Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Texans-Falcons
by Tim on Dec 2, 2011 3:00 PM CST
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PrintAfter your Houston Texans held on for their eighth win of the season in Jacksonville last week, I retreated to a dark room in my house. I drew the shades. I moved furniture (bean bag chairs and orange crates count as furniture). I laid a mat down in the center of the room. I sat, Indian-style, on said mat. I closed my eyes. I went to my happy place. I cleared my mind. After the two seconds it took to clear my mind passed, I quietly asked the spirits, "Why didn't you warn me about Matt Leinart's injury? If I had written that in 'Three and Out' two days ago, people would have finally understood that I commune with forces greater than the voices in my head."
My question was met with silence. So I asked again, a little louder this time. Still nothing. Frustrated, I yelled the question. This time, I heard a response.
It was my wife, cursing me for waking the baby. But a minute later, I heard something else. It was barely audible, but I could make it out. What did I hear, you ask?
The voice said, "My bad. I was moving a little slow last Friday. I probably overdid it during the Horns game on Thanksgiving night. I still can't believe Case McCoy got loose like that on that final drive. Anywho, it won't happen again. Unless it does. It's not my job to make you look good. It's not like anyone really believes you know what's going to happen. You're barely literate, much less psychic. C'mon, man. Get over yourself."
Point awarded to the spirit. Nevertheless, I choose to press on. Three things guaranteed (note: the writer makes no guarantees in any way, shape, or form) to happen at Reliant Stadium on Sunday:
1. T.J. Yates is going to struggle, especially on third down. The Falcons are going to make T.J. beat them. While Yates will throw his first two touchdown passes as a professional football player (to Kevin Walter and Andre Johnson), he will also throw the first two interceptions of his professional career. This is not to say that T.J. Yates won't be a fine quarterback. It's just to say that he's a rookie making his first start against a good team. It won't be seamless.
2. In terms of the Houston secondary, I've got some good news and bad news for you. The good news is that Johnathan Joseph will lock down whoever he's covering (presumably Roddy White). The bad news is that means Julio Jones will be covered by a combination of Kareem Jackson and Jason Allen. When Matt Ryan has time to throw, which won't be too terribly often, thanks to Wade Phillips instructing his front seven to give Ryan "The Gabbert Treatment," he will connect for at least two TDs through the air, at least one of which will go to an alarmingly open Julio Jones. It won't be all soft pretzels and Coors Light for Ryan, however; he's going to throw a pick to Glover Quin, and he's going to fumble once, thanks to a leveling from Brian Cushing. That fumble will be recovered by J.J. Watt.
3. With a rookie QB and a dangerous running attack, everyone and their mother knows the Falcons are going to key on the Houston running game. They'll be successful in that approach, I believe, holding the Houston RBs to under 120 rushing yards. Arian Foster will make a bigger splash as a receiver, catching six balls for 54 yards. Sadly, Foster will not find the end zone on Sunday.
PUT YOUR NAME ON IT: I've gone back and forth on this one a number of times. If Matt Schaub was under center, I'd confidently pick the Texans. While I do believe the Texans' defense and running game means they'll keep it close, I just can't pick T.J. Yates to beat the Falcons in his first start. Falcons 23, Texans 17.
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If Turner doesn't play (aggrivated groin), we got this.
by WhiskeyR on Dec 2, 2011 3:06 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I thought I had an aggravated groin once.
Turns out, it was just crabs.
I have not yet begun to defile myself.
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by MDC on Dec 2, 2011 5:32 PM CST up reply actions
I've had several dates where my groin went home aggravated...
…very, very aggravated.
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
I Think I Read
That both Turner and Julio practiced today.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Dec 2, 2011 8:48 PM CST up reply actions
32-6 Texans
More predictions when not on mobile.
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 2, 2011 3:10 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Hou. vs Atl
21-7 Texans….. T J will surprise the league with stellar play and Arian,Ben and Andre score. Go Texans
by texan fan in cowboyland on Dec 2, 2011 9:16 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
32-6 Texans
More predictions when not on mobile.
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 2, 2011 3:10 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Allen OU'd!
It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.
Never argue with Idiots. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience!
To do is to be. (Descartes)
To be is to do. (Voltaire)
Do be do be do. (Sinatra)
OU'd I know
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 2, 2011 3:11 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'm fucking everywhere
Sleep on your backs folks, or get penetrated
@THEREALALLENOU on twitter - "The man, the verb, the legend" OU'd
by AllenOU on Dec 2, 2011 3:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
lol
I sleep on my side.. you’re gonna have to work for it!
Thank God for football!
by BattleRedHusker on Dec 2, 2011 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
You've been warned.
I have not yet begun to defile myself.
