Brace yourself! Jamarcus Russell is in town for a workout.  Will he end up as the Texans third string QB?  Follow the link and find out.
Jamarcus Is In Town

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Check-out LZ's blog at Chron.com. Everybody's favorite Texan personality David Anderson goes after  Richard Justice, the most hated reporter in Houston.  the segment is from the Sean and John show.  

DA vs. Dickie

Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice!

Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice!

Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice! Hate Justice!

This article is in, of all places, the New York Times.  The author is a staff writer for theFootballguys.com.  in the article, he describes film evaluation at two different positions: quarterback, and running back.  He compares and contrasts measures that, in his opinion, differentiate the talented from the successful players.  You'll find some of your current most or least favorite players, and even a couple of potential future Texans.

N.F.L. Draft: The Fine Points of Game Film

Abstract: The NFL's salary scheme for rookies results in overpaying top draft picks. Basically, salaries start high, and drop-off faster than the talent level of picks. It's something you knew intuitively, wishing aloud for the Texans to trade down, but here is the confirmation.  Richard H. Thaler, a professor of economics and behavioral science at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago performed a study, reaching this very conclusion :

When a First Pick Isn’t the Best Pick

Why should you care, with training camp in progress? Because you can never have enough vindication of the Texans 2006 draft.  This article would be better if the author had inserted a section talking about how the Cowboys suck (the 2006 Cowboys draft was Casserly-esque, but sadly, there isn't a tie to the 2006 Rose Bowl).  It's the feel-good story of the week, in a schadenfreude sort of way.  It took me away from all the broken tibias and contract squabbles and allowed me to chuckle at someone else's misfortune:

http://tinyurl.com/hahahaTexans2006draftrules

According to the article, the Denve Broncos are really short on funds. The Broncos have had layoffs, and they have lost experience coaches and replaced them with less experienced ones. Might explain why the Texans were able to obtain Myers for so little expense:
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/43858

Under construction - In no particular order

General Information
http://www.draftdaddy.com - Great material in this blog

http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/ - Even though they panned the Texans on their drafting skillz last year

http://www.tfydraft.com/index.php - Combine info

http://hailredskins.com/MockDraft.htm - Links to just about every mock draft out there

http://www.draftstock.com/site_main/index.php

http://www.kffl.com/nfl/- Combine info