Ravens 29, Texans 14: Post-Game Reaction
by Tim on Oct 16, 2011 6:14 PM CDT
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PrintHere's your final box score. The Texans are now 3-3, and I imagine the cries of "Same old Texans!" will resonate anew this evening and for the rest of the week.
Not to be a contrarian or anything, but I'm not about to write off the season. If anything, I'm actually optimistic about your 2011 Houston Texans.
The Baltimore Ravens are a good football team. Your Houston Texans are not as good of a football team right now. Your Houston Texans are, however, plenty good enough to win the AFC South this year. If they do that, they make the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. They'd even host a real live playoff game. For all the blather about Super-Bowl-Or-Bust, a division title and a playoff appearance would constitute the first notable achievement(s) this franchise has ever had. Right or wrong, that's legitimate progress.
Go ahead...tell me I'm settling for less than a Texans fan should, or that I'm drunk on Battle Red Kool-Aid. That's your right. Your Houston Texans have a real defense, and they have a dangerous offense, especially when Andre Johnson returns. The Texans are going to win the AFC South, and they're going to host a playoff game.
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I DESERVE BETTER
I don’t know why, but I feel entitled because
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
by nolander on Oct 16, 2011 6:17 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
You drink beer and watch football?
I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 16, 2011 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions
There's that.
Also, it’s been 10 years.
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I saw him back on the field in the 4th quarter.
So it wasn’t serious.
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3-3 at this point
Isn’t all that bad. The rest of the schedule is very winnable.
I didn’t get a chance to watch the whole game – just the end, so it is hard to comment much about the whole game yet.
I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!
Yea based on preseason predictions
I think most had us at 4-2 with everyone healthy
Yeah I had this as a loss.
I had the Texans beating the Raiders so off by one game so far is not so bad. Especially since I didn’t see Mario and Andre going down.
It’s clear though Andre is more important to this team than Mario no offense to the big man because he was on pace for an absolute monster year.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
it could also be 5-1
we shouldve beat NO and OAK
The thing that I hate about the losses this year
They were all winnable games. While we may have expected a loss to NO or Baltimore, for instance, we were in those games (and Oakland) until the end. Since going 16-0 in the regular season is an unreasonable expectation, there have to be some games you expect to lose, and historically the Texans would be blown out. This year, it’s not happening that way, so the losses are painful, as opposed to merely disappointing.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Oct 16, 2011 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Agree
The losses hurt, but atleast the Texans were in those games…there were some games in the past that they weren’t in the same zip code as the game on the field.
Very real defense, minus Kareem Jackson, and Offense that when healthy, is among the top in the league.
Go Texans.
In Houston we've had Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon and now we are STUCK with Kareem "The Quarterback's Dream" Jackson. Look he just fell down again.
by BruiserTexans on Oct 16, 2011 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
The Texans were in those games
Well, the other team was in the games that the Texans won, too. Isn’t that a recurring theme of the Kubiak era? Kubiak always coaches the Texans to be in the game. Then it’s just wherever the ball bounces, the ref calls go, who makes the big play, whatever… and that is the team that wins. Half the time it’s the Texans and half the time it’s the other team. The result is the Texans are always .500 with Kubiak coaching. It’s true. He is a .500 coach because he won’t take chances. He has no grasp on how to put another team away. It’s infuriating!
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Should we call for Kyle Shanahan to replace him?
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, let's hire Rex Grossman's champion.
Alcohol is necessary so that a man can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed by the facts.
Grossman ain't as good as Schaub
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Obviously. But Grossman is who the Shanny's picked to be their QB.
That’s why Beck ended the game yesterday. At least now maybe they’ll move on before Snyder cans them, too.
Alcohol is necessary so that a man can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed by the facts.
yesssssssssssir
Time to move on from Kubes. I totally agree. If we go 8-8 and 9-7 and still make the playoffs, I’d STILL look for a coaching change after the season is over. B/c then it’s just proof nothing has changed.
So if we go 9-7, make the playoffs, but we make it to the AFC Championship game, would you still want to replace him?
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
nope.
I’m implying that we look like the Chiefs of last season. If our season goes like that: home playoff game and then we got our butts kicked or lose in typical Kubiak fashion: done.
If we go to the AFC championship game…..lmao….let’s make the playoffs before we even DREAM that far.
Anything can happen once you get into the playoffs, all that matters is getting there
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
You have to get there once before you go consistently
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
true
but he’s been given too many chances to make it happen. It depends how this season goes, but if the only reason we win this division is b/c everyone else sux and we get our asses handed to us at home in a playoff game: Kubiak is obsolete. We can move on with no remorse.
well,
we’ve lost very winnable games in the past. It’s nothing new.
yes we shouldve
That’s wat makes it hurt that much more
Houston errthang.. first off, get rid of pubes.. Rockets-Texans-Dynamo & Longhorn fan.. an Astros fan these days is an oxymoron
by HB23 on Oct 17, 2011 5:12 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Tough,,,TOUGH fight of a game...
If any Ravens fans come here and doesn’t admit that Mario Williams being out saved us this game, they are on crack. Your D-line was sick and considering your best defensive player was out…good GOD I didn’t know they were that dominate. Our O-line looked like shit for pretty much the whole game till the end. It was a tossup on which QB would get knocked out first.
I can’t conceive of a way the Texans don’t win your division.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 16, 2011 6:19 PM CDT reply actions 9 recs
Thank You
Congrats on winning the game. You guys made plays when you had to. Best of luck the rest of the season.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
It sucks hearing this from an opposing fan...
just after a loss, but the Ravens are dominate at home, especially off of a bye. That game was a LOT closer than the score showed. A loss always sucks, but considering what they were going up against…
I’ll put it this way…I went through a pack of cigarettes by half time. I don’t normally do that during Raven’s games.
"The ball always seems to find Ed Reed...The man is a menace"
by UMBC Oriole fan on Oct 16, 2011 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks for that.
I think the Texans are going to win the division. If we get there reasonably healthy we could surprise.
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Thanks for that.
Now do me a favor and kick the living shit out of the Stealers again when you face them, would you?
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by UprootedTexan on Oct 16, 2011 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I dunno about you guys but I thought Matt Schaub was clearly the only reason we lost that game.
by Toolshed1 on Oct 16, 2011 6:19 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I thought it was noticeable, when they did get in the red zone, it seemed Kubiak was shy to go to him
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Weren't we only in the red-zone once?
Not much of a sample size, there. And I realize we’re missing Andre, but we tend to seriously overrate our offense. People overlooked the fact that our offense padded its stats against prevent defenses last year. Now we’re seeing what they’re capable of in a tight, back-and-forth game. And it ain’t much.
Here’s to hoping the return of one player solves all our woes. Unfortunately, I’m not sure that’s our biggest issue.
You know, I think you're right, but I did notice it that one time
You’re right, not a good sample and I think it was in the first half
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
very very true Nash.
Andre masked so much of our inadequacies. I’ll stop right there before I get ripped for ripping on Schaub.
ah keep goin
Nuh unh, don’t be scurred
Houston errthang.. first off, get rid of pubes.. Rockets-Texans-Dynamo & Longhorn fan.. an Astros fan these days is an oxymoron
by HB23 on Oct 17, 2011 5:15 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
and we had gotten there
by pounding the rock so why stop
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
3-3 is exactly where I figured we'd be
We need to go 6-4 against an easy schedule to most likely make the playoffs
I think we still got this
If they beat the Titans twice
They BETTER be better than 6-4…
"Never underestimate the dumb with JJ" - Hugh Jarce
hasn't 9-7 been enough to make the playoffs the past 2 years?
And also no one in this division is winning more than 9 games, we all suck
I'm still not convinced
The Tits are that bad. They could get to 9 wins.
"Never underestimate the dumb with JJ" - Hugh Jarce
by Mumford on Oct 16, 2011 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
but
do you really trust them? I think anyone that chalks any of the remaining games as a surefire win is naive to say the least
"We're goin with what we got"
by silentassassin on Oct 16, 2011 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I would have gladly taken 3-3 before the season started
Still feels like we underachieved thus far though…
"Never underestimate the dumb with JJ" - Hugh Jarce
uh of course we underachieved
Thanks to pubes and schaub.. of course when the schedules first came on paper we’d be happy to be at least 3-3 but that’s why u play the games.. we should’ve won every game this yr.. since the saints game, the texans have had every opportunity to make this season diff unlike any other and they’ve squandered every possibility.. the lions, 49ers, and bills hire new coaches and it pays immediate dividends.. whats kubiak on? His 6th yr now? Re-diculous smh
Houston errthang.. first off, get rid of pubes.. Rockets-Texans-Dynamo & Longhorn fan.. an Astros fan these days is an oxymoron
by HB23 on Oct 17, 2011 5:24 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
The Lions have been building to this for a while. Nothing immediate about it.
The 49ers were expected to win the division last year and are just now getting there. They’re not doing it any differently than they were last year.
The Bills won’t continue their success. They don’t have the defense for it and can be run over. Plus, Gailey was hired last year as well.
Six games isn’t a season.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Bro, Texans DC
All these arguments that HB is posing are very valid. And this idea that they’ve been “building this for years” in Detroit is a fallacy. They fired Matt Millen, brought in Schwartz, and since then, their drafting and free agent pickups that built their core under their regime can SOLELY be attributed to the coaching change. Look at the core of this talent: Stafford, Suh, Best, Delmas, Vanden Bosch, Chris Houston, Alphonso Smith, Gosder Cherilus(is a leftover of the Millen era), but other than that MOST of their talent and core can be attributed to Schwartz. And it took him only 3 seasons to compete in a VERY difficult division.
As far as Gailey, it’s his 2nd season, and the turnaround in THAT division is admirable as well. They can only do so much in so little time, but the point is: They DID it. We’ll see what the future holds, but there is room for growth in all these scenarios: Tampa Bay, Detroit, Buffalo, and SF. Whereas with Kubiak, it looks like we’ve hit our ceiling.
Don’t get me wrong, I WANT to be wrong. Unfortunately, I don’t think HB23 or those who hold the “Schaub and Kubiak need to go” belief are wrong.
The thing with Buffalo is that they have a number of guys with huge chips on their shoulders who are playing to their max potential
Most of their starters are late round or undrafted players, so it’s not like they drafted well, but the are finding gems in the late rounds
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
but
what does that have to do with winning? The idea is not to “hit on high draft picks,” the idea is to WIN. Whatever is getting it done, is important. Buffalo looks really good imo. I think they have a legit shot at the wild card.
See, this is the problem.
We should be listed as ’Brutal" with those teams as well.
The incompetence of 6 years of this FO has made us a good to mediocre team. We should be FUCKING ELITE at this point. 3 years for Detroit’s rebuilding and they’re pretty goddamn close. Closer than we are.
We settle for winning our weak division (maybe) without the immortal Peyton Manning when we should’ve been kicking Rick Smith and Kubiak outta here 2years ago. The 07 and 09 drafts were absolutely dreadful and count as 2 wasted drafts relative to the talent that’s playing on other teams today.
We deserve better than this. I know this loss was likely, but FUCKING SHIT!!!!!! It still was a winnable game and we couldn’t pull it out. So pissed off at this franchise right now. We needed to capitalize starting 2 years ago, but now all our stars are aging or hurt and we stare a rested Titans team down next week, that we should beat handily, but doubts are starting to creep in this teams head and especially in the fanbase
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 6:20 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
this is me: last week.
