Post-Game Breakdown: Texans Defeat Raiders; Improve To 3-1 FOR FIRST TIME EVER
by Tim on Oct 4, 2010 3:00 PM CDT
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PrintAfter a one-week computer-forced hiatus, the PGB is back. For the first time ever, your Houston Texans are 3-1. Not only are they 3-1, but they are also in sole possession of first place in the AFC South. Let that sink in for a second.
Even the most ardent Texans fan, were he trying to remain objective, would have had a very hard time envisioning the Texans going 3-1 to open the 2010 season. The three wins include a collossal intradivision win over the Colts and two (2) road victories over the Redskins and Raiders. Not to diminish the unfortunate loss to Dallas, but focusing on that instead of the three wins doesn't give proper credit to what the Texans have managed to accomplish thus far. The Houston Texans are 3-1, with the return of one of their best players, two home games, and a bye week on the horizon.
Between that and the unbelievable weather, it's a mighty fine time to be Texans fans. The specifics of the victory in Oakland await you after the jump.
1. Benched for a quarter and a half for missing one team meeting last week and being late for another, Arian Foster managed to make the most of his limited time by rattling off a 74 yard TD run and a 10 yard TD reception on his way to 187 total yards (131 rushing). With that sort of output, Kubes should start benching Foster for wearing his socks too high, wearing his socks too low, not maintaining eye contact with people he talks to, making too much eye contact with people he talks to, and/or failing to begin and end every sentence with "sir." It's for the good of the team.
2. The point has been raised by a few other folks, but I think it bears repeating here: How many snaps would Matt Schaub have been forced to watch if he was late to a team meeting? I'm guessing one, or however long it took Kubes to realize that Dan Orlovsky or Matt Leinart was under center.
3. Staying on the subject of The Schaub...not a massive day statistically, but he was efficient, didn't make any royally stupid throws that I can immediately recall, and spread the ball around amongst a depleted (e.g., no Andre Johnson and then an injured Jacoby Jones) receiving corps. A very, very good day, considering he didn't have his No. 1 target to throw to and/or distract Nnamdi Asomugha.
4. The offensive line did a great job run-blocking and kept Schaub pretty clean all afternoon. Considering the Texans had to throw it far more yesterday than they did in Week One, I believe yesterday's effort was probably the OL's best and most complete performance of the season (though Rivers' tape study may find otherwise).
5. It gets lost in the Fostermania, but Steve Slaton and Derrick Ward were tremendous, as evidenced by the Texans' averaging 6.9 yards per carry yesterday. In fact, Slaton may have had his best game since 2008. I kept waiting for a fumble that never came.
6. Does anyone disagree with the statement that Joel Dreessen is the best TE on the roster right now? I don't think it's even really up for debate at this point, and that's not a knock on Owen Daniels.
7. Four (4) sacks for your Texans' defense--1.0 from Mario Williams (who returned from his self-imposed one-week sabbatical), 1.0 from a blitzing (gasp!) DeMeco Ryans, and 2.0 from Antonio Smith. Not coincidentally, the Texans secondary had their best day of the young season in terms of not giving up big play after big play. Kareem Jackson, in particular, had his least victimized afternoon of the year.
8. If you are a good receiving TE in the NFL, it's a safe bet you can be penciled in for at least 60 receiving yards against the Texans. As vulnerable as the Houston secondary has been down the field, the inability to cover the tight end has been a notable problem as well, going back to last season. While there's a valid argument to be made that you'd rather give up shorter receptions to the TE instead of WRs streaking down the field, it doesn't change the fact that it's something teams will continue to exploit.
9. Thought Adewale Ogunleye did a serviceable job at DE in the limited snaps he saw. As each week passes, I realize that the loss of Connor Barwin was far bigger than I initially thought it would be.
