Megan Manfull put on her GM hat and represented the Texans in SI's beat writers mock draft today, where she selected OG Branden Albert.  How do you feel, given that DRC, Mike Jenkins, and Johnathan Stewart were still available?

My first reaction was befuddlement, but he does appear to be talented and rated highly.  I haven't seen anywhere that he plays other positions.  Would he be a good LT?

Lets hear it in your vote below.

Well, I've decided that this week sucks.  In distant second place behind Dunta's hold-up (I seriously hope he's ok emotionally after that) is the long wait from preseason game 4 (lame) on a Thursday to game one on Sunday.  The Chron is nothing but filler, and the blogs are getting dusty, too.  Other than the cuts, there's very little to discuss since that game.  Will this season ever start?

I know it's only been 6 days since the last game, but to me it seems like 2 weeks and 3 days.  The first day seemed like 5 days, the second day seemed like 2 days, and the third day was like 3 days.  Then I had Labor Day off.  It seemed like a day until late that day when I thought about going back to work Tuesday.  Then it started seeming like 3 days, so at the end of the fifth day, it seemed like, uh...  Well, I've got it written down somewhere.

I was reflecting back on the Texans/Cowboys game this morning while I was in the shower.  Despite being only half awake, I have quite a few moments of clarity (not that this was one of my best).  If only I could just sit under a shower head here at the office, who knows what I might be capable of.  But I digress...

I realized that while I'm as big a fan of Jacoby as anyone, my first reaction to both of his punt return celebrations was negative.  I also felt guilty, since as a kid I was one of the many who used to imitate Billy "White Shoes" Johnson's "Funky Chicken", and even got a kick out of Ernest Given's "Electric Glide".

Why was I annoyed?  Am I getting old and grumpy?  Maybe.  I don't particularly enjoy showboats like Chad Johnson and guys trying to be a cool animation in the next Madden football game.  And there are direct impacts on the team(discounting the 15 yard[ED yard not year] penalty).  Celebrating didn't work out too well for Adrian Peterson breaking his collarbone or Leon Lett getting bushwhacked by Don Beebe in the Super Bowl, did it?  It sounds like Kubiak isn't too interested in Jacoby's antics, though it's hard to come down too hard on such a likeable and talented guy.  But then again, maybe Houston needs more personality on our sports teams to get past our respectable but often boring "good guys" image.

So where does that leave me in my moral dilemma?  I concluded that it would be cool to see Jacoby enjoy some end zone fun 1) after crossing the goal line and 2) if it doesn't present too much risk for injury (like a dive).  I suppose some unlucky guy could always tear his ACL doing the "Funky Chicken", but geez, you've got to live a little.

Let me see what you think in the poll below.