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Previous Seasons
To add a little excitement and flavor to the season, the Houston Texans franchise will be utilizing the talents of popular tween sensation and Houston native Hillary Duff to help sell tickets and draw more attention to the team. The team, now led by Matt Schaub could have a breakout season in 09, if the chips all fall in place. With the addition of Rex Grossman and three tested linebackers in Antonio Smith, Buster Davis and Cato June, the team seems to have finished shoring up their problem areas with the draft. With the 15th overall pick, the Texans picked up Southern Cal LB Brian Cushing.
With the team makeup good enough on paper to get them through a strong playoff run, the Texans head coach Gary Kubiak will have to rely on the football gods and hope that team injuries are held to a minimum this season and that the team picks up a winning spirit.
The Texans began the season with high hopes as the preseason went off at 2-2. The franchise opened the season with Sage Rosenfels at the helm but after an awful three turnovers at the home opener against the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Schaub took control of the team. Schaub was injured at the halfway point of the season and Rosenfels stepped in for a four game stretch that went 2-2. Rosenfels then started three weeks later against the Browns in Cleveland as Schaub went down again. Schaub was back in the starting lineup for week 14 against the Packers and finished out the season as the starter. At the end of the season, the Texans traded Rosenfels to the Minnesota Vikings for a 4th round pick in the 2009 draft.
With a new QB in Matt Schaub and a new running back in Ahman Greenne, a new offensive Tackle and another first round pick, the newly improved Texans definitely will have excitement this season. Dunta Robinson, DeMeco Ryans, Mario Williams and Okoye promise to make one of the strongest cores in the league, which makes the Texans even more exciting to watch. . Houston beat Jacksonville twice and stole a game from the Colts last year. The AFC South will certainly be tough in ‘07, but it looks like Houston will not have a problem making it far into the season.
While the city of Houston suffered an absence of professional football for five years, the 2005-2006 Houston Texas are in the early stages of returning excitement to fans. With young quarterback David Carr leading the way and running back Domanick Davis on his way to a third straight season with 1,000 rushing yards, Texans football tickets will eventually become one of the city’s hottest forms of entertainment. However, this year’s team holds the worst record in the National Football League.
As any expansion team’s first few years of play unfold, the Texans have struggled during their first four seasons of existence. Under head coach Dom Capers, the Texans became the first expansion team to win two regular season openers in their first two years. While they have not ended a season with a winning record, the Texans’ building process has allowed them to select some young players in the NFL draft who are sure to contribute to the team’s future success. Davis was named Rookie of the Year in 2004, and wide receiver Andre Johnson is emerging as one of the NFL’s standout receivers as he gains experience on the field.
The Texans’ home, Reliant Stadium, is the first NFL stadium with a retractable roof, making the home field one of the most attractive environments in professional sports. Over the team’s short history, fans have witnessed Carr’s rise to become one of the NFL’s best rushing quarterbacks and what was a consistent level of improvement until this season’s struggles. However, it takes many teams a number of years before the desired success can be achieved. The Texans play in one of the most difficult conferences, the AFC South, which includes NFL powerhouses the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Many fans are rightfully critical of the team’s management decisions; with a slew of draft picks and an urgent need for help on their offensive line, the Texans only selected one offensive lineman in last year’s draft. Some speculate that the Texans will undergo a head coaching change after this dismal season ends. However, the past four seasons hold glimmers of hope, including a remarkable defensive performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers in late 2002 and numerous victories against the Tennessee Titans, the team that deserted Houston in 1997. Defensive stars Aaron Glenn and Gary Walker both started in the AFC Pro Bowl Team’s victory in 2003, but unfortunately, they no longer play for the Texans.
The 2005-2006 Texans will use this year as another learning opportunity and will continue to grow as a team of the future. While another losing season may be a disappointment, the Texans will use their early draft picks to expand their roster and return to their track of development. The team recently hired Dan Reeves, who lead the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons to Super Bowl appearances, as a talent consultant. With more experience and the support of fans in Houston, Texans football tickets will soon be on the rise in popularity.
