2 keys to the Texans success in 2009: red zone efficiency and turnover ratio

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Texans have extended kicker Kris Brown with a 4 year contract worth $10 million of which $2.5 million is guaranteed. Congrats, Kris! Just keep draining those kicks. Please.
-Pull the wagon over, we’ve got to pick up another one. Adam Schein of FoxSports.com predicts that the Texans will win 10 games AND make the playoffs this season.
-Kristie Rieken of the Dallas Morning News has some very nice things to say about Duane Brown, his slimmer look and his prospects for success this season.

According to Yahoo! the Houston Texans have decided to let the one year tender signed by Owen Daniels expire before negotiating a new contract for their Pro Bowl tight end. The article states that O.D. wants to be the highest paid TE in the NFL.
It is unfortunate how these contract negotiations play out in the media. We as fans naturally form an opinion about the players involved with little to no information surrounding the circumstances of the negotiations. All I hope is that Daniels, upset about his contract situation or not, comes out and gives us another [...]

Len Pasquarelli of ESPN.com goes into detail about the circumstances surrounding Owen Daniels signing the one year tender from the Texans.
The team is apparently still trying to hammer out an extension for O.D., and it goes without saying that the best case scenario would be to sign him sooner rather than later, but one has to wonder if the team’s reluctance to secure his future with the team by this point will rub Daniels the wrong way moving forward.

While he still holds out hope that the team will sign him to a long-term extension, Owen Daniels decided to sign the one year tender offered to him by the Texans earlier this summer. Presently OD is set to make $2.792 million for the 2009 season but that number could increase significantly in the next few weeks as the team tries to lock up their Pro Bowl tight end.
Although he signed his tender yesterday Daniels remained MIA for the Texans mandatory mini camp Monday morning. Because he is now under contract Daniels will probably be fined. Had [...]