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To clarify...
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
That line almost never works.
Almost.
I have not yet begun to defile myself.
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by MDC on Dec 3, 2011 8:32 PM CST up reply actions
/Throws rope ladder over edge of gutter
/sloooowly climbs up from where next comment was headed
/drops crumpled piece of paper behind him on which is written “Unless your name is Sandusky…”
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
das funee as hell rat dare...
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I'm torn....
to wreck or not to wreck. The lead up too and comment is funny as hell….but the subject matter is far from it.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
I have to play Devil's Advocate here
I just can’t pick T.J. Yates to beat the Falcons in his first start.
Why not? Even David Carr won his first start.
"Lord, beer me strength."
by TexansDC on Dec 2, 2011 3:13 PM CST reply actions 6 recs
exactly
TJ>Carr
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 2, 2011 3:14 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
David Carr Was Playing A Terrible Dallas Team
T.J. Yates is playing a good Atlanta team.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Dec 2, 2011 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
I don't know if I can call Atlanta a talented team
They are a team full of players that have a lot of talent. And that does not guarantee a talented team.
How about I Punch-a-size your face for free! - Rod Farva
by distant_texans_fan on Dec 2, 2011 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
BOOM.
Mike Smith is still calling the 4th and inches plays.
Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
Dallas’ misery will always be my delight
-TexansDC
Speaking of Mike Smith..
is it just me or does he look like he is always about to cry?
He always moves his eyebrows in such a way it looks like he is about to tear up, like someone killed his mom or something. It’s terrible, and I can’t stand to watch him.
.................
Re: Falcons
That’s a totally fair observation, and I’m not a big Matt Ryan guy. Still, I think they’re talented enough to beat a rookie QB, even one surrounded by the weapons that Yates will be, in his first start.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Dec 2, 2011 8:52 PM CST up reply actions
You have a serious underestimation of our defense my friend
I understand – you are a Texans fan
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 2, 2011 10:31 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, I agree on the outcome
I just wanted to Carr the logic….especially since Yates is surrounded by a better team.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Hey Tim! If we in Broncoland can win with only one good runner, a QB that hasn't figured out the passing thing yet,
and a defense that is just now finding the groove, how is it you think you’re going to lose this game?
Atlanta does not have a chance.
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
by Mike Clark on Dec 2, 2011 7:14 PM CST up reply actions 9 recs
I like how you think!
You have to remember, we are Texans fans. We embrace the horrific.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
Mike, Your Optimism Never Ceases To Impress Me
I love it.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Dec 2, 2011 8:53 PM CST up reply actions
i think we run the ball pretty well. typically we struggle against the bigger defensive lines, like oakland and jax.
does anyone know if/how they match up against zone blocking o-lines this year?
Make Em Eat Grass
This from the same guy that though UT would hang with OU
I got 20-17 texans. Rackers with the game winner.
@THEREALALLENOU on twitter - "The man, the verb, the legend" OU'd
by AllenOU on Dec 2, 2011 3:32 PM CST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
You mean
Rackers kills the return man, recovers the fumble and runs it in, right?
Because, BY GOD, he is due!
Follow the invalid toad.
I Also Thought The Dirt Burglars Would Roll Texas Tech And Baylor
So I’ll admit that I’m far from perfect when it comes to predicting football games.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Dec 2, 2011 8:54 PM CST up reply actions
Foster, Tate, and Jacoby with a TD. I don’t think AJ will put one in. Although I have both Foster and Tate with a TD, only Tate’s will be a rushing one but he’ll have to pound in from the red zone probably just 5 yards.
by CJ3m on Dec 2, 2011 3:40 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
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Yates…I think Yates will do better than Lienart in YPC at least!
by Its Gonna Happen on Dec 2, 2011 3:37 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yar, I like Yates, too, matey
Follow the invalid toad.
by Gerbillogic on Dec 2, 2011 8:08 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
I think the Texans win this one.
Yates won’t be horrible, but at the same time I think that he’ll have a lot to play for. The team believes in him and Kubiak does as well. Playing at home in his first start sure is gonna help. Reliant will be completely with him and maybe magic will happen.
21-10 Texans.
On a sidenote this was a pretty funny video on youtube about Yates and the Texans and Hitler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XgjWno1PG9Y
Hope it wasn’t posted yet.
by PhTeddy on Dec 2, 2011 3:37 PM CST reply actions 19 recs
That was fucking epic!!!
Why can’t we rec from mobile’s???
by Its Gonna Happen on Dec 2, 2011 3:48 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Only the geeks know
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 2, 2011 5:43 PM CST up reply actions
I would rec this
But I’m on my phone…
by _empty on Dec 2, 2011 5:55 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
.....
