Post Game Thread: Texans 23, Dolphins 13
by MDC on Sep 18, 2011 6:21 PM CDT
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I s'pose it wouldn't be a Texans game if there weren't moments that make you consider stabbing your family to death so that you can get the death penalty and not have to watch the team anymore.
Comment here with your thoughts on the awesomeness that is 2-0, the fact that Kareem Jackson was arguably the best CB for Houston today, or paeans to Andre Johnson.
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The Defense rests....
and I’m concerned that someone will contract ebola next week at NO.
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
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Thomas literally gets stuffed by KJ.0
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Wow, what a game
even if I couldn’t see a lot of it
between satellite stuff an streaming suckage!
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Same here
My pirate link was picket fencing so bad, I thought I was watching video from a mall parking lot security cam in the 80’s.
23-13
I think that means the Texans beat the Dolphins and Vegas bookmakers
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Give Tate one more carry..
and it looks like a 30-13 drubbing..
it was ALOT closer than that..
by leacheatsbabies on Sep 18, 2011 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I am happy we won
The defense was not perfect
but in reality, better than the Pats – and made plays when needed
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
The Dolphins are a good team. Let's give them credit, but let's give the Texans credit, too
JJ Watt made some big plays. Antonio Smith at the right time made a huge play. Mario Williams, made some huge plays! Sure, they weren’t perfect, especially up the middle, and I’m sure we’ll here more about that from our illustrious BRB writers. But, I’m not fussy. When the Texans win, that’s a W and I will say, they deserved this hard fought W.
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^This
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly.
They put up better numbers against the Pats – w/o Daniel Thomas – who is a stud.
by YohannDookeyblue on Sep 18, 2011 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions
i'll take it
A win is a win is a win. The pressure on Schaub drove me crazy today and I’m worried it won’t get any better next week, but maybe things change.
"We're goin with what we got"
Agreed. The right side of the line got their asses handed o them today.
At least to my eyes.
Yep, Schaub was hit far too often and there were also way too many penalties
Winston has trouble with skillful, speedy rushers.
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Yeah, I'm thinking steps need to be taken about Right Tackle...
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I hate to admit it
but I agree. Seems like Winston has been on a slow, steady regression over the last couple of years.
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Worry Warts
but what a great grind for the Texans
by the way barry I am gamepass streaming it from Malaysia, its touch and go but happy to watch
I got Gamepass too.
I spent the early games watching NFL Redzone (it’s surprisingly amazing) and then woke up early to watch the archived version of the Miami game. I’m super glad I got it.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 19, 2011 3:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Scary
Not only did the defense come up big and win this game for us, I even THOUGHT they would. I don’t know how to react.
LVPs: Jason Allen and Eric Winston. Allen was beyond awful all game, and Winston collected three holds, two on big plays.
MVPs: Antonio Smith, JJ Watt, and Mario “Let’s trade him for a 7th round pick” Williams.
Oh, and that guy named Andre Johnson, and Ben Tate was freaking clutch.
KJax played his best game as a pro, too.
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by bigfatdrunk on Sep 18, 2011 6:29 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Also
I can’t wait for the Shaun Cody trolls to post their shit this week. The middle of our run defense was softer than Wade’s belly.
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by bigfatdrunk on Sep 18, 2011 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Are we trolls if we think Cody sux?
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope
Y’all are simply correct.
I’m talking about the “Shaun Cody is a HOFer Shaun Cody WHOOOO!” FanPost from last week.
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really? they still exist after THIS game?
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Whoever wrote that should be...
strangled, cut, burned, dipped in acid, shot and evicerated by a hungry zombie for even coming remotely close to an actual thought of that. It didnt get a whole lot better when they switched cody out but we were at least able to prevent them from running 10+ yards at a time.
by HolyCrapADecentDefense on Sep 19, 2011 3:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I would give two game balls: one to Ben Tate for his second consecutive 100 yard game
and being the iceman in the 2nd half. And, I will give a game ball to the D as a whole. That includes Shaun Cody, who I am not defending, but he is part of the D and they held a worthy opponent to 13 points, with credit to STs….
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by Rip Jersey on Sep 18, 2011 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
rec'd
for credit where credit is due
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by theSpaceCityKid on Sep 18, 2011 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
One Ball to Kub
for not getting too stupid with the passing game. It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you keep the ball on the ground, limit mistakes, and chew up the clock with Henne riding the pine.
And I eagerly await...
Any attempt to portray Mitchell as the superior player this week.
We need a new NT ASAP
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by The Night Owl on Sep 18, 2011 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Mitchell was not good.
But I did see him make a play or two. I’ll withhold judgment until I see the game again, BUT I can’t imagine a scenario where he wasn’t some % better than Cody.
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I've watched a little bit of it on replay (already?)...
And it’s not as bad as it looked live. At least, so far. Thomas did the bulk of his damage on delayed hand-offs against our nickel-front. I think he had a 14-yarder and a 13-yarder running right in between Watt and Smith on the touchdown drive.
