NFL Playoff Picture: AFC South Champion Houston Texans Lock Up The 3 Seed
by TexansDC on Dec 24, 2011 3:42 PM CST
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Your AFC South Champion Houston Texans may not be playing in today's Christmas Eve games, but they have locked in their playoff seed for their first trip to the postseason.
By virtue of wins by the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens plus the loss by the AFC West-leading Denver Broncos, the Texans will be the third seed in the AFC when the playoffs start in two weeks. Houston will host a wild card weekend playoff game at Reliant Stadium against the sixth and final seed.
Currently, the sixth seed is held by the Cincinnati Bengals (9-6) by virtue of their win and the New York Jets loss (8-7). However, the Bengals, Jets, Tennessee Titans, and Oakland Raiders, and San Diego Chargers (eliminated with loss to Detroit) are all eligible for that final playoff spot. A Bengals win over the Ravens will send them to Houston, but a loss opens up the door for a lot of scoreboard watching.
Who would you like to see in Reliant Stadium? Who would you hope stays home? Sound off in the comments.
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Jets or BESFs I guess
And since I don’t want the BESFs to make the playoffs I guess that means Jets.
http://www.crawfishboxes.com
Texans will beat the Titans to end their chances
Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.
J-E-T-S
SUCKS, SUCKS, SUCKS
Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.
yep
Thats what I want to see
Jules=Now I want you to go in that bag and find my wallet
Ringo=which one is it
Jules=the one that says bad mother fucker!
agree.
Life is a beach, or a bitch, depending on your attitude...
by Norm Zelnick on Dec 27, 2011 5:13 PM CST up reply actions
Doesnt matter to me.
Think were better and WILL beat any of these teams.
by Dmo_Htx on Dec 24, 2011 4:05 PM CST via mobile reply actions
got the Wade Aide out agin?
pours up a long tall glass, a pint or two…
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
hoodie ain't got shit on the qb whisperer...
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Yeah...uh...
I’ll have a liter of Shiner.
My thoughts are like Brian Cushing on the field: Everywhere.
Just get a large f22a4bandit...
by Its Gonna Happen on Dec 25, 2011 3:39 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
II don't WANT a large f22a4bandit
I want god damn liter of Shiner!
How about I Punch-a-size your face for free! - Rod Farva
by distant_texans_fan on Dec 26, 2011 1:23 AM CST up reply actions
Kuharsky says we can get 2nd seed if we win and Steelers win the AFC north
Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.
i dont think that can happen.
Steelers and ravens are 11-4 and a steelers win and ravens loss would make pitt 12-4. Were no better than 11-5.
by Dmo_Htx on Dec 24, 2011 4:24 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
He's 100% wrong.
Baltimore and Pittsburgh are 11-4. If they both lose then Baltimore wins North at 11-5…..even if we are 11-5, they won on the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Pittsburgh can only win the AFC North at 12-4 and a Baltimore 11-5……we can’t catch that.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Actually you're 100% WRONG
If both PIT & BAL lose and HOU wins, they would all have the exact same record. BAL would win the AFC North via head-to-head tie breaker. However, when determining playoff seeding, it does NOT take into account H2H. First tie breaker is DIV record…..BAL would be 5-1, HOU would be 5-1. Second tie breaker is CONF record…..BAL would be 8-4, HOU would be 9-3….so if we win and both BAL & PIT lose, we get the #2 seed.
by Hurricane GL on Dec 24, 2011 10:19 PM CST up reply actions
Nope
Why would it go to division record between two teams in opposite divisions?
The first tiebreaker is always head-to-head between two teams. Always.
From NFL.com
Two Clubs
Head-to-head, if applicable.
Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
Strength of victory.
Thanks for playing though.
Strength of schedule.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Bit of a format fail
Two Clubs
Head-to-head, if applicable.
Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four.
Strength of victory.
Strength of schedule.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Disregard this post
Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.
Haha I love it
Brandon Jacobs called Rex Ryan a disrespectful bastard
by TheDream34 on Dec 24, 2011 4:35 PM CST via mobile reply actions
link OIDH...
