All Schaub. All The Time.

by Tim on Nov 4, 2008 10:03 AM CST in News

Some quick hits as Sage Rosenfels prepares to take the helm against a fierce Baltimore defense:

-The Texans sent tape of the two (2) Jared Allen low-blows to the league office for review. Personally, I think a fair sentence would be letting Mario hit Allen low. With a machete.

-Awwwww, Duane Brown feels bad about letting Allen spend so much time in the backfield. Don't beat yourself up too much, Duane. Ephraim Salaam got pancaked by Allen on at least one occasion that I clearly recall, and he was the LT of record for the second shot to The Schaub's knee. Pass some of that useless remorse Salaam's way.

-McClain says the Texans will bring Tim Rattay, Bruce Gradkowski, and Craig Nall in to audition for the part of backup to Sage. Be still my beating heart. Nall had a cup of coffee as a Texan last year, so you might be inclined to think he'd be the favorite, but I wonder whether Mike Sherman's departure levels the playing field.

-Finally, a depressing observation, echoed by John McClain: 'Dre had a sprained knee last year. He missed seven (7) games.

Assuming I don't jump out a window, the Post-Game Breakdown will be up later this afternoon.

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6-10 Here We Come!

Texans Football! Catch the Excitement!!

- tyler

by bullpen116 on Nov 4, 2008 11:15 AM CST reply actions

Oh yay

Rosencopter time. Sigh.

I bet we take Rattay, but I’d rather see us take a chance with Gradkowski.

by Leein3D on Nov 4, 2008 12:17 PM CST reply actions

Optimism...why not?

As much as this sucks, we still have a decent backup qb that knows the system and the players. While he didn’t know how to easily seal a game a few weeks ago, I’d say he learned that lesson the hard way.

I think it’s feasible for the Texans to win 3 of the next 4 games, putting us at 6-6. That leaves us a crappy, cold away game at GB (6-7), a host game vs an over-achieving Titans team (7-7), our traditional beating of Oakland (8-7), and a very winnable week 17 (9-7). 9-7 in the AFC this year might give us a chance, allowing for the others in our division to continue sucking and someone from the AFC East to fall off.

Either that or we end up 7-9 or 8-8, hoping to pull some more gems out of the draft.

by TexanTerp on Nov 4, 2008 1:01 PM CST reply actions

That sounds great

Except for the fact that we have the second worst defense in the league. It’s going to be real hard to win more than three or four games with this shitbag of a defense holding us back.

I see us going 6-10, 7-9 at the best.

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by tehGrindCrusher on Nov 4, 2008 1:16 PM CST up reply actions

Ladies and Gentlemen

Our Houston Texans continue their trend of signing less talented players. Craig Nall will be our backup. Oh joy.

by Leein3D on Nov 4, 2008 2:34 PM CST reply actions

As I was watching the game, I thought Jared Allen went in low

The refs did nothing, and the announcers said nothing about it that I can remember. After he did it a second time and Schaub came up lame, I could not believe that AGAIN no flag and not a peep out of the morons in the TV booth. Apparently protecting the QB’s is not all that important to the NFL after all. The INT that Schaub threw shortly after the 2nd low blow, when Vonte was WIDE OPEN for an apparent game tying TD, was in part due to Schaub’s gimpy knee. I really thought Kubiak should have taken him out at that point. The longer I see Kubiak, the more I realize that he is just not decisive enough. He is late with the play calls, poor on clock management, and is starting to pile up reasons why he is not the guy to lead us to the top.

I am disappointed that we are not playing anywhere near our potential. This team has too much talent to be 3-5. Mr. McNair needs to have a sit down with Coach K ASAP.
Our performance is not acceptable.

by oiler-texan diehard on Nov 4, 2008 3:52 PM CST reply actions

Agreed.

While, for the most part, I like Kubiak, I think there are some things that need to be changed. Mainly, he needs to be more decisive and aggressive in every aspect of the game.

by Leein3D on Nov 4, 2008 4:28 PM CST up reply actions

While I agree that Kubiak needs to shoulder his part of the responsibility,

The problem isn’t with the offensive coaching or clock management, it’s with the defense. The D is the albatross that is keeping this team from taking that next step. The D has no identity… Well they do, but it’s not a very favorable one – and that’s the problem.

DeMeco isn’t playing up to the Pro Bowl level – Amobi and the Fred have regressed – the coverage schemes repeatedly allow for receivers to get behind the defense – the D line can’t pressure the QB with any kind of consistency – the tackling is hit or miss (npi) – and there is no creativity in the blitz packages. And what does it amount to? A shitty defense that is costing this team its first chance at the playoffs. The defense needs a massive overhaul – starting with the coaching staff. New scheme, new players, new identity, new coaching staff.

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by SOLIS on Nov 4, 2008 4:29 PM CST up reply actions

OK, I fully agree that the defense is worse than the offense, everyone would agree with that

but that does not mean that the offense is not poorly coached and is not underperforming. Stats are for losers (quote from a coach many years ago), and all the Texans offense is doing is racking up stats. Yards and 3rd down conversion %, do not overcome turnovers and do not equate to points, which is the only stat that matters. Maybe Dick Smith is doing more poorly than Coach K, but I am very disappointed in many aspects of Kubiak right now.

As far as the D, Demeco continues to play on a bad ankle; and it shows. Kubes is starting to give him days off in practice. Amobi & Fred are talented, but have regressed. Point to poor coaching; housecleaning required there. If Rick Smith can’t attract some better defensive coaches, then he will be on the hot seat too.

by oiler-texan diehard on Nov 4, 2008 10:31 PM CST up reply actions