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1 week ago | battleredblog.com | Mike Bullock

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images This time last year, we all thought Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud had so many wide receivers to choose from it was insane. Then, as always seems to happen with the Texans, dominoes fell, players got hurt and highlight reel moments were few and far between. Remember thinking J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney were going to devastate the opposition? How about Andre Johnson, DeAndre Hopkins and (insert revolving door of WR3s)?

2 weeks ago | battleredblog.com | Mike Bullock

Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images For all the trading, shuffling up/down and other “excitement” out of the Houston Texans draft room, it’s hard to tell if they hit a home run in any of the rounds. Well, they definitely didn’t in the 1st, since general manager Nick Caserio traded back when the time came. However, lots of reasons exist to get excited about this draft class, even if none of them play interior offensive line.

4 weeks ago | battleredblog.com | Mike Bullock

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images As fans count the minutes for next week’s NFL Draft, all 32 franchises are preparing for the off-season workout and training programs. OTAs and minicamps (for both rookies and veterans) mark the 1st opportunity the coaching staffs have to teach their 2025 playbooks to the team. And your Houston Texans have a lot of work to do.

1 month ago | battleredblog.com | Mike Bullock

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images For Houston Texans fans, the 2025 NFL Draft can’t get here fast enough. With just over 2-weeks until the festivities kick off on April 24th, expect the predictions, mock drafts and wild speculations to ramp up faster than the Dallas Cowboys are eliminated from the playoffs. Pro Football Focus just dropped their full, 7-Round Mock Draft this week. While most of these rarely play out as predicted, it’s always fun to consider, debate and offer counter-opinions.

1 month ago | battleredblog.com | Mike Bullock

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images The NFL recently announced the approved rule, bylaw and regulation changes for the 2025 season as well as some interesting tech. Back in the 1990s, a few of us posited that the NFL could have a sensor net attached to the inside of the footballs that allowed a system of cameras and sideline sensors to geolocate the ball with unerring certainty. At the time, Foxsports had pioneered hockey puck tracking for the NHL viewers.