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Hard not to like David Anderson in this one. And Mario.

Have to wonder how much longer Green has in a Texans uniform. What's Ced Benson up to these days...? :p

I have to believe the Texans will be cutting some players this year they would have been happy to have on the team 2 years ago. That is a good problem to have. The running game is not exciting me at all. Walker and Slaton did the best, but I would hate to go to war with just them.

Well, we got to see the boys in action finally.

It appears that Steve Slaton should be getting at least 10 - 12 touches per game. I'm thinking passes in the flat, draw plays, screens, returns, etc. We have to use him enough to get some production but not too much so that he wears down and get injured.

That leaves me to the other guys in the RB stable. I was not amused. Chris Taylor and Darius Walker left me very underwhelmed. I was hopeful that Taylor would take the job and run away with it.

Conversely, I was content with the way Duane Brown played. He did well in pass protection and got out on the second level a couple of times that I could see. Brown still has some work to do in run blocking, but hopefully he can steer his man away from the RB.

Fletcher and even Faggins looked pretty good in terms of tackling, which was nice to see.
I don't recall seeing #28 play anywhere on the field, does anybody know if he's hurt?

There were a couple of plays in which #34 surprised me with his speed. Who knows, he might just make a decent safety after all is said and done.

I had a busy night so I recorded the game and watched it bleary-eyed after I got home (hurray for fast forward!). I was not really impressed with either defense. Both would have been buried by a solid offensive team like the Chargers or Colts.

Ahman Green, thanks for showing us early that you are washed up. Hand in your playbook and pick up your severence check at the front window.

I thought the running game should have been better, given that we were moving the ball well enough through the air that the defense couldn't key on the running game. Gibbs has a lot more work to do.

Duane Brown looked good for his first time out, although it should be noted that the Broncos have whined about poor DE play for years now. Is it just me or do we have a lot of guys named Brown or Johnson on this roster?

No way is Jacoby Jones going to get cut. We basically have AJ, AD, Walters and Jones as our four receivers and if we have a fifth one it should be Anderson. I loved that catch Carter made over the middle but he later dropped an easy one so that's kind of a wash. Where Anderson has value is that our QBs don't have great arm strength so we have to have some route-runners who hang onto anything thrown their way rather than speed guys who might drop a key first down.

I think our defensive backs are going to be toast most of the season.

For a first preseason game I thought holding down penalties and turnovers and injuries was a good thing. And we did win.

On Dline I thought Mario and Okam did pretty well when in there.

On offense I thought Shane Boyd, David Anderson, Slayton, and Duane Brown did pretty well while in there.

I didn't notice 28, Molden either , maybe I need to review the DVR. Saw Adibi make one good play. Didn't really notice 34, Barber, but results seemed ok. I guess Brink gets a shot at QB next week.

Plenty to work on for next practice game with N.O.

I am fond of the "poor man's" reference and if I had to make a comparison; Anderson would be our "poor man's" Wes Welker. Little guy who probably shouldn't be playing in the NFL but he's quick as a water bug, runs precise routes, and catches everything.

I hope this guy sticks.

I really like Anderson a lot, and I am hoping he makes the team.

he sure did make a flashy grab for the td. there was a few plays he got open too, one in particular i think everybody in the stadium saw except sage. he's good for what he is: a 5th WR on the depth chart.

Kubiak, when asked if RB Cedric Benson was being considered? The answer was a simple no!

This will take a leap of faith for most folks, I'm sure, but Anderson could well be the next Welker.

why would benson get consideration from kubiak? he's not that good on or off the field. us maybe...but kubiak? nah.

a leap. a gigantic leap at that. welker has been there and done it. all his personal accomplishments far outweigh anything david anderson has done. i know-they're both quick, small, white recievers, but that's about where the comparison ends.

Well at least with Welker there's one more guy for white WR's to get compared too besides Ed Mccaffrey....who I guess took over the white WR label from Steve Largent.

I don't see Welker as much as I see Wayne Chrebet. Welker is smaller and faster than Anderson. Chrebet made his money by finding the seam in the zone, squatting and catching, not YAC. Welker's game is YAC, even when he was at Texas Tech.

McCaffrey was 6-5. There's really no comparison there beyond pigmentation.

Yeah, we should keep our white guy comparisons straight... Kevin Walter is the McCaffrey.

Now all we need is a white corner so we can compare him to Jason Sehorn. :rolleyes:

I remember a few years back, pre-draft, and someone on our board wanted to compare Matt Jones to Ed McCaffrey. It was one of the most obvious "plug-in white receiver's name here" comparisons I've ever seen.

And I think the chrebet one is a good one if forced to pick because anderson is not nearly as athletic or physical as welker (even in a poor man's sense).