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By by Chad Millman

Wednesday, August 7, 2002

How bad did Charley Casserly want to be the GM of the Houston Texans? In September 2000, he put together a blueprint of his franchise-building philosophies. Then he mailed it, unsolicited, to Texans owner Bob McNair. When they sat down to talk two months later, McNair flipped open the black three-ring binder Casserly sent him, pointed to the first item on the list and said, "Take me through it." We'll do that for you right now: BASIC GUIDELINES TO STARTING THE HOUSTON FRANCHI ...

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