The Texan Floater, you wanna flush it but you can't.
Wade Aid Is the Best Drink in the League.
Whitest, I mean Best Front Seven in Football.
^This
was one of the funniest videos I’d seen in a while
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
by TheLastDynasty on Dec 2, 2011 7:17 PM CST up reply actions
people at work...
are wondering why I have Hitler screaming on my monitor. Hilarious!
Swat and swim, dip and rip, twist and spin; just do whacha gotta do to light up that QB.
LuL'd at my desk, only because
This is the best Video ever. Like Wade Phillips at Defense coordinator awesome.
The Texan Floater, you wanna flush it but you can't.
Wade Aid Is the Best Drink in the League.
Whitest, I mean Best Front Seven in Football.
Hilarious!
Where does this stuff come from? It is a little scary that Hitler is a Texans fan. But I guess it goes to show you no one is all bad.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
Hitler was a Steelers fan.
For obvious reasons.
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.--Washington Irving
by Foster Child on Dec 3, 2011 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
Rommel
liked the Texans, though.
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.--Washington Irving
by Foster Child on Dec 3, 2011 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
roflmaoburgers!
That is some funny stuff! Much awesomeness. Had to immediately email that out.
Rec’d
Follow the invalid toad.
Movie on it's own.
Watched it the other day on netflix. Called “Downfall”. Not a bad movie at all. Still made me LOL. Simply beautiful.
by fgp on Dec 3, 2011 1:58 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I think Yates will go off in the first half
They’re going to be selling out to stop the run and I think he’s just good enough to punish it. Texans get out to an early lead barring stupid turnovers/penalties and the game will come down to whether the defense is playing up to how we’ve come to expect in the second half, with Kubes making his typical conservative playcalls.
http://www.crawfishboxes.com
Read an article about Yates from a former coach.
Said he was always the sleeper and the smartest guy in the room. It gives you some hope. Said he watched the Bree’s Super Bowl 100 times and decided you don’t have to be the greatest athlete in the world, just the smartest. I wouldn’t want to hang my hat on a fifth round that no one has heard of to take us to the big show, but intelligence in a QB goes a long way. Go get em TJ. I’m behind you all the way !
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
I am just along for the ride this week
No attempts at predictions.
The Texan Floater, you wanna flush it but you can't.
Wade Aid Is the Best Drink in the League.
Whitest, I mean Best Front Seven in Football.
Sage saga over
He’s going back to Minnesota. No copters needed here. And def no Shanahan castaways needed either.
Get ’em TJ!
by HabitualHoustonFan on Dec 2, 2011 3:43 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Damn
I’m quite gutted. I hoped he’d find a spot here in Houston. Although another shot in Minnesota would b good for him.
How about I Punch-a-size your face for free! - Rod Farva
by distant_texans_fan on Dec 2, 2011 4:17 PM CST up reply actions
I predict
Favre comes out of retirement just to stick it to the Rosencopter again. He’ll be like, “What the fuck Brett?!?”
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
No faith in our Defense
Seriously, look at what ATL has done against the WORST D’s in the NFL… Just over 30 pts. Average D’s they put up 20-24. I think they put 17 TOPS on us. Thats including a turnover inside our 20. That said I think if we put over 20 pts on a weak pass defense we will win this game.
Also Remember when
We held the tits to 7 pts and TB to 9. Well we have D. Manning back in full swing. We got this guys.
Yes! The Texans will win this game!
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
What happened to 50-whatever to nothing?
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot
only for special cases
like when we play toothless inbreds
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Tim, Cmon Man!
I just can’t pick T.J. Yates to beat the Falcons in his first start.
Do we need Bo$$man back in here to explain what being a fan entails? besides, it’s not like YOU picked the Texans to win (should you have), because you’re just reiterating what the spirit told you, right?
In summary, please blindly pick the Texans to win from here on out. I’ve already lost 2 quarterbacks this year, I don’t need to lose my blind fandom :’(
also I don’t think our D will give that many points.
Thank God for football!
The only way I could see our D giving up that many points
Is if they tire out like they did in the NO game. If our offense can’t move the ball and stay on the field, that could be a possibility.
"Never underestimate the dumb with JJ" - Hugh Jarce
I predict Vince Young will somehow throw an interception in OUR game.
Now that’s a bold prediction!
by JBal on Dec 2, 2011 4:09 PM CST via mobile reply actions 3 recs
The assumption is "yes"...
They do suicide watch on him like they do burn bans in many counties. They just put it on and then “lift” it when appropriate. The last time they “lifted” it for Vince was when Fischer got fired.
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
This Just In
Vince Young just threw another interception. This time he was picked off by his neighbor’s kid as he was throwing in his backyard.
