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I would go to Baltimore if I had a choice like Charles James. The Ravens are the best run team in the NFL and have repeatedly taken guys we have thrown away and made hay with them: Vonta Leach, Bernard Pollard, Jacoby Jones and so on. Charles James will be another notch in Ozzie's belt.
Instead of acknowledging this, we have the worst moderator of any board I have ever visited make smart ass comments. Texian, steelb and other critics of this joke of a franchise have been proven right time after time. You have anything to say to that infantrycak?
I would go to Baltimore if I had a choice like Charles James. The Ravens are the best run team in the NFL and have repeatedly taken guys we have thrown away and made hay with them: Vonta Leach, Bernard Pollard, Jacoby Jones and so on. Charles James will be another notch in Ozzie's belt.
Instead of acknowledging this, we have the worst moderator of any board I have ever visited make smart ass comments. Texian, steelb and other critics of this joke of a franchise have been proven right time after time. You have anything to say to that infantrycak?
The problem is that he did everything he could (On top of the receivers) and the receivers still caught the ball. They might not have gotten YAC, but they caught the ball. The ST wasn't enough to overcome that.Charles James chose the team with less quality depth at his primary position. It was a good decision for him to make. Being critical of the Texans' GM because they have incredible depth at an important position like CB seems a little silly. Also, I seriously doubt Rick Smith was the one insisting James should be cut. It is safe to assume that decisions regarding the back end of the roster (particularly when there aren't salary cap consequences) come down to the judgements of the position coaches and the final decision of the head coach.
James isn't on the roster because of the following Rick Smith acquisitions:
2010 1st round pick: Kareem Jackson
2011 Free agent: Jonathan Joseph
2013 UDFA: AJ Buoye
2014 FA: J.Rolle
2014 FA (Packers practice squad): Darryl Morris
2015 1st round pick: Kevin Johnson
** All of those moves look pretty darn good... Not to mention the drafting of Andre Hal in 2014, who has shifted to FS. Even if Charles James succeeds elsewhere, I don't see his release as a mistake. It was a tough call, and I am disappointed that he's not on the team.
What else could he have done to make the team? Simple. He could have been better than the other players at that position.
Charles James chose the team with less quality depth at his primary position. It was a good decision for him to make. Being critical of the Texans' GM because they have incredible depth at an important position like CB seems a little silly. Also, I seriously doubt Rick Smith was the one insisting James should be cut. It is safe to assume that decisions regarding the back end of the roster (particularly when there aren't salary cap consequences) come down to the judgements of the position coaches and the final decision of the head coach.
James isn't on the roster because of the following Rick Smith acquisitions:
2010 1st round pick: Kareem Jackson
2011 Free agent: Jonathan Joseph
2013 UDFA: AJ Buoye
2014 FA: J.Rolle
2014 FA (Packers practice squad): Darryl Morris
2015 1st round pick: Kevin Johnson
** All of those moves look pretty darn good... Not to mention the drafting of Andre Hal in 2014, who has shifted to FS. Even if Charles James succeeds elsewhere, I don't see his release as a mistake. It was a tough call, and I am disappointed that he's not on the team.
So you think Jumal Rolle and Bouye deserve to make the team over CJIII? What plays did those 2 make in preseason? NONE!! dalemurphy, you are the biggest apologist and sunshine pumper on this board when it comes to the Texans. You were still defending Kubiak till the end of his regime. When will you realize that the Texans are one of the worst run teams in the NFL with a joke of a GM and a fool as the owner.
How many plays did JJ Watt make this preseason? Why should that be the lone factor determining the roster? Do you really believe James is a better CB than Buoye?
Why the hell are you bringing JJ Watt into this discussion? The moronic duo of Rick Smith and Bob McNair are wasting the career of the best player in the league. The issue at hand is bottom of the roster positions. Bouye got his ass beat and got burned for TDs this preseason. Jumal Rolle did jack squat. We inexplicably kept those 2 and not CJIII who made plays IN ALL 3 PHASES of the games, showed leadership and has the heart of a winner. dalemurphy will buy anything the Texans are selling. Life must be a lot simpler and less stressful for you because you are blind to the truth. Do you realize his gullible you are?
Veteran DLs out there, that would require $ and a roster spot.Aaron Wilson @AaronWilson_NFL
Texans have explored adding depth to defensive line, nothing has developed yet, according to sources.
Pretty much a given that all of us root for Texans; that does not mean that our opinions about players, management, ownership, medical staff, etc should not be posted. Some like to complain, some (perhaps you) just want to see a win regardless of how we get it or how the team is orchestrated. For some, football is more than just a game to click on while drinking suds and eating..whatever.
