away with a block in the back.........which hasn't worked worth a flip so far for the first five games. Having adjusted poorly to the new NFL return rules, Joe has let this team down big time over the past couple years.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
:rake: That first "punts" should have read "Kicks." It's been a long day......thanks for catching the only mistake I've made since yesterday!:)
Click to expand...

I knew what ya ment Doc. Just trying to interject a little humor into the 'grey cloud' week we're having here on TT.

As Txn4life points out, Gary said he'd be doing both. I hope he does well and it's the spark we need to set the team up for a jubulant plane ride home from Baltimore.

I know they can do it.
 
All I keep thinking is :panic: and :overreact:. I guess it's good to see the FO doing something. Maybe it'll turn out better than the nothing they ususally do.
I hope I'm wrong, but I keep seeing opponents with very short fields. That little waterbug better hold on to the damn ball.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top