nnamdi asomughaNFL owners and players kissed, made up and hugged it out Monday, announcing the end of the nearly five-month lockout. It was such a lovey-dovey scene that someone should have suggested they get a room. A bank vault. Almost everywhere you turned Monday, the general sentiment was, "Thank God! Football is back." I won't even ask the obvious question. (Where did it go?) Instead, let's ponder what should happen next in what promises to be the wildest week of player movement in NFL history. This could be fun. Especially if sometime this week the Texans agree to terms with free-
agent cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. Yeah, yeah, I know you have probably seen it written or said somewhere that the Texans could have salary-cap issues. Or that they have too many holes to fill to pay as much money as it will take to get one of the two best cornerbacks in the game. Or that Asomugha might not want to play for a team that has never won anything. Well, blah, blah, blah, blah. Enough with the excuses. For those of you who have so quickly accepted the Texans' cash-counting procedure as if you are a McNair family heir or Bob McNair's money manager, it is time for the Texans to become one of the big boys in the NFL.
Making a serious play for Asomugha would prove the Texans are serious about putting a winning team on the field, and acquiring him would improve their defense tremendously and make them a playoff contender. Fans aren't the only ones excited about the possibility. Every Texans veteran I've asked talks about wanting to see Asomugha, 30, in a Texans uniform. One longtime NFL coach, known for his defensive knowledge, told me a few weeks ago that Asomugha would be the perfect fit in Wade Phillips' defense. Because of the Texans' secondary issues, he said, Asomugha might be more valuable to them than to any other team in the NFL.
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