Well folks, the dominos are beginning to fall. The big news items from yesterday were that 1) the Panthers traded up to get the #1 pick from the Bears, and it’s being reported that they want C.J. Stroud; and 2) the Texans signed veteran receiver Robert Woods to a two-deal deal. What will happen next? Who else will we sign? What evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!

Well folks, it’s Friday, which means it’s time for… irresponsible speculation! So we just picked up quarterback E.J. Perry on waivers, who scored the highest overall athletic score in his class at the 2022 NFL Combine. With that kind of skillset for a third-stringer and/or a camp body, could this be a sign that the Texans intend to grab another athletic quarterback, i.e. drafting Anthony Richardson or trading for Lamar Jackson? Discuss!

I would just like to provide some elucidation regarding an incredibly obscure (and pretty humorous, I think) reference I made yesterday. In response to the suggestion that we dig up the corpse of Bud Adams and let Toro drive a four-wheeler over it at halftime, I replied: “Pope Formosus rec.” For those who don’t know, Pope Formosus is famous for something called the “Cadaver Synod,” an event in 897 AD when the new pope dug up his corpse, put him on trial for various crimes, found him guilty, and finally threw his body into a river. This has been your bizarre history lesson of the day. Oh, and speaking of weird things that happened at the Vatican during the Middle Ages, go read about the Banquet of Chestnuts.

Well folks, today is International Women’s Day, so I thought it would be appropriate to recognize some important women in my life. Obviously the first two spots go to my mom and my fiancée, both of whom continue to tolerate me. But beyond these glaring choices, I’d also like to nominate my 6th grade English teacher, Ms. Metzler, who remains one of my all-time favorite teachers to this day and who taught me a lot of cool vocabulary words like erudite and curmudgeon and loquacious and belligerent and cumbersome. Lastly, I’d like to nominate Jennifer Connelly, who, in the movie The Rocketeer, made me feel all tingly and jingly inside for the first time when I was nine years old. Cheers!

There’s a little over a week left until free agency. Who do you wanna see the Texans pick up?

Well folks, our very own Houston Roughnecks remain undefeated! I tell ya what, the offense may not have P.J. Walker’s highlight reel plays anymore, but Wade Phillips’ defense is a hell of a lot of fun to watch. On an unrelated note, I feel like my comment about music last week sparked a lot of conversation, so today I wanna recommend a lesser known band called The Wild Feathers. They’re a southern/country rock band with three vocalists, all of whom were lead singers in previous bands. On their debut album, I heard bits of the Allman Brothers, the Black Crowes, and Tom Petty, and I immediately fell in love with their beautiful three-part harmonies. Their second album, Lonely Is a Lifetime, was a little more rock-based (but still good), although their third album, Greetings from the Neon Frontier, is like the second coming of the Eagles. Y’all should definitely check them out.

Boom shaka laka.

I realize I’ve posted several random “National Whatever Day” things thus far, and it’s mostly just been to fill space. However, since this is still an NFL blog, it seems rather appropriate that today (March 4th) is National Brain Injury Awareness Day. As for the Roughnecks game thread, it’s scheduled to post on Sunday at 6:30pm, half an hour before the game starts. Happy weekend, mofos!

Well folks, the NFL Combine has officially begun, and it looks like the Texans have already met with the four top quarterback prospects. I realize that Young is the choice of the majority, but assuming we get someone else, who would you rather have? Stroud, Richardson, or Levis?