Saints Outlast Texans, Win 40-33
by TexansDC on Sep 25, 2011 3:19 PM CDT
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PrintPerhaps, if I were in a better mood, it would be apt to call this a valiant effort. The Houston Texans hung with the New Orleans Saints and lost 40-33 in the Superdome. That is a far closer game than I originally thought it would be, but, unfortunately, I'm not in a better mood mere minutes after this roller coaster loss.
Since I am in a bad mood, I will harp on four field goals in the red zone. Four field goals that should have produced more 7s and less 3s which could have been the tipping point.
Could of, would of, should of. That is what this game is filled with, and that is what this week will be filled with.
Could the Texans have won with Arian Foster out there as opposed to the pass-dropping Ben Tate and running-back-into-the-pile Steve Slaton?
Would the Texans have won if they had gone for the touchdowns in the red zone instead of settling for field goals?
Should they have benched Kareem Jackson when Lance Moore just abused him in the second half?
These are the questions I ask...that unfortunately will never be answered.
With the Pittsburgh Steelers on the horizon, the Texans cannot afford to wallow in pity. We are not the Texans though, so wallow away in the comments, cuss out Kareem Jackson, or maybe find a silver lining in the play of James Casey, Andre Johnson, and a back-and-forth performance on the road against a championship-caliber team.
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Texans offense: great until they get to the redzone
Texans defense: solid until 3rd downs
Texans: solid until the 4th quarter
Disappointed, but They did play over all a good game
Against one of the top teams in the NFL
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
BUT BUT IT WAS A HEART_WRENCHING LOSS
I WATCH FOOTBALL AND DRINK BEER I DESERVE BETTER!!!!!
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
It was heart wrenching!
But not like anyone gave up
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh c'mon Barry, you know me better than that.
All caps are my sarcasm font.
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
As far as heart wrenching losses go
this was pretty mediocre. I’d give it a 5.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Oh yeah, compared to some losses in last 3 season
This was nothing
by Stevie Wonder on Sep 25, 2011 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
TEXANS BLEW IT AGAIN
MY ACHING HEART, DEVASTATED
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES
THIS IS MY LAST RESORT
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Legit LOL
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Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
Rivers, you know who deserves better?
James Casey. Why don’t you try thinking about someone else for a change?
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if the game were in Houston
we Win
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
Why?
I can shoot them out of the sky just as easy as I shoot them on the ground. Could you imagine 300 or 400 pound bloody weights falling from the sky?
If the Texans had Tom Brady....
They’d be the Patriots.
True
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
they'd
throw 4 pics as well to a Buffalo Bills defense…
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by HolyCrapADecentDefense on Sep 26, 2011 3:54 AM CDT up reply actions
although we lost today i expect this team to bounce back
and win next week.
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by NoSafetiesNeeded on Sep 25, 2011 3:21 PM CDT reply actions
my first shots of bleach came in week 3.
against a team that could (and probably will) be in (or win) the NFC championship game. I’ll take it.
Good thing it happened pretty much exactly how I expected it too
Makes it not suck that much when you know it’s gonna happen
Thanks to that phenomenal Ben Tate drop.
I swear that changed the game.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
and the cutbacks
I need to watch the rewind, but it seemed that both Tate and Slaton did much less cutting back against the grain.
Check out the big brain on Brad!
Thought that overall Tate did well
but he did leave some yards out on the field
I think im renaming Slaton to either...
A. Salton (as in salt on my open wound)
B. Suck (as he does enough of this in gametime situations)
C. Nothing (as in he that shalt not be named or that of which we do not speak)
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by HolyCrapADecentDefense on Sep 26, 2011 3:56 AM CDT up reply actions
100% right... That drop sucked so hard
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by Fredrik Nyman on Sep 26, 2011 1:32 AM CDT up reply actions
It was that one with the shank punt at the 50
then the INT.
D spent a billion years on the field, – which is very bad for them and the style they play.
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And when was that? I must have missed it.
Only time we had a double digit lead was 10-0.
OK, everyone, let's all take a deep breath.
…and then go kidnap Kareem Jackson.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:22 PM CDT reply actions
My god am I pissed with him.
He got burned on so many plays.
To his credit
He played the run well.
But screw that. He got abused out there. It was like watching Petey Faggins all over again.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
It was just annoying. Was screaming for Kubiak to take him out of the game.
Put Brandon Harris in, anybody but Jackson.
I don't think Bradon Harris could have been burned any more thoroughly.
Anything better than “completely obliterated” would be better.
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Yea, but you're forgetting the crucial element:
At least Kareem Jackson talked a bunch of shit to Moore after giving up the first down. That’s gotta count for something, right?
Oh, and my favorite: when he gave up a long catch, then didn’t bother to touch the receiver afterwards. Seriously? You’re not a rookie any more. Learn the g’damn rules.
That made me want to file down a toothbrush and stab a bunch of people.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Talking shit after giving up multiple first downs
“I tackle you! I tackled you! You didn’t score that time!”
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
I don't know if it could get any worse than that.
How do you not touch the receiver…..
As the games went by, I was thinking "ok maybe Kareem has learned from last year"
after this game, I’m officially done with him. He can’t cover, he doesn’t locate the ball, and he’s not physical enough in man to man coverage. Yes he makes some good tackles and talks a lot of shit but he is not a corner.
Maybe he's a safety too?
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Yeah
I really don’t like the term “owned” but Lance Moore is using Jacksons nads as a paperweight.
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well at least you could see him on the screen this time
unlike last year
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by HoustonTransplant on Sep 25, 2011 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
At least the Pats lost.
So we didn’t lose any ground at the top of the conference.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
^This
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
wtf? haha
ain’t a bit early to speak about top of the conference? u should worry about your own div.. titans won today
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True but you should worry more about not going 0-3 than either the Titans or the Texans.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
We lost a close one. Played well but the defense let us down
I must be going through the BRB archives or somethig
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Not all the defenses fault.
Not even mostly the defenses fault. Four FGs in the red zone is why we lost this game.
Hey, where does your avatar come from?
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
They didn't settle for "we played well vs a top team"
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by RocketsAstros on Sep 25, 2011 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
MATT SCHUAB ISN'T AS GOOD AS DREW BREES
CUT HIM, HE SUCKS, RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE
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by nolander on Sep 25, 2011 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Schaub was better
More accurate
Better td/int ratio
Better QB rating
More yards
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
The W is for the TEAM!
not a QB thing
/looks for VY fanbois
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Again a TEAM thing
W/L for QG is a false stat
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
sure blame him for the saints Scoring 44
blame him for Kareem continuing to cover moore. Blame him for those 2 point conversions. Yeah he sucks
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nah, I'll just blame him for his moronic play
I like how everyone always defends him with stats and how the defense plays, I don’t think there is anyone bold enough to claim that he doesn’t make the absolute stupidest throws that are huge contributions to losses.
yes only the picks matter
not the rest of his play at all. Please.
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Like this guy who threw 2 picks today
I think his name was Brees.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Every qb throws picks.
You just seem to look at his picks in a vacuum and assume nobody else was to blame.
I respect you taking a contrarian viewpoint, but I still think you apply selective logic.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
and when other QBs throw Ints as stupid as the ones Schaub throws they are crucified
did you see the criticism Romo got when he made the same kind of play? Schaub does the same fucking thing and there is a line of people ready to defend him to the death. It’s sickening.
Brees' ints were dumber looking
No one crucified him
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure there are a lot of people crucifying Tom Brady right now.
He threw four picks.
Again, I’m not saying that I’m happy with the pick, but Schaub did a whole lot more to win this game than lose it. Like I said upthread, you seem to home in on the picks he throws to the detriment of all the other things he does.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
If Schaub put out that same exact performance that Brady did
I guarantee you there would be people saying that “it wasn’t his fault” and “the defense gave up 30 points so you can’t blame him”. I can’t remember the last time Schaub got the blame for a loss. Once again, the 09 Colts game is a perfect example. There’s like a 1 point difference in the score and he throws a pick 6 and gets stripped on the very next offensive play. Not his fault though, he doesn’t play defense! It truly sickens me.
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From my perspective, if this were to happen, we’d see even more armchair Dicky Justices coming out of the woodwork to scream to the heavens about how we should have taken Radio instead of Mario.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
You're right, let's cut him right now and let Leinart play. He's WAY better!
Feel better now?
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
hm.
If drew brees, Tom Brady, or Aaron Rodgers come available, we can trade until then stop crying and don’t kill yourself because we only have a top 7 QB… Not the best, but not the problem… NEXT Topic
by Texan5513 on Sep 25, 2011 5:09 PM CDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Brady lost today in a shoot out
So therefore he sux
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought Schaub played really well
he was under a lot of pressure from the Saints D, and did a really good job overall I thought…but he still had opportunities to win the game for us…as did many other of our players.
Brees made some bad mistakes too, but played great down the stretch. He also had tons more time to throw than Matt did.
Thinking back to the preseason, how many of us really thought we would beat the Saints? And we had quite a few opportunities to win this game. I was disappointed we lost because winning would have done so much for the teams confidence, but still, we did good. We had chances to win against an elite team.
you mean
his once a game, WTF throw. Come on guys, you ought to know by now that he is good for one. Usually in the 2nd or 4th quarter throwing to Andre. It happens, the important thing is that we wo-, oh wait, we didnt….Still not Schaubby’s fault. Im seriously behind him 100% even if i have the dull knife ready to plunge into my throat each game for that WTF throw.
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by HolyCrapADecentDefense on Sep 26, 2011 4:01 AM CDT up reply actions
SUCK FOR LUCK!!!
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Does everyone bitching about the FGs genuinely believe we should have scored TDs on..
…all those drives? You really think we should have hung 49 points on the Saints in their place? Sorry, but the D lost this and though they are much improved from last year, they are still not yet qualified to handle one of the best offenses in the game.
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No, but it's not unreasonable to expect more that 1 of 4 drives inside the 10 to produce a TD
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And yes, I DO think we should have hung at least 45 on them.
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lol I love Madden, too, but...
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by Hugh Jarce on Sep 25, 2011 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nice one.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
What, what in the name of God is unreasonable about wanting more than 1 TD out of 4 tries inside the 10?
The points were quite possible. The Madden joke is funny, but look at the Saints – they certainly converted TDs.
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33 should be enough to win ANY game with a reasonable facsimile of a defence
Ours is better than last year but that might just be a case of re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic
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Oh, I agree with that.
I’m just saying real opportunities for TDs were there. 45 points was legitimately possible, not video game possible.
And I’m done with this – they didn’t do it, we didn’t win, the Saints kept coming back and got a couple of big stops (and penalties).
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We also got robbed. ANDRE WAS INTERFERED WITH IN THE ENDZONE!!!!!!!
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Not necessarily..
against a high powered offense like the Saints at home.
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True but...
