Open Game Day Thread--Indianapolis v. Houston
by Tim on Oct 5, 2008 9:00 AM CDT
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Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans, Oct 5, 2008 12:00 PM CDT
Biggest. Game. Of. The. Year. May. Your. God. Of. Choice. Have. Mercy. On. Our. Souls.
Overly dramatic? Perhaps. Regardless of your take on the season thus far, however, I think you'd have to agree that they don't get much bigger than today's game in terms of the season's outlook from here on out. Win, and hope remains. Lose, and the refrain will be something to the effect of "Here we go again..."
The solution? Win a damn game, Texans! A second game day thread will post to the front page at 1:30 p.m., so be sure to move the party there then so the Comments keep flowing. Until then, grace us with your pre-game, in-game, and post-game thoughts, foibles, and prayer chains in the Comments below. GO TEXANS!
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WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH SB NATION
I’ve logged in, several times actually. I have a fanpost I want to put up, the SBN keeps asking me to log in. I’M ALREADY LOGGED IN!!!!!!!!!!!!
All I want to do is vent some frustration by posting a fanpost…..WTH? Anybody know???
"...and if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know". SL
by Southern Lion on Oct 5, 2008 10:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe
you have to send it to ten of your friends before it works.
by ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBuck on Oct 5, 2008 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right....
the infamous chain fanpost. Thanks.
"...and if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know". SL
by Southern Lion on Oct 5, 2008 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still Having A Problem, SL?
If so, e-mail me at battleredblog@gmail.com
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Oct 5, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what's usually great about the west coast?
Pre-game shows start at 9 a.m. and the real stuff at 10. It really is football all day long. Except today. Business travel claims another victim. But here’s to hoping AJ has 110 yards receiving and a TD while Mr. Slaton racks up 80 on the ground and another 40 through the air. May the Fred wake up, DeMeco destroy, Mario pillage, and TJ and Weaver stay off the field is my humble prayer. Amen.
by ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBuck on Oct 5, 2008 10:21 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
AMEN
To the TJ prayer. Why haven’t we released him yet?
"...and if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know". SL
by Southern Lion on Oct 5, 2008 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK THIS IS TOO MUCH
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON????? EVERY TIME I HIT “POST”, “SAVE”, OR “PUBLISH”, I GET SENT TO THE LOG-IN SCREEN! AGAIN AND AGAIN!!!!!!!
SOMEONE, ANYONE, HELP!
"...and if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know". SL
by Southern Lion on Oct 5, 2008 10:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm about to blow a gasket
so I better go and try to relax for this afternoons gig. Good luck to our team. SB Nation sucks sometimes.
"...and if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know". SL
by Southern Lion on Oct 5, 2008 10:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Must win
For my sanity. Tottenham already lost today. I can’t deal with sports anymore. I’m on the brink here…. Schaub save me!
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 10:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
rosenfels will start over schaub today
Per ESPN
by metal_militia on Oct 5, 2008 11:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
GO TEXANS
The entire Jacksonville Jaguars community is rooting for the Texans today. With the Colts floundering a bit, would you guys be so kind as to toss them an anvil?
We’ll be rooting for you!
-Chris
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by River City Rage on Oct 5, 2008 11:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You know..
If it stays this quiet in here throughout the game – this thread could eventually be looked upon as one man’s decent into sports-induced madness.
Lot of promise here.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 11:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It usually picks up once the game starts
Although the Titans game did seem to take a while before it really started going.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm starting to think...
We need an intervention for you. Your gchat messages are downright depressing.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking I'll take up Opera
At least I know Aida dies.
Bitch had it coming anyway….
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
anybody notice
that schaub led the team onto the field?
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jedi mind trick?
Surprise mofo! Schaub is at the helm!
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What was Eugene Wilson doing
on the field at CB? He got beat out by P-Buc and Aqib Talib. He should be at FSl;
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
diles can tackle?
who knew? course, he gave up 4 yards.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It would have been a first down anyways
but I still would have liked to see DeMeco make that tackle.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tackle for Loss
Diles and PETEY!?!?!
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that's called keeping containment
dammin
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Colts kick a FG
The first play was a pretty long pass, but other than that, our defense looked relatively competent.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tackling
Already infinitely better.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More crappy special teams.
Colts start their drive on the 30 yard-line. As for us? The 17. How can so much go wrong in a year?
by Nashmeister on Oct 5, 2008 12:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't think they're expecting that?
After everyone questioned their run-d for two weeks?
Get creative, Kyle.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Andre Johnson
made a tough catch, just shy of the first down marker.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The vaunted Colt's Defense
holds us to a three and out.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Big stop
Come on guys. Big stop, right here.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We fucking suck.
1/14 on 3rd downs so far they were…
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
weaver with a play?
has the world gone mad?
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought so too
but i just saw Diles 5 yards away from the play, so I feel better now.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yawn.
New week, same results. Fuck you, Richard Smith.
by Nashmeister on Oct 5, 2008 12:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so is petey officially starting over frenchy?
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
6 one way
1/2 dozen the other.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't seen Frenchy
But I haven’t seen Bennet either. I’ve only seen Wilson and Petey.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, there he is.
I think I just found Frenchy.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
there's frenchy, andy
and he didn’t look back. again
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
LOOK FOR THE FUCKING BALL
SERIOUSLY! TURN YOUR HEAD ONCE!
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
insanity
doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
that is Richard Smith’s defensive philosophy.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Embarrassing.
Is there one thing to root for on this team?