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.--Washington Irving
this just in
From the comicle.. As expected dellhome will be moved to #2 qb.. Guess kubic hair sees alot more from him than clemens..
by ArianNation713 on Dec 2, 2011 4:10 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
24-16 Houston on top!
- TJ Yates doesnt play like a star, nor a first time starting rookie, and has 200+ yards and 2 TDs, with 1 INT (if 2 then one is a “WHOOPS” tip – not on him)
- Andre Johnson returns to form and bails out Yates on at least 3 critical 3rd downs, one of which goes for a TD
- Our D harrasses Matt Ryan all game long, causing 2+ turnovers and numerous 3 n outs while only giving up 1 TD to Julio Jones and 3 FGs
34-20 Good guys
We pass early and often.
1.I guarantee 35+ pass attempts this Sunday from Yates. (20-37 290 2-1)
2.Monster day from AJ, since Yates will stare him down, and he will come through, natch.(11-145-2)
3.BE-SFs lose. Badly. We win the division with our 3rd string QB, they lose out with all their players healthy. Bud Adams moves the team to Jacksonville.
Yates - our current game manager.
by texanphil on Dec 2, 2011 4:41 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Tim, I think you are in for a surprise...
….As is usual for my posts and most my comments I rarely use facts, logics, or reality to defend my views.
Kubiak is too good a coach to not know your rookie QB’s strengths that he can use this game.
I also think you underestimate just what you have in running backs…man do I wish Foster and Tate were in Denver. Whoever does the RB scouting for your team needs a raise.
Anyway here is my from-the-gut prediction.
Your defense steps up and holds the Falcons to 13 points…not sure why I know this…I just know it is true.
Kubiak will have a well orchestrated set of plays that will net a short Foster TD run on your first possesion.
Later in the game Foster scores again on a swing pass that turns into 45 yard pass-and-run TD.
Late in the third quarter you have another sustained drive and net a Fieldgoal.
But the play that breaks the Falcon’s back is when Tate breaks free up the middle and runs 57 yards for a TD.
Yates will end up 13 for 19 for 187 yards with 1 TD and one INT.
Foster will end with 87 yards rushing 1TD and 73 yards receiving 1TD
Tate will end up with 124 yards 1 TD
Final Score H 24 A 13
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
by Mike Clark on Dec 2, 2011 4:47 PM CST reply actions 6 recs
I love Mike Clark.
There, I said it.
I have not yet begun to defile myself.
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by MDC on Dec 2, 2011 5:35 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Your team needs to keep winning...
…I really think you have the only defense that can prevent Green Bay from having a perfect season.
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
by Mike Clark on Dec 2, 2011 6:20 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
DAMN!
I mean really, DAMN. You, my friend, are my hero. I feel very strong man love for you right now. Stop the Packers. Really? Thanks man.
I had a dream. In that dream I saw a multitude of screaming people on Richmond. I saw Kubiak laughing. I saw Andre Johnson pouring champagne from a trophy on to Brian Cushings head. What does it mean?
I love your optimism. Thanks for the good wishes.
"My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me." -- Benjamin Disraeli
"If you really want something in life you have to work for it. Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers." -- Homer Simpson
"There is no rehab for stupid." -- Chris Rock
Never try to baptize a cat.
You're welcome...
….I think I’m right bye the way.
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
/sidles up next to Mike
/wags affectionately
/notices the smell of cat on trouser leg
/forgives indiscretion
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
I love cats! I had a Siamese named Richard that lived 19 years.
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
As someone named Richard
I approve this cat
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
by TheLastDynasty on Dec 2, 2011 7:20 PM CST up reply actions
And he was a 'Most Amazing' cat...
…he and his sister Alice were given to me as a highschool graduation gift. They both traveled with me from Boise, ID to Bountiful UT to lake Tahoe and to North County San Diego. Alice was killed by a rattlesnake then. Never seen a dangerous snake before I think. Richard survived San Diego county and made it on my trek back to Idaho.
He survived getting kick by a horse and proceeded to live to the ripe old age of 19. He was the most amazing cat. He was so good with my two daughters that it was just something special. He would let them grab his tail, pull him across the kitchen floor, and push his face in the food they had so proudly prepared.
Richard will always be a special name in my heart.
There’ll never be another cat like my Rchard.
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
by Mike Clark on Dec 2, 2011 7:45 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
OK, now I love you lots
Not only for your undying optimism about my Texans, but especially for the cat love. My wife and I just lost our Sasha last year at 20 years old. She was an amazing Calico mix. We now have a 5 year old Calico and a nine month old Abyssinian indoors and take care of more than the law allows outside. Best wishes, Mike Clark, to you and yours.
