N Texans coach Gary Kubiak will return next season, but defensive coordinator Frank Bush has been fired. The Texans (610) lost eight of their last 10 games, mostly due to a defense that gave up a leaguehigh 4,280 yards passing. Houston also fired secondary coach David Gibbs, linebackers coach Johnny Holland and assistant linebackers coach Robert Saleh..He never takes it and rips it in there. And you can say what you want but, man, you've got to be able to crease that ball every once in a while," Simms said. "There's not a lot of rotation on the ball and there's not a tremendous amount of power.

The Raiders will need to add some depth in the backfield and Peyton Hillis from the Cleveland Browns would make a terrific compliment to McFadden. The two backs played together at Arkansas and are close friends, and his running style fits what Oakland wants in a back. Hillis has over 2,000 career rushing yards and is a decent pass catching threat for a big back, but injuri