Here’s a look at the Houston Texans’ minicamp, in One-Liner fashion. . . .
Coach Gary Kubiak is gushing about DE Mario Williams: “That light went on for Mario somewhere last year about Week 7 or 8. Everybody saw it, and if you watch practice right now you see him at another level. I think the sky’s the limit for him. I don’t want to sit here and say too much; I just love the way he works. I love the way he handles himself. Football is very important to Mario, and he’s working his way toward a big, big year.”
Said Kubiak about the first NFL minicamp for rookie RB Steve Slaton: “[I]t’s been a rude awakening for him these last few days.”
Will Ephraim Salaam hold off Duane Brown at left tackle? (It’s not looking good.)
Regardless of whether Salaam thinks he’ll win the job, he wasn’t talking about it on Friday.
Salaam finally open-sesame’d on Sunday about his adjustment to being one the second string: “It took me a couple days, but I am a competitor, and this is what I do. This is my job. This is what I do for a living, and I’ve been starting in this league for a long time.”
After getting enough of a first-hand look at DE Mario Williams, Brown might opt for the bench.
The Texans will start four defensive backs drafted in the fourth-round or later.
OL Charles Spencer continues to work his way back from a 2006 injury.
RG Fred Weary won’t be healthy until training camp.
The Texans are committed to improving their running game.
There were plenty of quotes from Day Two.
And from Day One.
So does Kyle Shanahan now have Jenna Bush’s initials tattooed on his leg, too?
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May 11th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
We’re building our team the right way and I don’t think y’all will look at these Texans as “practice squad” after this season!
Go Texans!
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May 11th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Holy crap - a post not about an arrest!
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May 11th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Molden, the CB for the Texans, seems like a tough kid. Leading up to the draft there was a ton of talk about him making it to even the second round. He seems like a quality human being who has made the best out of some tough times, so I’ll be rooting for his career.
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May 11th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
So Gary thinks Slaton is a fumbler. Good luck seeing the field sucker.
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May 11th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
So Duane Brown honestly has to compete for the starting job against an immobile mound of jelly donuts?
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May 12th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Ho-ly crap. What a story on Antwuan Molden. That’s the kind of player you root for. That’s the kind of person you root for as well. Hopefully he does really great in the NFL and after he’s retired.
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