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DeMeco Ryans Among Early Favorites for 2023 NFL Coach of the Year

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 23, 2023

It's been a while since the betting community has had positive prognostication data about a Houston Texans head coach. In fact, the last time a Texans head coach was relevant for anything in the betting community was when people cashed their tickets at 10 to 1 for Bill O'Brien as...
Houston Texans Sign Two More Solid Free Agents on Offense

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 22, 2023

For the last two offseasons, when it's come to free agency, the Houston Texans have been shopping in the dregs of the bargain bin, due in part to a lack of salary cap space left behind by Bill O'Brien and due in part to the dilapidated roster, also left behind...
Ranking the NFL's Four "Hard Knocks" Candidates

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 21, 2023

In my 16 years of covering the Houston Texans, I've had four training camps that were significantly remarkable in their own way. The training camps of 2017 and 2018, held at the Greenbriar in West Virginia were unique and a very pleasant hiatus from the sweltering heat of Houston. Training...
Four Thoughts on Jose Altuve's Broken Thumb

By Jeff Balke
Mar 20, 2023

On Sunday, Team USA advanced in the World Baseball Classic getting contributions from Astros Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly. They also, inadvertently, affected the Astros season when relief pitcher Daniel Bard hit second baseman Jose Altuve, who was playing for Team Venezuela, in the hand and broke his thumb. According...
Four Thoughts on Crazy Texans Sunday — Cooks Traded, Tunsil Extended

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 20, 2023

On Saturday night, as I was watching the second half of the University of Houston's dismantling of Auburn in the second round of the NCAA tournament, I turned to my wife Amy and said "I'm really surprised how quiet the NFL news cycle has been today," as I noticed that...
Three Important Case Keenum Questions for Houston Texan Fans

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 17, 2023

On Wednesday night, at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, as the minutes ticked away on the way to a solid Kenny Chesney performance, the workers down on the dirt surface at NRG Stadium prepared for the nightly calf scramble, where dozens of teenagers chase baby cows around the arena...
Rockets Rookie Finally Finds His Footing

By Jeff Balke
Mar 16, 2023

When you are drafted No. 3 and considered by some to be the best prospect in the draft, it stands to reason you might feel a bit of pressure. Add in the fact that you have just become one of the young faces of a rebuilding franchise and that's a...
Astros and Rockets Looking to Take Ownership of AT&T SportsNet

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 16, 2023

One of the biggest local sports stories a decade ago was the collapse of Houston's Comcast Sports Network, a network that was partially owned by the Houston Astros and the Houston Rockets. At that time, the main issue was high carriage fees, leaving cable providers covering about half of Houston...
Astros Week: Astros in the RSN Market, Injury Updates and Jose Abreu

By Jeff Balke
Mar 16, 2023

The Astros have reached that point in Spring Training when everyone is checking their watches to see what day it is. The World Baseball Classic is already into their quarterfinals and Opening Day is two weeks away. Soon, it will be time to break camp and find out who is...
Grading the Houston Texans' Four Biggest Moves in Free Agency

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 15, 2023

The big spending came and went on Monday, the first day that NFL teams could legally "tamper" with free agents from other teams and agree verbally to deals. (NOTE: Those deals can be officially signed on Wednesday afternoon.) The Houston Texans didn't spend much time shopping in the Dior aisle...
Rocking Specials and Watch Parties for the March Madness and NCAA Final Four

By Brooke Viggiano
Mar 15, 2023

March Madness is back, with the first round of the tournament kicking off Thursday, March 16 and with this year’s men’s NCAA Final Four taking place right here in Houston–the Final Four games are on Saturday, April 1 and the Championship game will go down Monday, April 3. With so...
Houston Texans To Sign QB Case Keenum in Free Agency

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 14, 2023

As we outlined in our NFL calendar post last week, the legal tampering period in NFL free agency has begun, and thus we kick off the frenzy of activity that will reshape rosters and gobble up salary cap space around the NFL. For the first time in his tenure as...
Four Thoughts on Carolina's Blockbuster Trade to Jump the Texans in 2023 NFL Draft

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 13, 2023

Ever since the Houston Texans went out and secured an improbable win over the Indianapolis Colts in the final week of the 2022 season, a win that knocked the Texans down from the top spot in the 2023 NFL Draft to the second spot, speculation has run rampant about what...
Impact of Key Dates on 2023 NFL Calendar on Houston Texans

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 10, 2023

When you're embarking on an important, multi-step endeavor, it's always good to have organization, have a schedule, if you will. The Houston Texans are embarking on the most important offseason in the history of their franchise, as they try to win back their fan base, and set new head coach...
NFL Quarterback Inventory Check: Which Teams Still Need a QB1?

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 9, 2023

The deadline for NFL teams to apply the franchise tag on their marquee free agents came and went on Tuesday afternoon earlier this week, and as it does every year, the tag deadline spurned action, particularly at the quarterback position. The New York Giants avoided the need to place the...
Tennessee Titans Plan to Wear Houston Oiler Uniforms in 2023

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 8, 2023

Since moving to Tennessee in 1996, the Houston Oilers franchise, known as the Tennessee Titans since 1999, have had access to and ownership of any morsel of Oilers history, despite the words Houston" and "Oilers" no longer appearing anywhere close to the franchise. The company is still owned by Bud...
How Derek Carr Signing With New Orleans Impacts the Houston Texans

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 7, 2023

The National Football League's offseason is ready to kick into high gear next week, with free agency set to go full tilt on Monday with the legal tampering period, and the start of the league year on March 15 signaling the start of players able to put pen to paper...
Four Thoughts on the Houston Texans Releasing Center Justin Britt

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 6, 2023

Back in September, the Houston Texans placed center Justin Britt on the Reserve/Non Football Illness list for "personal reasons." Texans head coach Lovie Smith, appropriately, would not disclose why Britt left the team, when he made the announcement back on September 21 of last year: After this, Britt essentially disappeared...
Four Observations From Houston Astros Spring Training

By Sean Pendergast
Mar 3, 2023

More than any spring training in recent memory, this spring's six week lead up to the MLB regular season is under some intense scrutiny, largely due to a massive overhaul of the game's rulebook, a sea change intended to speed up the game and create more action, with the ultimate...
Astros Week: Michael Brantley, AT&T Sports Southwest's Money Problem and Pitch Clock Chaos

By Jeff Balke
Mar 2, 2023

The Astros are in the throes of Spring Training at their facilities in West Palm Beach, Florida. A handful of games in, we don't know much other than Lance McCullers has already been ruled out for the season opener and the pitch clock moves...really fast. It's so early and pitchers...