Before Texans training camp, I did a Q&A with readers boringly entitled, “Answering reader questions about Texans OTAs.”

Though the answers in that Q&A hold up fairly well, they certainly need to be updated given the start of training camp into preseason games.

The primary thing I look for in practices is to try to figure out what is real and what is hype. Guarding against seeing what you want to see. Listening to others to challenge or confirm your thinking on things. Putting things in the context of the limitations of what you can see at this time of year.

Just a lot of watching, looking for truth where you can find it, trying to be the eyes and ears for people who cannot attend.

The most effective way to do a training camp summary is to do it in Q&A form. It’s an easy narrative structure, and I don’t have to guess at what you are interested in, you just tell me.

If you have a question, please go to the Reply All site to the conversation entitled, “Ask Me Anything about Texans Training Camp.” I started this a few days before the preseason game, but the answers are still (sadly) on point. Sign in is easy.

Though I try to answer questions at the Chron blog a lot, the best part of hosting a conversation at the Reply All site is: 1. I get notifications when there is a new question; 2. I approve the questions manually, so the conversation only has relevant questions and answers in it; 3. All the Q&As can be found in one place versus in multiple blog posts or on Twitter etc; 4. Others can embed the conversation on their blogs if it happens to be relevant.

Here’s the Q&A below. You can read the entire conversation by clicking inside the block of text and scrolling down. Check back here to see new answers. And you can find my previous Texans offseason writing here.

Remember, if you want to add a question, go to this Reply All page. If you wish to talk among yourselves, or add your own thoughts and not a question, leave it in the Chron comments below: