Training Camp Thread - Page 4

kravix · #61 07-31-2008, 11:55 AM

I dont have much to add about Brown.

Green is definatly the best back on the roster, and with they way things have been going I would have to say Walker is the second best right now. The kid has just looked pretty good.

Slaton is fast. From what I understand he is larger than he was in college. He hasnt had any problems getting outside and turning the corner and after he gets the motor running he is defiantey fast. I am not sure about how he is doing during blocking. I think that is what will make or break his play time this year. 3rd down back has to be able to cover the blitz and catch out of the backfield.

I wouldnt compare Slaton to Bush. I think Slaton will probably be better. His size is right at the bottom of where you would expect an everydown back to be but he has speed. I havnt watched any film of Slaton and dont know how well he ran between the tackles in college but I expect he will be able to, whereas Bush probably wont be. I dont want to turn this into that kind of thread, but "poor mans Reggie Bush" is kinda funny. Most teams wouldnt draft an obvious 3rd down gimmick back in the top three. Besides, I hope like hell he isnt a "poor mans Reggie Bush" cause I would feel like we got screwed with a wasted pick.

KJ3 · #62 07-31-2008, 03:49 PM

i think i would be satisfied if he turned out to be "reggie bush". that's gotta be hard though...reggie bush didn't even turn into "reggie bush".....

Arky · #63 07-31-2008, 07:32 PM

Day 7 pics:

http://www.chron.com/sports/photogal...AMP_DAY_7.html

Keith · #64 08-01-2008, 01:15 AM

Made it out to practice Thursday night only to find the team working out sans pads and helmets. Undeterred, I still file a report.

http://www.inthebullseye.com/archive/2008/20080801.html

PK - Nice to finally meet you.

Arky · #65 08-01-2008, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Keith

Made it out to practice .....

Eheh, good stuff. Those amusing articles from the old site (HPF) live on.....

Just a FYI, Mark Knopfler was the lead singer/guitarist for Dire Straits...

painekiller · #66 08-01-2008, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Keith

PK - Nice to finally meet you.

You too, sorry we did not connect earlier. Well maybe it was better for you.....

papabear · #67 08-01-2008, 11:56 AM

I have been an Owen Daniels fan for a while.....but if he is really rocking the porn stash I might have to buy his jersey.

painekiller · #68 08-01-2008, 03:40 PM

Have not seen it here, and only can comment on one play, but Mike Bell was able to get to the outside on one sweep I was able to see from the end zone. Not sure how many yards he would have gotten, but he made the corner, so he showed a little bit of speed.

Also they had Molden return a kick, and he made a very good run. He can fly and is shifty when he runs at high speed. He looked very good at the job.

Jacoby Jones made a great move to get past a defensive play designed to stop the slant at the goal line. Colvin lined up in the lane that Jacoby was supposed to use, he had some CB on top of him in tight coverage, so a double team on the slant. But he dropped the ball.

Bennett was working the slot WR in nickle packages and he blitzed the QB when they where in Goal line drills. I believe he got to the QB before the ball left. 1st time I have seen the Texans do a good CB blitz since Dunta's rookie year.

Lastly Salaam was being told to go in after the horn sounded to end the autographs, he refused and stayed until every one that wanted one got one, a couple of interns came over and he ignored them and keep signing. Then Kubiak walked over to the other end of the bleachers, and he started signing. These guys went above and beyond and I want everyone to know. Great job!

KJ3 · #69 08-01-2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by painekiller

Have not seen it here, and only can comment on one play, but Mike Bell was able to get to the outside on one sweep I was able to see from the end zone. Not sure how many yards he would have gotten, but he made the corner, so he showed a little bit of speed.

Also they had Molden return a kick, and he made a very good run. He can fly and is shifty when he runs at high speed. He looked very good at the job.

Jacoby Jones made a great move to get past a defensive play designed to stop the slant at the goal line. Colvin lined up in the lane that Jacoby was supposed to use, he had some CB on top of him in tight coverage, so a double team on the slant. But he dropped the ball.

Bennett was working the slot WR in nickle packages and he blitzed the QB when they where in Goal line drills. I believe he got to the QB before the ball left. 1st time I have seen the Texans do a good CB blitz since Dunta's rookie year.

Lastly Salaam was being told to go in after the horn sounded to end the autographs, he refused and stayed until every one that wanted one got one, a couple of interns came over and he ignored them and keep signing. Then Kubiak walked over to the other end of the bleachers, and he started signing. These guys went above and beyond and I want everyone to know. Great job!

on bell-cool. clearly anything is going to help.

on molden-cool. adds to his seemingly growing value.

on jones-cool....until the last sentence. i've read a couple things now about him making highlight type plays...and then dropping the ball. i remember that being a problem for him last year too. hopefully my perception of him being a little butterfinger-ed isn't correct. we need him to step it up this year.

on bennett-double cool. blitzes? in august? i'm all about 'em.

Arky · #70 08-03-2008, 01:28 AM

Day 9 pics (full pads):

http://www.chron.com/sports/photogal...AMP_DAY_9.html

Bigtinylittle · #71 08-03-2008, 10:51 AM

I was fascinated by Kubiak's comments on Okam. It seemed to me that he was calling him out in the media. As I've said before, I think Kubiak does that from time to time.

