Post-Game Open Thread: Dallas v. Houston
by TexansDC on Aug 28, 2010 9:57 PM CDT
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PrintWas that as good for you as it was for me? Yeah, I thought so. The Texans won the most important pre-season game in franchise history a meaningless preseason game, and the Governor's Cup, against the Dallas Cowboys tonight. Houston won 23-7 in front of a packed and wild Mike Kerns Reliant Stadium.
On the whole, the Texans exhibited a lot of effort in this third exhibition game. You could tell this team wanted to get rid of that terrible taste from the New Orleans game. There were still some problems, but there is a lot to be pleased with from this game. Let's take a look as the game is fresh on our collective mind.
THE GOOD:
- As was said many times, we love Arian Foster. What a game for the young man from Tennessee. 110 yards on 18 carries to go along with four catches for 16 yards. He capped off a drive with a touchdown and would've had a second were it not for a Chris Myers holding call. As HoustonTexans.com said, Foster had the franchise's first 100 yard pre-season performance.
- Andre Johnson. Seven catches for 79 yards. He completely owned the middle of the field as he always does.
- Jacoby Jones showed why so many were hyping him up with a five catch, 63 yard performance. He was completely wide open on his TD reception and made some big first down receptions. He looks primed for a breakout season.
- Kareem Jackson! Welcome to the NFL! He had some problems on the slant, but he owes Bernard Pollard a steak dinner for that nice tip on Tony Romo's intended pass to Jason Witten. That tip gave Jackson his first NFL interception which is more than whatever his name was who is no longer on this team.
- Amobi Okoye and Glover Quin both had sacks today. One's an attaboy to Frank Bush who showed off a CB blitz while the other is an attaboy for Okoye. Amobi had a pretty solid game all around as he had a sack and pretty decent pressure through his three quarters of play. We need more of this, Amobi. An active Amobi makes for happy Houston fans.
- Pollard and Zac Diles led the team in tackles, and the Cowboys could not run outside. Good job D.
- Duane Brown should thank the Cowboys LB who had a holding penalty because that helped preserve a sack-less performance by the D from Dallas. That negated play aside, Brown actually did a good job of moving his feet and keeping DeMarcus Ware in front of him. I am hopeful that Brown can continue to improve.
- Seven-for-fourteen on third downs is much better than last week's terrible one third down conversion performance.
THE BAD:
- We still have not settled on a kicker. Three field goals no longer than 23 yards will not settle things. It's not bad that all the field goals were made, but I don't like that there isn't a clear winner yet.
- The kickoff coverage unit allowed the Cowboys to have an average of about 30 yards on returns which set them up with decent-to-good field position.
- Has this team seen a draw or screen pass before? The defense NEEDS to improve against the draw and screen before we face the Maurice Jones-Drews and Chris Johnsons of the world.
- Six penalties earns a spot up here. Mistakes extended drives for Dallas and killed red zone drives for Houston. Stop making mental mistakes, guys.
- Red zone play-calling was pretty poor. This team should have had five touchdowns instead of two TDs and three FGs.
That's my take on the game, but, as always, feel free to discuss your Governor's Cup winning Houston Texans (or other pre-season games) in the comments. Are you stepping back from the ledge after this week? Or are you popping other people's balloons?
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I wasn't around the first quarter and most of the second quarter.
Did the CB Blitz come off a Nickel set with our WLB taken out? Did our LB’ rush or was it just a straight D-line rush with a CB Blitz?
Im just curious. A CB blitz is nothing extraordinary but for Frank Bush, it is.
If I remember correctly
I believe it was a nickel set with Quin close, but the key was that Mario stunted inside which caused the initial pressure. That made Romo run right into Quin who came on his blitz.
"Lord, beer me strength."
A stunt or two
can always make a blitz effective. I hope Frank Bush does this more.
And how about that Okoye sack? Was it a coverage sack? Or was it because of the cowgirls horrible o-line
Looked like it was all Amobi
He had some pressure, a QB hit, and the sack. Maybe the line was bad…..but Amobi outperforms bad players which is a start.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Seeing it on SportsCenter
The lineman was overwhelmed, Amobi ripped and sacked.
"Lord, beer me strength."
The one was awesome....
Mario pulled from the LDE position, paused and then ran through a gaping hole in the cowturds O-line to bury homo.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
Yep
On the replay, it looked like something that would make a QB shit himself.
290 lbs of Mario coming unblocked & full-speed straight up the middle just as you hit the 5th step of your drop.
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
by Shake on Aug 29, 2010 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
recd for homo shiting himself
You can't fix Dumb or being a VYFB
by Texans-Brocos on Aug 29, 2010 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Did he even make it to the 5th step?
I think he was still on the 4th.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
Molden [also on q4 thread]
Maybe I missed something, but awhile ago on this site it was projected that Molden would be a starter at CB. Considering how badly Quinn did and that I never found him too capable, why in the hell did Molden not see a few reps with the first team tonight? How did he do with the leftovers? Bad camp? Maybe he’s injured but I haven’t heard that.
I don't know if Molden played or not
He was banged up last week, so maybe they’re playing it cautiously. I dunno, but it looks like Brice McCain may be the team’s 3rd CB. He looked pretty good tonight.
"Lord, beer me strength."
I"m almost positive
I remember Molden playing on special teams
by killtacular on Aug 28, 2010 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
If he played
he should’ve been out there over McManis who looked all kinds of rookie on that TD pass.
"Lord, beer me strength."
no you are right, at least if the box score/play-by-play on espn is reliable. I think I was a little drunk and confused Molden with Barber. Stupid backup DBs
by killtacular on Aug 28, 2010 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw him on at least one play.