…making memes up again…
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Here ya go....
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7386759
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Rex Ryan respects the foot
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
Raiders
I think, maybe second pick would be the Jets
Division Champion Houston Texans
Hi My name is Jack, why don't you help me off?
Please send the Jets to Reliant!!!
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
I will contradict you TDC, just because and say Saturday
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
You contrarian bitch, you.
;- )
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I used my Archer-voice!
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
As am I.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Merry Christmas with an Archer intro...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWGEBp8boHk&feature=related
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I think you may have linked to the wrong video, but thx anyways!
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
Bengals, Raiders, or Chargers...
As much as I would love for them to have a chance kill the BE-SFs or Jets in the playoffs, that would imply wanting success for either of those teams, and that’s one thing I cannot condone.
*Proud Packers shareholder*
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg!
so do we come out and kick titan ass
or do we rest for the playoffs? Personally I want to knock them into next year.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
by nolander on Dec 24, 2011 5:24 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
my sentiment exactly.
I think Kubiak may have a particular recognition of Texan fandom’s hatred of the BeelzeBud that may interfere with his better judgement. It’s a win win for the fans though, as long as they understand the larger picture.
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I want the jets for payback from '09
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
I'd like to think we're good enough to beat the Titans
And I’d like to see us play the Jets at home. And kick their butts too.
How about I Punch-a-size your face for free! - Rod Farva
by distant_texans_fan on Dec 24, 2011 5:28 PM CST reply actions
I'd like to think we were good enough to beat the colts
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
by TheLastDynasty on Dec 24, 2011 7:03 PM CST up reply actions
ouch...
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Apologies
Apologies all around!
"San Antonio is the best falling down team in the league"- Bill Worrell
by TheLastDynasty on Dec 25, 2011 8:26 PM CST up reply actions
lol read through some of the aftermath I decided to skip out on from the loss.
How sad.
Anyways…I’d say Jets but then Sanchez in the payoffs makes me nervous. Chargers are getting blasted so I’m going to disregard them. Titans…well lets see what happens next week.
Bengals are the worst match up for the team up there is definitely don’t want to see them. I think the Raiders are the weakest of those teams so I’d go with them.
But to me it’s irrelevant at this point with an offense scoring 17 PPG. Unknown if AJ would change that or not but this offense is hurting with Yates at QB right now. We might need AJ more than ever before.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
The Raiders are likely to win their division if they are to get in
Could we perhaps play Tebow’’s kids?
Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.
Im not so sure the Jets would be as easy as some people think
They have proven over the past couple of years that they tend to play better once the playoffs begin. I would rather them not make it and we get the Raiders.
"Never underestimate the dumb with JJ" - Hugh Jarce
by Mumford on Dec 24, 2011 6:48 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
From Yahoo!
6. Cincinnati Bengals (9-6)
Would clinch a playoff berth with a Week 17 win but have the worst strength of victory (44-90) of any team that could finish 9-7.
Next: vs. BAL (Jan. 1)
IN THE HUNT
7. Oakland Raiders (8-7)
Lead the Jets and Titans for the No. 7 seed due to better strength of victory (52-65 vs. 47-71 and 45-75, respectively). Would clinch the West and No. 4 seed with a Week 17 win and a Broncos Week 17 loss. Also could clinch playoff berth with a win and a Bengals loss, but not if both Titans win and Jets lose.
Next: vs. SD (Jan. 1)
8. New York Jets (8-7)
Lead the Titans for the No. 8 seed due to better strength of victory (47-71 vs. 45-75).
Next: at MIA (Jan. 1)
9. Tennessee Titans (8-7)
Would clinch a playoff berth with a win and Bengals loss and Raiders win and Jets loss due to a better record in common games (4-1 vs. 3-2).
Next: at HOU (Jan. 1)
Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.
Bring whoever.
At this point it’s ALL about the playoffs.
Do I want us to have momentum going into the playoffs? Sure. But I want a fully healthy squad and Id rather we play vanilla next week, and lose than go all out and win, but possibly show our hand.