I’m gonna tone it down this week only b/c people here get so sensitive, but YDB, I know exactly what’s going through your head. The Bills, Bucs, and Lions all turned their franchises around in considerably less time. Hell, so are the 49ers. I still hold my thesis that I think Schaub is the issue. He was better than last week, but his lack of mobility is absolutely destroying the play action option for this team. He’s “good,” but after this season, we’re gonna have to look to get “better.”
I’m holding out hope that the Titans don’t win 9 games, if they do, I think they’ll take the division.
Umm
Bills have been crap since mid 90s
Bucs have largely been crap except one year
Lions have been crap for more than 50 years – that’s right, FIFTY
"Eat Well, Stay Fit, Die Anyway" - Ancient Chinese Proverb
Where were you in the Sanders, early 90's, era?
Lions were in the PO’s
Alcohol is necessary so that a man can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed by the facts.
However Sanders dragged those teams kicking & screaming into the playoffs
Without him, they were garbage
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Dre?
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Maybe, but crap for 50 years? Please!
1981-2000 they made the PO’s 8 times. Granted they were 1-8 and benefited from lousy division teams. Fontes teams in the early 90’s were pretty good. 12-4 in ’91.
Taking care of biz in a lousy div is pretty much what we need to do this year.
Losing to good teams regularly along the way doesn’t bode well for us in the PO’s
Alcohol is necessary so that a man can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed by the facts.
we're referring to coaching changes
in particular: Raheem Morris (Bucs) Jim Schwartz (Lions) and Chan Gailey (Bills). Let’s not manipulate our words. Not to mention Todd Haley winning the division last season (although, I’ll be the first to admit, I’d rather have Kubiak than him.)
I understand the optimism....
But this still sucks. The only good part is that we didn’t have any significant injuries as far as I know….
by sebastian_8_8 on Oct 16, 2011 6:21 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Unless your also a Bills fan :/
and the Lions/Niners game would’ve sucked if it wern’t for that post game bit between the coachs
It's really hard to stay positive given this teams history.
I will most defintiely take a win next week over a win this week. But it might not be as easy as we think, the Tits did beat Baltimore after all.
I hate that I’m saying this.
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 6:22 PM CDT reply actions
And got blown out by the Steelers who the Texans beat.
That’s the NFL for you.
One important note though. Kenny Britt played in that game they beat the ravens.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
ravens are always a tough game. they have our number.
they blew us out in Nashville last year. Even when we have andre, its always hard for us to score on them
Like I said
Save the screaming for Kubes head until after next week if we lose. If/when we win, STFU cause after that, we winning 3 or 4 in a row.
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by Antho10000 on Oct 16, 2011 6:24 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Atlanta is after the Tits. Not a given win by any means.
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh. My bad.
I will look at the schedule…..
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Carolina scares me.
Bucs aren’t bad either.
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Carolina isnt a given. Shit they aren't gonna be easy.
Atleast one team (Browns) maybe will put up way more of a fight then we think they will. We need to win a hard game that we’re expected to lose (Atlanta maybe).
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 6:24 PM CDT reply actions
Atlanta is not a "hard" game
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by BRBUSAFTexan on Oct 17, 2011 2:56 AM CDT up reply actions
I know its still early
But next week is a must win for me
"Never underestimate the dumb with JJ" - Hugh Jarce
Same here.
Im pre-emptively calling for Kubiak’s head
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 6:28 PM CDT reply actions
This sucks.
You begin the week marking it down for a loss. You go into Sunday homer hopeful(I do anyways, which is my own fault). They show up in the game and don’t immediately get their shit kicked in. They lose, and it sucks even if you expected it. Fuck, PANIC.
"We're goin with what we got"
Running game was slow to start and never really got going.
Passing game down Andre and Casey had to lean more on Foster and Jacoby and neither one gave us enough.
Really sad that Foster dropped those 3 passes. That 3rd down drop was a real back breaker for the team.
Good news is that I was expecting this because with two weeks to prepare for a short handed Texans team I expected the Ravens to win handily. They are to deep and talented for the Texans at this point.
Running game HAS to get better. Foster again was held in check. Good news is he and Tate show real good potential as a duo.
We need Andre back so Jacoby can go back to his slot quasi #2 spot. With Walter and Mason there the Texans should have plenty of room for those intermediate routes to open up with coverage on Andre because Jacoby isn’t scaring anyone into designing coverage’s around him.
Defense was okay. Those deep passes can’t happen but they did a great job limiting the Ravens to FG’s most of the day.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Is Foster Another 1 year and done Texan Back
First it was dominique davis…. then steve slaton ,,, and now maybe foster?
Doin stuff so nasty that you have to do it twice to confirm the level of nasty!!
No, I think other teams are catching on to the zone blocking scheme the way they string it out
They’re getting better at filling in the holes and they are covering the cut back on the back end with the safety.
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Not going there YET.
I think the O-line has gotten outplayed these past two weeks in the running game and teams are staking up the box sans Andre but Tate did get some explosive plays when he ran.
He and Foster should be a good duo though.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Polamalu says hell no he isn't
We just ran into two teams that were prepared to stop him because they didn’t have Andre to worry about
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
No, not happening
I think that the fact that the defensive line from the past two weeks are as big as they are is what hurt the running game. 2 bad games=done??? I don’t think so. We still have 10 games to go. See y’all in Houston at the playoffs
In Houston we've had Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon and now we are STUCK with Kareem "The Quarterback's Dream" Jackson. Look he just fell down again.
by BruiserTexans on Oct 16, 2011 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Foster hasn't looked terrible.
Let’s give him a benefit of the doubt. First game back he put up 140+ rushing yards, last game he gave us 115 receiving yards. He’s still a potent offensive player which ever way you look at it.
There just wasn't any holes for
him to really run through today, the Ravens are the Ravens.
by Bobbythegreat on Oct 17, 2011 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
ya.
I’m chalking this up to “we lost to the better team.” This loss would go down a lot smoother had we won last week. ugh…alas, ’tis how the story goes :(
They said on Texans Inside the game that Foster had issues with his Quadreceps before the game?
That could explain why Foster didn’t seem to be at his natural best. He DID seem to not be up to his usual magical self on the field.
I think Foster was very much affected by the abbreviated offseason. It probably pisses him off too that he’s having these issues.
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by BattleRedFan on Oct 17, 2011 2:43 AM CDT up reply actions
But a quad injury doesn't exactly explain why he was dropping easy passes
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions
True. Good point.
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by BattleRedFan on Oct 17, 2011 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
What is it with our RBs and the drops this year?
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 16, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, that was uncharacteristic of Foster today
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
its because kubiak
is a conservative shitty coach. AMIRITE
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
were the drops before or after the idiot raven yanked Foster's head with the facemask?
that really pissed me off that they got away with that.
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by BattleRedFan on Oct 17, 2011 2:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Well after
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions
see, that's what I thought too.
I’m really hoping his spine wasn’t misaligned by that facemask. =(
He needs to see the chiropractor.
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by BattleRedFan on Oct 17, 2011 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
TEXANs
texans fans should go into every game expecting to lose so if we do win it will be a happy ending
Lol the texans and cowboy are so similar
Great for 3 quarters, than their balls shrink up and choke in the 4th
by TheDream34 on Oct 16, 2011 6:30 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Except when they choke in the 4th, it's usually in more epic fashion
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I dunno about that...
Rosencopter? Q-tip? 80-yard, two-play Mark Sanchez TD drive with 40 seconds and no time-outs? OT pick-six? We choke in about as epic a fashion as you could imagine.
by Nashmeister on Oct 17, 2011 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Notice how none of those are Schaub's fault?
I include the OT pick-six in that cause that was a horrible play call & we should have ran the ball there instead. That was on Kubiak, not Schaub. But Schaub has never made the epic kind of mistakes that Romo has made
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm no Toolshed...
But c’mon. If you’re not willing to hold a guy responsible for handing the other team six points, then I’m not sure you’re looking at this objectively.
Yes I am
I do think that some of the INTs Schaub throws at times are boneheaded, but in that situation with their backs to the end zone & that defense as dead tired as they were, they should have ran the ball down their throats. It was a horrible play call, & that’s on Kubiak
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
run the ball on the 5 to end the game?
that would have been ballsy….and quite frankly, I would’ve liked it.
I'm talking about last year's game against the Ravens in overtime
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm wondering why Kubes is apparently such a control freak about making the calls
We don’t know if Schaub could be good at making calls on the fly b/c it SEEMS like Kubes is always doing the playcalling. People scorn Schaub for “not being elite” but I’m under the impression that the “elite” quarterbacks get to make their own playcalling during the games?
Brees
Brady
Manning
I always get the feeling that maybe, Matt Schaub might have a fair idea of what’s going on on the field better than Kubiak does?
Is this reality? Do Brees, Brady, and Manning all do their own play calling during the game? Or do they all rely on the coach to do the play calling?
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by BattleRedFan on Oct 17, 2011 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
You can bet your ass all three have the go ahead to check out of a run against an...
eight in the box or check to a huge mismatch when one of the LB’s winds up on an inside reciever.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
no doubt Nash.
Schaub’s interceptions in NO triggered the start of the collapse, and his int in Baltimore last season, as well as some other inopportune ones are most definitely the cause of many of these collapses.
Has anybody else noticed how BAD MNF has been this year.
It’s the only thing I have to look forward to after another Texans loss and tomorrow we have the Jets, losers of three straight against the 0-4 Dolphins.
It’s gonna be a long week
I think I'll go play some Holdem' tomorrow...
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It goes farther if you put it in a spray bottle
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I prefer gasoline,
It’s a little more expensive, but it has a milder flavor, heady but with a touch of mellow smoothness.
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by UprootedTexan on Oct 16, 2011 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not a Kube or a Schaub hater
But I just don’t understand our offensive inconsistency. We finally have a defense that is playing lights out, especially Cushing and A. Smith, and now our offense is our albatross?
Don’t know if it’s playcalling or what, but we seem…lethargic sometimes?
Any theories, other than Schaub and/or Kubiak suck?
No Lil Shanny to call the plays and instill confidence in Schaub when excellent playcalling works.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
That doesn't account for last years offensive success.
I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 16, 2011 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I would not be surprised if Kyle Shanahan is our next head coach
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
That may not be bad
I am at the point of yet again doubting Kubiak as the HC, but I do not want to trash what we have.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Oct 16, 2011 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll take a proven veteran thank you.
If Kubes is out this year, we gotta go Cowher, Dungy, or Gruden.
Gruden really?
Cowher because he runs that 3-4 but Dungy is done.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Cowher would be fine.
The other two, meh.
But if you’re waiting for Smiln’ Bob to make a ballsy hiring, keep waiting.
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Cowher runs a different 3-4 than Wade does
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
If we're gonna keep Wade Phillips around as DC, Cowher & Dungy are not likely
Both have different defensive philosophies than Wade does, not to mention both come from defensive backgrounds
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
hmm.
I never thought that deeply into the coaching change. I just figured if Kubes is out, then Bobby would just hire another good ‘ole boy from the Denver tree. Honestly, I thought we were going to get rid of Kubes this year and get Rivera (which would have been an excellent choice imo.) If Reid gets fired, that could be an option, but as long as we don’t get Brad Childress or another dude from Denver, I’d be ok.
