DGDB&D: a Texans blog.

Len loves Owen Daniels’ uncle Jack

Jun 25, 2007 Andre Johnson, David Carr has Post-Concussion Syndrome, Preview, Shameless begging, The Schaub Experiment

Here’s the part of the show where I do a little begging. Think of it like a Jerry Lewis telethon, but without all those depressing kids. (I’ll even get drunk and put on an ill-fitting tux to really sell the visual.)

In the near-two-month run of this blog, we have managed to be early reporters of a number of stories regarding the team. Part of this is because I spend way too much time on the computer, part of it is because I blog from work, and part of it is because fantastically awesome readers find a story on the web and email me about it. It’s this last part that I really like. It makes me feel all, like, important and stuff. Whenever that happens, though, I think to myself how cool it would be to be one step higher on the news foodchain. That is, the be the person who actually broke the story.

Which brings me to my point.

You see, in my mind, I like to pretend like at least one person with ties to the Texans organization knows of DGDB&D’s existence. If nothing else, someone out there has to have some inside scoop on stuff like Charles Spencer’s leg and the coaches’ real reactions to minicamp performances. Well, to that person, I say “help me help you.”

I am looking for a stool pigeon source or two to drop a little knowledge on this site from time to time. Nothing formal, nothing fancy–just an email to me whenever you hear something of interest. Or a willingness to reply to my emails full of random questions. In return, I promise two things: 1. Complete and total anonymity. I won’t even tell my wife who you are. Crap, you don’t even have to tell me who you are. 2. My undying gratitude. And a kidney if you ever need one.

So, uh… yeah. If you are interested, shoot me an email.

/shameless begging

Two stories of interest in the big sports websites. First, from FoxSports, Adam Schein lists Matt Schaub as one of his nine breakout players in 2007.

Matt Schaub: I’ve been saying it for a long time. If you give Matt Schaub 16 games, he’ll automatically be a top 16 quarterback. The Texans are giving him more than a full season. Houston is giving him $40 million and the keys to the franchise. Schaub is a quick study and has had a great off-season under quarterback guru and Texans coach Gary Kubiak. Schaub gets to work with one of the elite receivers in the game in Andre Johnson. Owen Daniels is an emerging threat at tight end. And the Texans offensive line, while not great, is improved. Schaub will put himself and the Texans on the map with a big season.

Now, I love the optimism here. I even believe most of it. I do think it might be a bit much to say he’ll “automatically” be a top 16 QB, however. Could he be top 16? Sure, I suppose anything is possible. Will he be? Well, that is going to depend on a lot more than Owen Daniels. In the end, though, I think upper half is a solid and realistic goal for Schaubby this season. And I can’t imagine a scenario where I would say the same thing for David Carr.

Second, Len P mentions that the Texans need to get more pressure on opposing QBs. Ya think? Thank you, Len, for that insight. I look forward to your next article, in which you point out how winning teams usually score more than losing teams. [Author's tangent: Is it just me, or does every picture of Len look like he's coming off a four-day bender?]