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With the playoffs beginning this weekend and the Super Bowl only a month away, it's time for some fearless predictions.á Yes, I understand that we don't even know who is playing yetùheck, we haven't even played the first playoff gameùbut if we waited until we knew who was in the game, it wouldn't quite be a "fearless" prediction now would it?á It would be more like "kind of brave, but really ...

And there it is. Another Texan season ends in Week 17.á That was anti-climatic.á I really struggled with what to write about. I mean, there will be plenty of time to talk about what went right and what went wrong. We will spend countless hours talking about what next season means to Kubiak now that McNair said he will be back. We will analyze every option in the running game from Slaton to Foster ...

About now you're probably inundated with all sorts of "Best of the Decade" articles. You know, stuff like "10 Best Thursday Night Arena League Games" and "10 Best Tuesday Afternoon Kansas City Royals Games Started by a Guy Named Roy". Well, most of those lists have one thing in common: they try to paint a pretty picture of the decade as if most if it didn't suck. This ...

Despite the less-than-inspired performance by your Houston Texans this past Sunday, the team was able to come out with a victory. Considering the way this season has gone, let's not complain about the aesthetics of the win and just accept it as is.á Remember, these were the same Rams that only a few weeks ago nearly knocked off the then 8-0 Saints, so maybe they're not as bad as their record shows ...

For a few weeks, I was writing a weekly "Houston Texans Playoff Outlook" column before the team decided to party like it was 2005 and blow four straight divisional games,  essentially emasculating all post-season hopes in the process. With three weeks to go, however, the team is still technically alive in the hunt for a playoff berth—even if it is one of those "Ray Liotta at the end of Hannibal" types ...

It's hard to emotionally build yourself up to write a preview of this weekend's upcoming game when your team repeatedly kicks you in the crotch.á Last weekend's loss to the Jaguars was the final nut shot and essentially wrapped up the 2009 season.á Now, Texans fans can go back to that warm comfortable place they know so well where football games in December are meaningless.á Or is it a cold, dark ...

I live in a small coastal town in Florida and thereÆs a large inter-coastal river with a bunch of islands. Every now and then, we take my friendÆs sailboat and go camping on one of the islands. A couple of years ago, we decided to sail to the neighboring county and try a different set of islands. The plan was beautiful.á We would sail down for eight hours, set up camp, party ...

The recipe was familiar. Play one good half and one bad half. Mix in a few questionable throws from Matt Schaub, plus a heartbreaking fourth-quarter performance, and stir. When finished, garnish with a handful of reasons why this team can beat anyone, and you have the Houston Texans' 2009 season. Yes, the Texans once again found ways not only to lose a football game, but also to embarrass themselves and ...

The Texans didnÆt play this past weekend so I decided to take a bye week as well. The wife and I flew up to New York to visit some friends, do some touristy stuff, and eat and drink to dangerous levels. I pretty much ignored football for the weekend and when I got back on Sunday and checked out what was going on, I realized that it only took a few days ...

Are you a Texans fan? Have you mentioned the word playoffs?á Try it.á It feels dirty.á But with just over half the season gone, the Texans are actually in position to possibly make a playoff run. WeÆre sitting here at the much deserved bye week at 5-4ùa record from which we could just as easily springboard toward the playoffs or crash back to the depths of mediocrity. Looking forward at the remaining schedule, there are ...