Texans All Pro LT Duane Brown unlikely to play Sunday

[UNCrules2187]

Duane Brown did not practice Wednesday and will be a gametime decision for the Texans Week 2 matchup at Carolina. The All-Pro left tackle played in the season opener, despite wearing a cast for his injured right thumb.

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Aaron Wilson @AaronWilson_NFL

Texans offensive tackle Duane Brown didn't practice for second consecutive day, sources say he's extremely unlikely to play this week

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[pantherj]

[hepcat]

That's big.  He looked good against the Chiefs.

[pantherj]

This is excellent news. Typically there is a huge drop off from starting LT to backup obviously. We saw what happened to the Jags in that situation. Their second half might have been historically bad even for the Jags. You just can't afford to lose your LT going against a top 10 defense. It severely limits your ability to throw deep and make big plays. The tackle just won't be able to hold up in pass protection, or he'll just hold on every play, and the refs will start to watch him like a hawk. Without the threat of the deep pass, we can lock down the run and force them into throwing a lot of short passes. This is exactly what we want to happen defensively. This plays right into our strength. Norman, Peanut, and our elite LBs our going to generate turnovers and 3 and outs in that situation. The Peanut punch will be in affect. Those short passes allow for big hits, jumping routes, and clogging up the passing lanes. The LT loss is HUGE.

[Murrican]

DLine gonna eat 

[YoungPanthers89]

Need a big day from the DE's