The offense fucked over the defense twice in the second half by giving the Saints shortfield. The Saints got to start 2 drives from the 50 back to back. Not a recipe for success.
Also, previously mentioned by someone else:
I thought the turning point of the game was definitely when we got the big stop of the Saints (Antonio Smith sack etc.) but then the offense did nothing because Kubiak ran back to back inside runs for a total of 1 yard. (was he trying to milk the clock with 12 minutes left and only a 9 point lead?) That was infuriating. Lost all momentum.
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by SlatonShuffle on Sep 25, 2011 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe it's the "too-soon blues"
but I don’t like kicking FGs from inside the 5.
That would’ve still made the game a 40-37 loss…..but you may as well go for it. TD at best, put the Saints at the 2 at worst.
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The only FG I have a real issue with is the 22-yarder.
The others I’m not so broken up about.
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The answer to our red zone woes is clear.
Hand it off to Casey and let Vickers lead block.
In reality, I think even having Ward in there in red zone situations would have made a huge difference. Tate looks good, but there are still things he needs to work on and it shows.
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That would have been nice
Foster in there would be better, but I could work with that until he’s back
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by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Defence took the day off after the first half...
Also, matty looked like a choker in the fourth quarter, and that hurts…
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He had a monster TD to Casey
That should have been the game if we had a good defense
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by RocketsAstros on Sep 25, 2011 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Well yeah but the last TD was a choke throw too that we just lucked out on...
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by Fredrik Nyman on Sep 25, 2011 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
wut
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought so too...
Casey makes that catch and is open enough to catch it 1 out of 15 times. He’s too slow to be a viable deep threat. They caught them off guard…but the great thing is we established him as a legitimate weapon that teams will have to prepare for now.
So…we lost, but good things occurred. We see how our Defense stacks up against good O-Line’s and schemes…fuck it hurts though. I KNEW they were going to win…I’ve had that feeling all week. SHIT.
That was an interception he threw that was broken up, folllowed by a fortunate freak show.
Not a touchdown to his credit. He was saved.
No, it wasn't an interception
And it wouldn’t have been even if it didn’t go for a td. For one thing, the play was broken up by Dreessen. For another thing, there was a defensive penalty on the play, so it wouldn’t have counted anyway.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
"...monster TD to Casey"
I read monster TD to Walter in my head. My mistake.
And tehGrindCrusher, despite the awesome result of a Walter TD, I just didn’t like the pass decision of Schaub on that pass at all.
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by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Well the referees did screw us on two calls
but just one TD instead of a field goal early and its a totally different game. I’m really confident about our game against the Steelers. I really think go 3-1.
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We got those calls back
No need to harp on it.
Most of us wanted 2-2 after the 1st 4 games………but damn this one stings a little.
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Yep, I called it 2-2
but jeez.
I don't care if the Texans make the playoffs this year, I mean it's not like I wanna live forever or something.
by molloymalone on Sep 25, 2011 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I would accept 2-2 after the first four
If we lose to the Raiders then it’ll be torches and pitchforks I’m afraid
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Agreed, but if we lose to them the Houston fans and media will do everything
within their power to have him fired
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They aren't bad - but they aren't good either
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Think about the PI on Andre
that would have been 1st and goal.
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
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My point is
if we get that call we could have scored a TD from the 1 yard line.
/sigh
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4th/5th DB remains a much bigger problem than NT.
Any time Nolan is in the game, he’s the worst player on the field. And as for Kareem… Eh, nothing we didn’t already learn last year. At least he talks more smack now. Wait, is that a positive?
Hell of a game, either way. Hope Mario is OK. That didn’t look all that comfortable on the old knee.
Worse than Allen?
I’ll admit, it’se close.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup.
Watch him get completely turned around on the Sproles TD run. He was the only player who wasn’t blocked on that play, and he still managed to flail.
I think on that play
He was blocked by Allen after Allen completely whiffed on the tackle.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, but only AFTER Sproles had already juked the crap out of him.
Nolan didn’t break down knowing he had a teammate behind sproles.
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Sproles jukes out 99 percent of Secondary and LB in the league...
He whiffed…so what? The guy is just that damn good. And he’s going to hell for beating the Texans. So is Brees and the rest of them. GOD IS A GOD DAMNED FUCKING TEXANS FAN.
Honestly
I think if Reggie Bush was still in New Orleans we win this game.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
agreed
But he aint and we have Sproles now thank god
by mississippisaintsfan on Sep 25, 2011 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Pathetic game...
Wade Phillips lack of adjustment and Matt Schaubs straight up shitty play gonna be a lonG season
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by TexanZ 1017 on Sep 25, 2011 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
We did seem to run the same exact blitz the entire fourth quarter.
I suppose they just ran so many plays, Wade ran out of creative ways to get to the QB.
Shitty play
As in, throwing for like a gazillion yards and a few touchdowns against a Super Bowl contender. Bring back Carr!
Wait. That should be Bring back Carr!
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Which part of his play was bad?
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by TexansForever on Sep 25, 2011 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
HOW ABOUT THE 373 YARDS AND THREE TS HE ALSO THREW!?!?!
ARE YOU HONESTLY BLAMING AN OFFENSE THAT PUT UP 33 POINTS FOR A LOSS!?!?!
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by TexansForever on Sep 25, 2011 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
He did it twice.
But the Saints won. What’s your point?
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Joseph had excellent position on the first pick. It was a terrible throw by Brees.
The second pick, again, Manning had excellent position regardless of the route the receiver ran. They were both throws that should have never been made.
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Neither was Schaub's.
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by Synchysi on Sep 25, 2011 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
A pick is a pick...
What does it matter if you were beaten or the ball slipped out of your hand funny? We lost the game to a better team.
We hung in there though which is remarkable. They could get to Schaub, we could barely even get a peek at Brees, they scored at will in the 4th, we got shut down. Game over. Shut up about a pick that wasn’t even that crippling for us. We had a 9 point lead going into the 4th and our offense just shut down. They just all failed. The players, the coaching staff, the lot of em.
lol, it wasn't crippling?
2 point lead and you give the ball away to the Saints offense on the HOU 47, no biggie right? this is some straight up comedy right here.
No it wasn't crippling
A setback, yes. But not crippling.
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by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
everyone fucks up
such is life, and football
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by FandomEst2002 on Sep 25, 2011 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Easier said than done.
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
that's my only solution.
I don’t have a plan for a new QB or even a desire for one, it’s not exactly reasonable.
And how do you not "put him in a position where he can fuck up too badly"
How exactly is that done? I’m curious.
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Not forcing him to put up 40+ points would be ideal.
But apparently the defense isn’t to blame, so I’m not quite sure.
By not playing a game where we need to rely on him?
Idk I thought that football was as much as a team sport as any and the defense still has to do its part…
At least not the point where if he breathes wrong we lose the game :P
Can’t always have a perfect QB game and we shouldn’t have.
Well that's on the defense
I fail to see how it’s Shcaub’s fault that he fails to be perfect on every play. If that’s how our team is going to be structured then I suggest we make a trade for Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers right now, because last time I checked those were the only two that even come close to being perfect every game.
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don't let him throw the ball on 3rd and 10 in a close game with the lead, hand it off punt and hope for the best
as soon as I saw him drop back i’m thinking he’s gonna lock onto Andre and throw a pick, sure enough that’s exactly what happens. same thing with the Ravens game last year, as soon as he dropped back in OT I’m thinking game over. I would NEVER give Schaub the chance to make that throw, i’ve seen it over and over again I simply would not give him the opportunity to fuck up like that.
"I would NEVER give Schaub the chance to make that throw"
Arm chair coaching is great, ain’t it?
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Personally
I would only allow him to throw TDs. I would also only allow Tate to only rush for TDs. Hell, fuck that…..I would only allow my team to win games. Yeah, that’s what I would do.
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Regarding the statement
as soon as I saw him drop back i’m thinking he’s gonna lock onto Andre and throw a pick
Something tells me you think that every time he throws the ball. I guess you’ll be right every once in a while.
Texans scored two TD's in the fourth actually.
Defense gave up 23 points.
But yes a team loss on both sides.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Right Brees did that twice
he sucks, hes on a decline
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Should you be even typing?
I’m serious, can you see the screen through your tears?
Right.
Because Brees didn’t do that or anything, right? Oh, wait. His defense played better, therefore he is better.
im pretty sure Daniel Manning was the intended receiver.
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They all make mistakes. Schaub was shit in the 4th quarter but blaming the loss on one play is completely stupid. To be honest with you the Texans shouldn’t have been that close in the game. There was a fair amount of luck that played a good part in shutting down the Saints like we did in the first half. The second half…well, the luck ran out, the D was on the field too much, and the Texans balls sucked up into their pussies in the 4th. I’ll leave all of the positional breakdowns to the guys that know what they’re talking about. All I really know is that if they don’t grow some nuts and learn to finish games…at least make a good show of it like last year, then this is going to be a very long year. I think they’re coming out too cocky out of the gates and they blow their wads too early. Gotta stay calm and focused.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
The Manning interception was nearly identical to Schaub's.
The DB went underneath and came away with an easy pick. As for your obsession with the fourth quarter… Is there a new rule I wasn’t aware of? Are those points weighted?
and we're going to argue with some who does't know a Good QB from one that sucks
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you're being snide
You won’t argue with valid opinions because you’re…what? A fucking NFL coach? Don’t argue with Toolshed anyone! Just accept his word because his nuts hang to his knees and he has an obsession with a single play that apparently made the world tip on it’s axis and…well, he’s viewing the monitor through very bitter tears right now.
by Peckerwood on Sep 25, 2011 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Touchdowns and field goals are worth the same in every quarter
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep 3 an 6 points respectively
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Sure.
but notice that when we are in a close game in the 4th quarter and Schaub throws his moronic picks we tend to lose. See: Indy in 09, Today, and many other games.
moronic picks?
He had one
How do you get plural out of that?
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Brees threw 22 picks last year.
But surely all of those were “smart” interceptions, or poor route-running by his receivers. Because everybody knows, Schaub is the only QB in the league who makes the occasional bad fourth-quarter throw.
^ this
Football comprehension ftw
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude
Stop. You’re embarrasaing yourself.
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by kriess on Sep 25, 2011 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
He threw less picks than Brees
Yet his one is the ONLY reason the Texans lost
we get your point
You hate teh Schaub
even though there was very little pass rush and Kareem was burned for many plays – it is all teh Schaub’s fault
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
yep, that's my point
Schaub is the worst QB in the league and single handedly loses every game. glad we could clear that up.
That was pretty much your argument
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Snide again.
I don’t like you. You don’t debate, you talk to people that disagree with you like they’re shit heads.
What about Washington last year?
Or Green Bay a few years ago? Or Miami a few years ago? Or all those games where Schaub dragged us back into contention only to have K/Chris Brown break our hearts with sucktitude?
