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Great Article to start things off.
http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/PabloDeTejas/182553
This Sunday, Lone Star football fans from El Paso to Texarkana will tune into Super Bowl XLIII. And for the thirteenth straight year, we will watch two teams from other states play in the NFL’s premier event.
This current drought now matches the longest period in Super Bowl history without a Texas entry; the other dry spell being the stretch from 1979-1992.
There is good news, however.
We have an NFL franchise within our borders headed in the right direction. If this organization stays the course, the present downward cycle in Texas professional football could be coming to an end soon.
This is hardly a newsflash. Football fanatics from Amarillo to Brownsville all agree that a Texas team will be playing for a le in the near future. Where I differ from the majority is my prediction of which team will return us to pigskin glory.
Yes, my silver-and-blue-clad brethren, we are backing the wrong horse. In fact, the Dallas Cowboys have never been as far away from the Super Bowl as they are right now.
Even when the Pokes went 1-15 in Jimmy Johnson’s inaugural season, there was a sense of hope. You had a young coach with a vision, a stockpile of draft choices, and two solid ‘team first’ building blocks in Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin.
If you look around Valley Ranch now, you will find a powerless, lame-duck coach and a collection of selfish, gutless, prima donnas. If you wonder how bad it has gotten, ask yourself two questions – Would Tom Landry have allowed his final roster spot to be filled by the winner of a reality television show? Would Drew Pearson have ever agreed to appear on a cable television program to discuss his life with his therapist?
Of course not. Landry would not have let a television crew past the door of his locker room. I’m also willing to wager that Pearson never needed a therapist to help him work through his ‘issues.’
This is not to say the entire Cowboy roster is beyond redemption. Jason Whitten and Marion Barber are solid guys. WR Roy Williams is an incredible talent, providing someone figures out how to use him properly.
As for Tony Romo, the jury is still out. This much is clear though – too much pressure has been placed on his young shoulders. It is too early in his development to anoint him the franchise’s savior.
These are, of course, all just symptoms of the real problem. And the real problem with the Dallas Cowboys begins and ends with the man who signs the checks.
Every Dallas fan must get out of denial and come face-to-face with one incontrovertible truth – the Cowboys will never win a le as long as Jerry Jones is making the football decisions. He seems unable to let go of the notion that playing college football in the early 1960’s qualifies you to be an NFL general manager in 2009.
It is an axiom in professional sports that while championships are won on the field, the foundation for those les are won in the off-season by the brains in the front office. This has never been truer than in the salary-cap era of the NFL, where all teams are on equal footing. Unlike baseball, where an owner can write a check to overcome a personnel mistake, an error in professional football is magnified and lingers for several years.
If you don’t believe me, just ask Daniel Snyder.
That is why our best hope for a Super Bowl rests with the Houston Texans. Here is a franchise that, after a few missteps, appears to be doing things the right way.
I wonder how many people outside of Harris County know that Bob McNair owns the Texans. My guess is not too many. By way of comparison, there are first-graders in New Hampshire who know Jerry Jones’ name.
McNair began Houston’s journey by putting Charley Casserly in the front office and Dom Capers on the sideline. When this did not produce the desired results, he took a cue from Clint Murchison, Jr., the original owner of the Cowboys, and hired a bright, untested young assistant coach, Gary Kubiak. Next he hired Rick Smith, a bright, relatively unknown personnel man with the Broncos, to serve as General Manager. Then he did what good owners do – he stayed out of the way.
Since his arrival in 2006, Smith has been steadily putting a very talented roster together. He got rid of David Carr and replaced him with the cerebral Matt Schaub. He picked up WR Andre Johnson and drafted RB Steve Slayton, DT Amobi Okoye and LT Duane Brown.
Kubiak’s coaching has improved in each of his three years at the helm. His quiet, yet commanding, approach reminds some of Landry. While that might be an unfair comparison, those of us who were fans of the old Southwest Conference can attest to the football savvy of the former Texas A&M quarterback.
When Jerry Jones conned the taxpayers of Arlington into building his new football temple, he convinced the league to bring the Super Bowl to Dallas in 2011. True to his oversized and grandiose ego, Jones no doubt envisions his hometown Cowboys playing in that game.
I, on the other hand, picture something quite different.
I predict the Houston Texans will make the journey north on I-45 and take on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XLV. Matt Schaub will lead his new team past his old team, and be named the MVP.
True to form, even though his team won’t be playing, Jones will try to steal the spotlight with a reckless and daring personnel move. At halftime, he will announce that he has signed Michael Vick to quarterback the Cowboys.
