Training camp 2014 news

[barrett]

ESPN finally put some decent coverage of Texans training camp up. It is in the Atlanta Falcons blog but it's the best football reporting they've done on the Texans all year.

[Nconroe]

Good to see AJ, Foster, and Cushing back at practice. Now if get Brandon Brooks and Jonathan Joseph back healthy may be good to go for start of season. And hopefully no one else gets injured which is hard to do in football.

And next week we can watch the ESPN Denver Broncos blog.

Plus the Texans signed free agent cornerback Junior Mertile , cornerback , 6-1 197 Age: 24, Florida International.

[Arky]

Quotes from Tuesday's practice at Denver:

Head Coach Bill O’Brien
(on getting Brandon Brooks back) “You know, it’s always good to get everybody who’s been on the shelf a little bit back healthy. Brandon is no exception. He’s played a lot of football here in Houston. He came back with a little injury and he’s working his way through it and it was good to see him out here today.”

(on how Johnathan Joseph is doing now that he was back out at practice) “He’s doing well. He’s another guy who’s had a very good career in this league and anytime you have a corner of his ability--he’s working through some things. He’s able to come back out here today. It was a good thing for our team.”

(on what he thought about working with Denver) “It was good. You know, anytime you go against another team that obviously is a heck of a football team and they throw different looks at you, now you can go back to the meeting room and show our team some things that we need to work on and correct and things like that, and then some things that were good., I think it’s always good to go against another team and not just go against yourselves all the time.”
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DeAndre Hopkins
(on what he thinks about going against Denver) “It was good going up against a defense that you’re going to see coming up at the end of the week. You kind of get familiar with the things you do and hopefully you execute when the game comes.”

(on if there was trash talking going on between the teams) “No, not much. You know, it’s football so there’s always going to be talking.”

(on going against Aqib Talib at the end of practice) “You know, it is just fun and games. I think they like to pick on guys that they know can beat them. So not going to sit there and talk to nobody that’s wasting their time.”
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CB Johnathan Joseph
(on how it felt to be back out there) “It felt great just to be back out there with my teammates. You know, getting in and getting some good work. Just a blessing to be back out there.”

(on what part of practice he participated in) “Just individual drills for the most part. Couple of walk through drills. Didn’t do any team drills.”

(on how far he is from where he wants to be) “I don’t really have a percentage or a time table. I’m just working every day just trying to get myself where I’m in good enough shape to go all game.”

(on if he has an idea when he’ll play for the first time) “Not my call to make, you know. Just doing my job of being ready when my number is called. Like today I came out, worked on the small things, technique details.”.............

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[HPF Bob]

now you can go back to the meeting room and show our team some things that we need to work on and correct

Such as how to stay within 10 miles of the receiver and not get flagged?

[Nconroe]

JJ Megawatt expressed its time for a pay raise and contract extension. He has earned it. Hope they get it done next few weeks.

[Arky]

Video: Hard Knocks + JJ the Barbarian

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