The Official Bring Back Darius Petition

[Element1337]

5 Reasons we want Walker back!

1. He produced for the team late last season

2. He is a young player and has shown more than Chris Brown

3. He pass catches well and can contribute to this Texans offense

4. We want Wednesday's with Walker back

5. What happens when possible injuries happen? BRING BACK DARIUS. He is more proven than anyone on this team except for Ahman.

Signed,
"Element1337"
AMZ


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[dbruder44]

I would rather have a 100% committed guy than a I guy you can't count on anyday, Darius is a gamer and leaves it on the field, if we keep Brown "Chris you better earn your paycheck"

[DiehardChris]

I think they can do better than Darius on the waiver wire, but I certainly wouldn't be opposed to him coming back.

[Texian]

Odds are Darius is gone. If there was any inclination to keep him he would not have been cut so soon. Texans would've waited until 3P today before cutting him. In defense of Walker he is the only back that has remained healthy, when he does play he is the 1st or 2nd best back on the field and he did have a 4.6 avg yards per carry last season. If the waiver wire is bare there is a slight chance he could return.

[SuperstarII]

5 Reasons we want Walker back!

1. He produced for the team late last season

2. He is a young player and has shown more than Chris Brown

3. He pass catches well and can contribute to this Texans offense

4. We want Wednesday's with Walker back

5. What happens when possible injuries happen? BRING BACK DARIUS. He is more proven than anyone on this team except for Ahman.

Signed,
"Element1337"
AMZ



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I sign this petition. But the FO will just look at it like we know nothing and chunk it away.

[Sprtsfanatic]

I have no idea why we keep cutting this kid....he has heart, determination, and had the best yd/carry on this team...so what he doesnt have that extra gear...what he lacks in speed he more than makes up for with his field vision, and cutting ability.

I WANT DARIUS WALKER BACK!!!!!! LIKE YESTERDAY ALREADY!!!!!!!!



and on another note...I also have no freakin' clue as to why this board is so **** high on Chris Taylor...he has done nothing, shown nothing, and some how still has collected a pay check....DW is 10 times the runner that taylor will ever be.

[dbruder44]

I would rather have a 100% committed guy than a I guy you can't count on anyday, Darius is a gamer and leaves it on the field, if we keep Brown "Chris you better earn your paycheck"

So much for that so he gets his signing boonus and pay, why can't we waive him, I guess we can neotiate a injury settlement but that would mean he can't go elsewhere right????

[DeclanJr]

I don't want Darius or CB. Neither produce.

[jvaldez1984]

5 Reasons we want Walker back!

1. He produced for the team late last season

2. He is a young player and has shown more than Chris Brown

3. He pass catches well and can contribute to this Texans offense

4. We want Wednesday's with Walker back

5. What happens when possible injuries happen? BRING BACK DARIUS. He is more proven than anyone on this team except for Ahman.

Signed,
"Element1337"
AMZ


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No thankyou...

[SuperstarII]

I don't want Darius or CB. Neither produce.

chris Taylor stats
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaylCh02.htm

Darius Walker stats
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WalkDa00.htm

Who is better??

[jvaldez1984]

chris Taylor stats
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TaylCh02.htm

Darius Walker stats
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WalkDa00.htm

Who is better??

Taylor 4.4 yards per carry and 13.3 yards per reception. Walker 4.6 yards per carry and 6.2 yards per reception.

[SuperstarII]

Taylor 4.4 yards per carry and 13.3 yards per reception. Walker 4.6 yards per carry and 6.2 yards per reception.

so Taylor is a WR??

[jvaldez1984]

so Taylor is a WR??

no Taylor as a better all around RB...

[SuperstarII]

Walker has stayed healthy. nuff said IMO when comparing these two or three if you wanna throw Brown in there.

I am going to have fun this season. Just like arguing with the Carr fans the same will happen with the Taylor fans. he better do good this season is all I am saying.

[SuperstarII]

no Taylor as a better all around RB...

LOL so when is 4.4 yards per car is better than 4.6 yards per carry?

