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• Predicting Houston Texans 53-man Roster: Rosterology Pre-Traning Camp

Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images First look at who is in line to make the Houston Texans roster in 2025 We. Are. Back. The longest active article series here at Battle Red Blog enters its EIGHTH year of publication. The Texans are several weeks away from training camp and the 90-man roster is all but finalized. The crafting of an NFL Roster has become more of a science than an art. With emerge...2025
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• Thank you Hannah McNair

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images A quick look back at what could have been It is the dead period in the NFL calendar. Free agency has happened. The draft has happened. Teams have gone through OTAs and mandatory minicamp. Sure, teams like the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers are making moves, but for the most part there isn’t much to talk about. Almost seemingly on cue,...2025
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• Value of Things: Finding the Hole

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images What is the one blind spot on the Texans roster? As we sit here in mid June waiting for the beginning of training camp, most fans take a look at the rosters of their favorite teams and project potential holes or weaknesses. When you have a playoff team that usually ends up being in the singular form. When you are the David Culley Houston Texans all you s...2025
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• Rams run the NFL at producing head coaching talent

Jim Rassol-Imagn Images The NFL looks in LA’s direction when it needs to hire… When Sean McVay was hired by the Los Angeles Rams in 2017 as a 30 year old head coach in the National Football League, there were many that were skeptical of such a move. Those critics questioned if a young persona like McVay could command the locker room of egos in the NFL. Well, 8 years later, McVay has proven...2025
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• Former Houston Texans Playing in the Super Bowl

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Some former Texans have moved on to bigger and better things Three players on the Kansas City Chiefs and one Philadelphia Eagle have sported the Battle Red and Deep Steel Blue in their past. All four were former draft picks of the Texans and span the entire gamut of the Houston Texans’ experience. Today we’ll rewind the clock on each of the four players and...2025
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• Random Ramsdom: Could Lovie Smith make a return to the franchise?

Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 1/30/25 Lovie Smith was with the Los Angeles Rams back when they were known as the St. Louis Rams. A lot has changed since then as Smith has had some head coaching jobs and has bounced around the coaching ranks. Could he make a return to the Rams on Sean McVay’s staff? I doubt it, but the article below asked the quest...2025
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Travis Hunter, draft scenarios, more

The mail’s here! Vincent Moody asks: Is Travis Hunter really a “shut down corner”? I really want the Giants to draft their guy at QB, but if Ward and Sanders go 1-2, getting Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter would be pretty sweet. Your thoughts? Ed says: Vincent, I don’t know if Travis Hunter will be a shut down cornerback in the NFL. I know scouts think that will be his best NFL position, and believe...2025
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• Dallas Cowboys coaching candidate profile: Leslie Frazier

Photo by Jane Gershovich/Getty Images Here is what you need to know about Leslie Frazier. As the rumor mill continues to swirl in the Cowboys’ head coaching search, a few names have already emerged who are set to interview with the team. One name that caught many by surprise was Lezlie Frazier. #Seahawks assistant head coach Leslie Frazier is scheduled to interview for the #Cowboys head...2025
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• Time to reset Houston Texans fan’s expectations

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Caserio and Ryans aren’t microwaving popcorn After the worst Christmas Gift EVER finished playing out last Wednesday, the “same old Texans” feeling started to creep back in. Doesn’t matter if it’s the Baltimore Ravens, the Kansas City Chiefs or any other team on the other side. For 22 years now the Houston Texans have found ways to choke out on National TV a...2024
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• Value of Things: By the numbers— Ravens vs. Texans

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images What was the good, bad, and ugly from Christmas Day’s fiasco? At first blush, it would seem crazy to suggest that there were any positives when the Houston Texans met the Baltimore Ravens on Christmas Day, Beyonce’ was fantastic and only the haters on the internet would suggest otherwise. That was most definitely a positive. However, even when we look at...2024
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• The Day After the Day After: The Houston Texans outlast the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 13

