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I always thought Steve Slaton was perhaps too criticized for fumbling — remember, he played his sophomore season with one hand … and was a consensus All-American — but, boy, he did pick some bad spots in big games to put the ball on the ground.

This did not escape the eye of the NFL.

Slaton carries the ball high near his shoulders, which is somewhat unusual in the NFL. But Texans coach Gary Kubiak said he doesn’t plan to change that.

“He carries the ball correctly,” Kubiak said. “He’s got the pressure points and stuff. You know, he’s small in stature, and a lot of the contact with him is around the ball, whereas some guys it’s around the legs. So it’s been a rude awakening for him these last few days.

“We’re constantly trying to strip the ball. But I have confidence in him that he’ll try to protect the ball. I thought he did some very good things this weekend.”

This weekend, of course, was minicamp in Houston and Slaton did indeed do some very good and very interesting things.

Steve Slaton fumbled a pitch on one play and got his helmet knocked off on another during the Texans’ second day of minicamp Saturday in Houston. Later, he dodged three would-be tacklers and sprinted down the field.