This MB is for folks to post what they are thinking with some limitation for how they say what they are thinking; although those limitations have been mostly ignored since moving to the new system. If you want to be just a cheer leader, I think those spots have been filled already but next season will be posted in time for try outs.
I would go to Baltimore if I had a choice like Charles James. The Ravens are the best run team in the NFL and have repeatedly taken guys we have thrown away and made hay with them: Vonta Leach, Bernard Pollard, Jacoby Jones and so on. Charles James will be another notch in Ozzie's belt.
Instead of acknowledging this, we have the worst moderator of any board I have ever visited make smart ass comments. Texian, steelb and other critics of this joke of a franchise have been proven right time after time. You have anything to say to that infantrycak?
LOL. Nice. I'm not sure why you in particular decided to take this personally, perhaps my fault for not directly quoting the post immediately in front of mine that was just a tirade of how stupid everyone in the Texans front office is with absolutely no discussion or anything insightful. So by all means post and discuss your opinions as that is what a message board is for. If however you just want to scream and yell and denounce every move anyone associated with the front office or coaching staff makes, well I guess you can do that to, more power to you. I have no idea why anyone would want to be a fan of a team they can't stand. There seems to be a growing base of posters who "cheer" for the team to fail, so they can come back and announce how smart they are and give us the old "I told you so!".
Do the Texans leadership make stupid moves that keep them from winning the Super Bowl, yeah I guess they do. So do 30 other teams every year. What keeps us coming back (or at least me) is the one season where the stars align and yours is the team that wins it all. And if you get really lucky maybe you end up with that mythical dynasty but that is even rarer than winning one Super Bowl.
My comment was not directed at you, as I typically enjoy your post and what opinions you do share. If you want to jump in with the everybody is a moron crowd by all means go ahead. I would have expected more from you. And since you took a shot and me and I'm a mindless cheerleader looking to make the squad..
I'm a guy, old, and fat... but I have as good a chance to make the cheer squad as you do to ever make a decision that matters regarding Texans football.
Why the hell are you bringing JJ Watt into this discussion? The moronic duo of Rick Smith and Bob McNair are wasting the career of the best player in the league. The issue at hand is bottom of the roster positions. Bouye got his ass beat and got burned for TDs this preseason. Jumal Rolle did jack squat. We inexplicably kept those 2 and not CJIII who made plays IN ALL 3 PHASES of the games, showed leadership and has the heart of a winner. dalemurphy will buy anything the Texans are selling. Life must be a lot simpler and less stressful for you because you are blind to the truth. Do you realize how gullible you are?
There's a difference between disagreeing with how the team is being run and thinking they're all morons. I actually think the Texans FO is quite bright. It's just winning isn't their #1 priority.
Why the hell are you bringing JJ Watt into this discussion? The moronic duo of Rick Smith and Bob McNair are wasting the career of the best player in the league. The issue at hand is bottom of the roster positions. Bouye got his ass beat and got burned for TDs this preseason. Jumal Rolle did jack squat. We inexplicably kept those 2 and not CJIII who made plays IN ALL 3 PHASES of the games, showed leadership and has the heart of a winner. dalemurphy will buy anything the Texans are selling. Life must be a lot simpler and less stressful for you because you are blind to the truth. Do you realize how gullible you are?
in terms of salary...team can pay whatever they want, as long as they meet the minimum. Baltimore and Seattle have been known to pay over the minimum often.
I heard on the radio this morning the salary for the PS is $6,600 a week and up to $110k yearly. I think I heard that right. Troy, a little help...
Really there's not - ascribing some unproven demeaning reason (lack of intelligence, lack of motivation, lack of urgency/desire) for unsatisfactory results is all the same.
Talking about the unsatisfactory results without the character assassination, now that's different.
Really there's not - ascribing some unproven demeaning reason (lack of intelligence, lack of motivation, lack of urgency/desire) for unsatisfactory results is all the same.
Talking about the unsatisfactory results without the character assassination, now that's different.
Correctamundo, hairy pompon pusher-man....I'm a guy, old, and fat... but I have as good a chance to make the cheer squad as you do to ever make a decision that matters regarding Texans football.
Hmmm, sounds vaguely familiar but I can't... quite... place it......There seems to be a growing base of posters who "cheer" for the team to fail, so they can come back and announce how smart they are and give us the old "I told you so!"...
I heard on the radio this morning the salary for the PS is $6,600 a week and up to $110k yearly. I think I heard that right. Troy, a little help...
