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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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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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Scouting the Bills: this Byrd isn't dropping anything

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 · 2 comments

Buffalo Bills rookie safety Jairus Byrd was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for October. A summary of Byrd's recent accomplishments: Byrd, a...
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Scouting the Bills: keeping an eye on the special teams

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 · 4 comments

When you hear coaches talk about what it takes to win games, they often bring up the term 'three phases.' meaning offense, defense and special teams....
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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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Opponent Q&A: San Francisco 49ers Examiner Samuel Lam

The Texans and 49ers face off tomorrow in a big game for both teams. In an attempt to get some insider perspective on the matchup, I asked my West...
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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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49ers looking for offensive spark against Texans

Much of the talk this week has been about the debut of Michael Crabtree, the 49ers wide receiver from Texas Tech who missed nearly half of his rookie...
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Singletary all business as he returns home an NFL head coach

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Two of Houston's native sons will face off as NFL head coaches on Sunday afternoon at Reliant Stadium. It's funny but I've spoken to a lot of people...
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Texans try to keep pace in the AFC

The Texans can help themselves in the AFC race today even though they're facing an NFC opponent. After all, it's the won - loss record that's most...
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