Texans TE Darren Fells Knows What Makes Deshaun Watson a ‘Great’ Quarterback.
By Mark Lane, TexansWire
According to the 6-7, 270-pound Houston Texans tight end, his current quarterback, Deshaun Watson, is already a great at the position.
“He is one of the most phenomenal quarterbacks I’ve ever played for,” Fells said. “His ability to learn from mistakes extremely quick is huge. I’ve never seen him miss two passes twice. He’ll miss one at practice one day and then he’ll never miss that again. That, in my mind, is one of the main differences that make up an average quarterback and a great quarterback.”
The link above is to a houstontexans.com video with camp footage of Thursday’s action on the field in Houston. Drew Dougherty and John Harris discuss Day 5 of Texans Training Camp, Deepi Sidhu interviews Peter Kalambayi and get a sneak peak at the 2020 team.
Houston Texans: DeAndre Hopkins and the Patrick Ewing Theory
By Kenneth Cline, HouseOfHouston.com
What is the Patrick Ewing Theory?
You know Patrick Ewing, the NBA Hall-of-Famer. He was one of the best centers to ever play in the NBA. Drafted first overall by the New York Knicks, Ewing became a big piece for a Knicks team that was one of the best in the ’90s but came up short each time to either Michael Jordan and the Bulls, Reggie Miller and the Pacers, and of course, Hakeem Olajuwon and the legitimate champion Houston Rockets.
Yet, at some point during his career, there was an observation made by Bill Simmons and his friend Dave Cirilli. The theory goes that a team somehow plays better when their star player isn’t on the playing surface because of rest periods, injuries, or being on another team. The star player gets the attention from the media and fans, but doesn’t really help the team win anything of significance as far as high stakes. Then, that player leaves the team and suddenly, that team is written off by the media.
According to Jeffrey Ballone of Medium.com, two things must come out for this theory to work.
1) A team somehow plays better when their star player is injured or on the bench.
2) A team reaches new heights immediately following the departure of a star player.
For example, in 1999, Patrick Ewing suffered an Achilles’ tendon ending his season while the Knicks were battling the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers. The Knicks were written off and everyone saw Indiana’s title chances increase. Yet, New York surprised the Pacers by winning the series in six games.