Romans 14:12
Ya know, I think I'll do one of my 'Non-Football' posts and post it at both BRB and MHR...
Richard was such a special cat…and a friend that traveled through several states with me.
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
Ya' know I call most cats "Richard"...
…except I use their nickname and its usually as I’m staring at them walking baaaaack and forth outside the sliding glass door…
Baaaaaaack and forth…
Baaaaaaack and forth…
DOH!!
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
I'm with Tim on this one.
I can’t see Yates performing well in his first start, against a tough team. Atlanta’s D is excellent against the run, and will be working keep Foster/Tate in check the whole game. Maybe Yates will surprise, but I’m not betting on it. I think our defense keeps it close, but I see us falling 21-17.
The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.
by Stupendous Man on Dec 2, 2011 5:00 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Only reason Atlanta's run D is "good"
Is that everyone finds it so easy to pass on them.
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 2, 2011 5:47 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully Yates can take advantage of that secondary.
Otherwise, it doesn’t look great, but I hope I’m wrong.
The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.
by Stupendous Man on Dec 2, 2011 6:04 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I don't think it will be deep passes, I think Foster will make a few short passes long.
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
YAC: Beast of Burden.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Not true.
Teams attempt to run on us mostly during first halves and have been shut out for the most part. As a result, they end up trying to pass the ball more in the 2nd half or are relegated to playing catch up. I think this task may be a bit tougher because you all have two capable backs, quite similar to Carolina.
"NLDS or bust" - Bobby Cox
I believe in your powers Tim
you predicted 9-7. before schaub went down i thought that was crazy…
With the injuries to Quarterbacks Matt Schaub, and Matt Leinart, the entire fate of the Houston Texans 2011 season rest on the right arm of.... T.J Yates????
Oh boy...
This will be
My very first Texans game to attend. Does anyone have any advice, suggestions, etc?
by Triple347 on Dec 2, 2011 5:10 PM CST via mobile reply actions
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Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Dec 2, 2011 5:35 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
That
Or look at the bottom of the page
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 2, 2011 6:00 PM CST up reply actions
Click On My Name To See It
Or simply use the name of this blog at gmail dot com.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
by Tim on Dec 2, 2011 6:01 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Bring D-cell batteries
to throw at Dunta.
I have not yet begun to defile myself.
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by MDC on Dec 2, 2011 5:35 PM CST up reply actions
Dunta
Is the reason I chose this game.
by Triple347 on Dec 2, 2011 5:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
You do mean
C batteries, don’t you?
by Triple347 on Dec 2, 2011 5:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
More like car batteries
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
By the way,
The C batteries comment was in reference to the name by which Dunta went for some time in these here parts.
by Triple347 on Dec 2, 2011 7:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Nice.
I meant Ds, just for the pure physics, but I like the poetry of your version.
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I really like this match-up for our defense.
Matt Ryan is underwhelming at best on the road, and he hasn’t seen a pass rush like ours all season. More importantly, despite having two speedy receivers, the Falcons are atrocious when it comes to throwing the ball downfield. According to PFF, in deep passing Matt Ryan ranks 33rd out of 33 QBs who meet a minimum snap-count.
If we can play adequate run defense and keep the game tight, that field is going to get compressed if Atlanta isn’t willing to take shots downfield. I could see our defense forcing 3-4 turnovers by the time this game is over. On that note, I’ll take the Texans, 19-13 on four Rackers’ field goals.
Funny, that's what I see also....
…I wish you still had Mario…but I still think Atlanta will be lucky to score 13 points.
Guardian of the Gate to La La Land!
Gonsoulin, Taylor, Wright, Gradishar, Atwater, and Davis.....
Why are they not in the Hall...I just don't understand.
My Brave and Bold Predictions
From what I saw of TJ last game, he has a strong, accurate arm. He sees the field well and/or has a great feel for where everyone should be. Normally, when a qb is nervous or rusty you see some “floaters” go over receivers heads. I didnt see any of that. Still, he is a rookie, and Atlanta will bait him with some zone looks that make it look like a receiver is open. So,
- I think Kubes lets him loose, and we catch Atlanta expecting us to run early. We score 7 on our initial drive. They manage to get some pressure on TJ, but not very consistently. When they do, they have a good chance of getting a mistake. On the day, TJ goes 21-37 for 280 yds, 1 TD and 2 INT’s
- We sack Ryan 4 times. He is under constant pressure. He fumbles twice and one we run back for a touchdown.
- Neither Foster or Tate has 100 yds rushing, but they keep the defense honest, and Foster gets 100 yds receiving.
Final score: Texans 20, Atlanta 16
This is crazy but i guess it is ok.
