I Can See Clearly Now - I Truly Don't Care About This Stuff.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jan 21, 2010 2:29 PM CST
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Addicts call it a moment of clarity.
I just finished commenting on Texan Youngster's FanPost when it occurred to me how insecure we are as a fanbase. Mario was drafted four years ago and yet we still feel the need to justify his selection. We picked up Matt Schaub three years ago and yet we still get totally out of joint when someone suggests that Vince Young would have been a better pick.
When are we, as a fanbase, going to stop caring about what the blowhards in the sports media think? I decided long ago that I wasn't going to click on virtually any article over at the Chronicle website's sports section with the exception of Steph and Lance Z. I wish I could say that I had been able to keep my promise to myself, but I haven't. However, I'm going to keep trying.
Why? Because it truly doesn't matter what Little Dickie Justice, Age 12, thinks. Nor does it matter what Pancakes thinks. And it sure as hell doesn't matter what Peter King thinks. Sure, these guys are fun to make fun of. But really, we shouldn't be so sensitive.
Let's take stock of where we are as a franchise: We haven't had a losing season in three years. I'm not going to spend too much time looking it up, but I would guess that there are significant number of franchises that cannot make that statement. Also: We have five players going to the Pro Bowl. We have a bona-fide franchise QB, the best wide receiver in the game, two All-World linebackers and a defensive end that inspires more fear than Tim after an all-night Zima and Hello Kitty bender. In short: We have a lot going for us.
Now, I'm not saying that we should be complacent or necessarily happy with this. Quite frankly, I was disappointed that we didn't win more this year. However, this also means that perhaps we should not be so overly sensitive at the love poems Little Dickie Justice, Age 12, writes for the one who completes him. Peter King doesn't mention the Texans because he has to help Brett Favre change his colostomy bag? Boo-hoo.
At some point, we have to get beyond being so damn sensitive about this stuff. We can't change the fact that people are morons or have agendas. In the end, it doesn't matter. Vince Young is the seventh choice for the Pro Bowl. The seventh. Seven. As in, one higher than his Wonderlic score. A bunch of other QBs back out, as happens every year, and eventually they come calling for him. Why on earth should we give a rat's arse about this? Good for him. Good for his hype machine. Maybe it will light a fire under our D and they will use it as incentive to crush his lifeforce the next time they play.
Now I love a good take down of some moronic author as much as the next guy. They have their uses. When done right, they are entertaining. They shine a bright spotlight on stupidity and intellectual laziness. Hopefully you'll see me produce one or two.
But I think it's high time that we as a fanbase started thinking about identifying ourselves with our own team's successes and not spending so much time obsessing about the opinions of people that we have already concluded aren't worth our time. If Little Dickie Justice, Age 12, writes something stupid, why should we be surprised? Why do we go out of our way to point out how stupid he was?
In the final accounting, we have a team that is very easy to root for. And that should be enough. Maybe my writing this will break the internets. Snarky commentary is basically what blogs are about, after all. But I personally don't feel the need to continue with this inferiority complex. We don't have anything to feel inferior about, regardless of what the supposed opinion-makers in the media say.
So, something to think about. Do we really need to get all bent out of shape about what these guys write? If I want good analysis about my team, there's only a few sources I need to hit up. Many of them write for this blog. The others are pretty easy to find: Diehard Chris, Steph, Lance Z. Football Outsiders. They're smart, insightful and not afraid to criticize. I'll take their commentary much more seriously than most others.
Hopefully this time next year we'll still be talking about actual football. I know the offseason is tough and way too long. Either way, though, maybe we should stop caring what one group of overpaid idiots thinks about another group of overpaid idiots.
Who's with me?
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Thank you.