Close games are decided by luck, and an interception has an outsized effect on close games. If we had had a halfway decent defense over the years, the effects of those interceptions get minimized. Pinning the blame on Schaub for all those is shortsighted.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
for every game that he's won I can think of a game where he royally fucked up
not a very good batting average imo.
I'm going to bed in about a minute
So you get the last word.
I’ll just say this: nobody is saying Schaub is perfect. He makes mistakes like every other qb (although less than most). But he has had to be perfect in the past because our defense was so bad. This year might be the first year that this isn’t the case.
If the Texans lose 50-47 and Schaub throws a pick, even if it leads to the ultimate difference in the scorelines, it’s foolish to assign all the blame to Schaub when so many other things have gone wrong. If that game ends up 47-17 for the good guys and Schaub throws the same pick, I think people view the pick completely differently.
Good night. I will read your rebuttal tomorrow.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No one is saying he's perfect
but no one seems to acknowledge that he can’t be trusted to make smart plays when the game is on the line. he has a history of boneheaded plays in close games and it’s not really talked about, and yet for some reason the Rosencopter is still brought up nearly every day.
Not really talked about?
I seem to recall it being talked about plenty. Maybe not with the same foot stomping that you insist upon but still discussed.
What’s your point man? Do you think Leinart should be starting for the Texans? Do you think Carr should come back? What?
We get your point. You don’t like Schaub. Is there anything else you can add to the conversation?
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Wow, this sounds like the blowhard Romo argument...
where people just accept Romo/other QBs blow games because they just remember those, while not remembering the ones they save or comebacks. CHFF.com did a study on all of Romo’s 4th qtrs and found he was about the same if not better than the game’s best present QBs. I wonder what Schaubs would be, probably not as bad as you make it out to be.
Now no doubt Schaub’s INTs hurt the team, but to place all the blame on him as the reason they lost is ludicrous.
"He’s the boomstick, you know what I mean?" -Ian Kinsler
I just want to point out that i've never said that Schaub deserves all of the blame.
My only claim is that his ints are huge contributors to losses in close games.
What exactly ARE you saying then?
You keep going back and forth…..his boneheaded int cost the Texans the game, but you don’t expect him to be perfect? WTF?! And all the responses are saying that EVERY QB has boneheaded plays, EVERY QB has had the int in a close game that can be pointed to as being the deciding factor….so what exactly is your point? You don’t like Schaub? OK, we’ve all gotten that.
You say don’t put him in that position….that’s all well and good, but when you’re in 3rd and 10 what do you suggest? Punt on 3rd down? For every one that has ended in an int, I am sure there are many, many, MANY more that have resulted in a 1st down. (maybe one of ya’ll that is into such things could find the stats on this?) You use the Bal game from last year…..I KNOW there were many more that resulted in a first down cause I watched every painful minute of that game. Yes he had the one in OT….guess what….there were MANY other negative factors that led to that game even going to OT, our dead last in efense being ONE of them! Schaub was the one GOOD reason we made it to OT. And how many of his passes on 3rd and long contributed to us being in OT?
No one is shlobbing his knob, we are all just pointing out that Schaub is one of the top 10 QB’s in the league and we are all glad to have him.
Just my $.02
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He’s the all time leader in boneheaded INT’s to lose big games, yet nobody disputes he was a pretty good QB. It’s all perspective.
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There will be no rebuttal.
He will tell you how stupid you are, how many phantom picks Matt throws, how much of a limp arm he has because he can’t toss it out there like other stud QB’s like…oh, Jemarcus Russell…He’ll tell you about the Indy game in ‘09, he’ll tell you about the several 4th quarter picks he threw last year when he was constantly playing from behind.
He failed today. The whole team did. Assigning blame to a single player on one bad toss is just silly.
by Peckerwood on Sep 25, 2011 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Honestly though:
Was there anyone who wasn’t realistically expecting Matt Schaub to throw that pick when he did?
I was expecting another one on that last drive
not to say I think he sucks (complete opposite)
by Stevie Wonder on Sep 25, 2011 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
It seemed to be coming.
Those two possessions at the 50 just killed us.
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I think we can lose to the Steelers without laying down.
This part of the schedule is absolutely beastly.
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by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
True enough...
But I think they come out with fire…
I seem to recall at turning point for Schaub but I don’t remember the moment…and even still, you can’t blame Schaub for constantly having 500 pound monsters trying to eat him and your O-Line bending over and letting them at him.
No
Next week will be the difference between this week and the week after next.
We could still lose and it won’t doom us. Please stop overreacting and jumping to conclusions. All of you. I command it!
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I'm gonna take a break from BRB
I don't care if the Texans make the playoffs this year, I mean it's not like I wanna live forever or something.
way too emotional after this game, later guys.
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by molloymalone on Sep 25, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Should have capitalized in the 1st half
when we were toying with them. Like they capitalized in the 4th when they were toying with us.
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To Schaub's credit...
He didn’t get the privilege of throwing against Kareem Jackson.
Can we END the fking Karrem Jackson experiment??
Seriously, he is a joke.
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Good Things:
1) Mario Williams came OK
2) Our hardest test defensively is over
3) James Casey is gonna win us a lot of games
Yeah no more road games like this.
And by far the bet offense on the schedule.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Hurray for silver linings!
Casey was seriously incredible. Three of the biggest plays of the game… Sheer awesomeness. That deep ball was a perfect throw by, too. And the second one would have been the same, if not for a brilliant play by a linebacker in coverage.
That linebacker was on him...
Like stink on Shit…would have been a complete dipshit play had he not swatted that pass down. I thought he should have lifted up both hands and tried to make a grab for it.
At the end of the day, this division is ours
Colts are going 0-3 tonight after the Steelers take care of them. Jags just lost to the freaking Panthers. Two teams right there with a chaotic QB situation. My only concern was the Titans but Kenny Britt appears to be injured and they barely beat a bad Broncos team at home by 3 points.
Our only priority should be winning the division and being healthy going into the playoffs.
by goingforthecorner on Sep 25, 2011 3:30 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah to much doom and gloom here after a close loss to the Saints on the road.
Big picture here is that no one in the division has an offense as good as ours. The Titans and Jags defenses are solid but they haven’t faced anyone good yet so we’ll see.
I think we’ll finish 3-1 against the NFC South to.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Titans last week...
… beat the Ravens. Haven’t faced anyone good?
by Scruffy The Janitor on Sep 25, 2011 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
how many teams in the conferance have an offense as good as ours?
One maybe not having 23 was crucial the dude is a monster in the red zone. NO will put up those numbers on any defense in tha league tough loss we were in ity till the end with one of the top 3 teams in the league without our all pro running back time to focus on pitt.
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by JLeeNino on Sep 25, 2011 4:53 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Sucks
Here’s what I saw.
Pros – K’Dub. James Casey. AJ. Tate rushing. Two picks by the D. Antonio Smith sack. Meco and Cushing looking strong against the run.
Cons – Secondary play was horrible, especially in the 2nd half. No pressure on Brees when it mattered. Red Zone offense. Most of the O-play calling in the 4th quarter was shit. Shitty officials. Getting burned on the exact same play on the second 2 pt conversion.
I’m at a low. I hope we can finish 8-8
Dear fucking god man.
This is ridiculous. We just ran with a Super Bowl contender in their house. Get some fucking perspective.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I think I have perspective
can’t beat them in their house – you ain’t gonna win the super bowl.
And – if we ever see the playoffs, it’s not like it will be home field advantage.
We need to suck it up and win against tough teams in tough places if we want to be winners. Otherwise – it’s 8-8
If perspective means
Making ridiculously fallacious assumptions, then yes, you have it.
You seem to be saying that any loss dooms us to mediocrity, when in fact that is far from clear. We aren’t even one quarter of the way through the season. It is impossible to make any accurate judgments about the season based on this game.
Hell, New England just coughed up a big lead on the road. Will they be lucky to reach 8-8?
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Fair point
I should have waited until my throat stopped hurting from screaming at the TV before reflecting on our upcoming games….
We've all been there.
But I still like this team a lot better at 2-1 than last year’s team with the same record.
And truly, the week after your team loses is a horrible week no matter what.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
last year's 2-1 is harder to swallow
b/c we were dominated by the Cowgirls for our loss. This loss was against a SB contender who we had a lead against throughout and was contending to the end.
how many games did GreenBay lose last year?
Way to soon to be putting us in the super bowl and way to soon to rule us out.
by Texan5513 on Sep 25, 2011 5:05 PM CDT via iPhone app up reply actions
It's the 3rd fucking game of the season dude...
man, I wish my team would just peak every week and never have a bad game against a SB contender!!!!
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That could also be mroe Drew Brees being good than our secondary being bad
though it’s likely a combo of both. What are our options at CB2 though? Is Harris ready? Because so far Jackson has outplayed Allen.
Th more things change, the more they stay the same.
SO over this crap already. Can we please come through in the clutch?!?!?
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Pass it around....
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what we as fans need to learn is that we almost won against a team that’s nearly impossible to beat at home. They are a championship caliber team but we learned we can hang with a championship caliber team! I’m heart-broken we lost and yes we need TD’s not FGs but we are still a team that’s LEARNING.
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fuck learning - I want winning
we’ve “learned” for enough years.
by Kidaster on Sep 25, 2011 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This ^^^
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by bone31crusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
we havnt even fully learned wade's defense yet?
we all want winning but out toughest test defensively is behind us
by blazin_6 on Sep 25, 2011 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
And we were slammed for 40...
What’s the best case scenario after we reach full potential? A 30 point game? Ok, not so bad…but can we count on an absolutely ridiculous catch from Casey and a lucky …don’t even know what to call it…catch by Walter? The game could have gotten out of hand quickly without a couple lucky breaks. Yes, the Texans played well for 3 quarters, but the reality is that the Saints were just flat-out better than us.
That's why they're a championship-caliber team.
Honestly though, they controlled the whole 4th quarter, the defense was out there for way too long, plus they haven’t completely gelled yet.
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by FandomEst2002 on Sep 25, 2011 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Green Bay couldnt stop the Saints either
and they have an excellent defense. Let’s be realistic…we are just hoping to get our defense to respectability this year. The D made some mistakes, and made some good plays too. Mark my words….they will learn from this game, and it will pay off dividends later in the year.
How many games are decided by "luck".....
every year for every team? And that Walter catch was not ALL luck. That was a damn good heads up play!!!!! How many other players would have given up on that play? The Jags win last year was due to a player staying with the play, keeping his head up and in the game until the last second…..he quits on that play we would have all been talking about how good Quinn was for batting that pass down.
The Casey touchdown was pure awesomeness.
I don’t know, I’m not that down about the game. We were obviously doing something right the first half….to hold NO scoreless in the first quarter ain’t nothing to sneeze at….to limit NO to 7 points in the first half (IIRC, probably wrong on that number) is saying something.
