Black Snake Moan
Jul 30, 2007 Black Salaami, Free Agency, Mormons, Offensive (punch)Line, The Schaub Experiment, Undrafted Free Agent watch list
Perhaps signaling that the team is not completely convinced by at least one part of the Black Salaami, the Texans signed G/T Kevin Barry on Saturday. As discussed a few days ago, Barry has pretty good size and some success in a small sample size of games.
My guess is that the team realizes that Jordan Black is just not going to cut it at left tackle and that Ephraim Salaam was good only by stop-gap standards last year. Of course, there is no guarantee that Barry will be better than either of those guys. So, at this point, it almost seems as if Smithiak are hedging their bets when it comes to protecting the Schaub.
In other O-line news, the team released Tavo Tupola. Tupola was part of the gaggle of undrafted free agents we brought in back in May. His release means that my fodder for Mormon jokes has just been reduced considerably.
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July 30th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
I’m honored to see Black Salaami as the leading Label.
Sorry to hear about the fun you had Saturday. Apathy flows from those who rely on a daily dose of Claritin.
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July 30th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Oh, I rely on daily allergy meds, too. I really have no idea how I also managed to snag an infection. Just lucky, I guess.