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The Houston Texans had their best season ever in 2011, finishing with a 10-6 record and earning their first playoff berth.

Saw The Avengers with the family the first night it came out. Loved it. With movies like that, I like to see them early in their run so that the ad previews don't ruin everything.

But he's not the only member of the Texans' organization who deserves credit for an incredibly improved defense from 2010 to 2011.

The Houston Texans defense did just fine after it lost its star defensive end early during the 2011 season, finishing the year with a team-record 44 sacks, and defensive coordinator Wade Phillips expects even bigger things from the unit in 2012 -- even if Williams now calls himself a Buffalo Bill.

I mean, really, the only teams that get A's are the ones that draft Andrew Luck, RGIII, etc, etc.

Texans general manager/vice president Rick Smith spoke 1-on-1 with Drew Dougherty about the team's Draft, rookie free agents and scouting process.

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The Houston Texans have gotten a lot of praise for fourth-round pick Jared Crick , a defensive end out of Nebraska.

That's the lesson the Houston Texans learned in the 2012, their first as a playoff team.