As weird as it is, I trust that Kubiak knows what to do in this situation, being that he’s been in it several times before.
I think we’re going to shock the football world come playoff time.
by YohannDookeyblue on Dec 24, 2011 6:59 PM CST reply actions
Do the team even need to turn up?
Can’t we just write Goodell and tell him we aren’t coming. The break would be nice.
How about I Punch-a-size your face for free! - Rod Farva
by distant_texans_fan on Dec 24, 2011 8:12 PM CST up reply actions
1. I don’t think the last two weeks has any indication of how we will play in the playoffs.
2. Overall, we have a better team than all of the possibilities.
3. Our cornerbacks, including J Jo (but maybe not Allen), are weaker against deep routes than other routes.
4. I think the only way a team transcends the talent gap is through big passing plays.
Therefore, I want to play:
1.Tennessee Titans
2. NY Jets
3. Cincinnati Bengals
4. Oakland Raiders
5. San Diego Chargers
Regarding #1...
1. Overall, I think our focus and effort has not been 100% since we clinched a home playoff game (after the Bengals game). This goes for coaches and players and doesn’t just mean the game it also means the other 6 days we don’t see.
2. Gary has reverted to a vanilla offense to protect against scouting. T.J. and Gary have decided to dump it off earlier to protect T.J. (our only QB with more than a few months in the system) from injury.
3. Defensively, we miss Wade.
I am confident that 100% focus and effort for a week before the game, a full offensive game plan, the return of Wade and the return of Andre will add up to a completely different outcome than we’ve seen the last two weeks.
by willieboyd on Dec 24, 2011 7:35 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
This ^^
How about I Punch-a-size your face for free! - Rod Farva
by distant_texans_fan on Dec 24, 2011 8:13 PM CST up reply actions
I do not think that means what you think it means
on point # 2 – it wasn’t to protect against scouting. It was because our pass protection was shit, and he didn’t want TJ killed.
I am not confident that we can sort out our offense in the next two weeks. The run game worked well early because the pass was so effective. And vice-versa (along with teh Shaub’s sick bootleg). Now – we have no pass game, so teams (like Indy) are using their “jumbo” package at the line and stacking the box with 8 men. We can’t run, we can’t throw – our offense is shit. And we go 1-10 on 3rd down conversions.
I don’t see a magic bullet teaching TJ to make reads in 2 weeks.
I think Kubes’ fault is that he has too much faith in people. He needs to be a dick and tell TJ he’s not battlin’ hard enough, and swap him out.
I think this is only partway true
I think Kubes wrote up a gameplan that was conservative (and I think it was for scouting), but I also think he thought it was enough to win. In a perfect world it might have been, but then there really bad zebras, and the O line underestimated Indy (or just plain sucked). The result was that his underwhelming gameplan failed and we lost embarassingly.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Dec 25, 2011 12:25 AM CST up reply actions
I'm not sure it was that embarassing.
The Colts have been playing a helluva lot better lately. And a win didn’t mean that much to us.
Chargers are out. And I am glad.
Would not want to face them.
Jets have postseason experience and Revis to lock up AJ.
Raiders have a good D. Might have RunDMC back?
Cincy is okay, but I think we beat them in our home.
Tenessee will lay it all out next Sunday, and we will play vanilla. Possibly losing.
So…
1. BESF’s
2. Cincy
3. Raiders
4. Jets
5 Chargers – but I think they’re eliminated now.
by YohannDookeyblue on Dec 24, 2011 7:30 PM CST reply actions
The Jets D scares you more than AJ Green?
I couldn’t decide.
Big plays by the opposing defense would be devastating, but I think a run-heavy, field position game with the Jets would be an easy win. The Jets offense is putrid.
Oakland scares me because their D practices against the ZBS everyday and their overall speed scares me (especially if McFadden plays).
left them in the punch bowl??
;- )
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
3 pick sixes?
Kubes probably gonna keep it simple next week.
by Dmo_Htx on Dec 24, 2011 7:53 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
All by Brandon Harris!