I could see the Texans maybe trying to go young, but the higher likelihood is a proven product like Jeff Fisher, Gruden, or Cowher. Cowher would be ideal, but really? u guys would be opposed to Dungy?? I think Dungy would be an excellent option. Especially if he left the ‘d’ up to Wade. But, of course, I’m not sure how that equilibrium would work out.
Dungy would want to switch back to the 4-3 Tampa 2 Defense because that's what he runs
If we’re replacing Kubiak but keeping Wade, we need an offensive coach, not another defensive one. Truthfully, I think they could bring in Mike or Kyle Shanahan & retain most of the offensive staff intact.
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions
but
would u prefer that? I don’t want to see another Denver glory days offshoot. If we’re firing Kubiak, then let’s admit defeat and move on.
I like the offensive scheme that's in place, just not Kubiak's conservative nature of running it
I think Kyle Shanahan would open it up a bit more, plus we wouldn’t have to scrap everything & have offensive players that are getting up there in years learning a new system.
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions
I see where you're going with this.
You’re not willing to admit “total defeat.” Ok, would you at least be willing to look for a new QB in the offseason to run the bootleg more effectively?
coach or QB?
Either way, that’s not my job. I’d like to see this addressed in the draft, even if it meant trading up. That way, we could tutor a younger, more athletic QB in our system.
If we’re going with a young backup already in the NFL. I wouldn’t mind forfeiting a few draft picks for Brian Hoyer or Chase Daniel, and having them learn the system for an offseason and a bit next season.
Bruce Gradkowski?
But he doesn’t exactly have a strong arm
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Nope, he be a solid backup that can come in & win games if need be, like he's shown with the Raiders & Bengals
There is no viable upgrade from Schaub that will be available in free agency
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 12:52 AM CDT up reply actions
which is why
we would have to make a splash to get our QB of the “future,” either by trade or by drafting one. I don’t think that’s a terrible idea imo.
But on another note, we need to have a roster spot dedicated to a “special team return specialist.” I think Manning’s game has seriously taken a hit b/c of his special teams duties. I’m not liking what I’m seeing so far this season out of his safety play. :(
and you don't think that's why they called up Holliday from the practice squad
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure they did
however, they didn’t use him at all today. Which shows a lack of faith in him, or maybe he’s just insurance.
right now, I think he's just insurance
or else they would have just left him on the practice squad
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Robert Griffin III maybe?
But only if was available in the 4th round
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
why?
If you liked him, take him earlier. lol, I never believed in this “pegging a player into a draft pick hole.” If you like him, take him at a reasonable draft pick. In Griffin’s case, I think 2nd or 3rd isn’t a terrible idea.
Other needs take priority
Need a NT & WR in the first two rounds, then an OL in the 3rd. I could see a QB in the 4th if they don’t see the progress in Yates though, but it’s not likely
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions
assuming we still have Kubiak after this season.
and, I agree with the 1st 2 needs. However, as far as OL is concerned, keep in mind we still have Rashard Butler, and we could address that in free agency.
We may need someone at RG if Brisel or Caldwell isn't adequate enough
But either way, we need another viable backup in the interior O-Line spots
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions
dt wr cb and interior ol.
those are our needs.
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 12:58 AM CDT up reply actions
don't put too much stock into mobility man.
see brady, manning, and rivers. none are ultra mobile
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions
and schaub is good.
be patient with it. schaub is an above average quarterback. I PROMISE you. when we get johnson back, schaub will look ALL pro again.
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm telling you man
I hope you’re right and I’m wrong. I really do. I just don’t know bro……
i think he looked fine today
his throws where not shit like they have been, we just played a good defense
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Kubiak could try to get Jerrod Johnson in the next offseason (provided he's stil here)
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 1:05 AM CDT up reply actions
I've heard rumblings of
kicking Winston to the inside and having Butler move to the right guard position.
Plus, we still have Newton (the dude we drafted this year), Shelley Smith, and other options from previous drafts. I feel like offensive linemen can be added via free agency.
YIKES!!!
Cowher? – Uh No thanks. Dungy? We already have a softy why would we want another one? Gruden? Ring or not he’s a joke not a coach. Keep trying though…
If
Cowher, Dungy, nor Gruden impress you, lol, I’m not sure I could throw any name out there other than maybe Vince Lombardi’s ghost that would make you happy. lol.
dungy is ano as well.
i liked cower but think we need an offensive minded coach
See that quietness around here? That calm demeanor right now that all the Texans are feeling?
Thats the calm before the storm. Watch out Titans!!!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Not. Funny.
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by UprootedTexan on Oct 16, 2011 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Same lil Shanny people killed because of the 2009 offense not able to score from the 1 yard line.
And continued to trash after last years offensive success. Now he’s a good play caller and offense Coordinator.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
It is Texanology 101
Every time you fix a shortfall – another area falls apart – ie 2009 problem was Ch/Kris Brown – fixed both – the next year the defense blows.
It is standard stuff.
I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 16, 2011 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I feel the same. I want Kubiak & Schaub to be successful.
Seems like Kubiak wasted a year on Carr and was never able to get “his guy” for DC. Now that he has a proven DC the offense has gotten older and it just seems like the rest of the NFL has caught up to our O style. We just don’t get stout when the money’s on the line….EVER…against any decent teams.
I think the best thing for all parties involved will be separating Kubiak from the Texans at the end of the season. I just can’t stomach more years of growth and rebuilding.
yep yep.
If we don’t turn this thing around and go +.500 and make the playoffs. Time to start over.
On this much
You and I (mostly) agree.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 17, 2011 2:05 AM CDT up reply actions
I wouldn't say start over
Just get someone who can run this team & the offense better
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions
that's my version of "starting over."
To reiterate, my entire idea of “starting over” means: No Kubiak and no Schaub.
I'm not talking about getting rid of Schaub though
I’m talking about replacing Kubiak with someone with knowledge of this offense that would open up the offense more without being so conservative, hence why I think Kyle Shanahan is more likely
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
i might be ok with baby shanny...
See that quietness around here? That calm demeanor right now that all the Texans are feeling?
Thats the calm before the storm. Watch out Titans!!!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
However I would think they should try to keep Dennison around as OC with Shanahan as HC
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
not a huge fan of dennison
that being said, if we keep him around, i wouldn’t complain. Shanny’s air it out Offense mixed with denny’s pound and ground game might shake out well.
See that quietness around here? That calm demeanor right now that all the Texans are feeling?
Thats the calm before the storm. Watch out Titans!!!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions
And it would be all essentially within the same scheme
So no heavy overhaul of the offense would be needed
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 18, 2011 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Running game hasn't shown up like last year.
These last two games it’s been MIA and that kills the passing game because it’s built off of play action.
That and when your #1 WR is Jacoby who’s hot and cold things can go bad fast.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Last 2 games it's been MIA because teams don't need to worry about Andre
Many have said it…..teams don’t worry about doubling him, so that safety can go in the box.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Andre Johnson being out changes everything offensively
Hopefully, he’ll be good to go next week.
"Lord, beer me strength."
If for no other reason than the rematch between Haymaker and the Leprechaun.
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by UprootedTexan on Oct 16, 2011 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't wait to see
Here’s to Andre coming back this week and stomping on Innegan’s head as he crosses the goalline 3 times.
In Houston we've had Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon and now we are STUCK with Kareem "The Quarterback's Dream" Jackson. Look he just fell down again.
by BruiserTexans on Oct 16, 2011 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Crazy one
We’re not playing with the NFL’s best wideout?
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by riversmccown on Oct 16, 2011 6:40 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
And one guy missing is gonna crush our offense?
I know him being out makes it tougher, but come on. Isn’t Kubiak supposed to be a good enough offensive mind to overcome Andre’s loss? All I wanna see is some consistency in the second half. Some fire, some passion. Maybe it is just me, but I’m just not seeing it.
I think they may have missed Casey today more than AJ
Blasphemy, I know, but I thought Vickers was not nearly as adequate, all around as Casey has been this year. Casey has been superb on picking up blitzers and blocking on runs. Better than Vickers was today. And catching passes, let’s not even go there.
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Vickers has been disappointing.
Maybe we should have paid Vonta, eh?
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As a FB no.
If he had the versatility of Casey perhaps. But as an undrafted player you can find another Vonta to play a lead blocker role.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
And where might he be, then, this second Vonta?
Here’s the thing. Average to good FBs are free. Excellent FBs you have to pay.
And it’s easy to see Casey and Leach coexisting as well.
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Vonta was a nobody before he was a Texan.
He’d been in the league awhile and was just another fringe player trying to stay on a team.. He comes here and just so happens to be the lead blocker in this zone scheme for Slaton and Foster and all of a sudden he’s the best FB in the league even though he’s not even on the field all that much on offense and the running game is most explosive out of single back sets.
Despite the fact he was here in 2009 when the running game was useless.
By far the most overrated Texan in team history. He’s a good lead blocker sure way overvalued.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I could see an athletic smaller offensive or defensive lineman conversion to FB
Didn’t chicago do that … In fact Nagata did it today… not that he is small
Doin stuff so nasty that you have to do it twice to confirm the level of nasty!!
His value to the Texans seems fairly high.
Foster is probably more valuable in the Texans running scheme than he’d be to say, the Colts. He was free as well, but he’ll be paid this offseason (unless something horrible happens, I pray it won’t). Draft position isn’t always indicative of value, as we well know here.
I feel like I’ve seen where he’s been missed. But maybe getting Casey back fixes that.
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Yeah.
Vonta was punishing us today. Vickers sucks.
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes?
When you’re talking about someone who is arguably THE BEST at his position, it’s a total gamechanger.
If the pieces are inferior, the coaching doesn’t make a ton of difference. You’ve also got to keep in mind we were also playing a very solid D that knew they could tee off against our run game, making it a TON harder to sell the PA pass, which is the bread and butter for our passing game.
No AJ = worse running game = worse passing game = worse play in general across the board, not even taking into account how much better he makes our passing game even when he’s double-teamed all game.
Just your average, run of the mill hardcore casual Texans fan.
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give it time.
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by Carter Liles on Oct 16, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
i feel like the offense will click this year.
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Guess what....
The true starting offense hasn’t had much time together with Foster out and then Johnson out….Walter and Casey as well.
"Lord, beer me strength."
exactly.
I feel like one day, we will have a nice offense again.
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions
even having tate healthy
will be nice. no getting gassed like against pit
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
and ward.
were fine on offense. were exactly where i thought wed be after 6 weeks. I’m totally ok
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by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Did anyone else notice how much the refs screwed us over today?
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
No, I thought calls went both ways
I didn’t see a lot of calls, or non-calls, that affected the outcome
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
So you don't think that the ref missing Jacoby's right toe tap or missing the facemask call against Cody didn't play a factor?
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I think that was a blown call in the booth, but either way, it was fourth down and they definitely didn't make it
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Yea I didnt see a lot of calls this game affecting the outcome
we lost because we didn’t win the battle in the trenches on offense. Couldnt run the ball and didnt give Schaub enough time.
I thought the missed facemask was big
And I wonder how the FUCK you miss that if you’re a ref? I hope they get a nice ass-chewing, not that that’ll help us any.
Im not sure on this
But could Kubiak challenge that? Or atleast get int the ref’s ear BIGTIME about that? I want a coach that will see that and cuss a ref out for not calling that. He should’ve been pissed b/c that missed call was huge,
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Pretty sure you can't challenge penalties like that.
He could have challenged the spot, but I don’t know if refs can call penalties on review. I think I’ve seen it done before, but I’m not sure.