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by riversmccown on Aug 28, 2010 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I did not think Quinn was poor
considering that both the penalties called against him were questionable
Assmass alone does not a NT make.
That's some good shit your smokin' there....
I’m happy about tonight, but still have too many questions.
Damn that fuckin’ bfd….he’s starting rub off on me.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
That's a good start....
maybe a big group hug will do it.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
well
“He capped off a drive with a touchdown and would’ve had a second were it not for a Chris Myers holding call.”
I’m almost positive that holding call was directly relevant to Foster’s negated TD. Like, Foster literally ran just to the right of the Dallas defender who was being held by Myers. So without the hold, that play easily may not have been a TD.
At least that is how I remember it. Could just be a little drunk.
Myers hugged the guy as Foster hit that level
Could’ve been a TD, could’ve been a stonewall….I’ll just blame Myers there. It’s easier.
"Lord, beer me strength."
it might have never been called last year with the ref on the other side
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
by papabear on Aug 29, 2010 6:58 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
JMWL sleeper!
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by riversmccown on Aug 28, 2010 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Donkey Kong Suh almost killed Jake Delhomme apparently
Damn, kid is vicious. /DTlust
"Lord, beer me strength."
Hell, worse than a ragdoll
He damn near ripped Delhomme’s head off. Guess he was serious about hunting QBs
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Aug 29, 2010 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Personally
I think it was a cheapshot. It was a classless play by Suh.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
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i might of thought that as well
except suh is a classy human being. to me (who knowingly am more biased towards him) i perceived it as an accidental facemask and then he just finished the job. i bet you lions fans are pleased! they probably cant remember the last time they saw “Swagger” for lack of a better word
Winning season... Check. Higher expectation bar... big Check.
by BattleRedHusker on Aug 29, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Question
Did anyone else notice the Cowboys in man-man defense, like literally every play. From my entire bank of football knowledge (Texans+Madden) I would think crossing routes and slants beat man almost every time, especially with our WRs. I thought we took advantage of that especially in the first half and got a lot of easy first downs that way.
Did the Cowboys just not want to show/practice any of their zone plays? Am I just inept at seeing man vs zone?
The announcers made a lot of similar observations
You had a good eye there. They have a good secondary, so I don’t view man-to-man as a weakness for them. They kept it relatively vanilla…calling some blitzes, but I’m sure they didn’t open up the playbook.
"Lord, beer me strength."
The Texans WRs and Schaub are also smart enough to take advantage of zone, too.
They were clicking tonight. The team needed this in the aftermath of the Saints game. Good to take this game going into next week when the number ones probably won’t see any play.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
They actually played quite a bit of zone
LBs were picking up crossing WRs alot of the time, they were just doing so late.
Apparetly this was heard in the locker room....
MJ4Sports
Line of the night from a victorious Texans lockerroom: Antonio Smith would now like to be known as “The Disruptacon”
"Lord, beer me strength."
I will happily comply
Because that is an awesome nickname
by DisplacedTexan on Aug 29, 2010 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Some highlights
http://www.houstontexans.com/tv/index.asp?mm_file_id=4272&play_clip=Y
living the Texas dream
Pausing the video for the second time.
Make that TWO cowgirls highlight.
Seriously man. DO NOT WANT.
Hey does anyone have a picture of Andre the Giant dragging that Dallas guy by his jersey?
Seriously, that is going on my wall at home.
"Do you ever feel more like you do now then when you got there?"
here ya go
http://espn.go.com/nfl/photos?gameId=300828034&photoId=801035#photo_801035
living the Texas dream
by Joe25 on Aug 28, 2010 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Haha thanks man.
Lookin for that thing everywhere.
"Do you ever feel more like you do now then when you got there?"
by BabyBeezy03 on Aug 28, 2010 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
^+1
because i peed a little while i squeeled
Winning season... Check. Higher expectation bar... big Check.
by BattleRedHusker on Aug 29, 2010 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Awesome, thanks Joe! This is the first link I have clicked on.
I think Andre LITERALLY dragged Newsome 7 or 8 yards. If I remember correctly, after the play, I saw Newsome get up just mad as hell over that. Hahahaha!!!
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Dallas did keep it pretty vanilla
but so did the Texans, except for a few plays.
I honestly don’t get the Dallas “vanilla” thing either. This is the 3rd preseason game. We’ll have 3 weeks of film when we play them – what are they expecting to hide?
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Mispost - excellent!
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Phil Simms was making a ton of excuses for Dallas.
Yet, 4 games now see the same problems…..vanilla or not, I see Dallas stumbling in September.
"Lord, beer me strength."
its not like the Texans went all out
if they wanted to they could have thrown to AJ all day and he would have finished with like 200+ yards the Texans took it easy too.
living the Texas dream
Definitely
they didn’t run a lot of play action passes….seemed to forget about the TE too.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Sure, why not? Simms picked the Cowturds to be in the Super Bowl playing the Dolts
Watching the Texans dismantle the Turds kinda puts the kabosh on his dreams….
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Exactly
Also, someone feel free to teach Simms and Co. the difference between jersey numbers 3 & 4.
I literally just assumed it was the other kicker when they called Brown or Rackers’ names.
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
I was at the game.
Nice 8th row seat at the 35 line, and man was there energy in Reliant tonight. They only had like 20 yards rushing so that is huge improvement from last week. Cowgirls fans really piss me off. They try to get under your skin for just the sake of doing it.
Fuck you Cowgirls, don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way outta Reliant.
"You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I'm the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right."- Charles Barkley
by bone31crusher on Aug 28, 2010 10:52 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah but he was wrong...
it was actually 13 net rushing yards.
So much for that triple headed monster, amirite guys?
"Lord, beer me strength."
No I meant the Texans.
