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Steve Slaton is on the hot seat for the Houston Texans

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,General,Stinkin It Up by admin on Monday 15 February 2010 at 9:30 am
24-year old Steve Slaton was excellent as a rookie in 2008 but last season he was pretty horrible.  He fumbled the ball 7 times losing 5 of them last season.  He played in 11 games for the Texans last season and he carried the ball 131 times for 437 yards (3.3 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He also caught 44 passes for 417 yards (9.5 avg) with 4 TD grabs last year.  Slaton had a neck injury that probably had a lot to do with his production last season.  But, he will have competition for the starting job in 2010 as Arian Foster played well for the Texans at the end of the year.  Look for the Texans to also sign, trade for or draft a running back before training camp.  Slaton has now played in 27 games for the Texans and he has carried the ball 399 times for 1,719 yards (4.3 ypc) with 12 TD runs.  He has also caught 94 passes for 794 yards (8.4 avg) with 5 TD grabs in his career.

The Houston Texans found a couple of building blocks for the D last April

Blogged under Bloglockers,Draft Results,Front Page,General by admin on Thursday 11 February 2010 at 2:16 pm

The Texans need they were going to have a great offense in 2009 so they focused on defense last April.  LB Brian Cushing (1st round, #15 overall) out of USC was the Defensive Rookie of the Year in the NFL in 2009.  Cushing played in all 16 games for the Texans last season and he finished with 134 tackles, 8 tackles for a loss, 5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 10 passes defensed and 4 interceptions.  He was not only the best pick in the first round of the NFL Draft but he is already one of the best defensive players in the league.  DE Connor Barwin (2nd round, #46 overall) out of Cincinnati has the potential to be a solid player down the road for the Texans.  He played in all 16 games for the Texans last season and he finished up with 18 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 3.5 sacks and 4 passes defensed.  In the third round (#77 overall) the Texans selected guard Antoine Caldwell out of Alabama.  Caldwell played in 11 games (3 starts) for the Texans last season and he has the potential to be a starter down the road for the Texans.  CB Glover Quin (4th round, #112 overall) out of New Mexico was a solid player for the Texans as a rookie.  He played in 15 games for the Texans last season and he finished with 68 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss and he defensed 11 passes.  Quin will likely be a impact player in the near future for the Texans when he starts picking off some passes.  TE Anthony Hill (4th round, #122 overall) out of North Carolina State only played in 5 games making 1 catch for 9 yards.  Fellow TE James Casey (5th round, #152 overall) out of Rice played in 15 games for the Texans as a rookie and he caught 6 passes for 64 yards (10.7 avg).  He also returned 1 kickoff for 0 yards and he made 6 tackles.  CB Brian McCain (6th round, #188 overall) out of Utah played in all 16 games for the Texans last season and he finished up with 15 tackles, 3 passes defensed and 1 interception.  Safety Troy Nolan (7th round, #223 overall) out of Arizona State spend his rookie season on the Injured Reserve List. 

GRADE FOR 2009:  A-

GRADE FOR THE FUTURE:  A