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Texans report: Inside slant

Dec. 14, 2004

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Texans defensive end Gary Walker said some changes need to be made after Sunday's 23-14 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

Walker wasn't specific, but his feelings echoed the sentiment of the Texans locker room after the team lost for the fifth time in six games.

Clearly, the third-year Texans are tried of losing.

"We got beat again," Walker said. "It's getting old. I don't understand why. The things we do to beat ourselves, it's frustrating. It's time for a change."

Walker didn't care the Texans held the high-powered Colts to their lowest point total of the season, or that Peyton Manning's pursuit of NFL history was postponed for at least another week. Never mind the moral victory of avoiding an embarrassing blowout like the 35-point loss the Colts handed the Texans in Week 11.

"I don't care if they're the hottest team in the league and we held them to the lowest score of the season. It's time to start winning," Walker said. "We talk every week about all the positive stuff we can take from losses. You can take positive stuff from a win, too. Let's talk about winning."

Veteran linebacker Jamie Sharper said the team is headed in the right direction. He added the Texans just needed somebody to lead them there.

"I was done with losing that first season," Sharper said. "No more positives. You have to produce. Somebody has to produce. Somebody has to show us the way. There's a light at the end of the tunnel, but who's going to direct us there? We need somebody to direct us to wins instead of close games."

Asked what he meant, Sharper was vague in his responses.

"I don't know," he said.