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images Has it been 13 weeks already? And Christmas season? And...oh, that’s right, there was a game. Let’s discuss The Day After the Day After...when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of Week 13: Photo ...2024
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• Nico Collins returns to face the Dallas Cowboys

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Houston Texans star wideout is back baby! When the Houston Texans selected Nico Collins in the 3rd round of the 2021 NFL Draft, it was hard to find anyone who thought the heir apparent to Andre Johnson and DeAndre Hopkins had arrived. And, former head coach David Culley didn’t do much with Collins in year 1 to dispel that notion. Then 2 key things happened: Cal ...2024
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• Dallas Cowboys scouting report: Breaking down the Texans offensive scheme

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images An ascendant quarterback in an unbeatable scheme When the Texans plucked DeMeco Ryans away from his post as the 49ers defensive coordinator to be their fourth head coach in as many years, there was more intentionality behind the decision than had been in previous years. While Houston’s decisions to hire David Culley and, one year later, Lovie Smith were sho...2024
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• Hair of the Dog Week 18: Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Where the playoffs began, and it was the start of the best weekend this decade for the Texans. One could argue that this might have been the best weekend in Houston Texans’ football history. Certainly this was the best weekend since 2020. Saturday night, the Texans and Colts battle it out in a winner-goes-forward-loser-goes-home slugf...2024
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• Hair of The Dog: Preseason game 2, Miami Dolphins @ Houston Texans

Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images Well, there have been better preseason games...but at least it is preseason...right? The second week of preseason. We are at the halfway mark of the diet football portion of the schedule. Teams are starting to turn their attention towards getting ready for the regular season. The starters will actually start seeing the field, in most cases, and the backup...2023
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• Watt’s Happening in Houston?
JJ Watt, fresh off his nationally televised retirement tour, as showcased on HBO’s Hard Knocks In-Season with the Arizona Cardinals, is a busy man these days. As soon as the head coaching search for five NFL teams began, JJ Watt was touting the 49ers’ defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as the THE tour de force candidate in the candidate pool. Thing is —- Watt wasn’t pushing for the Cardinals to ...2023
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"Following the 2020 season, Frazier was a finalist for the Texans head coaching job that ultimately went to David Culley, who was fired just one season in."

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"The following coaches hired in that cycle have already been fired: Jets’ Robert Saleh Texans’ David Culley Jaguars’ Urban Meyer Chargers’ Brandon Staley Falcons’ Arthur Smith With Sirianni’s Eagles struggling this season, it wouldn’t be a big surprise if Campbell is the last one standing before the beginning of next season."

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"After firing David Culley in one year, they hired Lovie Smith."

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"The Texans have fired coach David Culley after just one season in which Houston went 4-13."

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"NFL coach hot seat rankings entering Week 10: David Culley tailspinning, Vic Fangio gains altitude"

2020
"The Ravens won’t have receivers coach David Culley on Sunday because of an undisclosed [more]"

2019
"Baltimore Ravens hire former Buffalo Bills quarterbacks coach David Culley as assistant head coach and passing coordinator "

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"Before that, Amendola spent a season at Philadelphia in 2008 when Bills quarterbacks coach David Culley was the wide receivers coach, head coach Sean McDermott was the linebackers coach and Bills offensive line/running game coordinator Juan Castillo was the offensive line coach for the Eagles."

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"When the Kansas City coaches spoke to the media on Monday, wide receivers coach David Culley spoke about the pass catchers making plays."

2015
"(AP) When David Culley first got to know Jeremy Maclin, the young wide receiver was just another rookie fresh out of Missouri trying to learn his way in the pressure-cooker NFL."

