May 28th, 2010 
Jesse Rios 
Posted in Texans OTA’s are in full effect, and the position battles are too. ABC 13 Eyewitness News Sports Director Bob Allen told the 6 o’clock news on Tuesday that the starting running back competition ranks as follows: 1. Arian Foster 2. Steve Slaton 3. Ryan Moats 4. Ben Tate Tate has yet to practice with the [...]
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Texans RB Slaton thinks neck issues caused fumbling problems
John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reported that Texans RB Steve Slaton believes that the root to his 2009 fumble problem was his prolonged neck injury. “If you can’t feel you’re hand in there, you can’t squeeze (the ball) as hard as you want to. I tried to downplay it, but it came to a [...]
28 Unanswered Points Help Colts Clinch AFC South, Corral Texans 35-27
One thing is for certain about the Indianapolis Colts: they have seemed to be able to beat their opponents in just about every conceivable way possible – or so it seems. During Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium, that analogy was definitely put to the test. Down by 13 points at halftime, [...]
Texans Interested In Former Chiefs RB Johnson
One would think that the Houston Texans, with the duo of running backs Steve Slaton and Larry Johnson, would be in good hands (pun semi-unintended) despite the propensity for turning over the ball. Apparently, team head coach Gary Kubiak doesn’t seem to think so as they are interested in signing former Kansas City Chiefs RB [...]
Texans to Start Ryan Moats at RB Over Steve Slaton
Adam Schefter of ESPN via Twitter reports Texans coach Gary Kubiak told ESPN’s Bob Hotzman today that Texans running back Ryan Moats will start and Steve Slaton will share carries. Slaton’s tied for the NFL lead in lost fumbles with five and his job as a starter was in jeopardy after Ryan Moats had a [...]
49ers Rally Comes Up Short, Dropped 24-21 By Texans
Early on at Reliant Stadium, where the Houston Texans hosted the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, it appeared that their game would be a rout. Steve Slaton had his running legs back and Matt Schaub was exacting damage to the 49ers’ secondary – all of this in the first half. But after replacing starting quarterback [...]
Schaub Tosses 4 TD’s, Texans Corral Bengals 28-17
The Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans actually have something in common – not much in their rushing department but make up for it in spades with superior passing. Texans quarterback Matt Schaub, while obviously not Peyton Manning (heck, who is?), has save for Week 1 made a decent accounting of himself. In Houston’s game agaisnt [...]
Texans Seem Ready to Take that Step Forward in 2009
The pressure is on for coach Gary Kubiak and the Houston Texans, as entering 2009 this is a team that is expected to once again make a leap forward and become one of the better teams in the AFC. Last season started off like a disaster movie, as the team started 0-4 before they finally [...]