10. More Earl Mitchell, please.
11. I don't know that Troy Nolan is the best coverage safety on the Houston roster. I do know, however, that Eugene Wilson is not, and I don't think Dominique Barber has shown he's a better option than Nolan. While we can debate how much Nolan had to do with the two balls he picked off (regardless, the second pick was a pretty sweet one-handed grab of a deflected pass), we cannot debate that he picked off two more passes than any other Texan has throughout the first four games of the season. I just don't see any reason why Troy Nolan shouldn't be starting at free safety on Sunday.
12. A road win is a road win is a road win, so I'm not going to devote too much angst to the fact that the Texans blew 10 points of a 17 point lead in less than a quarter and had to hang on to win by 7. Or the fact that perhaps running the ball a bit more (instead of run, incomplete pass, incomplete pass, punt) on the series after the Raiders had cut the lead to 10 points early in the fourth quarter seemed to be a more sound course of action than what was employed. I'll merely mention those things in passing and move on down the road.
13. Because no matter what, your Houston Texans are 3-1. Your Houston Texans are in first place in the AFC South. Brian Cushing is back. The sun is shining, and the air is crisp. Bring on the New York Giants.
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Regarding point number two (2)...
Meetings don’t start until Schaub is available, so it’s really a non-issue.
so true
Since Schaub is the only QB on the team, is it even a meeting if he’s there… or late?
(don’t even try that “Orlovsky and Leinart are QBs, too!” shit)
There's one key difference
Has Schaub ever been late to a meeting? There can always be special circumstances, and I’m sure if Foster had a good reason he wouldn’t have had to sit. From what I have heard this was more than a one time thing from Arian. I think Kubiak absolutely did the right thing. Lance Zierlein has said that one knock on him coming out of college is that he was a little mature and that he didn’t handle success well. Watching Slaton and Ward being effective was probably the best motivation for him.
I do suspect that if Slaton/Ward wouldn’t have combined for 8 carries and 84 yards to start the game that Foster might have made an appearance sooner.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
Point #2
Reminds me of a story from the Jimmy Johnson cowturds era. Irvin was late getting to the airport after a road game so they left him on the tarmac. After one of their playoff wins, Aikman was giving interviews and was late getting to the bus. So they left him at the stadium. Both were Johnson’s call. I realize it isn’t the same as missing game time, but both coaches making a statement.
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by HoustonTransplant on Oct 4, 2010 3:23 PM CDT reply actions
excellent writeup
point 5:
I think RBs are pretty plug-n-play in this system. I think Foster is a stud, but would not have had these numbers had he started every game last year.
I think he takes good OL play and exploits it better than anyone on the roster. The OL play is improved, however, so the flip side is, Slaton would have a decent year this year if he was starting (or Ward, … the obvious exception being Chris Brown).
This is not diminishing Foster in the least. I’d say its 70-30 credit (Foster/OL) for the running game turnaround. Or maybe it was all Alex Gibbs’ fault.
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Foster has better vision than Slaton, and that's key to this system
Yesterday was the first time Slaton has looked okay running the ball. I don’t want to take anything away from the O-line…and the way Slaton/Ward ran the ball yesterday proves it’s not all Foster. I have just been really impressed with Foster’s vision and patience on the outside zones.
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Slaton
He also seemed to be running with more confidence. Made the decision and went.
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He wasn't looking down at the ball like it was a bomb with a timer ticking down to zero, so that's something.
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a little off subject but o well
Jag tight end pretty much turn down contract extension.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/14074428
I would be curious what he was offered
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Have to agree
The offensive line was very impressive yesterday. Cut down on the penalties, kept Schaub upright, and the run game is breaking franchise records on a weekly basis. I can’t believe the turnaround.
On a side note: As I watch highlights on TV, guess who TO burned for his 200+ yard game? Joe Haden. Rookie CBs. It happens.
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Don't forget Kyle Wilson has dropped on the depth chart in New York
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Mmhmm
New England (with the 4th 1st round CB, Devin McCourty) is 28th in pass defense…and he’ll be on display against Brandon Marshall tonight.
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So the lesson here
is that we where morons for cutting Reeves.
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Yea I'm all for "throwin the kid in the fire" and letting them fight through it on gamedays
As long as its not costing you wins.