• Predicting Houston Texans 53-man Roster: Rosterology Pre-Traning Camp
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• Thank you Hannah McNair
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• Value of Things: Finding the Hole
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• Former Houston Texans Playing in the Super Bowl
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Travis Hunter, draft scenarios, more
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• Value of Things: By the numbers— Ravens vs. Texans
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Futures of Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll, QB questions, more

The mail’s here! Robert Forgione asks: Ed, do you think Schoen would fire his good friend if Mara told him we need a change? Also, how hard would it be to attract a new DC, if Bowen is released? Seems coaches would be reluctant to come here thinking Daboll is “dead man walking”. Ed says: Robert, if it is a choice between having his job and not having his job of course Schoen would sign off on firi...2024
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• The Day After the Day After: The Houston Texans outlast the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 13
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• Nico Collins returns to face the Dallas Cowboys
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Futures of Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll, QB questions, more
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• Pregame Shuffle Week 11: Cowboys vs Texans

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Do you care at all about any sort of rivalry with the Texans? When a team is on a losing streak, as the Cowboys currently are, it’s easy to become numb to the losses. That said, losing to a bitter rival like the Eagles stings a bit more than usual. To follow it up, the Cowboys now host the Texans, a team that is technically an in-state rival. You’d be hard-...2024
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• The Day After the Day After: The Houston Texans complete the sweep of the Indianapolis Colts

Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A victory, however costly, however stressful, is a victory nevertheless. The Day After the Day After...when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of Week 8: Photo by Leslie Plaza Jo...2024
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• Value of Things: Texans camp battles— RB Part Two

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports An eulogy for a fan favorite? DeMeco Ryans’ job is infinitely harder than anything David Culley or Lovie Smith had to deal with. For one, his season actually comes with expectations. When you are picked to finish dead last there is no pressure. What’s the worst that can happen? For Ryans, there is a definite downside. If the Texans somehow miss the playoffs i...2024
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• Value of Things: Texans vs. Steelers By the Numbers

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports What were the good, bad, and ugly from the Texans victory? Preseason football presents quite the conundrum. On the one hand, the final results are meaningless. They don’t count in the standings, teams play players that won’t play for them on Sundays, and they only show a fraction of what they will show in the regular season. On the other hand, it matters q...2024
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• Value of Things: Who would be the Texans number one receiver?

Kirby Leei-USA TODAY Sports A deeper look at Texans trade options. Last time we took a look at a couple of potentially appealing trade options for the Texans at wide receiver. In particular, Tee Higgins and Stefon Diggs have been mentioned as potential targets for the Texans and Nick Caserio. The Texans have the money and the draft capital to make it happen and while the fan base would be ...2024
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Travis Hunter, draft scenarios, more
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Futures of Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll, QB questions, more
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• The Day After the Day After: The Houston Texans outlast the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 13
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• Totally Not Fake News: The other NFL awards the Houston Texans claimed

Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic At least, the awards the NFL didn’t air during the NFL Honors. HOUSTON - These are heady times at the Houston Texans offices. For the 1st time this decade, the Texans entered the off-season not wondering about who their head coach was going to be, or if the team was going to look for another quarterback or all of those issues. “Oh, you mean we aren’t thinkin...2024
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• Hair of the Dog Week 18: Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts
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• How likely is it that Texans GM Nick Caserio departs for New England after season?

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images If you believe everything you read on the internet, this might actually be a thing. Since the 2020s started, the Houston Texans have not been a particularly successful franchise. Since 2020, the man that was the head coach for the season-ending game found himself shortly unemployed. Romeo Crennel, David Culley and Lovie Smith lasted for a se...2024
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• Source: Texans fire Culley after just one season

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• Opinion: Another Black coach is fired, and the NFL goes on acting like it's inclusive

