Let’s Go to the Mattresses

The Advance Scout | HoustonProFootball.com September 8, 2007 Let’s Go to the Mattresses by Keith Weiland HoustonProFootball.com Remember how Al Pacino kept telling Diane Keaton in those Godfather films that he was going to make the family business legitimate? She later says to him, “It made me think of what you once told me: ‘In … Read more

The Sidelines [Archive] – Post Patterns

[Archive] With Houston quickly emerging as the epi-center of professional sports, feel free to discuss the Astros, Rockets and other non-Texan happenings around the Bayou City’s sports teams.

Vapor Action

March 28, 2003 Vapor Action by Keith Weiland HoustonProFootball.com Spring is in full bloom around Houston proper. The perennial hope that follows is, of course, the NFL Draft in April. Last season’s showers bring next season’s flowers, and the Texans are picking their blooms from perhaps the most plentiful field in three years of plucking. … Read more

Kubiak’s First Stand

Quick Slant | HoustonProFootball.com November 17, 2006 Kubiak’s First Stand by Ric Sweeney HoustonProFootball.com He had to rip the roster down to its core, jettisoning one miserable player after another. He undertook the seemingly thankless task of rebuilding a shell-shocked former golden boy quarterback with sky’s the limit talent who endured having his future brutally … Read more

Jake and the Fast Man

The Advance Scout | HoustonProFootball.com August 3, 2007 Jake and the Fast Man by Keith Weiland HoustonProFootball.com With apologies to Dan LaFontaine… In a world where everything is uncertain, one young kick returner finds a way to keep on running. His name is Jerome Mathis, and after running all the way from a small school … Read more

Bring on Phase Two

The Advance Scout | HoustonProFootball.com April 28, 2005 Bring on Phase Two by Keith Weiland HoustonProFootball.com In the beginning, there was expansion. For the Texans front office, it was a period of grab-n-dash when it came to getting all the NFL talent they could wrap their baby arms around. And it was by most accounts … Read more

Levi Brown & Company

The War Room | HoustonProFootball.com April 10, 2007 Levi Brown & Company by Warren DeLuca HoustonProFootball.com Texans Head Coach Gary Kubiak recently told the Houston Chronicle that the team is considering picking an offensive tackle with its first pick in this month’s draft. “Solidifying left tackle for a long, long time is the key,” Kubiak … Read more

Defense Bears Down to Down the Bears

GameDay Review | HoustonProFootball.com December 19, 2004 Defense Bears Down to Down the Bears by Keith Weiland HoustonProFootball.com When the forecast calls for single-digit temperatures and a sub-zero wind chill, then a defense knows the game will probably be decided by two things: field position and turnovers. Telling a frigid Mother Nature to take a … Read more