This cycle is going to go on until they all retire, and there’s not much we can do about it. Next year, Mario will come back without a bum shoulder, notch 15 sacks, and the media will revert to praising him like they did a couple years ago. If he has another down year after that (apparently nine sacks is a down year?) and Reggie makes a flashy play or two, it’ll shift back the other way. It’s about time we just stopped giving a damn. We shouldn’t hate on Vince Young because Justice has a hard-on for him. We should hate him because, as much as he gets fellated for being carried by a 2,000-yard rusher, the Titans are 5-0 against us when that son of a bitch plays and they thwarted our playoff hopes this year.
by Nashmeister on Jan 21, 2010 2:40 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd for calling radio a SOB.
something I can always support!
Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.
by beefy on Jan 21, 2010 2:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well said
I agree. It was that wonderful post from the Saints fan that “woke me up,” but we do need to stop being so damned sensitive about it. We should crack jokes, but not get so defensive. We know what we have, and we know what we have is good.
Yes, we’ve never been to the playoffs, but we really have turned the corner into a competitive franchise (that’s all anyone can ask for in the NFL. If you’re in the games, you can win the games). I don’t want to be a part of an insecure fan base (it’s why I’m not on Niners Nation despite my dual fandom). We’re looking forward to 2010 not debating 2006. It’s worked out for all 3 times and those 3 teams have also had setbacks from that selection (Mario: Criticism/expectations, Bush: His huge contract despite his limited play, and Young: 2008 and benching). We hate the Titans, but we need to stop feeding the VY troll.
After the continuing garbage from Justice, I’ve swore off giving him clicks. His job is to get clicks/reads and have people react. The douche is doing it despite how much we wanna quote and link him. The easiest way to spark a change: ignore him and the Comicle.
As for Peter King, I heard him on ESPN Radio one day and he talks about how he knows that people think he’s “up Farve’s ass” (he said that). He and the host had a good laugh about it. I disagree with his view on football, but I liked that he laughed at himself.
by TexansDC on Jan 21, 2010 2:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
As for anyone who thinks VY in Houston would've been a slam dunk....think about it.
VY got benched why? He didn’t put in the work (and he went a little nuts). He did not prepare, practice, or play well.
Would that have been any different in Houston? Our line sucked at the time, so he wins a few games with his legs, makes a play with his arm, and Houston loves him despite the losing record (look at our 2006 roster, we weren’t winners). The local media loves him, the fans love him…..what would have made him work? Everyone would’ve blamed people around him…..
Meanwhile, Mario’s playing elsewhere, Schaub’s playing elsewhere, and VY is here getting loved while not working.
Tennessee is where VY belongs, NO is where Bush belongs (or maybe San Diego if they can’t restructure his contract because he’s not worth #2 money), and Houston is where Mario and Schaub belong.
by TexansDC on Jan 21, 2010 2:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Great post, but...
Sadly, this won’t end it. the only thing that will is more game victories.
Those are the things we’ve had so few of over the Texans’ existance that make it so important for us to stand up and fight to defend the few victories we HAVE had.
Once we have a playoff run or two, not only will people stop saying those silly things, but we’ll have more to hang our hats upon.
Until then, though, I don’t see many of us backing down from those duels.
Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.
by beefy on Jan 21, 2010 2:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I’m right there with you… This past year I feel like I’ve transcended the idiots around me in my fandom. The only thing left that concerns me is that people in the Texans management might be listening to it and make drastic decision based on idiots opinions.
by CoolGui on Jan 21, 2010 3:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
The only one over at the Chronicle that really bothers me is Dick Justice. That man is a complete schizophrenic, one moment he praising the Texans and the next is slobbering all over VY. How can this man still have a job over there?
He is suppose to be writing for the HOUSTON Chronicle and should be supporting the HOUSTON Texans. If he wants to get drink and party topless with VY, he should move to Methopotamia.
Sorry, but it just pisses me off and upsets me at the same time. The Chronicle needs to grow a pair and get rid of his ass.
by Jahon on Jan 21, 2010 3:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What about Fat John's Cowgirl worship
That man has almost as many issues as does lil Ricky (my name for No Justice…LOL), he slaps down Texans fans claims we not being nice to Dallls fans on his blog (??).
