You know the off-season has gotten long when the "he is... no, he's not" regarding Keenan McCardell as a Texan becomes daily discussion.

That said, reader Mark¹ points me to this line in the NFL.com transaction log.

Green Bay Packers	Korey Hall signed/draft choice
Houston Texans	Keenan McCardell signed
Indianapolis Colts	Tarik Glenn retired
New Orleans Saints	Robert Meachem signed/draft choice, Five-year contract

So... um... I am going to say that McCardell is a Texan. Though that is subject to change at any point until I see him in uniform.

By the way, how cool is it (from our perspective) to see Tarik Glenn officially retire? (See Stampede Blue for a full discussion of Glenn's departure.)

Say what you want about how quickly Manning gets rid of the ball or how well he feels pressure or how good the offensive system is at replacing people, but Texans fans (more than just about anyone, I guess) know the true value of a real left tackle. Maybe Tony Ugoh or Charlie Johnson steps up and plays well... but neither of them is Tarik Glenn. And, for that, Mario Williams is exceedingly happy.

¹ And can I just mention how much I love readers who alert me to stories? They instantly become my favorite people in the whole universe for a solid 15 or 20 minutes.

Labels: 2007 Draft, Batman, Colts Shmolts, Free Agency, Super Mario, Training camp 2007

Posted by matt on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at 10:01 AM | Permalink