Granted, it might be too early in the Smith-Kubiak era to make such bold predictions. However, Houston has shown real signs of taking the next step and becoming a contender. Their cousins in Dallas, on the other hand, are a train wreck waiting to happen. The smart money says the Texans, not the Cowboys, reach the Super Bowl first.
These are two franchises heading in opposite directions
LMAO texans
texans are the thunder of the NFL
They are ing sorry as
lol, texans
GO COWBOYS!
-Mars
Raiders beat them.
I still feel we are at least 2 or 3 seasons away from that but then again you never know. Look at what the Cards did.
Yeah they did congrats
Texans will make playoffs next year. Slaton turns out to be better than reggie bush, and mario williams was the better pick over vince. All we need now is another DE to go along with mario, a ballhawking safety, and a power running back.
The Cowboys =
The most impressive thing about last season was coming back from 0-4 to finish 8-8. They were one Rosencopter away from beign 9-7.
Nice. There will be no excuses for Kubiak next year if they come out of the gate slow. Playoffs or bust.
Cowboys fans should be ashamed at what they've become. Why would they be Super Bowl contenders when the owner is more concerned with lining his pockets than putting a team together? The Texans arn't going to be contending for a Super Bowl next season, but there's no doubt they're going about business the right way and are the better team.
Its about damn time
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6257344.html
Texans say goodbye to RB Green
LB Greenwood also cut as team clears cap space
By waiving running back Ahman Green and outside linebacker Morlon Greenwood on Tuesday, the Texans saved $8.5 million on the salary cap.
Green (2007) and Greenwood (2005) signed with the Texans as free agents, and both lost their starting jobs last season. Green, 31, would have counted $6.5 million against the cap, but after two injury-plagued seasons, the Texans did what just about everyone expected and released him.
The emergence of rookie Steve Slaton, who rushed for 1,282 yards and had 1,659 from scrimmage, made Green expendable.
“Ahman was a different deal because of the injures,” Texans coach Gary Kubiak said. “Slaton’s performance helped us make this decision.
“I told Ahman I appreciated what he gave us and that I was sorry it didn’t work out. He wants to keep playing, and I wished him the best.”
Greenwood, 30, would have counted $6.2 million against the cap. Xavier Adibi replaced Greenwood in the starting lineup. He joined the Texans after playing his first five seasons with Miami.
“Morlon’s one of the finest guys I’ve ever coached,” Kubiak said. “He worked his tail off and played well for us.
“He’ll play for somebody, but as I told him, we’re going in a different direction with Adibi.”
Green came to the Texans from Green Bay and signed a four-year contract worth $23 million. He suffered a knee injury in his first game and finished his first season on injured reserve. He suffered groin and knee injuries last season.
In two seasons, Green carried 144 times for 554 yards and five touchdowns. He made $10.5 million.
The Texans saved $4.5 million on Greenwood and $4 million on Green.
While Green and Greenwood will be looking for jobs because they both want to continue their careers, one prominent member of last year’s team — defensive coordinator Richard Smith — is off the job market.
Smith was hired by Carolina to coach linebackers. Smith, defensive backs coach Jon Hoke and defensive line coach Jethro Franklin were fired after the season. Hoke has been hired by the Chicago Bears and Franklin by USC.
Commentary: Signing Robinson priority for Texans
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6257321.html
If the Texans are unable to re-sign cornerback Dunta Robinson, it will change their philosophy entering the draft.
Rather than pursuing a defensive end who can provide a pass rush opposite Mario Williams with their first-round pick, general manager Rick Smith would have to look for a cornerback to replace Robinson.
Ohio State’s Malcolm Jenkins, the best cornerback in the draft, will be gone before the Texans make a pick. To acquire him would require moving up and sacrificing a valuable draft choice, possibly even a second-round selection.
Although the Indianapolis scouting combine pro days and private workouts remain in the evaluation process, as it stands now, no other cornerback is worth the 15th pick.
That’s why re-signing Robinson is imperative. Robinson, who turns 27 in April, wants to re-sign with the Texans. The Texans want him back.
Robinson and his agent, Jason Chayut, have a figure they believe he’s worth.
The Texans have a figure they believe Robinson is worth.
Smith and Chayut are negotiating on a new deal. Both sides have been tight-lipped about the negotiations.
Big guarantee in offing
Robinson’s contract expires Feb. 27. He’ll be a free agent available to the highest bidder, including the Texans, of course.
