Open Game Day Thread: Tampa Bay v. Houston
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 3:00 PM CDT
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans, Aug 28, 2008 7:00 PM CDT
It's the final preseason game, which is primarily notable in that it means that THE REGULAR SEASON BEGINS NEXT WEEK! Oh, and it will likely be the last time you see the vast majority of the twenty-two (22) souls who will have to hand in their playbook by Saturday afternoon. So while the starters will play very little, if at all, it's worth keeping an eye on the second, third, and (where applicable) fourth-stringers to see who earns those final roster spots.
Leave your pre-game, in-game, and post-game musings, one-liners, and coaching advice in the Comments below as your Houston Texans take on the Bucs at Reliant Stadium. GO TEXANS!
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Fingers crossed
The ONLY goal for tonight’s game is for no one of any importance to get injured.
Which, of course, means that Travis can break his effin’ leg.
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 28, 2008 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dear Durga,
I am only kidding with the above. I’ll save all wrath and vengeance for the regular season if you don’t mind.
Yours in Ganesh,
M
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 28, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the last time you prayed to Durga you asked to have Fagins injured, but she got Dunta instead.
If Mario or Demeco gets hurt i’m blaming you.
- tyler
by bullpen116 on Aug 28, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's difficult
to fire off long range smiting from the ethereal realm.
Thankfully, she’s here on Earth now.
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 28, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of Hindu deities
I nominate Kama to do the halftime show. With his bitchephant.
by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 28, 2008 4:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait...
…til I get to explain what a bitchephant is to my son.
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is everyone looking forward to in this game?
for me,
1) Don’t play Schaub, Andre, Demeco, or Mario even one series. It’s not worth it.
2) On offense : I want to see more Slayton and Taylor.
3) On defense : More Molden and X Man and Evil Frank of course.
4) I really liked Boyd when we saw him in the first game. i’m looking forward to seeing more of him. He’s big, athletic, with a cannon arm. He’s a interesting prospect I think.
- tyler
by bullpen116 on Aug 28, 2008 5:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Looking Forward
1. Lots more Brink and a bit more Boyd.
2. Jacques Reeves showing us that he’s not the Antichrist.
3. Okam.
4. Molden getting more PT than he has all preseason.
5. Darius Walker—he’s gotten few reps, and I want to see more.
6. Rosevelt Colvin proving once and for all whether he’s going to be a Texan in 24 hours.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wanna see
14 fickin’ guys hustling to the ball on every defensive play. That’s right, I said 14. I want some serious mob action going on on that side of the ball. I want penetration.
I couldn’t give a rat’s ass less about the offense. If we played the entire game on defense, I would be thrilled.
I know we aren’t (for the love of Bitchephant) going to play any starters, and we’re not going to show our defensive hand, but that’s what I want to see.
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You want...
mob penetration?
Eww.
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 28, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok, the SC QB is an "actuary mathematics" major?
That’s pretty effed up right there.
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 6:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hep me! Hep me!!
I’m streaming football…but it’s the Redskins…what channel will the Texans be on?
by 1Texan on Aug 28, 2008 6:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Re: Help
The Texans are being aired on the CW (Channel 39 locally, channel 5 on Comcast)
by Tailgate Andy on Aug 28, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The comcast guide
is telling me 2 & 1/2 men then smallville….?
by 1Texan on Aug 28, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Texans Website
http://www.houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=4567
The Notes section at the bottom of the page is where I got my info.
by Tailgate Andy on Aug 28, 2008 6:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
mother...
EDIT: The game is not being aired on the CW in Austin as originally reported. My mistake.
Thanks, Nick.
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 6:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what happened to my comment???
1tex, can you do more than 1 stream?
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let see
just don’t mess with the remote…here tis:
1EACOFF3-F9E4-3040BD2C-A905-EA6EEBF6
by 1Texan on Aug 28, 2008 7:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nobody knows the password is battleredblog, so I'll probably be ok
;-)
by 1Texan on Aug 28, 2008 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll Delete
At the end of the game. How ’bout that?
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the good news is...
what’s above is wrong. the bad news is, I don’t know the password! email it to me!
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jacoby
Could be sooooooo good. I really hope he gets his shit together.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My inability to watch this game...
is pissing me right the fuck off.
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 28, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
everything hates america
everything.
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Darius Walker
Is fighting his ass off to make this team. Since Taylor is likely the backup FB, do any of you see Kubes rationalizing keeping Darius?
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not while...
he still has PS eligibility, I don’t. Why not keep him there until Ahman breaks. So…like…two weeks.
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 28, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bfd I need you to send me one first with your phone number preferably
and you’ll get a call from el sal. I can’t find your address and I may have to guess at it.
by 1Texan on Aug 28, 2008 7:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kris Brown
Makes 50+ yards look like a chip shot.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well, we tried
but I can’t watch the game. mucho props to 1tex, though.
So, tim, i’ll be relying on you for a precise play by play. with pictures.
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 7:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Petey Faggins
Actually made a nice tackle in the backfield, as kozanack noted. And then he beat his chest like a moron.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love my TV.
So I just want to kill a drifter or something.
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 28, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing but flip flops and a smile.
That’s a lie. I’m not smiling.
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 28, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Flip flops?
What a tart…
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by SOLIS on Aug 28, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Defense
Second-teamers, but they did not look very good (though they held at the end and forced the FG).