"You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I'm the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right."- Charles Barkley
by bone31crusher on Aug 29, 2010 2:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Interesting stat of the rivalry (pre-season and regular season)
The home team is 8-0 in games.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Now we know who the best team in Texas is!
Foster solves the main problem
By the way, Pollard is ranked 3rd best NFL defensive player this year in the Sports Illustrated IDP FF ratings. Ahead of Ware, Jarred Allen Ray Lewis and all the others. Based in part on averaging 2nd most solo tackles per game in the NFL last year.
Go Bonecrusher !
PS I got Owen Daniels in an auction draft for $1 today :)
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
FWIW
I really thought the Myers hold was borderline, and that series of penalties on Quinn was simply baffling.
I did enjoy the look on Jerry Jones’ face.
And Dallas may have been holding its cards close, but how does that explain the running game failure? There are super secret run block schemes they aren’t revealing? Really?
Okoye looked really good – he’s lost fat, added muscle and in short looks like a man, not a boy now.
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Myers clearly grabbed the jersey and held, I can't dispute the call
Oh yeh, Jerrah’s puss was priceless. drinking his gin in a water bottle….
On Okoye; I want more proof. One good game doesn’t seal it for me. Ask me after game 4.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
I guess he got shirt, but not for long, good call I suppose.
As for Okoye, yes, I agree, I’m not ready to declare anything about him. But will say this – it’s better to see him look good, rather than bad – ie confused, listless, ineffective – which is mostly how’s he’s looked to me until recently.
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It wasn't that baffling that Quinn was called for interference
He was having a tough go of it all night when trying to match up 1v1 vs a WR, so ref saw Quinn stick to reciever’s back pocket, reciever slowed down noticeably, flag was thrown… The ref just assumed Quinn grabbed a hold of the reciever or he would have been left behind like he was on every other play of the game.
I like Quinn alot playing zone and harrassing recievers off the line, not so much when he’s 1 on 1 with wideouts. I think McCain is a better cover corner than Quinn to be honest, as is Reeves. Jackson also looked foolish on a few pass plays. Overall the cornerback position scares the crap out of me going into the season.
by Bryan72076 on Aug 29, 2010 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah
But he didn’t give up a touchdown, now did he.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 29, 2010 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
McCain looked really good in man-coverage at times.
He’s got the speed to completely turn his body and keep his eyes on the QB, while still keeping up with the receiver. Wouldn’t it be nice if that pick panned out…
by Nashmeister on Aug 29, 2010 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Hmmm
Well, that’s me. I hate assumed calls. If you don’t see the infraction, don’t presume it. There were two calls on him that were wrong in quick succession.
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I was starting to think there was a conspiracy against him....bad calls
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Probably. But I won't get too worked up about pre-season conspiracies.
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I hope the league is looking at those calls....they were that bad.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Reliant was rockin' tonight!
There were six Cowgirl fans in the row right in front of me, and they didn’t make a peep all night! It was priceless.
The Super Bowl is in Dallas, and an AFC team HAS to go. Why not the Texans?
by Christopher Allen on Aug 28, 2010 11:18 PM CDT reply actions
I had first row behind th texans bench!!!
I’ll upload a picture of Kevin Bentley sitting by himself looking like that weird kid at school on the bench later
Good effort by everyone tonight! 16 of those would be much appreciated.
- Eric Winston on Twitter. Agreed with his point completely.
"Lord, beer me strength."
19 would be better
living the Texas dream
by Joe25 on Aug 28, 2010 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Rec'd
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by distant_texans_fan on Aug 29, 2010 2:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I'd settle...
For 13-3 in the regular season.
by Nashmeister on Aug 29, 2010 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Jacoby was solid today
does anybody think him and Andre as the two starting WR’s are best WR duo for this team the dude can play and get touchdowns.
living the Texas dream
If JJ does well this year, I can easily see K-Dubs getting traded for...
a shiny new TE.
(Just kidding. Maybe a ball-hawking safety? Otherwise, draft picks.)
Another safety.
Please
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What safety?
This defense doesn’t need one. we have one on the roster. somewhere. maybe its a tight end or maybe its okam, but its there.
Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Aug 29, 2010 4:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, tight ends can do everything. That's why we need 10 of them.
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Yep
Brand New contract for K-Dub
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by distant_texans_fan on Aug 29, 2010 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
K-Dub has his place
He is a huge part of this team and steps up every time he is called on. Not a shot at JJ at all. They are both outstanding. I like having both of them on the Texans.
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 Aug 29, 2010 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Too bad
That the dude isn’t half the possession reciever Walter is, or he might actually have a chance of starting without Walter or Johnson going down to injury.
I grudgingly admit Jones has improved in his route running so far this preseason and probably won’t be cut, but he’s still not a player I want to root for. He talks trash after a 4 yard punt return, and does a little shimmy after a 2-3 yard reception in which he dropped like dead weight as soon as he was touched.
You mean you were biased against Jacoby this whole time because you don't like him?
I’m astonished!
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by riversmccown on Aug 29, 2010 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions
But, he did say JJ's route-running is improved....that's a start
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
BTW ol' sure-handed Kevin Walter
Caught 1 of 3 passes intended for him last night.
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by riversmccown on Aug 29, 2010 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't want to rain in on everybody's parade and sure there were a lot of positives to take away from this victory
but the cowgirls just did not seem interested in this game. All in all a good needed victory. Can’t wait till Indi….GO TEXANS!!!
When you play your starters three plus quarters and show signs of frustration....
you’re interested in the game. Not that it wasn’t a preseason game, but the Texans showed a lot more positives tonight than negatives.
"Lord, beer me strength."
11...12...13
13 rushing yards. Ah ah ah.