$6,600 per week = $112,000 for 17 weeks.
Never took the time and asserted myself in math class. Thanks..
Your comment "Uhh... Go Texans?!?... or is rooting for the team to do well not allowed here?" appeared to me to be silly as you did not address DXTX comments by offering rebuttal. You are correct about the doomsayers but most here state the reasons they are negative about players, management decisions and owner comments/decisions. You have minimal posts for me to have an idea of who you are; leading me to identify you by what you wrote and that led me to believe you are in the cheer leading section of this forum. Some of those that "liked" your post above are just that. They are the "oh please let me adopt a player and take him home for a good dinner" crowd and do not want any critique of Texans. Those are just as much to one extreme as are the doomsayers. I did not take your post personally as I am not in either of the extremes. I expect more from you and all posters. State what you agree or disagree on and then bring some input to the thread.LOL. Nice. I'm not sure why you in particular decided to take this personally, perhaps my fault for not directly quoting the post immediately in front of mine that was just a tirade of how stupid everyone in the Texans front office is with absolutely no discussion or anything insightful. So by all means post and discuss your opinions as that is what a message board is for. If however you just want to scream and yell and denounce every move anyone associated with the front office or coaching staff makes, well I guess you can do that to, more power to you. I have no idea why anyone would want to be a fan of a team they can't stand. There seems to be a growing base of posters who "cheer" for the team to fail, so they can come back and announce how smart they are and give us the old "I told you so!".
Do the Texans leadership make stupid moves that keep them from winning the Super Bowl, yeah I guess they do. So do 30 other teams every year. What keeps us coming back (or at least me) is the one season where the stars align and yours is the team that wins it all. And if you get really lucky maybe you end up with that mythical dynasty but that is even rarer than winning one Super Bowl.
My comment was not directed at you, as I typically enjoy your post and what opinions you do share. If you want to jump in with the everybody is a moron crowd by all means go ahead. I would have expected more from you. And since you took a shot and me and I'm a mindless cheerleader looking to make the squad..
I'm a guy, old, and fat... but I have as good a chance to make the cheer squad as you do to ever make a decision that matters regarding Texans football.
Whose Character have I assassinated?
Your comment "Uhh... Go Texans?!?... or is rooting for the team to do well not allowed here?" appeared to me to be silly as you did not address DXTX comments by offering rebuttal. You are correct about the doomsayers but most here state the reasons they are negative about players, management decisions and owner comments/decisions. You have minimal posts for me to have an idea of who you are; leading me to identify you by what you wrote and that led me to believe you are in the cheer leading section of this forum. Some of those that "liked" your post above are just that. They are the "oh please let me adopt a player and take him home for a good dinner" crowd and do not want any critique of Texans. Those are just as much to one extreme as are the doomsayers. I did not take your post personally as I am not in either of the extremes. I expect more from you and all posters. State what you agree or disagree on and then bring some input to the thread.
Hmmm, sounds vaguely familiar but I can't... quite... place it...![]()
Excellent and describes me also. Some of these doom and gloomers remind me of the guys who would attack if a comma or semicolon was not used correctly.Fair enough, and no lingering issues with you and like I said point taken. I was being flippant without making clear who it was directed at. Apologies.
I consider myself directly in the middle, I don't agree with every decision the organization makes but I do watch the game each week and root for the team to win (even when seemingly impossible at times). I don't agree with every draft choice but once they are a Texan I hope I'm wrong about them. I don't like Hoyer as the QB but I hope he is all pro this year. I personally show up each week and watch the game and want a win even when I know there isn't much of a chance they will win. But I'll "cheer" for my team anyway.
A little back on topic, what frustrated me was the out pouring of ohh great there goes this season when the last 20 or so cuts were made and especially the last couple. If our sixth or seventh string WR and CB is the difference maker on the team doing well or is the deciding factor on management not doing everything it takes to win then we are in dire straights.
Every year teams have to go from 90 to 53 players, a full ~41% of their roster, obviously not everyone will agree with the cuts and some fan favorite "he has a lot of heart" players will get cut. It is the nature of the business, not the end of the world. Good luck to all the former Texans may they light the world on fire excluding when they play the Texans.
Does this little rhetorical ploy of feigning innocense thru ignorance in question form work for you in real life?
It sure as hell doesn't work here. You full well know the blatantly obvious answer - McNair & Smith (and formerly Kubiak).