Thankfully, it hasn’t for us..or New England and New York for that matter. I think Jackson will end up being a guy who can seal off his side of the field.
by leacheatsbabies on Oct 4, 2010 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually
The fact that Reeves is still unsigned is something I’m gonna be writing about on SBNH tomorrow. Kind of weird to see him unemployed despite everyone here wanting him on the roster over Molden.
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Hm?
I mean I don’t think he will make us 20 times better, but throwing a rookie out there as a starting CB is obviously a bad plan.
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There was something I read...
where Nnamdi Asomugha said that rookies do have a steep learning curve, but that Kareem Jackson (obviously this was within the past week) would benefit from this. He wishes the Raiders had done this with him. I dunno, there’s pros and cons. He’s gonna take his lumps now….plus I was never a fan of Reeves so I’m fine with him being off the team.
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I'm sure theres something to that
and the fact that we have weathered it thus far to the tune of a 3-1 record is quite nice.
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The offensive line was good
But Schaub also moved around the pocket much better than he did in the first three games of the season, imo. A lot of the sacks he took were more on him failing to run into open space than they were on the o-line, imo. But I was very impressed with the way he moved around against the Raiders.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 5, 2010 3:22 AM CDT up reply actions
if that isn't, then what is?
“Does anyone disagree with the statement that Joel Dreessen is the best TE on the roster right now? I don’t think it’s even really up for debate at this point, and that’s not a knock on Owen Daniels.”
…. if that’s not a knock on Owen, then what is?
/not that I disagree with the statement, Owen looks lost
Re: Knock
Should have done a better job making that point clear…I meant that OD isn’t totally recovered from last year’s injury—which isn’t his fault, given that it was a mere 11 months ago—and I think that’s why he’s not the OD of old.
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by Tim on Oct 4, 2010 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Even if he were recovered....
You’ve got Kubiak playing him as a starter for 3 games when most starters get 3 faux games to get in shape.
As PapaBear said below, Schaub’s been hurt by an ineffective OD. Hopefully, Kubiak can flip the roles of JD and OD. Let OD work himself up to his old self while JD gets the start – which he has earned with his performance.
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I think he finally did that this game
I saw a time or two where OD stayed in to block and JD went out on a route. Those roles would have been flipped last year. JD got plenty of opportunities yesterday…and took advantage of them.
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What's Casey up to?
I’d like to see a two TE set with him and Dreesen until Daniels looks better, myself.
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Well, they do have the one or two stupid 3 tight end sets a game
Then theres the goalline sets.
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Agree with Tim
Its not even like JD had a massive receiving game or anything but it is obvious Daniels isnt 100%. Shaub only targeted OD 3 times the entire game and connected once for 8yds. I agree letting JD start but its not because he is better, simply healthier.
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I think a knock on Owen Daniels would be
He hates puppies, children and Christmas. He’ll steal your dog and shoot your bible.
That or he just doesn’t look like himself yet, and no surprise there. I think we see the real OD in about week 12.
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It really is expecting too much to think he would be back close to 100% at this point
I feel for bad for him though. I don’t see any reason for the Texans to pay him in the off season (assuming no lockout, praise Durga). Dressen has shown he can be effective and with Casey/Graham hanging around I don’t see how they can justify spending money on him when they have other players that will need to get paid soonishly as well. I like OD and would like for him to be a life-long Texan. I just can’t see any way to justify it.
I think the best thing for the Texans would be to tell him they want him back, but they will let him go to free agency to find his “market” price. Somebody will probably give him a good deal and the Texans can step away. If he only gets low ball offers we can match and not look like the bad guy.
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I'm not excited about Nolan because of the picks
I’m excited because I never saw anything that led me to believe that he was out of position. Throws into his area were generally well covered even if complete and usually resulted in the receiver being tackled immediately. He made the plays that were there. Adibi (I think, I know it was an LB) should get credit for one pick and the second was a Jacobyesque drop that I believe Ryans popped up in the air. I don’t want to place too much emphasis on the picks because those were plays that should be made if you’re in position. Of course that is a huge improvement over Wilson…but even if those balls never get knocked up in the air to be picked it was still a huge improvement.