Wide receiver Jacoby Jones works on his hands after every practice by catching footballs from a JUGS machine. He typically sets it to launch passes at him at 30-35 miles per hour.
Jones said he had to ramp up the speed after working with Yates.
"He’s got a – this week, let me tell you this," Jones said. "I had to put the JUGS machine on 45, 40, because that stuff’s coming out hot. It’s coming out a little faster."
by southpaw70 on Dec 2, 2011 5:22 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
That's pretty awesome...
The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.
by Stupendous Man on Dec 2, 2011 6:05 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
JUGS machine?
Katy Perry is a jugs machine…
by T-Moar on Dec 2, 2011 10:01 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Years from now
when we’re reminiscing about the year T.J. Yates led us to a Super Bowl, we’ll remember it was this game that started it all.
24-17 Texans
Next man up.
totally the receivers fault
Make Em Eat Grass
by F-BombTheJets on Dec 2, 2011 6:03 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, he should have came back for the ball
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 Dec 3, 2011 12:55 AM CST up reply actions
Wait, you're telling me
After being high on glover quin at saftey all year, he’s going to drop his primary job and let Julio jones catch a deep td? I don’t get it. JuJo isn’t getting the check downs or 3step+release throws, he gets the ball when they unleash the dragon.
JoJo should do fine to avg with single coverage on white.
Three and out:
1) jjwatt +1 passes defensed
2) gq +1 passes intercepted(atl turns it over 3 times, good guys just once)
3) Cushing says something hilarious that makes it’s rounds on the Internet next week.
by IThinkItsIndecision on Dec 2, 2011 5:46 PM CST via mobile reply actions
lo
i like your prediction, especially #3, when I watched his mic’ed up thing on NFL.com i was crackin up, that guys as funny as he is beastly
I don’t know Watt you guys think but this TJ kid ain’t too Schaubby. Barring Wins from all of our competition or the the defense just not Manning up, we should be good to go considering our 2 game Cushing in the division. I feel like this team is finally knocking on the Yates to the promised land that is the playoffs. We’ve been Owening almost every team we’ve played and when push comes to shove and everyone puts their Johnsons on the table, we will Wade through the bullshit and persevere. I feel good about this game.
by SoCalTexan on Dec 2, 2011 5:55 PM CST reply actions 17 recs
Okay... C'mon give with the recs...
PUNSTERS UNITE!!!!!
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
Top notch, sir.
The bird is struggling out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world.
by Stupendous Man on Dec 2, 2011 6:06 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
You are Kellen me with these.
For Weeks we will be Fostering hope based on Newtonian theories of weightspeed™ . Of course those Brooks are all Walter under the Derrick . Those Dirty Birtds will be Keo’d and will be Dreessen up in those robes in the Ward. I hope the team is All-en and shows some Hartman and take the Bulman by the horns!
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 2, 2011 6:15 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Yes! This season won't go down the Kubes.
Barwin any further injury that is…
by JBal on Dec 2, 2011 9:32 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Goo'd 'cuz its good.
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
Except in Denver, where they actually put a TE at QB
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 Dec 3, 2011 12:58 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought he was a FB
Just because we use a TE at FB doesn’t make Tebus a TE
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 4, 2011 12:08 AM CST up reply actions
i believe you're mistaken Tim
That was gozer’s work on thanksgiving night. Durga would never do that to the aggies. Durga is a HUGE aggies fan.
by HTown80 on Dec 2, 2011 5:57 PM CST via mobile reply actions
That explains a lot right there
/everyone has been wasting time with Durga
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 2, 2011 6:02 PM CST up reply actions
may Durga forgive your blasphemous comments
by HTown80 on Dec 2, 2011 6:19 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Toughest game to predict all year for obvious reasons
My dark side emotions would be:
The defense considers the deliberate actions by one Albert Haynesworth, who did a snuf job on Schaub and bragged about it afterward without any in game or post game punishment, decides the NFL obviously is going to allow QBs to be thrashed out of the season without much risk of penalty and goes after Matt Ryan. Take him out of the game! Apparantly the worst that might happen is a 15 yard penalty, and even that isn’t much of a risk the way ref’s have been calling it.
Who could blame the Texans after losing two QBs for the season and not a single yellow flag or fine applied despite folks taunting in celebration in the media afterward? It seems to be the fashionable thing this season. Let’s even the playing field!
Realistically, I see a really tough game and I don’t have expectations of winning (so I won’t be let down). It all rides on the offense giving the defense time to recover, and in putting up points. I think even with our defense rocking big time, Atlanta can post 17 to 24 points.
If TJ can perform, the score will be tight hovering around 20 for both sides. If not, we may end up with 3 or 4 field goals. Hopefully Foster and Johnson can help the young QB and break Atlanta.