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Can't challenge for a facemask.
You can challenge for 12 men on the field. Maybe intentional grounding but not sure.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
come on now
let’s not play that card. Even if that bad call against Jacoby was reversed: we still were down 2 scores w/ 4 minutes left.
That no call facemask on Foster that wouldve been a 1st down
Was pretty big. Bigger than the toe tap call. If Foster makes that first down, who knows what happens.
And it was so obvious too. FATASS TERRANCE CODY. Fucker.
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope.
I saw us get bailed out again and still fail to capitalize on offense. Much like last week.
The no-call on the intentional grounding still baffles me, but we got away with a couple face-masks and some contact in the secondary.
The Blatent Facemask was the only one I was upset with
Doin stuff so nasty that you have to do it twice to confirm the level of nasty!!
Same here, that was a missed call
They missed calls going the other way, too
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
This wasn't great, but it wasn't the Steeler game (which we won).
We got a couple of dubious calls, so did they. But the refs weren’t good. There was a play they called an incomplete pass that should have been grounding at best. Rice pulled down Cushing to try to prevent an interception. A few others. I’ve given up expecting good refs. I’ll just settle for something other than the referee crew that works for Pittsburgh.
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the big 4th and 1 facemask on arian
big game changer there, totally changed the momentum
Absolutely got screwed on that no call
That easily cost the Texans a possible TD
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by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait
Didn’t the Texans score a TD like a minute later?
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 17, 2011 2:06 AM CDT up reply actions
After the strip by Jamison, but that was a 4th down play
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions
hmmmmm....
i’m cautiously optimistic…. i would say though, we suck today. does that mean we suck all year long…??? no. but it’s time we turn up the heat, or else suck is all this team will do.
by Danpassurweenie on Oct 16, 2011 6:37 PM CDT reply actions
This just in:
Paul Kuharsky owns a 10 inch baby blue Titans dildo and rams it up his ass all night long.
Fuck that guy.
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 6:37 PM CDT reply actions
Two tone Blue I believe...
“the Blue Bone”".
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Two tone, Blue Bone?
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Few bright spots I found from this game:
1. Maybe Derrick Mason can contribute faster than we thought. He looked good, fresh, and not old. He’s gonna come in handy towards the end of the season.
2. Jacoby stepped up. He juked out Ed Reed, made a legit play for that 4th down. Really improved from last week’s play. He deserves this.
3. Brooks Reed is a step down from Mario obviously, but he looked decent today. Not “great” but decent. Barwin and Cushing are a few steps away from going “monster” mode, which was a positive.
4. Yay for Wade Smith picking up and hustling for the 2 fumbles!
by wiseonekms on Oct 16, 2011 6:41 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Although
I think Derrick Mason is just one play away from finishing the season on IR…
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For a rookie in his first start, I thought Reed was fine.
The D line played well despite no Mario.
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Reed was a positive today
Not trying to talk Kubiak-speak here, but he has a future in the NFL
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The kid was out there battlin'
Just your average, run of the mill hardcore casual Texans fan.
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I believe in him
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
So 4th and 2 and Drew Brees throws a pick in the end zone
HE SUX! HE’S NOT CLUTCH! THEY’LL NEVER WIN WITH HIM!
by LedTexan on Oct 16, 2011 6:41 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
hehe
except for the fact: they already have :(
hahahha excellent! They should trade him to the Texans for Jesse Nading
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no way the texans give up all that talent
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by Steelbluecurtain on Oct 16, 2011 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
On 4th-down.
It’s TD or turnover there, regardless. He didn’t have the luxury of being able to get rid of the ball and reload for another go at it.
They should cut him.
QBs who don’t win every game on 4th down at the goaline are worthless.
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Great game. Of course im pleased with the outcome but good lord you guys are legit.
Gonna be one hell of a fight! “Can’t Wait” till this sunday!!
FLY HAWK FLY
That will be $2,000
Please make your check out to Bart Scott & mail it to the Jets stadium
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep, those two guys put the punch back into the O
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
I don't see us
winning next week against the Titans, as much as I want us to. They have two weeks to prepare for us and I could see their defensive line doing what the Raiders did and just annihilating our O line. That team also knows that if they win that game they are in the driver’s seat in the division. Texans don’t get emotional or step up when they need to in a big game like that. Every week they have a handful of players that simply don’t show up to win. This week is was Arian Foster. Next week my money is on Eric Winston to pull a disappearing act; probably allows 2-3 sacks and kills a few drives with holding penalties (he is usually terrible against Tennessee).
God is not on our side because he hates idiots also.
by Meta Sandoval on Oct 16, 2011 6:48 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I see us coming in pissed and running over the TItans
that is assuming AJ is back then
Winston wasn't that great this week.
Couple of penalties, left Dreesen alone with a DE, etc. Winston hasn’t impressed me much lately.
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Yeah, emotional teams win a lot, Sincerely, Rex Ryan
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Signed,
AFCCG two years in a row
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by Autra on Oct 16, 2011 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You need to be able to do the "Leader of Men" stuff.
Not all the time, it’ll get tuned out, but the power of a coach to lead and inspire is valuable and real, and I wonder if we have it. The coach has to have a plan, but sometimes all that separates two teams is who wants it more and that’s where the emotional stuff comes in.
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by Xiane on Oct 16, 2011 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
*asterisk
2009 was bogus. Should have been Texans playoff spot which is why I hate the Colts 75% more than I used to.
REDRUM, Peyton Manning... REDRUM
Why do we fall down? So, we can learn to pick ourselves up.
by BRBUSAFTexan on Oct 17, 2011 3:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Damn those deep passes from Flacco
are just inhuman. He threw those perfectly while getting slammed. Big Ben like. Only a few guys in the league could have made those plays.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
That's what got us.
People are going to act like this game was a done deal all the way. Nope. It was a one score game until mid 4th Q.
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The Smith one was incomplete though.
Ball hit the ground as he was catching it. Doesn’t absolve KJ from getting crispy on the play though
8 catches for 132.
I miss Dre.
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Wouldn't call it burned.
JJ had great coverage and just needed longer fingernails. KJ, on the other hand…
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 16, 2011 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
KJ suffered from third degree burns in this game
Jason Allen is definitely better than him. Allen usually only suffers from first degree burns, but he makes plays every once in a while
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
yes please.
Can we bench Kareem already?
Jason Allen is definitely better than him.
This thought makes me so very, very sad.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 17, 2011 2:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Kareem is our starting #2 CB
This thought makes me seriously depressed
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions
no more depressed
that Allen starting. They are equally terrible in my eyes.
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
Not when Allen has INTs to his name
Including one that clinched a win for us
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Why was he starting anyways?
Where was Jason Allen?
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Gilligan's Island?
I was wondering that as well…
The Texans 2011 Defense is evolving into an epic force to be reckoned with. I dub thee "Bayou Blitz", but the Offense is DEVOLVING into a dreadful mess. I dub thee: "Schaub's Swamp of Suck"
Nope, they just left Kareem out there
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions
2 away games at that
I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 16, 2011 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Ravens - Titans both coming off byes
both away games
I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 16, 2011 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Which is why we didn't get a Sunday or Monday Night game either
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Well maybe they'll rethink that.
Tonights game, wow, what fun! (If you’re a Bears fan anyway)
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Baltimore faced 5 teams last year coming off byes, it happens.
Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.
Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang
Wow, that's a lot.
It matters too. Probably Bellichick did it.
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Inconsistency
The Texans are getting outscored 89-40 in the 2nd half, that pretty much sums up this season so far
by Texanation on Oct 16, 2011 6:55 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Pretty much
Although this game and the Saints game has really inflated those numbers.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Colts outscored the team by 7 in the second half.
Dolphins by 3
Steelers by 3
Raiders by 7
Not egregious if you ask me. This game and the Saints game yeah second half they got stomped and that inflates the difference more than it actually is.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
you forgot 13 by the Ravens & 9 by the saints
also every game we’ve played we’ve been outscored in the 4th, even the ones we won
No I didn't.
This game and the Saints game yeah second half they got stomped and that inflates the difference more than it actually is.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
That's generally what happens when you're ahead at the half consistantly
You play a more conservative style of game plan to protect the lead.
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Last season it was the first half
This season its the second..
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it's always something
damn
"We're goin with what we got"
by silentassassin on Oct 16, 2011 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
That looks pretty consistent to me
just bad
I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 16, 2011 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
So if we lose at Tennessee next week
(Hoping we rape their face btw)
Is that grounds for Kubiak’s termination? How long do we wait? I’m jsut sick of losing and sick of Kubiak’s ho hum “Gosh guys, we played a really good football team, and this one is on me” “I’ll have to go back and look at the game film.” Bullshit.
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 7:02 PM CDT reply actions
i doubt kubes gets fired midseason
"We're goin with what we got"
by silentassassin on Oct 16, 2011 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
There is absolutely no way McNair fires Kubes midseason.
He has his business plan for the season. He’ll review it and see if he’s getting enough shareholder value.
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Unless....
I don’t even want to think about it, let alone print it….
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
...oh, you mean the barnyard pictures of McNair that Kubes has in his lock box?
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
He didn't say "This on'e on me." this time.
He said guys didn’t make plays. I am sure the guys he was speaking about already know who they are. He just doesn’t do it publicly, like any decent boss will do.
I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 16, 2011 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Looking at you Foster.
As the second best offense skill player on the team he needed to be huge today. Instead he has 3 inexplicably drops. Two of which were potential big plays.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
You would prefer he throws someone under the bus? Or do you believe Kubiak is failing at execution of the plays he calls?
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I'm real glad
you’re not the owner.
Kubiak should win the division. A change right now would be a disaster, even after a loss next week.
my Z key can't take another free agent flurry
imo, I think it should be
but McNair might see things differently. It would be an amazing message though. Fire Kubes and give the reigns to Phillips as an interim…uh oh, but that’s like everyone’s worst nightmare isn’t it? Honestly, I would dislike that just as much. Nah, he’ll stick w/ Kubes, ride him out ’til the end and then figure it out.
I hope this is all moot talk by next week after we destroy the Titans.
He should.
Its happened before. LAst year with the Cowboys in fact. Just name Wade the interim manager and see how he does.
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 7:04 PM CDT reply actions
Does Dennison know how to call the offense?
I still don’t understand that.
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by Jonathan Fosburgh on Oct 16, 2011 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
If they need a new coach, I want to see Wade stay as DC!
No way do I want to see him give up his DC duties
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
I don't think he wants to be a HC anymore anyways
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Jerrrah has broken many men that way.
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Cowboys started 1-7 and were getting blown out with guys quitting on Wade.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
True. But 2 seasons before that they were pretty good.
I’ll save the burn Kubiak at the stake speech if we lose next week.
We had better win. We have no excuse, even without AJ, we’re simply a better team.
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 7:12 PM CDT reply actions
We simply have more talent.
I cant really name anyone on their D line. MAybe SenDerrick MArks? And they have CJ and Jared Cook.
Meanwhile we have Foster, Tate, OD, Walters, MAson. Dline we have Cushing (who is rounding back into All Pro form) Demeco, JJ Watt, JJo and Antonio Smith.
Most of those guys are all pros, former all pros our borderline all pros. So the BESF’s are playing with heart (fine and good, I hope we rip it from their chests) and a first year coach. We SHOULD win.