The Super Bowl is in Dallas, and an AFC team HAS to go. Why not the Texans?
by Christopher Allen on Aug 29, 2010 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
I disagree with the thought that the Turds didn't want this game
You could measure the frustration on their faces. They wanted it. The Texans wanted it more and took it.
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 Aug 29, 2010 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
i said this earlier
its not like the Texans went all out if they wanted to they could have thrown to AJ all day and he would have finished with 200+ yards.
living the Texas dream
theres a good chance im retarded,
but wasn’t arian fosters number 37? 23 looks weird on him…
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by BattleRedHusker on Aug 29, 2010 12:20 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Maybe...
He watched Clerks and thought he should change his number.
37!!!!
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by distant_texans_fan on Aug 29, 2010 2:30 AM CDT up reply actions
In a row?
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 29, 2010 3:23 AM CDT up reply actions
lol anyone? i swear to god he was 37 last year
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by BattleRedHusker on Aug 29, 2010 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
He was.
Changed it in the offseason.
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by riversmccown on Aug 29, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Of course he did
23 belonged to some other player last year. One the defensive side I think?
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by distant_texans_fan on Aug 29, 2010 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think that player has been active this year...
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
shame..
i liked 37 on him better
Winning season... Check. Higher expectation bar... big Check.
by BattleRedHusker on Aug 29, 2010 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Why? That number reminds me of the last RB that wore that number
That guy had a good rookie year, then screwed up his knees during a contract year, changed his last name & haven’t heard about him since. What was his name again……
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Aug 29, 2010 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I think
he wore 27 in college. So he may be changing again when they dump Chris Henry.
I am Sancho
by HoustonTransplant on Aug 30, 2010 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I honestly don't know what to make of this game.
Are we going to get the team that played in Arizona and vs. Dallas or the team that got stonewalled by New Orleans. Call it naivete, but I refuse to believe that the distance between us and New Orleans or us and Dallas is as vast as shown. We’re not a playoff contender until we can play like we did tonight against a team like New Orleans.
- Red zone offense was fickle.
- Quin seemed more on than usual. I don’t like the PI calls, but at least one seemed to be incidental.
- Okoye did what he needed to do to show that he can put forth effort.
- The entire defense needs to play this aggressively game in and game out.
- Thank the Lord for no injuries.
- Foster is great, but did I just see Johnson pass Slaton on the depth chart?
- Kareem didn’t have a great game, but the INT was nice. It will be good to see if we can finally have “that guy” who’s just in good position to create a turnover.
- Zac Diles is a monster. Some of you need to get out the fork and steak knife for the crow he’s been serving you.
- I was genuinely impressed with the offensive line. Duane Brown and Chris Myers had their hands 100% full and held off Ware and Ratliff well. A clean pocket and clear running lanes makes for a spectacular offense this season.
- I hope the Quin blitz is a sign of things to come.
I have to say
based on what I’ve seen from New Orleans this week and last…..and in comparison to the rest of the league…..I think the gap between New Orleans and the league is pretty big. San Diego couldn’t stop them in the air, the Texans overpursued and got burnt on screens and draws.
The Saints are ridiculously balanced, have a great line, and just look better right now. I think without the two dumb turnovers it’s closer, but the Saints are the cream of the crop. Anyone who has put them behind Indy, Dallas, the Jets, and Minnesota have really disrespected that team.
Definitely agree on the line. I was impressed tonight. One bad play that didn’t count, but they played well aside from that. Schaub had plenty of time.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Let's not forget that the Saints nearly were unbeatable last season, if not for letting their foot off the gas
I agree with krk on Diles. He was looking like last year’s Cushing out there last night. Kareem looked vulnerable. He seems to be playing tight. I think he just needs more playing time. I’d give Duane Brown a game ball for his play against Ware who is one of the best pass rushers in the game.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
im not saying we would have won..
but especially while our 1’s were playing theirs, i think the score would have been alot closer if not even if it wasnt for trindon fumbling and foster’s fumble. i know thats part of football but despite our many flaws in that game our offense could have kept us in it if it wasnt for the turnovers.
Winning season... Check. Higher expectation bar... big Check.
by BattleRedHusker on Aug 29, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
"Zac Diles is a monster."
Pfft.
I’d gladly trade him for a seventh rounder any day.
I think this is how that sentence should go.
“Zac Diles is a monster. In pre-season.”
But I definitely agree with the red zone offense. Im just hoping that they’re keeping it vanilla down there because it’s the pre-season. /crosses fingers
Zac Diles is a monster. Always.
I don’t know why this is so hard for people here to get that.
He’s better than DeMeco Ryans.
Dunno about that statement
but Diles has been the most impressive/improved defensive player this summer. I wasn’t a basher, but I thought he did what was asked more or less. This summer, he’s making tackles in the backfield and tipping passes. You have to give him credit for the job he’s done…he’s been very active.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Posting random internet memes doesn't change facts.
Diles and Cushing are better all-around linebackers than Ryans. I’ve said it since the day I signed up and I’ll continue saying it until you all realize the truth. Anyone not seeing it is doing so willingly.
Doesn't matter if you've been saying it since day one. It doesn't mean that it's true.
by Jordann on Aug 30, 2010 2:03 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
It's 100% true. And the fact that you're resorting to stupid pictures...
… in the face of a complete lack of evidence on your side just makes it worse on you.
Sorry, I like my linebackers to do things like “cover” and “blitz” and “make tackles behind the line of scrimmage.”
%100 true?
Show me the facts. What a ridiculous statement to make man. If you would’ve said that Diles improved into an average or above average LB, I wouldn’t have questioned your sanity. But %100 better than DeMeco Ryans? Oh lordy.
If you like your linebackers to do things like “cover”, then Zac Diles and Brian Cushing isn’t your kind of linebackers. If you just said blitz, I could understand.