Yes, we needed TD’s instead of FG’s on those 4 trips into the redzone. However, we got points, the defense shows up just a little better in the second half we win this game. I didn’t get to see the first half so don’t know what contributed to those only being FG’s….play calling, NO defense stiffening at the right time, missing Foster? I don’t know, but hopefully our coaching staff will get it figured out. And that is saying something coming from me. lulz I still don’t have much confidence in Kubiak, but can’t argue the man knows his offense.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
J.J. Watt at least played well today.
Got a sack, and should have had 2. He knocked down Carl Nicks on a passing play, but our secondary was trash, so Brees got rid of the ball immediately.
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Saints offensive line dominated us all game.
Watt was the only one who really looked good to me. Smith got the one sack, I know.
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Mario and Barwin nowhere to be seen
and Mario was not double teamed
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i disagree, mario was getting alot of pressure on brees...
brooks reed also looked good in the few saps he played
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Pressure implies him getting close enough to make Brees move...
Brees had all day in the pocket for most of the game.
We had pressure on the edges
but not up the middle…all Brees had to do was step up in the pocket.
And also got doubled a few times, iirc
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Mario was rarely doubled unless he ran himself into one on stunts
He got pressure twice
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Watt also had a TFL on a running play.
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by bone31crusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
It seemed like we mostly only sent 4.
But of course Brees hit that 8 yard out about a billion times when we sent more.
I’ll go out on a limb and say the Saints are hard to stop.
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
So you're saying we need Joseph AND Scrabble?
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm just joking with you.
And I couldn’t agree more.
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It's not like Philly is the "contender"
they were played out to be…not sure if all of that money the spent is really paying off…on the bright side our two new guys each got a pick today. Not so bad…and Joseph seemed to be really solid all around today.
My biggest disappointment
We get the WTF play (Walter’s TD)
And still lose
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
Calm down everyone.
We know where we are, were 2-1, and our toughest games is behind us. Lets take our lumps, and try again next week.
OFFICIAL MARIO WILLIAMS 2011 SACK COUNT; (2)
That right there.
Although I still hate Kareem Jackson.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
held that view for a while
OFFICIAL MARIO WILLIAMS 2011 SACK COUNT; (2)
by Carter Liles on Sep 25, 2011 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
We have a Pro Bowl caliber TE,
and we don’t use him in the redzone.
Playcalling in the redzone today cost us the game.
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There were some good calls
ie pass to AJ
Players didn’t execute
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait, what?
He caught one TD, and alligator-armed another on a great throw. What’s the issue?
Um,
we kicked 4 redzone FGs.
We didn’t call OD’s number more than once (in the redzone) on those 4 drives.
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by bone31crusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Um
If you keep doing the same thing over and over they’ll eventually catch on. Um.
Lance Moore...
and 2 point conversions disagree with this statement.
I admit
I am puzzled they let that happen twice.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
It's because Matt threw a pick lol
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
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Um,
why not? Jermichael Finley caught two redzone TDs today. You just run different routes. Um.
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by bone31crusher on Sep 26, 2011 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
I have to say, the GW Saints TD
was almost karma considering how we got our last TD. Probably the most bizarre TD in Texans history. Can anyone think of a weirder one?
by goingforthecorner on Sep 25, 2011 3:36 PM CDT reply actions
No
But I think we’re owed about 8 more.
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Hopefully one of those will win us a game.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
We live in hope.
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I have a huge schlong...
Pretty nice fall back plan I’d say. Seriously, it’s that big, when I fall down all I have to do is whip it in the direction I’m falling and the velocity of banging it on the ground helps me regain my balance.
kareem Jackson is a detriment and whatever they can get for him in trade, I'll take it
Also, Arian Foster would have made a difference. I blame the dropped pass by Tate on fatigue.
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
not sure Arian would have Rip...
We’ve seen him get shut down…and as good as Tate can be, he wasn’t that good tonight and it wasn’t his fault. He had no where to run on many of those plays. Just shut down immediately and often damn lucky just to get back to the LOS. Great effort from him tonight, but our O-Line just couldn’t hang with their front 7. Credit some great receiver and QB work in making the game close and high scoring. And the coaching staff…finally getting Thor in the mix really just made game planning very hard for many DC’s now.
Now THAT is the Texans we know best
Way to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.
Pass the Bleach please…non-scented please…I need to feel the burn
we need to learn from this game because we showed alot of signs of being a GREAT team
hell, i think saints vs. texans might turn out to be the superbowl matchup
Could be!
I’d like to see how we match up with New England…wait, I mean Buffalo…I guess they’re the new Super Power in the AFC….
i want to see how we match up with baltimore
best defense in the league against the best offense in the league….that game is going to be incredible
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
How do you get this "best offense in the league" crap?
There are at least 5 teams that have outscored the Texans after 3 weeks, and the week isn’t even over yet.
Check the numbers over the past few years
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 Sep 25, 2011 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
we have last years leading rusher
2 more 1000+ backs, A QB who spits out 4000 yard seasons like its nothing. the best WR in the game, an elite OLine and well I guess looking over those small things we suck
and you forgot to mention our te's
we have owen daniels who is potentially elite and james casey who, as we’ll saw today, can create alot of matchup problems…
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
How do you get the best defense in the league crap??
They aren’t the best
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions
So now that no longer want to murder random Saints fans in cold blood...
I’d like to say how much longer must we put up with Troy Nolan? Did he do anything useful today?
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
He was hardly the worst
You’d do better channeling your anger in another direction
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Everyone else was taken already.
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Just grab one of those squishy things and squish it....
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
I beg to differ.
He merely played less snaps than some of the other culprits.
Towards Toolshed...
He needs someone new to argue with…
a playmake like him can be really effective in this defense
i would give him a few games to improve
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
What the fuck happened to our Pass rush?
Can Mario do anything against a guy that doesn’t have the first name of a city? And even Smith, Watt and Co barely got a sniff of Brees jock strap. I don’t know where the break down was, although it seems obvious that we can’t cover for shit on the stuff underneath. IS this Defense better than last year? Can’t recall giving up 40 even to Peyton last year.
And what the fuck happened in the 4th? Schaub is resorting to his previous 4th quarter suck. Last year we were balls in the 4th. Had to be…we were always playing from behind. But when the game is tight, 9 point lead going into the fourth, their nuts suck up into their pussies and they can’t do jack squat.
Congrats to the Saints and thanks for not raping us on that last drive. Class. Salut.
Short answer
They blocked
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Excellent Answer...
very productive and insightful, I’d tickle your balls if you were here I’m so pleased with your sarcastic response.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Saints are good - and really good at home.
If we can be at 3-1 after next week I’ll be very pleased with our start.
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Mario Williams Isn't
How many do-nothing performances would it take for everyone here to say M Williams is overrated and, because of this, a bust? If he has less than 10-12 sacks this year would that do the trick? Injury is part of the game btw. The guy should be great; and yet he is not, and far from it… I just keep on waiting from him to show up consistently, year after damn year, and he doesn’t
Sigh.
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by brightshinies on Sep 25, 2011 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Either you forgot the sarcasm font
or you didnt watch the first two games
Trolling or serious?
I really cannot tell
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
BUST!
How many rushing TDs? None!
How many receiving TDs? None!
And no impact on the return games.
BUST!
by Stevie Wonder on Sep 25, 2011 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Also, he's a terrible FG kicker - Zero for Career.
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Don't even get me started on his passing numbers
SINCE HE HAS NONE!
by Stevie Wonder on Sep 25, 2011 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
His 7 step drop is an atrocity.
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What game has he won by a sack in a close won
Only against Washington last year, against a backup
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
AND
he’s a bad punter.
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Humor is the recourse of the desperate
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Dwight F
has won a lot of games for the Colts (against us even) and Williams has not done that
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
lol you are a tool
Peyton Manning would like a word with you
I'm try to kid with you because you're being tiresome.
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Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
And the funny!
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Great googly moogly.
What CAN he do right?!
by Stevie Wonder on Sep 25, 2011 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
He hasn't missed as many as Suh, though.
Talk about a bust.
okay he was consistently getting pressure on brees
that antonio smith sack was hs on the stunt if smith didnt get there first also…
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
No I am Dead Serious
Great DEs win games for their teams, has he ever done that?
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
No Problem
He is a bust because the NUMBER ONE OVERALL PICK SHOULD WIN FUCKING GAMES and he NO-SHOWS every other game or so every fucking year
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
ALL CAPS MEANS HE'S SERIOUS
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Is it so unreasonable to ask one LB to win 10 games by himself?!
by Stevie Wonder on Sep 25, 2011 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
JEEZ, HE SHOULD HAVE HAD 3 TOUCHDOWNS TODAY, NOT FIELD GOALS.
all caps rage
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by FandomEst2002 on Sep 25, 2011 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
whoa, chill down with the pancakes, bro.
By the way, David Carr would like to have a word with you about this whole, “number one overall pick should win fucking games,” theory that you have.
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by FandomEst2002 on Sep 25, 2011 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Reggie Bush and VY have a word to share with you
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Go look at last year's Redskins game.
When he singlehandedly kept the Skins out of FG distance at the end of the fourth and in OT. And hurt their LT in the process.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I already mentioned that one^
the only one imo
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
how about the denver game when he had 3.5 sacks?
Mario is always getting to the quarterback and he is a player teams have to gameplan for and has the potential to be great in his new role…
its obvious Mario is/has been extremely valuable to our defense and i really don’t know how to respond to someone who thinks Mario Wiliiams isn’t/hasn’t been
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
We call those people
chron commenters
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
i mean how many games do you want him to win for us?
how do you buy your own point? its pretty ridiculous…
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Both shitty teams...
He’s just saying he wants him to show up in the BIG games…today would have been a good time to put himself on the map.
It's not too much to ask I think
For Mario to do what Freeney did (although didn’t the game) for the Colts when he forced the sack fumble that was returned for a defensive TD.
Trent Williams started, iirc.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Aha
So, other than those times when he succeeded, he failed every time in his mission to accomplish something completely arbitrary which only counts when he’s playing against the right people.
Got it.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Winning games"
Is not a good way to make your point…but I agree to the extent that he doesn’t really show up when it counts. Again, today would have been a great day to put his mark on the game. He showed up to play, but I think he’s just not that good with the 2 point stance yet. Beating Dallas Clark does not make you elite. He was slow getting off the line when I watched him. Which was often I will admit.
he didn't show up first though did he?
And this is almost always the case. I’m sorry, I don’t think Mario sucks but I want to see him choke slamming people out there. I watched him off the line and sometimes he was VERY slow. I hope he hits his groove soon. He has a hitch or something sometimes that causes him to lean back to try and slingshot himself out there and it isn’t working. He’s good, he beats the O-Lineman, but QB’s are waiting for that so they get it out. It’s not his fault, but he’s our go-to guy. He needs to get in there and do some damage.
I’m just frustrated with the loss.
