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This guy wrote a pretty interesting article about the Texans' status quo: what changes need to be made and how to address areas of need in the draft.

"With one hand gripping his battle-stained helmet and the other pointing to the sky, Steve Slaton walked off the field to the roar of over 70,000 jubilant fans in Reliant Stadium. His shadow in that moment, cast before him in the grass, embodied all that was right and wrong with the young franchise. Lightness and darkness captured in a single frame.

You see, the Houston Texans had just defeated the Chicago Bears 31-24 in the final game of the 2008 season to finish with a record of 8-8 for a second consecutive year. Yet, an uninformed onlooker might have thought they???d won the Super Bowl.

Complacency in mediocrity and low expectations are not the building blocks of champions. If the Texans truly want to make the climb to the next tier of professional competitiveness, they have to view their previous season with disappointment..."

Read the rest here:
http://theghostwriter.today.com/2009/03/08/houston-texans -2009-nfl-draft-profile/