My guess is:
Atlanta 17, Houston 24
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re: taking out their QB
we’re better than that.
I see this team winning the division in spite of all those sore losers who just couldn’t hang with us and had to talk to the media.
Yates - our current game manager.
Whether "we are better than that" or not...
If we don’t communicate the message that crippling our QB will be dealt with harshly, we’ll be needing the 6 QB rotation from now on. The league isn’t going to do it so its time for us to TCOB.
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
can we just
make Innegan an example in week 17? Cuz I’m ok with that.
Yates - our current game manager.
i was begging for a flag on the leinart injury
He clearly drove matt into the ground. Teams are gonna wish they wouldn’t have injured all our qbs when owen daniels goes out and throws for a td, and runs for another three. Just tebowin’
by HTown80 on Dec 2, 2011 6:25 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Good weekend
Coogs and Texans on local TV here in Memphis!
We didn’t do so well on Fox last year, however.
Yates - our current game manager.
I'd add some running by TJ
At least one QB draw for a TD by the rookie, just for the element of surprise
Atlanta 20 Houston 24
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
my 3 and out:
1) Cushing gets an INT
2) Cushing gets a sack
3) Cushing bleeds on opposing player(s)
Swat and swim, dip and rip, twist and spin; just do whacha gotta do to light up that QB.
Hmmm... you had a beat going there...
Cushing gets an I-N-T…
Cushing gets a sack…
Cushing lays a crushing blow on Matt the Quarterback.
/…UNH!!
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
Texans 23 Atl 17
We win with defense and some nice throws from Yates. He doesn’t look like the second coming of Schaub but he gets the job done with 2 TD passes. Defense will score too. Run the clock with the run game and dominate on D.
DON’T STOP….BELIEVING!!!
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by Antho10000 on Dec 2, 2011 8:08 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
This is a statement game
This game is very capable for us to win! might not be a blowout but i believe we can win! Yates dont have to be aaron rodgers or tom brady to win. All he has to do is manage the game, make a play here and there, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY DONT TURNOVER THE BALL!!!
by krojr94 on Dec 2, 2011 8:24 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Honestly
I will be surprised if Yates doesn’t have a misstep or two. If he has 2 TOs or less, I will be very pleased. I think he can more than make up for it, and our D will get enough pressure to force TOs and lost yardage on sacks.
Yates is under a high pressure situation, but I think he will do very well, all things considered.
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IIRC
Ryan isn’t very good on grass and away from home! Our home crowd could play a very big part in the outcome of this game…if they can resist the urge to do the F’n wave while on offense and be loud as hell on D
by inktup on Dec 2, 2011 8:26 PM CST via mobile reply actions
The Falcons 2nd Rush Defense
Really doesn’t scare me, I think their run defense is so good because teams throw on them all the time. The run game will decide this game. Kub needs to stop being an idiot and give Ben Tate more carries! Foster needs to touch the ball 15-25 times and tate needs to touch it 10-18 times. Give D.Ward some carries every now and then to give both of them some rest as well. ATL may be able to contain it for 3 quarters, but when it’s the fourth quarter and the defense is so tired from trying to stop it, our 1-2 punch will still be fresh and will destroy them in the fourth. I believe our defense will keep us in this game for us to win. If they don’t give up more than 20 points I believe we can win this game!
Foster is a better blocker
and when he’s in the game, there’s more options that the defense must defend. Like the checkdown 80 yard TD.
And Kubiak is not an idiot. Especially not if we somehow win this game with a rookie 3rd string QB.
Yates - our current game manager.
The fans will decide this game as well
We really need our fans in the reliant stadium to cause as much havoc as possible, I want people to be scared to come into the reliant stadium because of our crowd. Also, Yates need to take shots down the field. If you see Andre one on one in man coverage throw it, he most likely will come down with it!
Houston 20 Atlanta 13
Houston scores: TD Special Teams, TD Defense, 2 FGs. TJ is all right but shaky with a pick and a fumble in the red zone. Houston defense is awesome; Atlanta stumped except for a handful of fluke big plays.
Romans 14:12
We do Barwin it
1) Brain Crushing bleeds on everyone in a 2 mile radius of Reliant
2) Foster throws a TD pass to ’Dre while spouting impromptu haiku
3)Hartmann slings the return guy into Rackers, who rips said return guy’s arm off with the football and runs in for 6. Rackers gets a “High Fifteen” from all ST players
Texans win 17 – 3
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by Gerbillogic on Dec 2, 2011 8:38 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
How is this not goo'd?
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 2, 2011 10:29 PM CST up reply actions
T. J. will be OK. Koob will have the right plan for him.
By “OK”, I mean he won’t be the big story either way.