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 16, 2011 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Completely agree YDB
There is no excuse next week. We should be able to run the ball in dominant fashion, use the play action to keep it versatile, and just win. If we can’t do it, I say it’s time to move on.
Faith in black leather...
The perfect post Texans game distraction.
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Man I would live to have John harbaugh to be our coach
He might have gone to far today but he is passionate and emotional about the game, which I think our coaching staff severely lacks
by TheDream34 on Oct 16, 2011 7:38 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Emotion, passion? What are these leadership skills of which you speak?
You really think a competitor needs to be inspired by the coaching staff?
they're professionals
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I can live with this loss.
No ’Dre and no Mario against the Ravens was too much to overcome.
However, if we lose to the BESFs next week, even without ‘Dre, I’m going to lose it.
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close kissin his!"- Sir Charles to Kenny Smith.
by bone31crusher on Oct 16, 2011 7:48 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
totally agreed.
Like I said earlier, this loss would be a lot easier to stomach had we won last week. But going into a better team’s house coming off of a bye, without Mario, Dre, and Casey, and still competing for most of the game was admirable. Obviously, we didn’t play well enough to win, hence, the loss. However, if we lose to the Titans next week, I will revert back to my midseason depression.
not to sound too enthusiastic
but Brooks Reed looks like a clay matthews out there, and he will be with a little more seasoning. And I think we missed James Casey a lot because he is such a weapon coming out of the backfield, vickers not so much.
he is just in every play, and he was very active out there
he also has such luscious golden locks, how did u not notice him?
He was a poor man's Clay Matthews out there.
And his ceiling is probably a mediocre version of Clay Matthews. However, a mediocre version of Clay Matthews equals a pretty good player.
Reed can be a good contributer for us. Once he gets even more used to standing up, he’ll be that explosive, relentless player that he was at Arizona. He’s still a year or two away from his ceiling, though.
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by bone31crusher on Oct 16, 2011 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I dunno, he might be more than that.
The guy was a second round pick, and seemed like good value where we got him.
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mmmmm, don't completely agree with this.
Reed’s ceiling is pretty high in my opinion. He looks to be very explosive and instinctive. Under Cush’s tutelage, he might be just as good. I know the positions are completely different, but if he has the tenacity of a Matthews and Cush, I’ll take it, b/c I see a “power” in Reed that is very comparable.
Lazy comparison between Reed and Matthews
Reed isn’t Matthews. Matthews was a linebacker coming out, Reed wasn’t.
"Lord, beer me strength."
but that's not to say
Reed couldn’t be as good. I believe was his point.
fair enough
but who’s a better comparison then?
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by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:06 AM CDT up reply actions
mario williams!
I don’t think there is. Its such a weird transition from DE to OLB
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I was amazed the Texans kept the game close for three quarters
And then fell apart in the 4th quarter. Feel free to apply this statement to the game played against all three losses.
Last week I defended Schaub and pointed out blown technique on Wade Smith. This week Smith and Jacoby both stepped it up for a great contribution. Schaub looked terrible. He seems unable to read a defense and call an audible. Schaub is just a “good” QB (far from great), and can’t win without all three of our best weapons on the field at the same time (‘Dre, Foster and Daniels). I’m honestly ready to see what Leinart can do at this point.
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HE ISN'T ALLOWED TO CALL AUDIBLES
or so i’ve allways been told. He looked fine with his throws, hard to say if his reeds where bad or if the coverage was simply good, but there was a lot of pressure from their d line
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
That's the only thing that upsets me about the offense
He should be able to audible to a run or pass based on what he sees in the defense
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 12:55 AM CDT up reply actions
There's going to be a lot of pressure on you when you hold the ball for 5 or 6 seconds
and where does all this shit keep coming from that he can’t call an audible? As any member of the coaching staff ever said this is the case?
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
I'm not convinced our safeties are good.
Not saying they aren’t, just suspicious. And I’d like to be convinced of their goodness without a mention of or allusion to last year’s guys.
j.j
i thought jacoby looked like a mini-andre out there today at times. that was good to see him making plays.
the defense looked great in the first half. they got wore out in the second some.
by Danpassurweenie on Oct 16, 2011 8:20 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
yeah I was amazed at where THIS Jacoby Jones had been hiding all this time
and rec’d for
that was good to see him making plays.regarding Jacoby. yes it was VERY good to see that.
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by BattleRedFan on Oct 17, 2011 3:08 AM CDT up reply actions
no doubt
he was a bright spot this game. I was so proud of him when he shook Ed Reed.
Personally, I pin most of the blame on the running game, or lack thereof
Which is on the O Line and Arian together. Our pass protection held up much better than I thought, but so much of our passing offence is predicated by at least a reasonable run game. Interestingly, our running game has looked suspect ever since AJ went out except for the one super-human foster running play where he juked two Steelers out they jocks. Further, I think it’s symptomatic of our small O Line going against three of the bigger front 7s the last three weeks. They have been pushed around a lot by bigger teams, which scares me a bit because I think the Tits D Line are bigger(ref?) and I know the Bucs have big, strong line.
I was very happy with the D, even the long passes. Of course you never want to give those up, but to see and actual NFL quality defence out there – in Texan unis no less! – is amazing. Thought Reed played well, especially on passing downs, but still needs some work on his run support. But to see the pressure we’re generating, my God. If that keeps up the remainder of the season we will go far. Not many QBs strong enough to stand in there like that, get crushed and still be accurate/lucky.
All told, with missing our 2 best players and THOR, I think we put up much more of a fight than I expected, even though the final score wasn’t close. In fact, with AJ back (if he’s back) next week, I feel confident of getting a W in Methland. If not, then release the hounds, as it’s already unbearable with ridiculous comments like “I can see it in his body language, he’s a winner”. Roll on the Tacks…
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What was the deal with that Flacco sack in the 1stQ?
How was that not a fumble or a “in the grass” call or at least an intentional grounding call?
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by theSpaceCityKid on Oct 16, 2011 8:32 PM CDT reply actions
Wondering that myself.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 16, 2011 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
There's no way it's not either a fumble or grounding.
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I felt like it got completely swept under the rug
I thought it was a fumble to be honest but if you wanna give him the little dart move and consider it a throwing motion thats fine, but it went two feet in front of him.
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by theSpaceCityKid on Oct 17, 2011 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
*grasp fixed
Don’t think they make that in the grasp call anymore if the Quarterback manages to get rid of it before actually going down. There must have been an eligible receiver somewhere close but the only thing I saw during the replay were linemen.
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According to this:
Officials are to blow the play dead as soon as the quarterback is clearly in the grasp and control of any tackler, and his safety is in jeopardy.
they could still call it. AFAICT, it was just a blown call. He effectively spiked the ball. He threw it going down trying to avoid the sack. I just don’t see anything to indicate it was a legal pass.
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by Jonathan Fosburgh on Oct 16, 2011 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
It should have been recorded as a sack, but if not a sack then intentional grounding
without a receiver anywhere near his target.
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by MeMongo on Oct 16, 2011 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, that's what I was getting at
If the rules allow it, it should have been a sack and grounding.
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by Jonathan Fosburgh on Oct 16, 2011 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
ravens fan here
great game today. We had to fight for every yard and that defense of yours is the real deal. We weren’t ready for it and you guys are definitely a solid team. Best of luck the rest of the year.
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by AV23 on Oct 16, 2011 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 7 recs
Thanks
I must say that you guys as fans truly act like the product on the field. Was a good game good look the rest of the year.
by Hstntxns on Oct 16, 2011 8:46 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
It's weird about this game.
I don’t feel that devastated about this loss. I mean I’m frustrated and really bummed out, but overall I’m positive.
One question to you guys, though. Wouldn’t Glover Quin be more valuable as CB2 over safety?
Umm no, that means "Wrong-Way Nolan" gets more snaps
Seriously, there have been more than a couple times where he’s had his back to both the ball and receiver as it’s arriving.
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Correction: Safety might be KJax best position but the same can be said for Glover
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Not gonna argue that, but wasn’t he a serviceable corner? Is the drop off from Quin to another safety a bigger drop off than Quin to Kareem? I’d think corner was more important than safety.
Not sure, but I personally feel better keeping him at safety and draft/FA another corner
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Absolutely, but I’m talking about for right now. I think his long term position is at safety, but if he’s the 2nd best corner on the team then I think that’s where he needs to play. And please if anybody has info on how to rate corners from last year let me know. I’m not basing this on any stats or anything, I just seem to remember him not being a complete disaster as the CB1.
Well, if it means more snaps for Nolan then it's a resounding no from me
Otherwise I’m all ears :)
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For now, I'd rather settle for Jason Allen
He just looks much better out there than Kareem Jackson does
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Jackson tackles well.
I’m not seeing much else, and I’ve been a defender. But in some ways, this is his first season. Sure he played a lot of snaps last year, but I wonder if he’s been sort of ruined, a la Carr, or if he never had it.
In any case, it’s still too early to tell, though it would be nice if there was a good way to see less of him for a bit.
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I've been a Kareem Jackson defender (not talking about my erstwhile football prowess)
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ya, agreed.
I say we bench him for now though. He’s clearly not as good as Allen or McCain right now. We gotta stop hoping and praying for him to get good when he’s just not there yet.
true.
I’ve been wondering why they don’t just roll with Allen for the rest of the season.
As far as people wanting to draft a CB2 next season. NO THANKS. We have plenty of young corners, what we lack is some veteran leadership (outside of JJo). If there is one thing that JJo has spoiled us with, it is the ability to discuss the dline and other aspects of the team NOT named the secondary.
While he makes mistakes too, he is leaps and bounds better than what we had last season, and we should attribute the competency to his experience (and skill.) No young corners please, except on special teams and nickel packages.
just cause we have young corners docent mean we don't need a new one.
we need a cb2. ill take an average cb2 inFA even
See that quietness around here? That calm demeanor right now that all the Texans are feeling?
Thats the calm before the storm. Watch out Titans!!!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
ya, that's what I mean.
Address the CB2 position with a vet, NOT another rookie.
CB2 needs to be Harris eventually
They used a 2nd round pick on him. With Wade’s blessing. I’m still shocked he isn’t getting more playing time.
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
We expected to lose, they stayed in the game for three quarters, I'm ready to move on
It’s obvious our offense is a disaster without ’Dre. Schaub fails to make good defensive reads, is unable to run (maybe we should equip him with a walker or cane), and his targeting is still inconsistent.
The defense did great until the 4th quarter showed we were going to lose this thing (when the offense fizzled), and then they lifted the pressure and started saving reps for next week.
The defensive team is greatly improved from last year for sure, but the offense is unable to control a game and hang with better teams for four quarters.
Texans 2011 Defense is evolving into an epic force to be reckoned with. I dub thee "Bayou Blitz" !!
this week is over
next week is the biggest game in franchise history.
I want to go undefeated v. the AFC South. IDFC how we win the division, as the post says, lets host a damn playoff game!
my Z key can't take another free agent flurry
Not trying to be rude, but you are aware we can go 6-0 in the divisional games and still lose the division?
Just pointing it out in case as others have claimed as much
"Eat Well, Stay Fit, Die Anyway" - Ancient Chinese Proverb
Happened to Oakland last year...