I saw a lot of love for Mitchell on twitter during the game and have seen/heard some more since. I thought he played well. I was glad to see it. I also heard some people dogging Okoye though. I really thought Okoye played well. I noticed him, in a good way, at least as much as I did Mitchell. Okoye flushed Gradkowski into Smith on one of his sacks. He forced him out of the pocket on several other occasions too.He was the only player to actually recognize the McFadden screen that went for huge yards(even though someone got enough of him to slow him down and take away any chance of him making the play from behind). I would need to watch the game again to be sure I’m not letting a few plays have too much influence on my opinion of his game yesterday…but I know I noticed him several times yesterday when he didn’t necessarily make the play, but played a big part in making it happen.
Schaub wasn’t bad yesterday…but he wasn’t as sharp as he has been in the past either. That’s two sub-par games for Schaub this season. The running game has (thankfully) cut down on how often we have to throw the ball, so it hasn’t been a big deal. Not having AJ and then losing Jacoby obviously has an impact as well. It looks to me like trying to work in an obviously not 100% OD and a new OC is having a negative effect on the timing of the passing game. I know we are effectively running the exact same system this year, but every body has their own little wrinkles and play calling tendency. Last year Schaub always had a safety valve and could hit it quickly if a play wasn’t working. This year he looks like he’s struggling to get rid of the ball on time. I’m sure the passing game will get sharper as the season goes on, so I’m not nervous about it.
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by papabear on Oct 4, 2010 3:52 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Wow, dogging on Okoye?
I thought Mitchell played decently, but Okoye was very active and more influential in every way. Must be LanceZ saying this.
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I honestly don't remember who said what
A lot of it wasn’t even direct against Okoye(although I remember a couple of direct shots as well) as much as it was praise for Mitchell. Really wasn’t people dogging him that hard….I have just not heard anyone giving Okoye credit for the plays he did make.
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*raises hand*
I did!
Okoye had a good game (for his standards) against some bad guards. When he lines up against real guards, he is worthless. Good for him, and we needed him badly considering how many people were out, but he’s not a real contributor.
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i thought it was that damn kid Rivers!
I wasn’t calling you out or anything. Weak gaurds or not he was being disruptive, and I wanted to give credit where credit is due.
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by papabear on Oct 5, 2010 10:32 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I kinda liked our pass defense this game
I mean, not counting our continuing inability to cover TEs and that one big screen to McFadden. Did anyone check the box score? Check out the stats for their wide receivers:
Higgens, two catches for 38 yards
Murphy, one catch for five yards
Heyward-Bey, one catch for two yards
I know Gradkowski isn’t a great QB and these aren’t great receivers, but those numbers are just putrid and reflect a pretty good job by the secondary.
amzaingly enough
Pollard did a good enough job on Miller in press coverage a couple of times late in the game to force throws to WR’s….we just didn’t do it enough.
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So in
Jets world DUI arrest = One Quarter on The Bench
in Texans world Missing Team Meeting = One Quarter on The Bench.
So if a Texans player is arrested for jaywalking, I think we can all assume he’ll be shot in the knees then cut.
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Nah
shot in the knees and traded to Detroit. Cutting them would be too nice.
Buffalo.
That’s hate. Detroit has been in every game they’ve played and will be a mediocre team as early as next year. The Bills? Oof.
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by Xiane on Oct 4, 2010 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
LMAO
Yeh, I guess the Bills = Purgatory
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The Bills could be better next year then you think
They have a solid secondary, 3 good backs, a good interior line. Give em a half decent QB and a LT they could be seriously mediocre.
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good recievers+TE too
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Based on Kubiak's press conference
He apparently got a fine and a benching. Kubiak didn’t want to talk about it AT ALL and didn’t even confirm it was for missing meetings. Has anyone confirmed that yet, or is it rumor? Seemed like there may be more to it. But Kubiak definitely didn’t want any part of talking about it.
