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Capsule Art Reviews: "Get a Rope," "Perspectives 165: Contents Under Pressure," "The Puppet Show"
March 19, 2009Capsule Art Reviews: "Danny Rolph — Accelerator," "Get a Rope," "Perspectives 165: Contents Under Pressure," "PRISMATTAK"
March 12, 2009Ten Ways To Stay a Texans Fan Despite the Economy (and the Price Gouging)
Despite the fact that the Houston Texans have yet to field a winning team after seven seasons, or come close to sniffing the playoffs, and despite their inability to make a significant free agent acquisition, and despite just general incompetence on the field and in the front office, the Houston Texans decided on Friday afternoon to announce that they are raising ticket prices by 3.7 percent and that parking costs are increasing by three dollars. The Texans are raising prices despite the econ
January 20, 2009Houston Texans Dime Out Kubiak On Illegal Drills
The people of Houston might want to know just what it is that the city did to anger the people at ESPN. That's the only explanation of which I can think to explain ESPN coming down hard on another Houston sports team. Last summer it was the story of the rapidly aging Miguel Tegada. And this coming Sunday, if you're in the mood to wake up early, you might want to check out ESPN's Outside The Lines because this time it's the Texans turn. In a story that hit ESPN.com today -- and by the way,
February 5, 2009Can the Houston Texans Get Garcia In This Rosenfels Trade? Jeff Can Come, Too
Photo by gr750 NFL free agency starts today. And since the Houston Texans are trading Sage Rosenfels to the Minnesota Vikings, they find themselves in desperate need of a backup quarterback. And with Matt Schaub as the number one QB, the Texans are going to desperately need a proven backup for those games when Schaub is injured. There are several semi-prominent quarterbacks who will be available on the free agent market, and some of them might actually consider giving the Texans a shot. Kerr
February 27, 2009Some Praise For the Houston Texans (No, Really!)
Photo by William Holtkamp Many of you out there probably think that I hate the Texans. But I don't. I just hold them to a high standard. A standard that I think everybody should apply to them. That said, I'm not here to criticize the Houston Texans today. No, I'm actually about to say some nice things. The Texans made three moves this past week that pleasantly surprised me, and they're on the verge of making what I think is another good move. Now will these moves make the team a playoff t
March 3, 2009Chron Guts Sports Department
Photo by Lori Greig On Tuesday, the Houston Chronicle laid off a whole bunch of writers and reporters, including Michael Murphy, MK Bower, and Terrance Harris, the beat writers for the University of Houston, Rice, and TSU. On Wednesday, while they were laying off people over on the advertising and sales side of the paper, they made some changes over at the sports section. And I doubt the Chron is done. For those who haven't checked out the Chron today, you may not know, but while TSU still ap
March 26, 2009Some Praise For the Houston Texans (No, Really!)
Photo by William Holtkamp Many of you out there probably think that I hate the Texans. But I don't. I just hold them to a high standard. A standard that I think everybody should apply to them. That said, I'm not here to criticize the Houston Texans today. No, I'm actually about to say some nice things. The Texans made three moves this past week that pleasantly surprised me, and they're on the verge of making what I think is another good move. Now will these moves make the team a playoff t
March 3, 2009Can the Houston Texans Get Garcia In This Rosenfels Trade? Jeff Can Come, Too
Photo by gr750 NFL free agency starts today. And since the Houston Texans are trading Sage Rosenfels to the Minnesota Vikings, they find themselves in desperate need of a backup quarterback. And with Matt Schaub as the number one QB, the Texans are going to desperately need a proven backup for those games when Schaub is injured. There are several semi-prominent quarterbacks who will be available on the free agent market, and some of them might actually consider giving the Texans a shot. Kerr
February 27, 2009Chronicle Drops the Ball on Texans' Illegal Drills
