When the?Houston Texans?gave quarterback Brock Osweiler the?four-year, $72 million deal that the Denver Broncos wouldnt this offseason, some?questioned the move. Air Force 1 For Sale .A quick poll of a few NFL front-office executives indicates that they believe the Texans made the right call. They believe the 6-foot-7 Osweiler is an accurate passer and good leader who can manage an offense supported by a good running game and a top defense. The $72 million price tag seemed high to some execs, but thats the price of a quarterback these days.New England Patriots?coach?Bill Belichick?is apparently a believer. Texans coach Bill OBrien told me that he ran into his former boss at the owners meetings, and Belichick gave him a thumbs-up on the Osweiler deal. With Osweiler behind center, the Broncos beat the Patriots in November. The QB?was?23-of-42 passing for 270 yards with one?touchdown and one interception.He said Brock played well against the Patriots, and he felt he was a good football player, OBrien said.Belichick and the Patriots get another chance to see how good Osweiler and his new team are?Thursday night.Osweiler has been just OK?in his first two starts for the Texans. He has completed 60.3 percent of his passes for 499 yards with three touchdown passes and three interceptions. His 65.3 Total QBR ranks in the middle of the pack in the league, but its better than his 58.3 from the past season.For the Texans to improve on last seasons AFC South title and first-round playoff exit, they need more from Osweiler.?Heres a closer look at how Osweiler and the Texans season could go. Air Force 1 Fake . On Mar. 16, coming off a "fight of the year" performance at UFC 154 the previous November, St-Pierre faced Nick Diaz at UFC 158 in what would be his eighth defence of the welterweight title. Using his superior athleticism, St-Pierre cruised to a five round, unanimous decision victory setting up a much-anticipated title defence against number one contender Johny Hendricks. Air Force 1 Outlet . -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot, and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a good night. https://www.cheapairforce1outlet.com/ .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. WASHINGTON -- Never too early to start workin the umps, apparently.Before a single pitch was thrown in the National League Division Series between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers, managers Dusty Baker and Dave Roberts stirred things up a bit Friday with some balk talk -- indicating they might try to plant a seed with the umpires about opposing pitchers windups with men on base.It all began hours before Game 1, when, out of the blue, Nationals skipper Baker raised the notion that Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw might be doing something he shouldnt when there are runners aboard.Quite frankly, Im hoping that ... we get some baserunners, and the umpires might call a balk or two on him, because he kind of rolls through the set position, which they dont call. But I heard that really upsets him if they do call one, Baker said with a grin. So Im hoping that they call maybe a couple of them.Asked whether he would lobby the umpires before Kershaw pitched Friday, Baker said he wouldnt -- but his first-base coach, Davey Lopes, would.Davey always alerts the umpires, ssaid Baker, in his 21st season as a manager in the majors. Air Force 1 Sale. When that was relayed to Roberts, the Dodgers rookie manager, he smiled and offered this initial response: I didnt know Dusty wanted to play that game.Roberts continued: Its a little gamesmanship. Clayton has been around a long time. His moves been the same. I think hes been called for a balk a couple times.Turning his attention to some Nationals pitchers, Roberts said: Yeah, you know what? Theres a couple guys that I might put a bug in the umpires ears [about], as well.He then referenced Game 3 starter Gio Gonzalez, closer Mark Melancon and relievers Shawn Kelley and Marc Rzepczynski.So does it work when managers try to get a message to umpires before a game?Well, I think Dusty is going to try, Roberts said. Yeah, it does, and I think that theres a little bit of banter with ... home plate umpires. But I think that you might see it from both sides of the dugout this series. ' ' '