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Boyd Under Center
Darius tackles for loss/ no gain X2
by kozanack on Aug 28, 2008 7:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Streamed Online
I found a stream online (it’s a Bucs feed)…
Get TVants,
tvants://list.tvants.com/tvants/?k=97e799cfe010c4acf5c09e37c37328ce
Enjoy!
by NormZinNJ on Aug 28, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If this works...
you are a god.
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 28, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think...
…it’s from a Japanese Gambling web site….
by NormZinNJ on Aug 28, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine is going REALLY slowly
Also, unrelated: What are the odds Petey makes the team?
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 28, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He Looks Good So Far
But I can’t imagine the odds are very high. Jacques Reeves took his job.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know
“suckiest suck” was a real job. But I think you are right.
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 28, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
btw
there was a chick here earlier tonight with the most wonderful real boobs I have seen in a long time. just lovely.
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 7:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We Just Had
A Rosevelt Colvin sighting. He got a great jump, almost got to the QB, and flushed him out of the pocket.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
aight...
nutz to this. gonna do homework.
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just had a Jessica Alba sighting
oh…uh…I’m watching the DNC on the TV…as well
by 1Texan on Aug 28, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Two games on here in SA
Neither of them worth a crap… Jacksonville is looking scary good though.
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by SOLIS on Aug 28, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yup
No one touched him, and Roberson probably just cemented his fate.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn
he was such a workout king, and I hoped it would translate.
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what it looks like...
NFL Game Center isn’t even following the game. The play by play is doing alright.
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by SOLIS on Aug 28, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey tim...
is this the worst live game thread ever?
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's Up There
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Simms!
Is in. My heart sings.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Petey
Is playing better tonight than he has at any point in his Texans career.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 7:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Faggins looks like top gun...with second stringers
by 1Texan on Aug 28, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay Petey
That will be the only time this year I say that.
by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 28, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like
Our second string d is not any more successful than our 1s.
by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 28, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Kris Brown finally gets his due
The best kickers seem to get better with age… I think thats what we’re seeing with K. Brown.
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by SOLIS on Aug 28, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Petey
Among the leaders in tackles.
He’s the new Ray Lewis.
by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 28, 2008 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tim Thinks
One bounced off his hands.
by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 28, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spencer Tillman
Just caused Petey “the most experienced man in the secondary.” That hurts.
And I hate to say it, but Petey is doing his damndest to play his way onto the roster. Can Smithiak really forget the last six years? No way, right?
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Everything Spencer Tillman says
hurts.
by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 28, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Simms
Sure likes going to his RB in the flat.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shane Boyd
I don’t see any way he makes the active roster tomorrow, but he’s looked pretty impressive on this last drive.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 8:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shane Boyd in the first half
Alex Brink in the second?
by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 28, 2008 8:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brown With The FG
7-6, Bucs, at half.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jacoby
4 – 52 at the half.
Has he looked good?
by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 28, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the whole world's gone topsy turvey
D. Carr 18/27 180 2 0
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I Know It's Just The Preseason, But...
We still can’t stop anyone.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Judging From Kubes' Interview Immediately Before The Second Half Started...
Petey Faggins is making this football team.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anthony Maddox!
Is a revelation! Sack, and then a tremendously athletic looking INT off a tipped pass. God, I wish he’d take Travis Johnson’s job.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
to me...
he’s been the worst player in the preseason.
by bigfatdrunk on Aug 28, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got two tables of hold'em going
Plus this game, plus college ball is on tv.
If only it were Friday.
by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 28, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
couple of tough calls
But Brink looked good
by 1Texan on Aug 28, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's Got A Cannon For An Arm
I hadn’t seen that before. And David Anderson almost made one helluva grab.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re: Brink's arm
He’s got a quick release. A lot of snap on the ball.. something I noticed while watching him play long toss during training camp.
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by SOLIS on Aug 28, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's Been More Pressure
Tonight than we’ve seen all preseason. Tempered by the fact that it’s our backups against other backups, but I’ll take what I can get.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brink the new, what was that guys name from Minnisota??
by 1Texan on Aug 28, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brink
JUST missed connecting on a long one with Jenkins. If he led him just a bit more, it’s a TD. I’ll say it again—Brink’s got a cannon.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did I read that right?
Did Brink just scramble for 76 yards?
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by SOLIS on Aug 28, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No, He Did Not
Must be a typo. We’re punting.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On Nov 4th we must say
8 is enough……wait,….I’m mixing up the two programs….Brink is alright by me.
by 1Texan on Aug 28, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brink
Bad INT after being flushed from the pocket. Trying to make a play, but he should’ve just thrown it away.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 9:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bulman!
Nice penetration, though I think Tampa’s RB lost that ball before Bulman ever laid a hand on him. I’d love to see Bulman make this team.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 9:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shane Boyd
Back in. That’s interesting.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
given a last attempt to redeem himself
by 1Texan on Aug 28, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think You're Right
Though Boyd didn’t look markedly worse than Brink.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Finally...
The preseason is over. Bring on the Steelers!!!!
- tyler
by bullpen116 on Aug 28, 2008 9:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Word
Next up: Cuts tomorrow.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what time
do you think they will announce the cuts?
- tyler
by bullpen116 on Aug 28, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
3:30 p.m., Live on The Official Site
BFD was kind enough to alert us here.
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by Tim on Aug 28, 2008 10:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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