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Democracy in Action
DGDB&D: a Texans blog. — ... Well, someone has taken the Fire Richard Smith mantra a step further and posted an online petition that you can sign, demanding that Smith be shown the door. ...

Houston Texans defense: The NFL's worst over the last 4 years
TexansChick — ... that. But by just about any standard, the Richard Smith experiment for the Texans has to be judged a total and epic failure. His defensive calls are often inexplicable, his defense plays poorly as a group, they often look confused and ill-prepared and they perform near the bottom of the league in just about every important category. They seem to be playing hard and make plays that demonstrate individual effort, but they don't look like an NFL defense. Hence the arrival of the Fire Richard Smith petition that "JSR in ATX" put together. I also hereby want to put a moratorium ...

Looking at the positives from the Texans loss to the Raiders
TexansChick — ... of 4.1 yards per rush. The Raiders had manageable third down situations all day. The Raiders defense usually is put in bad situations because the offense is so bad that they are always playing from behind. Not so much today. The Texans defense completely relies on the other team to goof up. Errant throws. Dropped balls. Silly play calls. Crossing your fingers and praying is not a defensive philosophy. Okay, this bullet point has devolved into something less positive. So here's a link to make it more positive. So often media folks want to say a game is *The Most Important Game ...