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	<title>2006 NFL Draft Revisited: Bush, Leinart, Young, Williams &amp; Cutler..Boom or Bust</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/2006_nfl_draft_revisited_bush_leinart_young_williams/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/08/2006_nfl_draft_revisited_bush_leinart_young_willia.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" 2006 NFL Draft Revisited: Bush, Leinart, Young, Williams &amp; Cutler..Boom or Bust " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;With news that Reggie Bush had microfracture surgery on his knee I thought this would be a good time to revisit the 2006 NFL Draft. The reason being is I said back then I would give it three years before I made firm commitments on the five major players from that draft. There has been much ... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BlackSportsOnline posted 10 hours ago from blacksportsonline.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/reggie_bush/"&gt;Reggie Bush&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/jay_cutler/"&gt;Jay Cutler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/mario_williams/"&gt;Mario Williams&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/vince_young/"&gt;Vince Young&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/matt_leinart/"&gt;Matt Leinart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2009 23:49:44 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Kubiak fires 2 good men, shows he still has learning to do</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;Gary Kubiak once got mad at Dan Riley because he saw him smiling in the weight room the day after a loss. Riley was working out a player, pushing him, helping him get ready for the next game. In...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog found this 19 hours ago on blogs.chron.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2009 14:03:33 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Bears follow trend, fire position coaches</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/bears_follow_trend_fire_position_coaches/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/08/bears_follow_trend_fire_position_coaches.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Bears follow trend, fire position coaches " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;On Wednesday the Chicago Bears followed the Green Bay Packers lead, firing two more position coaches. Defensive backs coach Steve Wilks and defensive line coach Brick Haley (aptly named to be a defensive line coach, just not for the Bears) were let go following linebackers coach Lloyd Lee. Again&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;rexjaybels posted 17 hours ago from i94sports.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/chicago_bears/"&gt;Chicago Bears&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/green_bay_packers/"&gt;Green Bay Packers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/lloyd_lee/"&gt;Lloyd Lee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/lovie_smith/"&gt;Lovie Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/bob_sanders/"&gt;Bob Sanders&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2009 16:25:33 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>NFL - Mock Draft 2009 - Version 1.0 | Sports2Debate.com</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/nfl_mock_draft_2009_version_1_0_sports2debate_com/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/12/29/nfl_mock_draft_2009_version_1_0_sports2debate_com.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" NFL - Mock Draft 2009 - Version 1.0 | Sports2Debate.com " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Who will the Lions select with the 1st overall pick? The Chiefs with the 2nd pick? Rams with the 3rd pick? This is a full 1st round mock draft, and even includes possible fill-ins if things don&#39;t go quite as planned...debate these...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;dawg99pound posted 10 days ago from www.sports2debate.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/detroit_lions/"&gt;Detroit Lions&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/cleveland_browns/"&gt;Cleveland Browns&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/st_louis_rams/"&gt;St. Louis Rams&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/miami_dolphins/"&gt;Miami Dolphins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_football/james_laurinaitis/"&gt;James Laurinaitis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/nfl_primetime/"&gt;NFL Primetime&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:26:31 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Vince Young:  Would You?</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt; Being a Texans fan in January necessarily means that it&#39;s the perfect time to engage in completely baseless speculation. What&#39;s that? You say there are playoff games going on? What&#39;s this &quot;playoffs&quot; you speak of? 

 Anyway, I received an interesting e-mail from none other than BRB&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music City Miracles found this 43 hours ago on www.battleredblog.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/vince_young/"&gt;Vince Young&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/tennessee_titans/"&gt;Tennessee Titans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:39:40 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>New Era Houston Astros Custom Fitted </title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/new_era_houston_astros_custom_fitted/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/05/new_era_houston_astros_custom_fitted.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" New Era Houston Astros Custom Fitted " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Rock-N-Jocks just dropped their latest New Era Custom Fitted. This Houston Astros Custom New Era Fitted is done in the Dallas Cowboys colors with the embroidered “Star” logo in sliver and outlined in white.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;RepCodes posted 3 days ago from www.simplysneakers.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/dallas_cowboys/"&gt;Dallas Cowboys&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 01:19:28 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>A glimpse into free agency </title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;When the NFL s free agency period begins on Feb. 27, 18 Texans are scheduled to hit the market  six as restricted free agents and 12 as unrestricted  unless they sign with the Texans before that date. Two of the biggest names in the Texans&#39; potential free agent pool are tight end Owen Daniels&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DGDB&amp;D: a Texans blog. found this 2 days ago on www.houstontexans.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/dunta_robinson/"&gt;Dunta Robinson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:57:30 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Kickoff - “We’re all doomed!  Doomed, I tellz ya!” edition</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/kickoff_we_re_all_doomed_doomed_i_tellz_ya_edition/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/06/kickoff_we_re_all_doomed_doomed_i_tellz_ya_edition.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Kickoff - “We’re all doomed!  Doomed, I tellz ya!” edition " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  
 So, the dumptrucks responsible for the tubes in Matt&amp;#8217;s hood ain&amp;#8217;t rolling, and I am slammed at work.  So, ummmmm, here&amp;#8217;s another all Eric edition! 