Oh. One more thing.
Im resorting to stupid internet meme’s because you’ve just proven to me that you don’t deserve a better argument.
I thought Amobi looked great
Especially on one screen pass, Amobi almost had a sack on Romo. At first I thought it was because the center (Gurode?) went out to block on the screen, but on the replay, Amobi just burst off the snap and ran right past him. Please play more like that in the future.
My positives and negatives:
Positives:
Jacoby Jones- Not only has his route running improved, but his hands have gotten significantly better.
Amobi Okoye- Had a great sack by slipping by his man. That quickness is why we drafted him, so hopefully he continues to show it.
AJ- Dragging people left and right after the catch.
Arian Foster- The dude has insane vision. He fits into our offense perfectly with his vision and cutback ability.
Bernard Pollard- Looked a lot better in coverage than he did last week. Had a very nice tipped pass that led to the Kareem Jackson pick. Led the team with 7 tackles, so he was everywhere.
Zac Diles- This guy has made a big jump from the past two years to this one. Pass coverage has improved significantly, and he made a fantastic TFL by plowing by the Dallas LG. He’s being very consistent, so this guy could replace Cushing, or at least put up similar numbers.
Antonio Smith- He didn’t make any flashy plays but he was consistently getting by his man and played great against the run all night.
Brice Mccain- Continues to play some good man coverage. I’m loving what I’m seeing from Brice so far.
Duane Brown- Aside from Demarcus Ware getting by him that one time, he played solid. His athleticism allows him to keep up with speedy guys like Ware, and hopefully Freeney.
Wade Smith- If he can play like this next week, he’s the starter against Indy.
Jeremiah Johnson- I’m loving this guy. Hard runner, and makes second and third efforts while getting tackled. Soon enough, he will pass Slaton, because Slaton is just not producing.
Connor Barwin- Had a nice sack. Going inside instead of outside for once, and it paid off.
Malcolm Sheppard- made a nice power move on the Dallas RG, and nearly got a sack. If he can play like this next week, I think he’s on the team.
Negatives:
Chris Myers- Regardless of what you guys said about Myers having a good game, he continues to get blown up, particularly on run plays. Ratliff is an elite NT, but Myers has to play better than that.
Matt Schaub- He had a great game overall, but made 4 or 5 very inaccurate passes.
There are so many positives that I can’t really think of any significant negatives. A good win, considering we shut out their first team for 3 quarters. Every Cowgirl fan can say, “It’s just the preseason,” but this game was nearly a regular season game. The 1s for both teams played 3 quarters, and it was an ass-kicking. I have a hard time imagining Dallas coming into this game thinking, “Who gives a shit, let’s just play the game and go home.”
Great win, but we need to show up against the Bucs next week.
"You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I'm the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right."- Charles Barkley
All i know
is that the Texans better not let this game get to their heads. The Cowcunts might have been playing dead all game long but week one its the forehead at reliant. Pre-season doesn’t mean squat just like games don’t mean anything on paper. The team looked good today but everytime they do better than expected they follow up with games like the one against the saints. as far the last pre-season game i want to see jobs sealed and delivered like the kicking battle. no need to plan big since its mostly backups but hopefully we can see more positives than negatives. and pray to durga, no injuries.
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by NoSafetiesNeeded on Aug 29, 2010 4:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Say what you want, but I think this is what you want leading up to the first game of the season against the Colts
I want the offense to be clicking in that game and I want the defense to roll and continue to roll against Manning. If you do it once, you can do it again. The team now knows they can do it. They needed this game to get over the psychological hurdle of that question…can we do it?
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Besides Cushing being out,
I think we might be facing the Colts at a good time. IIRC they have some injuries in the O-line and on the defensive side of the ball. But mostly, we need to play four good quarters on both sides of the ball to beat them. Not two. Four.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 29, 2010 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions
And the last couple of seasons have shown...
The Dolts worst weeks of the season are the first. Against mediocre teams they couldn’t blow by them, and kept it close until the end.
Week One is the BEST week to face them. Period.
Here is a negative for you...
3 FG instead of TD.
That is a signature move from this team. They left at least 12 points on the table.
You didn’t see the Packers do that this week did you?
You do that against teams like the Colts and a Win turns into a Loss. The Texans lost 5 games last year by 7 pts or less. I’ll bet in every one of them, they had TD opportunities turned into FG.
Depends
If you’re kicking chip shot field goals, then sure. But if you’re booming 50+ yarders then it’s kind of hard to say that you would have had seven points when your drive stalled at the 35.
And you know what killed us more than failing to turn 3 points into 7? Failing to actually make those field goals that were supposed to be the three points.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 29, 2010 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Yea I forgot to mention that.
Redzone offense was terrible.
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by bone31crusher on Aug 29, 2010 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
On Jeremiah Johnson...
I think he looked more like the #3 RB tonight than in the other preseason games. He had a few really impressive runs, but he also did alot of dancing behind the line on others which was my biggest problem with him coming out of college. In the first 2 games I thought maybe he’d grown out of that, then last night he danced himself out of possitive yards on several plays. If he can get the jitterbugs out behind the line then I think he could eventually be a very good back in this system. If he doesn’t, he probably won’t be on this team for more than a year or two tops.
Agreed....
there was one play that really stood out. Johnson got to the line of scrimmage about the time a nice seam was being opened up towards the middle of the field and instead he started dancing towards the sideline….left a good 5 – 6 yards on the field on that one.
The seam did funnel him back into the middle of the field and he may have seen the safety or a MLB at the end of it, but DAMN IT, take the 5 – 6 yards that are being handed to you on a silver platter….NOT be afraid to take a hit at the end of it.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
I mean seriously....
there was no one unblocked for those yards.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
He's been consistent throughout the preseason.