I think you’ll also be pleasantly surprised by the amount of double-teams that both of our DTs commanded.
by Nashmeister on Sep 18, 2011 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Caught another one:
Thomas goes for ten at about 10:55 in the second quarter purely as a result of horrible outside contain by Brooks Reed.
by Nashmeister on Sep 19, 2011 12:59 AM CDT up reply actions
^This was the biggest concern that I took away from this week
The phins exploited this pretty heavily as they should have. The TV I was watching it on didn’t have sound and I had a hard time seeing who was at fault, but I wouldn’t be surprised if a portion of the blame goes to everybody’s favorite red-haired wonder
by brightshinies on Sep 18, 2011 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
This is why we really will work better as a team that plays with the lead.
Even with an upgrade at NT, Wade’s 3-4 tends to be weak up the middle. And since Demeco is not his old self it kind of magnifies the problem.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 19, 2011 3:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I honestly wasn't that impressed with Jackson.
Maybe when I run it back it’ll look better, but he still gave up plenty.
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by riversmccown on Sep 18, 2011 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
True
But he looked a gazillion times better than last year
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Keep in mind
When Joseph left the field, Allen was matched up with Brandon Marshall.
There’s a reason that Jackson was not put on Marshall.
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by riversmccown on Sep 18, 2011 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree to that
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
every time Marshall got a big catch it was on Allen it seemed
KJax was not on the best man but he showed up big a couple times I thought. But looked like he got a PI call on him? Overall though, defense looked formidable.
Marshall did beat Joseph a couple times.
But Joseph was always able to bring him down or force him out immediately after.
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Marshall beats everyone
He’s a stud. I don’t take anything negative away from it really, except that Allen let himself get pushed back into the endzone instead of forcing him out of bounds.
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Once he broke on the ball
he shouldve just used the momentum to try and lasso Marshalls ankles. Instead he tried to break down and open field tackle a physical specimen with a 4 yd running start. Em-Barr-A-Sing!!
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by theSpaceCityKid on Sep 18, 2011 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
definitely
The only way to tackle that dude is down low. Allen tried to stand up against him and Marshall just pushed him right back into the endzone.
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To me
Jackson stepped up in run support a couple times, including forcing the fumble. He had an excellent stop of Thomas, I believe, on one run.
He gave up a couple passes, but his coverage couldn’t have been much better. And he was in on two plays where his coverage was tight enough to cause “aimed” throws leading to incompletions (Hartline miss is one).
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That tip toe catch that Miami WR made was just a great play you can't really defend.
That PI call was his worst play but i still think it was ticky tacky. Like the Manning hit last week.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
The thing is, though
He was actually THERE. Last year, he would’ve been 5 yards behind the play.
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True. That's what I really wanted to see this year from him.
That fumble he forced was huge. Miami had all the momentum and that was a big play in the making.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Exactly
when he didnt make plays, we drilled him. Lets give him credit for being “there” at all.
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by theSpaceCityKid on Sep 18, 2011 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I only saw the replay of the PI once, and it was pretty grainy on my computer
But I thought that was a decent play by Kareem.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 19, 2011 3:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Jackson has typically been solid in run support and tackling.
Coverage? Not so much. Clearly he is an improved player this year. I hope he is an improvING player, and his coverage continues to improve.
Jackson was better...
than last year. And allen was absolutely terrible and deserved to be drove 5 yards onto his ass in the endzone playing that forbidden 10 yard pre snap cushion that QB’s begin orgasming to when they line up under center. I wouldnt even bother dropping back. I would see my CB 10 yards back and audible a quick hitch route or even better a quick slant inside. (See Brice Mccain vs. Roy Williams last year). I thought we got rid of this cushion crap?
by HolyCrapADecentDefense on Sep 19, 2011 3:53 AM CDT up reply actions
7th round pick? I'd cut his non impact performing ass
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Hmmm
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I was lead to believe there would be no follow up questions
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Maybe you should
use the sarcasm font
:-)
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Put @s on each side
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Also, I thought the sarcasm came through nicely without the font. :-)
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On, and it doesn't work in the title line
only the body
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i always pictured it being said in a robot voice
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by theSpaceCityKid on Sep 18, 2011 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Domo arigato?
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Ha thanks dude
THIS IS AWESOME AND NOT AT ALL HARD
Eric Winston continues to make me want the 2012 1st or 2nd round pick to be spent on a tackle.
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Sadly, yes.
Amazing how the strength of our offensive line can turn into the weakness over the course of two years.
Something else was going on during that game, though. There was constantly a linebacker slipping through the middle of the line, and I’m not sure if it was a result of missed blocks or poor pre-snap anticipation.
It helps when you can be offsides
Jason Taylor.
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I thought he looked like he went early!
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 18, 2011 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Afrter a W
who really cares
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions
It wasn't a W at the time, though.