I think it's pretty common knowledge that the newspaper industry is in pretty bad shape. Reporters, editors, support staff, etc. are being laid off left and right. I think anyone who reads the Chronicle on a daily basis can see how that paper has been hit by this - smaller sections, more wire stories, etc. But I think about the only section of that paper that is close to still being fully staffed is the sports page. The Chron has two writers that cover the Astros full-time. They have a f
February 6, 2009Houston Texans Dime Out Kubiak On Illegal Drills
The people of Houston might want to know just what it is that the city did to anger the people at ESPN. That's the only explanation of which I can think to explain ESPN coming down hard on another Houston sports team. Last summer it was the story of the rapidly aging Miguel Tegada. And this coming Sunday, if you're in the mood to wake up early, you might want to check out ESPN's Outside The Lines because this time it's the Texans turn. In a story that hit ESPN.com today -- and by the way,
February 5, 2009Ten Ways To Stay a Texans Fan Despite the Economy (and the Price Gouging)
Despite the fact that the Houston Texans have yet to field a winning team after seven seasons, or come close to sniffing the playoffs, and despite their inability to make a significant free agent acquisition, and despite just general incompetence on the field and in the front office, the Houston Texans decided on Friday afternoon to announce that they are raising ticket prices by 3.7 percent and that parking costs are increasing by three dollars. The Texans are raising prices despite the econ
January 20, 2009The Texans-Broncos Connection: An Inter-Office Memo
From: Bob McNair, Owner To: Gary Kubiak Re: Defensive Coach Hirings Date: January 14, 2009 Gary: As you know, I've been most supportive of your work as head coach of the Houston Texans, though it might be nice if you would coach the team to a winning record. But I've tried to stay out of the football end of the operation, letting you handle all of those matters. When you told me that David Carr would lead us to the Super Bowl, I went along with you. When you told me that Matt Schaub wo
January 15, 2009Capsule Art Reviews: "Face Off: A Selection of Old Masters and Others from The Menil Collection," "Get a Rope," "Perspectives 165: Contents Under Pressure," "The Puppet Show"
March 26, 2009Capsule Art Reviews: "Get a Rope," "My world is really small and you are in it," "Perspectives 165: Contents Under Pressure"
April 16, 2009Coming This NFL Season: Vintage Oiler Uniforms! In, Um, Tenne-Freakin'-See
The NFL announced today that they'll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the old AFL with a series of games featuring the league's original uniforms.Four times during the upcoming season, the famed Columbia Blue uniforms of the Houston Oilers will once again be seen on the field. Just not in Houston.It's the Tennessee Titans who'll be sporting the gear, because people in Nashville have long had an abiding connection with the Luv Ya Blue boys. No trip to the Music City is complete without a vi
May 5, 2009The 2009 Houston Press Music Award Nominees
Here they are, folks. You nominated 'em, we mulled 'em over and sorted out the stuffers, and now the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards ballot is set. Normally Rocks Off would say something cute like read 'em and weep, but since we've been listening to almost nothing but '80s hard rock and new bands that totally sound like '80s hard rock (Low Man's Joe, The Answer, Charm City Devils) for the past couple of days, we'll just say this: Eat 'em and smile. Just kidding. We know this is serious stuff, an
May 21, 2009Houston Press Music Awards: And The Nominees Are...
Here they are, folks. You nominated 'em, we mulled 'em over and sorted out the stuffers, and now the 2009 Houston Press Music Awards ballot is set. Normally Rocks Off would say something cute like read 'em and weep, but since we've been listening to almost nothing but '80s hard rock and new bands that totally sound like '80s hard rock (Low Man's Joe, The Answer, Charm City Devils) for the past couple of days, we'll just say this: Eat 'em and smile. Just kidding. We know this is serious stuff, a
May 21, 2009Running the Numbers
May 28, 2009Rex Grossman: Can He Become One Of the Top Five Texans QBs Ever?