To end Kareem’s Dream once and for all!
by splanket on Dec 24, 2011 9:03 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
We can only hope so
I want to see that kid play!
My thoughts are like Brian Cushing on the field: Everywhere.
I'd rather see them done by Jason Allen
Just so they have to justify benching Allen in favor of Kareem
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 25, 2011 12:39 AM CST up reply actions
I know alot of you want to see the jets.
Not me for a couple of reason, they have 2 good WR’s in plax and holmes. Whichever one gets jackson could have a career day. I think we could get to sanchez but he seems to have that it factor. It being either good or bad. I really hate to see any of these teams, Is Mcfadden back for the radiers? We saw what their front line did to our O-line. I think it could all boil down to who is going to cover andre doing the playoff, cause rest assured he is about to go into beast mode.
you just know he is about to go off.
That is why i dont want to play jets because andre wants to off but with a rookie QB throwing to revis side, i don’t like at all.
Agreed
I really don’t want Dre on Revis or Ryan thinking of ways to mindfuck Weejay..
On a bright note, Myers has to be glad Jenkins won’t be there to forklift him into the QB…
agreed
I dont think we match up well against the Jets. They have two good CBs that can handle man coverage, giving the safeties a chance to play the run. I say bring on the Bengals.
Season Prediction v2.5.1 beta lite: Our Houston Wrexans will finish 11-5 and go UNDEFEATED within the AFC South!
by theSpaceCityKid on Dec 24, 2011 9:26 PM CST up reply actions
I really hate all the teams we might play.
but i think with Wade and andre back, it should not matter.
okay...
THATS wss..
;- )
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
I don't care.
Bring on whoever, the Texans will be victorious.
Sonicsgate: A movie about how the Sonics were stolen from Seattle.
1. Bengals
2. Raiders
3. Titans
4. Jets
I think the Jets and Raiders are bad matchups. well not bad per se, just less favorable. Titans don’t concern me too much, I just don’t want to deal with Titan fans. I would prefer Bengals. We already beat them once and the sliver of Oiler fan in me still hates the Bengals for http://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/18/sports/bengals-rub-oilers-noses-in-turf-61-7.html
To be fair,
I wouldn’t mind seeing the Oilers get beaten 61-7 every week, if possible.
by T-Moar on Dec 24, 2011 9:52 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
It doesn't really matter who
we play in the first round, if we play like we have the past two games, there isn’t a team in the NFL that we can beat and it is 100% Kubiak’s fault.
Look at the 49ers with Alex Smith
They probably average around 18 points a game and still win.
That said, I agree we need to be more aggressive. I can only hope that we’re going vanilla on purpose.
My thoughts are like Brian Cushing on the field: Everywhere.
Titans fan here
Wondering what BESF stands for…
by Lobotomyze on Dec 24, 2011 9:54 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I know, i reside at MCM
But I came here to see how you guys were reacting to the Indy loss and how you guys felt about our incoming matchup.
by Lobotomyze on Dec 25, 2011 12:33 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Can't speak for everyone but,
1. I still want to strangle the refs.
2. I won’t even contemplate the BESF’s until after the 2DH.
Damn you vile woman, you've impeded my work since the day I escaped your vile womb ...
I think it will be the 5DH this week
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 25, 2011 12:43 AM CST up reply actions
Well - I don't know about everyone, but here's my take
Pretty unhappy about the Indy loss. For multiple reasons. First – offense was pretty poor the entire game. Foster ran well, but when you are 1 dimensional, it’s pretty easy to shut down the offense. Indy successfully did it. Plus – when you are 1 for 10 on 3rd down conversions, your defense is on the field a lot!
Speaking of which – our D was gassed at the end. With 2 minutes and no time outs, Indy was able to drive the field and score. Of course – that was helped by some especially shitty officiating, but that aside, the D has to make some plays (knock down a pass, don’t let someone out of bounds) and the game is ours.
So – like I said, damn disappointing.
