TE Owen Daniels hopes to continue to increase his catches and receiving yards.

The team is hoping to get WR/KR Jacoby Jones to hold onto the ball; to do so, they’ve come up with a drill where he runs past a series of teammates who are trying only to get him to fumble.

The Texans headed to New Orleans for two practices with the Saints on Wednesday and a game in the Superdome on Saturday.

RB Chris Brown thinks he’ll play in the second preseason game.

RB Ahman Green is far more optimistic about his groin injury this year than he was about his knee injury last year.

Could DE Earl Cochran be poised to knock DE Anthony Weaver to the bench?

Coach Gary Kubiak says that, on RB Steve Slaton’s first five touches, “he looked faster than everybody else on the field.”

WR Andre Johnson (groin) likely won’t play this weekend.

Owner Bob McNair loves LB DeMeco Ryans:  “He’s everything that you would want.  He was an academic All-American at Alabama for two years.  He has a smile on his face all the time; he’s a great teammate.  He works hard; he has great ability.  He never criticizes one of his other teammates.  He will give them a pat on the back, and he’s just a terrific leader.”