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Anthony Hill was hospitalized this week for flu like symptoms that have turned out to be swine flu. He is the only player to be affected.

This probably explains why he was inactive for the Jags game.

Apparently, your Houston Texans projected starting corner Jacques Reeves is out 6-8 weeks with a broken leg that happened during training camp on Monday. He tried to bat away a ball headed for Andre Davis and landed awkwardly. It shouldn't require surgery

Your two starting corners at this very second are Fred Bennett and Brice McCain, as Quin is out with a lower leg bruise (though he should return soon). This will get the younger guys a lot of reps and may give sleeper Mark Parson a chance to make the team. It also gives Dunta more negotiating leverage.

In other news, Zac Diles was found with a contagious strain of what is informally known as "breakyourleginpractice-itis". It is being studied by the training staff now to prevent other random broken legs to players on the team.

Long time Eagles D-Coordinator Jim Johnson passed away from cancer today at 68 years old.

A defensive coordinator for the Eagles for 10 years and a defensive assistant in the NFL for 22 years, Johnson was renowned for his great motivation skills and fantastic defense. No matter what team he coached for, he will be missed as a great person and a great coach in the NFL.

I wish peace and tranquility for his wife and children and hope that these terrible times pass quickly. Anyone who has lost a loved one to cancer knows that this will be a trying time for them.

Tip one or two back tonight for Jim Johnson, a great man and a great coach. Godspeed, Jim.

Frank Bush has earned my respect. As Jake posted here , it is believed our Houston Texans will be running an aggressive 4-3 Under D. In my mind, this is the best defense for our current personnel to not only improve, but to be successful and consistently create turnovers and a pass rush. When you look at the defense, it will make our defensive holes obvious, but will also clarify a few offseason moves as well.

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With all these questions about new deals for players springing up, and with contract negotiations dominating our attention as Texans fans, I decided to do a quick cap preview for the next 4 years, using InTheBullseye.com, Rotoworld.com, and pulling numbers out of my ass to acquire data to analyze. This examines the hypothetical future for our Houston Texans under new deals for our big name players in question.

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According to this article, Peyton Manning is disappointed with the coaching changes in Indy. He has not been properly informed about what is going on, and feels out of the loop.

This is awesome. An upset Manning equals a successful division record for our Houston Texans. I hate when people say , "We need to beat them at their best." We need to simply beat the Mannings of Indianapolis, and an upset Peyton with locker room and front office confusion is the best way to do it.

I had ridiculously high hopes when it came to this draft. Ridiculously high. I foresaw all the things that we could do, what we might do, and how it would help solidify your Houston Texans as a perennial contender. Here is what I think after the fact.

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I hate you, Jerry Jones.

I hate you as well, Dallas Cowboys.

But thank you.

I hold a special cyst of hate in my heart for you, Terrell Owens, and I am glad you are out of the most publicized venue in sports.

Go rot on the Raiders, like all other washed up, overpaid players.

Oh yeah...link.

Ladies and gentlemen, its 1:41 p.m Central time, and already crazy things have gone down, things that very much affect the Texans. All o' that after the break.

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In the post you can find here, Keith at In The Bullseye makes a good pitch for why the Texans may be in the hunt for Panthers DE Julius Peppers.

Quick points from the article -

• The Texans have cleared an additional $8 million of cap space in the last two weeks, and saved $15 million in cash.
• Releasing Weaver BEFORE free agency means they have someone in mind, either in free agency (or the draft) who is going to step in and start at LE.
• Rick Smith has been stalling with guaranteed money, franchising Dunta, asking DeMeco to wait, and probably tendering Owen Daniels instead of getting him the long term deal, thus giving him wiggle room to make a move for Peppers.
• DeMeco Ryans implied in his disgruntled interview that there was a possible "big move" coming in free agency.
• The Texans seem to be stockpiling draft picks, looking to get a 4th for Sage, and Keith mentions in the article that they were looking to move Jacoby Jones for a pick as well.

It is significantly longer than this, but it makes some very valid points. Go click on the link up top, read through, and tell us what you think in the comments. In all honesty, I think it is a possibility.