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Texans Down 'N Dirty: Dramatic 180 Edition


Another day, more negativity piled on the Texans.  MJD from Yahoo's Shutdown Corner did a post detailing the announcer assignments for Week 1 of the NFL season.  In said post he asks,

How bad is the opening week slate of games on CBS?  So bad that the network is sending its lead announcing team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms to Houston to call a Texans game.

He goes on to say that people in Houston don't even want to see the game as evidenced by the fact that the event has not sold out.

After reading that post and seeing that Richard Justice wrote one about the team, I figured Justice's latest was going to be continuing the trend of cynicism.  Justice surprised me, however, and wrote ten reasons why the Texans can make the playoffs.  I can't argue with most of his reasoning, although some of it seems to be in direct contradiction to his article that I linked yesterday.

Diehard Chris ponders a scary subject--the rematch of Duane Brown and Jared Allen on Monday night.  I'm not too excited about seeing the White Trash Warrior diving at Matt Schaub's knees again, but Chris used this as an opportunity to look at the progress of Brown and what could/should be expected of him this year.  In his post, Chris points out that Alex Gibbs is in love with Brown.  If Gibbs loves Brown and the progress he's made, it makes me feel a lot better about Schaub's prospects of staying healthy.

Despite giving everyone an entertaining character to watch and root for, the Boomer Grigsby experiment is over.  The Texans decided to waive the linebacker-turned-fullback yesterday after he suffered an injury last week.  I really like Grigsby, and I hope he lands somewhere where they can use his talents.

Lastly, a group of Houston media personalities have made predictions on the Texans end-of-the-season record as well as jusitifcations for those predictions.  My favorite was Representative Gene Green, who by the look of it is not much of a dedicated football fan.

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White Trash Warrior

I like that.

When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.

by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 27, 2009 7:33 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

To be honest, i would love to see Duane Brown go straight for Allen’s knees….ON EVERY PLAY….until he is reduced to a quivering mass of destroyed ligaments and cracked bone……but that’s just me.

"An open mind is like a fortress with it's gates unbarred and unguarded."

by TexansForever on Aug 27, 2009 8:30 AM CDT reply actions   2 recs

rec'ed

I’d also add: raped with a rusty chainsaw.

Note to self: Insert something witty here.

by bigfatdrunk on Aug 27, 2009 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chainsaws are good…

"An open mind is like a fortress with it's gates unbarred and unguarded."

by TexansForever on Aug 27, 2009 9:26 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It was great...

to see all those optimistic projections for the season.

The true test in the life of a Texans fan is how gracefully you endure it.

by TexanKurt on Aug 27, 2009 10:45 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice DND

Re: MJD; he is really a blogger and please, don’t anyone here take offense to this, but bloggers tend to to live by a different set of rules than conventional journalists. Am I right? Anyone here have any experience with a rusty chainsaw? Anyways, my next comment relates to Mr. Justice. It seems the rules that separate bloggers from so-called jounalists are quickly becoming blurred. Justice may aleady have crossed that imaginary line into bloggerism. I frequently read his “articles” and notice that editing grammar and getting all the names and facts straight are no longer a priority. He may even use a blackberry, like myself, to do his write-ups! Anyways, bfd, that was not sideways criticism of you, buddy…I enjoyed your comment, in fact!

It will happen

by Rip Jersey on Aug 27, 2009 11:17 AM CDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

Hope it was lubed

Otherwise it might chafe.

When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.

by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 27, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

WD-40

worked way better than johnson’s baby oil.

I just thought you should know TGC.

by Jordann on Aug 27, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Good points Rip

I agree about MJD, but I saw and it pissed me off so much that I had to include it.

You know... for kids.

by Jake on Aug 27, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

True...

I guess my journalism minor, English major, and nearly 10 years in the financial publishing business mean nothing. Stupid facts, grammar, and spelling.

Note to self: Insert something witty here.

by bigfatdrunk on Aug 27, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

btw

The line isn’t blurred in the way you think it is. The greatest difference is accountability. When I say something, I stand by it and go on the record. If I’m wrong, I’m called out on it. As a reader, you have the option to stay or go.

Journalists face no accountability, and I’d go so far as to say the more wrong one is, the more likely they’ll be on TV or in your newspaper.

Note to self: Insert something witty here.

by bigfatdrunk on Aug 27, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brilliant. Accurate. Attractive.

Triple-threat guy!

Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.

by beefy on Aug 27, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do we fuck now?

Note to self: Insert something witty here.

by bigfatdrunk on Aug 27, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Camera guy at your service.

Just give me a camcorder, a sandwich and a juicebox and we’re good to go.

by Jordann on Aug 27, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Was just thinking as I read this...

Is there a reason why I have your sheepskin resume memorized? Oh, that’s right, because you keep mentioning it. Is there a reason why you keep mentioning it?

Oh, you know, some people say that Jerry Jones’ has such a large screen because he’s compensating for something….now I’m wondering…..just kidding! Just kidding! Get away from me with that chainsaw!!!

It will happen

by Rip Jersey on Aug 27, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you are going to continually take shots at me...

…at least know what the fuck you’re talking about. That’s all I ask.

Note to self: Insert something witty here.

by bigfatdrunk on Aug 27, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

There was no shot taken

but if I wanted to take a shot, I would have said that rape is not a topic to joke about, but I didn’t say that.

It will happen

by Rip Jersey on Aug 27, 2009 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rape isn't a topic to joke about?!

So I can’t say that Super Mario raped the shit out of Brit Farvraaaa when it happens this monday?!?!?

by Jordann on Aug 27, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If we can't joke about rape...

then how will we ever be able to discuss anything related to prisons?

{/drops soap….pretends like it’s someone else’s}

So you're saying that now I have to think of some witty Sig that will be applicable across all the SBN sites? Go TexanHornStroKets!

by Shake on Aug 28, 2009 7:59 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

What do you know

MJD takes a break from taking shots at the Raiders to give us a pop

Gimme some sack lunch

by SackLunch on Aug 27, 2009 3:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Jim Nantz

is a U of H alum with major ties 2 the city. 4 all we know he prolly requested that game!

by chrisd21 on Aug 28, 2009 10:02 PM CDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

Sold out? In Pre-season?

I’ve seen about half of the football on TV and I haven’t seen one sold-out preseason game yet. That argument seems retarded.

by iamjackburton on Aug 29, 2009 11:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Sold out

In the regular season. He was talking about Week One.

You know... for kids.

by Jake on Aug 30, 2009 6:00 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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