Houston Texans - Young and Ready To Win by Kenny Watkins The NFL returns to Houston with an expansion team. The new football franchise is called the Texans. Their team colors are red, white and blue. In their first game as a franchise they played the Dallas Cowboys in front of a prime time audience. Surprisingly The Texans stun the Cowboys 19-10 to send shock waves through Texas. By winning became only the second expansion team to win their opener. During the first season the Texans struggled a lot but that is expected for a expansion team.
The Texans took David Carr out of University Of Houston as their draft pick. David took his lumps in the first year. The Texans set a mark of 76 sacks given up. David Carr showed what he was made up as he took every snap from scrimmage.
But the Texans did surprise a few teams in their first year. They played hard and tough. They upset the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Giants in their first year. The Texans would finish their first season with a 4-12 record. But they showed a lot of promise.
2003 brought renew excitement in the Texans. Just like their first season the Texans stun the Miami Dolphins in their opener in 2003. The Texans would also give very good games to other teams. The Carolina Panthers found out the Texans were for real and lost to them 14-10.
But they weren't the only team to have to fight for everything. The Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots had to battle their way back or they would have been another Texans victim. The Texans had a rash of injuries and they finished the season with a 5-11 record.
So heading in to 2004 the Texans look forward to improving on their first two seasons. With adding new players the Texans could be a team to watch out for. 
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About The Author Kenneth Watkins is an avid college football fan as well as a successful sports author and regular contributor to http://www.sports-gift.com. A free service for people to find the best sports fan gift idea for the sports fan in their life. | 