The Houston Texans have signed former Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman. Do a Google-news search for the move and one of the first things that comes up is this, from a fan blog: Now on to the butt of many Chicago jokes...Rex Grossman. June 12th 2009 is a day that should go down in Chicago history, the day Rex Grossman officially is not our problem anymore. On Friday the 12th of June in a move that would baffle even Al Davis, the Houston Texans signed QB Rex Grossman to compete for the back
June 15, 2009A Gulf Coast Juneteenth
June 18, 2009Never Depend On A QB Named "The Sex Cannon"
I stumbled over to the Texans website the other day, and after looking through things for a bit, I guess that I should buy my Super Bowl tickets because, if you listen to Texans employee Marc Vandermeer, this is an outstanding team at every position on the field. I especially like how he calls the signing of Rex "The Sex Cannon" Grossman an outstanding addition to the team.But as a friend of mine who is big into fantasy football told me, the mere thought of Grossman taking a single snap as the T
July 2, 2009Remembering Steve McNair, Once An Oiler
Steve McNair was going to be the next savior of the Houston Oilers. Bud Adams decided he didn't want to stick around in Houston, however, and McNair ended up becoming the first savior of the Tennessee Titans. Nicknamed "Air Mcnair," he was the Oilers' number-one pick in the 1995 draft who came from an obscure college who some thought couldn't quarterback a legitimate NFL offense. McNair ended up lasting 13 seasons in the NFL, leading the Titans to the Super Bowl in January of 2000, and
July 6, 2009HPMA Aftermath: Born Liars, Ryan Scroggins and the Trenchtown Texans, B L A C K I E, Metavenge and Buxton
Photos by Craig HlavatyThis member of Rocks Off has never felt so proud of his city, especially after last night's Houston Press Music Awards showcase. He was wont to call it "his" city just a few years back, commuting back and forth into the Inner-Loop breach to review show after show from the suburbs down Highway 288. He had always felt that he perhaps wasn't quite getting what was going on, or that he just wasn't built for it. But Sunday, as we walked down the streets of downtown and saw r
July 27, 2009HPMA Aftermath: Ozeal & the Eulypians, Nosaprise, Benjamin Wesley, Tha Fucking Transmissions, Kristine Mills, Peekaboo Theory, Versecity and Spain Colored Orange
Chris GrayFive hours is not a long time. It is if you're driving from Houston to Texarkana or Uvalde, maybe. But when hopscotching all over downtown trying to take in as much of the Houston Press Music Awards showcase as you can until your feet and your ears cry uncle, those 300 minutes go by in a heartbeat. But every once in a while, in the words of Bob Dylan, "the next 60 seconds can seem like an eternity." Those fleeting moments are the keepers, and tops on the list Sunday was Ozeal &
July 27, 2009Five Hour Energy
July 30, 2009At Least One Football Team In Town Is Supposed To Be Good This Year (Hint: They Don't Get Paid)
Most of Houston's football focus is going to the Houston Texans, who are once again striving to produce an actual winning season. But there are several other football teams in Houston, and today, one of those teams officially reports for preseason camp.The team in question is the Houston Cougars, and unlike the Texans and their quest for a mythical winning season, the Cougars over the past several years have been producing winning records. And last season, the Cougars actually won a bowl game
August 6, 2009Aftermath: More Free Press Summer Fest at Eleanor Tinsley Park
Photos (except where indicated) by Craig HlavatyB L A C K I E and friends "How is this Houston?" "How the hell is this Houston?" Aftermath couldn't stop saying that phrase over and over again to whoever we found ourselves walking with the past two days all over Eleanor Tinsley Park at the inaugural Free Press Summer Fest. Attendance figures of up to 30,000 (total) abounded by this morning, though a final number may not be ready for a few days. The two-day concert reminded us of a fun-size Aus
August 10, 200925 Key Things To Watch For In The Texans' Pre-Season Opener
With the Houston Texans kicking off pre-season play tomorrow night, I thought I would throw out a list of 25 things to watch or listen for during the game.1. Does Matt Schaub make it through two series of plays without any type of injury?2. What kind of stupid catchphrase is radio voice Marc Vandermeer going to trot out this season?3. Spencer Tillman will find some way to refer to some fourth-stringer who will be among the first to be cut after the game as "great."4. Given enough time during
August 14, 2009What To Look For If You're Looking At The Texans And Saints
Photo by wackykramerIt's time for preseason game number two for the Houston Texans. This week, they're taking on the New Orleans Saints. The two teams have been practicing against each other this week, and yesterday, things got a bit heated as there were multiple fights punctuated by Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey and Texans linebacker DeMeco Ryans going at it for a bit. But this is just a preseason game, and I really wouldn't expect any of the front line players to expend much effort come S
August 21, 2009How To Grab The Reader's Attention
The Texans and the New Orleans Saints have been practicing together this week, and yesterday they got into some scraps.Houston Chronicle reporter John McClain ably summed things up with this lede on his story:"The Texans and New Orleans Saints spent so much time fighting during Thursday's morning practice they could have been filming a movie -- Fight Club."Boy, that probably took a lot of effort. We're kinda surprised he didn't go with something like "There were so many unfamiliar players on
August 21, 2009Texans-Saints: New, "Improved " D Falls Flat In First Home Test
Run the ball, and stop the run.It's one of the oldest clichés on what determines NFL success. But if there's much truth to it, the Texans' potential breakthrough season might already be in some trouble.With Reggie Bush out with a calf injury, the Saints (2-0) gashed the Texans (1-1) on Saturday night at Reliant Stadium for 173 rushing yards on a whopping 6.4 yards per carry, dominating Houston in every phase in a 38-14 preseason victory.Making matters more embarrassing, the Saints rushed
August 24, 2009Which Houston Team Has The Dumbest Front Office?
