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Houston Texans
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Owner: Robert McNair
General Manager: Rick Smith
Head Coach: Gary Kubiak
Offensive Coordinator: Kyle Shanahan
Defensive Coordinator: Frank Bush
Depth Chart:
QB: Matt Schaub, Dan Orlovsky, Alex Brink
HB: Steve Slaton, Chris Brown, Ryan Moats, Arian Foster, Jeremiah Johnson, Clifton Dawson
FB: Vonta Leach
WR: Andre Johnson, Andre Davis, David Anderson
WR: Kevin Walter, Jacoby Jones, Glenn Martinez
TE: Owen Daniels, James Casey, Anthony Hill, Joel Dreessen
LT: Duane Brown, Jason Watkins
LG: Chester Pitts, Kasey Studdard
C: Chris Myers, Antoine Caldwell, Chris White
RG: Mike Brisiel, Adrian Jones, Dan Stevenson
RT: Eric Winston, Rashad Butler
DE: Antonio Smith, Connor Barwin, Tim Jamison
DT: Amobi Okoye, DelJuan Robinson, Josh Leonard
DT: Travis Johnson, Frank Okam, Shaun Cody
DE: Mario Williams, Stanley McClover, Tim Bulman
OLB: Brian Cushing, Zach Diles, Kevin Bentley
MLB: DeMeco Ryans, Buster Davis
OLB: Xavier Adibi, Cato June, Chaun Thompson, Kevis Coley
CB: Dunta Robinson, Fred Bennett, Glover Quin
SS: Nick Ferguson, Brandon Harrison, Troy Nolan
FS: Eugene Wilson, Dominique Barber, John Busing
CB: Jacques Reeves, Antwaun Molden, Brice McCain
K: Kris Brown
P: Matt Turk
KR: Andre Davis
PR: Jacoby Jones
LS: Clark Harris
2010 Team Needs:
HB Houston will most likely spend the majority of its 2009 draft with an towards solidifying the team’s current holes on defense, particularly as they exist in the secondary, and more precisely, at strong safety. The main priority for the Texans was to figure out what to do with CB Dunta Robinson, who was slapped with the franchise tag. He is coming off a serious injury, but he returned partway through last season and took back his starting job. He was not yet at 100 percent, but his knee held up well and Robinson would have commanded big money in an open market. Darrell McClover, LB; and Dan Orlovsky, are the free agents the Texans have signed so far, these are not players that change franchises, unless there is a philosophical shift the team will continue to look to the draft to improve. Having released Will Demps, Ahman Green, Morlon Greenwood and Ephraim Salaam, Greenwood’s absence is the only one that has thus far been addressed in free agency.
Still hoping to sign long-term, Robinson will likely be shooting for around $20-23 million in guaranteed money - an amount the Texans haven't given anyone other than Mario Williams in their short history. As for the rest of the current players facing possible free agency, there are no other players that will command nearly as much of their time or money as Robinson will.
Linebacker is an additional area of concern, as the Texans hope to find someone with enough talent to match the speed and overall playmaking ability of Demeco Ryans at the second level; Zac Diles and Xavier Adibi have shown promise, but are not progressing at the pace originally expected. Adding a strong presence on the opposite end of the defensive line at Mario Williams, such as Aaron Maybin or even a good pass rushing OLB such as Clay Matthews would go a long way in making play off the corners even better than it already is for Houston, but equally important could be finding a more physical running back that specializes in both pass-blocking and carrying the ball on short yardage downs or whenever Steve Slaton is brought off the field. Most Pressing Needs:
1. Defensive end: At 2 levels of the defense the team is likely to focus on bolstering their pass rush in the early rounds by signing a defensive end to help complement Mario Williams, the signing of Antonio Smith did little to change that.
2. Linebacker: The Texans have questions surrounding young starters Zac Diles and Xavier Adibi. If they could get a big-play outside linebacker, it would be a boon for them, Clint Sintim, Aaron Maybin, Larry English, and they'd pull something sprinting to take Everette Brown if he somehow fell to them.
3. Running back: The Texans still need a situational-type back to spell Steve Slaton. He must be a little bigger and fit well into the zone-blocking scheme, Rashad Jennings, Cedric Peerman, Arian Foster, Javarris Williams are all possibilities.
- Steve Slaton makes up 1/2 the Texans future at this position but they currently lack the other 1/2.
OLB - With DeMeco Ryans anchoring the middle of this linebacking corps the Texans could do with putting some better talent alongside him.
S - The Texans secondary looks most shaky at the safety positions and upgrades at either position would help the Texans.
Draft Results 2009:
Round 1, Pick 15 - Brian Cushing
Round 2, Pick 46 - Conner Barwin
Round 3, Pick 77 - Antoine Caldwell
Round 4, Pick 112 - Glover Quin
Round 4, Pick 122 - Anthony Hill
Round 5, Pick 152 - James Casey
Round 6, Pick 188 - Brice McCain
Round 7, Pick 223 - Troy Nolan
Draft Results 2008:
Round 1, Pick 26 - Duane Brown
Round 3, Pick 79 - Antwaun Molden
Round 3, Pick 89 - Steve Slaton
Round 4, Pick 118 - Xavier Adibi
Round 5, Pick 151 - Frank Okam
Round 6, Pick 173 - Dominique Barber
Round 7, Pick 223 - Alex Brink
Draft Results 2007:
Round 1, Pick 10 - Amobi Okoye - DT - Louisville
Round 3, Pick 9 - Jacoby Jones - WR - Lane
Round 4, Pick 24 - Fred Bennett - CB - South Carolina
Round 5, Pick 7 - Brandon Harrison - S - Stanford
Round 5, Pick 26 - Brandon Frye - OT - Virginia Tech
Round 6, Pick 9 - Kasey Studdard - OG - Texas
Round 7, Pick 8 - Zach Diles - LB - Kansas State
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2009 Team Schedule:
1 Sep 07 HOU @ PIT 1:00 PM CBS
2 Sep 14 BAL @ HOU 4:15 PM CBS
3 Sep 21 HOU @ TEN 1:00 PM CBS
4 Sep 28 HOU @ JAX 1:00 PM CBS
5 Oct 05 IND @ HOU 1:00 PM CBS
6 Oct 12 MIA @ HOU 1:00 PM CBS
7 Oct 19 DET @ HOU 4:05 PM FOX
8 Bye
9 Nov 02 HOU @ MIN 1:00 PM CBS
10 Nov 09 CIN @ HOU 1:00 PM CBS
11 Nov 16 HOU @ IND 1:00 PM CBS
12 Nov 23 HOU @ CLE 1:00 PM CBS
13 Dec 01 JAX @ HOU 8:30 PM ESPN
14 Dec 07 HOU @ GB 1:00 PM CBS
15 Dec 14 TEN @ HOU 1:00 PM CBS
16 Dec 21 HOU @ OAK 4:05 PM CBS
17 Dec 28 CHI @ HOU 1:00 PM FOX
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