Cesar Santamaria

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The Texans offense will have its hands full against the Baltimore Ravens and Rex Ryan's renown 46 defensive scheme. Santamaria said that the Ravens have a top 5 defense and that his team has to be able to pass well against them, even with Ed Reed at free safety patrolling the middle and Chris McAlister lining up in front of Andre Johnson. "That team is damn there impossible to run on. A lot like Pittsburgh but perhaps with an even better run defense. They pass a lot more and will probably look to test our safeties. But they've been studying..."

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Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans
Sep 14, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Baltimore Ravens (0-1)	0	0	0	7	7
Houston Texans (1-0)	0	0	0	10	10

Team Stats Comparison
	BAL	HOU
Total Offense	266	227
Rushing Yards	45	98
Passing Yards	221	129
First Downs	10	12
Punt Return Yards	5	34
Kick Return Yards	24	23
Total Yards	295	284
Turnovers	4	2
3rd Down Converstion	6-15	4-15
4th Down Conversion	0-0	3-3
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0	1/1
Penalties	4-35	0-0
Posession Time	17:57	16:51

Baltimore Ravens PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Flacco 16/37 239 1 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD W. McGahee 16 42 2.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Clayton 4 57 14.2 0 W. McGahee 4 25 6.2 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Suggs 11 1 1 0 R. Lewis 8 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Stover 0/0 1/1 1 N/A PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Koch 8 312 39.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Robinson 1 24 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Robinson 2 5 2.5 0

Houston Texans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Schaub 13/25 129 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Taylor 39 102 2.6 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Jones 4 36 9.0 0 A. Johnson 2 20 10.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD N. Ferguson 5 1 1 0 D. Ryans 5 0 1 0 M. Williams 5 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Serna 1/1 1/1 4 32 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Turk 6 216 36.0 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Reeves 1 23 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Molden 5 34 6.8 0

In a huge defensive battle, the Texans come out on top. But not without loss: 4 players got injured. LT Jordan Black got nicked up in the preseason but is now out 1-3 months with a separated shoulder. Fullbacks Bruener and Cook are BOTH out for some time. But most importantly, star receiver Andre Johnson pulled his hamstring and is out at least 5 weeks.

On the plus side, Chris Taylor has emerged as Houston's definite starting halfback but rumor has it they are still looking to get a true franchise RB as well as new receivers and safeties.

The Texans have the Tennessee Titans next. "The Titans," said Santamaria "are in a way a 4-3 version of the Steelers. They run the ball roughly 3/4 of the time and have one hell of a defense. We'll see what happens though."

I tmight supersim the next 3 games because I really don't wanna play without Andre.

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Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans
Sep 21, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston Texans (2-0)	3	0	7	6	16
Tennessee Titans (1-1)	0	3	7	0	10

Team Stats Comparison
	HOU	TEN
Total Offense	234	199
Rushing Yards	90	75
Passing Yards	144	124
First Downs	12	6
Punt Return Yards	27	7
Kick Return Yards	79	132
Total Yards	340	338
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	6-13	3-9
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/2	0/0
Penalties	1-10	1-15
Posession Time	34:50	25:05

Houston Texans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Schaub 10/17 144 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Taylor 27 71 2.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Henry 4 67 16.7 0 O. Daniels 3 33 11.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Ryans 7 0 0 0 N. Ferguson 6 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Serna 3/3 1/1 10 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Turk 4 146 36.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Molden 2 53 26.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Molden 4 27 6.7 0

Tennessee Titans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT V. Young 12/17 124 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. White 2 62 31.0 1 C. Johnson 14 2 0.1 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Gage 4 56 14.0 0 A. Crumpler 3 31 10.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD E. Brickley 9 0 0 0 K. Bulluck 9 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Bironas 1/1 1/1 4 38 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Hentrich 4 178 44.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C. Johnson 2 55 27.5 0

The Texans are now 3-0 after edging out the Titans. The rush defense again looked superb and the inefficient running attack of the Texans is beginning to improve mightily.

The Jaguars are up next for the Texans. Santamaria compared the Jaguars to the Titans but commented that the Jaguars pass a bit more and have "more experienced players", hinting that he expects the Jacksonville game to be a bit tougher.

Frank Okam went down for at least a month after tearing his quadriceps.

