Fortunately for Williams, he was in New York for the draft at Radio City Music Hall and was spared the indignity of hearing their displeasure directly, though both he and the Texans organization are well aware that he wasn't the people's choice.

Kubiak, endorsed him over Bush and Texas quarterback Vince Young. "But when you look at it, Young and Bush both had been on TV as college players. Everybody knew them. They're both great athletes. Both had done wonderful things.

included getting his lunch eaten by Kansas City's 280-pound right tackle, Kyle Turley, who is coming off a back injury that sidelined him all last season.

Sunday against the Eagles with rookie sixth-rounder Wali Lundy as their starting running back. Their projected starter, Domanick Davis, is out for the season with a knee injury that could be career-threatening.

Davis, a two-time 1,000-yard rusher, was just 24 yards shy of turning the trick a third time last December when swelling in his left knee sidelined him for the last five games of the Texans' forgettable 2-14 season. He had offseason surgery to repair damaged cartilage to his lateral meniscus and didn't participate in any of the team's offseason workouts. The Texans expressed confidence that Davis would be fine, but he reinjured the knee early in training camp and never played again.

Texans' GM for the first 4 years of their existence, stepped down after the draft, presumably before he was fired. Now working as an information guy for CBS, he insists the Texans still would have taken Williams over Bush even if they had known Davis wouldn't be able to play this season.

going into the season. We knew there was a chance he could go out and get hurt again, which is what happened. We went into this with our eyes wide open.

When McNair hired former Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Kubiak in January, the assumption was that the Texans would go with an offensive player - either Young or Bush - with the first pick. But both Kubiak and Casserly felt Williams was a player who comes along once every couple of decades. They believed he could dramatically improve a defense that finished last in the league in points allowed and takeaways and 31st in yards allowed.

The fact that they play in the same division as Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts had a lot to do with the decision to go for a pass rusher.

rookie in '99, was a fourth-round pick. Mike Anderson, who twice rushed for over 1,000 yards for the Broncos, was a sixth-rounder. Reuben Droughns, who rushed for 1,240 yards 2 years ago, was claimed off the waiver wire.

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