HOUSTON — Houston Texans middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans has assumed a pivotal dual role for his team as the NFL lockout stretches into its fourth month. Ryans is one of the Texans’ player representatives, along with right tackle Eric Winston, responsible for keeping his teammates abreast of developments in the ongoing labor dispute. And since [...]
New Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips more or less agrees with conventional wisdom regarding his new team’s defense. He likes the front seven, but he’s not sure about the team’s secondary. Starting with last year’s first-round pick, Kareem Jackson. “I think technique-wise he needs a lot of work,” Phillips told John McLain of the Houston [...]