The city of Houston welcomed their new franchise to Reliant Stadium in 2002, and the Texans immediately showed they could play by upsetting the Dallas Cowboys in their first game as a team. The game, shown on ESPN and seen around the world, was a slap in the face to the unprepared Cowboys but for the Texans, it might have been the worst thing possible. After a win over their in-state rivals, expectations in Houston became out of control, and many people lost perspective on a team that was still in its first year together. The team finished with a 4-12 record but had trouble staying with some teams and staying competitive. They weren’t afraid of the big name squads like the Cowboys, Colts, and Titans, and they weren’t going to back down and run, but they were still short on talent. The Texans followed up their inaugural 2002 season by going 5-11 in 2003, including wins over the Dolphins and Jets and close games against numerous others. Their 2004 season was easily the best
of the bunch so far with the team finishing 7-9 and challenging for a playoff spot well into the season. If the trend of progress continues, this Texans team could find itself in the playoffs as soon as this year.
Dom Capers has been the only coach in the team’s history, and has experience working with expansion teams from when he took over the Carolina Panthers in their inaugural 1995 season. He took that team to a division championship in only their second season, and remained on the staff for another two years following the success, but in Houston, he’s managed to build a potentially dangerous team in the long-term by drafting well and thinking big picture instead of trying to hit the proverbial “home run” in the first few seasons.
The face of the franchise definitely belongs to quarterback David Carr, the Texans’ number one and first ever draft pick. Carr, from Fresno State University, had his name tossed around in Heisman Trophy discussions, but his biggest problem in his first season with the Texans was staying vertical. The line allowed Carr to be sacked more than 70 times, providing him with little time to make decisions, usually leading to interceptions or missing open receivers. In 2003, he only played in 12 games due to injury, but he was only sacked 15 times, a remarkable improvement from the year before. He also had the services of rookie running back Domanick Davis to help ease the rush of the defense. Davis, from LSU, established himself as a premier NFL running back last year by rushing for nearly 1,200 yards and 13 scores. Andre Johnson will be looking to continue his ascension towards being known as one of the top receivers in the league while Corey Bradford, Jabar Gaffney, and Derick Armstrong
round out one of the best young receiving corps in the league and will give Carr plenty of opportunities to throw the ball down the field.
Jamie Sharper led the team in 2004 with 139 tackles while no other player on the Texans roster registered more than 100 tackles. Sharper also led the team with three forced fumbled and 7.5 tackles for loss. Kailee Wong had a team high 5.5 sacks in 2004 while Dunta Robinson led with six interceptions. Four other Texans had at least two interceptions including DeMarcus Faggins who had three with one returned for a score and Marcus Coleman who had two and returned one 102 yards for a touchdown. The addition of linebacker Travis Johnson, taken out of Florida State with the 16 th overall pick of the 2005 draft, should help solidify an undersized unit. J.J. Moses, a return specialist, ran for more than 1,600 yards through kickoff and punt returns. He had a 50 yard kickoff return and a 27 yard punt return during the season, both team highs, but couldn’t return any kicks for scores.
It remains to be seen who runs the Texans offence better this season, Schaub or Rosenfels? The Texans have no less than 5 backs they think they can start, but a favorite is Wali Lundy in the coming season. Andre Johnson will continue to be a brilliant WR – so long as the Texans find a key player to get him the ball. They have a reliable center in Mike Flanagan, and depth on the OL. The Defensive line might still be a bit weak, but two first round picks in two years will help strengthen things. Texans ticket buyers can expect first draft pick Amobi Okoye to be guarded at all times, allowing Williams coverage on the outside. The depth looks good, and fans can bank on an exciting season from Houston.
The 2008 Houston Texans looked to improve on their 8-8 record of a season ago. Head Coach Gary Kubiak, entering his third year as the Texans lead man and after his assistant Head Coach Mike Sherman left to take the helm of the Texas A & M Aggies, he hired Alex Gibbs away from the Denver Broncos to replace him as the assistant Head Coach and Kyle Shanahan replaced Mike Sherman as the offensive coordinator.