In the second half....
he was around Brees allot but as someone pointed out earlier, with no pressure up the middle, Brees just stepped up and made that pass.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
So it seems he cannot do anything that would make you guys second guess his greatness
that is poetic, because he already does nothing most of the time. I would love to be wrong. Hopefully one day I’ll see it
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
It’s the Elephant in the Room
I knew it was futile going in. I figured though that perhaps others would transcend over this uncritical praise and acceptance and agree with me. I am not saying he is an atrocious, useless player—indeed, that he does not show up on the stat line has to do with all the game-planning against him. However, one tackle is simply inexcusable. He has really only had one good season and his play then was not decisive. He shows up big everyone once in a while, but not enough. I would say currently he is the fifth or six best player on the defense—Joseph, Smith, Watt, Cushing, and Quinn I find to be better. Everyone here talks about him like he is the best man. He is not. Can one acknowledge he is not our premier defensive player, and that this fact alone is quite a disappointment? He should be and play like he is. He is not and hardly plays big enough
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Also
You’ve basically set up an arbitrary and subjective method to rate Mario in keeping with what appear to be your preconceived notions. Don’t blame everyone else for failing to see it your way when you can’t even come up with a legitimate argument that is based on anything remotely objective.
If you can do something better than MARIO WILLIAMS CANT WIN GAMES ON HIS OWN HE SUXORZ maybe people might not be so quick to poke fun.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
One tackle today
That is far too subjective, right? One tackle in such a critical, big-time game. Oh year, I am pre-conceived. It is everyone else that has a gut-reaction to any Mario-bashing. There is not enough self-reflection on this blog (shocker)
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
you just proved your own pre-conceived notions by saying that
the game is more than numbers
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
No clue
Other than showing you can beat a contender. But I would rather do that in a playoff game or the SB. ;)
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
...wow, that's a retarded point to focus on...
This is the biggest game of the season for us. Or was. Showing that we could beat one of the best in their own house…that’s big. Huge even. If going into NO to face the Saints is NOT A CRITICAL GAME then…well, then you’re retarded. It’s always CRITICAL to measure yourself against the best. And while Mario was effective some of the time, I’m with this guy, he didn’t come up big when it was necessary. And I know, you can’t beat your guy all of the time to come up with the huge game changing sack, but maybe a very small percentage of the time? He hasn’t shown us that he is effective at OLB outside of dominating a 5’8 weakling Dallas Clark (exaggerated but I swear that’s how it looked on my TV). Pressuring the QB is well and good, but it’s not the same as putting the fucker on his GD back.
It's a non division, non conference game
Therefore it is non critical.
But hey, if overreaction is your thing then by all means have at it.
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im just going to throw this out there
mario would have 2 or 3 more sacks on the season if it wasnt for antonio smith/barwin getting there before him
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Peckerwood
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You strongly disagree? That so far, you have spent more time waiting for Mario than otherwise. Is this not correct?
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
My opinion on Mario is well known
And thoughtful arguments are welcome. What I don’t like are personal attacks.
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I recall a flap flap (or some other odd noise)
I know what your opinions are as they have been written. Nothing has changed from the sample in pre- and regular- season? It seems like this will be another season where he comes up short, and will be outshined by others who have greater hustle
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Before today
He had 9 QB pressures, 2 QB hits, and 2 sacks. Did he suck today? Yeah, he was pretty neutralized today. But he has been an absolute and complete force this year.
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I agree with you Hohen...he's not our best...
Joseph…maybe Smith…maybe Watt…but it’s not like he’s shit. Teams have to prepare for him…stat box or not that is helpful. But in general, our Defense just gave me a flashback to 2010…though i can’t recall us ever giving up 40…but pointing the finger at one guy is stupid. Just like Toolshed pointing the finger at Schaub. Pointless. And I know you’re not pointing the finger at Mario, just expressing your frustrations that he’s not coming out there and showing us that he can do it when it’s big time. Washington…Denver…shit teams. I want to see him choke slam Big Ben next week. I accept nothing less damnit!
Hopefully We're Wrong
But as of now, there is no reason to praise him so much and not blame him for more. He is supposed to be our “elephant” remember? Not even close yet
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha, you crack me up.
Would you rather have Reggie “3rd down” Bush or Vince “3rd string” Young instead
by Scruffy The Janitor on Sep 25, 2011 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
How is the relevant?
I am talking about #90, not any opportunity cost
by Hohenzollern on Sep 25, 2011 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions
You were talking about how a first round pick.....
should “just win games!” I’d call those two EXTREMELY relevant.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
Folks
we’re a healthy Arian Foster away from playing at a Super Bowl caliber level. That is all.
by goingforthecorner on Sep 25, 2011 3:40 PM CDT reply actions
True
A healthy Foster makes a difference, but don’t tell that to the Matt haters. They’ll say he is the reason Foster has a hurt hammy.
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I don't think Foster would have made a huge difference today...
The Saints front 7 owned our O-line…they looked great. Maybe he would have cut it outside, did some Foster magic…I don’t know, but I think it would have been a tough game either way.
Foster just has that ability to make people miss
That might have made a difference
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by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Are we gonna have Ward or Foster for the next game?
Slaton is useless
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We should trade Slaton
How many future draft picks could we get for him?
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a 7th round 2013 will do.
bring up OBGYN. he can get more than 2 yards a carry, and if he cant… then we didn’t lose anything.
We could give someone a future pick to take him.
Also, he needs an injury – I’ll take Ogbanaya – he can catch from the backfield and block.
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On 3rd and 1 when he was in
I knew that they weren’t going to run with him. That’s no bueno for Slaton.
by Stevie Wonder on Sep 25, 2011 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Slaton was terrible.
He just ran into his oline and other defenders. He looked like he was looking for them to stop him…
I think he had his eyes closed on runs
seriously
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
There were a lot of WTF moments with him.....
I hope Arian and Ward come back next week. Tate looked completely gassed by the 4th quarter and he had a tapped up ankle. Kubiak was forced to play Tate more because Slaton was completely sucking it..
Perhaps he thought that was where the hole was supposed to open...
we got dominated in the front 7 folks…they handled us. I was pissed on that play though. I yelled “what the fuck! does he have his eyes closed when he’s running?!?!?!?!”
Man
teh Schaub looks pissed off at that presser
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
He should be
they couldnt score TDs in the Red zone and the defense blew the leads we got
I'd be more worried if he weren't.
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
[insert unclever bleach reference]
ROFL LMAO SO FUNNY BECAUSE OF BLEACH
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by nolander on Sep 25, 2011 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Emo fans are emo
After reading the comments here, one would think we’re 0-3 and have lost every game by 35 points.
Should we have won the game? I believe so, but the Saints were able to pull it out.
If your finger is on the trigger after this game, then you’ve lost all perspective. Take a deep breath and back away from the computer.
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by bigfatdrunk on Sep 25, 2011 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 8 recs
I think Pittsburgh is going down next week
Their offense is nowhere near as good as the Saints.
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
Our Andre, who art from Heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
But their defense is nothing to sneeze at.
Plus…they cheat.
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Their defense isn't that good though
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Did I mention the cheating?
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
they can choose to stop the run or stop the pass
With Foster back not many can do both.
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
Our Andre, who art from Heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
I believe that Our Offense can do enough against them
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
This.
Overreaction to a close loss to a team that is EXTREMELY hard to beat at home.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I think its less about the fact we lost
and more about HOW we lost. Felt way too familiar
I'm fine.
I really think we need the win next week.
I also think we take that game going away in Houston.
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That.
But still, fuck Kareem Jackson.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
The deficiencies were exposed
Kareem Jackson is still deficiency number 1 as we already knew. But, today it was confirmed. Deficiency number 2, a Drew Brees offense can be very potent. Deficiency number 3. While Ben Tate is good, when he’s the only legitimate substitute able to be in the game, and yes, I know Steve Slaton was there, then that is a weakness.
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we really did look like an elite team at points in this game
we can build on that
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
DT and I are chatting about that now
This is a good football team. No team has gone 19-0. We will lose a couple.
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by bigfatdrunk on Sep 25, 2011 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
yeah we've seen low points like this happen to teams like the saints and packers in their superbowl seasons
if history has taught us anything, it’s that we’re in a really good position this season
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
i mean when you look back at it, their situations were eerily similar to ours
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Eerily similar?
Saints didn’t lose a game till Week 15.
the packers season was a little bit...
and the saints team was alot like ours
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
This was definitely a "good" game to lose
Since it is not even conference play. And it was a bad loss only in that we really could have (should have?) won it.
If I try to be dispassionate, the Texans were unlikely to be a SB team this year, there are simply too many changes and not enough time to incorporate it all (or enough new players to fill all the holes). We should. certainly, be a playoff team, though. Really, this wasn’t a bad game we played, but there are some things that must be fixed.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually,
This game was more important than winning the Miami game. This game gets added into tiebreakers. So now you have to hope the Saints beat the Titans, Jags, and Colts.
:D
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Which they should
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
damn correct me if i'm wrong
but the saints get the easiest fucking schedules every year
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
No kidding
3 easy wins for them
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
On the bright side...
Should be six for us, no?
It SHOULD be
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
They just got finished playing the Packers, Bears, and the Texans.
The Colts was expected to be a game before teh forehead went down. We still have to play the Vikings and the Lions. Plus the NFC South.
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Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
you guys had the nfc-west last year...
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
We also had the AFC North.
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really our first 3 games where scheduled to be against 3 power houses
Greenbay Chicago and Houston
Its not our fault if 2 out of those three teams didnt live up to what they were suppose to be
by mississippisaintsfan on Sep 25, 2011 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
what I meant to say is
We win 2 out of 3 and people are starting to say we played an easy schedule
by mississippisaintsfan on Sep 25, 2011 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
The defending Super Bowl champs are a pushover
Also us. :-)
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lol
I read what i wrote and it sounded kinda smug so I figured I better clearify it no knock on the Texans meant
by mississippisaintsfan on Sep 25, 2011 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank you.
No matter how much we can complain about, we played a championship-caliber team, in their house, until the final whistle. Great game, but we’ve got 13 more to look forward to.
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by FandomEst2002 on Sep 25, 2011 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup and green bay gave up 34 points to the Saints.
The saints offense is just that good. I’m not trying to say we are a super bowl caliber team but I’m not surprised by how much points was scored either.
Amen
Keep the hope alive, people. Not saying the rest of the schedule is a cinch, but IMO the worst is over
by brightshinies on Sep 25, 2011 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
BFD...
Piss off man, seriously. 10 years of this shit and we’re supposed to just say “ha, you’re right BFD, my bad, it’s cool”. Not sure which GD team you’ve been watching the last decade. This isn’t the first time we’ve hung in there with the big boys either. If we had started the season with the Manningless Colts, the Dolphins, and then hung in there hard against Baltimore and the Jets, how would you view this game? Hmmm? Would you expect them to go 6-10 at that point? Well, last year we did just that, but not in this order obviously. We played some of the best teams very tough. And we still ended up with a 6-10 record. Most fans are to the point where a WIN is the only thing that’s acceptable until they have proven they can consistently beat something other than a really shitty team.
