Archives for October 2009

‘"I can’t remember a year when there’s been such a disparity between the top-echelon teams and the lower rung," Tony Sinisi, odds director for Las Vegas Consultants, said by telephone earlier this week. "It’s uncharted waters for us as lines-makers to have such a huge difference, a huge gap."’

‘"I play a lot with our rotation anyway, so the only difference is I’ll be starting now," he said after Thursday’s practice. "It’s always better to have everybody at full strength, but with Kyle down it’s my time to step up, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity."’

‘Jauron is 6-19 against teams that had a winning record the week they faced the Bills.’

‘"We’ve had some gaffes," April said. "Huge gaffes. But our whole focus every day, whether we’ve had gaffes or good plays, is to always improve. That’s been our mantra and we’ve been able to do it."’

‘Matt Schaub will be a bit more of a test for the Bills secondary than Mark Sanchez and Jake DelHomme, but Schaub needs to watch out because guys like Byrd will be looking for that 15 yard out to Walter all day long and that’s another pick 6 waiting to happen.’

Schaub unseasonably cool come rain or shine (Houston Chronicle)

Texans notes (Houston Chronicle)

This Byrd isn’t dropping anything (Houston Examiner)

Texans RB Slaton struggling with ball security (AP)

Texans LB Cushing misses practice again (The Sports Network)

Schaub on pace for historic Season (HoustonTexans.com)

Practice quotes: Thursday (HoustonTexans.com)

Secondary shining (HoustonTexans.com)

Johnson returns to practice (HoustonTexans.com)

Week 8 fantasy picks (HoustonTexans.com)

‘"I’m honored," said Byrd, who has started the last four games. "I couldn’t have done it without everybody, the coaches, my teammates. They’ve helped me, they’ve shown me tough love. It’s just a total family effort."’

‘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.”‘