Iziqalo ezithobekileyo ze-Houston Texans
Iziqalo zokuthobeka zikaHouston Texans
I-Houston Texans zazalwa ngenxa yokungaphumeleli; ukungaphumeleli kwamafutha e-Houston ukuphumelela eHouston kunye nokungaphumeleli kweMali yeMali ukuza nesisombululo senkundla eLos Angeles. Ngenisa i-Houston ishishini loMnuz Bob McNair owanikezela ngamakhulu amabhiliyoni eedola ukukholisa i-NFL, ngevoti engu-29-0 ngo-Oktobha ka-1999, ukunikezela i-franchise ye-32 ye-Houston.
Ngelishwa, ukuba abalandeli bebhola le-Houston, i-Texans, kude kube ngoku, ziye zazingqina ukuba, ngokwazo, ziyi-failure. Iqela liphethe irekhodi elilodwa nje lokuphumelela kwimbali yayo, kwaye akukafaneli lifike kufutshane nokukhwaza i-playoffs. Nangona kunjalo ama-Houstoni aqhubeka ephethe i-Weekly Stadium yeveki emva kweveki ukuba abukele umdlalo wesibili we-NFL wesixeko uzame umdlalo emva komdlalo, unyaka emva konyaka, ukunyuka kumlotha wokungaphumeleli kunye nokuphakama kwinqanaba lempumelelo.
Igama leqela
Igama leqela lamenyezelwa ngoSeptemba 6, 2000 phambi kwamawaka abantu abaye kwi-rally ngaphandle kwidolophu yase Houston. Izaziso zegama leqela lilandelwa kamva ngaloo mini nguBob McNair ephonsa umgca wokuqala - okwenzeka ukuba ibhola lebhola - kumnini we-Houston Astros, uDrayton McLane, phambi komdlalo we-Astros kwi-Eniyon ngoko kuthiwa ngu-Enron Field.
Uniformms Team, First GM, Umqeqeshi Wokuqala
Iifom zeqela liye zavulwa ngomhla weSeptemba 25, 2001, kwaye kwakukulo mhla abadlali be-cheerleaders baqhuba ngayo.
Umphathi wokuqala weqela uhlonishwa nguCharley Casserly, owathi ngaphambi kokujoyina i-Texans, wayesebenzisana noJoe Gibbs ukunceda ukwenza iRashington Redskins ibe namandla kwi-1980 kunye ne-90. Umqeqeshi wokuqala wekhanda nguDom Capers owayeye waba ngumqeqeshi wokuqala wenkosi yaseCarolina Panthers, kwaye ngubani, ngomnyaka wakhe wesibini njengomqeqeshi oyintloko, wahola elo qela kwi-game title ye-NFC apho ilahlekelwe yiGreen Bay Packers.
I-Pick yokuqala ye-Pick ye-Texans
Ikhefu lokuqala lokudlala i-amateur nguDavid Carr, i-quarterback evela kwi-Fresno State. Kwaye ngoSeptemba 8, 2002, ngaphambi kokuba ababukeli abakhulu belizwe bebukele i-ESPN, wayekhokelela kwi-Texans ngenye yezinto ezinokubangela ukunqoba kwimbali yebhola njengoko iThe Texans yanqoba iDallas Cowboys 19-10 kumdlalo wokuqala wonyaka wonyaka.
Ngelishwa kwiqela, izinto ziye zanyuka zonke ukusuka kuloo ndawo. I-Capers kunye neCasserly bavunyelwe ukuhamba emva kwexesha lesine leqela, ixesha elibi labona i-Texans iya ku-2-14 ngonyaka emva kokugqiba 7-9.
Kodwa ngenxa yerekhodi yabo, i-Texans kwakhona yaqala ukukhetha kwidrafti. Esikhundleni sokuloba iqhawe lasekhaya leVince Young elivela kwiYunivesithi yaseTexas, okanye uloba i-Heisman Trophy oyinqobe uReggie Bush, iqela likhethe i-lineman engaziwayo i-lineman.