DGDB&D: a Texans blog.

So, you’re saying we’re not the only ones who noticed? Great post on Mario Williams v. Bush and Young, including some potshots at Lil’ Dickie Justice, age 12, and Bill Simmons.  Oh, and Dr. Z, who I am reasonably sure is not really a doctor.  Money quote: “In a league that has been called modern day gladiator combat, isn’t having the most physically dominating gladiator worth something more than constant derision?”  (H/T Eric)

Sticking with Mario.  As a counter-point to last week’s David Carr pictures (which, by the way, never stop being funny), Mario Williams illustrates how to be awesome.  1. Arrive in Hummer stretch limo.  2. Dress like a normal human.  3. Rock a watch that costs more than most cars.  4. Ignore the small white man who is groping your bicep.

Yes, please! Finally, because I can’t find much news this morning, here are your Houston Texans cheerleaders to dance us on out of this post:

Cars Go Vroom: Remember that Lamborghini video from last year that showed Mario Williams driving roughly 600 MPH?  Yeah, totally understandable…because Mario has an addiction.  To cars.  No, seriously.  ”At age 21, Williams actually entered the league with a list of expensive vehicles he planned to purchase after being drafted.”

Overstating The Obvious: From the AP’s Kristie Rieken: “With [Dunta] Robinson likely out until midseason with an injury, [Fred] Bennett knows it’s now up to him to lead the group until his mentor returns.”  Tomorrow: Water is wet, the sky is blue, and Cowboys fans are insufferable.

Our bad: As first reported at BRB, Wal-Mart pulled a total dick move and refused to give underprivileged kids ice and water when Andre Johnson “only” purchased 677 bikes (at full retail) instead of the 750 he ordered (and they failed to provide). Well, apparently Wal-Mart realized that this was potentially bad PR, so they donated 400 free bikes to the cause, as well as food, water, and ice.

Daily Colvin Story: Not only did Rosy visit the Texans (and Colts), he underwent physicals for both teams and, according to Rotoworld, passed both.  As an aside, Rotoworld also speculates that the Texans are primarily interested in him as a SLB, which I am totally in favor of.

Note: I am leaving for Gulf Shores around lunchtime, so this is it for me today most likely.

As if it wasn’t painfully obvious from the weekly Moments of Zen, I do not much care for Reggie Bush. I fully admit that he was a bad ass in college–the best money could buy!–but I was never sold on the idea of him being the next Gayle Sayers. On top of which, I just didn’t like the guy because he seemed like a moody prima donna.

So, when I checked my email this morning and saw that reader Eric had emailed me this article, I couldn’t help but smile. It seems that even Saints fans are beginning to have doubts about Reggie.

Some choice quotes:

[W]ith Deuce McAllister’s knees becoming more unreliable with each tear, the spotlight has fallen on Reggie Bush. And he’s dropped the ball, literally and figuratively. And now the Saints have to worry about acquiring another running back this year.

[A]s he approaches the end of his second year (sans any big plays this year, or medium plays for that matter), it’s time to acknowledge the fact that Bush has been at best an incredible disappointment, at worst a flat-out bad player who’s threatening locker room morale.

It started this past offseason, when there were much muted rumblings that some Saints veterans didn’t appreciate Bush missing workout time to film some of his umpteenth commercials in California. And it’s bled into this season, one in which Bush has regressed noticeably.

With 14 seconds left in that game and the Saints in possession with a (very remote) chance of victory, Bush was already halfway to the locker room; Sean Payton had to furiously chase after him to pull him back to the sideline.

His roster spot is in no danger for at least two years, and I have faith that one day he’ll be a superstar. I just hope that day isn’t after he’s burned his bridges with the Saints.

I like that last one the best, because it sounds like a Saints fan trying to convince himself one last time that the pick wasn’t bad on its face–that the problem lies solely in Bush’s attitude. Color me unconvinced. You have a guy who:

1. (a) has been handed everything his entire life, from houses and money while in college to millions in endorsements before he ever took an NFL handoff;
2. (b) basically decided that it should be up to him where he played and that he didn’t want to play in Houston, so he made it clear that he was going to be a pain in the ass to sign if Houston did take him;
3. (c) did not even show the ability to be a feature back in college and was noticeably absent near the end of both national championship games;
4. (d) has shown zero ability or willingness to run between the tackles (something that is kind of important in the NFL) or to set up his blocks, and who is seemingly oblivious to the fact that he is not fast enough to get to the outside on every single play;
5. (e) has, since the injury to Deuce McAllister, been nothing short of horrid in many games, with poor rushing totals, tons of fumbles, and almost no touchdowns; and
6. (f) has become a locker room cancer because he refuses to be a part of the team or admit when something is his fault.

That doesn’t sound to me like someone who is going to “be a superstar” any time soon. Unlike certain defensive ends who recently broke the team’s single season sack record and could conceivably break the team career record in the next game. I’ve said it before, I’m saying it now, and undoubtedly I’ll say it again soon, but picking Mario Williams was without question the right move.

Much like the draft post, I am a little late to the party with this. Still, I would be remiss if I didn’t post the video of Super Mario driving his Lamborghini at roughly the speed of sound. I am probably remiss anyway.