It’s the running game that will decide who wins. If Fostate gets >150 yards, the Texans will win. If Atlanta stuffs them like the Kitties did last week, the defense will be gassed by all the 3-and-outs and the Falcons will run away with it in the 4th quarter as Ryan gets more time to throw.
The O-line needs to step up big, and there’d better be a BIG improvement in run blocking by the TEs and WRs over what we saw last week.
"Gut Feeling"
Gastrointerologists confirm the human gut contains no rational thoughts.
What it IS full of is fairly well known.
We got this
Every ex-spurt on NFLN picks the Dirty Birds
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
Definitely a good omen...
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim." - George Santayana
They all picked the BESFs at home - I think
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 4, 2011 12:09 AM CST up reply actions
I believe you are correct.
T.J. Yates will not win this game. I believe the team will. I see a lot of tight end plays, and maybe a gamble down field that will not be to # 80(maybe) As long as the running game holds true, and the D a.k.a. BULLS ON PARADE is solid. I see us winning by a score. ATL is tough, but (this is the first time that I will say this about Houston Texans) the Texans are tougher. We are playing for a lot more this game than any other game this season.
by Fastalkerus_Prime on Dec 3, 2011 4:42 AM CST via mobile reply actions
quick question
What does a “moral” victory mean to the Texans? We have only started our actual starting offense for two quarters (I think) this season. Apparently we have a coach who can get through it, and a system that most players believe in.
I say go balls in with the Tarheel, he has swagger. He will not be blamed if we lose,… right? but if he wins then hell…LET US REJOICE.
Thank you. Rant done. I will be at 360 on the 22nd.
by Fastalkerus_Prime on Dec 3, 2011 4:58 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Re: Mike Smith
Falcons 8-0 against rookie QB’s during Smitty’s tenure.
I like you guys, and really want you to pull out a playoff berth this year but I just don’t see Yates beating us.
"NLDS or bust" - Bobby Cox
thanks for dropping by last night and Good Morning!
I’m seeing alot of quick pops and bubbles on the outside. As long as Kubiak and Rico run our offense expecting Yates to make the plays, I guess you’d catergorize it as “with confidence”, the Texans should be able to pull this out. My brother is a huge Falcons fan in East TN, and I’ll check in with him later this afternoon. I can’t wait for them to take a shot or two downfield.
/puts on fresh batch of Wade Aide.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Ya'll beat
other rookies, but not T.J. Yates. Shazam!
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.--Washington Irving
by Foster Child on Dec 3, 2011 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
I have a vision:
Captain Crush walking off the field with his arm around Matty Popsicle, telling him not to cry.
"Gut Feeling"
Gastrointerologists confirm the human gut contains no rational thoughts.
What it IS full of is fairly well known.
Falcons 24 Texans 30
Sitting Indian stye, communing with nature has affected your thinking process, who’s manic now, you ding-a-ling? Texans win, have a little faith!
MrMr
by mjmtx18 on Dec 3, 2011 8:12 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
ATL 24 HOU 13
Falcons fan here. I think HOU has a great D but ATL has too many weapons and Matty Ice has been playing ridiculously good these past few weeks. With Roddy White, Gonzo, Julio, and our speedster Harry Douglas all looking good, I just don’t see HOU being able to counter that. I really hope HOU makes the playoffs, but I’d be shocked if they win this game.
Thanks for stopping by.
Houston has been dominant in defending TEs this season. (Ask Kellen Winslow Jr.) Roddy v. Joseph is a matchup to watch, in my opinion. If Joseph can shut him down, and if Julio Jones isn’t playing, I think Houston’s odds go up appreciably. Harry Douglas is solid, but Douglas on Jackson/Allen with safety help deep doesn’t strike fear in my heart the way that Julio Jones out there would.
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Hahahahahaha
No way the dirty birds score more than 20
The Birds need long drives to score – and that ain’t happening
Thanks for stopping by though
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 4, 2011 12:12 AM CST up reply actions
Offense, Defense, Special Teams, and the crowd would have to be at their best in order for us to win this game. A couple of turnovers on defense and special teams needs to help put the offense in good field position so we can have a better chance at scoring…Kub needs to give tate more carries as well, 5 just aint gonna do it…Give Foster 15-25 carries and give tate 10-18 carries so we can always have fresh legs, especially heading into the fourth quarter, give ward some carries too…
We Are A Tougher Team
I believe the falcons is soft, and if we hit them in the mouth early and often i believe they will fold. This Texan team aint the soft team we known before…If the offense use the run game to pound the defense all game and the defense hits matty ice in the mouth the whole game, i believe we have a great shot…matt ryan is not good when he is getting pressured the whole game…and we have the front seven that can get after him…
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