Also, Santamaria said that until Andre comes back, the Texans will run quite a bit more.

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Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars
Sep 28, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston Texans (3-0)	0	3	0	8	11
Jacksonville Jaguars (2-1)	7	0	0	0	7

Team Stats Comparison
	HOU	JAC
Total Offense	257	294
Rushing Yards	127	98
Passing Yards	130	196
First Downs	17	15
Punt Return Yards	0	0
Kick Return Yards	79	106
Total Yards	336	400
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	11-18	4-7
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/3	1/0
Penalties	1-65	5-41
Posession Time	29:28	23:28

Houston Texans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Schaub 13/21 130 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Taylor 40 120 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Henry 6 64 10.6 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD F. Bennett 5 0 0 0 X. Adibi 5 0 0 0 A. Okoye 4 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Serna 3/3 0/0 9 32 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Turk 2 87 43.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Davis 2 55 27.5 0

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Garrard 15/24 196 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Jones-Drew 7 50 7.1 0 M. Gabbert 13 38 2.9 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Holiday 7 99 14.1 0 R. Williams 3 39 13.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Ingram 9 0 1 0 D. Smith 8 0 0 0 M. Peterson 8 0 0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Florence 3 78 26.0 0

The Houston Texans are going to be undefeated going into Week 5 against one of the top teams in the NFL, the Indianapolis Colts.

But once again, injuries have hit the team. Starting RG Charles Spencer is out 4-6 weeks. With Black hurt, Salaam was starting at LT but now HE too is hurt for at least a week, maybe 2. What is the trainer doing in Houston???

Santamaria had some jabs to give when talking about the Colts: "Well, Peyton's been a little off lately, you know what I mean. They just had a bye week right? Yeah...they're going to be off."

He seems confident going against the Colts and their aerial attack. The Texans defense has looked superb as of late so maybe he has a reason for his confidence.

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Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Oct 5, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indianapolis Colts (2-1)	0	0	7	3	10
Houston Texans (4-0)	10	3	3	0	16

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	HOU
Total Offense	264	160
Rushing Yards	85	64
Passing Yards	179	96
First Downs	15	7
Punt Return Yards	37	26
Kick Return Yards	104	76
Total Yards	405	262
Turnovers	5	0
3rd Down Converstion	4-11	5-16
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1	1/2
Penalties	3-15	3-35
Posession Time	29:12	30:47

Indianapolis Colts PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Manning 20/32 179 0 5 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Addai 17 85 5.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Wayne 5 100 20.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M. Jackson 10 0 0 0 K. Hayden 6 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Viniateri 1/1 1/1 4 43 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 H. Smith 4 170 42.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Jennings 4 104 26.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Keith 6 37 6.1 0

Houston Texans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Schaub 11/23 96 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Taylor 25 66 2.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Henry 5 41 8.2 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Ryans 12 1 1 0 M. Williams 8 3 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Serna 3/3 1/1 10 54 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Turk 8 367 45.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Molden 3 76 25.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Molden 3 26 8.6 0

The Texans did it! They beat their longtime arch-nemesis. It did take an unbelievably terrible game from Peyton Manning, but they beat them.

Two more injuries though. Backup LE Earl Cochran is out 4-6 weeks and starting RT Eric Winston will be out for at least 4 weeks as well. Experts reckon trainer Dan Graham's tenure in Houston is just about finished.

The Texans are expected to cruise through their next two games, two home bouts against Miami then Detroit.

When asked who he's been watching at the college ranks, Santamaria laughed and said he's been interested in Oklahoma State's Ozzie Jones. He may just be going for him but it's a long shot.

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The Texans have negotiated a new contract with cornerback Dunta Robinson. They have re-signed him for about $5M a year over 5 years and a $10M signing bonus. No incentives have been reported.

C Chris White was also re-signed despite some nagging injuries.

Alexis Serna, Chris Henry, and Chris Taylor were all re-signed as well. It's being rumored that Houston will let Mark Bruener and Jordan Black walk despite their desire to remain with the team.

Santamaria did not seem concerned about the next 2 weeks, saying his ONLY focus is on keeping the team as healthy as he can. He seemingly took a shot at the trainer of the Texans, Dan Graham.

[Mike3207]

It's hard to believe you've done that well against the AFC South the first year.I lost all 6 games in the division the first year in my Texans dynasty.