Then lets Dallas fans take shots on a T-E-X-A-N-S blog, he should probably be traded to a Dallas paper for a box of Krispy Kremes and a pc to be named later..
QUESTION WTF is going on, some Cowgirls worshipper from San Antonio being allowed to place his love goo in Chronic.
Chronic I use for news on team, since team only speaks officially. But I always look at who wrote the article, each one has his issues
FAT JOHN McClain…Love my Cowgirls, HATE the Texans
Dale Robertson “I am Fat John’s long-lost Texans hating son”
Lil Ricky (NO) Justic..if I didn’t have pictures of publisher and a young girl wouldn’t have a job
Bloggers
Jeremy (Love me some OILERS) Robinson stuck in the proud past of Houston Oilers, willing to sneer condescendingly att the Texans
ONLY Bloggers worth anything
Lance Z, Texans Chick…they shoot straight (even if we would rather get it sugarcoated), classy, knowledgable AND better than 95% of Chronic sports staff
Calling Battle Red on Dallas Cowgirls in 2010
by Texans_00 on Jan 23, 2010 10:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
A journalist isn't supposed to sugarcoat...
They just gotta be fair. That’s why I like Lance and Steph.
by TexansDC on Jan 23, 2010 9:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!
((((Gives tGC a hug)))))
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
by Rip Jersey on Jan 21, 2010 3:32 PM CST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Agree for the most part
I am a huge fan also of Steph’s blog and have read a few posts on Football Outsiders. Don’t read “Little Dickie Justice” much. But I think you left out the General (John McCain) — a very learned man IMHO who is pretty much “in the know” about all things Texans.
The people who irritate me the most are those folks (especially some of the more obnoxious Dallas fans) who have nothing better to do than come onto a Texans blog and throw insults at the team and their fans. I try to ignore them, but sometimes one of them will say something so outrageous that I just want to smack him. But most of the time, I just feel sorry for them because it’s obvious that they don’t have a life.
by texanslady on Jan 21, 2010 3:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Nope
He covered McClain. He’s Pancakes.
by TexansDC on Jan 21, 2010 4:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This ^ is true
TexansLady, please follow this link to find a glossary full of gems such as this:
Pancakes – A Texas-sized version of the Sally Struthers character from South Park. Also writes for the Comicle.
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
by Shake on Jan 21, 2010 5:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
I didn’t make the connection. I don’t watch South Park.
by texanslady on Jan 21, 2010 11:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think the nickname is a direct reference to southpark
although the definition is obviously so.
www.manningface.com
by nolander on Jan 22, 2010 2:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Pancakes
According to Pancakes, I have no credibility talking about football because of my nym. I explained to him that I work at a truck stop and can’t follow everything he says. Thus, the nym Pancakes was born.
I started writing my opinion of the Comicle staff, but since you like him, texanslady, I’ll be nice for a change.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
by bigfatdrunk on Jan 22, 2010 9:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nym
Nym was a Feeorin pirate who led the Lok Revenants. Known for his theft and subsequent use of a prototype Scurrg H-6 bomber, the Havoc, Nym’s depredations eventually earned him the ire of the Trade Federation, who hired mercenary Vana Sage to capture and imprison him. However, Nym escaped from his imprisonment, only to find that Sage, who had been double-crossed by the Trade Federation herself, wished to ally with him to inflict further damage on the Trade Federation. Furthermore, the starfighter pilot Rhys Dallows, whose homeworld had been invaded by the Trade Federation, and the Toydarian smuggler Reti joined with them as well. Together, the four launched a number of raids on Trade Federation property, culminating on attacks on the Trade Federation blockade of Naboo and the destruction of a Trade Federation droid production facility on Eos. Those actions earned Nym a pardon from the Republic, though he continued his life of piracy.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
by Rip Jersey on Jan 22, 2010 11:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Once again...
