Mario Williams News: Pro Sports Daily

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September 14

Buffalo News

"It’s time to admit that Charley Casserly and the Houston Texans were not idiots in 2006. The Texans drafted defensive end Mario Williams No. 1 ahead of Reggie Bush and Vince Young and then took heat for it for the next year and a half (including in this space). The Williams pick improves with age. The latest evidence was last week’s meltdown by Young in the season opener against Jacksonville. Young was booed by his home crowd in Nashville after throwing an interception and then initially refused to reenter the game on the Titans’ next possession. He was seen sitting on the bench, inconsolable, hanging his head in despair. Then the Titans were so worried about his mental state they sent the ..."

For Texans’ Mario Williams, best is yet to come

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September 5

Houston Chronicle

"As a rookie, Mario Williams was hurting from top to bottom, from his spinning head to his aching foot. At every turn, the Texans’ mountain of a manchild found himself challenged emotionally, intellectually and physically. What eventually saved him was what got him into this mess in the first place — his preternatural, freakishly good football skills. Although Williams spent too many Sundays in 2006 showing his Stupor Mario side to the world, not for a moment did he ever stop believing he was Super Mario, a player worthy of the status the Texans had conferred upon him when they called his name before anyone else’s in the 2006 NFL draft. Williams knew all along he had to get acclimated to ..."

Kubiak, coaches pleased with Mario

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August 25

Houston Chronicle

"No one is unhappier with the lack of a pass rush than Texans defensive coordinator Richard Smith. But Smith also doesn’t want to run everything in his playbook until the regular season begins. Smith and coach Gary Kubiak are satisfied with the preseason performance of Mario Williams. The problem, according to the coaches, is getting others to help him. “I have no problem with his performance, but we need some production and pressure from other people,” Smith said. “Up front, we have to put more pressure on the quarterback. We have to win the one-on-ones. “In return, if we bring a linebacker, we have to be able to slip a block and make a play on the quarterback. It’s not the sacks that ..."

Texans DE Williams set apart from Saints RB Bush

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August 14

Houston Chronicle

"Whenever the Texans and Saints get together, whether for practice or a game, defensive end Mario Williams and running back Reggie Bush will be reminded of how different their careers could have been. Williams and Bush will be linked for as long as they play in the NFL because of the controversy ignited before the 2006 draft. Bush was supposed to be drafted by the Texans with the first pick. Williams may have been taken by New Orleans with the second selection. “I didn’t know where I was going,” Williams said after the Wednesday morning practice with the Saints. “It was out of my hands, one of those things I couldn’t control, so I don’t worry about it.” Three days before that draft, ..."

Everything in its time for Mario Williams

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July 28

Houston Chronicle

"Maybe if Mario Williams had been cheered instead of booed when he was drafted No. 1 overall by the Texans, everything would have been different. Maybe he would have basked in the love and enjoyed it a little too much. Maybe the sophomore sensation would have instead faced a sophomore slump. Gary Kubiak didn’t wish any of the negative treatment on Williams. But the Texans coach did watch closely the past two seasons as Williams was forced to deal with intense scrutiny and constant comparisons to Reggie Bush and Vince Young. Kubiak ended up liking what he saw – a young defensive end determined to rise above the criticism and not succumb to the pressure. All that determination and hard work ..."