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL!!!!!1

[jvaldez1984]

LOL so when is 4.4 yards per car is better than 4.6 yards per carry?

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL!!!!!1

you obvious dont know what "all around" means...but thats ok...apparently Taylor was more valuable to Kubiak and Smith cuz he still has a job...

[SuperstarII]

you obvious dont know what "all around" means...but thats ok...apparently Taylor was more valuable to Kubiak and Smith cuz he still has a job...

I know "all around" means. WE shall see if they are right about this one.

[HydrOshocK]

The point is people are so high on Taylor and not Walker, but their stats are pretty much the same. Walker has a one up in the fact he has been healthy and Taylor hasnt. Plus from what I have seen in the preseason Walker was quicker and has better vision. I dont dislike Taylor, but as far as keeping Brown who is hurt and useless they kept him and cut Darius which is the main topic of this discussion anyways. Slaton, Walker and Taylor would have solidified our RB position and put it up there with our QB position as far a depth IMO.

Only depth we have at QB right now is Sage. ;)

[bigcarlos]

Bring him back

[HydrOshocK]

Bet tandem in the league though;)

Except for the Giants:D:eek:

LMAO!! how many people are gonna climb back on Carr's jock after one decent preseason game?

[SuperstarII]

Only depth we have at QB right now is Sage. ;)

Thank GOD Kubiak knows his QB's. :D

[HydrOshocK]

Thank GOD Kubiak knows his QB's. :D

Amen

[Sportswriter79]

Thank GOD Kubiak knows his QB's. :D

Yes, except hopefully our starter can play more than half the season this year.

[taylor90]

i would love to have walker back, but i know that he cant be a starting back..he is more productive than Chris Brown by a longshot tho..i would rather say bye to walker and kick chris out and pick someone else up who is better on the wire..but i will miss darius

[Sportswriter79]

Green, Walker, Brown, Taylor, Slaton....none of them are a solution to our RB problem.

[taylor90]

Green, Walker, Brown, Taylor, Slaton....none of them are a solution to our RB problem.

now i dont believe that at all. if green and brown werent injury prone that would be our solution.


slaton and taylor have never started a real nfl game we dont know how they can turn out..

slaton is a partial solution atm.

[Sportswriter79]

now i dont believe that at all. if green and brown werent injury prone that would be our solution.


slaton and taylor have never started a real nfl game we dont know how they can turn out..

slaton is a partial solution atm.

Taylor90, It has been a year since I have seen Ahman Green's name mentioned in print without an "if" attached to it. Same with Brown and Taylor. Too many "ifs" in this backfield to be a serious contender.

[taylor90]

Taylor90, It has been a year since I have seen Ahman Green's name mentioned in print without an "if" attached to it. Same with Brown and Taylor. Too many "ifs" in this backfield to be a serious contender.

with all due respect, you cant say that all these "ifs" wont be the solution we saw how good taylor and slaton did against dallas..dont cut our guys short yet

[Sportswriter79]

with all due respect, you cant say that all these "ifs" wont be the solution we saw how good taylor and slaton did against dallas..dont cut our guys short yet

Nothing would please me more regarding this team if one of these backs, or any combination of them on gameday, could give us 100 - 200 yards per game. That would be great. I hope your optimism proves to be rewarded.

If not it will be a shame, because the rest of the offense looks so good; but we need a running game to make the passing game a real threat.

[texanfreak]

sportswriter79, I believe Ahman Green is going to suprise you this year. Just because he didn't play last year doesn't mean he can't play.

[twinsfan]

Green, Walker, Brown, Taylor, Slaton....none of them are a solution to our RB problem.

Finally one person who living in reality! Other than myself that is.... We DO NOT have a feature running back. Yes Slaton will have his moments, but a true quality running back, we don't have. Green will make a play or two, same for Taylor, Walker is gone (he wasn't the answer, but could have helped) it will be another year of the same old thing. Well at least Dayne isn't around for people to love and hate. Of course the Pats did it through the air last year, and that would be fun to watch!

