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    Texans 28, Vikings 24

    Case Keenum remains in limbo: UH star gets little chance to star as John Beckracks up gaudy stats

    Chris Baldwin
    Aug 30, 2012 | 9:28 pm
    • Case Keenum found himself in a tough position against the Vikings. And now hefinds himself in NFL limbo.
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    • Case Keenum (No. 7) appears to have lost the race for the third-stringquarterback spot with John Beck.
      Photo by Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com
    • In the end, it comes down to who Gary Kubiak is better equipped to run hisoffense.
      Photo by Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com

    A big chance? Only, if you'd consider a five-minute speed dating round a big chance.

    That is about how much of an opportunity Case Keenum ends up getting in his first extended playing time of the NFL preseason. Quick! Show me what you've got! While running out the clock.

    Circumstances and coaching decisions left the former University of Houston star fighting for his professional career with the hometown Houston Texans with little chance to wow. Texans coach Gary Kubiak either likes what he's seen of Keenum enough in training camp to keep the NCAA's all-time passing leader on the practice squad or he doesn't.

    Thursday night at Reliant Stadium isn't likely to be the deciding factor.

     

      Like in most cases when you're a third or fourth-string quarterback, you take what you can get. And say please and thank you for it. 

    Not with Keenum only throwing 10 passes (completing five for a mere 43 yards) in the Texans' 28-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

    Of course with word later coming out that a fan had fallen to his death during the game, Keenum's quest suddenly seemed a lot less meaningful. Even from a football standpoint, Rashad Butler — who just lost the starting right tackle job to Derek Newton — going out for the season with a torn triceps looms as more significant than Keenum.

    Keenum's most significant throw? Perhaps, an overthrow.

    For there is the quarterback-short (6-foot) man who isn't supposed to have a strong arm sending a pass screaming over rookie DeVier Posey in the fourth quarter. Posey already showed his speed with an 80-yard catch-and-fly touchdown in the second quarter.

    Sure, it's not much. But not much is about what Keenum has.

    NFL veteran John Beck — Keenum's competition for the third-string quarterback job — gets the start, gets to play with the better players and winds up racking up a nifty 137.5 quarterback rating. Completing 6 of 10 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown can do that for you.

    Even if Posey and likely third-string tailback lock Justin Forsett (13 carries for a Texans' preseason record 114 yards and two touchdowns) doing most of the heavy lifting, Beck looks more than competent.

    "I was very impressed," Kubiak says of Beck. "I've been impressed with how he's played in the preseason. He played well against Carolina. He went out there tonight and played well.

    "Could have had two touchdown passes."

    Keenum does not make any big mistakes. But he doesn't cause the crowd — many of which came here just to watch him — to erupt like it hopes to either.

    At least, not after Keenum jogs out for the Texans' first offensive play of the third quarter.

    "I thought we didn't maybe protect him as well as we protected Beck," Kubiak says. ". . . His first play to start the half, I thought he made a great play, just missed the throw.

    "But he continues to show us some good stuff."

    Keenum v. Beck is likely going to come down to other roster decisions now. Does Kubiak have enough spots on the 53-man roster to keep a third quarterback, which would likely be Beck? Or does he only go with two quarterbacks on the 53 and put Keenum on the practice squad?

    On this night, Kubiak sounds like a Beck believer.

    "He stepped to the plate and did a hell of a job," Kubiak says.

    Everyone will find out how good by Friday night when the final rosters are due.

     The UH Stakes

    Keenum's fate does not figure to have much impact on the Texans' season of Super-sized expectations. It's hard to imagine Houston losing its first and second-string quarterbacks in back-to-back seasons.

    But that doesn't make it any less important to the rabid University of Houston fans who are in many ways still living and dying with every pass from No. 7. The crowd at the 6 p.m. kickoff is sparse — as sparse as a fourth preseason game on the eve of Labor Day weekend should be — but among the fans here, there is plenty of Cougar red.

     

      "I thought we didn't maybe protect him as well as we protected Beck," Kubiak says. ". . . His first play to start the half, I thought he made a great play, just missed the throw." 

    In many ways, it's UH night at Reliant Stadium.

    Only Beck gets the stage first.

    Beck leads a crisp, six-play, 83-yard touchdown drive on his first series, even if Forsett does much of the work with a 52-yard burst on the second offensive play of the game. In a game where keeping the clock running as much as possible fits into any coach's strategy, quarterbacks cannot expect to be completely highlighted.

    Like in most cases when you're a third or fourth-string quarterback, you take what you can get. And say please and thank you for it.

    What Beck gets is several drops — most glaringly, a long pass on the sideline slipping right through rookie receiver Keshawn Martin's hands.

    But then there's Posey — the rookie out of Ohio State who's been virtually invisible for most of training camp and the preseason — catching a short slant from Beck, bouncing off two tackles and going 80 yards for a touchdown.

    Texans 14, Vikings 3. Suddenly, Beck's been at the helm for two touchdown drives.

    The Texans premier players spend the game on the sidelines in matching white baseball caps. There is no use in getting anyone hurt in the most meaningless of all these meaningless exhibitions. You don't have to be Arian Foster to get a pass. Guys like Garrett Graham, Tim Jamison and Kareem Jackson are not playing either.

    The NFL doesn't get any more relaxed than nights like this.

    Unless you're fighting for your career. Unless you're a Case Keenum.

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    come sail away

    2 Houston-area counties sail to the top of Texas boat owners

    John Egan
    Jul 17, 2025 | 10:00 am
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    Ahoy, Houston! With access to bodies of water like Lake Conroe, Lake Houston, and the Gulf, it would make sense that Harris County sails into the No. 1 position for the most boat owners in any Texas county.

    Data from Cushman & Wakefield Recreational Property Advisors shows 48,015 boat registrations in Harris County — leaving the state’s 253 other counties in its wake. Tarrant County, anchored by Fort Worth, motors into second place with 28,331 boat registrations. Paddling into third place is Montgomery County, with 27,694 boat registrations. Not only is The Woodlands located in Montgomery County, it is also home to the 21,000-acre Lake Conroe.

    Cushman & Wakefield says 632,306 boats are registered in Texas. That works out to 19.85 boats per 1,000 residents — a rate far below boating-obsessed states like Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Michigan.

    The Discover Boating website calls Texas a “perfect” location for boating, thanks to its more than 3,300 miles of coastline, over 7,000 lakes and reservoirs, and 15 major rivers.

    “With a vast network of boat ramps, docks, and marinas, anyone can enjoy the sport of boating [in Texas] — no matter their experience,” Discover Boating adds. “It’s no wonder so many people own boats … there!”

    According to Cushman & Wakefield, these are the top 13 Texas counties for boat ownership, each with at least 10,000 boat registrations. Only one of the 13 counties is outside a major metro area.

    1. Harris County (Houston) — 48,015
    2. Tarrant County (Fort Worth) — 28,331
    3. Montgomery County (The Woodlands) — 27,694
    4. Dallas County (Dallas) — 24,477
    5. Travis County (Austin) — 24,327
    6. Denton County (Denton) — 20,300
    7. Bexar County (San Antonio) — 18,898
    8. Collin County (McKinney) — 15,997
    9. Galveston County (Galveston) — 14,038
    10. Williamson County (Round Rock) — 12,270
    11. Brazoria County (Pearland) — 10,831
    12. Fort Bend County (Sugar Land) — 10,742
    13. Smith County (Tyler) — 10,182
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