I prove I haven’t seen Star Wars since they originally came out. The first three.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
by bigfatdrunk on Jan 22, 2010 11:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm
It’s a worthy sentiment, sure.
But the act of tying so much of your emotions off to a team (that you have no control of) in the first place probably indicates that you are (or were at one point) insecure about things. So even if you pumped this message to the rooftops and played it before every game, I think most people still have insecure roots with their fandoms, so this’ll always happen.
I guess it sort of depends on how much seriousness you want from other parts of life seeping in to sports. For me, the answer is none. I don’t want to see war heroes, I don’t want to be told about devastating things in Haiti and human interest stories, and the impact of the economics of sports (though I at least read about that as an interested bystander).
Sports is rooted in escapism. So I don’t mind that there are a bunch of ridiculous personalities like Lil Dicky Justice (Age 12), because it gives a focused stream of consciousness to annihilate and find common ground on. Hating LDJA12’s work brings people together. It’s no different than WoW nerds grouping together and camping and killing whatever the hell it is that they fight in WoW to me.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter
by riversmccown on Jan 21, 2010 3:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
if you are grouping together and camping and killing
you are probably pvping in some manner.
www.manningface.com
by nolander on Jan 21, 2010 5:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
Shows how long it’s been since I’ve had to use the terms of MMO’s
I haven’t really played since about 2001 or so.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter
by riversmccown on Jan 21, 2010 8:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter
by riversmccown on Jan 21, 2010 10:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Shit's a gateway drug
I kicked the habit; my brother spends all his time playing WoW. And making more money off of it than I do, which is very sad considering I actually managed to finish college.
by cubic on Jan 21, 2010 10:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
When I was in HS I was spending probably 8-10 hours a day on it
I’ve fought off a lot of bad habits in my time, but this was probably the hardest outside of maybe caffeine.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter
by riversmccown on Jan 22, 2010 5:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Best advice for kicking that habit
Don’t start in the first place
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Jan 22, 2010 8:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Better advice for kicking that habit.
Raise a falcon and train it so it becomes a big time falcon. When it becomes a big time falcon, take it to big time hunts. After a couple of big time hunts, you can start your own big time falconry team and challenge Qatar for its big time national championship title.
by Jordann on Jan 22, 2010 9:20 AM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Big time falcons
Make big time goo.
The Texans.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jan 22, 2010 11:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Perfect comment
10s across the board.
I always assumed "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma" would be some sort of country music diss track. Live and learn, I guess.
by MDC on Jan 23, 2010 8:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Im with you tGC.
But what irks me about Little Dickie Justice and Pancakes is that they write for the HOUSTON chronicle.
HOUSTON CHRONICLE! Not Tennessee Times, not the New Orleans Gazette.
It needs to be about HOUSTON SPORTS. If you don’t root for the hometown team, at least keep your fandom in check. Don’t publish love poems about your man crush on a HOUSTON CHRONICLE blog. Give us the information we crave, the insight that the media should deliver to the masses. Not how you’re gonna fellate VY or Reggie Bush in your probowl suite.
by Jordann on Jan 21, 2010 4:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Great point and I agree
That said, when stupid fans say stupid things, I’m always going to respond with more stupid. That’s just me. It is the way of the Internet. In real life, I’m so not that way.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on Jan 21, 2010 4:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Besides
Talking about how Richard Justice asks his wife to wear a VY mask so he can get it up… that’s a lot of fun.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on Jan 21, 2010 4:37 PM CST up reply actions 9 recs
This
Sorry if it pisses readers off.
www.DontMessWithTexans.com
by Mike Kerns on Jan 22, 2010 7:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Did I rec?
Of course I rec’d.
I always assumed "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma" would be some sort of country music diss track. Live and learn, I guess.
by MDC on Jan 22, 2010 8:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Personally prefer facts Chris
You can argue opinion till cows come home, but you put a fact in front of even the biggest moron (Justice). He will blink and say something inane, did it to Dickie Justice on his VY/Cowgirls make me warm all over blog.
