Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game

by Tim on Oct 18, 2008 10:45 AM CDT in News

I still can't get over Dunta Robinson returning to the field tomorrow afternoon. How someone can come back this quickly from that horrific of an injury...well, it boggles the mind. And scares me a little. Most of all, it makes me feel like even less of a man about how long it took me to recover from a measly torn ACL a few years back. Dunta has emasculated me. Which is fine, as long as he does the same to the Lions and, as soon as possible, Jacques Reeves. Without further ado, three (3) things sure to happen at Reliant in an extra special late afternoon start tomorrow:

1. The Schaub, Andre Johnson, and Owen Daniels will continue to make beautiful music together. On average, the Lions are giving up the third-most passing yards per game in the league right now. While we can certainly expect the Texans to attempt to control the clock via running Steve Slaton between the tackles, big plays will be made in the passing game. Mark The Schaub down for 290 yards passing, with 3 TD and one pick; 'Dre for 114 yards and 2 TD; and OD for 81 yards and his first TD of the season.

2. Jacoby Jones returns another punt for a touchdown. I have absolutely nothing to back this up except for a gut feeling.

3. Within his first nine (9) snaps of play, Dunta picks one off. Then I get a little emotional. Then I drink more to hide the fact that I got emotional.

PUT YOUR NAME ON IT: It's hard to imagine a team having a more jarring week, much less in the middle of the season, than the Lions are having right now. You could make the argument--and I would--that Detroit lost two (2) of their three (3) best players in the past four (4) days. That has to be absurdly tough to stomach, and it does them no favors to have to play this week away from home. I actually feel sorry for them, which is the fan equivalent of a guy with no arms pitying a dude with no legs. Detroit 20, Houston 31.

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I have two apprehensions about this game

1: Robinson coming back too early. Remember LeCharles Bentley of the Browns? He tried to come back too early from a similar injury as Dunta’s, and now (to my knowledge anyway) he’s out of football.

2: This may turn out to be a trap game. The Lions (no relation by the way) are winless, they’ve fired their albatross (Millen), and they’ve lost a few of their better players, as you pointed out. Still, I’m going with Houston 28, Detroit 13.

"...and if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know". SL

by Southern Lion on Oct 18, 2008 11:39 AM CDT reply actions

Let's hope for the best

I think the plan is to get him acclimated to game speed – and who better than to do it against than the lowly Lions. All I want to see is Dunta run around, hit a few people, and walk away completely healthy.

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by SOLIS on Oct 18, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions

hows this

1. Slaton rushes for 200 yards

2. Mario has 3 sacks

3. Dunta has 1 pick

LET’S KICK SOME KITTY ASSS!!!

GO TEXANS!!!!!!!!!

by Texanmaniac on Oct 18, 2008 6:37 PM CDT reply actions

"LET’S KICK SOME KITTY ASSS!!!"

Very well put, Maniac.

"...and if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know". SL

by Southern Lion on Oct 18, 2008 6:53 PM CDT reply actions

I'm predicting an ass kicking good time

Their defense is good, but we should be able to put points up in the passing game. My three and out looks like this:

1.) Steve Slaton will break a run of over 30 yards

2.) The Texans will win the turnover battle. I expect us to go +2.

3.) Tim Bulman registers his first sack. Why? Because the Lions will be so focused on keeping Mario Williams at bay, that Bulman will wind up in the quarterbacks grill.

We need to see the Texans not only win this game but dominate. I can’t wait for Sunday.

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by SOLIS on Oct 18, 2008 10:20 PM CDT reply actions

excellent

2/3 is usually good, but in this case, #3 was not an easy prediction, and #1 happened as you scripted it as well.

Nice.

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Oct 20, 2008 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Batting .667

Not bad for some hack prognosticating… Bulman’s sack was money. Knew that guy would bust through – had a gut feeling.

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by SOLIS on Oct 20, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions

A loss here causes me to lose so much faith

Which means it’s a good thing we’re going to win by 20+. I have no reservations about any positional matchup in this game, and don’t see any way the Lions win without Kitna, Kevin Smith, and Roy. Add in the fact that their only solid corner (Bodden) is questionable with an injury to his knee, and all signs point to blowout.

All season we’ve gone up against teams who are legitimate playoff contenders, and we’ve played each of the last 3 evenly. Now we get to play a team who just isn’t that good, and I honestly can’t see a way we lose. We have no reason to be looking ahead; our focus all week has been on Sunday.

Good Guys 38 – 17 Other Guys.

Go Texans!

by BigTexBD on Oct 18, 2008 11:27 PM CDT reply actions