Texans Ramblings And Musings: Wednesday Night Edition

I know he played DE for Wade, but at his size & with his strength, he’d definitely would be an upgrade over Cody & Mitchell

I mean, the guy could get in the gaps, and not get rolled by a center right? Was it about him getting paid too much money to be an average nose?

I would sure like to see Slaton get more than one carry but that doesn’t even seem likely. Last week they chose to call a timeout over putting lil Stevie in the game for one play.

Why this team isn’t looking for a bona fide NT will likely be a season-long mystery.

unfortunately this is a wish and not a likely reality. We will need something unexpected to happen, i dont think it has to be huge but something significant. Sadly, i will be driving back from San Antonio so i will miss most of it anyways…. maybe that is a blessing. Anyways nothing like blind faith, let’s go texans and beat those saints.

at least this week if not the next couple weeks. The rest of the league may not remember, but the Juggernaut has a more than substantial passing attack, and if a shootout happens this Sunday something tells me we could come out on top. Tate has proven to be more than serviceable, so Arian should hit the icebath for a week or two and come back full strength.

Holy shit people! I understand that what I say has only a % chance of happening, but isn’t it about damn time? When the Dolphins had the ball and were down by 3, I (having been conditioned to fear such situations beyond all reason) felt hope. Not “oh man I hope we stop them” hope, but more of the "Warming of your soul “Shit’s gonna be OK” hope.

I know, it was the Dolphins and the Meanningless Colts, but it’s not like we physically can’t win this game. our offense proved last year time and time again that it can kick ass even if the defense rolls over. While our defense may get rolled over by force on Sunday, it won’t be to the tune of broken coverages and schemes that would bore a newborn child. Will we win? who knows… but I find it appalling that after last year and our drastic improvements this year (not statistical ones either) that everyone is doom-and-glooming already.

How bout we get our asses kicked a few times before shitting the bed huh guys? It’s not like the Saints cannot be defeated, because I promise you they can, Only the Patriots can be Undefeated. Every team can be beat, and we’re certainly no Seattle Seahawks level team either.

Not to channel my Inner Bo$$man for too long, but in summary for you TL:DR’s, We have a good team, we might not win, but it’s not a forgone conclusion. P.S. Be ashamed of yourselves if you instantly feel like we are going to lose barring a miracle.

-Sincerely,
            An Optimist.

We already know we can move the ball on any team in the league, yes the Saints are a great team but they don’t have a bunch more talent than us were about even it will be a good game these teams and coaches know each other well. It’s the Katrina Bowl!!!! lets go TEXANS

even mentioning the possibility of the Texans losing will get you flamed into oblivion. Glad to see you guys are a bit more reasonable.

The Texans have a shot at this game, but I wouldn’t put money on them. (Vegas has us somewhere around 4.5 point dogs if anyone is interested.) The biggest concern is Drew Breezy airing it out against an otherwise unproven secondary. If the game is a shootout, we lose. If our defense show a modicum of worth and can provide a few 3 and outs/turnovers, we win.

Most of you have the Texans losing this one, to which I have no argument, but let’s not forget these dudes lost to the Seahawks last year and I don’t care how loud and rowdy it gets at Qwest Field it’s still the goddamn Seahawks. Plus, I don’t think Ingram can convert a 3rd and short to save his life.

So fugde it…Texans 27-24 in a nail-biter.

Anyone else think this game will be a barometer for the rest of the season?

I’ve already seen him bull rush guards to the ground, has Cody ever done that? No, case closed.

Jacoby Jones has the most punt return yards of any returner since entering the league in 07

Daniel Manning has the most kickoff return yards since entering the league in 06

If the Texans win I’m afraid of the irrational thoughts I would have with still so much season left.

But will not be shocked if they pull it out either. I think these two teams are quite similar, so I give the Saints the slight edge due to home field. If the game was in Houston, it would be the other way around. The Texans have the talent to beat ANYONE in the NFL, but sometimes home field makes the difference. Can you imagine if they pull this one out though?? Man oh man…

and I don’t think we win. But if we can somehow pull it off, I’ll be booking a room for the super bowl.

Tate has been good, but Foster is a true weapon. Being thin at WR means we really need to spread the ball out more and Foster is great at catching passes out of the backfield and getting a lot of yards doing so.

The answer at NT, is going to play itself out by the end of the trading window. A few weeks to get all our of Backs healthy, maybe trade one that isn’t used for a NT. I don’t see them picking up a FA. Isn’t the Team pretty close to the Salary Cap.

And losing this one. I know we’ve got a puncher’s chance though. I’d say we need the D to come up with 2 turnovers and a big special teams play. Watt will need to have his best game and Mario must go beastmode. Cushing’s gotta be a runstopper. Oh, and no Schaub patented WTF?!! throws.

If Tate starts and Arian sits, I still think we can win. I’m also going with a 40% chance.

I see us losing – possibly badly. It’s not that I’m down on our team, I just feel the Saints are a) a really good team, and b) are strong where our weaknesses are worst. Lots of folks going on about the need to keep the pressure up on Brees, but what use is a pass rush if they don’t need to pass?

The more I think about it the more I think it might get ugly quick, kinda like the Giants game last year. Cue the pitchforks and torches brigade marching on Reliant.

I don’t think Meco’s lack of production thus far is due to his achilles so much as it is his elbow. So far he’s shown pretty good mobility for a dude coming off an achilles tear, but his block breaking and tackling abilities has been pretty poor, if not downright atrocious at times. That was apparent last week when he was routinely blocked out of the play or whiffed on several arm tackles against the Dolphins.

So that poses a dilemma. Do you sit him in favor of Sharpton or Dobbins if the run defense becomes a bigger problem? If so, do you lose more in communication and defensive play calling than you gain in improved run support?

They can be beaten. I don’t think they have the defense that they had two seasons ago. Not sure their offense is what it was. The Texans have elevated themselves. I will go with the Texans winning the game. I’m taking them in the Pickem’.

I know I’ve seen them play plenty, but just never took notice of it… but, since he’s smallish for a QB, does he have trouble with batted balls at the line? Because if so, that could be a very big part of this game. Watt is just unreal at getting up in the passing lanes, and I think it’s rubbing off on the other guys. Either that, or it’s really being coached into them.
Anyway, I know he’s got a high release, and the reason he throws a very pretty deep ball is due to his accuracy and the fact that he’s willing to let his WR in one-on-one go up and try to make a play. I noticed this back when he had Gates at SD, and just threw bomb after bomb to him to make leaping catches.
The fact that he’s been so successful for so long leads me to believe it’s not much of an issue for him, but wanted to get another take, if any of you have watched them a ton.

I think he’s twice, maybe three times the player that Reggie is. That guy could really torch us out of the backfield or on returns.
Am I scared of him?
Does the pope shit in the woods?