Derrick Mason - The Newest Texan WR

[WMH]

Looks like they waived Obi to create a spot for Mason.
@caplannfl: Texans waived RB Chris Ogbonnaya. Sign that the other injured RBs are on the mend.

I would assume/expect, another move once AJ returns to the line-up.

[WMH]

Looks like Rick Smith initiated the conversation:

Oct. 12, 2011 12:44 p.m. - by Lisa Zimmerman - Texans' phone call led to WR Mason trade
GM Mike Tannenbaum said that had Houston not called them, WR Derrick Mason would still be with the Jets. However, he said, "Suffice it to say (Mason) didn't play at the level he had hoped and we had hoped." Jets RapidReports

[Nconroe]

according to this they need a healthy WR and they found one

http://www.houstontexans.com/news/ar...0-976e054058a9

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"We’ve played maybe two-and-a-half games with three healthy wide receivers, so it’s really been scary from that standpoint," Texans coach Gary Kubiak said. "We had a chance to go get a guy that still runs very well even though he’s played a long time in this league. He’s been very effective in this league. We feel like we can catch him up real fast, so that was a big key."
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[NBT]

Don't you know the Ravens are watching our game film with the RAiders and just licking their chops! If the Oline doesn't give Schaub the time he needs (in the neighborhood of 4 sec.), he will give it up everytime. And Foster couldn't even run the ball. I know the Raiders have a good defense, but we make them look all world.

[cadams]

Originally Posted by NBT

Don't you know the Ravens are watching our game film with the RAiders and just licking their chops! If the Oline doesn't give Schaub the time he needs (in the neighborhood of 4 sec.), he will give it up everytime. And Foster couldn't even run the ball. I know the Raiders have a good defense, but we make them look all world.

maybe the raiders did find the key to beating the texans' offensive line, but before we start worrying that they are going from pretty darn good, to terrible, let's give it another few games. nobody has great, or even good, games every week (see baltimore getting BEATEN by tennessee a few weeks ago). hopefully they will bounce back. i am not saying that the texans oline will dominate the ravens, but i am not ready to say they are falling apart after one game when they have done a pretty good job of protecting schaub for the past 2 years, and they did help foster win the rushing title last year.

[Fonz the Boss]

Texans Oline was getting props from Ross Tucker on one of his podcasts. He was saying that our Oline was doing a great job that he thought at least one of those guys deserved to be in the Pro Bowl. Now all of a sudden they're terrible because of one bad game?... I don't think so. We're gonna win this game.

[barrett]

I don't think they are terrible at all. I think they protected better in the 1st half when we at least tried to run the ball. When we abandoned the running game was when Schaub really got killed.

Plus it's one game. And the Raiders, while not great on Defense are very big on the DL. I think that size can create matchup problems for us sometimes. Pittsburgh is better against the run but we gouged them. Who knows maybe we were just completely not ready to play last week.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by WMH

Looks like they waived Obi to create a spot for Mason.
@caplannfl: Texans waived RB Chris Ogbonnaya. Sign that the other injured RBs are on the mend.

I would assume/expect, another move once AJ returns to the line-up.

it appears that David Anderson was cut also.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by painekiller

it appears that David Anderson was cut also.

Yepper, saw that after the fact. Don't recall in the past 10 years this much activity in-season for the boys on Kirby. Most are lower levels moves, little risk that could be solid rewards.

Exchanging a Derrick Mason for David Anderson is an absolute no brainer in my eyes. Don't know what the "conditions" are for the trade, but in either case, the Jets dumped him, and we picked up the balance of his contract, which without a signing bonus amounts to not much more than league minimum.

[NBT]

Hey guys, I'm not down on the Oline, but they were either outplayed or outcoached in the Raiders game. Bennet needs to get them better prepared if they expect to have a chance against the Ravens. Schaub is so immobile that if he doesn't get his time to throw, even by buying time by rolling out to his left, he is prone to giving it up, and that scares me.

[WMH]

From Schefter's twitter:
Jets traded Derrick Mason for an If pick. If Mason catches 33 or more passes for Texans, Jets get a 7. If he doesn't, they get nothing.