1. Houston Texans: Reviewing the 5 Biggest NFL 2012 Scouting Combine Takeaways

    With the 2012 NFL Combine coming to a halt today, we are about to begin the long process of settling draft boards, arguing for a particular player or position and simply waiting until the final week of April to see where everyone goes...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about 1 year ago 4,963 reads 13 comments

  2. 2012 NFL Free Agents: 5 Keys to Houston Texans' Strategy

    Free agency has been a wildly-contested topic in Houston. A lot of new Texans fans don't understand things like dollars and sense, therefore trying to explain something like a salary ...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about 1 year ago 4,760 reads 18 comments

  3. Houston Texans 2012 Mock Draft: Buying or Selling Draft Tek's Latest Picks

    I think that one of the most wildly premature things a sports journalist can make is to slap a "draft grade" on a team immediately after the draft...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about 1 year ago 4,174 reads 8 comments

  4. NFL Combine 2012: 10 Players Houston Texans Should Watch Closely at Workout

    With it looking like more and more every day that Mario Williams will be wearing a different uniform in 2012, I think it's safe to add outside linebacker to a position that will be ...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 4,630 reads 7 comments

  5. Houston Texans Free Agency Rumors: What to Believe & What to Dismiss

    For years, fans groaned in Houston when the Texans wouldn't make a big splash in free agency by bringing in a big fish...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 6,680 reads 27 comments

  6. Houston Texans 2012 Mock Draft: Scouting Prospects for Every Pick

    Another mock draft at this point would seem repetitive since everything will likely be different this time next week with the combine underway...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 4,866 reads 32 comments

  7. Peyton Manning Is Simply Too Risky for the Houston Texans

    Just like the plethora of Mario Williams articles out there right now, I've tried to avoid the Peyton Manning to the Texans rumors or commenting about it at all...

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  8. Houston Texans: Predicting Which Players on the Roster Won't Be Back Next Season

    It's always a painful time trying to predict which guys won't be a part of a team, especially when it's stuffed with players that you like...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 7,651 reads 8 comments

  9. The Houston Texans' Definitive Offseason Shopping List

    With the 2011 NFL season officially in the books, and a team with a 9-7 record winning it all, it's time now for the calm before the storm. The NFL Combine is in a couple of weeks...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 3,522 reads 7 comments

  10. Houston Texans Mock Draft: How Houston Can Acquire Dream Targets

    One of the greatest things about draft time is that it gets the fanbase really excited at the thought of "their guy" being the next Texan...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 4,650 reads 19 comments

  11. The 10 Most Significant Moments of the Houston Texans' 2011-12 Season

    Regardless of the Texans being at home this weekend for Super Bowl Sunday, only the most pessimistic Houston fan can deny that 2011 was a special season...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 1,716 reads 3 comments

  12. 2012 NFL Mock Draft: Houston Texans' Full 7-Round Post-Senior Bowl Prediction

    With the 2012 Senior Bowl events in the books, things have already started to clear up on some of the biggest NFL prospects out there...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 5,605 reads 27 comments

  13. 2012 NFL Draft: Exploring the Houston Texans' Needs at Nose Tackle

    It seems that every year since I can remember, I always make a grave mistake with a certain type of prospect in regards to the Texans...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 3,354 reads 15 comments

  14. 8 Reasons the Houston Texans Will Be AFC's Best Team in 2012

    The parity of the NFL is so great that every year you see a team that is, for example, 6-10 one year and then makes the jump to 10-6 the following year. This season's example? The Houston Texans ...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 7,547 reads 26 comments

  15. Houston Texans: 10 Areas Most Improved in 2011-12

    To think of the difference just one year makes. This time last year, Houston not only wanted their head coach gone, but many were calling for the franchise to just blow everything up and start over from scratch...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 2,097 reads 4 comments

  16. 2012 NFL Pre-Senior Bowl Mock Draft: Houston Texans' Full 7-Round Predictions

    With the Senior Bowl this weekend, I wanted to fit in a mock draft before almost every draft eligible player on the board changes their draft stock immensely. Some go way up while others show that they may be fool's gold with all the red flags...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 7,113 reads 65 comments

  17. 2012 NFL Free Agents the Houston Texans Should Consider Signing

    Ah, it's that time of year where fans get to act like it's the night before Christmas and believe that their team has no salary cap, and they can add whatever free agent player available to their roster...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 7,463 reads 33 comments

  18. 2012 NFL Draft: Exploring the Houston Texans' Needs at Wide Receiver

    Yes, the time has finally come to begin draft season in Houston. Even though it is later than we are used to, expect no lack of effort in all things pertaining the the Texans needs in the 2012 NFL Draft ...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 6,107 reads 35 comments

  19. Houston Texans Report Card: Grading Every Positional Unit for 2011

    With the 2011 campaign coming to a very sad and sudden halt, now is a fair time to be able to look back at a magical season for the Texans and hand out grades to every positional unit on the roster...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 2,683 reads 7 comments

  20. Why Houston Texans Fans Shouldn't Be Sad After This Loss

    Right now, all is quiet in Houston. The local convenience store is a ghost town, the freeways are barren and storm clouds are rolling in. Yes, to say that it has become a dark day in Houston isn't an exaggeration...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 2,216 reads 26 comments

  21. Texans vs. Ravens: 5 Things We Learned from Houston's 20-13 Loss

    With a remarkable season coming to a sad close in frigid Baltimore this afternoon, most Texans fans are understandably distraught. But for some reason, I'm not. I feel good, actually...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 3,747 reads 26 comments

  22. Texans vs. Ravens: 5 Matchups Houston Must Exploit on Sunday Against Baltimore

    Even if it is an extremely overused statement, it's safe to call this Sunday's game in Baltimore the biggest one in franchise history. Headed into M&T Bank Stadium this weekend sees the Houston Texans as currently 7...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 1,903 reads 2 comments

  23. 10 Reasons to Believe the Houston Texans Can Upset the Ravens on Sunday

    With the glow of the first playoff win in team history starting to wear off, the team and the fans have begun to set their sights on another first in Texans franchise history: the second round of the NFL postseason...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 3,925 reads 8 comments

  24. Bengals vs. Texans: 5 Things We Learned from Houston's 31-10 Win

    I was fortunate enough to have some connections come through to get me into Reliant Stadium for the first playoff game in Houston Texans history and, wow, was it ever worth it...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 3,819 reads 8 comments

  25. Cincinnati vs. Houston: 10 Houston Texans Under Most Pressure in Wild Card Round

    With the dawning of a new age in Houston Texans history, it is finally time to talk about something long past due—the playoffs. With this, I proclaim the end of the first age and the beginning of the second age...

    Mike Kerns Written by Mike Kerns about over 1 year ago 1,849 reads 5 comments