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Alan Burge, (or 'aj' as he’s known to his Texans family and friends) joined the Examiner team after three years of writing fan-tastic articles for houstontexans.com. Alan has been following pro football since Joe Willie's guarantee and has been a regular at Houston home games since Earl's rookie season.

Alan is a Texans season ticket holder who brings his readers a blend of thoughtful analysis, passionate and insightful commentary, and well-informed opinion -- from the fan perspective. Alan's work is widely recognized and he has been heard talking Texans football many times as a guest on sports talk radio stations across the country.

Alan is a long time resident of the Clear Lake/Friendswood, Texas area and is a graduate of the University of Houston. When not immersed in all things NFL, this football addict/part-time sportswriter/aerospace enthusiast also likes to spend time with his family, travel and enjoy the great outdoors. Send Alan an email.

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Same old story as Texans self destruct at Indy

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

In the end I'm not sure whether it was the slow start, the three turnovers, the thirteen penalties, or the lack of situational awareness by the...
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Texans have a chance to take 'happy fan' status to new heights

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

It's time for our weekly look at the AFC standings to see where the Texans stand relative to their most important competition. By taking care of...
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Reminder to Colts fans: Texans are down three starters on offense

Friday, November 6th, 2009 · 2 comments

The Colts were visited by the injury bug this week losing 3/4ths of their secondary and a starting outside linebacker. All I can say is welcome to the...
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Texans at Colts: what a difference a year makes

Thursday, November 5th, 2009 · 9 comments

Just for grins, I went back and took a look at the gamebook from the Texans 33-27 loss at Indy last season. I also dredged up my post-game writeup...
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Texans climb above 'happy fan line'

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 · 5 comments

It's time for our weekly look at the AFC standings to see where the Texans stand relative to their most important competition. By taking care of...
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Texans have an opportunity to make a move in the AFC

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The Texans have a golden opportunity against the 49ers gold rush on Sunday. It's an opportunity to be 4-3 which would match a franchise best record...
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AFC contenders and pretenders starting to separate

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I received some nice feedback on this entry I posted prior to Week 5 so I thought I'd bring it back once more since it could be the last time this...
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Houston, you need a defense

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As I sit here and mull over the emotions from yet another mind numbing Texans loss, I'm wondering why I don't feel more frustration. Maybe it's...
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The Texans will beat the Jaguars if...

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As I prepare to head out the door to Reliant Stadium, let me leave you with two keys to Texans success today. One...
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A Jaguars appetizer for Texans fans

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Note to PETA: Don't take the headline literally. Although that reminds me that I still haven't decided what I'm going to throw on the grill Sunday...
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