Grice cut dl to be added soon

[Beerman]

We could still sign vickerson after week one. Palepoi to ps

Good point. We still could do it prior to week 1.

[Big Dog]

Maybe they were trying to increase the odds of keeping him by having other teams fill up their PS first.

Good point, if you are right ... other teams that needed a RB were forced to make a move on Saturday or Sunday and now they may have "already moved on" so to speak and are less likely to pick-up Grice who can now be signed to the practice squad.

[Heatmiser]

Ricardo Mathews, NT, added to roster.

Can play all 3 DL positions.

Has starting experience (limited)

Former Colt! Surprise!


TG

[Antonio's Gates]

Texans fans and journalists seem to think Mathews deserved a spot on the roster, outperformed louis nix but was cut because of nix' draft status

[Bolt-O]

I think Ricardo Mathews deserves his own thread. Thanks AG for the heads up on the sentiment by the Texans fans; it looks like Mathews even outplayed the starting NT Powe there. Nix has durability issues.

[Bolt-O]

http://houseofhouston.com/2014/08/30/houston-texans-cut-ricardo-mathews-five-others/

Mathews, 27, a four-year veteran was signed by the Texans in April and had made impressive strides to make the team. He sacked Peyton Manning for Pete’s sake! But with Jerrell Powe being the presumptive starter and with Louis Nix III back in the fold from injury, the Texans were not going to cut this year’s third-round draft pick leaving Mathews the odd man out. Mathews had previously appeared for four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts but was used very little. He had six tackles and one sack in the preseason. I do think Mathews is extremely useful and I’m sure he will latch on to a team that utilizes the waiver wire to address their needs.

[Bolt-O]

CAREER:
Former seventh-round pick who has played in 52 regular season games with six starts and in four playoff games for the Indianapolis Colts from 2010-14
Has totaled 51 tackles and 1.5 sacks in his career

2013 (Indianapolis 16/1, 2/0):
Played in every game for the second consecutive season and recorded 18 tackles, a half-sack, one pass defensed, one tackle for loss and a career-high three quarterback hits
Recorded five tackles in the postseason, including three tackles in the AFC Divisional against New England (1/11/14)
Started the season finale against Jacksonville (12/29) and recorded two tackles
Registered a half-sack against Kansas City (12/22), teaming with Fili Moala to take down Alex Smith for an 8-yard loss in the third quarter

2012 (Indianapolis 16/5, 1/0):
Played in all 16 games (five starts) and notched 13 tackles and one pass defensed
Made his first career NFL start against Cleveland (10/21)
Made his second start of the season at defensive tackle against Detroit (12/2) and finished with a season-high three tackles
Made a start at defensive tackle against Houston (12/30) and notched a tackle and one pass defensed
Had one pass defensed in the team’s AFC Wild Card Playoff loss at Baltimore (1/6)

2011 (Indianapolis 12/0):
Competed in 12 contests and finished with career-highs of 19 tackles (11 solo), 1.0 sack and two passes defensed
Totaled two tackles and two passes defensed in his 2011 season debut vs. Kansas City (10/9)
Posted two tackles (one solo) and one tackle for loss at New Orleans (10/23)
Recorded his first career sack at Tennessee (10/30), taking down Matt Hasselbeck for a 9-yard loss in the fourth quarter, and contributed with three solo tackles
Led all Colts defensive linemen with a career-high five tackles (four solo) at Jacksonville (1/1)
2010 (Indianapolis 8/0, 1/0):
Saw action in eight games as a reserve defensive tackle and finished the year with one stop
Was inactive for the first four weeks of the season
Played in the AFC Wild Card playoff game against the New York Jets (1/8/11) and finished the game with one tackle

COLLEGE:
Appeared in 49 career games at Cincinnati and totaled 69 tackles, 15.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and one fumble recovery
Started 13 games as a senior and totaled career bests with 44 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks
Was on the Bearcat Academic Honor Roll
Majored in criminal justice

HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Terry Parker High School in Jacksonville, Fla.
Was a three-time first-team all-conference choice.
Reached the track state championships and was a wrestling conference champion

[Big Dog]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dancingbear Not much of a resume for someone playing opposite JJ. Surely that position can be upgraded.

My opinion is that Rico Matthews could've filled that position nicely.
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Quote: Originally Posted by TexansFanNTN My opinion is that Rico Matthews could've filled that position nicely. Bingo. I mentioned that in another thread. Those bowling ball linemen are hard to block. Personally I am amazed that we didn't look at the waiver wire harder than we did. SF showed us the quality of our depth.

[Big Dog]

Houston fans seem to favor him over Nix ...

[Formula 21]

I know somebody here who favors Nix over Mathews.

[Formula 21]

I like it. Experienced but not beat up. Big. Multi-positional. Earned a job in TC, but lost it to a non-cuttable draftee. Potentially gives us a good rotation.

[Formula 21]

Bill O'Brien needs more from Louis Nix
August, 29, 2014
AUG 29
4:21
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By Tania Ganguli | ESPN.com
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HOUSTON -- You don't always get the frankness we got on Friday from Texans coach Bill O'Brien, in this instance regarding nose tackle Louis Nix.

Nix missed time during this offseason after having a knee scope, and the catchup process for the third-round pick doesn't have Nix where O'Brien wants him.

"It’s been OK," O'Brien said. "He has to get a lot better. He’s a third-round draft pick and he needs to make sure he’s working extremely hard every day to play pro football. We’re in the process of figuring out who the 53-man roster is. A lot of those things we take into account.

"You have a guy there that’s a young guy who really doesn’t totally get it yet, what it means to play in this league. He has to come out and earn it. He’s better than he was when he came out on the field a couple weeks ago against Atlanta, but he’s got a long way to go."

Strong words.

When the Texans drafted Nix, trading back into the third round to get him. I thought he'd at least compete to be a starter, but quickly it was clear Jerrell Powe had that spot locked down. The fact O'Brien even brought up the roster cuts in a response about Nix is very interesting.

Thanks TT for missing on this guy.