As far as matching up with the Titans next week – we’ll see. We aren’t the same team that played you in week 7. I think we are really missing Matt Schaub, so offensively, I don’t see us hanging a lot of points. Plus – last time we played you, our offense controlled the clock almost the whole game, allowing the D to tee off on you guys. If our offense isn’t moving the ball, then the D will probably get gassed, allowing you guys to rip us apart with run/pass.
I don’t want to see us lay the 3rd egg in a row, but our offense has not given me anything to cheer about over the last two weeks.
I doubt we play many starters
We can’t move up or down in seeding.
by splanket on Dec 25, 2011 9:07 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I would be happy if the Texans managed to get
revenge on the Raiders in the first round of the playoffs.
I would be happy with a 1st ROUND BYE
But we need CIN to beat BAL and CLE to beat PIT…..CIN win is possible…..CLE, not as likely. And for those that haven’t looked at NFL tie break rules….let me quote myself:
“If both PIT & BAL lose and HOU wins, they would all have the exact same record. BAL would win the AFC North via head-to-head tie breaker. However, when determining playoff seeding, it does NOT take into account H2H. First tie breaker is DIV record…..BAL would be 5-1, HOU would be 5-1. Second tie breaker is CONF record…..BAL would be 8-4, HOU would be 9-3….so if we win and both BAL & PIT lose, we get the #2 seed.”
You would be happy with something that's impossible to happen?
Because it is.
Get your facts straight.
"Lord, beer me strength."
So..
the BESFs still stand a chance at winning the division
"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
I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 24, 2011 10:54 PM CST up reply actions
My point is
Texans fans that think we can still get a bye are thinking pretty much the same as BESF fans that think they can win the division
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
"Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." - George Orwell
I think we will learn that the Bo$$man was right
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 24, 2011 10:58 PM CST up reply actions
Lulz
My thoughts are like Brian Cushing on the field: Everywhere.
by f22a4bandit on Dec 24, 2011 11:11 PM CST up reply actions
From NFL.com
The Texans are locked into the No. 3 seed and will host one of the following teams in the playoffs: Titans, Raiders, Bengals or Jets.
Also the Second tiebreaker for Wild Card teams (Also used to seed division winners) is a Head to Head sweep (If all teams have played each other) and the Ravens win over us gave them the Tie Breaker. NFL Tie Breaking Procedures.
The head to head is always the first tiebreaker between 2 division winning teams
you sound like my brother. While practicing with the marching band, he turned one way while the band turned the other. Despite the director showing him the choreographed directions, and everyone else telling him he was wrong, he still insists, 30 yrs later, that he was right and everyone else was wrong.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Dec 25, 2011 12:39 AM CST up reply actions
Per Nick Scurfield
Since 1990, 2 teams have made the Super Bowl from the 3 seed (2003 Panthers, 2006 Colts).
Over the past 6 years, a seed 3 or lower has made the Super Bowl 5 times…..winning it 4 (last year’s Packers, as an example, were 6 seeds).
"Lord, beer me strength."
Let's continue the tradition!
Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.
so how many teams lower than 3 seed have made it since 1990, but before the last 6 years?
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Dec 25, 2011 12:49 AM CST up reply actions
Wouldn't it be awesome...
to be in position to lay down to keep the Bengals from the playoffs. Why, of why do we have to be playing Tenn this week??
Damn you vile woman, you've impeded my work since the day I escaped your vile womb ...
Because of the Bengals laying down for the Jets
Its all their fault. If we get them in the playoffs, time to skin some cat.
Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.
I hope for the Bengals or Raiders
I think we’d win the other two too. But my ego would take a much bigger blow if we lost to either the Titans or Jets so I hope those two are eliminated next week.
I also hope Kubes seriously opens up the playbook next week and we make 35+ throws regardless of situation including 7-10 deep ones. We need to start using the playoff “behind” playbook right now. I don’t care about the result just as I didn’t this thursday but loosing conservatively is the absolute worst thing we can do right now.
