The Playoffs Start NOW!

I don’t think he meant the comment literally. Most of us know that the regular season isn’t the playoffs, but to the Texans these last few games hold similar post-season implications.., simply, win or post season dreams are over.

There are always reasons to why borderline playoff teams are in that grey area between genuine contenders and losing teams, but that doesn’t mean when that team is 2 games from the end of the season and need to win both to have a chance at the playoffs that it’s not going to create a bit of that same “win or go home” feeling for the fans. (By the way, most “experts” before the season began put the Texans in that category of borderline playoff teams, whether you’re dissapointed in some of the losses are not, we’re pretty much where most people predicted for us to be at this point in the season.) Some of us carry that around every game, which is why some posters go from extreme lovey dovey posts when their Team wins and extreme “fire the coach, players, GM, owner, and mascott now!!!” responses depending on whether the team wins or loses that week. To those this thread probably makes little sense as every game carries that same burden of making a team and it’s players, and in some cases its fans, either champs or chumps. Personally I don’t feel like any game is “must win” untill it actually is, and now the Texans find themselves in that position for whatever reason, so yea it has a bit of a playoff feel to it, because if they lose then there’s no more chance of a playoff appearance.

Both Miami and New England have suspect pass defenses. I saw on the NFL network earlier in the week that the Dolphins are like 1-5 when playing against a top 10 passing offense this year, the Texans are currently ranked #2 in passing offense…. The Patriots will likely be sitting wounded players next week or at least going light on them so as to be healthy for the playoffs as they don’t have the luxury of a bye.

The Titans are no longer a factor, the Jets should lose to the Colts, the Steelers certainly has the ability to beat the Ravens at home, the eagles should be favored against the Broncos, and I look for the Patriots to beat the Jags… If all of that happens, we’ll be sitting at 8-7 with the Broncos and Ravens, just needing a win and possibly a loss from one or the other (I’m pretty sure we lose tiebreaker to Ravens, not possitive about Denver.). It’s not going to be easy, and not definite, but it’s certainly possible.