Aug 10th 2008 9:15PM by Stephanie Stradley (author feed)
Filed under: Broncos, Texans, AFC South, NFL Fans
It’s preseason, so everyone is limited to what they can learn about a team. For me, going to last night’s preseason game between the Texans and Broncos was slightly surreal and dream like. And not just because I tailgated with a vampire rock singer.
Here’s my preseason game observations from a Texans perspective: Allegedly, this is supposed to be the first year under Gary Kubiak where the running game finally gets it together. So far, not so good.
The Texans running backs were limited to under 100 yards rushing with 29 attempts. The overall rushing totals are inflated due to third string quarterback Shane Boyd’s rushing yards, the unplanned fake punt run by old guy punter, Matt Turk and a nice run by wide receiver Andre Davis.
In ESPN’s excellent AFC South Blog manned by Paul Kuharsky, RT Eric Winston provides a terrific summary of why the run game struggled.
Starting running back Ahman Green touched the ball once on a catch, promptly fell down and hobbled out with what the Texans are saying is a slight groin pull. Unbleepingbelievable.Continue Reading