Doesn’t make a shit to me that we hung in there against NO. We have done that before. We haven’t been a walk-over team in a long fucking while. Though it does happen, like it does for every team. I want WINS not silver linings.
PLEASE TURN IN YOUR FAN CARD AT THE DOOR
Seriously. If it’s soooo miserable for you to be a Texans fan after “10 years of this shit”, then by all means PLEASE stop being a fan.
JEEZUS, I’m so tired of the fair weather fans!
IT WAS ONE LOSS….GET OVER IT.
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by Hydroshock on Sep 25, 2011 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions 9 recs
He can resume if we lose the next three
Until then, stop whining about one loss
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by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Meanwhile...
Detroit fans would like to remind us that they haven’t started 3-0 since 1980 and that 10 years doesn’t get you to the front of the entitlement line.
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by TexansDC on Sep 25, 2011 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
However, all that losing has allowed them build a beastly team
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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 25, 2011 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
WADE really let us down.
He should have made a major adjustment with the defense late in the third or early in the fourth.
Hey guys heck of a game!
Nearly gave me a coronary. You have a heck of a football team! We knew it would be a shootout!
That's interesting. You know what makes me sad? YOU DO!!! Maybe we should chug on over to mambypandyland...or maybe we can find some self confidence for you YA JACKWAGON!!!!!!
(tears) Tissue?.....Crybaby.
Cool
Was wondering when the Saints guys would show up to say something…was a tough game for sure.
If you mean he should have put someone besides Jackson on Lance Moore - I totally agree.
But what do you do when Brees slips pressure and gets about 80 yards on random shovel passes?
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Is Harris ready yet?
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by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Are we sure about that?
Because that was ugly.
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remember tony i was talking about bringing brandon harris up?
this is why
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah dude. I've been on the Brandon Harris train since we drafted him
I wanted to give kareem a chance but he’s just not an nfl caliber CB.
who cares?
he’s already better than Kareem
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by Carter Liles on Sep 25, 2011 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope so
i believe he is our no.2 CB of the Future.
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
I don't know about that
He’s too short to be a #2 CB, maybe he’s better off at the nickel. We definitely need to be looking for a CB with some size in the next draft
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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 25, 2011 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
he has the talent to be
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
Our Andre, who art from Heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
But not the size
Which scares me
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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 25, 2011 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
He should have tried Jenny Craig or Adkins
I feel like he’s just wasted money at this point, and I’m worried about his triglyceride levels.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Frank bush would have gotten beat worse
maybe…….? Right?
Nah – I’m sure of it. Frank Bush’s D wouldn’t have had 2 picks.
Drew Brees would have thrown for 98323425 yards against Frank Bush
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not even pissed off about the outcome
The saints are a great team, what I’m pissed off at is so called highly touted defense which gave up 30 points in the second half!!!!
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 3:51 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
yep
not enough adjustments made, played too far off of the receivers, didn’t get good pressure, kareem jackson, etc.
If he has them in B/R, particularly K-Jax, then we're watching Moore run in for TDs rather than 10 yard catches
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Oh well
On to Pittsburgh. we’re back to 0-0, trying to go 1-0
Why are some of us overreacting?
Because we had that game. With 10 minutes left, we were up 2 possessions, and had the ball. Then, Hartmann shanks one, and Schaub throws a pick on the very next possession. On top of all of that, we had 4 redzone FGs. That’s ridiculous.
I understand the Saints are very tough, especially at home, but we choked this game, and that really pisses me off.
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I will be angry if this happens 2-3 more times this year
right now? nah
by Stevie Wonder on Sep 25, 2011 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree that we sort of chocked
I am not pissed off yet
If they correct this everything is OK
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
40 points says we're still another D heavy draft and free agency from being a bonafied
NFL defence
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One game is not a barometer
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
true, I guess it's just too similar to last year
with perspective the Saints will probably drop 40 on a few this season
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Against a potent offense?
I’m not surprised.
We all knew KJax was going to suck, and it showed.
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by FandomEst2002 on Sep 25, 2011 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Especially when the pressure was lacking
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Yea. The lack of pressure hurt our secondary.
Kareem Jackson lost his focus this game. He was playing within himself the last two games. He just went awol
By playing within himself
You mean “on and off the field, and terrible when teams could actually target him,” right?
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If we win, we'll be 3-1.
Better than most of us expected.
I kind of expect us to win that one.
Their offense is nowhere as good as NO, and our offense shouldn’t have trouble scoring on anyone if they keep playing like this
Steelers
Pittsburgh will knock Matt Softy Snob out of the game and beat Houston by at least 10 points! Snob will be seeing Troy P. in his nightmares.
by cowboybamafan on Sep 25, 2011 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Enjoy getting carved up by Rex Grossman
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 Sep 25, 2011 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Matty Soft Snob?
What?
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I like turtles
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
by Hydroshock on Sep 25, 2011 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Da Bears with orange jerseys?
wtf?
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
I knew we were in trouble
when we didn’t slaughter the lamb in the first half. should have could have woukd have…. learn and move on to the next one.
I smell victory against the stealers. big time
did I type that outloud? oops.
Damn, not doing so good in the Pick'em League
3-5 right now, but good thing all my big point games are just being played now & later on. Lost 8 on the Pats, 9 on the Eagles, 10 on the Texans, but I won 11 on the Lions & 13 on the Panthers. I still have time to make up some ground
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If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
For some upset about the pass rush,
The Saints replaced Zach Strief with Charles Brown and Kreutz with De La Puenta. The o-line performed drastically better with those two in. Which Saints fans were surprised with because Kreutz is overrated, and Strief is a backup at best. Just wanted to maybe alleviate some concerns.
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Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
very interesting
Thanks for the insight.
by Stevie Wonder on Sep 25, 2011 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
My recollection is that Strief was pretty bad against Green Bay
So that’s not a huge surprise.
De La Puenta over Kreutz, however, is.
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Kreutz has been consistently rated as our worst O-line guy.
Anybody over him is an upgrade.
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Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
Well they only had 2 games with him
He’s old, yeah, but I figured he’d get better with more time gelling with the first team.
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe, but our first couple of games are where we needed him the most.
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Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
Also, I got a lot of insight into playing the Texans as an opponent instead of rooting for them.
I was scared for a while. This team looked really good at times, and when they weren’t, Brees took advantage. This is a 10+ win team.
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Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
you're not going to convince some fans
I’m willing to bet that some are thinking that we lose every game left in the season.
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
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Heh
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Texans are the biggest Choke artists in the NFL and will get beat by Pittsburgh,Baltimore and the Raiders! What does that leave their record 2-4 LOL! SAME OLE TEXANS PRESEASON CHAMPS REGULAR SEASON CHUMPS
by cowboybamafan on Sep 25, 2011 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL KOOL THANX FOR STOPPIN BY!!!!
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by riversmccown on Sep 25, 2011 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL he's saying the same things over and over again
please add something new to the conversation besides SAME OLE TEXANS PRESEASON CHAMPS REGULAR SEASON CHUMPS.
Lurking BRB since 2008.
by FandomEst2002 on Sep 25, 2011 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Choke artists?
I think you mean to talk about Romo on Blogging The Boys. Thanks for stopping by though.
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choke artists? how can a dallas fan talk about choke artists?
tony romo is the biggest choke artist in the league
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Romo is the Leonardo Da Vinci of Choke Artists
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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 25, 2011 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
We really should have had this one
if we had handled our business in the red zone, we didn’t, so we didn’t deserve to win. Hopefully we bounce back from this one and take one from the steelers next week.
Yup, agreed.
Lets get Arian back and see how those red zone turn out.
Could you imagine how Patriots fans are feeling right now?
A game they should of won but lost?
I don't understand how people are mad after this game
As if you haven’t seen them lose games like this all the time.
We played a solid game and almost won on the road, fuck it. Let’s get these home wins now
I came into the game
expecting a loss, I am mad that we were in the position to run away with the game and we didn’t do it.
by Bobbythegreat on Sep 25, 2011 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I think this is the frustrating part
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Yea, definitely. I agree with you on that
But after the 3rd FG it was pretty much known we weren’t gonna win
this
Being expected to win and losing is frustrating enough for a fan, but being expected to flat out lose or at least have a hard time winning sucks major ass. It’s like not expecting to buy candy, being told you can buy candy and then ultimately being denied the candy. Taking the lead against a team you thought would start fast lulls fans into a false sense of hope that is quickly crushed at the end of games. You almost feel like, “why bother?” NONETHELESS, I remain optimistic. I feel like the home team can really come out next week and redeem themselves. This loss fucking sucks, but there’s still 13 more games left.
"We're goin with what we got"
by silentassassin on Sep 25, 2011 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
that post made almost no sense
but i think the point is made with bobbythegreat’s post.
"We're goin with what we got"
by silentassassin on Sep 25, 2011 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
We got away with a couple, too.
There’s plenty of blame to go around to our own defensive player without bringing the officials into this.
im probably really biased on the refs,
but the missed calls on the andre pass interference and the roughing the passer both came on 3rd downs and killed the momentum
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
But they let the hand to the helmet go....
when the game was a one point game. It looked to me like they were trying their best NOT to decide the game but to let the teams decide it. But then as my sig says…..
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
Same ol Texans.
Still don’t know how to close out games, get into the redzone. If they can’t win against a playoff caliber team, than we don’t deserve the playoffs. If Buffalo and Detroit can turn their teams around what is that saying about the Texans.
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by XMPTexansFan! on Sep 25, 2011 4:16 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I think it says that you should be commenting at the chron.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
Man I'm scared to think of our defense next week
Trying to chase after roethlisberger and Mendanhall
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 4:17 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
After just seeing Kolb throw the ball up wildly at Fitzgerald in the endzone into double coverage
for the TD…why don’t we do that lol
Because Kubiak doesn't allow Schaub to take those kind of gambles
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Same Old Texans
TEXANS= PRESEASON CHAMPS REGULAR SEASON CHUMPS
SAME STORY TEXANS WILL LOSE MATT SNOB NEXT WEEK VS. PITTSBURGH AND LOSE AGAIN! TEXANS BIGGEST CHOKE ARTISTS IN PRO FOOTBALL
This guy right here
is the reason the Cowboys are the most hated team in the NFL have fun being banned. UT make it so!
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
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you dont even know...
i live in dallas, do you know what thats like?!?!?!?
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I had to live there for 18 years
No going back. Bad enough having to visit. And no radio stations in the area that carry the Texans so far as I know.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
If it's any consolation, there are insufferable Cowboys fans everywhere.
I live in DC- also rife with bandwagoning Dallas fans.
in DC? wow
they’re one of the fan bases i truly have no respect for…cowboys fans speak out of their ass every time they talk about football or the cowboys
you know i have friends here that seriously think dez bryant is better than andre johnson??
