Texans have to get by Manning

Tip to Lovin’ Blue, the Texans have Manning on the mind

“That’s your job as a professional: to work hard every offseason and try to put yourself in the best possible shape and position to give yourself a chance to win,” he said. “People think we have a bull’s-eye on us or (that we) have ourselves on a higher pedestal. Well, we talk about being the hunters, of going out and trying to accomplish what we want to accomplish. We feel like our opponents have a bull’s-eye on their chests. We don’t feel (extra) responsibility or pressure.

“The great thing about the NFL, it’s an old cliché , but everybody is 0-0 on opening day. What happened last year, or the year before, is pretty irrelevant. It’s about going out and trying to re-establish the kind of team you’re going to be this year.”