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 18, 2011 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe its just a result
of having better linemen to compare him to. Brown isnt giving up the sacks he once was and the interior is flat destroying DT’s and LB’s not named Jason Taylor
by HolyCrapADecentDefense on Sep 19, 2011 3:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Exactly my thought, as well
only thing I could add is that the new guy would be groomed for LT and Brown would eventually move to RT
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Well if we do spend a first on a T hopefully it will be a late 1st
Like 32nd
by BricAM on Sep 18, 2011 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Because we traded down
amirite?
Big fan of trading back.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 19, 2011 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Or a Nose Tackle...
Maybe we can trade that worthless sideline sitter Foster for a first rounder next year and cover both needs :D
accually...
i would NOT be apposed to that.
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by Carter Liles on Sep 19, 2011 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Overlooked:
BRAIN CRUSHING, who I thought had a very, very good game today.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 18, 2011 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, first comment I've seen on him. He was everywhere today!
Sure, no INTs, no SACKs, but plenty of hustle and tackles!
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Closed down on the ball very well.
And shed tackles extremely well, too.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 19, 2011 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
dont forget about cush..
led the team in tackles. solid game by him, especially after he came out, and came back in. i was scared he was gone for a few weeks, seeing him limping to the sidelines.
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it is ot
relax the cowturds will choke
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Andre Johnson was in beastmode
And he’s so good when he makes spectacular plays, they are shrugged off because it’s so commonplace for him.
That is the sign of one of the best (perhaps the best) WRs in the league right now.
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
GOAT
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He dropped the prettiest deep ball I've maybe ever seen by Schaub
right in the bread-basket..
The guys obviously a slouch and will never be a consistent performer..
by leacheatsbabies on Sep 18, 2011 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably more surprise that schaub could throw such a deep ball,,,
Than anything else. :-)
We've seen him do it before.
Last year he was so off for some reason.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
It's not "shrugging it off"
He’s not a showboater at all. I saw him thump his chest once and honestly…that’s the only time I recall him ever even doing that much. The guy is just stoic. He doesn’t show people up. He just plays ball.
Remember that awesome td against the Redskins last year
And someone put a picture of him spiking next to a picture of Ali from the famous “what’s my name” fight?
That was awesome.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 19, 2011 3:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I love that picture.
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by Synchysi on Sep 19, 2011 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
So our defense rests in the hands of our most fragile defender?
by Its Gonna Happen on Sep 18, 2011 6:34 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I think it rests with the front seven
YMMV. When we got pressure, it was happy time. Allen playing off Marshall by 25 yards or whatever certainly didn’t help, either.
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Kareem was good
But I thought Joseph had a pretty good game, I mean when he left that’s when the momentum switched
by TheDream34 on Sep 18, 2011 6:35 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Hard to argue
But was also stopped getting pressure on Henne, thanks in large part to Thomas’ success in the middle.
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When he left Allen played off Marsahll letting henne throw easy quick passes.
Half of his 12 completions went to Marshall. Momentum witch IMO when they took Bush out and ran the ball with that rookie RB.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Marshall was owning him...
But is it just me or did Chad Henne look pretty damn good tonight? Yeah, he missed some receptions that he should have had, but he made some tough throws and put the ball right on the money. Happily we held him under 200 after he tossed over 400 last week against NE, but it seems to me that he’s a pretty decent QB.
With a completion percentage hovering in the 50s?
No thanks.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 19, 2011 3:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Didn't know that the stats were that bad...
…because my overall impressions was similar to tGC’s… I thought he gave us fits. Decent mobility and he seemed to be pretty effective. I was much more worried about him than Vodka last week. However, over on the Phins board it sounds like a discussion of Schaub last year… “Kill the monster!!!”
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Sorry... similar to PW's...
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Here is to the only undefeated team in the AFC South!
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:36 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Those BE-SF games look alot more challenging now
by leacheatsbabies on Sep 18, 2011 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
And to teh Schaub
Matt Schaub(notes) 21of 29 for 230 yds 72.4% 7.9 yds/pass 2TD 0 INT 118.5 rating
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Shame he's not clutch, tho...
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Normally I'd gripe about his red-zone performance...
But all I saw this week was great coverage and pass-rush by Miami. Our play-calls were trumped, and there ain’t much you can do about that. Props to the entire team for grinding one out.
Its a good thing we have a stable of running backs
because we don’t win this game without a running game. The pass protection for Schaub was pretty terrible. The defense looked bad most of the game to me, the difference being making a big play when we needed it. They couldn’t stop the run at all, and they were so used to running down the field after running backs, that when the Dolphins passed, there was no pressure at all. And does anyone else still want to sing Jason Allen’s praises? He got absolutely face stomped by Brandon Marshall repeatedly. On a good note, they didn’t make the late game mistakes they would have last year and found a way to win. Thats improvement.
So anyone during the 3rd qtr start regretting talking all that shit to Dolphin’s fans all week?
I wish we could hire coaches without "having grown up in Houston" being a job requirement.