Kubiak won't make anything public he doesn't have to
I’m fine with that. They took care of it in house. Judging by the look on Arian’s face while sitting on the sideline I think he got the message.
Also, how pathetic is it that it took the announcers a whole quarter to realize that the NFL’s leading rusher was on the bench? I know the job is probably much more difficult than most people realize, and whenever the announcers bug me I think of how bad local pre-season crews are…but, if I was as unprepared for a meeting in my job as they are for theirs I would get fired in a heartbeat. They know their assignments far enough in advance that they should have no trouble preparing for that weeks game. It just bugs the crap out of me when they don’t know basic things about the teams they are calling games for.
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Gus just parties all week
I was thinking the same thing re:preparation about this crew.
They know the obvious things, like if DMcFadden wasn’t starting, which tells me they do the bare minimum prep work for their game on Sunday.
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by Tim on Oct 4, 2010 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Milo Hamilton is impressed
With your seamless pitching.
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It's actually a green star
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by WhimpyJimmy on Oct 4, 2010 9:18 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I love that our line is playing this way
with Mitchell and Okoye contributing in the middle and Williams and Smith playing good on the outside I’m feeling pretty good. Cushing should help with the run game issues we had yesterday. I am excite.
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Troy Nolan catches balls with his hands.
Eugene Wilson does not have hands, just two 4×4 stone weights.
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Re: Giants
Not sure if the Giants’ absurd pass rush last night was more the result of their talent or Chicago’s horrendous OL. The idea that it could be the former has me more concerned than I was before last night.
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by Tim on Oct 4, 2010 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I tend to think that game was a fluke
For both Chicago and NYG.
But if it wasn’t…hoo boy.
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I'm very glad
they put that game on tape BEFORE we played them.
Kubiak has received the message.
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I think it was a combination of a lot of factors
…including the QB not seeing his open receivers and holding onto the ball too long; poor blocking; Mike Martz (could probably write a few paragraphs on him); the Giants don’t have a bad pass rush; the Bears don’t have a good run game; the Bears don’t have great WRs; Mike Martz doesn’t like to use his TEs; Matt Forte has hands of stone and is a mediocre blocker and is therefore rendered useless on passing downs (many times they don’t have a RB on the field who can help with blocking).
It all makes sense to me. Will they recreate that pass rush against the Texans? Probably not. The Texans are smahtah than Mike Martz and will do the right things to prepare to squash the rush more and hopefully take advantage of the Giants rush. That being said, the Texans have shown some weaknesses in picking up blitzes, especially by Ss/CBs and I’ll use the Redskins game as an example, with LaRon Landry. But, the Giants put most of their pressure on the QB with their DEs Tuck and Osi. They also had a couple sacks from their DTs and a CB.
What the Giants did to the Bears, was like a confluence of forces that combined to create conditions that multiplied each other, resulting in a huge mismatch.
I dub the Giants..... New York City glamor-boys
Thank God the Giants had their "get well" game yesterday.
Having Dallas AND the Giants trying to right the ship on our time would be frustrating.
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by TexansForever on Oct 4, 2010 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Biggest game ever?
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by bigfatdrunk on Oct 4, 2010 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
That term shouldn't be used again
until we play the game that will clinch the playoffs.
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by LoneSpot on Oct 4, 2010 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
its always used ironically here
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Giants runners fumble
a lot
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by Barryfromtexas on Oct 5, 2010 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions
And Eli isn't that good.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 5, 2010 3:26 AM CDT up reply actions
If you're into charts....
http://wp.advancednflstats.com/index.php?gameid1=selectgame&gameid2=2010100309
Kind of cool.
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This seems as good a place as any to ask
Can someone explain the Durga thing to me?
Thanks!
I didn’t know about the glossary. It doesn’t really explain why Durga was chosen, but perhaps there is no real explanation for that.
Look up the term on Wikipedia, then it will make some sense
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It's an MDC original
Not sure why he went with Durga, though I do think it has to do with Kama.
