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Houston v. Tennessee--Open Game Day Thread, Part II

Part II of today's Game Day Thread, folks. Keep it going as you see fit, and GO TEXANS!

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Generous spot by the refs there I think

But they would have gotten it on 4th and inches.

by HoustonDiehards on Sep 21, 2008 1:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Progress:

2 third downs this series so far.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 1:51 PM CDT reply actions  

Hentrich

Is going to get hurt b/c he’s cold.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 1:53 PM CDT reply actions  

On my delayed p2p stream

It seems like we’re getting better pressure.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 1:54 PM CDT reply actions  

3 and out

Not a good start this half.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 1:57 PM CDT reply actions  

What's worse

Is that we had 2nd and 2, and still couldn’t get the first.

It almost looked like Kubes was scared for Schaub to throw the ball.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

long pass to McCareins

It’s not enough to just rush the passer, we have to get pressure on him.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:01 PM CDT reply actions  

We held them

4th down, and the Titans have a 44 yd field goal attempt.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions  

OK

Our defense held again.

Now time for our offense to do something.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 2:03 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm smelling

a QB controversy this week.

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Also

Miami opening a can on New England makes me happy.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 2:05 PM CDT reply actions  

I missed the first half thread (catching up to real time)

but why do they keep saying the Texans are AVERAGING this, and LAST WEEK.

Did they do any prep?

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Davis

down to the 31. Plus roughing the passer.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions  

huge!

roughing the passer on top!

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:08 PM CDT reply actions  

I think

shanahan’s a little pissed

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:09 PM CDT reply actions  

4th and 4

Texans going for it.

If we get this, this could undo that first 4th down conversion we missed in the first game

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Schaub... wow.

Disgusting. Definitely going to be a QB controversy this week.

by HoustonDiehards on Sep 21, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Weak.

Gotta throw it past the friggin’ line.

by Nashmeister on Sep 21, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions  

good

peteys in… we’re cool

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:13 PM CDT reply actions  

last year

we had an offense to go with our mediocre defense

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Illegal formation on the offense.

Penalty declined. 4th down, Hentrich in to punt.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

and

we stopped em

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions  

take it to the house

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:16 PM CDT reply actions  

I wanna see

the texans drive summary for this game

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Give the d

some credit. And give the o the gas face.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions  

especially since

we’ve thrown the D to the wolves

and

handed the offense the ball in GREAT field position.

pitiful

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think Schaub

has 4 completions to three different receivers

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:18 PM CDT reply actions  

sage

should be warmin up…

can’t do any worse

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply actions  

Why do we have Pittman again?

The announcers just said that there was another bad snap by Pittman (we still got the punt off alright).

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Sigh.

I’m out of things to say and think.

by DisplacedTexan on Sep 21, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions  

agree

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't care about placing blame

he’s not doing the job for the last three games

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

how is it they can block for a runner

and we look pathetic, in every phase of the game

by 1Texan on Sep 21, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions  

as bad as our first quarter was

the third has almost matched it

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:24 PM CDT reply actions  

We stopped them on third down again.

So that makes three third down stops in the second half.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:24 PM CDT reply actions  

I dont care if

walter throws it to D. Brown…

score

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

good

Owen’s on my fantasy team

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:26 PM CDT reply actions  

the way our D has played

I think we have a chance with 6 here…

but that may be asking too much

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by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:27 PM CDT reply actions  

Andre

Needs more catches. Don’t care which one.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 2:27 PM CDT reply actions  

slaton is a stud

but its like every 4th run, so we can’t just feed him

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:29 PM CDT reply actions  

No!

You do not pass to Vonta Leach!

by Nashmeister on Sep 21, 2008 2:29 PM CDT reply actions  

dropped pass to the fullback

pressure up the middle made schaub rush that pass.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:29 PM CDT reply actions  

I guess

Tom Brady played D for NE also

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Owen

great hands!!

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:30 PM CDT reply actions  

First time

that I’ve seen pressure on Schaub and Schaub still managed to get away.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions  

3rd and 1

is managable… usually

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions  

I think

We’ll take 2 cracks at this.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

and how badly

do we need the points we sqandered down inside their 10 now

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:32 PM CDT reply actions  

unbelievable

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Why can't we get our act together?

Although I guess I rather burn a timeout than run a bad play.

I just hope that we don’t end up doing both.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

how about some predictions

on the play call

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:35 PM CDT reply actions  

I call daniel

on a 6 yrd out… complete

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

Mass suicide?

Everybody, quick, drink the poison gatorade. That last play was too shameful to bear.

by Nashmeister on Sep 21, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

excellent

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:37 PM CDT reply actions  

It's all part of Kube's plan

to lure the Titans defense into a false sense of security.

Nice run by Slaton btw.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

punch it in

and GIVE ME SOME D

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:38 PM CDT reply actions  

slaton will get it

cuz matt almost threw a pick

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:38 PM CDT reply actions  

Horrible Spot

He was even with that blue line.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:39 PM CDT reply actions  

we just suck

there’s no two ways about it

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Another freaking time out??

