A Cleveland Browns PSL holder sues the Browns and the NFL for breach of contract involving his PSL. Although it's not clear whether or not this fan has any legal standing, it's a new angle that has not been discussed (or at least not one I've heard). Regardless of the amount of money involved, it is the fans who clearly have the numbers when it comes to individuals hurt by the lockout. To this point, it appears that the fans just have to sit back and take it. As a PSL holder, I'm not sure exactly what my contract with the Texans says about such issues aside from requiring me to purchase season tickets or lose my PSL. But this does raise a valid point. What contractual obligation does each team, and the NFL in general, have when it comes to forcing fans into a binding agreement to purchase tickets and then voluntarily causing a work stoppage that could impede our ability to attend, regardless of the refund policy?

I'm not sure, but I've been told  there might be a PSL holder or two on this blog who knows a thing or three about reading contracts. Perhaps a law dog perspective on this subject could help?

Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News decided to redraft the 2010 NFL draft. Gosselin is widely respected as a draft expert and often has very positive comments about your Houston Texans. Not sure how you can do the latter and still be considered the former, but that's a whole other story.

The interesting and most relevant redraft(s) has the Patriots' Devin McCourty going 4th overall to the Redskins. Huh? Devin McCourty? That couldn't be the same CB the Texans passed on to take Kareem "And Kareem Jackson falls down (AKJFD)" Jackson could it? Awe the hell you say.

And where does our beloved rookie CB go in the redraft? I guess we'll never know since Rick only redrafts the first round. My guess, however, is that Rick would need to redraft the third round for Kareem's name to appear. In Smithiak we trust. [gargles bleach]

The most puzzling part of Rick's redraft is where he has the QB with the most wins in college football history, Texas' own Colt McCoy, going to our beloved Texans at #20. Although I can't say that I'm not intrigued by the prospect of seeing Colt at the helm of this offense, I honestly don't follow the logic. Why would the Texans draft a QB in the first round when they obviously have a young Top 10 QB on the roster?

As with any revisionist history, I suppose, it looks like Mr. Gosselin has created more questions than he's answered. And so goes the 2010 Houston Texans season...

I figured this was big enough news to bump to the front page. But like AJ told me on Twitter:

"All that means is that Jacob Tamme will be a household name on Nov 2."

- MK

According to Colts.com

Clark to Undergo Surgery, Will be Placed on Injured Reserve
After consulting with the Colts’ medical staff and second-opinion specialists, tight end Dallas Clark will have wrist surgery next week and will go on injured reserve, the club announced Friday.

"It's unfortunate, but it's been confirmed that surgery is necessary to repair the injury to my wrist," Clark said. "I have met with three great surgeons, Dr. (Arthur) Rettig of the Colts, Dr. (Thomas) Wiedrich in Chicago and Dr. (Thomas) Graham in Cleveland. All three have helped me and my family out tremendously during this process. I look forward to supporting my teammates the rest of this season and rehabilitating my wrist back to full strength for next season."

Well boys and girls, your Houston Texans continue their path through uncharted territory and have apparently become powerful in the process. While I'm sure we're all stoked at the national love being heaped on like so much gravy on chicken fried steak, I can't help but feel a little nervous/apprehensive/uncomfortable about this much love. Apparently the consensus is that your/my/our Houston Texans are roughly the 3rd or 4th most powerful team in the NFL. That's right sports fans, we've cracked the top 5 for the first time. EVAR!

Here are some quick links for the lazy man that I am:

NFL.com Power Rankings

ESPN Power Rankings

Fox Sports Power Rankings

It seems every expert either has the Texans ranked 3rd or 4th, except for Jason La Canfora who seems hell bent on being right about his pre-season hate with a low ranking of 6th.

Soak it up.

Andre Johnson isn't even the best receiver in his state anymore.

This sensational piece of craptaskic journalism written by KC Joyner at ESPN.com (Insider Content), takes drug use flawed logic to whole new level by using YPA as the single metric to crown Miles Austin as the best WR in the NFL. Words escape me. Fortunately the article comments are overwhelmingly in favor of Mr. Joyner having a substance abuse problem. Even glitzy glamor boy fans are having trouble buying into his reasoning.

Here is the summary:

The Texas battle

Here's a full breakdown of Andre Johnson versus Miles Austin in several key metric categories, as graded by YPA (yards per attempt). The colors associated with cornerbacks are explained within the article above and within the 2010 ESPN The Magazine fantasy football preview.

Name	Short Routes	Medium Routes	Deep Routes	Bomb Routes	Overall Routes	Vs. Red CBs	Vs. Yellow CBs	Vs. Green CBs	Vs. CBs overall
Miles Austin	9.4	12.1	20.3	13.8	11.2	12.0	9.8	17.7	13.4
Andre Johnson	6.0	12.1	10.9	26.1	9.9	8.0	6.9	14.6	9.9

Although Joyner seems to be justified, at first glance, in his analysis based solely on the numbers provided, but this is only an in depth look at Yards Per Attempt. While YPA can be an important measure in the evaluation of the performance of a wide receiver, it in no way should ever be used as the sole metric to determine best WR in the league. And it certainly should never justify this drug induced delusion conclusion.

Simply put, as great as Johnson is, in 2009 he not only wasn't the best wide receiver in the NFL, but wasn't even the best wide receiver in Texas. That honor belonged to Austin.

FBO: 2010 Organizational Rankings

Just came across this article by Bill Barnwell of Football Outsiders ranking each of the 32 NFL organizations based on their level of young talent, taking into consideration all players who will be 25 or younger as of September 1, 2010 -- regardless of where they were drafted or how many games they've started. You're Houston Texans rank #1, even without being able to include Capt. Meco. While this is ESPN Insider content, I'll include a quote that illustrates the love the organization, and especially Rick Smith, seem to be getting from the national media.

1. Houston Texans
Not only are the Texans at the top of our rankings, but they could be even further ahead of the pack if we included players who are currently 25 and turn 26 before September 1. That would allow us to add star middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans to the Texans' haul. Even without him, though, the Texans are downright spoiled for talent. No one can match their one-two punch of Mario Williams and Brian Cushing, the best young players at their respective positions in the NFL. Add Ryans into the mix, and the Texans have three guys in their starting 11 who should be starting in the Pro Bowl every year. They're that good.

Those three players aren't the only talents on defense, either. Defensive tackle Amobi Okoye has been inconsistent as a pro, but consider that he's just 23; Okoye is more than six months younger than Ndamukong Suh, who hasn't played a pro down. Safety Bernard Pollard was gifted by the Chiefs and immediately shored up the team's biggest weakness. The versatile Connor Barwin had 4.5 sacks in limited time last year. Zac Diles benefited from playing alongside two elite linebackers, but held his own in coverage on the weak side. The team may start second-year corner Glover Quin across from rookie Kareem Jackson and would not regret it. The Texans go deep. Throw in their troika of young running backs, led by Steve Slaton, and Houston is an organization at the peak of its developmental work. General manager Rick Smith doesn't get much attention nationwide, but since he took over for Charlie Casserly in 2006, it's hard to find anyone who's identified and acquired young talent as well as Smith has.