Texans PR @TexansPR
@HoustonTexans Numbers:
QB Zac Dysert will be #2
TE Eric Tomlinson will be #83
G Karim Barton will be #73
S Quintin Demps moves to #27
Browns fans, eat you heart out, we have our own #2!![]()
The updated Depth chart is posted on the web site. I don't know how to copy and paste it here. Interesting of note to me right off was Graham was listed as TE3. And Demps with KO return and Mumphrey with Punt returns....K Martin buried on the depth chart.
Now do it with starters Pat.
The Rundown: The Texans 53-Man Roster
Patrick Starr
Yesterday at 10:53 PM
A closer look at the Houston Texans 53-man roster and how they are put together.
Quick Notes on the 53-Man roster for 2015.
Training Camp 90 Man Rosters
Of the 90 players on the Texans roster in 2015, only 27 are from the Kubiak Era.
In 2014, there were 49 of the 90 in camp.
Kubiak Era on the 53-man roster.
33 on the 53-man in 2014
23 on the 53-man in 2015.
Roster Breakdown
27 Texans Draft Picks
1st round- 8
2nd round- 2
3rd round- 3
4th round- 4
5th round- 2
6th round- 5
7th round- 3
Rookie Free Agents- 7
Trades- 3
Waiver Claims- 2
Free Agents From Other Teams- 17
Practice Squad Claims- 2
Kubiak Era Players On the Roster
Name Year Arrived Acquried Note
Duane Brown 2008 Draft 1st Round
Brian Cushing 2009 Draft 1st Round
Arian Foster 2009 Free Agency UDFA
Kareem Jackson 2010 Draft 1st Round
Garrett Graham 2010 Draft 4th Round
Jon Weeks 2010 Free Agency Free Agent
J.J. Watt 2011 Draft 1st Round
Derek Newton 2011 Draft 7th Round
Johnathan Joseph 2011 Free Agency CIN
Whitney Mercilus 2012 Draft 1st Round
Brandon Brooks 2012 Draft 3rd Round
Ben Jones 2012 Draft 4th Round
Keshawn Martin 2012 Draft 4th Round
Jared Crick 2012 Draft 4th Round
Randy Bullock 2012 Draft 5th Round
Eddie Pleasant 2012 Free Agency UDFA
DeAndre Hopkins 2013 Draft 1st Round
Ryan Griffin 2013 Draft 6th Round
A.J. Bouye 2013 Free Agency UDFA
Jonathan Grimes 2013 Free Agency NYJ/JAX
Shane Lechler 2013 Free Agency OAK
Mike Mohamed 2013 Free Agency DEN
Justin Tuggle 2013 Free Agency UDFA
O'Brien Era Players on the Roster
Name Year Arrived Acquried Note
Jadeveon Clowney 2014 Draft 1st Round
Xavier Su'a-Filo 2014 Draft 2nd Round
C.J. Fiedorowicz 2014 Draft 3rd Round
Jeoffrey Pagan 2014 Draft 6th Round
Alfred Blue 2014 Draft 6th Round
Jay Prosch 2014 Draft 6th Round
Andre Hal 2014 Draft 7th Round
Lonnie Ballentine 2014 Draft 7th Round
Akeem Dent 2014 Trade ATL
Ryan Mallett 2014 Trade NE
Jeff Adams 2014 Waivers TEN
Darryl Morris 2014 Waivers SF
Jumal Rolle 2014 Free Agency GB (PS)
John Simon 2014 Free Agency BAL (PS)
Kevin Johnson 2015 Draft 1st Round
Benardrick McKinney 2015 Draft 2nd Round
Jaelen Strong 2015 Draft 3rd Round
Keith Mumphery 2015 Draft 5th Round
Christian Covington 2015 Draft 6th round
Chris Clark 2015 Trade DEN
Quintin Demps 2015 Free Agency NYG
Brian Hoyer 2015 Free Agency CLE
Kendall Lamm 2015 Free Agency UDFA
Greg Mancz 2015 Free Agency UDFA
Rahim Moore 2015 Free Agency DEN
Chris Polk 2015 Free Agency PHI
Cecil Shorts III 2015 Free Agency JAX
Carlos Thompson 2015 Free Agency UDFA
Nate Washington 2015 Free Agency TEN
Vince Wilfork 2015 Free Agency NE
Clowney.............starting JACK????
He may be listed as such on the depth chart, but I don't see him truly being a starter until we get deeper into the season. Will probably be on a snap count and we will run with a 3-man rotation at OLB. When Clowney is in he is at Jack with Mercilus at Sam. When Clowney comes off then Mercilus slides over to Jack and Simon comes in at Sam.
Only if he does a drop step in the crease.But what's his pitch count? Will his minutes be limited more if he's working the low block in the paint?