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 &amp;#8220;Tis the season&amp;#8221; and all that is over and done! The stockings and Xmas excess takes the annual&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TexansChick found this 2 days ago on www.atexansblog.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/tennessee_titans/"&gt;Tennessee Titans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/richard_smith/"&gt;Richard Smith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:46:02 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Football Betting: Chicago Bears vs. Houston Texans</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;Football betting handicappers have had a hard time figuring out the inconsistent Bears while the Texans have had a strong second half to the NFL football betting season. The Chicago Bears have been a football betting enigma since their 2006 NFC championship season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;pandresa1 posted 3 days ago from www.sports-gambling.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/chicago_bears/"&gt;Chicago Bears&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:54:20 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>There are no words, but words are all we have....</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;As you may know from the comments of the last blog post, Thomas Hilton who wrote for &quot;FanBlog: Texans&quot; recently passed away. Figured that was news that deserved better placement than just in some blog comments. JLR, a frequent contributor...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog found this 2 days ago on blogs.chron.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:13:03 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>That sound?  Oh, that’s just Steinbeck rolling over in his grave.</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/that_sound_oh_that_s_just_steinbeck_rolling_over_in/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/01/that_sound_oh_that_s_just_steinbeck_rolling_over_i.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" That sound?  Oh, that’s just Steinbeck rolling over in his grave. " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Rhodes pointed at the Season. Gary stared. &amp;#8220;What&amp;#8217;s the matter with it?&amp;#8221; he asked. He stepped closer, and then he echoed Rhodes&amp;#8217; words. &amp;#8220;Oh, Jesus Christ!&amp;#8221; He was down on his knees beside her. He put his hand over her heart. And finally, when he stood up,&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TexansChick found this 7 days ago on www.atexansblog.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/richard_smith/"&gt;Richard Smith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jan 2009 18:01:29 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Where everybody knows Raiders&#39; names?</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/where_everybody_knows_raiders_names/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/12/27/where_everybody_knows_raiders_names.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Where everybody knows Raiders&#39; names? " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Let me apologize for the late post. Technical difficulties prevented me from getting this post up earlier. Sometimes things are beyond your control and other times, they are beyond comprehension. My technical difficulties fell into both areas last night.

Which brings me to the Raiders and the&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;RaiderSithLord posted 12 days ago from tfdssports.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/oakland_raiders/"&gt;Oakland Raiders&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/tampa_bay_buccaneers/"&gt;Tampa Bay Buccaneers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/nnamdi_asomugha/"&gt;Nnamdi Asomugha&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/johnnie_lee_higgins/"&gt;Johnnie Lee Higgins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/robert_gallery/"&gt;Robert Gallery&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:31:52 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>FanHouse in the Stands: Da Bears Super Fans, Texans Cheerleaders and More</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/fanhouse_in_the_stands_da_bears_super_fans_texans/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/01/fanhouse_in_the_stands_da_bears_super_fans_texans.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" FanHouse in the Stands: Da Bears Super Fans, Texans Cheerleaders and More " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  by Stephanie Stradley This season, FanHouse writers take their cameras to NFL stadiums to document what happens when you stop being polite and start getting real. Or something. We&#39;ve cleverly titled it &quot; FanHouse in the Stands .&quot;  The Bears didn&#39;t get into the playoffs after their road loss to&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TexansChick found this 7 days ago on nfl.fanhouse.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/chicago_bears/"&gt;Chicago Bears&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/mike_ditka/"&gt;Mike Ditka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jan 2009 18:01:29 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>NFL Betting: Houston Texans vs. Oakland Raiders</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;NFL betting handicappers have been quite pleased with the recent performance of the Houston Texans, who have covered 5 straight games. Oakland is on a NFL football betting streak of 3 straight losses. In NFL betting action last week Houston got their most impressive win&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;pandresa1 posted 6 days ago from www.sports-gambling.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/oakland_raiders/"&gt;Oakland Raiders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:45:39 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Scanning the 2009 NFL Mock Drafts | Andre Smith Doesn’t Fall</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/scanning_the_2009_nfl_mock_drafts_andre_smith_doesn_t/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/02/scanning_the_2009_nfl_mock_drafts_andre_smith_does.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Scanning the 2009 NFL Mock Drafts | Andre Smith Doesn’t Fall " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; So our first scandal leading up to the 2009 NFL Draft does not appear to cause Alabama&amp;#8217;s Andre Smith to fall in the NFL Mock Drafts.  Nick Saban has said that the suspension for some sort of dealings with an agent are in-house and not an NCAA matter.   