What are we, a freaking high school team??

by HoustonDiehards on Sep 21, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions  

Hey, lets not be demeaning

High school teams don’t even call this many time outs.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

One yard-line, three tries. Why not just give it to Slaton? Or Chris Taylor? Or me? Anybody.

by Nashmeister on Sep 21, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm dissapointed

because even if we pull out a win,

can we beat Jax or Indy?

These are the freakin Titans

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions  

Why

Are we calling back to back pass plays from the one?

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions  

to back

we ain’t runnin this one neither

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Better not be

Another goddamn dump off to Slaton.

by HoustonDiehards on Sep 21, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions  

This is like watching me play Madden.

It’s like we’re more concerned with Schaub’s stats than winning the game.

by Nashmeister on Sep 21, 2008 2:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Um kay

Well, we deserve all the crap that the Hillbillies say to us.

by HoustonDiehards on Sep 21, 2008 2:42 PM CDT reply actions  

yeah.

2-0 last year, 0-2 this year

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:43 PM CDT reply actions  

Yeah.

But that missed PI/out of bounds – and subsequent bullshit goal line call – be lookin’ bigger and bigger every minute.

Also, kick the fucking FG next time Kubes.

by DisplacedTexan on Sep 21, 2008 2:43 PM CDT reply actions  

Agree

That’s six points we left on the field.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Whatever

I’m not going to blame the refs for anything. AJ has dropped TWO TD passes in this game, and our defense is vagina-soft.

by HoustonDiehards on Sep 21, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions  

+1

cept our Defense.

I blame all of this on our lack of offensive production.

D has been winnable.

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

we've gotta be leading the league in

going for it on fourth down

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions  

and remember

we still have a timeout left

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:46 PM CDT reply actions  

That 4th and 4 call

Is killing us.

They kick a FG there, and a FG in that last possession – and it’s a six point game.

by HoustonDiehards on Sep 21, 2008 2:46 PM CDT reply actions  

At least that actually worked.

What killed us was the mind-numbingly stupid play-calling on 2nd and goal from the one.

by Nashmeister on Sep 21, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Down 6

In bizarro world where Kubes doesn’t sprout balls at really strange times.

In real world… down 12!!

by DisplacedTexan on Sep 21, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply actions  

its like groundhog day

we keep getting chances…

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:49 PM CDT reply actions  

except

Groundhog’s day had a happy ending.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

matt

looks like he’s trying hard to be a leader, but nobody’s buying it

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:50 PM CDT reply actions  

4th and 10

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:51 PM CDT reply actions  

stock in Sage Rosenfels

is goin up!

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Ugh

Does anyone have extra bleach?

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Oh look

Another chance for Schaub to fail.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 2:55 PM CDT reply actions  

you know.....

there are some areas I think we are starting to get more control of .
maybe by the last game of the season we’ll figure it out. !?

by 1Texan on Sep 21, 2008 2:56 PM CDT reply actions  

what

more hope??!?!?!!?

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:56 PM CDT reply actions  

I think CBS might have just jinxed Tennessee

They said that this was their first 3-0 start since 1999.

by Tailgate Andy on Sep 21, 2008 2:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Hope, are you serious?

Seriously – this game would be a total blowout if Fisher hadn’t played so conservatively in the 2nd half.

by HoustonDiehards on Sep 21, 2008 2:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Also

I’m pretty fucked this week in the brb pick’em league.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 2:57 PM CDT reply actions  

Man.

I’d love to have those FGs right now. I mean… 4th and 4 in the 3rd quarter. KUBES WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

by DisplacedTexan on Sep 21, 2008 2:58 PM CDT reply actions  

My theory on that...

Is that our defense looked like shit at the beginning of the 3rd quarter. And when we were already down by 12, trading field-goals didn’t make much sense. If he had known we’d blank the Titans for the rest of the game, I’m sure he kicks the field goal. At the time though, I was in favor of going for it.

by Nashmeister on Sep 21, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

:?

this game is painful to watch.

by tapeworm on Sep 21, 2008 2:59 PM CDT reply actions  

we may get to

see our onside?

oh wait, we’d have to score for that. nevermind

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 2:59 PM CDT reply actions  

that call

personifies the whole game

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 3:00 PM CDT reply actions  

gotta go puke

later dudes

Healthy and Turnover free 2008-09, and we win 11!

by texanphil on Sep 21, 2008 3:01 PM CDT reply actions  

I like Schaub a lot more than Rosenfels or Carr

But the guy fumbles more often than any other QB I can remember.

by socctty on Sep 21, 2008 3:02 PM CDT reply actions  

agreed.

….but he sucked today.

by tapeworm on Sep 21, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Blame time!

I pin this entire game on Kubes. Allow me to chart them for you:
1) Challenging a clear Int… if we have that TO or that challenge… we could challenge the PI in the first half.
2) Above mentioned FG in the 3rd
3) Same situation in the 4th
4) Running it under 2 minutes – running keeps the clock ticking, hooray!

by DisplacedTexan on Sep 21, 2008 3:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Agree

The only positive is Slaton, imo.

by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 21, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey Solis

How’s that Titans sweep working out for ya?

by BeansCarter on Sep 21, 2008 3:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Fuck my Mexican kidney bean?