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Yep, overall record > division record
The Texans 2011 Defense is evolving into an epic force to be reckoned with. I dub thee "Bayou Blitz", but the Offense is DEVOLVING into a dreadful mess. I dub thee: "Schaub's Swamp of Suck"
I'm sure he's aware
Going 6-0 in the division certainly wouldn’t hurt. That indicates this team is good enough to win some of the other games too(unless you’re last year’s Raiders, lol)
"We're goin with what we got"
by silentassassin on Oct 16, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Unlikely, though
Considering that would put us eight wins on its own.
But it could happen.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 16, 2011 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
definitely possible
like the comment about the Raiders last year.
But that puts the tits at 4 losses and us at 8 wins without taking into account any other games.
I like our chances in this scenario.
my Z key can't take another free agent flurry
We really need to work on some conventional run blocking schemes
to use when the zone blocking schemes are not working.. it would make defenses have to plan for more… you think?
Doin stuff so nasty that you have to do it twice to confirm the level of nasty!!
would also require our own team to prepare more
I don’t know how willing/ready they are. Seems like there’s already too much for them to handle. _
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by silentassassin on Oct 16, 2011 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
This is actually my biggest concern right now
We just don’t seem to be able to handle, bigger, stronger fronts. Admittedly, we did against Pitts, but think back to the Jets in 09, Ravens last year, and the last two games. I wonder if the size of our O Line is getting exposed against the larger/stronger D Lines?
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go titans!
I’m on vacation this week, which makes me sad to miss sports talk radio this week (I usually listen to 610)….It is gold after the texans lose (and annoying after the texans win). Houston sports talk radio would be much better if they spent more time on other sports and having entertaining bits….instead it is Texans all the time. I can only listen to vand-a-homer or rich lord wax and wane about the littlest of texan details for so long. And lately Vandameer’s over the top defense of Schaub has gotten very annoying. But digress….
Good to see the Texans lose to the Ravens on the road. Now that the titans have beaten the ravens at home and lost to the steelers on the road, there is some symmetry with texans (who beat the steelers at home and lost to the ravens on the road). From my vantage point, the 2 teams look pretty even. Of course, delusional texan fans will say they are way better than the scrub titans. Even if evidence points otherwise. But then again, if I’ve learned anything from my 4 years in Houston, it is Texan fans are so hungry for a winning football team, that they drive themselves to be delusional. I’ll never forget a past August (2009 or 2010 I think) when one of the football outsiders was on the radio and predicted 6 wins for the Texans, and caller after caller was on the radio bashing that guy and saying math is for dorks and the texans were better than their record the year before and this year they would win 10 games. They won 6.
Having lived in the KC, St Louis, and Nashville media markets, it is my opinion that the Texan fans (judging by the callers into talk radio and the radio hosts themselves) are the most divorced from reality compared to Chiefs/Rams/Titan fans. Maybe that is because those teams have all went through up and down seasons the last decade (for the rams, more down than up..hahaha) and the fans have been conditioned to embrace reality and just see what happens. Maybe losing the Oilers just created this monster. Maybe it is a function of the media continually branding the texans the next breakout team. I don’t know.
Since we don’t get to have Britt the rest of the year, I hope Andre re-injures his hammy when he tries to push himself to come back this week. The division is only for the taking by my Titans or the Texans because of Manning’s injury.
Part of me will be kindof sad if the Titans win the division and the Texans don’t make the playoffs. No way Kubes survives that. And I think Kubes is the entire reason why the texans play soft most of the time. The team emulates the coach.
(the texans are also soft because they close the roof anytime the weather isn’t perfect….that angers the football gods)
I didn’t expect my titans to be very good this year with a new HC (who I like), a new offensive coordinator that was last coaching the XFL (he sucks in the nfl still), a new defensive coordinator who use to be in Washington (snyder is cancer and it spreads to whoever he touches), a holdout RB (the run game failure is 95% on the O-line, who can pass block but not run block), and Matt Hasselback as QB (early season success is fools gold). So, the season has been a huge success for me. Titans are over-achieving and Texans are under-achieving.
You sir, are an asshole.
Wishing injuries is too far.
I hope we rape your face next week.
by YohannDookeyblue on Oct 17, 2011 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
hahaha
man, you guys are a little too sensitive…..
yes, I am an asshole. 99% of guys are. That is double-true when you are a die-hard football fan, just comes with the terriortory…..
and guess what, AJ is injured!! I hope he tweaks it again so he doesn’t play this week (much like AF kept doing). No shame in that. That is being an asshole. That is wanting to win.
You see, AJ is one of the top 2 or 3 WR’s in football. We have a better chance to win if AJ doesn’t play. AJ is still going to play football a long time when his hamstring is healed.
So, you guys pray at night for Peyton and Britt to get healthy? sheeshhhh.
With that mentality
I hope the ego, bad teeth, and horrible grasp of the English language displayed by Chris Johnson spreads to the rest of your team like a cancer. I hope they all hold out from their agreed contracts and request ridiculous amounts of money (and gold teeth) and then start under performing once they get paid because they don’t give two shits about their team or winning, its all about the Benjamins. Baby.
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
by DaGoaT on Oct 17, 2011 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I liked it better
When MCM was boycotting this place.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 17, 2011 2:11 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
such a badass
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
by nolander on Oct 17, 2011 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I hope Andre re-injures his hammy when he tries to push himself to come back this week.
stay classy titan fan
"We're goin with what we got"
by silentassassin on Oct 16, 2011 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
ok I will
I hope andre tears an acl? you prefer that?
look, the texans are only in position of favored to win the division because of an injury to Peyton Manning. Did you hope he would be healthy to play in week 1? of course not…..
you seem a little uptight
about the fact that the Texans were favored to win the division regardless of their shortcomings in seasons past
"We're goin with what we got"
by silentassassin on Oct 16, 2011 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
uptight about the fact the texans were favored to win regardless of their shortcomings?
I didn’t really follow that….
I don’t think I’m uptight about much right now. Pretty happy, actually. My #1 hated team in the nfl lost this week. A little upset I’m out of town to hear the moaning in Houston. And a little bored being at the in-laws on “vacation”.
the texans were favored to win the division by default after Manning was ruled out for (probably) the year.
the texans past shortcomings have been pretty entertaining actually….that is why I will be sad when Kubes is finally fired. A tougher coach would have them much better by now.
why do you hate the texans?
Is is because their fans troll your site bragging about your shortcomings?
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 16, 2011 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
my site?
before I moved to houston, I didn’t like the texans because they were in my division. After moving to houston, their fans started to annoy me. Then I watched more of their style of football and they too turned me off. Too soft for me. Since then it has spiraled out of control…hahaha
I hate the texans color scheme (what the traditional red/white/blue shades aren’t good enough?)
I hate their stadium (oh no, it is 59 degrees, close the roof!!!!!!!)
I hate schaub’s personality……I hate kubiak’s personality…..I hate Cushing…..I could go on, but it is petty…
But fact is, all NFL fans that LOVE a team, hate another. There were titan fans wishing the texans won because they hate the ravens that much.
I find sports to be just as fun when there is a villain, than when their is your favorite team. The team I despise is now the Texans…..
wish injures on anyone you want.
that angers the football gods/blockquote>
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 16, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
So if I say
I hope that Satan comes to claim Bud Adams and last and drags Chris Johnson screaming to tell along with Beelzebud, you’re cool with that? Because I do.
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sure
just like we both hope (if we had a bball season this year) that TD would tear an ACL, Manu would tear a hammy, Dirk would dislocate an elbow, etc…….
No, see I wasn't really asking for injuries there, simply justice.
(I really do hate Adams, Johnson just seems like an average twat.)
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same difference
losing AJ for the season would be justice for us losing britt…..hahaha
Britt was a shame for you guys.
But we lost Mario, so I’m not going to worry too much about it. We need Andre back and healthy, and hopefully this injury will encourage the Texans to draft a WR in the first three rounds.
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I'm still sticking to my guns in saying the Texans should go after Dwight Jones somewhere in the first two rounds
Unless he has a stock drop where we can get him later
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll read about him.
I’d say we need two types of WR added.
One is a guy who has the potential to be a #1 – not a Johnson, but a legit #1.
The other is a waterbug slot guy. They don’t seem hard to find if you look, and we don’t have a guy who can work in very little space, turn that 7 yard slant into a big gain and catches everything around him.
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I think Dwight Jones has the potential to be a #1 WR
Plus he’s in a system that’s based off what the Texans run now
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Well we lost Mario for the season
Ain’t that enough for you?
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
no.....finding a pass rushing LB is easy in the 3-4
Look at the best pass rushing LB’s in the 3-4, most are undrafted or low-rounds…..the LB in the 3-4 only has to rush…..mario was good at it this year, but a replacement will be just fine for you guys, just watch….
a WR that can dominate a game and catch anything thrown his way is rare….you have AJ, you know……britt was becoming that good….shame we lose him…..
Well, you were gonna lose him one way or another
whether it was to injury or to the legal system
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions
ha!
he was cleared by the commish, right?
on that note, the injury might be the catalyst to keep him in nashville and away from NJ and his friends…words is he is doing rehab in TN….
Mario was an NFL sack leader. He drew constant double teams.
Please don’t say losing him is nothing much, it’s silly.
Britt, despite a fine start this year, has a long way to go to catch Andre, who is currently behind only Jerry Rice in a lot of stats thus far in his career (on a season-by-season basis).
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losign mario isn't nothing
but the 3-4 defense will still get plenty of pressure on the QB. look at today…….same thing with pitt, they lose harrison, but they will still get plenty of QB pressure….same with the jets….doesn’t matter who is that rushing LB in the 3-4….of course mario would be better than his replacement, but not by that much……in other words:
mario >>>>>> reed
britt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> damien williams
and i wasn’t saying britt was as accomplished as AJ, but saying he was on his way to being an elite NFL WR….go look at his games last year and this year. He was turning into the type of WR you just throw it up into double coverage and he will come down with it, like AJ, Moss, Calvin, etc……I’m telling you, he has had some incredible games last year and this year…..suspensions and injuries keeping him down…lol
I think we'd prefer it if you didn't wish an injury on an opposing player.
I’m sure you would as well if someone said that about, say, Kenny Britt or CJ2YPC.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 17, 2011 2:13 AM CDT up reply actions
britt is injured
and AJ is already injured. He is going to try to play this week. I hope when he pushes himself to do so, he re-injures the hammy and doesn’t play this week. AJ is really good. And damn near impossible to cover. I’d prefer he not play. We are down our best WR. AJ not playing makes the game much more even, IMO, because with him I think the Texans probably win by a few TD’s. Like I said previously, the Titans are over-achieving right. I’d rather play a Texan team that looks lost on offense without AJ.
You guys are way too sensitive. I care less if you want our players injured or not. Or if you want our owner do die or something bad to happen to him. I’m sure you want your defense to crush Hass. Seems reasonable. I hope our DLine crushes cotton schaub and forces Matt Lienart to play.
Have you ever been to reliant? Remember the cowboys game last year, with all those fights and yelling. Football fans get rowdy. They don’t play patty cake.
I went to titans-texans during teh 13-3 titan season (titans lost when they went for it on 4th and 1 instead of kicking a FG). I thought I was going to get beat up cheering for the Titans in the corner where the visiting team locker room tunnel is. Walking out of the stadium was very scary. But that is football. They weren’t classless, they were being fans who didn’t appreciate someone wearing a titans jersey in their stadium and cheering for the titans. They were happy they won and it made them feel good. That’s life.
And after last years Finny-AJ showdown, there is even more bad blood, particularly with certain players.
Methinks you protest too much.