Maybe except for the Saints game. Nobody played well that game except for Kareem. Diles has played very well against AZ and Dallas though.
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by bone31crusher on Aug 29, 2010 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
He didn't play 12 quarters.
He’s played probably played 6, 7 tops. He’s played well 4 out of 6 of those quarters. I don’t know why you are hating on him. He’s made an improvement this year.
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by bone31crusher on Aug 29, 2010 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
You're right. He didn't play twelve quarters.
But you were listing the Arizona and Dallas games as if he played the whole game. So I broke it down for you. And just because the defense looked great during the three quarters in Dallas, doesn’t mean he played well in all those three quarters.
Some people might say that it’s hard to shine when you’re playing besides two pro-bowl caliber LB’s and a monster DE. Or he always gets overlooked because of those three players, but no. It’s just that it’s not really that hard to overlook something when there’s really not much there to begin with.
Lastly, just because I don’t think a certain player isn’t adequate enough to play a position doesn’t mean im hating on him. The way I see it, Diles is nothing but a cost-effective solution to a problem that the Texans don’t really want to address. Grant it, he does sporadically flash glimpses of talent in pre-season and some regular season games. But the truth is, they just don’t want him to fuck up to the point that they need to take another look at the problem and address it correctly.
IMHO.
Zac Diles has consistently been erratic.
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Starting with Dallas
I thought he did a great job of taking the outside away. He made some key tackles out there.
I think you could make a case that he’s been the most improved Texan defender.
"Lord, beer me strength."
I accept this explanation
Dude was strong the other night.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Why don't you just click on my name so you can follow me and agree with everything I say...
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
I could be....at times
but in this case, I was giving props to TDC, too. Maybe I’m just being paranoid.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Don't listen to what BFD said about
receiving surprise butt sex from me.
It wasn’t a surprise. I gave him fair warning.
Two areas that are considered Texans' weaknesses, and I thought the Texans looked better than the Cowturds
O-line and Defensive Backfield; The Texans units looked better than the respective units for the Turds. And I don’t think that is a product of the supposed vanilla play-calling that was announced prior to the game. Especially, by the Turds, who I might think their fans would like to say was the excuse for their poor performance.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
i know the word vanilla is being used alot over at BTB
but the Texans were being vanilla too they could have done a lot more with the WR’s and TDC said it we ignored our TE and we love our TE’s
living the Texas dream
We didn't ignore our TEs, TE's are the chocolate in the offense
Since we were keeping things vanilla, they just weren’t in the gameplan
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Aug 29, 2010 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Two thoughts coming out of this game...
I’m going to be crucified for this statement, but after looking at the first three preseason games…I want to be embarassed in the final preseason game. I want the defense to lay a bit fat turd, and I want the offense to stutter. After watching the intensity they came out with AFTER the big fat pimp slap the Aints laid on’em…man, gimme that again in Week one after another fat pimp slap in preseason week 4.
There’ll be enough reason for the team to be ready for week one anyways after last year’s fiasco, but would it really hurt to have more? I’ve heard people speak about the psychological impact of losing a close preseason game, especially in the realm of the Texans. That’s big fat BS.
Secondly…I’m loving the fact the kicking competition is dead even. Finally, there’ll be some real pressure on these two guys to make the kicks given them. Even more to the point, it’s on good Ol’ Kubes to get them REAL opportunities to show what they can do. Like that 52 yarder Rackers barely nicked over the crossbar.
I guess the conclusion I take from this weeks demolishing of the Cowturds is this Texans team is pretty good when they want to be. As has been said before, which team will we see? Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?
It’s time for the team to mature one more step and become a weekly dominant force. That doesn’t mean they have to own a team the caliber of the Aint’s. Just gotta stick with them and keep it close at the end. But it does mean we gotta hang tough and close, and whoop the ever-livin’ tar off them Dolts, though. Same with the Tacks and Nags.
Even if they are embarrassed
It’ll just be the backups. No one important plays in Week 4 of the preseason.
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by riversmccown on Aug 29, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
They'll play one series.
It IS Kubiak after all…
undrafted FA RB's
Ok, my biggest take away from this was that by far our 2 best RB’s last night where undrafted Free agents from last year. I like SS but he has really lost a step, and his vision seems to be gone. Kudos to Rick Smith and the scouts for getting these guys on our team!
You can't fix Dumb or being a VYFB
Slaton was never...
Going to be more than a Westbrook type of guy that CAN give you touches behind the line, but his true skills are in the open field. He still has the burst of speed, I’ve seen it this preseason. He’s still a little timid at times, but right now he’s still feeling out how his repaired neck is holding up.
I think by week 5, Slaton has a 100 yard receiving and 50 yards rushing game with a minimum of 2 TDs receiving by week 5. I think Foster has 2 games where he reaches 100 yards rushing and has a rushing TD in 4 out of the first 5 games.
Good observation man.
It’s about damn time too. The Broncos are known for shelling out great RB’s from scratch. I hope we can continue that.
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by riversmccown on Aug 29, 2010 11:29 AM CDT reply actions 7 recs
The speed looks good on this one...
Kudos for getting it down. Much easier to see the play. applause
might have something to do with not having 20 of them opening at the same time....
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
If it's really that big of a deal for you Rip
I can line up a non-.gif version and throw it on FMB.
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by riversmccown on Aug 29, 2010 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Okay, that's all Greek to me
Can you explain that in English, please?
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
I could just write the thing like I used to
And put it on From Mom’s Basement, the personal site I have. So you could read it without dealing with the moving images.
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by riversmccown on Aug 29, 2010 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
From Mom's Basement?
I’ll have to check that out.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
I like that play
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
shoutouts to the d-line coach!!!!
look at the technique to shed that block and protect his legs.