Richard Justice actually had a decent blog post the other day. In it, he attempted to evaluate which of Houston's big three sports franchises was the smartest -- sorry Dynamo fans, he didn't include them because he says the team hasn't been here long enough, and I won't include them because I consider MLS to be a minor league when it comes to soccer. And for the most part, I think he got it right, but I would switch the Astros and Texans around.Without a doubt, the best run and smartest franc
August 26, 2009No More Bull
August 27, 2009Hey Texans -- You Can't Disappoint Us If We Don't Have High Hopes
In our cover story this week, we take a look at the Houston Texans' brief-but-tangled history of breaking our hearts. A franchise that seems to begin each year riding on seemingly reasonable hopes of improvement consistently ends it with waves of disappointment.We also rounded up some predictions for the coming season; something like 10-6 seemed to be the conventional wisdom.We didn't just ask experts; we also sought guidance from politicians. With mixed results.Congressman Gene Green happily
August 26, 2009Dear Sir: Your Criticism Of The Texans Proves You Are A Male Homosexual
Our cover story this week is on the Houston Texans, and their seemingly unquenchable urge to toy with the hearts of local football fans. Alas, we could not bring ourselves to feel optimistic about the coming season, and presented a history of the team to demonstrate why. Instead, according to one astute observer, we merely demonstrated that we are a homosexual. We won't print the guy's name, because we haven't had a chance to see if it's not a case of someone trying to make the guy look li
August 31, 2009Some (Few) Good Things Emerge From Texans' Monday-Night Loss
It's never truly Texans season until there's the first Matt Schaub injury scare. This year, it came before the season even started -- when the Texans' QB ran out of bounds and turned his left ankle in Monday night's 17-10 preseason loss to the Vikings.But Schaub recovered, and so did the Texans, who despite a disastrous start finally showed a few glimpses -- emphasis on "few" -- of the winning team so many expected them to be in 2009.Adrian Peterson's 75-yard romp through the Texans defense o
September 1, 2009Lunch at Le Mistral
Photos by J.C. ReidHoustonians have a peculiar relationship with French restaurants. Many Houstonians (and many Texans and Americans) cast a suspicious glance toward anything French. During the 2004 Presidential election, an anonymous source in the George W. Bush campaign remarked that opponent Senator John Kerry "looked French." The characterization, vaguely weak and effeminate in nature, stuck. And the rest, as they say, is history. The campaign aside, W. never really proclaimed an aff
September 10, 200915 Things To Watch For This Texans Season, And A Prediction
I can't put it off any longer. The Texans season starts on Sunday. So I guess I better get my act together and get my thoughts about the upcoming season on the record before kickoff. So here goes.1. Some good news: The offense returns many of the key players that made the offense the third best in the NFL in yards per game at 382.1.2. Some bad news: The offense returns many of the key players that made the offense reek when it came to scoring actual points as the team was only 17th in scoring
September 11, 2009"Kill Yourself" or "Don't Give Up"? Five Possible Theme Songs for the 2009 Houston Texans
[Ed. note: Due to an editing mistake, this should have been up Friday afternoon. Apologies... we sure hope it didn't jinx the Texans or anything.] You may have missed it - what with there being almost no media coverage whatsoever - but football season started this week. Our own Texans are looking to improve on two consecutive .500 seasons and bring Houston one step closer to a championship in a sport that isn't basketball, soccer, or minor league hockey. Because apparently none of those count
September 14, 2009Playoffs? Playoffs? We Just Hope The Texans Can Win A Game
In all of three hours, the hot topic of the 2009 Texans season might have transitioned from whether they can make the playoffs to whether they can lure Bill Cowher, Mike Shanahan or Jon Gruden as head coach come January.Remember the Texans' dynamic offense? The league's third-best unit a year ago couldn't score a single point against a New York defense that ranked 16th in the league in 2008.Remember the Texans' "new and improved" defense -- the one that added first- and second-round draft pic