Andre Smith is also saying that he&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Hazean found this 6 days ago on footballjabber.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/michael_johnson/"&gt;Michael Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/seattle_seahawks/"&gt;Seattle Seahawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_football/tim_tebow/"&gt;Tim Tebow&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/cleveland_browns/"&gt;Cleveland Browns&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/kansas_city_chiefs/"&gt;Kansas City Chiefs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 13:00:08 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Texans&#39; final stats reflect need for defensive change | Houston Texans Football |  Chron.com - Houston Chronicle</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/texans_final_stats_reflect_need_for_defensive_change/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/03/texans_final_stats_reflect_need_for_defensive_chan.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Texans&#39; final stats reflect need for defensive change | Houston Texans Football |  Chron.com - Houston Chronicle " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;When the Texans selected Mario Williams over Reggie Bush with the No. 1 overall pick in 2006, they declared they were drafting him to build their defense. Three years later, that process clearly is continuing as they look toward hiring a defensive coordinator and tweaking their depth through&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ProFootballTalk.com found this 5 days ago on www.chron.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 3 Jan 2009 17:10:27 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Gray a Wanted Man in Houston?</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;Redskins secondary coach Jerry Gray confirmed that, while he loves his job here, he is very interested in being a defensive coordinator again. He will interview with Detroit for its head coaching job, and while it isn&#39;t certain that he will land a head coaching gig, he seems very likely to get strong consideration for the job of defensive coordinator in Houston. Several players believe that position is very intriguing to Gray (a former Houston Oiler with ties to that area), and expect him to leave the&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TexansChick found this 7 days ago on voices.washingtonpost.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/washington_redskins/"&gt;Washington Redskins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/jerry_gray/"&gt;Jerry Gray&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/detroit_lions/"&gt;Detroit Lions&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/steve_jackson/"&gt;Steve Jackson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jan 2009 18:01:29 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Texans&#39; coach says offense must improve in &#39;09 | Houston Texans Football |  Chron.com - Houston Chronicle</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/texans_coach_says_offense_must_improve_in_09_houston/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/01/02/texans_coach_says_offense_must_improve_in_09_houst.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Texans&#39; coach says offense must improve in &#39;09 | Houston Texans Football |  Chron.com - Houston Chronicle " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;In Gary Kubiak’s third season as Texans coach, his offense improved in some important statistics but regressed in others. For the third consecutive season, Kubiak employed a new offensive coordinator. Kyle Shanahan followed Mike Sherman and Troy Calhoun. Shanahan did an outstanding job when&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog found this 6 days ago on www.chron.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 13:53:36 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Five plays that changed the Bears season</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/five_plays_that_changed_the_bears_season/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/12/30/five_plays_that_changed_the_bears_season.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Five plays that changed the Bears season " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Chicago Bears took their fans on a roller coaster ride all season long. Despite having no big play offensive threats, they found themselves in the thick of the playoff hunt until the season’s final week. When you look back at the 2008 season, it is easy to pick out a few plays that ... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;rexjaybels posted 9 days ago from i94sports.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/chicago_bears/"&gt;Chicago Bears&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/tampa_bay_buccaneers/"&gt;Tampa Bay Buccaneers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/carolina_panthers/"&gt;Carolina Panthers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/kyle_orton/"&gt;Kyle Orton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/matt_forte/"&gt;Matt Forte&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:57:39 +1900</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Bears Out and Down</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/bears_out_and_down/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.ballhype.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2008/12/29/bears_logo_2.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Bears Out and Down " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Chicago Bears season is now officially over after their 24-31 loss to the Houston Texans. It seems like only yesterday the Chicago Bears headed to training camp and the biggest story heading in was, &quot;which quarterback would Lovie shovel into the impending offensive disfunction?&quot; The story&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;chicagosporting posted 10 days ago from chicagosporting.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/"&gt;NFL&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/chicago_bears/"&gt;Chicago Bears&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/houston_texans/"&gt;Houston Texans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/bernard_berrian/"&gt;Bernard Berrian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/lovie_smith/"&gt;Lovie Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/mike_brown/"&gt;Mike Brown&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/devin_hester/"&gt;Devin Hester&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/brian_urlacher/"&gt;Brian Urlacher&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:51:55 +1900</pubDate>
	
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