Good example of why you want to stay centered when discussing team comparisons.
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Meh 12 compeltions, 6 to one guy, isn't so bad.
Bess,Hartline, and Bush were non factors. We also held that explosive TE off the stat sheet.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I imagine they regret their shit-talk a bit more considering the game's outcome.
I think it was a lot closer than a lot of Texans’ fans envisioned, though some of the Dolphins’ fans made it sound like we should have gotten shut out.
So who knows.
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The Texans were actually clutch last year...
but they always came out slow so they were playing from behind. Yes, the fucked it up in the 4th a few times, but when you’re constantly under pressure playing catch-up, that’s going to happen. Overall I would say this team can put points on the board in the crunch.
Encouraged by the pass defense.
Henne threw 30 passes with only 12 completions. 6 of those went to Marshall mostly on little hitches when Allen had to cover him.
Obviously the run defense is still lacking. NT position just isn’t getting git done.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Shit and 6 of those passes were blocked...
Henne didn’t play nearly as badly as the stat sheet says he did. The Texans made some plays today. Sucked overall Defensively, but luck was on their side today. And yes, I do say “luck”. The blocked field goal was lucky, the missed field goal was lucky, hell, even the forced fumble by Jackson was lucky. If he doesn’t hit it just SO when the guy’s grip loosened for a millisecond, the ball doesn’t come out. And yes, I know, the practice over and over and over stripping balls and such, but it requires a good deal of luck, timing, and misfortune to actually happen. Therefore I label it all as LUCK. Because you can’t count on it happening game in and game out.
We definitely got lucky
Hell, recovering a fumble is pure luck. But the Dolphins had a bit of luck too, and at the end of the day I’d say the best team won.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 19, 2011 3:37 AM CDT up reply actions
last year theh luck swung the other way..
so it’s nice to have it go in OUR favor for a change.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 19, 2011 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Unsung hero of this game was Brett Hartmann.
Consistently gave the Dolphins bad field position, whether it was on kickoffs or by punting.
Check this stat out: He had 6 punts for 288 yards, a 48 yard per punt average. That is sick.
Also placed two punts inside the 20.
Very happy that we kept him over Maynard.
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close kissin his!"- Sir Charles to Kenny Smith.
Great point.
He definitely changed field position.
Great point
That first punt was a freaking bomb.
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Mediocre point.
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by riversmccown on Sep 18, 2011 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions
notes the default sarcasm
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
IDK
Compared to what we have become used to, STs has improved greatly.
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blase hipster
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by DilloTex on Sep 18, 2011 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
So young yet so bitter.
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by bigfatdrunk on Sep 18, 2011 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Just felt like a Duck, Duck, Goose moment.
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by riversmccown on Sep 18, 2011 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love those.
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MMMM.... Turducken....
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One of those punts was 69 yeards? SUMBITCH!?
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Yeah,
that was a bomb.
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by bone31crusher on Sep 18, 2011 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
i like that sumbitch is a question
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by theSpaceCityKid on Sep 18, 2011 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
WTF!? is so last decade...
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Yep, and his average was "only" 48 yards because...
He had to punt short to keep it out of the endzone a couple times. Give that guy enough room and he’ll kick it from endzone to endzone almost :D
Yeah, he did a great job pinning them deep on punts
Which I believe they said that he couldn’t do that consistently was the knock on him.
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by The Night Owl on Sep 19, 2011 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Can't be unsung if you're singing his praises in the post-game thread
/saves article
"Lord, beer me strength."
Quin is really starting to feel it at S
Very pleased.
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only guy on D
i wasn’t pissed at for some amount of time
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
he made like 6 tackles on one drive
when our front 7 where shitting the bed.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Quin made some BIG hits...
I was pleasantly surprised. He met that running back and stopped him cold in the open field.
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I think Quin is turning out to be a leader on this D
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
as he should be
Daniel Manning said it in the preseason. its his secondary, him and Joseph are the new guys.
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
Is Quin our best safety?
Honestly…he’s definitely not the most valuable safety with Manning kicking HELLA ass as a kickoff specialist…but is he the best safety we have? He’s heads and shoulders better than Pollard for sure…
Man, you mentioned what I wanted to talk about.
I loved that play by Quin, that RB outweighs him by quite a bit but he stood him up like nothing.
.................
No kidding
I couldn’t believe the Texans originally kept Maynard over Hartmann. Besides doing a worse job of kicking, Maynard also screwed up at least one (and I think more) of the holds for Rackers’ field goal attempts. I’m glad someone in the front office woke up and mixed the mistake before the regular season began.
new texans record, boomed one like 69 yds i think
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I wouldn't have been surprised if we lost that one
Sloppy play comined with excellent play. Made me want to rip one of my eyes out. The tipped passes and such were great. Letting the damn QB escape sacks again and again drives me up the wall. Still a lot of bad tackling.
Good job once again by the O-line. Watt and Quin and great games also.
Good job by the O-line?
