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February 4, 2008

Darrell Green, a product of Houston's Jones High School, was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this past weekend. Green, who was selected No. 1 overall in 1983 by the Washington Redskins, played 20-years with the same team, an NFL co-record with the Rams' Jackie Slater. During his 20-year career, Green was arguably the greatest cornerback of his time. He intercepted 54 passes for 621 yards and returned six of them for......

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January 9, 2008

After assistant head coach Mike Sherman left the Texans for College Station and the Texas A&M job, Texans head coach Gary Kubiak was tasked with finding a replacement for the architect of his offense. Though Kubes is himself a former offensive coordinator, he's made a practice of surrounding himself with other top-tier assistants ever since he took the Texans job. So when word leaked out earlier this week that the Texans were in discussions with......

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March 2, 2007

Houstonist has become aware of some slightly disturbing news: word on the skreet is that Leon's Lounge may be under new ownership. Leon's is a Houston institution like the Oilers, the Summit, AstroWorld and the AstroDome. See. We told you it was disturbing. Actually news of a change in ownership doesn't always turn out to be bad. Just look what happened when Dan Snyder bought the Redskins. Oh wait. See wha ha happened was... Like......

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September 26, 2006

By waiting an extra day to recap the Texans' 31-15 loss to the Redskins, it was our hope that we could write a thoughtful and vitriolic-free analysis. Unfortunately, after sifting through the wreckage, it appears that our optimism has taken a turn for the worse. The current state of the Texans is not a pretty sight. The once promising stable of running backs has been reduced to a game of musical chairs. Our quarterback, while......

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September 11, 2006

You probably don't need us to tell you this, but your Houston Texans lost to the Eagles yesterday 24-10. Things began with a bang, with the Texans then waxing mediocre for the remaining three quarters. Note: we said "mediocre," not "abysmal," so there is progress in the air. Those hoping for the playoffs, though, had better clean the tint off their glasses if they don't want to spend football season waylaid by disappointment.Our on-site operative......

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