The Texans had plenty of salary cap room to sign Robinson before they saved $8.5 million Tuesday when they waived running back Ahman Green and outside linebacker Morlon Greenwood.
It doesn’t take a genius to get an idea of what Robinson wants.
He views himself as an elite cornerback, one who overcame career-threatening injuries last season when the Texans were 1-4 without him and 7-4 with him, including 5-1 down the stretch. And he played at only 80 percent because of the operations on his knee and hamstring.
Benchmarks for Robinson are extensions signed during the season by Carolina’s Chris Gamble and the New York Giants’ Corey Webster. Gamble’s six-year, $53 million extension included $23 million in guaranteed money. Webster’s five-year, $43.5 million extension included $20 million in guarantees.
It stands to reason that Robinson wants guaranteed money in the $20 million to $23 million range.
The only player to receive that kind of guaranteed money from the Texans was Williams.
As the first pick in the 2006 draft, the defensive end signed a six-year, $54 million contract, including $26.5 million guaranteed.
Usually, negotiations heat up after the combine, which ends Feb. 24. Watch a lot of teams work around the clock that week to re-sign their players before they hit the open market.
Cornerbacks coveted
Here’s something both sides have to consider. Feb. 19 is the last day a player can be tagged with the franchise designation. That’s the day after the combine begins.
If Smith isn’t close enough by Feb. 19 to believe he can get a deal done before Robinson’s contract expires, he can franchise Robinson.
The franchise tag for cornerbacks is $9.957 million. To show you how valuable cornerbacks are, their franchise tag is second to quarterbacks ($14.651 million).
Think about that.
Cornerbacks are valued higher than receivers, pass rushers, offensive tackles and running backs.
That’s why coaches say they can never have enough good corners.
If the Texans slap the franchise tag on Robinson, it would buy them more time to negotiate a long-term deal. Robinson wouldn’t be happy with it because he’ll want guaranteed money more than twice that amount.
Signing a mutual goal
If you’re a Texans fan, keep your fingers crossed. If you’re Robinson, keep the pen handy.
When both sides want to get a deal done and both are willing to compromise to get what they want, it usually ends up as a win-win situation.
might wanna start extension talks with jacque too. he was integral.
I think they get the deal with Dunta done but I feel he will be a bit over paid. He played well after coming back but he doesn't seem to have the same speed and explosion after the injury. I like him and want him back but not for "elite" corner money.
The post starter is a chump and has a massive inferiority complex about the Cowboys. There's a lot of that in Houston. Why don't you post an article about the Texans and leave it at that.
I see as many Dallas fans as I do Texan fans when I visit Houston. No one cares about the Texans except for their little fan base. If taking shots at the Cowboys makes you feel better, than you need to grow up.
BTW,
What has Matt Schaub done? Romo has 62 TDs / 27 INT in his 2.5 years of starting. Schaub gets outplayed by Rosenfelds at times.
This article is penned by another dumb ass hater. There's a lot of them right now.
ok you said your peace now gtfo
A few questions for Texans fans...
Who was your team 8 years ago?
Do you find it easy to switch loyalties with regards to sports teams?
That is all for now.
Yet as many playoff wins as the Texans - 0
I hated when they drafted Mario over reggie and vince, so at least they have a clue to what they are doing. David Carr set this team back so much when he played here, and he says the texans ruined his career when he was garbage all along. If rosenfels wouldn't have decided to fly through the air and get flipped three ways to sunday, colts would have lost that game. Oh well, the hurricane did set them back as well, but life goes on.
Anyone who played the ans.
Whoa buddy sounds like this article struck a nerve. Sorry man
I might have a complex for the Cowboys but that is only because I root for the underdog. It sucks to see Teams like the Lakers and Cowboys get so much attention while teams doing things the right way get overlooked year in and year out. Its great to see people are finally figuring that out. I think seeing backfire in Jerry's face is the greatest thing to happen to the Cowboys.
Oilers and any team playing the Cowboys so off
I was an Oilers fan for as long as I can remember. After they left I didn't have a team. I just watched as a casual fan but didn't root for any team. When the Texans came around I became a Texans fan. I don't switch teams in any sport. No matter how much they suck. I'm and Aggie and Astros fan too. And I always will be.
Same here, when the Oilers left I didnt have a team (I didnt root for the ans, but I had friends that did. I cheered for the bucs because I liked John Lynch and I have some buddies that are bucs fans, but I was never a "fan". I have been a loyal Astros fan and Longhorn fan since I was a kid.
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