http://torotimes.com A Houston Texans Blog Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:37:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Eric Winston plays right tackle for the Houston Texans.  That is not the stuff that sounds like it would make for very interesting radio.  I mean, how about a running back or a linebacker or Dunta Robinson.  I thought, can't y'all spice it up a little bit for the radio listeners.  That ... http://torotimes.com/2008/12/the-eric-winston-show-and-the-pro-bowl/ Marc Vandermeer, the voice of the Texans is to the Texans as Rush Limbaugh is to the United States. Does that make sense to you? Think about it. One of the things Rush is popular for is “propping” the United States. When every other media outlet seems ... http://torotimes.com/2008/12/vandermeer-the-limbaugh-of-the-texans/ The Texans have a 30-10 lead as the game closes in on the 2 minute warning. The Jaguars seem to have given up. Steve Slaton just scored on a 40 yard touchdown run over the right side. I thought Slaton's ability to run would be key to ... http://torotimes.com/2008/12/slaton-rushes-mario-sacks-for-texans-win-over-jags/ With 9 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter, the Texans defense is looking good.  Who would have thought?  I knew that the Jaguars offensive line has had some trouble this year, but the Texans defense has been poor this year.  The question is can the Texans defense hold up ... http://torotimes.com/2008/12/texans-defense-strong-through-the-first-3-quarters/ The first thing I noticed when I turned on the tv is that the Texans fans are strong.  It is loud in the stadium and sounds like a bona fide NFL Monday Night Football game.  Much talk today was about the fans not getting into their seats early enough.  Many stay ... http://torotimes.com/2008/12/texans-fans-strong-on-monday-night-football/ The Jacksonville Jaguars will be at Reliant Stadium to play the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football.  This has turned into a great rivalry game for the Texans.  Earlier this year, the Texans lost to the Jags in overtime 30-27. When I think of Monday Night Football, I think of Howard ... http://torotimes.com/2008/11/the-texans-and-monday-night-football/ Nearly every Thanksgiving and Christmas I spend in the DFW area with family.  Yesterday was no different.  When I arrived in Dallas, I took I-30 west through Arlington.  Along the way, I passed an enormous structure that will soon be the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium.  An odd thing happens to me ... http://torotimes.com/2008/11/houston-texans-fan-wants-cowboys-to-win-on-thanksgiving/ The AP reported that the word "bailout" is the word of the year.  Apparently, trepidation, precipice, and turmoil were also on the AP list because of the number of times they have been looked up online in 2008.  Bailout is the term currently being used in a financial sense to get the economy back ... http://torotimes.com/2008/11/the-bailout-the-texans-and-bob-mcnair/ The Texans are looking forward to a big game next week on Monday Night Football.  The Jacksonville Jaguars come to town with the same losing record the Texans have at 4-7.  Make no mistake, this will be a great Monday Nighter.  These two teams play one another about as physcial as ... http://torotimes.com/2008/11/great-rivalry-developing-between-texans-and-jags/ The Texans beat the Browns in Cleveland Sunday afternoon.  The score was 16-6.  It was about as exciting a game as watching paint dry.  I 'm a big fan of the Texans and I'm glad they won, but this was a bad football game. Andre Johnson went over the 1,000 yard mark for the ... http://torotimes.com/2008/11/fans-in-stands-more-eventful-in-texans-win-over-browns/