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Didn't it come from that awesome post invovling Travis Johnson
And the Bitchephant? Shame that thing disappeared. Possibly the funniest thing ever written on the interwebs.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 5, 2010 3:27 AM CDT up reply actions
It actually originated before the Bitchephant.
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by distant_texans_fan on Oct 5, 2010 3:53 AM CDT up reply actions
this just in
Bernard Pollard and Brian Cushing wrestle each other all the time.
Just heard it on 610 am. I’m speechless.
Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Oct 4, 2010 6:14 PM CDT reply actions
broners all around
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if I wasn't on an iPhone
I’d rek you for the term “broners”
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by WhimpyJimmy on Oct 4, 2010 9:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Well
I had them going 3-1 all along, however I had predicted the loss coming against the colts, not the Cowgirls.
I had it against the Raiders
As a trap game. Yeah, I figure we’re right where we should be.
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I foresee us going 3-2 over the next 5
Maybe we just get beat by the chargers/Colts, and/or we get caught looking ahead to the colts against the Chiefs. I want to say 4-1 but I just can’t bring myself to do it.
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Oh snap
well that should help. I still say we flat out get outplayed in one game, and lay another stinker in the next 5.
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I'll go out on a limb and say
that if we win 3 out of 4 throughout our remaining games, we will make the playoffs.
But damn, this is a rough schedule this year. If we can do with with this one, I feel very good.
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I think 3-1 was a little optimistic
But not undoable considering the Redskins and Raiders were two of the weakest teams on our schedule.
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Just heard on the radio that Kubiak said
Eugene Wilson could get another chance to be on the field next week.
What do we have to do, drive a stake through his heart and douse him in holy water to be rid of him?!
Houston Texans...forcing me to question my sanity and endangering my marriage since 2002.
That's not how you kill a zombie
It has to be Kubiakspeak…not throwing Wilson under the bus while providing Nolan with a “dangling carrot” as motivation.
"Lord, beer me strength."
I hope you're right.
Otherwise
/Having bleach on stand-by
Houston Texans...forcing me to question my sanity and endangering my marriage since 2002.
by UprootedTexan on Oct 4, 2010 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions
If Wilson is in next week..
I believe it’s long overdue we had Kubes checked for mild autism.
by leacheatsbabies on Oct 4, 2010 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions
he also followed up by saying that nolan has proven he deserves more playing time.
and that he will get it. i think he goes with nolan again and depending on how he does he will insert wilson.
Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Oct 4, 2010 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Yea if he hasn't "earned it", I don't know how you can
He’s obviously got ball skills and he’s always in the position to make a play..but on top of that he’s physical and athletic. The guy brings wood. Him and Pollard at saftety is physically imposing. Won’t be the best zone coverage duo but if our corners keep improving, we should be average at least in the back end.
by leacheatsbabies on Oct 4, 2010 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Give him this
Eugene Wilson is never late for meetings. Only for tackles.
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by riversmccown on Oct 4, 2010 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Let's face it, he's just plain late... do you think he's pregnant?
I dub the Giants..... New York City glamor-boys
i heard Kubiak say Nolan earned more playing time and he'll get it
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by papabear on Oct 5, 2010 9:06 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
all in all
I can’t help but feel nervous about the Giants… they seem to match up pretty well against us, BUT I now have faith as opposed to any other season when I would’ve just assumed a loss
It's hard bein whimpy
by WhimpyJimmy on Oct 4, 2010 9:26 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Im a little nervous to
But, i think with how we’re playing
and getting Cushing back
we will be just fine,
i also believe the tight ends will have a break out game
and Foster will be ass badass as ever
GO TEXANS BELEDAT!
This might be a bit premature (okay maybe a lot premature)
and I’ll admit it’s wishful thinking but…
Troy Nolan circa now moving forward for the pass defense = Bernard Pollard circa 2009 post week 3 for the run defense
Taking it from sucky to just-below-average?
I’ll take it!
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 5, 2010 3:29 AM CDT up reply actions
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