Selected daily links from around the worldwide web:
Texans
Texans offensive linemen **vividly remember what Jared Allen did** against them last year, illegal hits that injured quarterback Matt Schaub's left knee, per the Houston Chronicle's Dale Robertson.
John McClain of the* Chronicle* talks about **more playing time** for defensive tackle Shaun Cody and gives a Texans injury update.
AP writer Kristie Rieken discusses the Texans' **shot at redemption** against quarterback Brett Favre and the Vikings after their humbling preseason loss to New Orleans last week.
Minnesota Vikings
**"Schism, shmism,"** writes Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, saying that talk of a locker room rift is getting under Favre's skin.
Chip Scoggins of the *Star-Tribune *says that Favre is more worried about **getting his 39-year-old legs game-ready** than his surgically-repaired right arm.
*Star-Tribune *columnist Sid Hartman writes that Vikes offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, Favre's former position coach in Green Bay, has been **impressed with Favre** two weeks into his Vikings tenure.
