Texans Morning Huddle–at the Senior Bowl
By Josh McSwain
Here are your daily Texans stories for Saturday, January 30th:
Observations from the Senior Bowl by John Harris, Houstontexans.com
"I’ve been to the Senior Bowl the past three years and it’s become one of my favorite trips of the year. When late December rolls around and the college season nears an end, I start getting jacked up about going to Mobile, Alabama. Of course, for me and for us, there’s plenty of work that goes with the trip. In the end, I got 16 1-on-1 player interviews, 1-on-1 interviews with Coach O’Brien and NBC Sports Josh Norris and wrote oodles of observations."
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Quarterback, Running back among Texans needs by Tania Ganguli, ESPN
"Houston Texans scouts and personnel staff have studied college players for months now, but coach Bill O’Brien and his staff are just now starting to get a closer look.O’Brien and coordinators George Godsey and Romeo Crennel attended Senior Bowl practices ahead of Saturday’s game in Mobile, Alabama. O’Brien likes to have the coaches very involved in the process of finding players. Last offseason, his staff increased its presence at pro days for more first-hand information-gathering."
Pro Bowlers discuss Izzo by Drew Dougherty, Houstontexans.com
"Larry Izzo’s on the job, already working to improve the Texans special teams unit.The newly-hired coordinator comes to Houston from the New York Giants, where he spent the past five seasons as the team’s assistant special teams coach. Bill O’Brien, who spoke with Texans Radio’s John Harris earlier this week at the Senior Bowl practices, thinks highly of Izzo.“Very impressive guy,” the head coach said. “Looking forward to working with him.”"
How important is Brandon Brooks? by Joe Soriano, NFL Spin Zone
"Starting right guard Brandon Brooks was one of the biggest breakout stars at the position in the 2014 season, and he has fit the Texans zone-blocking scheme perfectly.Duane Brown and Derek Newton have given the Texans one of the league’s better offensive tackle duos over the past couple of seasons, but the same can’t be said about the Texans guard duo yet."