[BornOrange]

Walker killed himself by not doing anything on special teams.

If you want to be a backup RB in the NFL, you better block and tackle on special teams units.

And that is one reason why Ron Dayne is unemployed right now. NFL teams don't have roster space for backups who don't contribute on special teams.

[Whiskeyrbl]

Man we have had our disagreements on here, but I am totally on board with you on this one.;)


Please, please, puhlease bring him back!

A-B
SDW
Welcome Back A-B

[zanth91]

And what good did Darius bring this preseason?? He looked pretty slow and uncommitted to me...

[Sportswriter79]

what about me?
i was banned too

Why are you guys getting banned? A-B, wasn't this your second or third time?

[ReliantTexan]

I never was high on Walker and I didn't expect him to make the roster, I just didn't think he was better than any of the other backs we had.

[ReliantTexan]

um at least we knows what walker can be doing unlike brown whos been being hurt all times.It's not just about Brown, is he better than Taylor,Slaton,Green? No. If he were he'd still be here. But I still don't see how Brown is still here after getting put on IR.

[Towlie]

have anybody here might have thought that this move might be to put him on the practice squad???

[headsplint]

It's weird I thought I would be more upset about it but i'm pretty much over it. He had a chance to make his case against Tampa, and unfortunately he just did not get it done. Granted the O-line wasn't creating lanes, but this is the NFL, if you want to make the team, you better push some second third and fourth stringers out of the way and get some yardage. I liked the guy alot, but it is what it is, I would like to see him back on the ps, and get another shot, but he didn't show anything in his only real chance.


(sorry A-B I know he's your boy!!)

[zanth91]

have anybody here might have thought that this move might be to put him on the practice squad???

By chance he might be, like last year.

[SuperstarII]

And what good did Darius bring this preseason?? He looked pretty slow and uncommitted to me...

You would too if you knew you aren't getting a fair share of carries.

[SuperstarII]

By chance he might be, like last year.

yet Taylor hasn't shown jack either last year. I know this coaching staff is committed to win. they better be a playoff contention this season. I will not accept anything else.

[headsplint]

yet Taylor hasn't shown jack either last year. I know this coaching staff is committed to win. they better be a playoff contention this season. I will not accept anything else.

This I don't understand, alot of guys on here keep praising Slaton after the Dallas game, and deservedly so, yet they say Taylor hasn't shown them much. Here are the stats from that game:


Rushing ATT YDS TD LG
C. Taylor 11 47 0 7
S. Slaton 10 44 0 20

Slaton had that one big run, and averaged 4.4 yards per carry INCLUDING that big run so take that one away and he averaged 2.6 yards per carry.

Taylor averaged 4.27 yards per run, and he had a long of 7.

Just saying they both had similar numbers yet everyone keeps saying slaton owned and taylor "hasn't show them anything"

I simply don't get it, especially after you look at the facts.

[gforce365]

when do the practice squad list come out?

[headsplint]

when do the practice squad list come out?

once all the players clear waivers.

[msmith]

This I don't understand, alot of guys on here keep praising Slaton after the Dallas game, and deservedly so, yet they say Taylor hasn't shown them much. Here are the stats from that game:


Rushing ATT YDS TD LG
C. Taylor 11 47 0 7
S. Slaton 10 44 0 20

Slaton had that one big run, and averaged 4.4 yards per carry INCLUDING that big run so take that one away and he averaged 2.6 yards per carry.

Taylor averaged 4.27 yards per run, and he had a long of 7.

Just saying they both had similar numbers yet everyone keeps saying slaton owned and taylor "hasn't show them anything"

I simply don't get it, especially after you look at the facts.

...the "facts" say it all. I think it is sometimes easy to simply agree with the posters above you for a quick ego-stroking "attaboy." I get a kick out of the occasional post that hints that ANYONE associated with the Texans (outside of our buddy Nick S) might actually look at these boards. A little too much self-importance attatched, methinks. Thank you for posting FACT, which is what our coaches base their personnel decisions on.

