http://www.texanslocker.com Daily Blog for Houston Texans Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:40:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With Matt Schaub out of commission for at least the next four weeks the Texans needed someone to back up new starting QB Sage Rosenfels.  They decided to sign 29-year old Craig Nall to serve in that role.  Nall has played in 7 games (0 starts) in his NFL career ... http://www.texanslocker.com/2008/11/09/the-houston-texans-sign-qb-craig-nall-2/ The Texans have lost linebacker Zach Diles for the season due to a fractured tibia that he injured last Wednesday in practice.  This is a bad break for both Diles and the Texans as he was playing very well this season.  Diles played in 8 games for the Texans this ... http://www.texanslocker.com/2008/11/09/the-houston-texans-lose-linebacker-zach-diles-for-the-season/ The Texans will be without QB Matt Schaub for the next four or so games with a torn MCL.  This will likely hurt the Texans a little bit as Sage Rosenfels is sometimes sloppy in protecting the football.  Schaub has played in 7 games for the Texans this season and ... http://www.texanslocker.com/2008/11/09/the-houston-texans-will-be-without-matt-schaub-for-a-while/ The Texans have waived running back Chris Taylor with a injury settlement.  Taylor played in 3 games for the Texans this season and he carried the ball 14 times for 37 yards (2.6 ypc).  Taylor finishes his career with the Texans having played in 7 games in which he carried ... http://www.texanslocker.com/2008/11/09/the-houston-texans-waive-chris-taylor/ The Texans were playing from behind most of this game and they just didn't have enough to win in the end.  Matt Schaub started this game and he was 11 for 16 for 139 yards with 1 interception before leaving the game with a injury.  Sage Rosenfels replaced Schaub and ... http://www.texanslocker.com/2008/11/05/minnesota-vikings-28-houston-texans-21/ The Houston Texans come into this game on a roll as they have won three games in a row but two of the games were against the winless Lions and Bengals.  The Vikings will pose a much tougher threat to the suddenly hot Texans.  The Vikings only allow 70.7 yards ... http://www.texanslocker.com/2008/11/01/houston-texans-vs-minnesota-vikings/ The Texans were winning this game 27-10 with only 8:18 left in the game before the roof fell in.  Peyton Manning led the Colts on a 11 play, 81 yard TD drive cut the Texans' lead to 27-17.  Then it really turned sour as Sage Rosenfels lost two fumbles that ... http://www.texanslocker.com/2008/10/10/indianapolis-colts-31-houston-texans-27/ This should be a interesting football game that should be very high scoring.  The Colts are now healthy on the offensive line and that should give Peyton Manning more confidence in the pocket.  The Texans might be playing without both of their starting safeties so look for Manning to throw ... http://www.texanslocker.com/2008/10/04/houston-texans-vs-indianapolis-colts-3/ The Texans have signed fullback Cecil Sapp as the Broncos' pipeline continues to flow to Houston.  The 29-year old Sapp played in 16 games (8 starts) with the Broncos last season and he carried the ball 18 times for 59 yards (3.3 ypc) with 2 TD runs.  He also caught ... http://www.texanslocker.com/2008/10/04/the-houston-texans-sign-cecil-sapp/ The Texans have lost starting strong safety C.C. Brown for the remainder of the season due to a broken arm.  Brown finishes this year with 15 tackles.  Nick Ferguson (3 tackles) and Brandon Harrison (1 tackle) will split time replacing Brown but this will no doubt hurt the defense of ... http://www.texanslocker.com/2008/10/04/the-houston-texans-lose-cc-brown-for-the-season/