It’s so funny how nobody is willing to believe that their favourite team is the worst in their own division.

Sorry to say but this is not the year that the Texans post their first winning season ever.

9 WINS for the Texans??? that’s comedy. The Titans winning 6 games, even funnier.

See you in December to rub it in, cellar dweller.

You want to see some comedy – go to the Music City Miracles site, and scroll down to the stat predictions for VY in 2008. Hysterical.

No. This is a 10-11 team if (and this is a big if) the o-line is good. Houston’s entire season hangs on how well the o-line plays. If it performs well, this team will win 10 games. Right now, even with the o-line issues, Houston is better than Tennessee. Also, the Texans always give the Jaguars fits.

Don’t sell yourself short. Houston has a good team. Just need to gel on the o-line and keep your QB healthy. That’s a big if, but if done this team makes the playoffs. As a Colts fan, the Texans seem like the team on the rise more so than the Jags or Titans. JMO.

Tell Vince to put down the bottle, put on a shirt, and maybe he wont be so terrible (maybe). Their defense is weak to the right with Odom and Laboy gone. BUT WAIT!! Javon Kearse is back!!! Which means him and Vince will probably be getting drunk together and taking each other’s shirts off. Crumpler wont fix the joke of a passing attack they present and once Haynesworth gets his contract, he’ll stop playing hard again.

Sorry to break the news Titans fans, but your teams going to be riding the mediocre bus for awhile.

There is gonna be a freakin’ explosion in Houston over the next 3 years. I am calling for a Houston-Dallas superbowl in 2011. BOOK IT TITAN FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Certainly more so than, say, Radio putting up 4300 combined yards of offense and accounting for 33 touchdowns.

My head says the team will be vastly improved but go 8-8 due to a tough schedule, while my heart says they’ll go 10-6 and make the playoffs. I’ll split the difference and say 9-7.

KABOOM KABOOM. EXPLOSION ON VINCE YOUNG’S FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Impressionist art is a style in which the artist captures the image of an object as someone would see it if they just caught a glimpse of it. Any attempt at in depth analysis at this early juncture is a bit ridiculous. So all we have left is our impressions and our dreams. All Texan fans are dreaming of a meaningful season chasing down a wild card playoff spot. My impression is that this is possible. Tim, I largely agree with you on the win total, but disagree with you on a number of games. My 1st step was to very quickly look at each game and assign a W or an L. It looked like this:

@ Pittsburgh – L. To win here would be fantastic, but I just don’t think it’ll happen. Pitt is still mad about losing at home inthe playoff last year and the Texans will keep it close but lose.

Balt – W. Have to win this home opener against a team with a big ? at QB. Texans win big.

@ Tennessee – W. This is the first of what I see as 4 tough close wins on the road. Yes the Texans will go 4-4 on the road.

Jacksonville - L. Jacksonville is the real deal. The Texans always play them tough, but like the opener Pitt will lose a close, tough game. We’re 2-2 at this point.

Indy – L. As much as I would love to predict a victory, it just does not make sense unless Manning’s knee is worse off than the Colts are saying.

Miami – W. If we don’t beat Miami, our psyche is in trouble. A must win.

Detroit – W. Just like the Miami game, this is a home game against a beatable opponent. Good teams do not get upset at home. We are now 4-3 and a good team.

BYE

@ Minnesota – W. I really go out on the limb here (as you have) and see a nail biter of a win. We’re 5-3.

Cincinnati – W. This is our toughest home opponenet to date (except Indy of course) and presents an interesting challenge. This is what I see as the key game of the season. Can we win to go 6-3, or will we let the Bengals take one in our house and slide back to 5-4. We go 6-3 and the mighty momentum is on our side.

@ Indy – L. Is it a letdown after our 4th win in a row? No, it is almost impossible to win in Indy. We show up and let the Colts know we have arrived, but come away with a bitter loss. We do not, however, get blown out like so many times here in the past. We’re 6-4.

@ Cleveland – W. We remember what it took to win in Minnesota, and Kubiak gets us ready to get a big road win. No easy road wins in the NFL, and we will have to earn this one. We’re 7-4 and can smell the playoffs.

Monday Nite Football vs the Jags – W. Reliant stadium will be rockin’ like is was for the franchise opener vs Dallas, and last year’s Thursday night game vs Denver. We show the league why we deserve more prime time appearances with a dramatic victory against the (maybe 1st place) Jags. We’re 8-4 and the talk of the league.

@ Green Bay – L. Tough opponent, tough weather, short week. A win here would be nothing short of miraculous. We’re still looking good at 8-5.

Tennessee – W. We show the Titans who is boss. Vince tries to put on a show, but the Texans D is too tough. Texans win, maybe big. We’re 9-5.

@ Oakland – W. A playoff team cannot afford to have a mental letdown in this classic “trap” game. Kubiak will have his team focused and this will not be easy, as no road winis, but JUST WIN BABY. 10-5, are you kidding me.

Chicago – L. Texans have already clinched a wild card and this take the mental edge down a notch. The loss here kills our opportunity to go into the playoffs on an incredible roll, but 10-6 and a wildcard looks great to me.

OK. The wins at Minnesota and Cleveland are homer calls, but if we really need the last home game vs the Bears, we can take them, with or without Farve at QB. I don’t have the Texans laying any eggs like they did a few times last year (i.e @ Atlanta). I think they are ready to win the games they are supposed to and steal a few that maybe they aren’t.

Can’t wait for the action to get started. GO TEXANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!