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All you'll ever need to know about Arian...
Watch the last play of the 1st quarter. Foster makes a 12-yard run off right tackle, gets to the sideline and #20 of the terds tries to coax him into a shoving match. Being a smart, consumate professional he simply holds his arms in the air and turns the other cheek.
It's Our Time.... or something...
by bennprince on Aug 29, 2010 11:50 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Phil Simms is a homer...
watching the game again and Phil Simms can’t quit talking about how Houston has “schemed” for Dallas while they aren’t even trying.
It's Our Time.... or something...
by bennprince on Aug 29, 2010 11:52 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
He probably picked Dallas for the Super Bowl like so many of the experts did.
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
that's what made it so funny!
he was just trying to save face. but good ol’ gus is our good luck charm! i’m kinda sad to see jinxy not there… i hope this was a one time deal and they didn’t split em up! phil simms did a wonderful job of impersonating him tho. lol
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Yeah, Phil is set to work with UH alum Jim Nantz in the regular season
Gus is set to work on the E team with Steve Tasker…..which isn’t fair to Gus since he pretty much is the man. Gotta bump him up to C team at least.
"Lord, beer me strength."
lol I did not know that but it figures…
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Yeh, they even had a graphic that flashed, DALLAS!! DALLAS!!
Gus almost wet his pants as he listened to Superbowl MVP Phil Simms tell his story.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
quick scan of "the bad"
I do not see “Chris Myers really, really sucks” anywhere listed in the “Bad” section.
This must be corrected ASAP.
Personally....
the only OL I thought had a bad game were Wade Smith, Kasey Studdard, and Chris White.
Myers didn’t dominate, but the stats don’t lie…..he didn’t allow a sack and was the center while Arian Foster racked up yards.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Myers was ok
he just didnt suck which is ok but we really should draft a Center either 1st or 2nd round
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Second this thought
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
I thought Smith played well,
or at least better than Studdard. Nick Scurfield gave Smith a lot of praise last night on the recap.
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by bone31crusher on Aug 29, 2010 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone can outperform Studdard
Smith wasn’t bad, but he continued to get pushed back in pass protection which could lead to some problems down the road. For my money, Brisiel and Caldwell look like the best guards. Smith wasn’t bad, but Brisiel is better.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Studdard blocks best with his back to the basket....wait
I meant he tends to get turned, but doesn’t give up his position, errrr, never mind…
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
There is no way that guy has the speed or the hops to play guard in the NBA.
You’re dreaming if you think otherwise. Dreaming.
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Oh man
as bad as he is, nothing beats out Chris White’s false start when he was the friggin’ center. Centers should never false start. I’d have cut him on the spot if I were Kubes.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Could be worse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH8_vjurwYA
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Aug 29, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
More weapons?
Adam_Schefter
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**off topic**
pics and vids from my first day at “work.” lol.
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A few things not mentioned
—Phil Simms is a dumbass. (“One thing about Roy Williams. He’s big.”)
—On the long Jeremiah Johnson run, you can see Dwayne Brown catching up to the play, ready to make another block. That was nice to see.
—Another cool thing to see: Cushing running upfield to block for Jackson on the pick and leveling his man after the play went by.
—Our d-line might have improved from awful to ok, but I still see lots of room for improvement.
—Schaub and the offense are ready to go now.
—Fuck the Cowboys.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 29, 2010 1:45 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
I can't complain about Simms
since I swore CBS would be better than ABC.
Simms had some nice talking points (pointing out that Indy skews the SOS for Houston, talking about how New Orleans screened and drew on Houston all day, some technique points here and there), but his Dallas love was baffling. He apparently saw no wrong from Dallas here or in their previous games.
Duane definitely had a good game yesterday. Easily the most impressive of the line to me.
"Lord, beer me strength."
re: CBS vs. ABC
CBS didn’t have to be all-world to meet your prediction. They just had to be better than a huge steaming pile of shit. So a small dry turd would still qualify as better.
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by Shake on Aug 29, 2010 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Gus Johnson would have been much better by himself
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.
by The Night Owl on Aug 29, 2010 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeh, at least he wouldn't be humping any Superbowl MVP leg....
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Injury news from last night
Why did Steve Slaton disappear? He had a little turf toe issue. Probably won’t play on Thursday.
Kris Brown had a plantar fascitis issue turn up in pre-game. Apparently he kicked through it and has kicked with the problem before. Personally, I wouldn’t wanna take a kicker who has a potential foot injury.
"Lord, beer me strength."
I tore my fascia ligament in my right foor in a soccer game about a month ago.
IT SUCKS.
No such thing as a “minor” fascia issue imho.
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What happens when an unstoppable force meets three defensive players? THIS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpWqMqrZwTU
by TexansForever on Aug 29, 2010 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
casy vs kasey. HLIARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.houstontexans.com/tv/index.asp?mm_file_id=4196&play_clip=Y
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Kubiak's presser....
Best case scenario on OD: 2 good weeks of practice and 15-20 snaps vs. Indy.
"Lord, beer me strength."
We have dominated 2 bad sets of 1s so far in the pre-season.
While it is nice to see, i don’t think we really know what we have yet.
"An open mind is like a fortress with it's gates unbarred and unguarded."
What happens when an unstoppable force meets three defensive players? THIS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpWqMqrZwTU
At least they looked good against the bad
Before? They’d probably play down to that level.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Wait, didn't you know that the Cowturds have already been crowned NFC Champs and they're playing a home game at the Super Bowl?
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
GREAT CLIP - "They did it because they CAN."
http://www.houstontexans.com/tv/index.asp?mm_file_id=4277&play_clip=Y
"Lord, beer me strength."
You know that might be the only funny/intelligent thing Phil Simms has said in at least a decade.
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My 2 cents - Certainly the positives outweighed the negatives, but don't get manic just yet
The Cowboys were missing linemen on both sides of the ball. We had only 2 (I think) effective running plays in the red zone and one of those was the TD called back by Meyers’ hold.
While it was appropriate to be concerned last week (see Kubiak’s postgame comments and preparation this week), but not depressed; it is also appropriate to not get too carried away after this game. Yes it is exactly what we needed to do, save the red zone meltdowns, but this was just a preseason game.
Of course we all feel better today than last Sunday, but we cannot afford to lose focus before Indy comes to town. We will need a consistent game from start to finish to defeat the Colts, and I believe that we will if we play as well as we can. Kubiak now needs to prove that he can get his team ready to play in week 1.
It took the Astros 44 years to get to the Series, the Oilers-Texans are due to get to the big dance...Go Texans!!!!!
by oiler-texan diehard on Aug 29, 2010 10:48 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I don't think anyone is giddy, or at least I'm not.
It’s more that I’m really enjoying all the spluttering and excuse making coming out of Dallas. When NO whipped our butt, I think everyone pretty much said “Wow, NO just whipped our butt. We’re gonna have to do a lot better.”
Will you hear that coming out of Dallas? Don’t hold your breath.
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I kinda' think all that excuse making stems from disbelief, and I too see the humor there
Dallas continues to be portrayed as possibly the most talented team in the league, and that just doesn’t jive with what the fans are seeing. True they are missing some key linemen, but thus far they have done about zero on offense. Apparently we need to whip their ass again in week 3 to shut them up.
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by oiler-texan diehard on Aug 29, 2010 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, I'd like the week 3 win much more.
I expect Dallas to look better. They do have a lot of talent, but a lot of it is duplicate talent in a way – Barber, Jones, Choice. Any of those guys can be a #1 RB, but how many carries are there? (Not many when you only gain 4 yards – whee!)
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I'm a little giddy
I have enjoyed reading the Cowturd’s defenders. Their explanations and excuses…whatever you want to call them, have been great reading. Enjoyed it very much. If something goes wrong and the results are reversed in the regular season game, I hope we can be a little more self-reflective. I’m sure we would be. That being said, there is no way we will have to worry about that!!!
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Still won't shut them up....
when one is annoying, they’re just annoying. A good ass kicking can’t change that fact.
Also, those that are still hung up on the whole “america’s team” and 5 SB rings (or however many it is) can’t be made to wake up and smell the sewer water the cowturds have become.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
I don't think anyone's getting carried away
there were more positives here, but there’s still things to work on and consistency to strive for.
I will get carried away about Arian Foster. He’s averaging 6.0 YPC this pre-season. 6! We saw what an effective running game does to our already deadly play action game….this kid has shown that he can run hard. He’ll only improve with more game experience. I’m very excited about what he can do for the offense.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Out of curiosity
Did we run any play action against Dallas? I can’t recall.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 30, 2010 1:33 AM CDT up reply actions
I believe there was the bootleg
Jacoby’s TD pass and the one by Dan-O to Thor. Both which succeeded very well.
But not really any other play action, IIRC
"Lord, beer me strength."
The bootleg is the staple anyway.
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by riversmccown on Aug 30, 2010 5:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Staple? ....more like a nailgun 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?
MY thought is that any play you are likely to see in a high school game
qualifies as “vanilla” for the purpose of sensitive Dallasite tastebuds.
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Yeah that TD to Jacoby was play fake run wide left, with Schaub going back to the right
Schaub did not have a defender within 10 yards of him when he released the pass, and Jacoby made the double coverage look foolish. He was wide open for a very easy TD. Route running may be the area where Jakespeare has worked the hardest, but his TD dances leave much to be desired. For some reason he is proud of his celebratory gyrations, but they just make me laugh. I expect to be laughing frequently this year as Jacoby looks to be on the verge of becoming our 2nd superstar WR.
It took the Astros 44 years to get to the Series, the Oilers-Texans are due to get to the big dance...Go Texans!!!!!
by oiler-texan diehard on Aug 30, 2010 6:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Totally agree
But to be fair, my sense is the mood around here is just as you described: pleased with the improvement, but aware that in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t mean much.
And my sense is (without having anything to back this up) that that’s how the team feels as well.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Aug 30, 2010 1:32 AM CDT up reply actions
one more (tiny) negative
a CB really shouldn’t get run down by a RB on an INT return, even if it is Felix Jones.
I guess I need some esplainin'....
as to your thought process here. They both require some speed to play their respective positions and it just becomes a foot race at this point….plus a little geometry.
Just my $.02
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well
the geometry favors Jackson. And, while I suppose Felix Jones is pretty fast, I’d just prefer our starting CB to not get run down by him on that play. Like I said, pretty tiny negative.
To be fair
I think Jackson slowed down a little to allow Mario to make a killer block so that he didn’t get forced out of bounds 20 yards earlier.
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No Excuses Cowturds!
Vanilla game plan, missing O-linemen, or it’s just a preseason game. These are all excuses that the Cowturds are going to be singing all week. But I’m not buying it. The Texans D played pretty well and the Cowturds offence didn’t. Tony Oh No made big mistakes in the red zone and I don’t think a vanilla game plan or what ever other excuses they may come up with were the cause. As someone already stated on here I see those Cowturds struggling in September. Oh Yes!
The Cowturds have some real issues that require addressing
The issues revolve around personnel more than scheming for a preseason game and I don’t know if they have time to correct them. They could be facing some early losses in the regular season.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
I was at the game...
section 308, nice seats, The cowpattie fans I met were cool, I really just wanna see the Texans beat the colts.
GO TEXANS!!!!
Our time will come...
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