I think the idea that the main reason Okam dropped in the draft was his coming to the combine overweight and his taking the LSAT, has been laid to rest. Kubiak basically said that Okam took off way too many plays in college, and didn't work hard enough on technique. In other words, he's on the lazy side.

A lot of DTs in college have Okam's problem and never get drafted. Okam got drafted because even though he slacks off, he has shown that he's a magnificent physical talent.

When Kubiak took over the Texans, I think TJ was a lot like Okam in the discipline department and Kubiak has straightened him out somewhat, so I am optimistic that Okam will improve his work habits now that he is a Texan. Even if he doesn't I'm pretty sure he'll be a good short yardage addition, so using a fifth round pick on him wasn't too much of a gamble to take.

Call me cautiously optimistic.

NBT · #72 08-03-2008, 11:19 AM

I too, have secret hopes that Okam will become a beast.Keeping my fingers crossed.

dadmg · #73 08-04-2008, 02:57 PM

This is a week old, but I just found it and didn't see it elsewhere in the forums, so I figured I'd toss it in here. From ESPN.com's AFC South blog, here's Paul Kuharsky's impressions of an early day in Texans' camp that focuses most of its attention on the backs:

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afcsouth/...ervations.html

RunninRaven · #74 08-04-2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dadmg

This is a week old, but I just found it and didn't see it elsewhere in the forums, so I figured I'd toss it in here. From ESPN.com's AFC South blog, here's Paul Kuharsky's impressions of an early day in Texans' camp that focuses most of its attention on the backs:

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afcsouth/...ervations.html

Interesting that the only things he said of Walker were negative plays. Everything else coming from camp so far has been glowing with regards to Walker's progress.

kravix · #75 08-04-2008, 03:55 PM

Well I have seen the calls for intensity, fire, attitude, and a bit o nasty from our linemen on both sides. Looks like they may have heard the call and are stepping up.

http://houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=4463

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The Texans' intensity got the better of them Monday morning when the defensive and offensive lines got into it during practice. Head coach Gary Kubiak said likes the team to be physical, but the players must maintain their composure.

Head coach Gary Kubiak

(on what did you tell the guys with getting angry with each other) “This game’s about intensity and I felt that we needed to find another level of intensity. That was something we addressed as a team last night and we found it this morning, but we’re not going to lose our composure. That’s what football is all about. You’ve got to be able to play physical, play nasty but you’ve got to understand the team is number one. You can’t hurt your team, so it’s a good lesson for everybody. I like the enthusiasm and effort, but we’re not going to lose players because of lost composure.”

Kubes kinda liked it

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(on the intensity of the defensive line) “Let me be the first one to say that I put them in a tough position really as a coach because I’m saying ‘You be aggressive, you knock the heck out of people, but stay off the ground’. That’s hard to do. It’s hard to play this game when you’re being very aggressive and keeping people up, but that’s what we have to do as a team. We have to keep the interest of the team intact as we practice and I understand that’s tough in what I’m asking them to do. But I thought we found another gear today, and that’s a big point of emphasis for our football team right now. And I thought we took a step forward today.”

ND Kalu liked it too.

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(on defensive line setting the tone) “It all starts with the D-line. You want an honoree defensive line just to lead the defensive, but at the same time, we have to be smart. We can’t start fights, get ejected from games. I don’t know if you saw, but we did have a fight today at practice. It’s fun when you are young. I remember when I was young; I was the first one to start a fight just to prove that a Rice guy wasn’t too soft. But at the time, it is OK to fight out here, but don’t take that on Sunday because you will get ejected, get fined and you will probably get cut if you do to many times.”

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(his take on the skirmish during practice today) “I thought it was good. I know that Coach Kubiak doesn’t like it. I think it is good to do it out here because there are no yellow flags or fines. We need to get a little more ornery on defensive, and the defensive linemen started that fight.”

NBT · #76 08-04-2008, 06:37 PM

I have seen a lot of posts, but no one has specifically mentioned how the team was picking up on Gibbs version of the ZBS. Is Gibbs yelling at everybody, or just some specific players? How is it looking? How well is Brown taking to it?

kravix · #77 08-04-2008, 08:09 PM

I dont know how well they are picking up the scheme. The run game looked so so the practice i was at and in videos.

Gibbs is high energy though. He yells at the linemen, RB's, TE, QB, DL just about anyone close enough to get unloaded on. He does smile and give encouragement though, its not all dressing down.

Arky · #78 08-04-2008, 11:04 PM

Day 10 pics:

http://www.chron.com/sports/photogal...MP_DAY_10.html

Arky · #79 08-06-2008, 12:00 PM

Day 11 pics:

http://www.chron.com/sports/photogal...MP_DAY_11.html

papabear · #80 08-06-2008, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by NBT

I have seen a lot of posts, but no one has specifically mentioned how the team was picking up on Gibbs version of the ZBS. Is Gibbs yelling at everybody, or just some specific players? How is it looking? How well is Brown taking to it?

I haven't been, but it's going to be hard to see much of a difference in practice. It always is, but since we're not cut blocking in practice it's going to be pretty tough to see much difference from the zone we ran before. Other than the cutblocks....my guess is that the changes, while they could be significant, will be hard for the average person to see, myself included.