With the exception of Kareem Jackson
We all wish numerous minor injuries upon him so he doesn’t play
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions
And
the tits were only favored to win the division because Manning got injured. Oh wait, they still weren’t.
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
by DaGoaT on Oct 17, 2011 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
not sure what that was meant to be
the titans were predicted to win like 4-6 games this year and be terrible….
new coach
new o-coord
new d-coord
rb holdout
old washed up qb waiting to be replaced by locker
i’m ecstatic about our start, except for the britt injury……but I’m afraid our offense will get worse and worse each week without britt…..
but if you are gloating that texans were finally favored to win the division because manning is injured, that is rich
You forgot to mention the mastermind of our epically craptacular defense is now your LB coach
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions
yes!
that is a great one….no wonder rudd sucks this year
For what it's worth...
He sucked last year, too.
by Nashmeister on Oct 17, 2011 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
nom, nom, nom...tasty, eh?
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Please don't think we are all like this...
This guy is classless. I actually am a die hard Titan fan, but read/write to fellow opponent members to hear them out, learn more about their team, their strengths, their weaknesses. Etc, I NEVER, EVER, wish injury upon anyone, and it shows how old this fan is. I am sorry, but please don’t label us all like that. I am sure there are some Texan fans that you guys don’t agree with. I am sorry Zackmann posted that, and Good luck this week, may the best team win.
GO TITANS!!!
by RhiNo6705 on Oct 17, 2011 1:20 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
No worries.
Will I be visiting mcm alot this week trying to stay classy
See that quietness around here? That calm demeanor right now that all the Texans are feeling?
Thats the calm before the storm. Watch out Titans!!!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't troll other sites
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 17, 2011 2:15 AM CDT up reply actions
no worries.
i will be visiting mcm this week and trying to stay classy.
See that quietness around here? That calm demeanor right now that all the Texans are feeling?
Thats the calm before the storm. Watch out Titans!!!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:29 AM CDT up reply actions
And you don't go trolling other sites either.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Oct 17, 2011 2:15 AM CDT up reply actions
i dont troll.
i just like getting perspective on our team from our opponents
See that quietness around here? That calm demeanor right now that all the Texans are feeling?
Thats the calm before the storm. Watch out Titans!!!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
While I'm here
Sorry to go off topic a bit, but while I’m here I’m curious to know the opinion you guys have of Houston talk radio.
(sorry for the off topic, and sorry for visiting the blog, I am at the in-laws in VA and still on central time, and bored off my ass, and have exhausted all my regular sites)
Which sports talk radio station do you prefer? (I normally listen to 610)
Who are your favorite talk show hosts?
Josh Innes and John Lopez are my favorite personalities on 610. I can’t stand vandameer. Rich Lord is ok, but having him paired with Josh isn’t the best setup. I think the Lance Z guy is way to full of himself to be entertaining. Adam and Matt kind of annoy me. I like Sean Cal-whatever his last name is, and also really like Richard Justice.
I don’t know if any of you have ever listened to Chris Vernon from Memphis. That is the type of drive-time radio program I’m use to. He covers the local sports, but doesn’t dwell on them too much like 610 does the Texans, and he books more entertaining guests and has more non-sports, but entertaining segments on the show.
I'm not too keen on sports radio here
Although I do listen when I’m in the car. Most of the callers are stupid. Rich Lord and Josh Innes contradict each other all the time(pretty sure on purpose) just to create conflict in hopes of driving ratings. In regards to your comment about dwelling on the Texans, the ’Stros lost 106 games this year and the NBA is locked out.
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by silentassassin on Oct 16, 2011 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
josh innes is a great talk guy. lance z sucks. vandameer is amazing and worshiped around here. sean cal-whatever is horrible. and JOHN MCCLAIN IS THE GREATEST MAN ALIVE111
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 16, 2011 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
hahaha
why is vandameer worshiped around here? and by here, do you mean this blog?
his spot on analysis, and warm personality make him a perfect fit
and no. Everyone in Houston loves him. Not BRB
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 16, 2011 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks
warm personality? he yelled at a caller for saying schaub sucks…..that was cold!!! hahah
No, that was accurate.
The Schaub bashing is ridiculous. In the Oakland game if Vickers had caught an easy swing pass for a TD they’d say Schaub was great. He didn’t, so they get pissed at him for not making a last second throw after somehow getting to the goaline in order to have a shot at that throw.
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hey, one of my favorite rocket bloggers!!
I use to write for 3 Shades of Blue when I lived in Memphis. I ready your site a lot.
But back to schaub. I think the bashing is fine. Although I agree with Rome that just saying someone sucks isn’t a take, but their is a fine argument to be made that schaub isn’t the guy the team needs (although I would probably argue that schaub and kubiak are a package deal, either they both stay, or eventually they both go at the same time).
Hey thanks a lot.
I appreciate that. I wish I had a season to blog about! I was happy to see Memphis do better this year, and knock of the Spurs (who I don’t hate btw). Sorry the Rockets didn’t get in, but that was on them, for their awful start. Losing two superstars before they hit thirty is hard to recover from.
As far a Schaub, he’s a very good QB. He’s not Manning, Brady or Brees in that he can’t win a game the team really shouldn’t win.
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Josh Innes is proof the Devil fucked Rosie O'Donnell
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by Hugh Jarce on Oct 16, 2011 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Josh Innes could use a good fisking
But that would require someone to listen to him….any takers?
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Josh Innes? Says it all really.
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by TexansDC on Oct 17, 2011 1:07 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
i was just messing with him.
i said the COMPLETE oppo of what i thought about our writers
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:08 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't reply to you
I just don’t like Innes…or anyone similar (print or radio). There are people who forget about quality so they can get more attention. He’s one of them.
"Lord, beer me strength."
depends on what you want
if you want NFL analysis, Josh isn’t that guy.
if you want entertaining radio, Josh is one of the best in the Houston market. There is a reason he is picked to sub in on Rome.
Yeah, and it has nothing to do with talent. That said, the fact you find him "entertaining" speaks volumes about you as a pserson
"Eat Well, Stay Fit, Die Anyway" - Ancient Chinese Proverb
not sure what that means
but Josh is easily the best sports radio personality in the houston market during afternoon drive-time programs.
then again, if one has never been to other radio markets to know what is out there and only know the crappy houston radio shows, one might not like josh much…..he can be annoying sometimes, but someone has to liven up the mood with rich lord being too even keel for drive-time radio.
my comment is based on 4 years in houston
Even when the nfl season is over, they talk just as much texans as rockets….
And I’m a huge rockets fans, actually. I wish they talked about them more. Even now during the lockout. The lockout didn’t keep them from talking texans 24/7.
I agree on rich/josh. But Josh could be really entertaining if they would let him. The station holds him back.
Because football matters in Texas, basketball not so much since the last time Yao was healthy
And believe me, it’s not just Houston ignoring the NBA lockout, even ESPN pushes that way back in the discussion because both sides are nowhere close to a deal
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
hey, I get the football matters stuff
but I could even use more college football talk than what goes on in Houston. Houston is now a major SEC city (AM and LSU), so I hope that increases the college football talk in town and decreases the focus on every little texan detail.
I am a AM talk radio junkie, and I prefer local over national (like what is on XM), but lately, I’ve been having to torture myself with Mike and Mike just to get some sports talk that isn’t focused on the texans 24/7
sometimes I wonder if the houston radio managers understand how many people move to houston to work for hte oild industry from other parts of the country.
If shows would open up topics to be about more than just the texans, there would still be plenty of callers and listeners for those segments. Lots of transplants in houston. More than in most cities.
I wouldn't hold your breath on Houston sports radio getting better. There is a big audience, but now that there are what
3? 4? sports stations the local talent is pretty thin at any station. No one wants to innovate, despite that being the only way to rise above the status quo.
"Each in turn... volunteered his suggestions, his invaluable suggestions."
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The Dreamshake
ESPN 97.5 did themselves a disservice moving Fred Faour & Matt Dean (& now A.J. Hoffman) to weekdays
The Front Page was a great 4 hour lead in football, plus they did all kinds of crazy stuff on that show, plus they really got the listeners involved, which is surprising for a Sunday morning radio show
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
i don't think i ever tuned it to 97.5
I guess I get too stuck on the am side of the dial
Probably the most classic thing was they got a guy to run in the Houston Marathon while calling into the show every once in a while
However because he failed to register in time, he wasn’t technically a participant in the marathon, yet he ran anyways, plus he was cutting between the different races. Although it was brutal for him because they wouldn’t give him water because he wasn’t legally in the race, but he did call regularly throughout the entire 4 hour show. I swear, that was absolutely classic. Also this past March, they did a week long Worst Band/Musician Tournament on the Blitz where people voted for the worst musician on their Facebook page. They had plenty of terrible bands & musicians to choose from, but in the end, David Hasselhoff edged out the Insane Clown Posse for the title of Worst Musician ever
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
hahaha
that does sound entertaining
As a Dreamshake writer, and huge Rockets fan, even I can't talk basketball right now.
It hurts too much. Talking hoop in a real offseason is something I’m happy to do, watching the NBA enact some sort of stupid suicide pact is hard to watch, let alone write about.
"Each in turn... volunteered his suggestions, his invaluable suggestions."
Twitter - xiane1
The Dreamshake
I agree
the NBA isn’t doing themselves any favors right now
"We're goin with what we got"
by silentassassin on Oct 16, 2011 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I still can....
but I do agree that the nba lockout is depressing…..
You know, I don’t think I heard one minute of talk radio discussing how great Kyle Lowry played in Las Vegas this summer.
But there were like 4000 hours devoted to schaub leading informal lockout practices.
By the way, I am somehow tied to kyle lowry. I move to memphis, he gets drafted teh next year by memphis….then I move to houston, and months later he is traded to houston. crazy
Lowry is one of my favorite Rockets.
If he can maintain the leap he made in the second half he’s one of the best PG no one knows about. He’s like a FS at point.
As for sports radio – well Houston has top level teams in everything but hockey. It has two major universities. And in football season, all you will hear is football.
This is such a huge football town, there is an incredible unrealized fandom potential. People forget just what a major football city Houston was when the Oilers were breaking our hearts every year.
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Twitter - xiane1
The Dreamshake
I don't know how much you intereact with other nba blogs
but if you ever do talk with Chip from 3 Shades of Blues (grizzlies blog) and you happen to mention you talked to zack once, I guarantee he will bring up my love for kyle lowry…..in memphis we had lots of conley vs lowry debates. I was the biggest lowry supporter in town. haha
Conley has looked pretty good, but that contract, oof.
Lowry is better, too.
"Each in turn... volunteered his suggestions, his invaluable suggestions."
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The Dreamshake
As far as Josh Innes is concerned though
He can be really annoying at times, but he’s okay. Not as entertaining as Fred Faour & A.J. Hoffman on The Blitz on ESPN 97.5, which reminds me, I miss Fred Faour & Matt Dean on Sunday mornings on The Front Page. Those guys had the most entertaining 4 hours on radio period. No one else matched up as far as entertainment was concerned, plus they were one of the few sports radio shows that actually discussed MMA
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 16, 2011 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
The sky is not falling,
the world is not coming to an end. The Texans lost a game that they should have lost today, however the schedule will be pretty easy from here on out and after a firm stomping of the Titans next week everyone will feel better.
agreed
"We're goin with what we got"
by silentassassin on Oct 16, 2011 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I keep hearing
… “At least, in our losses, we put up a tough fight.” and “I expected to lose to the Saints and the Ravens.” I hate that talk. That’s pansy-do-ur-best-we’re-all-winners gibberish! Do you remember ‘09?? We lost to the Jets in Game 1 and who got the wildcard spot that year? The Jets!!! It came down to THAT LOSS. Don’t tell me its only one game! Don’t tell me I expected to lose! This is the NFL! There are only 16 games, each one counts heavily. If you haven’t noticed: we’re not coming out for the 2nd half of football!