Really? Fuck…I had hoped the “our o-line is awesome” crowd would have changed their tune.
Wait, the game can't be over
Schaub hasn’t thrown a pic yet.
Check the stats
he doesn’t average 1 per game
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
But you know what he didn't do?
He didn’t throw his patented “WTF Matt Schaub Pass of the Day.” Not one.
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by bigfatdrunk on Sep 18, 2011 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
^This
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
The pass through Andre's hands was it...
Dre just volunteered to take one this week.
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easily could've been..
on that tip pass to jacoby.
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Sure does feel like it.
Especially in important games like this one was.
Lol when the Dallas kicker hit the winning field goal
The whole crowd at candlestick was cheering
by TheDream34 on Sep 18, 2011 6:41 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Dang...thanks...
I still haven’t checked the late game scores….thanks for ruining the suspense!
I am still a bit confused
As to why didn’t we use TEs and Casey more
I am no NFL expert, but from last fins game, that would have been my focus
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Little effective play action
No bootlegs. We didn’t do a lot of things we did against the Colts, which was frustrating.
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I noticed that...
…however, I DID notice Miami being ALL OVER one roll-out… So Conserviak may have anticipated that and decided to change things up.
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Bootlegs didn't work.
Dolphins were ready for them. We tried a couple and they were very unsuccessful. Dolphins defense is much better than the Colts defense. You have to earn yards against them.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I dont understand this either.
Maybe Miami made adjustments we couldn’t see on tv.
I thought
the quick snaps was something new to our offense that worked in lieu of a no huddle which we’ve never used outside a 2 minute offense.
Winning ugly...
…gotta show they can. They did it today. Great win.
Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?
Good teams win ugly
Wait…wha?
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah glad this game turned into a real fight.
Yeah can really see what you have that way. Texans showed heart and made the plays when they needed them. Sure there were mistakes but the team never folded.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Did we see Cushing replace Meco in the dime?
Wonder if the Cap’n is feeling his Achilles?
Sad to say
But DeMeco has been a shadow of his former self this year.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 18, 2011 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep...
First game wasn’t so bad, but this second game was not his best at all…probably his worst as a pro stat-line at least.
Brice McCain
2 passes defended
WTF?
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Blind corner finds the ball someday.
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by The Night Owl on Sep 18, 2011 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Brice has actually played well so far.
Can’t tackle worth a damn, but is pretty good in coverage.
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by bone31crusher on Sep 18, 2011 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
So a poor poor poor poor poor poor poor poor poor poor poor man's Deion Sanders?
"Lord, beer me strength."
I think you're exaggerating his abilities a bit, but for the most part, yeah.
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i killed my dog and smeared his blood all over the kitchen with 3 min to go in the third quarter
im very much regretting it now…
by ninjajew on Sep 18, 2011 6:49 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Dillo haz a sad
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Um,
that was too much.
Dogs are awesome.
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by bone31crusher on Sep 18, 2011 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
i still have one more...chill...
until next week….duh duh duuuuuuh
It helped with the win
I’m ok with this. Plus many dog owners are annoying idiots.
especially the ones in my neighborhood who refuse to pick up their dog's shit
and dont do a damn thing about their dumb mutt barking 24/7
Sacrifice the owners
The dogs are cool
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly.
I’ve inadvertently gotten several renters kicked out after complaining about their dogs. Shut them up, keep their *&%^ off my lawn, and no, they are not welcome at my BBQ/kid’s birthday party/every-other-public-event.
/pees on screen and walks off in huff
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i have 2 dogs, and neither of them barks out of control, all their fecal matter is picked up
i feel like ron white. im i dog lover in that i love my dogs, i dont give a shit about YOU dog.
Very similar to my attitude about people's kids so I understand.
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wow ur cool, bro
Own a bitch dog and act like a bitch not picking up after him. Be glad you aren’t in my neighborhood or I’d treat you like the bitch you seemingly enjoy being.
by ninjajew on Sep 19, 2011 5:59 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Grrrrr...
/Looks up “ninjajew” in Global Doggy Tracking Directory…
/picks up pawphone
/dials number
“Hello Spike?”
“We’ve got a little matter to deal with…”
“Yeah, the usual… Make it look like his cats turned on him. Sprinkle some of that UpRootedTexan fur around the scene.”
“Yes, we’ll follow the usual arrangements…”
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by DilloTex on Sep 18, 2011 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
lulz
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
"and send
The Cleaner. We can’t have any foulups. The season depends on it."
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Send in the plumbers...
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions
this
'Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.' -Frank Herbert
Keep talking I like where you are going with this...
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lets not forget
GQ showed up pretty big this afternoon
by DTango on Sep 18, 2011 6:50 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Love how Sparano is bitching about not executing in the redzone, saying it like it's the reason they didn't win.
I hope he noticed we had the same problem.
"Hakeem couldn't kick your ass cuz you were too
close kissin his!"- Sir Charles to Kenny Smith.
Does it seem to anyone else like it takes a long time for our pass patterns to develop?