I don’t get it. I’ve never been insulted in a foreign language before.

by BeansCarter on Sep 21, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey there!

Aren’t you that dumb yokel from last week? Your sister let you out of the bedroom long enough to post?

by DisplacedTexan on Sep 21, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yup, that's me

By the way I think the Texans coaching is letting the team down.

Schaub should not be the starting QB, esp. given that he’s afraid to play the Titans, and Kubiak is an idiot for not challenging the out of bounds reception in the first half.

by BeansCarter on Sep 21, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

There was a reason for that.

Granted it was because he had screwed up a challenge earlier in the quarter. So small victories.

by DisplacedTexan on Sep 21, 2008 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Come back!

If you’re gonna start tossing shit out you best stick around long enough to defend yourself. I’ll even give you extra time to look up words in the dictionary!

by DisplacedTexan on Sep 21, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL

Not even the cameraman can believe that Schaub handed the ball off.

by HoustonDiehards on Sep 21, 2008 3:05 PM CDT reply actions  

Shaubs poor technique is killing him. Sloppy.

by tapeworm on Sep 21, 2008 3:05 PM CDT reply actions  

Eh, I'm putting it on Schaub.

Just when I thought he couldn’t play any worse than last week, he comes out and proves me wrong. Truly a horrendous passing performance. For a moment, I thought Slaton and the defense were going to pull that one out and Schaub would know what it was like to be VY for a day; play like crap and still somehow win. But he managed to not only not make any plays; he even took opportunities away from the running game by taking sacks and throwing for negative yardage on X and 1 situations.

Way to regress.

by Nashmeister on Sep 21, 2008 3:06 PM CDT reply actions  

You know, I agree

I always thought he looked like a retard
now he’s playing like one……what do we
do?

by 1Texan on Sep 21, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

here’s the problem: The coaching staff will never sit Shaub cause it’ll make the coaches look like they don’t know what they’re doing. This season looks bad, bad, bad.

by tapeworm on Sep 21, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

I wouldn't get the shovels ready

But Schaub is definitely on notice. It’s worth noting that Carson Palmer has started the year looking like trash, too. I think we as Texans fans are forever burned by the excess of “patience” provided to David Carr, so we’re on loaded springs when it comes to QB performance. We see the 8-8 record last year and get in to the mentality of “if only we had a good QB…” Does anyone really think Rosenfels is the answer to our prayers?

The fact is that Rosenfels had about 2 quarters of good football last year against prevent defenses, mixed in with a bunch of bad quarters. Schaub is still the better QB, and it’s still only two games and a historic hurricane into the season. Let’s not start hyperventilating here.

by socctty on Sep 21, 2008 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bud Adams is a happy man today.

by tapeworm on Sep 21, 2008 3:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Maybe it's just me

But I’m not giving up on this season yet. I wasn’t predicting the playoffs this year anyway, but I did predict 9-7. I might want to lower that to 8-8, which I would be happy to come away with.

Did we really expect these games to go any differently? Well I take that back. I didn’t expect the kind of beating they took in Pittsburgh, but let’s keep in mind that Pitt is one of the elite teams in the AFC. They have arguably the best defense in the league and one of the best offenses. They were playing on the road and looked outmatched. I didn’t expect to lose that way, but I wasn’t expecting a win either.

As for the Titans, I didn’t expect a win on this one. But, I thought they would come close. Even though they got terrible play from Schaub, their defense kept them in the game. Kubiak made some boneheaded decisions and they were still in it until the last 4 minutes or so.

Don’t take this as me saying they are playoff contenders. Yeah right. Far, far, far from that. They have holes on the defense, apparently no passing attack, and the worst challenge calling coach in the league (but a good one overall). This isn’t the year.

That being said, I don’t think it’s time to jump ship just yet. I already see comments on the chron calling for Kubiak’s head. In two years, this guy has completely rebuilt the franchise. Give the guy a chance.

It’s the first two games of a new season. Yes, they’ve played awful for most of those 8 quarters, but there is still time for improvement. There is still time to show that with each year more steps are being taken towards the playoffs.

Dre all day

by Drecoby8012 on Sep 21, 2008 4:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Oh and not to mention

Ike. Definitely not using that bad boy as an excuse, but he certainly was on the minds of the team. How could it not be?

Dre all day

by Drecoby8012 on Sep 21, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ignore the ones who call for firings

Those are just reactionary fans. They can go become Cowboy fans for all I care.

Ultimately, 0-2 is not surprising… but the problem is, we haven’t even competed yet. We’re not talking about two hard-fought losses. We’re talking about two straight-up ass kickings in which not only did we get slapped around like children – but we came off like pussies. That’s the problem.

I had them at 9-7 and missing the playoffs this year. Right now, I see no reason to change that. The second-half schedule is easier than the first half.

by HoustonDiehards on Sep 21, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

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