Neil Rackers is a Houston Texan

[WMH]

Mark this down as HELL YEAH!!!!!!

From PFT:

Neil Rackers is a Houston Texan
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on April 5, 2010 8:43 PM ET
The Texans are fixing to have an old fashion kicker competition.

Houston signed Neil Rackers Monday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Rackers and Kris Brown will battle all summer for the gig.

Brown, an original member of the Texans, notably missed a few big field goals against the Colts in a spotty overall season. Rackers, who was replaced by Jay Feely in Arizona, visited the Jets Monday.

It's telling that Rackers got better money and chose the Houston job. He thinks he has a better chance of beating out Brown than Nick Folk in New York.

UPDATE: Rackers got $350,000 guaranteed, according to Schefter. Brown has his work cut out for him.

Shefters tweet:
Texans gave Neil Rackers a two-year, $4.1 million deal that includes $350,000 guaranteed. But he'll have to win job to earn his money.

[edo783]

Brown's shorts are now officially brown. Rackers is a pretty darn good kicker, especially inside the 50. Over 50 and Brown is the better one.

[Nconroe]

Over the last two years Rackers has been better tha Brown each year, higher percentage of Field Goals made, less kicks blocked, more Touch Back, and better field position on kickoffs.

I guess Jets offer was less than Texans offer.

Brown is only player to play every game in Texans history, but he had a pretty bad year last year and cost us a couple games on kicks he likely would have made previous years. Wonder why he got worse, I know it is small things that make a big difference on kicks.

[HPF Bob]

A wash as far as I'm concerned. I'm sure the Brown haters will grow to hate Rackers just as much.

And, remember, if it wasn't for Kris Brown, we wouldn't have Mario Williams today.

[Roy P]

I suppose I can take Aaron Pettrey off my draft board now.