September 14, 2009The Fines The Texans Should Be Handing Out
Photo by William HoltkampAccording to the Houston Chronicle, Texans defensive back Dunta Robinson was fined by the team for wearing shoes that had the words "Pay Me Rick" written on them. This was part of Robinson voicing his continued displeasure at the Texans for not paying him what he thinks he is worth. The fine, according to the Chron, is for "conduct detrimental to the team."Now if the Texans are fining people for conduct detrimental to the team, then the team should have made a lot of
September 17, 2009At Long Last, Texans Play According to Plan
For a franchise that has spent its entire existence searching for signs of turning a corner, the Texans on Sunday showed as many as they ever have. On the field, the Texans did what they never seem to do - win big in a game they're supposed to, routing the hapless Raiders 29-6 at Reliant Stadium. It was in stark contrast to their performance late last season against this same team, when they came out flat in Oakland and choked away a chance at the club's first winning season. But perh
October 5, 2009Ghost Riders
October 8, 2009Texans Refuse To Lose Easily, Instead Opting To Rip Your Heart Out
Now these are the Houston Texans we've grown to know and not love.A week after uncharacteristically taking care of business in a game they were supposed to do so against Oakland, the Texans laid an egg in the desert on Sunday, losing 28-21 to Arizona. But of course, that only tells part of the story. It wouldn't be the Texans if they lost with ease, as they appeared destined to with a 21-0 deficit at the half.Nope, the Texans in the Gary Kubiak era specialize in losing in the most heartbreaki
October 12, 2009Texans Finally Put Two Halves Together; Defense Finds Pulse
After three weeks of the season, the Texans were on a pace to allow more total yards and more yards rushing than any team in NFL history.So who the hell are these guys? And more importantly, have the guys calling the shots figured something out?The Texans' defense pitched a third consecutive second-half shutout in Sunday's 28-17 road victory against a very good Bengals (4-2) team, stifling what was the league's leading rusher -- Cedric Benson -- in the process.The former Texas star rushed
October 19, 2009The Texans: Mission Not Quite Accomplished
Perhaps it was appropriate that the former president Bushes were in attendance for yesterday's Houston Texans game. Especially Bush the Younger. Because just as the Younger stood on an aircraft carrier with a "Mission Accomplished" banner displayed proudly behind him long before the mission was actually accomplished, so to did the Texans strut off of the field after the first half with a 21-0 lead on the visiting San Francisco 49ers.But there was just one problem. Nobody bothered to inform
October 26, 2009Game Time: Inside The Mind Of The Houston Texans Fan
Pretty much every social instinct I employ comes from George Costanza of Seinfeld fame. (... and yes, the fact that it's been 11-plus years since the Seinfeld finale means I officially have to remind people who George Costanza was.)*"Whatever your instincts tell you to do, do the opposite.""It's not a lie, if you believe it."But my favorite Costanza-ism of all time is George's parting shot in any relationship on which he has soured ... "It's not you, it's me." You see, despite the fact
October 26, 2009Why The Texans Losing Owen Daniels Isn't As Bad As You Think
Photo courtesy of Brit_2For most teams, a season-ending injury to arguably the NFL's best receiving tight end would be considered a devastating loss. But to the Texans, the absence of Owen Daniels may not be all that significant. Sure, Sunday's come-from-behind, 31-10 romp over Buffalo was tempered with news of Daniels' apparent torn ACL. Yet, at the same time, it's hard to overlook how the Texans (5-3) still managed to post a 21-point road victory - all without Daniels and after handin
November 2, 2009Game Time: Weekend Review
I hope everyone had a great weekend, and that you were all able to enjoy the nice weather by moving your television and recliner into your driveway to watch football on TV. I'd like to start off by welcoming the Texans to this new thing for them called "November". Boys, I know in the past this has typically been the month where you start making hotel reservations for your first post season golf trip (or if you're a wide receiver, this is the month you hope and pray that Andre
November 2, 2009
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