Dallas fans hate facts, like most Texans fans hate McClain/Justice. Next time they throwdown, just slap some facts on them…they will start with that whole “Five Rings, America’s Team” cropola..that’s when you know you got them.
PROUD Texans fan since Sept, 2000 ..living amongst the stupidest fans (Dallas)
Calling Battle Red on Dallas Cowgirls in 2010
by Texans_00 on Jan 23, 2010 10:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
One small observation
I think you are saying something that doesn’t need to be said here….and if you were out there saying it, then it’s a little Keith Brooking if you ask me….
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
by Rip Jersey on Jan 21, 2010 4:39 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I agree...however,
If the Texans had picked that idiot, his first foul-up at game time would automatically make him a bust. Houston can never do right by anyone,let alone the “professional” sport writers and that VY feltching 12 year old dick.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd230/bobert_051/vince-young2.jpg
by Battle Dread on Jan 21, 2010 5:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Acct inactive....
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
by Rip Jersey on Jan 21, 2010 5:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I said I'd never give little dickie justice another web hit,
But I failed, and had to point out to his blinded ass the scoreboard.
Mario Williams: 2-time Pro Bowler elected to the roster by the coaches, players, and fans.
Vince Young: 2-time 3rd alternate to the Pro Bowl roster.
He wouldn’t post this comment on his blog. Seriously, he wouldn’t even post it!
So I sent him another comment that simply said, “You are chickenshit!”
by carsonwayne on Jan 21, 2010 5:24 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
BRAV-FUCKING-O'
It’s about time somebody wrote this article. The man is absolutely right, who gives a flying fartknockingfuck about a bunch of hacks. Most people are tired of the lies, embellishments, distortions, skewed agendas and intentional prodding. The same goes for the regular news…They all suck big harry Cock!
Have fun and root for your team…isn’t that what its all about?
And Beefy is still the man…Pork Chops Rule
by Hangbok on Jan 21, 2010 6:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I have FANS????
heh… if it’s all based on shared pork love – It’s gotta be real!!
Stay golden, pony boy!
Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.
by beefy on Jan 22, 2010 10:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm as weirded out as you are
He said “still the man,” which implies that you were the man in the past. Did I miss that day back in ’08?
I always assumed "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma" would be some sort of country music diss track. Live and learn, I guess.
by MDC on Jan 23, 2010 8:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You Got it All
The love of everything Pork and The flying Box of Ding Dongs…You sir have the makings to be a Star
by Hangbok on Jan 22, 2010 10:13 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
MOM.... GET OFF THIS BOARD!! Jeesh!
Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.
by beefy on Jan 25, 2010 9:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm addicted to anything Texans...
even dickey j and jmac, but I lost the complex long ago, you should the colt and cowgal fans I work with try to talk me out of the Texans. I’m a loud and proud fan.
My daughter asked me tonite if she could wear her Battlered #8, because Schaub made the ProBowl and I said hell yeah, your a Texans fan year round be proud.
GO TEXANS!!!!
Our time will come...
by Texanmaniac on Jan 21, 2010 7:47 PM CST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
you should hear the fans, is what I meant.
GO TEXANS!!!!
Our time will come...
by Texanmaniac on Jan 21, 2010 7:48 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Texans Are Going International!
I am currently working over in Singapore & Malaysia. I just returned back from my Holiday Trip in Houston (Hell yes I was at the Patriots Game!) Anyway, I brought back Texan Golf Shirts & Hats for all my Golfing buddies over here….They don’t know who the Texans are because they are a bunch of Scots, Brits, Aussies & New Zoolanders…But I am educating them!! So don’t be surprised when you see our flags flying if you ever make it to Southeast Asia
by Hangbok on Jan 21, 2010 8:45 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Cool
An area of the world I want to visit badly. And drunkenly.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
by bigfatdrunk on Jan 21, 2010 9:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Great Location
Singapore is awesome and has beautiful women…Malaysia is Half as cheap and I am surrounded by Golf Courses.
