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UpdatedAug 19, 2011 4:40 AM ETHOUSTON (AP)Gary Kubiak is facing another tough special teams decision intraining camp.This time, the Texans coach is deciding between punters, notkickers.Rookie Brett Hartmann and Brad Maynard are vying for the jobafter the Texans lost Matt Turk in free agency. Hartmann had a52-yard punt Jeremy Shockey Jersey Outlet in Monday's preseason opener, but Maynard, a 14-yearveteran had a better net average Replica Jeremy Shockey Jersey - 38.3 yards to Hartmann's31.8.''Maynard can directional punt and is a really good`inside-the-20' kind of guy,'' Kubiak said. ''Hartmann, the youngman has got a bigger leg, has hit some of the bomb-type punts, buthe has been inconsistent.''Houston, meanwhile, is set with its kicker.Neil Rackers connected from 47 and 49 yards in Monday's game,and has been reliable Cheap Lance Moore Jersey since beating out Kris Brown for the job lastyear. Rackers went 27 for 30 and was perfect inside 40 yards in2010.Houston has no other kickers in camp this year, but Premier Lance Moore Jersey Rackersstill feels pressure to produce.''I compete with me,'' he said. ''I expect to go out and makeevery kick. I've got to make `em all. You've got 20 guys working toget the ball down the field, and it's my job to get three points onthe board. If I Authentic Jeremy Shockey Jersey go out and miss a bunch of kicks, trust me, therewill be somebody else in here tomorrow.''Kubiak says Rackers will also have some input in the puntingcompetition. Maynard and Hartmann both took turns holding forRackers at the end of Thursday's practice, and Kubiak said thatwill factor into the final cut.''We have to make sure he feels good about who's holding for himon kicks,'' Kubiak said.Maynard was Authentic Lance Moore Jersey Robbie Gould's regular holder in Chicago for thepast six seasons, and Gould's 85.9 percent career accuracy rate istops Jeremy Shockey Stitched Jersey in Bears' history and third on the NFL's career list.''You've got to be consistent for him (the kicker), he's got totrust that you're going to get the spot down, even if there's a badsnap,'' Maynard said. ''You've just got to be able to get the jobdone.''Maynard held many of Gould's kicks in frigid, blustery weatherand says holding will be much easier in Premier Jeremy Shockey Jersey the controlled climate ofReliant Stadium, which has a retractable roof.He's also looking forward to punting in warmer temperatures, andwithout the Replica Lance Moore Jersey swirling winds he frequently dealt with in SoldierField. Maynard averaged a career-low 40.1 yards for Lance Moore Jersey 16 the Bears lastseason.''Kicking the ball here in December versus kicking the ball inChicago in December? It's night and day,'' he said. ''I've lookedat my career in Chicago and know the number of Jeremy Shockey Jersey Free shipping punts Jeremy Shockey Jersey On sale that I hadthat were affected by the NFL Lance Moore Jersey wind or the cold. I'm not going to havethat problem here, so I expect to have a lot better numbers Reebok Lance Moore Jersey herethan in Chicago.''My entire career, I looked at guys who played in domes, and Ialways wanted cheap Jeremy Shockey Jersey that opportunity,'' the 37-year-old Maynard said.''The control I have with the football, I think it'll be excitingto see.''Hartmann, an undrafted free agent out of Central Michigan, wasalso attracted to the warm climate and kicking conditions inHouston. He said he talked to a few teams when Jeremy Shockey Jersey 88 free agency opened,but always had the Texans at the top of his list.''Something drew me to coming here,'' Hartmann said. ''The warmweather, kicking indoors, that had a lot to do with it.''Hartmann and Maynard have developed an easy rapport, despite thecompetition.Last year, Brown acknowledged that he treated Rackers rudely inoffseason workouts because he only saw Rackers as a threat to hisjob. But Free Shipping Lance Moore Jersey by the end of the training camp, the two had become closefriends.Hartmann says he's Reebok Jeremy Shockey Jersey encountered no animosity from Maynard.''It's been fine, it's been professional,'' Hartmann said. ''Wecompete on the field. When we're punting, we're focused onourselves. But off the field, it's not NFL Jeremy Shockey Jersey like there's any tension. Wekind of go our separate ways, but we talk about things.''Maynard has been through similar competitions before, and isopen to answering Hartmann's questions and offering advice.''I've done this several times, Lance Moore Stitched Jersey and I know how to handle it,''Maynard said. ''Obviously, this is his first time going through it.There's nothing I wouldn't tell him. I'm here. He can use me as aresource if he wants, so it's fine.''Kubiak says he'll be looking for more consistency Saints Jeremy Shockey Jersey from Hartmannduring the Texans' second preseason game against New Orleans onSaturday. He's also considering Hartmann on kickoffs.