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
defensively? mario.
I still like the potential of the offense quite a bit.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not so far.
No running game, no passing game, the Colts have gone for it twice on fourth down and been succesful. I’d say it can only get better, but I know better than that.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, we've got decent field position at least.
’Dre takes it out to the 29
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Reeves
Needs to learn how to turn his head around to look for the fucking ball seriously… How many times have wee seen that this season ALREADY?
Dre all day
by Drecoby8012 on Oct 5, 2008 12:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Too many to count
but enough to make me sick.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get the ball to AJ
Novel concept.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sage
throws on the run a LOT better than Schaub. He also can do the stretch and the PA out of the stretch that they never do with Schaub…..
by Triple347 on Oct 5, 2008 12:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That doesn’t mean I am saying start Sage, BFD, but it is merely an observation that I have.
by Triple347 on Oct 5, 2008 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahah! you reading my mind!?!
I think Schaub has definitely improved throwing on the run, though. To me, it’s a matter of arm strength.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice end to the first quarter
It actually looked like we had an offense out there. Maybe we’ll start using the pass to set up the run.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Der Fuher showed up!
All hail King Roger!
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pass Interference
Marlon Jackson got in the way. New set of downs for the offense to work with, and we get to start over at the 4 yard line.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
but it didn't come back to bite us
I was expecting an INT after having scored the TD.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I already finished off the pizza...
and I’m just big-boned.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
shouldn't you be studying...
tart reform?
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
D's turn
They got a rest. Now step up and make a stop.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mario gets the sack
Amobi gets pressure, but Reeves still can’t turn his head to save his life.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fair catch?
What the tap-dancing christ was that? Some sort of fake-out catch?
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know why
But I think Jacoby was trying to weed out all the fans with heart problems.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is #80?
And where has he been all season?
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know where he's been
But I think it’s about time for him to get his first TD of the season.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
5 man coverage?
Lets not throw there, kthx.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wow, quintuple coverage
don’t see that too often.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kyle... buddy....
Stop clicking “Ask Madden.”
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
dammit, that would've been huge
kris brown = cash money
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what. the fuck. was that.
Hey – the offense is looking good! Sage is doing great – so let’s get cute???
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 5, 2008 12:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It would have worked
If Ahman had remembered to use his walker.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Update
Baltimore 3, BE-SFs 0
Vodka already with 2 picks. Is it Radio time?
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 12:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is it wrong?
That one of my favorite players is a kicker?
Ice cold.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Diles
can’t run with clark on that zone, and Manning made a good throw in front of Harrison.
by Triple347 on Oct 5, 2008 12:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess it's better than them targeting Petey or Frenchy
At least Diles is relatively close to the line of scrimmage.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if we picked it up...
…it was only a matter of time.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Finally
Their tackles have been a half-step ahead of the rest of the line all game long.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 12:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My heart
Just skipped a beat. Did Frenchy really just make a play? Holy hell.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 1:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
!!!
Are my eyes deceiving me? Did I really just see Frenchy back down a pass? Somethings brewing.
Dre all day
by Drecoby8012 on Oct 5, 2008 1:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did that just happen?
That did not just happen. Reeves, where has that been!?!?!
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 5, 2008 1:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I've got a feeling that...
Once again, this game is going to come down to our butter-soft end of game defense. The Colts look very beatable of course, but how will our guys respond late in the 4th?
Also, did you guys see they had Mario, Earl, and Bulman on the line at once. Man, they’re trying everything, thank gawd.
by HoustonDiehards on Oct 5, 2008 1:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Deljuan Robinson
started the game, if I am not mistaken.
by Triple347 on Oct 5, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NFL Network this morning said that Kubes might be on the hotseat so maybe
he’ll light a fire on his dc…
by shiner37 on Oct 5, 2008 1:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Even if he is on the hotseat
I think the DC will get fired first, buying Kubes at least another year.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kyle needs a nickname.
I nominate Peabody.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 1:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
horrible, horribly play call
and clock management. wtf.
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 1:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Finally
He’s back. Officially.
Dre all day
by Drecoby8012 on Oct 5, 2008 1:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If we win, does Sage keep the starting job?
by shiner37 on Oct 5, 2008 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so,
But Schaub’s gonna have a really short leash.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know.
It’s like we actually want to win this game.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get Dre, AJ and JJ on the field
and see which one of them can outrun the defender.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 1:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
or hand the ball of to Slaton.
basically the same thing.
by Tailgate Andy on Oct 5, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHY DON'T WE JUST FUCKING KNEEL ON IT???
by bigfatdrunk on Oct 5, 2008 1:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Either wing it downfield, or kneel.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great
Great, great, great first half for the Texans. Can’t say they did much wrong. Let’s keep it up in the second half.
Dre all day
by Drecoby8012 on Oct 5, 2008 1:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess we just needed a home game...
Starting with three on the road clearly isn’t easy, these guys seem motivated to win at home.
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by Zach Smith on Oct 5, 2008 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
AJ's line
7 / 98 / 1
Welcome back, buddy.
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 1:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dile's line
5 tackles, 1 int….. wtf?
by DisplacedTexan on Oct 5, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please, please, please...
Hold the Lead and beat the Colts.
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by River City Rage on Oct 5, 2008 1:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If Frenchy
Ever learns to turn his head, he could be good.
Nice first half by the Texans. Good pressure on Peyton (compared to what they did in the past) — let’s keep that up.
And win this motherfucker.
by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 5, 2008 1:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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