"Another day, and not a lot of good news on Andre Johnson

Yes, the All-Pro wide receiver worked again Thursday, and sure, he was better than Wednesday. But Johnson still doesn't seem too optimistic about his chances of playing Sunday against Jacksonville after missing the previous three games because of a right hamstring injury.

"You're encouraged, but when you're not where you want to be, that's a little bit discouraging.," Johnson said. "I'm encouraged. I improved from where I was at yesterday, so that's a good thing.""