2010 Schedule Release Open Thread

since the Jets kicked our arse on opening day they figured why not let the Giants try to do the same thing. I hope that the Texans new CB (or two) picks off Maneng Jr a couple of times and that the bonecrusher gets a personal meeting with him as well. This defense could be really scary if we do it right in this draft.

im gonna pray for a late one like last year, but i’m afraid they are not gonna be so nice to us this year…

as long we get one against the Cowboys or Titans ill be happy

If you’re into rumors about the whole schedule, Houston Diehards has you covered.

9/12 – Indy @ Home noon
9/19 – @ Washington 3pm
9/26 – Dallas @ Home Noon on Fox
10/3 – @ Oakland 3pm
10/10 – NY Giants @ Home Noon
10/17 – Chiefs @ Home Noon
10/24 – Bye
11/1 – @ Indy MNF 7pm
11/7 – San Diego @ Home Noon
11/14 – @ Jax Noon
11/21 – @ jets Noon
11/28 – Tennessee @ home Noon
12/2 – @ Philly – Thursday nite 7pm
12/13 – Baltimore @ Home MNF 7pm
12/19 – @ Tennessee noon
12/26 – @ Denver Noon
1 / 2 – Jaxsonville @ Home Noon

ill listen

does anyone think this schedule will change the draft strategy just a little or not at all

that we get a Thurs nite game, then next week we get monday nite…so we go 4 days to prepare then 11, then 6

We have the toughest schedule in the NFL. What a terrible draw for us.

jaworski that is

If we wana talk about when our season will be made, it’s in the first 6 weeks. We have 4 of 6 at home and then a bye week before MNF @Indy.

Our season is defined in the first month and a half.

GOOD:
-We seem to get a lot of the creampuffs early, could build confidence.
-We get a whole offseason to prepare for the first game against the Colts
-We get a bye week to prepare for the second game against the Colts
-Only 2 2-game road trips.
-Good bye week timing
BAD:
-Funky schedule with the 4, 11, 6 days thing circled around the two national games.
-Obviously, a rough slate of games.

I think this is about as good as we could’ve hoped for.

b/c going better than 5-5 down the stretch could be tough.

But I got 8-8.

if we realize our full potential we can be a top 10 Defense and a top 3 Offense and kick all their arses..

how many other teams can say that?

I am happy the NFL is loving our team this year, with 2 MNFs and a Thurs. I am just hoping that we do real good on those games.. because they aren’t going to be easy wins.. But if we show up and win this year there will be no doubts among other fans the Houston Texans are a good team… Andre for MVP this year!

We got 3 cold weather games: @ NYJ – Week 11, @ PHI – Week 13, @ DEN – Week 16

No long home or road streaks

The 4, 11, 6 days rest is no big deal. Any team playing on a Thursday has 4 days rest (unless they had a bye previously) and any team playing on Monday gets 6 days rest. Having the Thursday then Monday nighters is nice because we get the 11 days off going into the most important stretch of the season.

We’re picked as having the hardest schedule.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d817a72f6/Strength-of-Schedule

In parenthesis, I have the team’s record and point differential last season followed by an explanation. Last year we were 9-7 with a +55 point differential.

Projected wins
@ Redskins (4-12, -70) – acquiring McNabb and a good draft still not enough to consider this a game a tossup
vs Giants (8-8, -25) – at home, I believe this is a game we should win; we win the QB battle
vs Chiefs (4-12, -130) – is an explanation really necessary here? just contain Charles and we’re fine
vs Jaguars (7-9, -90) – you could argue this should be a tossup because we were swept last year (still can’t believe it, this is what truly killed our playoff hopes); Jax ended last season with a 4 game losing streak

Projected losses
@ Colts (14-2, +109) – while I think it’s a winnable game, I can’t justify labeling this a tossup when we’re winless at Indy
vs Chargers (13-3, +134) – even at home, Chargers still have to be considered the safe bet to pull out a win against an inferior team
@ Jets (9-7, +112) – see: last year; Jets were already a horrible matchup for us, and they’ve gotten better with big names and transactions
vs Ravens (9-7, +130) – people probably won’t like this one being considered a loss, but I can’t forget how they demolished us two years ago; their offense is better now and defense is still solid
@ Titans (8-8, -48) – as long as VY is healthy, it’s going to be tough to beat the VY/CJ combo on the road

Tossups
vs Colts (14-2, +109) – considering our common slow starts, you could argue this should be a loss; at home though, I feel we’re due for a lucky win after some heart-break losses
vs Cowboys (11-5, +111) – can’t wait to see the atmosphere of this game, and I hope the players understand the magnitude of it and step it up a notch; at home, we are good enough to win this game
@ Raiders (5-11, -182) – I know, I can’t believe I’m calling this a tossup either; this is based on our difficulties with this team in the past, just not confident enough in this team to call this a sure win
@ Jaguars (7-9, -90) – we nearly won this game last year with an injured Schaub; no reason why we can’t win this game
vs Titans (8-8, -48) – another huge game similar to the Cowboys’ game, can we finally beat VY? we have a shot obviously at home
@ Eagles (11-5, +111) – I think Kolb is going to have a productive season, but a question mark this big allows the game to be considered a tossup, despite being a road game in the cold
@ Broncos (8-8, +2) – a lot of this depends on which Denver team shows up, and who’s QB-ing this team when we play them? also without Brandon Marshall, I could have easily put this in the win category.

So I have a total of 4 sure wins, 5 sure losses, and 7 tossups. This means we could be anywhere from 4-12 to 11-5. Sounds about right to be honest. If our schedule is as hard as everyone will make it out to be, and we get out to our normal slow starts, and if Schaub can’t repeat last season’s durability, it could get ugly in a hurry. It’s probably more likely that our schedule isn’t nearly as bad as it looks, and we win some close games this year we weren’t able to win last year.

The tossup games are obviously critical in deciding if we can make the playoffs. I’m going to be a bit conservative and predict we’ll go 4-3 in these games (W vs Cowboys, Raiders, Jaguars, and Broncos).

So my prediction is 8-8. So long Kubiak, and good luck in your next job in Washington under Shanahan (whatever that position may be).

The only game that jumps out at me screaming sure win (as if there were such a thing in the NFL) is week 5 vs KC. It will take a much more consistent effort, and no early season lull just to match last year’s 9-7. Kubiak needs to do a better job of preparing us for the first game. Playing the Colts week one at home is the best possible scenario for us to beat them. If we throw away that opportunity I see us regretting it in December, just as we did the fisaco that was the Jets game last year.

I planned on making the trip with a couple of friends from here for that one when I saw that we had the Giants at home.

I’ll post again when the time’s closer but would like to hook up for some tailgate goodness.

Why wasn’t the Cowboys game a Monday Night game, or at the very least a prime time game?

They always get their asses kicked. Is it like a tradition kind of thing? Or does Tom Brady make that much of a difference.