Archives for October 29, 2009

‘Byrd’s solid start puts him second in interceptions this season, one behind the Saints’ Darren Sharper. And Byrd was honored Thursday, when he was named NFL rookie defensive player of the month.’

‘Texans 17, Bills 12.’

‘Bills 19, Texans 14.’

‘”I see the same person because he wanted that anyway,” McCargo said. “He deserved to be picked where he did then, he works hard, and he tries to do whatever he can do to be number one. He’s always had a great work ethic and improved every year.”‘

‘"Teams are knowing that and scheming, and pinning their ears back and bringing a lot of pressure. So that’s not allowing us to really throw the ball downfield and get a lot of those timing patterns in as we would like. So that’s why we have to take advantage of those opportunities as you saw two weeks ago when Lee caught a slant and went to the house."’

‘"George teaches us about football, and he teaches us about life in general," Wilson said. "How to be family men, productive men in society, just being the best professionals we can be. And he teaches us the small details that make a difference on game day. He prepares us during the week to be in the right spots."’

‘"I feel good," Edwards said. "It’s good to be back here. I wasn’t here last week and it was kind of lonely at the house. But I feel a lot better. I’ve gotten better each day, and I’m happy with where things are at."’

‘”I’m frustrated, but what can I do?” Owens said. “I just continue to work hard and continue to try the best I can when I’m on the field, running my routes and doing whatever I can when the opportunities come my way.”‘

‘”I really like Chris Draft,” coach Dick Jauron said the other day after watching Draft start against Carolina despite being in the Bills’ system less than two weeks. “He’s a very smart veteran. He brings additional leadership and is a very savvy player. There’s a great comfort with him on the field.”‘

‘”It’s the same as any other injury for me, really,” said Edwards, who also suffered a concussion last year at Arizona. “It’s an injury and once you get past it there’s not any looking back. Any time you look back that’s not going to help you out.”‘

‘”His yelling has been up today even more just because we’re going up to play Buffalo,” Cody said on Wednesday, smiling. “As soon as we got on the practice field, I could tell he was pumped up.”‘

‘(on QB Ryan Fitzpatrick) “He came into a very difficult situation, obviously, two weeks ago in New York, entering the game relatively early in the football game and down 10 points in an away game in our division, and he rallied us. He did a really nice job. He’s a very football smart guy, understands the game, very into the game, has a good feel on Sunday on the field when we’re talking to him about what’s happening. He can explain it, he understands when you give him information and he relays information well. So really happy that we were able to get him in the offseason in free agency, and he’s done an outstanding job for us.”‘

‘The left defensive tackle in the Bills’ 4-3 defense is no stranger to Texans’ fans, in Marcus Stroud. The former Jaguar is third on Buffalo’s defense with 32 tackles, and he also has four tackles for loss and pair of sacks as well. Stroud spent his first seven years in the NFL in Jacksonville, before switching to the Bills in 2008.’

Texans WR Johnson expected to play against Bills (Houston Chronicle)

Texans notes (Houston Chronicle)

Scouting the Bills: keeping an eye on the special teams (Houston Examiner)

TE Daniels key in Houston’s offense (AP)

Texans LB Cushing, WR Johnson miss practice (The Sports Network)

Inside slant (The Sports Xchange)

Strategy and personnel (The Sports Xchange)

Notes, quotes (The Sports Xchange)

Practice notes: Wednesday (HoustonTexans.com)

Kollar going back to Buffalo (HoustonTexans.com)

Week 7 fantasy recap (HoustonTexans.com)

Conference calls: Buffalo Bills (HoustonTexans.com)

Practice report (HoustonTexans.com)

Johnson held out of practice Wednesday (HoustonTexans.com)

‘Byrd also is the first rookie in the NFL to snare five picks in one month since Chicago’s Mark Carrier in December 1990, and he’s the first rookie with two interceptions in consecutive games since Dallas’ Everson Walls in 1981.’