Open Game Day Thread--Miami v. Houston
by Tim on Oct 12, 2008 9:30 AM CDT
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Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans, Oct 12, 2008 12:00 PM CDT
Down, but not out. Bent, but not broken. Run over by the equivalent of a semi carrying three (3) tons of bad luck and maimed accordingly, but not dead. We are Texan fans.
Houston cannot lose today. And they shall not lose today. Why, you ask? Because I said so. That, and because we as a fanbase do not deserve another kick to our collective package. Our metaphorical testes have swollen to the size of grapefruits. We need to heal, so I ask Miami to be gentle.
As always, leave your pre-game, in-game, and post-game analysis, rationalizations, and Biblical comparisons in the Comments below. A second game day thread shall post to the main page at 1:30 p.m. CDT; let's move the party over there at the appropriate time. GO TEXANS!
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I was up late
… but I couldn’t sleep this morning… so I’m up early (for a guy who doesn’t go to church and has no kids).
We’re going to win this game… it’s not going to be easy, but we’re going to win. I feel good about it.
There will be no helicopter crashes. : |
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 9:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wins a comin' I say
After the delicious and beautiful Red River Shootout yesterday… and the American History X curb-stomping the US laid on Cuba last night… the winds, they are a shifting.
Victory is coming our way.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 10:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good luck guys...it'll be interesting...2 teams fighting for respect
these games are always close…so it’ll be fun to watch
go dolphins
On this team, we are all united in a common goal: to keep my job
-Nicky Primetime
by finsxfactor on Oct 12, 2008 10:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes sah
Let’s hope for no injuries and an exciting game.
I’ll take a win right now. I think we had some respect going into the year, but it’s pretty much all gone now, LOL.
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 10:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hee Haw moment..
Can the "tuna"fish!
(yuck, yuck…I’ve gotta get back home)
by Xetuoh on Oct 12, 2008 10:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
I can see that we treat Dolphin visitors a hell of a lot better than they treat ours over at Phinsider. Sheesh.
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 11:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Once again
I’m going to miss most of the game as my band has rehearsal today. We have to beat this team, and I still think we will. I predicted 30-17 H-town, and I’m standing by it.
"...and if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know". SL
by Southern Lion on Oct 12, 2008 11:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JJ and the ball
Still get nervous when he’s holding it.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 12:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What the fuck is he doing?
Jeebus.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 12:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL, we suck
Unbelievable… yet, not surprising.
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 12:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm...
3/4ths good game by Rosenfels, or 3/4ths bad game by Schaub. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Mizzou: Not desperately hanging on to a bygone winning tradition since 1900.
by Ridiculous Matt on Oct 12, 2008 12:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i think i just threw up in my mouth a bit…
by saentia on Oct 12, 2008 12:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who are we playing?
Some oopty fucking D-1AA team?
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 12:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What a shock that...
Our coaches (maligned all season) are getting torched by this gimmicky bullshit.
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 12:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Think cowher would come out of retirement to take over the texans?
by saentia on Oct 12, 2008 12:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ARRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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by SOLIS on Oct 12, 2008 12:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The boo birds are killing Schaub
(and by that I mean the 11,000 people who bothered to go to the game)
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 12:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy Crap
A running back. Weird sight.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 12:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
AJ is a monster
Took 4 fins to bring him down.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 12:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just the holder...
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by SOLIS on Oct 12, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was confused because the camera zoomed in
And i’ve got the slingbox on mute.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
First-ever win over Houston
The Dolphins seek their first-ever win over Houston. GO! Dolphins!
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by StatBeast on Oct 12, 2008 12:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Watch the cut and pasting spam
You’re talking to the wrong crowd…
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by SOLIS on Oct 12, 2008 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed. Demps showed up for that play.
I hope Harrison sees the field a lot today. He looked good against the Colts.
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"WE WANT SAGE" chant just heard.
Our fans don’t show up, and the ones who do show up are dumbasses. Great!!!! I love being a Texans fan!!!
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 12:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
Were all of these fans out of the country until right before kickoff?
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Foreign friend (girl of course)
Asked me once after I was pissing and moaning about my teams, “Why don’t you just pick a new one?” I tried to explain to her sports loyalty and the gratification I’ll experience when one of my teams wins the big one.
Sometimes I think she might be right.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sort of punt
was never supposed to be Turk’s specialty. He’s always been a punter that kicks high and deep. If he screws up one of those punts, then he deserves to be ridiculed. As it is, at least he’s not the TEP.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WEEEEEEEEEE~!!!!
Punches self in face
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 12:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Love being a Texans fan. Love it.
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 12:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Me too
It’s given me real insight into being a self loather…
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by SOLIS on Oct 12, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And with the first pick of the 2009 draft the Houston Texans select....
…..
by saentia on Oct 12, 2008 12:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd settle
for Muschamps. Or anyone not named Dick Smith.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Taylor Mays!
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by SOLIS on Oct 12, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's times like these
that make me glad that I don’t live in a high rise apartment building.
The urge to jump would be too great.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Diles
needed to take the blocker on his outside shoulder. He took him on the inside shoulder, and allowed Cobbs to take it outside….not a good play by Diles, IMHO.
by Triple347 on Oct 12, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great point...