It always seems like Schaub has to stay in the pocket 3 or 4 seconds before he can throw the ball, even with short yardage. Do we run any quick patterns?
I might be wrong
But I believe were now first in points allowed haha I love it!!!!
by TheDream34 on Sep 18, 2011 6:59 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
20 through 2 games.
So yeah probably. Unless the Eagles give up 7 or fewer points.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
lulz
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Ouch?
Im still hurting a little from last season, although Wade sure is helping me get over each and every week that passes…
by HolyCrapADecentDefense on Sep 19, 2011 4:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Philly is still ahead of us for the moment
But still needs to play tonight
They will not be ahead after tonight
They will give up MOAR
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Well yeah as they kick their ass
Philly will lose
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Not IN Atlanta
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions
No last time in ATL it was 35-7.
Matt Ryan has a lot of pressure on him as does the head coach (can’t think of his name). He’s never beaten Philly.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
The Texans have a different mindset this year.
Nick Scurfield
Johnson on being 2-0: “We’ve got to stay focused, not get complacement. This is a marathon, not a sprint. We’ve got to play 14 more games.”
Announcers were talking about it as well. More business like.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
i was talking to Bryan Braman the other day
he was saying the same exact thing
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 18, 2011 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, you dropped something there
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 18, 2011 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Espn is talking about ryan fitzpatrick
And it made think he is probally the 2nd best qb in the afc east lol!!
by TheDream34 on Sep 18, 2011 7:06 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
He quietly had a very good 2010.
Remember when he was a Ram and led that huge comeback in Houston? Yeah feels like so long ago.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
He was one of the early ones
To make me dread backup QBs coming into the game against us.
or backup QBs coming into the game FOR us
FUUUUUUUCK YOOOOOOOU ROSENCOPTER!!!!
by ninjajew on Sep 18, 2011 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
We won, but I felt sick
Wow- that was not a pretty win. I guess it was a W, but wow.
I thought the D looked pretty soft in the 3rd quarter.
And it didn’t seem like the offense was particularly smooth.
Glover was great. I actually thought K-Jax was better than Allen. After he gave up the TD, notice how Allen closed up and only played about 5 yards off of Marshall, and he also got help from Manning (yay Manning!). Allen was so bad they put extra tape on JJo and had him go back in. And a wounded JJo is better than Allen.
Mario is awesome at OLB.
Winston was horrible.
Cody was useless. I noticed a change when Mitchell was in the game. I hope Wade noticed.
Sux for Foster. Ben is a smash mouth back, but not the slasher that AF is. I hope he heals.
Why do we still have Slaton? We need to trade for another cover corner.
If we aren’t careful, Brees and Co will rape us next week.
in the third quarter we lost both cushing and jonathan joseph. thats why our D sucked
otherwise they wouldnt have a touchdown
not so sure i agree with that
marshall was beating joseph before he was hurt. not sure he wouldve been able to contain him on that drive
Still
That isn’t that much about Allen being bad – just that Marshall is really good
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Foster isn't hurt he was just held out as a precaution.
He got tired. It’s been a long time since he played.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Interesting stat
Your Houston Texans are the only team in the league who have never trailed
by LouisianaTexan on Sep 18, 2011 7:13 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Yup
Henne struck first last week against them
by LouisianaTexan on Sep 18, 2011 7:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I think that will change next week
Against the saints in the hostile superdome
by TheDream34 on Sep 18, 2011 7:14 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
wow the Dolphins fans are really drinking bleach
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
Link????
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 18, 2011 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions
WOW!!!
It’s like BRB last year!!
Kinda’ interesting to watch the train-wreck in a morbid kinda’ way.
Did you know that we play in the worst division in football? (Worse than both of the *FC west division.)
Gotta’ suck to lose to us…
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Yeah, I think only the Seahawks & Chiefs blogs can be worse right now
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by The Night Owl on Sep 18, 2011 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Not sure if you noticed...
But the BESF’s destroyed the Ravens…maybe our division doesn’t suck as badly as everyone thinks :D
I noticed that score on my android.....
at the end of the Texans game. I was like WTF?! I thought Baltimore was tougher than that.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
we got rain this week, and the texans are looking strong at 2-0
IS ANYONE ELSE STOCKING UP THEIR BOMB SHELTER
lets remember guys
the Dolphins had a great defense last year, just didn’t show up last week.
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
The Defense bailed out the Offense this week
The offensive was surprisingly ineffective for large stretches in the second and third quarter. And we need to do a better job with red zone TDs, rather than settling for FGs.
And is it just me, or should J. J. Watts be a strong candidate for Defensive Rookie of the Year? So far he’s been a monster in both games.
by Lawrence Person on Sep 18, 2011 7:21 PM CDT reply actions
J.J. Watt should also be a DROY candidate as well.
"Lord, beer me strength."
by TexansDC on Sep 18, 2011 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Only If...
