Before last season, the Houston Texans signed Ahman Green to a 4-year, $23 million contract. In his first year under that deal, he gave the Texans just 70 carries, and gained an average of 3.7 yards on each of them. I'm sure he'd have done better, had he not been injured for most of the year. 

So the Texans would certainly like for Green to play the '08 season like he isn't made of porcelain, and give them a little better return on their investment. How's that going for them? Not so good.

On his first touch in the first game of the preseason, Green pulled his groin and was done for the evening.

Head coach Gary Kubiak is saying that he's day-to-day, but when we're talking about Ahman Green, the label "day-to-day" sounds a little more dour than it does when applied to most people. It's kind of like saying that Amy Winehouse "feels like having a drink," or that Pacman Jones "would enjoy the company of a young lady right now."

Where do the Texans turn now?

“It basically brings about the importance of these young players getting better,” Kubiak said. “You know, Chris (Brown) and (Steve) Slaton, and I’m going to give them a chance to do that.”

Nonetheless, Kubiak said the team may consider adding another running back to the roster.

“We’ve been talking about that upstairs,” Kubiak said. “We’ve got a couple of issues on our plate as we head to New Orleans this week. Practice against them a couple of times. Maybe make a couple of moves here tomorrow that will help us from a practice standpoint and freshen us up. We’ve got a few options out there that we’ll discuss tonight and see what we do.”

Oh. So basically, it's a huge mess, and they've realized that they can't count on Ahman Green for anything. Sounds about right.