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• The Day After the Day After: Week 2, where the Houston Texans outslugged the Chicago Bears

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images It was a tough-played game on the field and, at times, a tough watch for those off the field. The Day After the Day After, when the passions and immediacy bias abate and the clarity of reason breaks through the proverbial (or literal) hangover. Some thoughts on the Week 2 matchup: Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The WR1 Question Appea...2024
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• The Day After the Day After: Houston’s Week 1 conquest of the Indianapolis Colts

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images One final look back before moving forward. The Day After the Day After, when the requisite drama and proverbial (and potentially literal) hangover is but a memory. With that, we can look back upon the Week 1 slugfest that saw Houston win its season opener. Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Pass Protection Bad, Run Blocking G...2024
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• Totally Not Fake News: Meet the newest member of the Houston Texans’

Photo by Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Not on anyone’s bingo card, but will have some impact on the home games. HOUSTON - At the time of publication, the Texans’ roster thrash is all but done. Plenty of returnees from last season, but a lot new faces as well. New expectations also follow the team, along with some new uniform designs. In short, a lot of “newness” associ...2024
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• The day after the day after (plus some days): The first two Houston Texans preseason games

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images What have we learned with the benefit of hindsight? The Day After The Day After (and then some): A time, after some clarity and the initial heat from instant hot takes simmers down, to relook at some things. Given that it is preseason, assessments and data points could and should be taken with a grain of salt, but a few things that stand out from the f...2024
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• Totally Not Fake News: The Houston Texans and the dawn of a new era part III, the second.

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The Texans do something new…start camp with the same staff from last year. HOUSTON - At the time of this writing, the Houston Texans find themselves deep into the daily rhythms of training camp. The 1st pre-season game is but days away. Yet, with training camp, there is a sense of newness, that the squad will be different from the previous one. Certainly for...2024
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• Some things to consider for the Houston Texans’ Training Camp

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images What to look for as Houston starts its preseason activities. For the Houston Texans, they enter camp with dreams and aspirations not seen in years. After the breakout season of 2023, the squad is looking to build upon that success, with the end game of bringing a Lombardi Trophy to rest in the front office of the Texans’ facility. With the r...2024
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• The new kicking rules and the Houston Texans: What will this season bring?

Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Some thoughts on what the new kickoff rules may mean for the 2024-25 Houston Texans In the overall history of the Texans, their special teams play ranges from fair to middling. Few will look back fondly on the Marciano days, especially as he seemed to rule over their play for years. Not that the team hasn’t had their moments. I...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, Week 16: Cleveland Browns @ Houston Texans

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images The return rematch nobody saw coming, and one that no Houston fans wants to ever revisit. Happy Holidays (or at the time of this publication, Happy Boxing Day/1st Day of Kwanza). Hope your Christmas (if that is your thing, we take all types here) was a wonderous, happy day. Anyway, during this holiday season, you probably came across some version of...2023
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• Hair of the Dog, Week 14: Houston Texans @ the New York Jets of New Jersey

Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images The clubhouse leader for worst game of the season for Houston in 2023. It’s been a fun and exciting season, hasn’t it? Really since the Week 2 31-20 loss to the Colts, the Texans have either won games by multiple scores (@JAX, PIT), or played in games that went down to the final minute (the last eight games, where Houston has gone 5-3). Given all the cl...2023
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• Hair of the Dog Week 13: Denver Broncos @ Houston Texans

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images A matchup with massive playoff implications...just like we all predicted before the season started. For the 8TH STRAIGHT CONTEST, a Houston Texans game came down to the final 2 minutes, with the margin being within one score. During this stretch, the Houston Texans have gone 4-3 in such contests. After holding on for the 22-17 win, they are now 5-3 in su...2023
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• Hair of the Dog: Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans

Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images The biggest home the Texans have had this decade...so far. Perhaps the next ones won’t be handicap matchups? As is the case for the Texans, another game came down to the final minute of the game. Since the 30-6 pounding of the Pittsburgh Steelers, every single game since (7 total) have seen the Texans facing a one score situation, either trailing or holdi...2023
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• Hair of the Dog Week 11: Arizona Cardinals @ Houston Texans

Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images The Houston Texans face their greatest challenge...dealing with a trap game...FOR THEM!!! WHAT THE SCORE SAYS: The Houston Texans won their third straight game (longest streak since 2018), their fourth straight home game, and moved to 6-4 with their 21-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals. WHAT THE SCORE DOESN’T QUITE CAPTURE: This is the SIXTH straight game...2023
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• Hair of the Dog, Week 14: Houston Texans @ the New York Jets of New Jersey
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• Hair of the Dog: Week 3, Houston Texans @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images We all totally saw this coming. Well, that went exactly like we all figured it would, didn’t it? The Houston Texans came into the Jacksonville Jaguars game with a five-game road winning streak and winners of eight of their last nine road matchups with the Jags. Never mind the Jags were strong favorites. Never mind that Jacksonville was coming into the se...2023
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"l4blitzer Frank Ross’ punt protection has to play their greatest game of all time on this one…Colts bringing the entire state of Indiana after this punt Patrick TEXANS GONNA WIN THE FOOTBALL GAME!"

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"Currently, the team will retain the services of Frank Ross as Special Teams coordinator, primarily based on the results of his exit interview: Team: “So, how do you think you did as special teams coordinator?"

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"The Texans also promoted Pep Hamilton to offensive coordinator and retained Frank Ross as special teams coordinator."

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"Houston’s added Frank Ross as special teams coordinator and Dino Vasso as special teams coach, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle."

• The Day After the Day After: Week 2, where the Houston Texans outslugged the Chicago Bears
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• The Day After the Day After: Houston’s Week 1 conquest of the Indianapolis Colts
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• The new kicking rules and the Houston Texans: What will this season bring?
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• Hair of the Dog Week 18: Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts
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• Value of Things: The Ins and Outs of Texans vs. Browns

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports What was the good, bad, and ugly from Sunday’s 36-22 loss? There is a reason why the 1972 Dolphins were the last team to go undefeated. That was the year before I was born, so literally no one has done it in my lifetime. There are games when you just don’t have it. There are games where you just don’t match up well with your opponent. There are games where yo...2023
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• Hair of the Dog, Week 16: Cleveland Browns @ Houston Texans
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• Hair of the Dog, Week 14: Houston Texans @ the New York Jets of New Jersey
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• Hair of the Dog: Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans
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• The new kicking rules and the Houston Texans: What will this season bring?
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• Hair of the Dog, Week 16: Cleveland Browns @ Houston Texans
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• Hair of the Dog, Week 14: Houston Texans @ the New York Jets of New Jersey
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• Hair of the Dog Week 11: Arizona Cardinals @ Houston Texans
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• Hair of the Dog Week 9: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Houston Texans

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images So, that was quite a game, no? Houston 39 - Tampa Bay 37. Just a mere two-point win for the home team at the midway point of the 2023 season. A result that moved the Texans to 3-1 at home, 4-4 on the season, still 2 games back of Jacksonville for the division lead. That is one way to look at it. Or...you can dig a little deeper and see a game that had: ...2023
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• Hair of the Dog: Week 8, Houston Texans @ Carolina Panthers

Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A number of things happened in this game, most of them bad for the Texans. Well, that wasn’t all that much fun, now was it? The Houston Texans came into this game off of a bye, winners of 3 of their last 4, and actually favored in a road game for the 1st time since 2020. Carolina is in position to give Chicago an awesome draft pick and...2023
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• Texans announce hiring of Lovie Smith, promotion of Pep Hamilton
The Texans were going to hire Josh McCown. They hired Lovie Smith. The team announced the promotion of the defensive coordinator/associate head coach to replace David Culley. The Texans also promoted Pep Hamilton to offensive coordinator and retained Frank Ross as special teams coordinator. “I am excited to introduce Lovie Smith as our next head [more]...2022
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• TOTALLY NOT FAKE NEWS: The Most Interesting Coordinator in the World
Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images What’s the real story behind the newest Texans’ defensive coordinator? HOUSTON - As the off-season continues to move forward for the Houston Texans, so to do the new hires in a concerted effort to improve the fortunes of the team. DeMeco Ryans took the helm less than a couple of weeks ago, and he quickly moved to fill out his coaching staff. While a defe...2023
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• Hair of the Dog: Week 6, New Orleans Saints @ Houston Texans

