The Roller Coaster That Is Texans Fandom
The second edition in our analysis of top prospects for the Houston Texans heading into the NFL Draft. Last week, Chase Bisontis received his time in the spotlight with a full breakdown. This week, we highlight another highly debated offensive tackle in Blake Miller. Houston adding right tackles Braden Smith and Trent Brown doesn’t rule them […]
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The Houston Texans have struck free agency once again: NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero have announced that they’re signing DE/DT Logan Hall to a 2-year, ~$7 million deal: Among other things, the defensive line has been a point of emphasis this offseason for general manager Nick Caserio. DE Danielle Hunter got a big, albeit […]
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Have you ever had the theory of relativity explained to you? Einstein explained it as “being in a room with a pretty girl for two hours feels like only a minute has passed, while putting your hand on a hot stove for a minute feels like two hours have passed.” Why do I mention this? […]
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The Houston Texans are back at it again in the NFL’s free agency, but this time they’re paying one of their most important assets. The Texans are signing K Ka’imi Fairbairn to a 2-year, $13 million dollar extension, per NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport: Fairbairn, 32, will now be tied to Houston through the […]
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The Nick Caserio era has been fraught with draft day trades. His willingness to move up and down the draft board unnerves Texans fans each year who try to predict and project draft choices for the team (me). An average of six offensive lineman are selected in the first round of the NFL Draft over […]
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NOTE: This article was written before the Reed Blankenship signing. Blankenship signed a three-year $24.75M contract with Houston. I get it, you’re sick and tired of reading about offensive lineman. If you’re a film junkie like myself, the past half-decade has been an arduous slog of watching kick-slides and trench warfare. However, this offseason isn’t […]
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The Texans have ARRIVED to NFL free agency! ESPN’s Adam Schefter just reported that the Houston Texans are signing former Philadelphia Eagles S Reed Blankenship to a 3-year, $24.75 million deal: Many of us here at Battle Red Blog have been hoping/expecting some Texans activity this offseason, and the Texans have been plenty active when […]
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Houston is bringing in their first non-Texans free agent of the offseason! ESPN’s Adam Schefter just reported that the Texans are signing former Chicago Bears DE Dominique Robinson to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million: Robinson, 27, was drafted in the 5th round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. In […]
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Sometimes we have to laugh at ourselves. I did that this week as I watched our intrepid team of part-time journalists try to keep up with all of the news items coming across the pike. We hit the major ones, but obviously some flew under the radar. We do our best, but most of us […]
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The Texans are continuing to clean up their roster on the eve of the free agency tampering period. Both his agent Mike McCartney and NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero are reporting that the Texans are re-signing veteran DT Naquan Jones to a one-year, $2 million deal, with a max of $2.5 million: Jones, 28, was claimed off […]
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The Houston Texans are locking up one of their key 2025 free-agency additions. On Saturday morning, the Texans agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with $7.5 million guaranteed with linebacker E. J. Speed, keeping him in Houston through the 2027 season. The extension comes just a year after Speed signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Texans. The sizable pay […]
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Houston’s best tight end since Owen Daniels is coming back for another year! According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, the Texans are signing TE Dalton Schultz to a one-year, $12.6 million extension, tying him to Houston through the 2027 season: Schutlz, 29, had his best season as a Texan in 2025, receiving a career-high 82 catches […]
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The Houston Texans’ moves just keep on coming on the eve of the NFL’s free agency tampering period. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson have reported that S M.J. Stewart is re-signing with the Houston Texans to a one-year deal: Stewart, 30, earned starting time as a safety for the Houston Texans in 2025 […]
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Welcome to the silly season of the NFL calendar. The new league year is almost here, but before then, or even some time afterwards, there is time for some somewhat off-the-wall discussions/thought experiments based on recent happenings in the NFL world. With that, let’s kick back, take an adult beverage or two, and have at […]
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The Houston Texans are at it again! Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of NFL.com have reported that the Texans and DE Danielle Hunter have agreed to a one-year, $40.1 million extension: Hunter, 31, will now be tied to the Houston Texans through the 2027 season. This extension frees up some immediate cap space for the […]
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Sean Pendergast has been a staple on Houston sports radio for almost two decades. He currently cohosts the morning show on 610 AM with Seth Payne. He has been a good partner over the years and has always been willing to spend time with us to answer our questions. Considering how close he is to […]
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The Texans are a good team as currently constructed, but they have a chance to reach a truly elite level if they can bolster a few position groups — and it all starts with free agency. When you look at the roster, it’s clear the offensive line needs significant upgrades. Houston has its left tackle […]
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The Houston Texans aren’t finished with their pre-free agency transactions. KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson and ESPN’s Adam Schefter have reported that the Texans are re-signing RT Trent Brown to a one-year, $7 million extension: Brown, 32, was initially signed to a one-year, $3 million deal by the Texans last year to be a swing tackle for […]
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This is the first article in my weekly analysis of top prospects for the Houston Texans heading into the NFL Draft. While offensive and defense lineman will be the primary focus, I’ll sprinkle in profiles of players at immediate positions of need such as safety, and linebacker. The focus will be on polarizing players at […]
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In light of this week’s trade news, you know what time it is. For those who missed it: the Texans sent would-be/never-was franchise center Juice Scruggs to the Detroit Lions for tailback David Montgomery and Swiss-army-o-lineman Tytus Howard to the Cleveland Browns for a practice squad pick. Caserio has been around long enough for us […]
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The Value of Things journey began almost five years ago to the day. It began with two guiding principles. The first (and the genesis of the title) is that every player has value. The key to success is for a team to accurately figure out which players have the most value and which players don’t. […]
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And you thought today’s news was over? Think again! ESPN’s Adam Schefter just reported that the Houston Texans have released S Jimmie Ward According to KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson, the Texans now void Ward’s base salary of $2.75 million. A veteran signing at the beginning of head coach DeMeco Ryans’ tenure, Ward would start 10 games […]
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The Juice Scruggs era in Houston has come to an end. The embattled offensive lineman never quite gained traction in his three seasons in Houston as he played center and guard. Unfortunately for him, he was not able to crack the lineup last season even when the team was shuffling guards. Obviously, the bigger ticket […]
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Houston was already expected to target the offensive line in free agency, but things just got a whole lot more interesting. Dianna Russini of the The Athletic just reported the the Texans are trading starting RT/LG Tytus Howard to the Cleveland Browns for a 5th-round pick: This comes as another absolute stunner from Texans general […]
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With Super Bowl LX long in the rearview mirror, the NFL is gearing up for the official start of the new season and the flurry of financial and personnel activity in tow. We are getting some initial tip-offs to the madness, from the purges in Miami to the restructuring of Patrick Mahomes’ massive contract. Yet […]
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