Ukuqala okuthobekile kwe-Houston Texans
Iziqalo Zokuthobeka ZaseHouston Texans
I-Houston Texans yazalwa ngokuhluleka; ukwehluleka kwamafutha e-Houston ukuphumelela eHouston nokuhluleka kweMali Yezimali ukuza nesisombululo senkundla eLos Angeles. Faka ibhizinisi laseHouston, uMob McNair, owabamba ama-dollar amaningana amaRandi ukuze aqinisekise iNFL, ngokuvotela okungu-29-0 ngo-Okthoba ka-1999, ukunikeza uHouston ithuba lokuthenga i-franchise.
Ngeshwa, abalandeli baseball Houston, iThe Texans, kuze kube manje, baye bafakazela kakhulu, ngokwabo, kube ukwehluleka. Ithimba lalinomlando owodwa wokuwina emlandweni wawo, futhi kusadingeka ukuthi kufinyelele ngisho nokushaya izintambo. Kodwa ama-Houstoniya aqhubeka nokupakisha isonto le-Reliant Stadium ngemuva kwesonto ukubuka umdlalo wesibili we-NFL we-franchise game emva komdlalo, unyaka nonyaka, ukuphuma emlotha wokuhluleka futhi uthuthuke ezindaweni eziphakeme zempumelelo.
Igama lethimba
Igama laleli qembu lamenyezelwa ngoSepthemba 6, 2000 ngaphambi kwezinkulungwane zabantu ababekhona emhlanganweni wenkundla yangaphandle edolobheni laseHouston. Isimemezelo segama lethimba lilandelwa kamuva ngalolo suku nguBob McNair ephonsa umgoqo wokuqala - okwenzeka ukuba ibhola - kumnikazi we Houston Astros, uDrayton McLane, ngaphambi komdlalo we-Astros kuleyo ndawo okuthiwa yi-Enron Field.
Ukungafani kweqembu, GM yokuqala, Umqeqeshi wokuqala
Imifenqo yethimba yavulwa ngomhla ka-Septhemba 25, 2001, futhi kwakulolu suku abadlali beqembu labadlali be-cheerleaders nabo baqala ukuqala.
Umphathi weqembu lokuqala uhlonishwa uCharley Casserly, ongakajoyina iThe Texans, wayehlanganyele noJoe Gibbs ukusiza ukwenza iWashington Redskins ibe yindlu yamandla ema-1980s nase-90. Umqeqeshi wokuqala oyinhloko nguDom Capers owayengumqeqeshi wokuqala weCarolina Panthers, futhi ngubani, ngonyaka wakhe wesibili njengomqeqeshi oyinhloko, wahola leli qembu ukuba liqhube umdlalo weNFC lapho belahlekelwa khona yiGreen Bay Packers.
I-Houston Texans 'First Draft Pick
Iqoqo lokuqala lokudlala le-amateur kwakunguDavid Carr, okuyi-quarterback evela eFresno State. Futhi ngoSeptemba 8, 2002, ngaphambi kokuba izilaleli ezinkulu, ezibukwayo ku-ESPN, ziholele iThe Texans ngenye yezinqola ezinkulu zomlando webhola njengoba iThe Texans inqobe amaCowboys eDallas 19-10 emdlalweni wokuqala wonyaka wonyaka weqembu.
Ngeshwa kwethimba, izinto ziye zonke ukwehla kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuya phambili. UCapers noCasserly bavunyelwe ukuhamba ngemuva kwesizini sesine yeqembu, inkathi eyingozi eyabonakala iThe Texans iya 2-14 ngonyaka ngemuva kokuqeda 7-9.
Kodwa ngenxa yerekhodi labo, i-Texans iphinda ikwazi ukukhetha okokuqala emqulwini. Esikhundleni sokubhalisa i-hero Vendawo Young yaseYunivesithi yaseTexas, noma ebhala u-Reggie Bush, owayengumdlali weHeisman Trophy, esikhundleni sakhe wakhetha iqembu lakhe elizimele elingaziwa, uWilliam William.