[gforce365]

once all the players clear waivers.

thanks.

[gforce365]

i like Walker like most of you, but i dont see why everyone is throwing a fit over someone who would've been 4th on our depth chart behind Green, Taylor, and Slaton. :confused:

[Yosarian]

oops sorry, i thought this was the bring back ron dayne thread.:eek:

[Se7en]

oops sorry, i thought this was the bring back ron dayne thread.:eek:

EEK!!! :eek:

I love walker and hope he gets a chance to continue playing here.

[Element1337]

But the fact remains...Slaton had that long run...and not to forget...

Slaton - 4.1 ypc this preseason

Taylor - 3.0 ypc this preseason

[redEyeNinja]

i really dont think walker is all that good. hes little, and not even in a good way like jones-drew. Hes just a plain mugsy.

[SuperstarII]

i really dont think walker is all that good. hes little, and not even in a good way like jones-drew. Hes just a plain mugsy.

i swear NFL needs to stop discriminating against people under 5'11". I didn't know this was the NBA for crying out loud. Taller doesn't always mean better. I am kind of glad I didn't push myself to go to the NFL. I would of wasted my time because I am 5'11".

[redEyeNinja]

i swear NFL needs to stop discriminating against people under 5'11". I didn't know this was the NBA for crying out loud. Taller doesn't always mean better. I am kind of glad I didn't push myself to go to the NFL. I would of wasted my time because I am 5'11".

your trippin darius walker is actually taller than maurice jones-drew. Anyways the only really tall running back i know is brandon jacobs. alot of them are about 5'11" ish or shorter.

darius is just not that good. we dont need him, all of our RBs are way better than him. Hes extra baggage we don't need. This is the nfl, deal with it. You don't need someone let them go, thats the business of it.

[BIG ERN]

i really dont think walker is all that good. hes little, and not even in a good way like jones-drew. Hes just a plain mugsy.

compared to chris brown?

[redEyeNinja]

compared to chris brown?

we all know from his past years with the titans that he can run, WHEN he's healthy. Just really don't get why y'all are stuck on darius... your gonna miss wednesdays with walker? You know how much more bad *** monday's with mario would be?

[South Texan]

From the Chron today: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5975871.html

Slayton: “A lot of veterans told me that is the reason some running backs don’t play — they can’t protect,” Slaton said. “That’s one of the things that I felt I could do the most improving on.”

Might just be the reason Walker got cut.

Green has proved he has talent, it's just that injury thing with him. His new "Team Friendly" contract should really get him motivated to play... at $200K per game I would even give it a shot every game.

Taylor can play both RB positions, and that versitility is probably why he is on the roster instead of Walker.

I suspect the thought on Walker is that he does show some talent but needs more development. By being one of the first teams to announce cuts, including Walker, the Texans once again show that they are a class act by giving the cut players a better chance to land with a team somewhere.

Since he knows the system and would be ready to get back on the roster if Green doesn't make it through the season, look for Walker to get preference to be signed to the practice squad if he doesn't get picked up by another team.

[BIG ERN]

we all know from his past years with the titans that he can run, WHEN he's healthy. Just really don't get why y'all are stuck on darius... your gonna miss wednesdays with walker? You know how much more bad *** monday's with mario would be?

I would like Walker in the PS atleast

[HydrOshocK]

Walker would not start nor be a back on any NFL team this year when injuries are not a factor. That is the case with us as well. With us being heathy he is not better then any running back we have. With that being said one of ours will go down at some point and he will most likly be back. Not saying he didnt produce back my hinking is they expected alittle more out of him when given the chance obviously he didnt impress the coaches enough to crack this years team for week 1. We will be running into this every year as our depth and team gets better more an more players we like that did contribute will not make this team.

Bingo

[SuperstarII]

your trippin darius walker is actually taller than maurice jones-drew. Anyways the only really tall running back i know is brandon jacobs. alot of them are about 5'11" ish or shorter.

darius is just not that good. we dont need him, all of our RBs are way better than him. Hes extra baggage we don't need. This is the nfl, deal with it. You don't need someone let them go, thats the business of it.