The sky isn’t falling but something needs to change.
by DRod1020 on Oct 16, 2011 11:45 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, Cowher wouldn't put up with that kinda talk!
He’d yell at someone! Show some passion!
Good grief…
"Eat Well, Stay Fit, Die Anyway" - Ancient Chinese Proverb
Something is changing......
we are playing weaker teams from here on out.
by Bobbythegreat on Oct 16, 2011 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I really am tired about hearing
how the Texans “can’t close teams out” because they didn’t beat a better team on the road that was coming off of a bye week while missing their best offensive and defensive player and also missing another major piece of the offense in James Casey. There was no reason that they should have won today, losing should have been expected, it is not a sign of the approaching Armageddon.
no doubt.
far less depressed about this game than I am about last week’s. But, if we lose to Tennessee next week, all bets are off.
No doubt
there is no reason in the world they should lose that game.
by Bobbythegreat on Oct 17, 2011 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions
i will join your impeach schaub crusade if the tits beat us
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:13 AM CDT up reply actions
I will only if he's the reason why we lose
If the play call is shitty, then I revolt again Kubiak
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions
I will be the guy yelling
“FIRE THE BUMS” the loudest if that happens. I will very likely light things on fire if that happens. There is NO excuse for a loss next week.
by Bobbythegreat on Oct 17, 2011 1:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't tempt fate
They’ll provide a reason….like the flu ravishing the locker room.
"Lord, beer me strength."
That being said, i can see this headline sunday...
i Bud Adams, owner of the titans passed away on Saturday
PUT IT ALL BEHIND US!! LEARN, AND MOVE ON! LETS GET AT BALTIMORE NEXT WEEK AND COME OUT WITH A WIN!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions
It's not a fluke, it's all part of the grand design
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 1:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Old people die everyday
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 1:31 AM CDT up reply actions
yes!!!
Im convinced that some divine being does TRULY hate the Texans!
See that quietness around here? That calm demeanor right now that all the Texans are feeling?
Thats the calm before the storm. Watch out Titans!!!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Wow...
and you claim some of us Titan fans are classless. What a joke of a site this is.
GO TITANS!!!
just implying that it would give the team added motivation to beat us like oakland.
I In NO way want anyone to die. If that were to happen, id feel like the biggest dick on earth.
See that quietness around here? That calm demeanor right now that all the Texans are feeling?
Thats the calm before the storm. Watch out Titans!!!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Normally I feel the same way
but if reveling in the thought of Bud Adams no longer being on the planet is wrong, I don’t want to be right. I call it the Bud Adams exception.
by Bobbythegreat on Oct 17, 2011 1:35 AM CDT up reply actions
even if it was Bud adams...
id still feel bad.
If we destroy his team on sunday though…
See that quietness around here? That calm demeanor right now that all the Texans are feeling?
Thats the calm before the storm. Watch out Titans!!!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:41 AM CDT up reply actions
yeahh. slightly classless on my part.
but its just the way our season seems to be going. You know?
See that quietness around here? That calm demeanor right now that all the Texans are feeling?
Thats the calm before the storm. Watch out Titans!!!
by Carter Liles on Oct 17, 2011 1:40 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll be classless
Fuck Bud Adams.
REDRUM, Peyton Manning... REDRUM
Why do we fall down? So, we can learn to pick ourselves up.
by BRBUSAFTexan on Oct 17, 2011 3:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Have you seen what's happened lately
“Coach” Al Davis dies the day before we played the Raiders, then Art Modell’s wife died yesterday. It’s like Final Destination for the ownership
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 1:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't see them say anything to call the site a joke
rhino, these sites are made for everybody to hold hands and say how great your team is.
Houston fans hate bud adams. he is old. it is natural for many of them to joke around about his passing. that isn’t classless. It is reality.
Especially how he ripped our Oilers away from us & refused to leave the team history here
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions
How the hell did we get all that pressure on flaco
And he still throws for 305 yards
And those throws were amazingly Uber accurate
Even on one where he was smacked right away.
I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 17, 2011 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions
The one that went over Kareem...
Was underthrown by pretty big margin. Smith had to cut his route off and pick it up underneath. That ball was put in a spot that an in-position CB easily makes a play on it. Unfortunately, even in Kareem’s best effort at deep coverage, he’s still positioned to the outside and trailing the receiver.
Kareem was starting
& Boldin was a bit too tall & long armed for Joseph
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions
3rd quarter problems...
… that’s our issue. The reason we’re not getting it done in the 4th qtr, in my humble opinion only, is that our defense is worm out from the 3rd quarter! It may be mu imagination but it seems to me that we haven’t converted a single 3rd dwn in the 3rd. Does some have a stat on that? How many pts have we scored in the 3rd this yr? What the time of play for def and off in the 3rd? I’d bet if we look it up we’re going to see a defense-lopsided-3rd quarter.
"worn" not worm, and "my" not mu, sorry...
I’m all “revved up”. I type like Jim Harbaugh shakes hands…
by DRod1020 on Oct 17, 2011 2:54 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anyone else notice
Torrey Smith didn’t catch that bomb? Bounced off the turf?
Saw the replay once, but I think I saw it correctly.
REDRUM, Peyton Manning... REDRUM
Why do we fall down? So, we can learn to pick ourselves up.
Well, we only challenge plays...
… that have insufficient evidence to overturn a ruling. If it was clear and apparent in the replay that the pass was actually incomplete – then we don’t challenge those. If we challenged plays that we obvious we wouldn’t be able to waste time outs… see?
i saw it too.
but i knew we was not going to challenge it. I wonder what was up with the facemask that MT cody did on arian.
Not sure if anybody has said this or not...
but why is it every week someone passes away before we play them? So is it Bud Adams time next?
yeah
above.
Speaking of… Dan Wheldon, that’s a real bummer
REDRUM, Peyton Manning... REDRUM
Why do we fall down? So, we can learn to pick ourselves up.
by BRBUSAFTexan on Oct 17, 2011 3:12 AM CDT up reply actions
The issue with trolls...
If you react to them, the thread goes up in flames.
If you try to ignore them, eventually you just ignore the whole thread, and sometimes the whole site which leaves us without a place to engage on our favorite topic.
please BAN the trolls so we don’t have to leave the site. I suspect we’ll have more than our normal load this week.
The Texans 2011 Defense is evolving into an epic force to be reckoned with. I dub thee "Bayou Blitz", but the Offense is DEVOLVING into a dreadful mess. I dub thee: "Schaub's Swamp of Suck"
did you even read what I wrote?
ugh
ban me if you want, for having one sentence about wishing AJ tweaks his hammy this week and doesn’t play…..ya, that is logical……while some of the texan fans on here called me and asshole and cunt (which I don’t mind) and wish bud adams would die…..
Banning on this site is VERY rare
We have this cockeyed optimism that we can raise a troll’s discourse to a respectable level. So far we’ve been successful on 999,873 out of 999,875 attempts. Personally, I’m pulling for you. But then again, one more banning wouldn’t kill our stats.
Blind fandom is all I got left.
"Down to clown with some other chick's lady bits" ~ MDC
Losing happens
We beat Baltimore, you lost to Baltimore
You beat Pittsburgh, we lost to Pittsburgh
None of that shit matters this week, it’s time for the BATTLE ROYALE for the big lead in the AFC South! Don’t underestimate us thinking it’s an automatic win, we just might have something for you guys … (then watch us get owned)
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Oct 17, 2011 10:22 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
who is sayign automatic win? underestimating your?
the texans should probably be favored (or at least a toss up if homefield is considered)
the titans are over-achieving so far (remember, new coach, new ocoord, new Dcoord, crappy LB coach, new over the hill qb who is suppose to hold the fort for the rookie qb, hold out rb….etc….shall I go on?
titans are over-achieving, texans (like always) are under-achieving……
BESFs
are favored by 3
I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 17, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
That will change once they announce that Andre is playing
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 17, 2011 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
and they should be
they are at home.
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
The rest of the schdeule has us playing weaker teams
“Bold Phrase”
We had better learn to finish or go for the jugglar…. if not even a weak team (raiders) can take you out.
Doin stuff so nasty that you have to do it twice to confirm the level of nasty!!
And they'll win the AFC West
I guarantee it
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 18, 2011 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions
I wonder if in Green Bay
fans were jumping off of bridges and talking about blowing their team up and starting over after they lost two in a row to pull to 3-3 after week 6 last year. I seem to remember that their season ended up being decent despite that start.
by Bobbythegreat on Oct 17, 2011 12:45 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Having a few Lombardis on the mantle
tends to give you a little more confidence in your team.
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
Fair enough.
The point was that the Texans are in a very manageable situation right now so fans shouldn’t be jumping off of bridges and wanting to fire everyone and start over.
by Bobbythegreat on Oct 17, 2011 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
However there were no Lombardi's with that staff until last season
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 18, 2011 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
LOL I like the way you put that
rec’d
#Texans2011 — Where reality and dreams collide!
~~ Fuzion
by BattleRedFan on Oct 17, 2011 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
What is everyone complaining about?
Kubiak has done horrible the past few seasons— we can all agree to that, but nothing can be blamed to him this year. Who would’ve thought 2 of our 3 best players are hurt? Arian has been doing good— like the CBS commentators said, Randy Moss being on the field in Minnesota allowed the rusher to get 50 yd MORE per game. Arian did well in his first game back because ANDRE wasn’t hurt yet— well later in the game— then he was stopped late in the game cause Andre was out. Mario got out— and your defense is still ranked #1 in sacks cause of Wade. We have nothing to worry about. As long as our core 3- Schaub Dre Foster are healthy— I see us making the AFC championship game— AND WHY DIDN’T WE PICK UP MALCOM FLOYD.
There still a chance for a move
Brandon Lloyd is gone though. The Rams traded for him. I wouldn’t mind going after Asante Samuel as long as we include Kareem in the deal so we can fit him under the cap
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 18, 2011 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
But didn’t we trade a unconditional second round draft pick for Derrick Mason? The Rams got him for a 7th round draft pick I believe. When did a Pro Bowl Receiver get so cheap. Imagine Lloyd and Johnson— we’d have the best receiving corps in all of football. When did the Eagles put Samuel on the block? I doubt the Eagles would want Jackson— and Jackson isn’t that bad this year. I’m still not sure why we didn’t go for Lloyd— if we really wanted to win this year. we would’ve signed him. Our offense is slacking, not our defense even with Williams out. Kubiak also needs to get better on play-calling. I am hating this 3rd-and-long every game especially without Johnson. Short screen pass for 5-10 yards over and over with Arian running every other play— not only does that help your defense, but it shows consistency and it makes it hard to d up against.
Mason was a conditional 7th rounder
If he catches 30 passes or something
I am now drinking the koolaid. Texans are making their turn for the best. Screw pessimism!
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 18, 2011 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
When Randy Moss went for a 4th & Santonio Holmes went for a 5th
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 18, 2011 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
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