Kickoff
Jul 27, 2008 2008 Training Camp, Duane Brown as Eliza Doolittle, Kickoff
Another quick one as I have a busy morning.
Alex Gibbs is so mean that Keith Weiland soiled his drawers. Nice write-up by the latter on Satruday’s practice. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a workout, and I think this is the most I’ve missed it.
Camp quotes and news from HoustonTexans.com.
Only posting this for its comedic value. Frankly, I couldn’t make it far without becoming nasuseous.
I guess it’s best that Megan Manfull wrote this one as the rest of the chron staff has absolutely no credibility on the subject. And if Mario ain’t the best, he’s second best. Regardless, if we can get a consistent rush opposite Mario from ND Kalu or Rosy Colvin, and if we get what I think we can get from Chaun Thompson, we could have one helluva passrus.
This article by Tim is what makes me really worry about Duane Brown. You mean, you didn’t know that you had to be in shape to play football? I know this is the difference between a rookie and maturing, second-year player, but we’re talking about protecting Teh Schaub’s backside here. And Brown needs to be a chastity belt of epic proportions.
PUP Preseason: OK, here’s the deal. Pre-season PUP basically means that the player can’t participate in drills, etc. Regardless, Dunta is still talking about coming back and being productive mid-season (quotes link), so I think we need to keep our expectations for his return along those lines.
h/t to Eric for his usual help this morning. I hope to have some time to post later today. This whole “being a dad” thing is really cramping my style. 
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July 27th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Hasn’t Brown spent most of the offseason since being drafted with the team in OTA’s, minicamp, and whatnot? If the team was really that worried about his conditioning, they had their chances to deal with it. Remember all of those constant training camp concerns about Mario’s “intensity” last year and how they stopped once he ate Jay Cutler? Let’s at least wait until preseason to panic.
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July 27th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
@Demecoshallinherittheearth: The thing is, I don’t ever remember Mario coming in out of shape and not being prepared, even when he was a rookie. I could be wrong, but all I remember is that he was limited physically, not by any effort. And is there a position with a steeper learning curve than LT outside of QB?
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If Gibbs wants Brown to start, and if we want him to start, he needs to get it together and now. It’s true what you say: he’s been in OTAs and minicamp, so there’s no excuse for him to be out of shape.
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July 27th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
These seems to be Kubiak’s rules for press commentary
1. If you exceed expectations, Kubiak will give you a public pat on the back.
2. If you work as hard as you can, but you still suck, Kubiak won’t publicly call you out.
3. If you slough off, and it shows up in your performance on the field, Kubiak won’t pull any punches.
So, if Brown has to leave practice because he isn’t in shape, Kubiak isn’t going to smooth things over with the press.
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July 27th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
@kozanack: Actually, in the afternoon presser (not published on the site I don’t think), Kubiak said some more gentler things with Brown. He says what he means but he isn’t Parcells mean:
(on T Duane Brown’s introduction to the league) “He’s been getting it. We’re asking a lot of this kid. He’s been taking a lot of reps this morning. As I said he came into camp a little heavy, you know the last 8-10 days going through contracts stuff when a lot of that was on his mind, which is fairly so. But he found out today what he’s in for physically. It tells you what the kids made of when he came back out here afternoon and had a good practice. He’s got to become a pro a little fast.”
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July 27th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
I found the new DGDB&D theme song, BTW:
http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/07/27/houston-texans-tribute-song-describes-training-camp-perfectly/
Y’all are so hot!
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July 27th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Here’s stuff to make you happy.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afcsouth/0-2-95/Rookie-CB-Molden-creating-a-buzz-in-Houston.html
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July 27th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
@Steph: Dear all: After listening to this song, Mr. bfd was arrested for committing multiple crimes, many of which are simply too disgusting to describe even on a blog. He won’t be posting here anymore. - From APD
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July 27th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
@bigfatdrunk: That’s hot. Hot Texan!!! H-O-T.
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July 27th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
@Steph: And I owe you a he-uge apology for missing a couple of your stories lately. Terribly, terribly sorry.
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July 28th, 2008 at 6:12 am
I listened to about 23 seconds of that second before considering the joys of self-immolation.