Places within a 3 hour plane ride; Bangkok, Pattay, Kos Samui, Phuket, Bali~East Java, Hong Kong, Manila….Great part of the world to visit
Being over here though makes me miss Football, Texas, and sweet spanish ladies! So i always make a point to come back at least twice a year on Holiday (Beginning of Football Season and the End of Football Season) and trust me when I say that absence makes the heart grow fonder!
by Hangbok on Jan 21, 2010 9:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like
somebody wants to go tranny hunting.
by Jordann on Jan 22, 2010 9:22 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
he's right...be careful
The Lady Boys are a popular attraction in Thailand for the sexually confused. But you can spot them a mile away as long as you don’t get too drunk and if you do get too drunk; do the ol’ crocodile Dundee family jewel check before you drag’em back to your hut for the night
by Hangbok on Jan 22, 2010 10:27 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
"Do The Ol' Crocodile Dundee Family Jewel Check"
Don’t let anyone ever say that BRB isn’t in the business of helping people.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Jan 23, 2010 11:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey!!!
I’m a New Zoolander and I know all about the Texans, and football. Me and about three of my mates. The rest of the country doesn’t have a clue.
by distant_texans_fan on Jan 21, 2010 9:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome
Your boys represent well over here in Johor…good golfers, great drinkers and love there Rugby
by Hangbok on Jan 21, 2010 9:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And that was not a knock
Because they only focus on Soccer & Rugby, and the fact that we are 14 hours ahead of CST there is not much exposure to American Football on this side of the planet
by Hangbok on Jan 21, 2010 9:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Let's put it this way
I’m from Argentina and somehow ended up going to school at SMU.
Yes the girls are gorgeous but people are so fucking snobby and annoying in Dallas that I become an all Houston sports fan completely out of personality.
I guess all in all there are people being educated about the Texans in Argentina as well and in reference to the original post, yes we may feed the troll a few times but think about how awful people must be in Dallas about their sports teams that they turn a completely impartial human being who has been to Houston very sparingly completely against them. Plus the Rockets have LUIS.
by Albiceleste on Jan 22, 2010 12:57 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I still have a carr jersey
With duct tape and schaub written in sharpie
I guess schaub has earned the right to a real jersey of which I need to get now that it looks like schaubers is here to stay
think of all the players at QB ad DE in the NFL
Mario would be what about 3-5 range
VY would be 12 at best. Might be 15
manning x 2
rothbrgr
Ryan
flacco
favre
schaub
Palmer
Brady
Rodgers
Warner
brees
mcnabb
romo
rivers
cutler
orton
sanchez
stafford
jafarkus fuckell
I mean the list speaks for itself
by AllenOU on Jan 21, 2010 8:46 PM CST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
lol i have the carr jersey but i got tape next to it saying TYPO
by Texan Youngster on Jan 21, 2010 9:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok first and first most i apologize to the fan base for my insecurities. I just dream of the day where texans players will get the respect they deserve. Also, even though i did post the fan shot I agree with you 1000000000% and ou will never see me post anything like that again. Therefore, i leave with my final words…… GO TEXANS and hopefully next year is the year we make the playoffs
by Texan Youngster on Jan 21, 2010 9:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
No no, man
Just the way it is. Plus, I hate the Comicle with a passion. Your input is both welcome and appreciated.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
by bigfatdrunk on Jan 21, 2010 9:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't apologize
I wasn’t trying to pick on you at all. I was trying to make a point about what we, as a fanbase (myself included), seem to do more than we should. That’s all.
You keep on keepin’ on.