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Dez Bryant
Certainly has the physical makeup to be a good receiver, but no, he’s currently not better than AJ. I guess it’s futile to try to convince them otherwise.
Cowboys fans
still think it is the early-mid 90’s.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Give him three years & a real QB, then he might be
But right now, he’s not close
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 Sep 25, 2011 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I still don't think he will ever be
i’ve met dez and i’ve seen him play live and he can be really good at times, but he will never be on dre’s level
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think he's consistent.
Dre is very consistent.
He's not worth the effort.
He’s barely even worth paying attention to.
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Screw that
Let people like him look…um…like him. It’s funny!
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
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by tehGrindCrusher on Sep 25, 2011 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Cue the peppy 1950s music!
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
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 Sep 25, 2011 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Next time you want to troll us about our QB, remember that this is your QB
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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 25, 2011 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Good times, good times.
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Wha...?
Darren McFadden has 121 rushing yards and the first half isn’t over.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 4:22 PM CDT reply actions
What over the overrated Rex Ryan defense
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 4:23 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
He also had 150 last week
Granted that was Denver. But we face him in a few weeks, don’t we?
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
RAIDERS!!!
Rex Ryan is gonna get shanked tonight
I’d like to apologize for that comment, my inner Raider fan gets out of control sometimes
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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 25, 2011 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Which is why I'm scared
and my inner Raiders fan is going wild
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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 25, 2011 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Can you imagine how happy we'll be if we ever win a close game though
Like the Redskins game last year(but without losing Meco)
We lost Meco during the Chargers game.
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
We've won close games before
But it was against the redskins and chiefs… This felt a bit different because, well, it was the saints.
The Chiefs game was close
And yes I did feel pretty happy
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by RocketsAstros on Sep 25, 2011 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
i guess we can continue drinking out of our dixie cups
i dont even know what to say bout this game. i think we should have won, we were destined to loose. We desperately need foster back our defense is better but not great. That is a really good saints team except on defense (lol). I think we should be happy with this game, before the season started i had this game down as a blow out, like i think everyone else did. we have to rememebr this is still a new defense, new players, new d cor, agaisnt a sick ass offense. i think i am just trying to convince myself to still believe in this team but for now its working.
I thought dan diaedorf said it best about Kareem jackson
“He had no clue where the football was going”
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 4:31 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Defense played not to lose late.
Started backing everybody up and kept giving up the short passes.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
And those Lions??
Both still undefeated? Another sign of the apocalypse maybe
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
the score shoud have been 28-10 going into halftime
the D is not to blame for this loss. Until we find a way to score TD’s instead of FG’s were going to see the same results
Good point. We should win most games giving up 40
FIRE KYOOBIACKK!!!
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so what they scored 40
if we would have had that lead at the half they could score all they want as long as we matched them with TD’s
Yup, so what they scored 40 we shoulda had 90!!!!!
"Eat Well, Stay Fit, Die Anyway" - Ancient Chinese Proverb
whatever dude
I’m just saying if we would of had that big lead at halftime we would of won this game.
I don't understand why people want to get rid of mario williams.
It doesn’t matter how good your cb’s are, if you don’t have a pass rush, you won’t have a successful defense. Look at Philly. They have asante samuel, nnamdi, and cromartie but still gave up FOUR TDs to the lesser Manning.
But they have Jason Babin. Their pass rush should be awesome
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's that post game reaction to a loss.
Part of why I’m not high on sticking around comments boards after games. People go to far up and to far down.
Ready the comments here is making my eyes bleed.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
by Ethan Matz on Sep 25, 2011 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Rec'ed
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I’m about to start the playoffs as the Texans. 13-3 after starting out 3-3 :)
so yea uhmm if we can get through these next couple games at 3-3 or 4-2 we’ll be in really good shape. Our schedule isn’t too bad after @Ravens.
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going to the Wiesen next week… yummy!
by Scruffy The Janitor on Sep 25, 2011 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Still shocked...
… how the hell did the Titans beat the Ravens last week??
by Scruffy The Janitor on Sep 25, 2011 4:41 PM CDT reply actions
trap game
was still high from their win the previous week
when do we get one of those "still high" wins?
by Scruffy The Janitor on Sep 25, 2011 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
How did the Bills pick Brady off 4 times?
And win on top of that.
Also Vick broke his hand and is now complaining to the league he needs more protection from refs.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Welcome to the NFL Vick...
It’s called playing the game…
Bring on the Kafka Era?
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Congrats on your Rex Grossman "Fuck It, I'm Going Deep" Award
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by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah but really
Brady blew that game. It’s not even close if he doesn’t play like he did.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I only put 8 on them
And how did Seattle win?
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions
cant wait for arian to come back to full health
he is a better receiver than tate and gives us a more reliable weapon in the red zone(which us texans fans obviously can see we need badly)
Kenny Britt possibly out for the year
Which means, basically, the entire Titans offense of “chuck the ball downfield to Britt and hope he catches it” is over.
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That huge check is weighing him down like an anchor
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
It's like you forget this is the Texans
If there’s a possible way to mess something up, no matter how unlikely they will do it ;)
Although Hasselbeck did manage 311 yards even without Britt.
But it was the Broncos defense.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
The ironic thing is
Last year our historically inept defense never allowed 40 points
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 4:49 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
THAT is a nightmare scenario....
just how many points would Brees and co have hung on last years defense?
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
One of those games where high powered offense takes on high powered offense.
Again, the final score was not surprising.
Well. Now that i've mellowed out.
This wasn’t a horrible loss, but the meltdown does worry me a lot. The D has got to be more consistent, and the O has to convert in the Redzone. The key here is handling this loss better than we did last year after the Giants’ game. If the D bounces back next week and keeps the game respectable, the season will look really promising.
"It was like the Alamo!"
Yes the D in the fourth was really disappointing.
I noticed with Mario out Reed really didn’t get much of a rush and with very little pressure Brees picked the D apart. We also seemed unable to handle the short quick passes underneath and part of that may be because we the secondary was backing off so much in the 4th. Playing not to lose.
The Steelers game is huge in many ways. The biggest thing going into that game is to see mentally how the defense responds. Everybody was cautiousness patting them on the back now they’ll get a lot of criticism this week.
I was somewhat impressed by the offense though. They responded big time when the Saints came back but the early redzone struggles and the the 3 and out drive followed by a pick were to costly.
Agreed though this loss isn’t the end of the world. Thanks for the rational level headed post.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Hmmm
I noticed with Mario out Reed really didn’t get much of a rush and with very little pressure
You make it sound like Mario contributed. We all know he didn't.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sorry.
TRADE MARIO DAMN IT!
Better?
Seriously in Mario’s place he didn’t get much pressure and the whole D-line was held in check that fourth quarter which helped Brees sit back hit passes and lead the Saints to 23 points. That’s the only point I was making.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Meh
Just about the whole D seemed to take a step back in the second half.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah they were worn out and looked like they were playing not to lose with the coverage.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
It was mostly the cushion we were giving as to the short passes.
plus after seeing the steelers ineptitude to hold off the COLTS, and to drive on them, lets just say i worry a little less about next week and more bout the Fader nation in two weeks
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You'd wish the defense had bowed up in the 4th quarter....
but really, after a run, the offenses did what they were supposed to do. It was back and forth, trading punches….there is something to take away from that. Many a time in the past, this team wouldn’t have been able to respond or grab the momentum back.
Yes, a loss sucks. This is a more bitter taste because of the woulda, coulda, shoulda factor…..but the team definitely has grown up some and that should be noted once people move on from the immediate aftermath thing.
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by TexansDC on Sep 25, 2011 4:57 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Is it just me or are you guys abou Tennessee
Hasselbeck is balling right now and Chris Johnson hasn’t even gone off yet
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 4:58 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Hasselbeck is playing over his career best....he'll cool down....
Especially now that he’s lost Kenny Britt.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Yeah he's been everything for them.
Not sure how long he can last doing that though.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I think the Raiders broke Mark Sanchez's nose
FUCK YEAH!!!!!!
Again, I must apologize for my inner Raiders fan for that comment
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 5:17 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
i've seen the year
not sure, just rumors
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
Our Andre, who art from Heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
Seen the same
Just rumors, nothing confirmed yet
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"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
ACL and MCL tear is what they fear
That would be a season-ender and next-year affecter
"Lord, beer me strength."
Allright( burp...) longtime lurker
But we got out quarterbacked today. No shame in that. I still believe we can beat the steelers. By the way props over to the fans at CSC truly classy fans in an epic almost maddenesque game.( Downs a beer to the true two crown jewels of the south) burp…….
by Bullybully on Sep 25, 2011 5:28 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
Yeah we had no answer for Brees in the 4th.
Defense ran out of gas.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
You mean
we had no answer for KJax. That kid is killing me! Quit jawing and intercept the damn ball. :-D
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by BRBUSAFTexan on Sep 26, 2011 6:56 AM CDT up reply actions
I can agree with this.
And we had to know that, all things equal (at least, defense and running game), the team with Brees playing on his home turf was going to take that game.
Fortunately for us, there aren’t very many games left on the schedule where you can point to the opposing team having the better quarterback.
Good to see the positive outlooks
It’s hard not to feel like “the more things change, the more they stay the same”, but after coming here are reading a lot of posts defending this team I’m starting to shake it off. This is one of those games where it’s easy to get wrapped up in the historical Texans fan mentality…but I try to keep in mind that the Texans were without their starting RB and this defense is still a work in progress against one of the best offenses in the league. At 7 minutes left I told my brother that the game was probably over…and I was right. At that time I will admit I was having some “same old Texans” feelings. Good to have folks around you with perspective to keep the eyes focused on the long term and less on the immediate. Props fellas.
Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?
Oddly enough
I had the “same old Texans” feeling in the second half against the Colts (upon reflection I lost that feeling), but I didn’t in this game. They never completely took themselves out of it until the very end.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I know it was a dissappointing loss for you guys,
But Ya’ll still have a good team. A very good team. Don’t go start jumping off bridges yet. You will make the playoffs this year. AND, Manning might never play another game in his life! Things are looking up for the Texans!
"They're ready to be like 'Same Old Saints'" - Roman Harper, on each of the New Orleans Saints vanquished foes of 2009
Especially with the Titans losing Kenny Britt possibly for the season
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Sep 25, 2011 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
...
But they still have Chris Johnson!
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah I really wasn't feeling the win here.
We actually played much better than I was expecting. Big thing is to see how everybody rebounds next week at home.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I'll pick ya'll to win. Bottom line, you will score more points than Pitt at Reliant.
"They're ready to be like 'Same Old Saints'" - Roman Harper, on each of the New Orleans Saints vanquished foes of 2009
In other news
Per SportsRadio610 via text
Texas A&M has officially been accepted into the SEC. The move will take place officially in July of 2012
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
Great
I can’t stand their fans.