You’ll give Owen Daniel and Kevin Walters their due respect as well.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
Walter(s)
lulz
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
+Daniels -s
lulz
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
That was the point.
Note the JJ Watt(s) in the original post.
/explainingthejokeruinsthejoke
GET A SILK BAG FROM THE GRAVEYARD DUCK TO LIVE LONGER.
Hence
I guess I sorta got it
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions
"The defense bailed out the offense"
That’s something I like to hear. Offense won’t light it up all the time. Last year we could have used that defense in the Cowboys or Giants games for example. Where the offense struggles the other side of the ball steps up.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I was jsut about to post something about JJWATT
Player of the game for me. 2 tipped passes, and all kinds of pressure along w/ “Noway he can be an OLB Mario”
by YohannDookeyblue on Sep 18, 2011 7:29 PM CDT reply actions
and JJ Watt blocked a FG
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Quiet you
//shakes old man fist//
Just like Cushing, if he shows my old ass up, good for him. But, WOW, he’s making me look like Pancakes. I’m good with that. :-)
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I am happy we took Watt
I am confuzed as how Cody is on the team
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
except for Jason Allen and Cody, the whole defense (including the ILB's) played great
few notes-
1) Jonathan Joseph is extremely important to this defense…when he went out, the dolphins built on momentum and no one could take Joseph one on one…the play that Joseph came bac in, was the play Kareem forced the fumble…that shows just how important it is to this defense knowing they have him out there
2) WHY IS BRANDON HARRIS NOT PLAYING?! he was looking good in the preseason and we need him out there
3)Winston was absolutely terrible…if he keeps playing like this, we’re going to need to grab a tackle at the 32nd pick next year
4) To everyone saying that when Jason taylor jumped the bootleg that it completely threw our offense off, well it shouldnt have because when we run that bootleg, we also run the ball off that and its supposed to throw the defense off when they try to go after the QB and open cutback lanes so we should have kept going after them with the same gameplan
5) Glover Quin (among others) took a huge step forward today
6) We need to be better in the redzone and our offense could’ve been alot better today, but I’m not too worried yet
7) And last but not least, GET RID OF SHAUN CODY!
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 18, 2011 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Brandon Harris is a rookie. His time will come.
The only guy that really burned the Texans was Marshall. Fasano was shut out. Bess made only one play and that was early in the game. Hartline was also a non factor.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
i know his time will come
but I dont think we have the depth at cb (like, for instance tramon williams and green bay) to sit him out and let him get better off the field
i would like for us to put him in their and let him compete with McCain for the 3rd corner spot, but then again Wade knows what he’s doing…
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 18, 2011 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think he's better than any of the guys ahead of him. McManis is still ahead of him.
And has been pretty solid on ST. What I’m worried about is the NT position. I like our CB depth. Not great but serviceable compared to last year.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
yeah we need mitchell to step up,
or when we vs. better backs like mjd and ray rice, they’ll tear us apart
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 18, 2011 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Great Game!!
the d played great we are soft in the run game but the secondary played well I thought. Miami is gonna win some games this year they do have a really good defense. I was getting nervous there for a while but the texans made plays when they needed too and the defense came through. The refs were horrible in this game. The offense played well by not turning the ball over and our d was creating turnovers.
get it while the gettins good!!!
Yeah Winston should stop wasting his time being a media personality
And spend more time being a better football player
by TheDream34 on Sep 18, 2011 7:35 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Wile his play was lacking
I don’t think the other is pertinent
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Per SportsRadio610 via text
Arian Foster pulled himself from today’s game & Kareem Jackson did not start due to disciplinary reasons
Sounds like Foster thought he wasn’t gonna risk an injury
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
KJ discipline.... really?
Pretty disappointing…
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Foster got the same treatment last year too
the Raiders game. He was late for practice once and Gary considered not playing him remember?
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
And he went on to blowed up the Raiders
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My problem is not with sending the message...
…insomuch as it is with the message NEEDING to be sent.
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Gary held him out of the first quarter iirc.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 18, 2011 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
wait
I was told that foster wouldn’t have been standing all game if he had reagravated it! Obviously there is more going on here…
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Two more positives about the game
Cushing played well, so I’m not as worried about him going forward as I was to start the season. Also, we won the special teams battle…..better returns and better coverage resulted in better field position. Another weakness of the team seems to be improving.
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Indeed
It was nice to see less short fields…and Manning has been awesome on kickoffs.
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I think Cushing had his best game since 2009.
He was very good. Still not the 2009 roidmonkey version, but getting there.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 18, 2011 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
/snicker ...
roidmonkey…
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I'm curious to hear more on Joseph's condition.
He left with an ankle injury, came back then he left again. I’m not sure if he came back on after that.
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He only missed a series or two, right?
And I definitely didn’t see a limp.
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made a big play on that last defensive series
whent he announcers called him brice mcain
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God, that pissed me off for some reason.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 18, 2011 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
No love for Schaub?
21 of 29, 2 TD passes and no picks and a catchable drop by A.J. I’d say job well done,
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Nah... the "FIAR SHWAB!!!" crowd is just taking a breather...
…they’ll be back the next time he makes a mistake.
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Taking a breather
Through their mouths.
Because they’re mouth breathers, get it?
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 19, 2011 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
he played great when he was blitzing, i dont remember how he was in the running game though
seemed to me that cushing got all those tackles
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 18, 2011 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Demeco did whiff on at least one tackle on Thomas
by goingforthecorner on Sep 18, 2011 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
also on a sack where henne took off up the middle
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by F-BombTheJets on Sep 18, 2011 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Sigh
Yeah.
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does anyone know where i can download the game?
i missed it and dont have the nfl network like the rest of the rich people here.
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by NoSafetiesNeeded on Sep 18, 2011 8:15 PM CDT reply actions
Gamesdownload.com
If you don’t mind spyware, malware , and viruses – it is a great place
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks ...
but ill wait for another link
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by NoSafetiesNeeded on Sep 18, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Good choice
As I made up the link (though it is likely to be real)
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 18, 2011 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
NFL Rewind is a lot cheaper than NFL ticket...
I bought it as a backup for when the jackasses at the CBS affiliate in Austin lose their minds again… and you KNOW they will.
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this is how I have resorted to watching the games
The worst part is avoiding my phone/computer/tv until 11pm on Sunday night so I can still watch the game unspoiled.
my Z key can't take another free agent flurry
Check the fanpost about this subject
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Was it just me, or
Did FOUTS sound like he was the home announcer on a Miami preseason game? I never complain about announcers, but he couldn’t say enough about the phins in the 2nd half.
meaningful football games in '08...MAKE THAT 09, okay 10, definitely 10..i am an excellent driver...2011 = defense > awful.
Good news, everyone.
We get Dan Dierdorf again next week!
…wait, that’s not good news at all.
GET A SILK BAG FROM THE GRAVEYARD DUCK TO LIVE LONGER.
Yeah, about 10 minutes of DeerDork making your ears bleed...
…and you’ll WISH you had Dan Fouts in the booth.
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Sloppy win, but I'll take it
Cushing looked very good to me today. He will continue to get even better.
JJ keeps doing his thing.
Conner showed up today with a sack. Antonio had one again…Nice
Thor, Where was he? Didnt have the monster blocks like last Sunday. He looked hesitant. Those shots he gave last week took a toll on him. Eric screwed him on one play
Defense with the bend dont break game. Last year we would have lost this game cause of the D.
Kjax played well today. He was laying some wood
The only ones that can stop our offense, is our offense.
Time for Big Time games coming up…
My attitude is like a virgin......I dont give a fuck!
I agree
Cushing didn’t look bad. At least better than last week. He was good at plugging up the middle to stop the run past Cody.
and the more I think about it, the more I agree that we would have lost that game last year. The Phin’s last drive would have scored and completely collapsed us (ala Jets or Jags).
and I’m still confused about Conner dropping back in coverage.
He was a TE, so he should have no problems catching passes
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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 Sep 18, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice to be able to complain about the quality of a win...
Instead of agonize about yet another newly discovered bizarre way to lose.
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hey hey hey
2-0 feels great! We have some tough games coming up though! How was Mario today? Man, the play-by-play on nfl.com just isn’t good enough!!!
by skeezy12 on Sep 18, 2011 9:17 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Mario had a good game
He hit Henne’s arm right as he was throwing to cause a Joseph INT inside their 20.
I don’t remember anything like that happening last year…
Also would have gotten Smith's sack if Smith hadn't gotten there first.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 18, 2011 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait for it...
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anyone else have some love for Jacoby?
He looked pretty good today didn’t he?
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Good point...
Jacoby came to play today….he had a nice game!
Don't get your hopes up.
He will start making absurdly frustrating mistakes soon enough.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 19, 2011 3:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't make me turn this blog around...
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All three of you!
Fold your hands and look out the window! Not another peep!
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
2-2
The next 4-game stretch sounds like a reasonable request, right?
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2-2 would be a pretty good outcome...
I’m expecting 1-3
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KJ was awesome
but that dude standing in for JJ was crap.
Overall the game had me nervous as hell. It felt like Miami had the upper hand at scrimmage in both Q2 and Q3, only their botched FG’s saved us from them really smelling blood. Also penalties fucked us over. In short I was pretty sure we’d loose midway through Q3. But these Texans are different it seems. Also Run Defence was not so good, we were just one guy away from being blown out sooo many times.
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Yes, thankfully Manning & Quin are better at tackling than the two guys we had back there last season
Those two need to hold a tackling seminar with the rest of the defense. Also we need an upgrade at NT ASAP
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by The Night Owl on Sep 19, 2011 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Thank you, Texans!
It could have been a rather disastrous Sunday after the abomination that was Manchester vs Chelsea. The 3rd quarter introduced the all too familiar lump in throat but guys stepped up. Well done.
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