The Texans.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jan 22, 2010 1:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe the proper phrase is
keep fucking that chicken
www.manningface.com
by nolander on Jan 22, 2010 2:09 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss8LDBNcsWc
for reference
Some people say "If you can't beat them, join them". I say "If you can't beat them, beat them", because they will be expecting you to join them, so you will have the element of surprise.
by Kiratomi on Jan 22, 2010 7:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sjbnbanehQ&feature=related
(for the remix, which just about made me piss my pants)
Some people say "If you can't beat them, join them". I say "If you can't beat them, beat them", because they will be expecting you to join them, so you will have the element of surprise.
by Kiratomi on Jan 22, 2010 7:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
awesome
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
by bigfatdrunk on Jan 22, 2010 9:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait
Therefore, i leave with my final words……
Dude, anything tGC says is not worth committing suicide over. Cutting yourself to make sure you still feel pain?……well sure. But not suicide.
Here’s hoping those were not truly your final words.
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by Shake on Jan 22, 2010 12:55 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
final words as in i wont post anything the media says why swinging off VY/bush scrotom
by Texan Youngster on Jan 22, 2010 1:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My final words...
“I bet you can’t eat this.”
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
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by bigfatdrunk on Jan 22, 2010 2:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
These are all good points
But I think a lot of us have too much invested in this team not to feel defensive when people talk shit, if only because it is indicative of how little respect we get nationally. I definitely agree there is no rational reason to get upset anymore, but at the same time I think there is something fundamentally irrational about fandom, especially rabid sports fandom.
Also it is fun to hate on tards like little Dickie Justice, Pancakes, BBS, and anyone who thinks Radio is a good quarterback.
by cubic on Jan 21, 2010 10:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Its called Stockholm Syndrome
No matter how much the Texans bend us over and rip our hearts out, we keep coming back for more, ready to defend and make jackasses of ourselves arguing with the methopotamians over a quarterback whos good at winning meaningless games.
Gimme some sack lunch
by SackLunch on Jan 21, 2010 11:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think he means to not defend the team or rip on people or be any less of a rabid fan
But to stop being so insecure about our decisions. I know every fan base had stuff like that (Colts: Lack of Super Bowls, Pats: Spygate, 49ers: Current Failure, Raiders: Al Davis, etc etc etc), but that we should recognize that they’ve panned out. We have 2 players who are top 10 at their position.
At least, that’s how I saw it.
by TexansDC on Jan 22, 2010 12:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with how you saw it
I just think that, given the energy and emotion we invest in this team, it is difficult not to be defensive. I admire the fan that can let the idiocy national writers publish about the Texans go, but my experience with rooting for the Texans makes me want to latch onto any measure of national credibility and defend it with an idiotic stubbornness. I think tGC is making great points, but I also just feel as though it is understandable that many fans will feel the need to act like blind ignorant homers to counteract the prevailing discourse around the Texans, which is decidedly inaccurate and negative.
Like I said, it’s totally irrational and at this point the inaccuracies spouted about our beloved team are just plain idiotic, but because they persist there will always be a tendency to overreact until we can prove it on a national stage to incalcitrant morons like Peter King, many Texans fans will feel like defending their team beyond what is truly neccessary.
But, of course, this post points that there is no rational reason to defend this team so virulently because it is clearly a good, talented team.
Also it’s the offseason and to be honest I am glad we can talk about how much respect our team deserves rather than the numerous glaring and horrible holes we need to fill. I’m in Browns country right now so I know what that is like, heh.
by cubic on Jan 22, 2010 12:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Agree that it's irrational
That’s what being a fan, particularly a fan of a star-crossed franchise like the Texans, is all about. In fact, if you looked at this rationally, you’d never root for the Texans. Everyone would root for the Colts or the Patriots or some other team that wins a bunch.
Forget that!
The Texans.
by tehGrindCrusher on Jan 22, 2010 1:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad that we can say
we deserve any kind of respect, and that our franchise isn’t a mess or a wreck.
And I’ll drink to irrational fandom, the Houston Texans, and Schaubenfreude.
by TexansDC on Jan 22, 2010 1:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Great Post, TGC
I imagine we’ll stop being so thin-skinned as a fan base once we string together a few winning seasons. It’s just going to take a little time.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Jan 22, 2010 11:53 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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