The Houston Texans are about to add another veteran coach to the roster by hiring Ray Rhodes an a assistant defensive coach

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Ray has 27 years of coaching experience, including head jobs with The Eagles and Packers.  With the Texans he will assist defensive coordinator Richard Smith and defensive backs coach Jon Hoke.

The Texans have the coaches.  They have some pretty damn good talent.  Now if they can just make a few smarts moves on draft day and hope for some health in 08 they could make a run at the playoffs.

The Houston Texans have brought out of retirement  Alex Gibbs to serve as assistant head coach.  He will replace Sherman less the offensive coordinator duties (more on that in a second).  I've heard of Gibbs before but not too much.  Word is he is some type of offensive mastermind and the greatest o-line coach ever.  Kubiak is excited and if Kubiak is excited I'm excited.

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As for offensive coordinator the young Kyle Shanahan has been promoted to the position.  He is like the George W. Bush of coaching.  Let's just hope he has better at his job than old W.

Sure the Jags were resting many of their starters, but screw it.  Half the Texans starters were hurt so in my opinion that made the game even.  8 wins.  A franchise record.

While the Texans were as consistent as my posting in 2007 the bottom line is there was progress, enough progress that many people are going to be thinking playoffs in 2008.

For 2007 really the three biggest problems were injuries, turnovers and the AFC South. 

The injuries were just bad luck.  07 was by far the worst season ever for a Texans team in terms of injuries, Robinson, McKinney, Andre Johnson, Ahman Green, a bunch of defensive backs, Matt Schaub, Ron Dayne at times, Chester, Jacoby Jones, Mathis, and so on, and so on.

The turnovers are fixable.  No excuse there.  If Kubiak wants to stay a head coach in this city for long he needs to get his guys to hold on to the ball.  

As for the division well nothing you can do about that but find ways to beat the Colts, Titans and Jags.  That is six games right there and going 1-5 against your division isn't going to get any team to the post season.

Just when I thought the Texans would win only 6 game this season they spite me by winning two in a row.  I'm telling you this is a different team at home.

Right now the Texans are on a winning streak high AND Mario Williams is playing like he deserved the number one pick.  Certainly playing better than those other two guys who we've been beat over the head with.

Houston is 5-2 with Andre.  2-5 Without.  That makes me sick.  What might have been.

Also from the glass half empty section the damn turnovers.  If instead of being the worst in all of football at turning the ball over what would their record be if they were in the middle.  That has to be worth at least one if not two more wins.

Oh well.  Two VERY difficult games left against the Colts and the Jags.  Should be fun.  If they split the Texans will have their first non-losing season.  Baby steps.

If they put together a DVD on the 2007 Houston Texans on the cover should be a picture of a Texan player fumbling the ball.  The Texans added two more turnovers today to bring their league leading total to 31.  And again the turnovers resulted in points for the other team.  They say turnovers are a reflection of coaching if that is the case then the Texan coaching staff must be the worst in the league.

Houston had a chance in this game.  They scored a TD to bring them within one score.  The defense forced a punt but someone must have reminded Jones the Texans hadn't turned the ball over yet on the day because he muffed the punt.  Turnover which set up an easy TD for the Titans, so easy Vince, Uncle Rico, Young didn't even have to put the ball in the air.

Adding insult to injury Matt Schaub had to leave the game early with an injured left shoulder.  The Titans once again executed their game plan of hurt the starting QB for the second time this season versus Houston.