Taylor is just not as good then. What has he shown? Yeah and we kept Carr for 6 years. We all know about keeping bad players on the roster.

[Pantherstang84]

your trippin darius walker is actually taller than maurice jones-drew. Anyways the only really tall running back i know is brandon jacobs. alot of them are about 5'11" ish or shorter.

darius is just not that good. we dont need him, all of our RBs are way better than him. Hes extra baggage we don't need. This is the nfl, deal with it. You don't need someone let them go, thats the business of it.

We are tripping for the following reasons...

1. He's effective carrying the rock.
2. He doesn't cough the ball up.
3. His first top when arriving at Reliant Stadium is not the training room.

How many backs on the current roster can claim the same three things?

[taylor90]

this is getting out of hand..i loved Darius Walker, yeah he didnt get as many carries but he should ahve shown somthing..he averaged like 1 yard per carry against Tampa..sure the o-line sucked but he was up against 2nd and 3rd stringers and he couldnt show anything..if we would have averaged 3+ yds per carry which he could and should have he would be on the team not brown..he did this to himself. this will happen every season..we will like a new/young guy and we will get mad when he is cut..just let it go. the coaches know best.

[SuperstarII]

this is getting out of hand..i loved Darius Walker, yeah he didnt get as many carries but he should ahve shown somthing..he averaged like 1 yard per carry against Tampa..sure the o-line sucked but he was up against 2nd and 3rd stringers and he couldnt show anything..if we would have averaged 3+ yds per carry which he could and should have he would be on the team not brown..he did this to himself. this will happen every season..we will like a new/young guy and we will get mad when he is cut..just let it go. the coaches know best.

I can just say they kept him on the practice squad. So that i am at least happy with it. They just need to give him more chances.

[Yosarian]

There doesn't seem to be anyone mentioning the cramping issue with walker that Kubiak talked about during the cuts new conference.

He said walker had a bad issue with cramps when he got further into the games and he never showed improvement is what i gathered was a big part of the reason he was cut.

Did anyone else remember Kubiak saying that during the press thingy?

edit:::::Okay im not sure where i read that.

[SuperstarII]

There doesn't seem to be anyone mentioning the cramping issue with walker that Kubiak talked about during the cuts new conference.

He said walker had a bad issue with cramps when he got further into the games and he never showed improvement is what i gathered was a big part of the reason he was cut.

Did anyone else remember Kubiak saying that during the press thingy?

edit:::::Okay im not sure where i read that.

I think you were maybe refereing to mabye either Taylor or Ahman?

[RockNRoll!]

oh lord this petition is just plain .....


guys. darius did well late last season against defenses who were resting starters for the playoffs or injury-depleted defenses. he still isnt that great in pass protection, which is extremely important. he doesnt make enough of an impact in special teams either. why dont you people just trust kubiak. i dont think we can really remember kubiak making a disasterous decision in his time as a head coach with this team.

[Yosarian]

I think you were maybe refereing to mabye either Taylor or Ahman?

Im pretty sure it was walker. Ill try to find where i saw/read that.

[redEyeNinja]

We are tripping for the following reasons...

1. He's effective carrying the rock.
2. He doesn't cough the ball up.
3. His first top when arriving at Reliant Stadium is not the training room.

How many backs on the current roster can claim the same three things?

hes played like 2 games.

[SuperstarII]

oh lord this petition is just plain .....


guys. darius did well late last season against defenses who were resting starters for the playoffs or injury-depleted defenses. he still isnt that great in pass protection, which is extremely important. he doesnt make enough of an impact in special teams either. why dont you people just trust kubiak. i dont think we can really remember kubiak making a disasterous decision in his time as a head coach with this team.

I am tired of repeating myself about this. Just take out Walker in your post and place in Taylor.

Kubiak kept Carr his first season here. It wasn't until rick smith came in and they let him go.

[headsplint]

So they brought Darius back, albeit the practice squad, so in all sense of this thread it should be closed right?