The NFL likes to say its progressive, but owners are anything but, as the league is down to one Black coach after the Texans fired David Culley. ...2022
• Texans coaching search: Lovie Smith closing in on landing Houston's head job, per report
The Texans appear to have found a replacement for David Culley...2022
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• NFL coach hot seat rankings entering Week 10: David Culley tailspinning, Vic Fangio gains altitude
These NFL head coaches better figure things out, and some are...2021
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• David Culley: We’ll have to see if Deshaun Watson plays this week
The Texans lost Tyrod Taylor to a hamstring injury in Sunday’s loss to the Browns and that meant head coach David Culley was asked about an inactive quarterback when he met with the media after the game. Culley was asked if Taylor’s injury would lead the team to activate Deshaun Watson for Thursday night’s home [more]...2021
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• Texans choose Lovie Smith as their next head coach
The Texans have their man: Lovie Smith. Smith will officially become the head coach of the Texans today, PFT has confirmed. The Texans’ coaching search has not reflected well on the team’s decision-making. After firing David Culley, they went through a process that appeared to be focused on handing the job to former NFL quarterback [more]...2022
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• Texans fire David Culley after just one season in Houston; becomes sixth head coach let go since end of 2021
The Texans went 4-13 in Culley's lone season as head coach...2022
• Texans setup coach David Culley to fail, then fired him

Culley was fired after one year despite being without faces of the franchise like Deshaun Watson and J.J. Watt....2022
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• Hair of the Dog: Week 4, Pittsburgh Steelers vs Houston Texans

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Where the Y’alls hosted the Yinzers Ah yes, a 24-point home demolition of the Pittsburgh Steelers, with CJ Stroud again going for over 300 yards, two TD and no INTs and the Texans rushing for 139 yards as a team, with Pierce accounting for 81 of those. Throw in a defense that forced one INT (probably should have had another for a scoop-and-score) and he...2023
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Travis Hunter, draft scenarios, more
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• Value of Things: By the numbers— Ravens vs. Texans
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• Houston Texans have emerged from purgatory to be a dangerous AFC Playoff team

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images How did the Houston Texans get here? In 2019, the Houston Texans defeated the Buffalo Bills to move on to a Divisional Round game against the Kansas City Chiefs for the right to go to the AFC Championship Game. Head coach Bill O’Brien signed an extension in 2018 and took over personnel before that 2019 season, and it appeared to be working. They had a 2...2024
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• The Value of Things: A referendum on Texans GM Nick Caserio

Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports Is the Texans GM reaching the end of his rope? A wise man once said you cannot ignore in victory what you would harp on in defeat. The Houston Texans are basking in the glow of a 37-17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The effort was shocking in spite of the fact that it was the sixth consecutive victory over the Jaguars in Jacksonville. Why was it so sh...2023
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• Hair of The Dog: Preseason game 2, Miami Dolphins @ Houston Texans
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• What If...The Houston Texans Got Nick Caserio in 2019?
Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Suppose Caserio was not entering his third year in Houston, but his fifth? Much has changed since 2021, when general manager Nick Caserio walked into one of the most toxic situations imaginable. Over the previous two years, he purged the team of many of its poor cap decisions, restocked the team’s draft picks, and after parlaying Deshaun Watson into extensi...2023
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• How Possible — and Important — is it for the 2023 Arizona Cardinals to Exceed Expectations?
Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Cardinals’ 2022 Pro Bowl RB James Conner believes in the team’s chances this season Background: TEMPE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 16: General manager Monti Ossenfort (L) talks with running back James Conner of the Arizona Cardinals during a press conference introducing Jonathan Gannon as the new head coach at Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center on F...2023
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• How Possible and Important is it for the 2023 Arizona Cardinals to Exceed Expectations?
Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Background: TEMPE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 16: General manager Monti Ossenfort (L) talks with running back James Conner of the Arizona Cardinals during a press conference introducing Jonathan Gannon as the new head coach at Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center on February 16, 2023 in Tempe, Arizona.Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images. According to F...2023
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• Texans' Culley expects to return for 2nd season

David Culley said he expects to return as the Texans' coach next season despite speculation about his job status after his first season, in which Houston finished 4-13....2022