Texans Podcasts

 
Not long ago, I said that if the Texans wanted to be playoff contenders, they had to prove that they could show up in the big, out-of-division games. Houston made a statement last week against the then undefeated Bengals, and kept rolling along this week with a 24-17 win over a tough Jets team.
Having won …

At a point in the season where they needed to stand up tall and make a statement, the Texans did just that on Monday night, beating the then undefeated Bengals 10-6. But what does this big stage win really mean for the Texans?
Pick 1: Big Win on a Big Stage 
Deny it all you want and …

It looks like the Texans were able to flush out last week’s bad loss to the Dolphins and rebound against the division rival Titans. Houston moves to 3-5 on the season after a much-needed 20-6 win over Tennessee.
Even though the Texans are still two games below .500, this win may prove to be incredibly important for their …

In this Houston Sports Talk podcast, Hard Knocks legend Charles James tells us about coming back to the Texans, special teams leadership, his Halloween costume of choice, his CB idols, his relationship with Jonathan Joseph, Kevin Johnson’s potential & what he’ll do with the Bye Week.

Before the Texans began their week seven matchup with the Miami Dolphins there was an optimistic aura around the team. They were coming off a week where the quarterback position looked as stout as it had the entire season. The offense had finally found a rhythm they could try to build momentum from. And the …

Remember last week when I got to happily have nothing but positive takeaways from the Texans game? Yeah…well the effort on Sunday was just absolutely horrible, abysmal, whatever negative adjective you prefer.
The Texans got down big, fast before eventually the game clock had mercy and decided the game was officially over at the score of …

The Houston Texans earned a crucial win Sunday, as they defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-20. The game wasn’t pretty but the win was imperative for the Texans to preserve hopes of postseason play.
Taking the loss the Indianapolis Colts (3-3) suffered later that night into consideration, the Texans are now just one game out of first …

 
A Monday where Texans fans get to celebrate a win is a happy Monday indeed. In easily their most complete game of the season, the Texans were able to come away with a win in Jacksonville, 31-20 over the Jaguars.
Rest easy, because unlike every other Pick 6 I’ve written this season, this one is entirely positive.
Pick 1: …

The Houston Texans (1-4) will look to build momentum this Sunday as they take on the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4) in the first of their two divisional meetings.
Brian Hoyer will be under center for the Texans and this is unquestionably the best move for the team moving forward.
”It’s 11 one-game seasons (remaining), so (Hoyer’s) the starter …

No Andrew Luck, a struggling Colts team, a sick 40-year-old Matt Hasselbeck, and a home game with a chance to take control of the division. Sounds pretty simple, right? Well, apparently not. The Texans fell to the Colts at home Thursday night, 27-20.
Pick 1: But Seriously, Where’s The Defense? 
By far the most alarming part of Thursday’s …

Week five of the NFL season is already upon us and this week’s installment of Thursday Night Football features an AFC South matchup between the Indianapolis Colts (2-2) and the Houston Texans (1-3) at NRG Stadium.
The Colts are coming off a 16-13 overtime win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in week four. Stepping in for Andrew …

It’s okay to admit that this game against Atlanta was always going to be a tough one. But the Texans’ effort, or lack thereof, was simply unacceptable.
Houston got absolutely throttled by the Atlanta Falcons, 48-21, and that final score doesn’t even come close to depicting how bad the game really was. There’s a lot to dissect …

The Texans came into the week three game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers desperate for a win after starting the season 0-2. Ryan Mallett stayed at the helm for Houston as they came away with their first win of the season, 19-9.
Pick 1: One For The Win Column! 
This is by far the most important takeaway from Sunday’s game. Houston …

The Texans went on the road to try to right the ship against the Carolina Panthers. It didn’t go so well. Carolina topped the Texans 24-17 in another sad showing from the Houston offense. What did we learn from this loss that drops the Texans to 0-2 on the season?
Pick 1: Different QB, Same Result 
The …

By now we all know that Ryan Mallett has been named the starter for this weekend’s game against the Carolina Panthers in place of Brian Hoyer. And that’s fair enough seeing as that QB competition was tight in the preseason, and Hoyer looked just awful against the Chiefs.
Mallett came in and went 8-of-13 with a …

Oh boy. Well I’ll just come right out and say it…the Texans just flat-out sucked in that game. If you didn’t watch the game and just happened to see the final score of 27-20, you may be misled to believe that the game was fairly close.
Sorry, but that just wasn’t the case at all. The …

The world stopped turning for a second this summer when the Texans and their fans learned of Arian Foster’s groin injury. Houston was poised to be one of the dominant teams in the AFC this season, but the Foster injury completely took the wind out of their sails.
The Texans are still a team that can …

For many NFL fans, the final preseason game is incredibly boring, but for the players in the game, it can be the difference between having a job or not for the season.
The Cuts
The aftermath of the final preseason game is always full of roster cuts to get down to the 53-player mark. Some of those …

The third preseason game is normally what gives us the best and most accurate preview to the regular season. So what kind of picture did the Texans paint in their game against the Saints? In short, a highly promising one.
Watt Is A Freakishly Talented, Unfathomably Nice Guy 
Every time he steps onto the field for practice …

We’re learning far more about the Houston Texans from Hard Knocks than we ever would by simply watching them take the field. In the latest episode, we were taught the key to a successful huddle hype speech. All you need to do is let J.J. Watt loose, and let him drop as many f-bombs as he …