[zanth91]

So they brought Darius back, albeit the practice squad, so in all sense of this thread it should be closed right?

No, not quite.

[HJam72]

Just my opinion, but I think Slaton is the answer, at least for one year. That leaves the argument about Taylor vs. Walker kind of moot. I don't see why Slaton can't carry the load when Green is hurt, which admittedly will probably be most of the time. Slaton may not be big as RBs go, but he's big enough. Ideally, you'd want a bigger RB than Slaton to carry the load, but that doesn't mean he can't do it for a year or two. What is he 23? Just give him a cheerleader for every 200 yd. game or something. :D

[SuperstarII]

How many actual games has Taylor played in? Slaton? Just sayin.

I saw Tillman's picks last night. I laughed on some of his analysis of the people were cut. He said no big surprise that Walker was cut. Then he said he was impressed by Chris Taylor. They showed two clips Taylor was running and the first one he made 5 yards and the other less than a yard. He was impressed with him?! LOL So why not show that one run Walker made last season when he ran 41 yards if he thinks Walker is so bad?

[redEyeNinja]

I don't even know why you're asking me that one one is a rookie...

It's not proving anything. Just from THIS pre-season. Slaton and Taylor ran the ball better than Darius, and that is what counts right now. The slogan for this season is "BELIEVE IN NOW" not "believe in last season during one play at the END of the season, when teams already had playoff spots, where darius got lucky and ran for 40 some yards which will never happen again"

[SuperstarII]

I don't even know why you're asking me that one one is a rookie...

It's not proving anything. Just from THIS pre-season. Slaton and Taylor ran the ball better than Darius, and that is what counts right now. The slogan for this season is "BELIEVE IN NOW" not "believe in last season during one play at the END of the season, when teams already had playoff spots, where darius got lucky and ran for 40 some yards which will never happen again"


GOT lucky yeah right and Taylor will never be a good running back. I say maybe decent, but not as good as everybody thinks around here.

[redEyeNinja]

GOT lucky yeah right and Taylor will never be a good running back. I say maybe decent, but not as good as everybody thinks around here.

not a taylor fan... but i think hes better than darius. But, Slaton he must perform the best, he's the only one that really can. Face the facts Ahman is toooo old. Look at Shaun Alexandar. Oh wait you can't, nobody picked him up. Ahman may have a few good games this year, but thats it. I hope its sunday. Cause i'm sure he's starting.

[taylor90]

darius was brought back, tot he practice squad. where we would be on almost every nfl team.. maybe a 3rd stringer..end this thread.

[CASH93]

Come on does 9 rushes for 18 yards against 3rd string Tampa Defense make you an NFL running back

[Pantherstang84]

hes played like 2 games.

Which is greater than equal to the number of regular season games than which RBs on the current roster have played for the Texans...

A. Ahman Green
B. Chris Taylor
C. Steve Slaton
D. All of the Above

Just sayin'

[Pantherstang84]

Come on does 9 rushes for 18 yards against 3rd string Tampa Defense make you an NFL running back

No. If you base it on JUST that ONE game? Come on
is that the only game you have seen him play in?:rolleyes:

[SuperstarII]

Come on does 9 rushes for 18 yards against 3rd string Tampa Defense make you an NFL running back

Don't forget the bad blocking and the penalties that made them take back those runs of his. He has ran with the 1st stringers and did pretty good. Now it seems the Texans are looking at bell again. Does that mean an end for Taylor???

[taylor90]

jeez..i dont want bell..i dont want any rb availiable now. i still cant believe we didnt try to get michael turner but i just want to stay where we are for now and not pick up and guy who got cut. i want us to go after a good young non injury prone back in the offseason from a trade or the draft..

[Pantherstang84]

Don't forget the bad blocking and the penalties that made them take back those runs of his. He has ran with the 1st stringers and did pretty good. Now it seems the Texans are looking at bell again. Does that mean an end for Taylor???

Wow. Where did this come from?

[SuperstarII]

Wow. Where did this come from?

look at the threads it is posted....