Swede that like the Houston Texans and Chelsea FC
Why would we open the playbook
And give teams more tape on our offense for a meaningless game?
by splanket on Dec 25, 2011 9:13 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Because
Live practice is a thousand times more valuable than giving someone film…
Swede that like the Houston Texans and Chelsea FC
by Fredrik Nyman on Dec 26, 2011 12:35 PM CST up reply actions
Judging by the link's title.....John McClain isn't sure how this playoff thing works.
http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans/2011/12/texans-appear-likely-to-host-a-wild-card-game/
"Lord, beer me strength."
In all fairness to Pancakes
There seems to be plenty of folks out there who want us to just forfeit.
No, you misunderstood. Pancakes wants a four footer
…with onions, mustard and relish
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
Give me the Bengals at home and then the Steelers!
by goingforthecorner on Dec 25, 2011 6:00 PM CST reply actions
One game at a time bud.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
Sonicsgate: A movie about how the Sonics were stolen from Seattle.
So winning two games is not on the menu?
Just one win, then a lose?
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
More like win one, then win another.
Not win two. They aren’t the same thing.
Sonicsgate: A movie about how the Sonics were stolen from Seattle.
Asking which team you would rather play in the playoffs...
is like saying “if the season ended today, the Texans would be the #1 seed”. doesnt matter who we play. This is the NFL, any team can turn it up at any time. We should be reflecting more on the game next week verse the BESFs. I would love to sweep those pansies this season. Also, I’m excited to see how Yates and AJ mesh. I think having AJ on the field will give our 3rd string buddy some confidence again.
Plus, we’ve learned that Wade is a god and god does not allow a three game losing streak.
by Coach Red Beaulieu on Dec 25, 2011 9:38 PM CST reply actions
Yes, watching Bud act like an angry god in defeat is entertainment worth the price of admission
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
Spank that BeelzeBud ass fanny...
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Next week is basically a scrimmage.
It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t affect our season in any meaningful way.
And I couldn’t disagree more with it “doesn’t matter who we play”. It is the biggest game this franchise has ever even SNIFFED. It matters. It matters a lot. We need to win a playoff game. We do not have any control over who we play, but it sure as shit matters. And thank Durga we don’t have to face anyone in the NFC unless we go all the way.
Dealing with the last game of the season first
against the baby sitting easter fuckers* (I hope Mom isn’t reading this):
Offense needs to come out and be dominant in the first half. Utilize ‘Dre as much as possible (within reason, for hamstring issues) to help him mesh up with Taylor Jonathon before the play off game, and to, literally, get his legs back. Have Fostate grind out 150 yards in the first 30 minutes. Allow the BESF’s offense on the field for only 8-10 minutes.
We should develop a 3 score lead going into halftime.
In the 2nd half use 80 sporadically, but don’t let those hammies get cold. Start bringing the Glacier in for more plays as well as the Dopplegang. While we still have a dominant lead in the 4th quarter, start playing The Deli behind center, have B. Johnson, Maehl and Casey see more action as well. Don’t gas our defense and allow for more injuries.
We keep our starters in sync (insert boy band reference here), get the back ups more playing time, (hopefully) avoid injuries, gain momentum going into our first play off game, and keep the boo birds away. (Personally, anyone booing at a game in Reliant is not a fan in my opinion, but to protect the fragile psyche of Cushing I would prefer that no one found “reason” to boo.)
Not only do we have momentum, we also have any fairweather fannage on our side in the home play off game.
As posted by others, I don’t really have a preference on who we play in the FIRST play off game. Any Given Sunday Theory…
Super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
Thanks, Dream, lol
But I have known for a while. I was just attempting to be witty with a little word-play (i.e., baby sitting easter fuckers). LOL, thanks for playing along!
Super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
who has the worst run defense and worst overall receiving corps?
Titans come up first on both counts as far as I can tell. Jets could be a horrible matchup for Texans. Give me Tennessee
by Trust Doesn't Rust on Dec 26, 2011 5:00 PM CST reply actions
Shocked how many of you want the Jets
But considering we need the Texans to win….I hope Gary Kubiak is thinking the same
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