Posts tagged Houston Texans
Clusterfuck Update 7/27: Free Agent Deals And Kolb To Cardinals
Jul 27th
Although teams can’t begin signing free agents until Friday, this is the second day they could negotiate with them. Several clubs took advantage and reached agreements with players. The Green Bay Packers jumped into the fray by reaching an agreement with Mason Crosby. Here are today’s developments that could impact the Packers’ quest to repeat [...]
Hero Worship? [Photo]
Jul 21st
Houston Texans defensive end and former Wisconsin Badger J.J. Watt ran into Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews at a shoot in Los Angeles today. What happened? A little hero worship.
What Pre-Draft Visits Mean For Packers
May 8th
By the look of it, pre-draft visits mean absolutely nothing for the Green Bay Packers. The Packers brought around 20 players in for pre-draft visits, although that number could be more, since the team isn’t required to report them. They also worked out a few players at other sites. In all, each organization is allowed [...]
James Starks: Arian Foster Or Timmy Smith?
Feb 18th
I’m not suggesting Green Bay Packers running back James Starks is going to turn into the Houston Texans Arian Foster next season, but this is a comparison of two opposites.
I chose Foster, the NFL’s leading rusher in 2010, and Smith, who rushed for a record 204 yards in Super Bowl XXII as a member of the Washington Redskins, because they both came out of nowhere, much like Starks.
Dom Capers A Head Coach? I Don’t Think So
Nov 19th
Nothing against Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers, but the guy isn’t an NFL head coach, despite the support he seems to be garnering around Green Bay. On Wednesday, Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Capers was worthy of a head coaching job. I respectfully disagree, Mike. Capers is a great defensive coordinator, something he [...]
Harris Signs With Dolphins
Nov 10th
Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Al Harris has signed a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the move brings Harris, who lives in Pompano Beach, closer to home. “Al is excited to be playing in his hometown,” his agent, Jack Bechta said. “He has intimated to me [...]
Clay Matthews Denies Steroid Use
May 22nd
Green Bay Packers’ linebacker Clay Matthews has been the subject of questions since USC teammate Brian Cushing, a linebacker for the Houston Texans, was suspended four games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. We were among those quick to wonder whether Matthews, who went from a walk-on at USC to a first-round NFL [...]
James Jones Hands It To Brian Cushing
May 15th
Green Bay Packers’ receiver James Jones is making the rounds. Earlier this week he was kicking your kid’s ass at arm wrestling. Now, he’s giving Houston Texans’ linebacker Brian Cushing the business. Jones was asked by a Milwaukee radio station what he thought of Cushing winning the defensive rookie of the year in the AP [...]
Brian Cushing Beats Clay Matthews For Rookie Of The Year… Again
May 12th
Houston Texans’ linebacker Brian Cushing won the defensive rookie of the year again, in an unprecedented re-vote by the Associated Press, which hands out the award. The re-vote was called after Cushing was suspended four games by the NFL for violating the league’s policy on steroids and related substances. Cushing didn’t receive anywhere near the [...]
Clay Matthews Will Get Another Shot At Defensive Rookie Of The Year
May 11th
Now that Houston Texans’ linebacker Brian Cushing has been suspended for violating the league’s policy on steroids and related substances, the Associated Press, which presents the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year Award, has decided to re-vote for the honor. Cushing will remain on the ballot, but there’s a chance he won’t win the award [...]
Clay Matthews And The White Elephant In The Room
May 7th
On Friday, Green Bay Packers’ outside linebacker Clay Matthews’ former teammate at USC and reigning defensive rookie of the year, Brian Cushing, was suspended by the NFL for four games for violating the NFL’s policy on steroids and related substances. There’s been quite a bit of chatter that Cushing, who plays for the Houston Texans, [...]
Top-Flight Cornerbacks Available, Packers Unlikely To Act
Feb 25th
Make no mistake about it, the Green Bay Packers are in the cornerback market. Al Harris is rehabilitating a major knee injury and behind Charles Woodson and Tramon Williams, who ended the season as the starters, the Packers are thin. There has been speculation the Packers might be interested in acquiring San Diego’s Antonio Cromartie, [...]
Cushing Wins Defensive Rookie of the Year
Jan 5th
Both Fox Sports and ESPN have reported that Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing has been named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Cushing was a runaway winner, receiving 39 of a possible 50 votes. Buffalo Bills safety Jairus Byrd finished second with six votes, followed by Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews with three, and [...]
Should There Be Penalties For Sitting Starters?
Dec 30th
Although the Indianapolis Colts are at the center of this discussion after they pulled the plug early against the New York Jets on Sunday, the Green Bay Packers very much factor into the conversation because, as we’ve discussed, Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals could very well be meaningless for the Pack. It brings up [...]
How Good Are USC’s Rookie Linebacker Trio?
Dec 11th
The Green Bay Packers know first hand how good Clay Matthews is. Matthews has made a major impact on the Packers No. 1 ranked defense this season, culminating in his winning NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his play against the Baltimore Ravens. Matthews tallied six tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble in [...]
No, Dan Grossman, Father Doesn’t Know Best
Nov 18th
Chalk this one up to embarrassing things my pushy parents say. Except in this case, the “child” is 29-year-old former Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman. And the parent is his dad, Dan, an ophthalmologist from Bloomington, Ind., who came out swinging Monday against his son’s former team. The elder Grossman essentially blamed the Bears‘ organization [...]
Favre Looks Solid, Unspectacular on Monday Night
Aug 31st
As most fans and former fans of Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback Brett Favre, I had one eye on Reliant Stadium in Houston tonight, when the Vikings took on the Houston Texans. After Favre’s less-than-stellar debut for the Vikings last week (1-for-4, 4 yards), I think some of us were hoping Favre was washed up, that perhaps [...]
Free Agency 2009: Day 2 Update
Feb 28th
The Green Bay Packers didn’t make a peep on day two of the free agency signing period and appear to be content waiting around for now, while trying to secure a visit from Dallas Cowboys defensive end, Chris Canty. Several players signed contracts today, and the most interesting news out of Green Bay was that [...]
Sage Rosenfels – Get to Know Him
Feb 23rd
Why should you care about the second-string quarterback for the Houston Texans? Because reports suggest that Sage Rosenfels is about to be become a Minnesota Viking, and he’s a big upgrade over the two-headed monster known as Tarvaris Jackson/Gus Frerotte. The deal is rumored to be for a fourth-round draft choice, and would considerably shore [...]
The White Elephant in the Room
Dec 10th
Most everyone is quick to point the finger at defensive coordinator Bob Sanders as the scapegoat in this dismal Green Bay Packers’ season. And the proverbial finger has good reason to be pointed in Sanders direction, especially after a disgusting 24-21 home loss to the Houston Texans, in which the defense was carved up for [...]