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Where representatives of the Bayeaux City visit the Bayou City Over the past two seasons, the Houston Texans have averaged 3.5 wins against a 17 game schedule. In 2021, it took them until Week 15 to log their 3rd win. Last season, the Texans only hit the 3-win mark in the last game of the season, in what at the time was considered one of the most unwanted...2023
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• Hair of the Dog: Week 5, Houston Texans @ Atlanta Falcons

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Well, it wasn’t as bad as 2015, but that doesn’t mean the end result didn’t suck... Well, another fall Sunday has come and gone for Houston. The Houston Texans came into this matchup 2-2 and feeling fairly confident about the chance to pick up their first 3+ game winning streak since 2018; let that sink in, five YEARS since a winning str...2023
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• Hair of the Dog: Week 3, Houston Texans @ Jacksonville Jaguars
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• Battle Red Blog Groupthink: Houston Texans Fantasy Football

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Who does the Battle Red Blog Masthead believe you should draft? The best thing about the preseason is fantasy football. It’s the culmination of months’ long speculation, projection, pandering, and good ole light hearted fun. Unless you are me, who came last in their fantasy football league and consequently had to do an NFL Combine. Fortunately and unfortunate...2023
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• Hair of the Dog Week 18: Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts
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• Hair of the Dog, Week 16: Cleveland Browns @ Houston Texans
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• Hair of the Dog, Week 14: Houston Texans @ the New York Jets of New Jersey
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• Hair of the Dog Week 11: Arizona Cardinals @ Houston Texans
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• Hair of the Dog: Week 6, New Orleans Saints @ Houston Texans
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• Hair of the Dog: Week 5, Houston Texans @ Atlanta Falcons
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• Totally Not Fake News: The Houston Texans keep rolling…hopefully to an actual home win

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images In their way, just the fearsome defense and running game of the Pittsburgh Steelers. HOUSTON - Spirits were high in Houston Texans’ facilities this week, as the team looks to build off of its 37-17 win this past week against the Jacksonville Jaguars. “Yeah, man, it was a great team win. Made some great progress passing the ball. Defense made the plays ...2023
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• Battle Red Blog Groupthink: Instant Reactions Post-First Win of 2023

Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK The masthead gives their thoughts on last Sunday’s game against Jacksonville. The excitement throughout the game as documented by the Hair of the Dog streamed into the post-game buzz throughout the sports world. Well, at least Houston Texans fans were excited. The potential pivot point of the rebuild process possibly occurred last Sunda...2023
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• Hair of the Dog: Week 3, Houston Texans @ Jacksonville Jaguars
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• Hair of the dog: Houston Texans @ New England Patriots or: Bill O’Brien’s revenge

Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images The first (pre-season) game of the new order. third time’s a charm, right? Right? Ah yes, with August comes the dog days of summer. The excessive heat and the general sense that it is just too [KITTEN] hot to do anything. Yet, within that heat, it is a time of starts and renewal. School is starting for many, or about to, and for the NFL, the preseason g...2023
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• HAIR OF THE DOG: TEXANS @ PATRIOTS aka the Start of a New Era (v3), or Revenge of the BO’B (light)

Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images The first (pre-season) game of the new order. 3rd time’s a charm, right? Right? Ah yes, with August comes the dog days of summer. The excessive heat and the general sense that it is just too [KITTEN] hot to do anything. Yet, within that heat, it is a time of starts and renewal. School is starting for many, or about to, and for the NFL, the preseason get...2023
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