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Pick a Texan Challenge

badboy

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I suggest each of us pick a Texan to follow this season and report to MB on how your guy(s) does. Probably be best to select no more than two perhaps one offensive and one defensive. This allows more players to be chosen by different posters. The challenge is to not take the easy route & go with AJ, Foster, Schaub or JJ Watt. We know those types will be very good if not great so challenge yourself to select a rookie or 1-2 year vet. It is not about being able to say "Look at me! I told you Watt would have a good second year." Really, who would of thunk it? I'm asking you to go on a limb and maybe even pick someone you have doubts about. It would be as if I select Posier who I did not want or an end of roster guy who might not get reps like last season's Brandon Harris. If your guy gets cut, traded or placed on injured reserve, you can replace him.

I'd like you to focus on your guy during training camp, pre-season and regular season to give info to the MB. Info should be about skills, plays, personal info, charitable work and community interaction. Some different players should have radio & TV shows or interviews that you can tell us about. Internet and newspapers & sports magazines could provide data. Hopefully this will encourage us to take an even deeper view of our team.

When you post your selection tell us why you chose him. I'm optimistic many of you will put some thought into your decisions as this could give us something to discuss now & thru season. Everyone should post their selection by final roster determination.
 
Do we need to spell their name correctly or can we call 'em anything we want? Umm, like Walters or Posier?:kitten:

:D
 
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Randy Bullock

I believe he will be the starting kicker for us this year.

Just a bit about him:

During interviews at the NFL Scouting Combine, Houston Texans special teams coach Joe Marciano asked Texas A&M kicker Randy Bullock how he would handle his first adverse situation in the NFL.

"You've never had a slump," Marciano said. "What happens when you have your first one?"
Bullock, without blinking an eye, said, "Coach, my dad died when I was 15. How much more adversity is there?"

Bullock was a freshman at Klein High School in Houston in 2004 when he and his older brother, Rhett, went on a hunting trip to South Texas with their father, Rich. On the final day of the trip, two days before Christmas, Rich died of a heart attack. He was 53.

For his career, Bullock made 63 of 80 field-goal attempts.

His father was a petroleum engineer who graduated from Ohio State. His brother, Rhett, has a mechanical engineering degree from A&M.

"I have a lot of help in that industry," Bullock said. "I have a lot of contacts, so that definitely helps when looking for a job. Right now, though, this takes the cake. It's kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If I didn't chase it, I didn't think I would ever forgive myself."
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Defense: Quintin Demps - Haven't been paying attention to what he does for the defense, really.
Offense: Duane Brown - Possibly his last season and he should be playing for his contract. I think he'll be a Pro Bowler this year.
 
ckhouston said:
Randy Bullock

I believe he will be the starting kicker for us this year.

Just a bit about him:
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Excellent CK and what I'm looking for. It is okay for other posters to share players as we want as much info flowing to us as possible. Thanks everyone and hopefully as others come back from holiday, we can get more involved.
 
You know something, On defense I want to go with the VET Mr. Bradie James!

On Offense I will take......Devier Posey. Hoping to see great things out of both of these kats
 
I'm going to take Rashad Butler-RT. This is a contract year for him since he'll be a FA at the end of the season and it's also his first chance to show what he can do for a whole season. He should have a great year since his future in the NFL depends on it and he'll be auditioning for the entire NFL this year. I've got very high hopes for Mr. Butler.
 
drs23 said:
Do we need to spell their name correctly or can we call 'em anything we want? Umm, like Walters or Posier?:kitten:

:D
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You did not get that I combined parts of his first & last names to produce Posier (poser)? 23 you should get off the spelling and punctuation platform and try to see the fun in my stuff.

:runaway:
 
badboy said:
You did not get that I combined parts of his first & last names to produce Posier (poser)? 23 you should get off the spelling and punctuation platform and try to see the fun in my stuff.

:runaway:
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Yes Steve, I caught it. Din't ya see the big smiley at the end? Was just funnin' on a slow fourth on the farm. No ill will intended.
 
drs23 said:
Yes Steve, I caught it. Din't ya see the big smiley at the end? Was just funnin' on a slow fourth on the farm. No ill will intended.
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none taken! thought I was being clever but no one got it. Story of my life. lol
 
why dont we just get like 2 or 3 nerds to follow the hole team and post about it here... so we dont have 2 do nothing :P
 
Norg said:
why dont we just get like 2 or 3 nerds to follow the hole team and post about it here... so we dont have 2 do nothing :P
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I did not expect you to even read the thread let alone participate. lol This is more for folks who want to take a sport and personal interest in the Texans.
 