Saw the same thing. He has outside contain. He fucked that up.
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by SOLIS on Oct 12, 2008 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dolphins are running a high school offense so we felt
obliged to play our high school defense?
by shiner37 on Oct 12, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bless the Dutch
They give me the means to cope with being a Texans fan.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 12:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Guns Hoc!
Ohhh crap. The Maestro of Disaster is calling this one!?
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 12:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You know Hoculi fucked up
He’s been relegated to doing Texans/Dolphins games…
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by SOLIS on Oct 12, 2008 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ok, now that he's gotten that out of his system
he should be good to go for the rest of the game. At least, if the trend from last season holds.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Two things
(1) Someone please teach Stevie Wonder how to fasten his chin strap.
(2) Why did Steve run for the one guy in his way?
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 12:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually
I was wondering BOTH of those things. Is this what we’re resigned to noticing in games?
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right...
Stevie needed to bounce it to the outside
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by SOLIS on Oct 12, 2008 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kris Brown is Mr. Automatic
Do you think he could play QB?
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 12:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's going to be hard to ignore the "fire everybody" crowd
…if we lose this game the way we’re losing it now.
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 12:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
kubes is so f****** stupid….we aer in the redzone twice, and we have run it once? are you for real?
when will the losing end? THIS WEEK!!!!!!!
by m1 on Oct 12, 2008 12:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
schaub has stalled every single drive so far
i do not want sage, i know schaub can do it. but shit, he really needs to step up his game
by patrickw on Oct 12, 2008 12:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why does TJ hate Dolphins QB's so much?
Doesn’t he know that Ronnie Brown isn’t even the real QB?
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 12:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The wildcat formation
Makes me want to drop-kick a puppy and throw a toddler through a window.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 1:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I haven't been that impressed so far
With the exception of that one play, they haven’t gotten much production out of it against our D.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It just looks stupid.
And gimmicky. Save gimmicky for Texas Tech.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome back, JJ
We’ve missed you.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 1:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I knew he had it in him.
Thank Durga.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HELL YEAH.
Now his confidence is up… might just be the start!
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 1:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when will the losing end? THIS WEEK!!!!!!!
by m1 on Oct 12, 2008 1:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Welcome back Mr. Jones!!!!!!!!!!
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by SOLIS on Oct 12, 2008 1:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sweet!
Butter fingers scored a touchdown. BUT Shaub still SUCKS! 2 int. COME ON!
by TexanFanFromTheStart on Oct 12, 2008 1:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Notice how he had the ball cinched up
…then he let it down a little again – then he tightened it back up. LOL
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 1:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hey
who stilll thinks Shaub is better than Sage?
by TexanFanFromTheStart on Oct 12, 2008 1:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well
Shaub sucks. Both int were his fault
by TexanFanFromTheStart on Oct 12, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Start Brink!!
Just to mix it up a bit.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
I was just saying. I’ll stop. My bad
by TexanFanFromTheStart on Oct 12, 2008 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bentley
makes just about every ST stop. Hope DA is okay
by Triple347 on Oct 12, 2008 1:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thats
Thats what up Cochran!
by TexanFanFromTheStart on Oct 12, 2008 1:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Two-minute offense.
Make it happen, Matty.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 1:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Here it comes
Could we have what Bush had last week? 2 punt returns
by TexanFanFromTheStart on Oct 12, 2008 1:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, we've already got
the two turnovers he had last week, so why not.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mario
just got me 7 fantasy points with one swat of his arm
Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!
by texanphil on Oct 12, 2008 1:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whats happening to steve
only one good play
by TexanFanFromTheStart on Oct 12, 2008 1:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's still early
and we’ve been trailing the whole game to boot. It’s tough to run the ball alot when you’re down by more than a touchdown.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Play call
Not sure what you’ve got in mind here, Kubes.
Not sure you know either.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I see.
You pulled that series out of your ass. Please choke on your microphone.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
weak
Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!
by texanphil on Oct 12, 2008 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WTF - we had plenty of time for field goal range.
I do not understand this coaching staff.
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 1:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I maintain
Kyle’s in the booth just clicking “Ask Madden”
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was a good call to punt
the bad call was expecting ahman to get the first down without pulling a toe muscle
Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!
by texanphil on Oct 12, 2008 1:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nobody thinks the punt was a bad call
But – short pass, run, run – with over a minute and one T.O.??
Kubiak is coaching scared, and there’s nothing that pisses me off more than coaching/playing scared.
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 12, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
should stem the boos for now
but jacoby is the difference between terrible and modest first half
Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!
by texanphil on Oct 12, 2008 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Coaching
I’m now on board with everyone else. The coaching has got to be the weakest link on this team. Half the time I’m wondering what the flying fuck are they calling on offense. And the next time I see us actually blitz, I may shit myself out of surprise.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 12, 2008 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what!?!?! did someone say blitz?!?!?! what the hell is this you speak of?
when will the losing end? THIS WEEK!!!!!!!
by m1 on Oct 12, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was a video game
For the N64. It also had an arcade version.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 12, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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