Texans' Demaryius Thomas ready to go after crash course on playbook

Newly acquired wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has been involved in a high-level crash course on the Texans' playbook since arriving Tuesday via a trade from the Denver Broncos.

Thomas has absorbed a ton of information in four days and is expected to start against his old team Sunday at Broncos Stadium at Mile High.

"It was good, a lot of new stuff, still learning," Thomas said. "I'm ready to go."

Having played for former Broncos coach Josh McDaniels in a similar system to Texans coach Bill O'Brien's schemes has been an asset for Thomas this week.

"I notice some of the wording, some of the formations," he said. "That helps me out a lot."

Thomas has gotten a lot of tips from wide receiver DeAndre…