Just another schedule prediction

by NormZinNJ on Jul 15, 2008 11:31 AM CDT

My first post is an easy read...

First, let me start off with a big "Howdy" from us Texans fans up here in the Northeast... I am a transplant Texan (from Austin, born & raised for over 30 years there), and a huge pro football fan... (I was an Oiler fan, until Bud moved them away) Now, I'm one of the biggest Texans fans in the land of the Eagles, Giants, Ravens, and Jets... (I represent at our local sports bar by wearing my Texans gear and yelling loudly at everything they do good!)

I'm hoping to catch the first game of the regular season, because Pittsburgh is only a few hours away...I hear Steeler fans aren't too hostile to visitor fans (at least I hope not!).

Anyway, here is my honest prediction to our schedule this year...

September

Sun.	7	@ Steelers	12:00 PM	W	I think we win this game, because of our ability to get to Rothlisberger.
Sun.	14	RAVENS	3:15 PM	W	Our home opener, and we always play great at home...and the Ravens suck this year...
Sun.	21	@ Titans	12:00 PM	W	We will get our revenge for losing twice to the Tacks last year... Colvin sacks Young at least twice. Book it.
Sun.	28	@ Jaguars	12:00 PM	L	I see us splitting with the Jags this year, and after going 3 and OH!, I don't see us getting to 4-0.

October
Sun.	5	COLTS	12:00 PM	L	After losing the first game of the season, losing the second isn't going to be fun.
Sun.	12	DOLPHINS	12:00 PM	W	The Dolphins suck. This time we don't need three 50-yard FGs.
Sun.	19	LIONS	3:05 PM	W	Late start at home. Lions suck too. We win and improve to 5-2. The whole NFL is shocked. The bandwaggoners start piling on...
BYE	26	BYE	BYE		The easiest week on the schedule. We always win these weeks...

November
Sun.	2	@ Vikings	12:00 PM	L	Ugh. If we would've played them earlier in the season, things might have turned out different.
Sun.	9	BENGALS	12:00 PM	W	Carson Palmer has a field day with our secondary, but our "bend but don't break" defense eeks this one out.
Sun.	16	@ Colts	12:00 PM	L	Don't make me laugh... Let's just hope for no injuries for this game.
Sun.	23	@ Browns	12:00 PM	L	Close, but again, we would've had a better chance if this game was earlier in the season.

December
Mon.	1	JAGUARS	7:30 PM	W	Monday Night Football!!! Battle Red!!! No chance we lose this one after going 1-3 in November...
Sun.	7	@ Packers	12:00 PM	L	Brett Favre? No Brett Favre? Either way, I don't think we're good enough to win this one in Lambeau.
Sun.	14	TITANS	12:00 PM	W	2-0 vs. the Tacks. Vince sheds a tear.
Sun.	21	@ Raiders	3:05 PM	W	This one will be tough, but the Raiders don't have anything to play for by this time of the season. We do.
Sun.	28	BEARS	12:00 PM	W	Same thing here... Bears are out. We are fighting for the 6th playoff seed.

10-6... 3-3 division... Wildcard seed... I see it happening IF we can avoid injuries (here's hoping Kubes has learned from the Carolina - A. Johnson mistake) and increase takeaways / eliminate mistakes.

I know we can do it... I have tremendous faith... I am willing to bet on it...

Here's to our best season yet!!!!

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My only disagreement

is the Minnesota game. We can defend the run; it’s the pass that gives us fits. Minny doesn’t have a QB or WRs. And our strength on offense (throwing) doesn’t hit their strength on d (stopping the run).

Yay, sports.

by MDC on Jul 15, 2008 12:25 PM CDT reply actions

What if's

The Steeler’s win is a stretch…it will depend on how good Faneca’s replacement turns out to be, Fast Willie’s health and whether or not Mendenhall and Sweed are busts. If the answers are Bad/Bad/Yes, then the Texans start out the season with a win. If the answers are Good/Healthy/No…we could be in trouble. It should be a great game either way.

AND KEEP JAMES HARRISON AWAY FROM SCHAUB.

Wake me when it's football season.
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by abumNamedPaul on Jul 15, 2008 1:43 PM CDT reply actions

I like it.

Solid effort. I’ll see your 10-6 and raise an objectioin or two. I agree with Matt about the Minnesota game. And over the course of a season there’s always a game that you should win but end up losing and vice versa. So I’m going with a win at home against Indy, the win in Minnesota, and losses in Tennessee and at home to Detroit.

by ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBuck on Jul 15, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions

Nice!

We appreciate you representing way up in the northeast, for sure.

I think the Steelers game will be similar to last year’s Carolina game – we go in there and kick’em around, even though we’ll be pretty significant underdogs. The score won’t look like a blowout, but I think we’ll pull it out.

Chris – HoustonDiehards.com

by HoustonDiehards on Jul 15, 2008 3:41 PM CDT reply actions

I like yours better

Pit is gonna be a big game (sorry matt, ... going to be a big game) sheesh.. I appreciate fans who see the positive side of all this rather than the gloom of the tough schedule. We get the gloom soon enough. I see us being very competitive every game, unless we have 17 guys,...never mind…knock on wood….nothing…

by 1Texan on Jul 15, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions

Hey, now!

I have no problem with “gonna.” I have problems with things like “the Steeler’s.”

Yay, sports.

by MDC on Jul 16, 2008 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions

Thanks for Contributing, Norm

I appreciate your optimism. In fact, this post, as well as Buck’s, has inspired me to get off my virtual dead ass and pen a post on the main page memorializing my prediction on the Texans’ records.

Oh, and if you make it to PIT…let me know. I should be there as well.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Jul 15, 2008 9:50 PM CDT reply actions

Too early to tell.

The early part of the schedule (first 5 games) looks rough.

Hard to win in Pitts too, especially the first game where they will be pumped.

by HelloKitty on Jul 16, 2008 10:53 PM CDT reply actions

Totally Agreed About The First Five Games

I’d be happy with a 2-3 start, and I wouldn’t be entirely shocked by a 1-4 start. It’s a gauntlet.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Jul 16, 2008 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions

I've been meaning to comment on this post for about a week

Life has gotten in the way of my interweb musings. It’s a great breakdown – and in the words of Milo Hamilton – its a blue star post [disclaimer: I never made the correlation of blue star plays and the Dallas Cowboys – and I doubt Milo has either… to mix those two is damn near sacrilege. End of disclaimer.]

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by SOLIS on Jul 21, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions