ESPN NFL Training Camp 2007

Houston Texans: After suffering through four straight losing seasons, Andre Johnson has just one goal for 2007.

He wants to lead the Houston Texans to their first playoff appearance.

The 26-year-old former Miami standout has amassed 3,953 yards receiving with 17 touchdowns in his career despite dealing with almost constant double teams as the Texans have never had a second legitimate receiving threat.

Johnson had 103 catches for 1,147 yards, both career highs, in Houston's 6-10 season in 2006 to earn his second Pro Bowl nod.

"I may not have 100 catches this year," he said. "That's not my big thing. My big thing is winning. I really don't care about all the catches and all the accolades. I want to win. That's why I play this game."

The Texans believe they upgraded their offense with the addition of well-regarded but unproven former Falcons backup Matt Schaub and running back Ahman Green. And to be sure, Johnson is excited about his new quarterback, but that's not the main reason for his optimism.

Johnson never spoke critically of former quarterback David Carr when he was in Houston and refuses to dump on him now that he's gone. But he did talk about how it disgusted him when some of his teammates in past seasons didn't seem to care as the losses piled up.

"Yeah it did, but you can't control what other guys think," he said. "Some of my former teammates from school told me ... some guys just play to collect a check. But looking at this team right now, I don't think anyone has that mentality."

Elsewhere in AFC camps:

Tennessee Titans: Cortland Finnegan is trying to replace someone described as a human arcade game for his speed and ability to make opponents miss.

The Tennessee Titans need someone to replace Adam "Pacman" Jones while he sits out his suspension from the NFL this season. It's a tall task because Jones led the NFL in punt return average last season and returned three for touchdowns. He also returned kickoffs.

Finnegan, heading into his second NFL season, looks like the first one up for the task on punt returns.

"The closest to being able to do that is Cortland because he's got the most quickness and he's real explosive," special teams coach Alan Lowry said. "He's strong for his size, a lot like Pac was. We'll give him the first shot and see what happens."

Receivers Brandon Jones and rookie Chris Davis, who returned punts in college at Florida State, also are candidates for the job.

The 5-foot-10, 188-pound Finnegan returned five punts as a rookie in preseason a year ago, averaging 12.6 yards per return. His 41-yarder was the team's longest in preseason.

"It's big shoes to fill. I definitely look forward to helping the team any way I can," Finnegan said.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.