After length determination, I'm going with new DB ALan Ball 6'2" 197 LBs safety who Wade Phillips has said can shine as a CB. 27YOA could be in his prime after being cut by Cowboys. Ht: 6-1.5 Wt: 168 40: 4.45 @ Illinois. http://illinois.scout.com/a.z?s=169&p=8&c=1&nid=2651966

We'll see if Wade continues his evaluation streak. At minimum, he'll push JJ to be better. At best, he will start.
 
Texan_Bill said:
I'll cover the cheerleaders!! :kitten:
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Except Duyen. I will be very focused on Duyen coverage(and lack thereof) this season!

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My thought was fans can select the same player to allow plenty of coverage & to give more posters an ability to contribute.

There is not much good on my guy Alan Ball but here is a bit: 27th selection in seventh round; almost didn't get picked. Guy has size so hopefully Phillis is correct about him. As most know he floated between corner and safety with Dallas.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/8491
 
Got a good look at Mercilus today at camp, guy is pretty quick. Pass rushing drills he got around the corner slightly faster than Reed with good waist bending. In 11's he definitely was quick and very active on plays. I know that the entire defense was having problems containing the run game, but he looked great rushing the passer. I saw him do 2 1-on-1 pass rush drills and he absolutely blew by the opposition.

I like him a lot more now that I've seen him live.
 
Here is some info on my guy Alan Ball :

“So we put Ball at safety and then Jenkins and Newman didn’t play worth a d— and I wish I would have kept Ball at corner for those guys that half a year, because they just played terrible for a while." This is Wade talking. Very interesting article as my read on Ball at Dallas was he was terrible. This explains why Phillips signed him.
http://www.stateofthetexans.com/?p=5555
 
badboy said:
Here is some info on my guy Alan Ball :

“So we put Ball at safety and then Jenkins and Newman didn’t play worth a d— and I wish I would have kept Ball at corner for those guys that half a year, because they just played terrible for a while." This is Wade talking. Very interesting article as my read on Ball at Dallas was he was terrible. This explains why Phillips signed him.
http://www.stateofthetexans.com/?p=5555
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Hope that guy is right
 
badboy said:
Here is some info on my guy Alan Ball :

“So we put Ball at safety and then Jenkins and Newman didn’t play worth a d— and I wish I would have kept Ball at corner for those guys that half a year, because they just played terrible for a while." This is Wade talking. Very interesting article as my read on Ball at Dallas was he was terrible. This explains why Phillips signed him.
http://www.stateofthetexans.com/?p=5555
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I'm not putting too much stock into Alan Ball.

I watched his first 3 games from last season and he looks like a back-up to me.

He might make the team due his versatility, having played as nickel, boundary CB, and safety; but he needs to play better than what he showed last year to be of real help, IMO.

His veteran status might also help him land on the roster, but I'm not 100% positive he makes the team.

He played high in his stance, doesn't have a real backpedal.
He didn't show great hip flexibility to be able to react and turn quickly with receivers out of their break.
I can't tell much about his deep speed because of the cirscumstances he was in.
Overall, he played like the #4 CB on a Cowboys team that have an overall poor secondary.
The 3 guys ahead of him were dealing with injury at some point (Newman, Jenkins, Scandrick) and the young guys behind him were just not good.

That's why they drafted Morris Claibonrne and brought in Brandon Carr.
 
76Texan said:
I'm not putting too much stock into Alan Ball.

I watched his first 3 games from last season and he looks like a back-up to me.

He might make the team due his versatility, having played as nickel, boundary CB, and safety; but he needs to play better than what he showed last year to be of real help, IMO.

His veteran status might also help him land on the roster, but I'm not 100% positive he makes the team.

He played high in his stance, doesn't have a real backpedal.
He didn't show great hip flexibility to be able to react and turn quickly with receivers out of their break.
I can't tell much about his deep speed because of the cirscumstances he was in.
Overall, he played like the #4 CB on a Cowboys team that have an overall poor secondary.
The 3 guys ahead of him were dealing with injury at some point (Newman, Jenkins, Scandrick) and the young guys behind him were just not good.

That's why they drafted Morris Claibonrne and brought in Brandon Carr.
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My understanding from Wade Phillips is Alan played safety in Phillip's last season rather than corner. I did not watch Dallas this past season. Are you saying he played corner? I thought he was a back up and the reason they drafted Claiborne was the CB starters again played poorly. I thought Alan had little playing time at all in 2011, besides if KJ and McCain can improve under Texans DB coaching, I am hopeful Ball can.
 
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