The Texans ran into a buzzsaw last Saturday Night in Houston.  Matt Schaub was effective completing 11 of 16 passes for 97 yards with 1 TD pass.  Dan Orlovsky was not as lucky as Schaub as he completed 11 of 17 passes for 136 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception.  He also lost a fumble.  Alex Brink finished up this game by completing 5 of 8 passes for 38 yards with 1 interception.  Steve Slaton led the way for the Texans on the ground in this game with 30 yards rushing on 6 carries (5.0 ypc).  WRs Glenn Martinez (45 yards) and Andre Johnson (38 yards) each caught 4 passes apiece in this game.  The Texans finished up with 325 total yards of offense in this game (70 rushing, 255 passing).

LBs DeMeco Ryans and Kevin Bentley led a poor defensive effort by the Texans with six tackles apiece in this game.  The Saints rolled up 420 total yards of offense in this game (173 rushing, 247 passing).  The Texans even played poorly on special teams allowing WR Rod Harper of the Saints to return a punt 79 yards for a TD.  The Texans have a lot to work on before the games start counting.

The Texans have signed 27-year old CB Cletis Gordon to a 1-year deal.  Gordon played in 14 games (1 start) for the Chargers last season and he made 13 tackles and defensed 1 pass.  Gordon has now played in 30 games (1 start) in his NFL career and he has made 29 tackles and has defensed 3 passes.  Gordon has also returned 3 kickoffs for 73 yards (24.3 avg) and 3 punts for 12 yards (4.0 avg) in his NFL career.  This was a good depth signing for the Texans.

UPDATE:  The Texans have released Gordon as he failed to impress.

The Texans have placed 29-year old linebacker Cato June on the Injured Reserve List ending his season due to a broken forearm.  June played in all 16 games for the Bucs last season (14 starts) and he made 67 tackles, defensed 2 passes and he had 1 interception.  June was the kind of veteran backup all teams like to have so he will be missed.

The Texans have lost Rex Grossman for at least 1 month with a pulled hamstring.  The Texans have re-signed Alex Brink to replace Grossman as the #3 QB.  This means that Dan Orlovsky will be the #2 QB for the Texans when the season starts.

The Texans have signed 30-year old linebacker Khary Campbell.  Campbell played in 14 games (0 starts) for the Redskins last season and he made 13 tackles.  Campbell has now played in 81 games (1 start) in his 7-year NFL career and he has made 101 tackles.  This should help out the special teams for the Texans and with depth on defense.

The Texans were solid in the first half of this game as they led 13-3.  Matt Schaub was solid in this game completing all seven of his pass attempts for 70 yards.  Dan Orlovsky followed Schaub and he was so-so completing 9 of 20 passes for 121 yards.  Rex Grossman only threw one incomplete pass before hurting his hamstring.  Ryan Moats led the Texans in the running game with 52 yards rushing on 10 carries (5.2 ypc).  Chris Brown was also busy in this game with 25 yards rushing on six carries (4.2 ypc) with a TD.  He also caught 2 passes for 22 yards (11.0 avg).  WR Andre Davis led the way in the passing game for the Texans with 40 yards on 3 grabs (13.3 avg).  The Texans finished up this game with 280 total yards on offense (107 rushing, 173 passing).

CB Matterral Richardson (8 tackles) and LB Kevin Bentley (7 tackles, fumble recovery) led the way on defense in this game for the Texans.  The Texans held the Chiefs to 307 total yards (115 rushing, 192 passing) so they looked pretty solid.

The Texans will be without starting cornerback Jacque Reeves for the next 6-8 weeks due to a fractured fibula that he injured in practice.  Reeves played in all 16 games for the Texans last season and he made 52 tackles, defensed 19 passes, forced 1 fumble and he intercepted 4 passes that he returned 108 yards (1 for a TD).  Reeves really excelled last season which was his first in Houston and the Texans will miss him.  In his five year NFL career, Reeves has played in 76 games in which he has made 158 tackles, has defensed 38 passes, forced 2 fumbles and he has 5 interceptions.