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
Our Andre, who art from Heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
If they can't stand being in UT's shadow
Wait until they replace Vanderbilt as the doormat of the SEC
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 Sep 25, 2011 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I would love for that to happen
and the clouds opened up and God said "I Hate you Texans Fans."
Our Andre, who art from Heaven, hallowed by thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Canton.
Won't they have to change their fight song?
First 2 lines:
Good bye to texas university
So long to the orange and the white
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?
by benefactor on Sep 25, 2011 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No more teams to the SEC
Why do all these teams want to sully my SEC. One more team to beat UK is not my idea of fun =(
Because they want money & the SEC have equal revenue sharing
Missouri wants in now
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 Sep 26, 2011 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I hate it when a coach makes excuses. For god sakes, just say that you're gonna have to go work on your mistakes.
Leave it to the fans to make excuses. What else are we supposed to do?!?
Things that take the sting away.
The Pats losing and the Jets down 30-17 to the raiders who have 200 yards rushing right now.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
True but we did actually play well against the run in the Saints game.
I was expecting them to have more success than they did.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
You wouldn't happen to have a live stream of that Oakland game handy, would you?
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 Sep 25, 2011 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/82772/1/watch-oakland-raiders-vs-new-york-jets.html
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Sweet, thanks
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 Sep 25, 2011 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Watching Aggy
Collapse in epic fashion yesterday is comforting also.
Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?
Score updates
Q3 0:34, NYJ 17 – Oak 24
Q4 15:00, Bal 30 – StL 7
Q4 12:57, KC 10 – SD 17
Q3 3:18, GB 20 – Chi 10
Q3 0:13, Ari 10 – Sea 13
Q3 3:07, Atl 3 – TB 16
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
Yeah, that hasn't been updated yet on the Pick'em League site
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 Sep 25, 2011 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
how does san diego let kansas city score 10 points?
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly, they do stupid stuff in September
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 Sep 25, 2011 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Same story every year for Charger fans....
Slow Septembers…..hot finishes…..January flameouts.
They’re like a slightly more successful version of the Texans.
"Lord, beer me strength."
still
it’s the CHIEFS…kansas city is looking worse than the 0-16 dolphins right now
by Samarth Sulhan on Sep 25, 2011 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
He sucks
He always throws bonehead picks right to the defender.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't you mean the Lions or Bucs?
I don’t remember the Dolphins going winless
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 Sep 25, 2011 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I think they broke his nose already
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 Sep 25, 2011 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Mannn
I’m kind of disappointed. I wanted to log in, in time to go at it with the cowgirl troll!
Shame.
Keep unity were going to the playoffs this year. (swig) burp…
Cutler
Putting the nails in Chicago’s coffin
Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?
Rodgers going 24/31
256 yards and 3 TD’s=getting ripped apart. Regardless of what Cutler does.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Tough game.
We’ll bounce back next week, I’m sure of it.
If you're a fan of basketball, watch a movie called Sonicsgate. It's free, just google it.
2011 Vancouver Canucks - The closest feeling to winning I've ever had.
Interested to see the offense against the Steelers defense.
I REALLY hope Foster is good next week. It sounds like he could have gone if pushed but they played it safe.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I feel like the red zone offense really suffered with him gone.
Y’know. Stating the obvious.
If you're a fan of basketball, watch a movie called Sonicsgate. It's free, just google it.
2011 Vancouver Canucks - The closest feeling to winning I've ever had.
I dont understand
Some people’s reactions. Yes we lost, to a bonafied SB contender in their house. Weren’t most people on here PREDICTING a loss this weekend? The wheels kind of came off in the 4th, but the defense held a very good offense to 17 points with 2 picks through 3 quarters, I dont think that should be overlooked. I am disappointed in the loss because I think we could have won, but in the end it is just one game…
People are extra pissed because of how we lost
You know that whole Texans giving false hope only to crush it in the end thing
Drunkingly smirking....
True well know where we stand for sure after Baltimore and Pittsburgh . But we could still make the playoffs. Now if hasselbeck would just stop showing up.
At some point he'll injure himself again, then he'll be back to the Hasselbeck I've known for the last few years.
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Some people just hate losing
We’ve lost enough in the last DECADE or so. I hate losing. I hope the guys do too, so they can take it out on Shittsburgh next week.
The gap!
I remember when we had no team. Go Texans!
I agree
I hate losing as well, but the thing that gets me is 4 out of 5 people this week were predicting a loss, so why the freak out now?
A lot of people posting right now don't post here much.
At least not that I see. But again the way they lost has a lot to do with it.
Then again when a team loses you can point to a lot of things that went wrong so meh.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
because the texans showed they had a chance to win
"We're goin with what we got"
by silentassassin on Sep 25, 2011 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, some are taking the loss too far
But it probably stings more because we really coulda won it.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 5:53 PM CDT reply actions
Pretty much how I feel
I’m nowhere near the ledge from a loss pain perspective, but knowing they could have won eats at the back of my brain.
Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?
Well this game certainly says a bit about QB ratings
Schaub has a higher rating than Brees, but I really don’t feel like he played better. I feel like Kubiak outcoached Sean Payton but Brees outplayed Schaub for the win.
Yeah I felt we could not even touch Brees while Schaub was under heavier pressure.
I think the Texans got to conservative in the 4th. Everybody was playing off try to guard against the deep pass.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
You are trying not to say Prevent.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I am.
’Prevent prevents you from winning".
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
by Ethan Matz on Sep 25, 2011 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yuck
Gotta disagree. The Saints D is not pretty, and their scheme wasn’t effective. If anything, I’d say the D simply didn’t step up, and their o-line was able to snuff out any blitz.
Also, I think little to nothing of Greg Williams, so there’s that :-)
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You and a billion Saints fans.
Who apparently all want to fire him.
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Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
No. It's not.
We struggle to get pressure with a basic 4 man rush and even 5 man rush. Our corners aren’t the same quality as they were in 2009, and we’re playing much better competition. As well, the linebackers have taken a step back. He needs to redesign the scheme, but it’s too late now.
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Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
Eventually Gregg will change it...
He’ll have to or else it’ll get worse as injuries mount
"Lord, beer me strength."
What's this?
KC pulling within a field goal.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 5:55 PM CDT reply actions
Chargers with the choke?
It’s possible. It’s funny the Chiefs didn’t have a first down until the 3rd quarter i believe.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Noooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!
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 Sep 25, 2011 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Brees did outplay schaub
His offense actually scored TOUCDOWNS in the endzone
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 5:59 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
True.
but that’s the best offense we will play all year.
Maybe because Drew Brees is a potential HOF QB?
You guys keep comparing Schaub to the best QBs in the league. Compare him to QBs on his rung: Matt Ryan, Josh Freeman, Ben Rapeherberger, and possibly Vick. He looks a lot better when compared to his peers than he does compared to some of the better Quarter backs in the league.
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Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
Yeah.
We were outclassed at qb today. Brees top 5. Shaub somewhere in top 10? Brees went after a weakness in Jackson. Casey was running things. Why did they stop going to him? I don’t know.
Schaub is around #9 or #10
Not up there with them yet
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 Sep 25, 2011 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions
he might be 8
been awhile since I ranked them but he is somewhere between 7-10ish
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
That guy and toolsomething
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Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
oh come on
he said brees outplayed him today, which is true. Thats all.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
How was the Cody vs Mitchell match up this game? I saw a couple of nice plays by Cody.
I do believe he wins this one if Mitchell even played.
Cody had one "real" NT play
And a very nice one, at that. Mitchell was invisible.
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Quite visible getting blown up...
On Ingram’s longest run of the day.
Just my mild opnion since I wasn't paying close attention
Neither really played well. Adequate perhaps at times.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I saw...
JJ and Ninja consistently cheating towards the middle to help stop the run, it hindered the pass rush and allowed for big gains outside more than once,
did I type that outloud? oops.
Ha Eagles defense has let a QB throw 4 TD's on them two weeks in a row.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Janakowski hits a chip shot from 49 yards to put them ahead by 10
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
But?
I thought you were only supposed to go for the field goal when you got in the redzone!
The red zone for Oakland is 40 yards
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 Sep 25, 2011 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
That saved me in the Survival League
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 Sep 25, 2011 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions
C'mon Arizona, I need the 7 points
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
At this point
if the Steeler’s D shows up tonight, I’m walking to a 3-0 record.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I really have nothing against Michael Vick
But god I am so sick of the media just constantly updating us on his situation
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 6:13 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Pittsburgh doesnt have that explosive offense like NO does.
And I think our O can get to the high 20’s against them.
I just hope Kareem Jackson is benched. Or we find someone to replace him. He is absolutely fuckin awful. I do not want to see him man to man at all, or anywhere near Mike Wallace.
IF we can adjust, I think we can beat the Steelers. And GOD, do I hate the fuckin Steelers and their “dynasty” bullshit. If we can drill any team this year I’d like it to be the Steelers.
I fucking hate them.
by YohannDookeyblue on Sep 25, 2011 6:14 PM CDT reply actions
Hmmmmm.
Historically and currently they have a defense tho. Who cares! Well win go Texans!
I'll go 27-17 Texans.
Absurdly early prediction.
Although Pitt’s offense is not to be underestimated.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I don't know why people are sleeping on the Steelers offense
they have some of the fastest receivers in the NFL, i’m sure they will toast Kareem at will.
when I read this I immediately invisioned Ben shrugging off our pass rushers and throwing bombs down the field
MOMMY PLEASE MAKE THE BAD DREAM STOP
The battle for worst off-season investment continues.
Will it be Arizona’s big contract offer to the unproven Kolb? How about Peyton Manning’s lengthy extension that will carry him through his coaching and broadcasting career? Or perhaps Philly’s leap of faith with $100 million to the aging, injury-prone Vick. Only time will tell.
Nah, it's got to be Seattle's paying Tavaris Jackson.
Any money spent on him is a waste.
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by UprootedTexan on Sep 25, 2011 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions
You forgot Chris Johnson's pay day.
Without Britt the spot light is completely focused on him now.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Whupps.
Completely meant to throw him in there.
You're down 10....
You’ll need an onside kick regardless…..
Why go for it on 4th down?
"Lord, beer me strength."
Mario had no sacks, blasemphy
Time to trade him for ASANTE SAMUEL!!!!
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 6:18 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Overturned on review!!!!!
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 Sep 25, 2011 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Oakland for the win.... Yes!!!!!!
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
Just wish!
They still had Jamarcus Russell.
Pete Caroll.
Guess you can buy a win once in a while!
They're a different team at home
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 Sep 25, 2011 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow my live stream of the Raiders game immediately cut to Rodney Harrison
and Tony Dungy talking down the Texans defense. Deservedly so but…
FML.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Dungy is a likable guy
But Rodney Harrison, fuck that guy
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 6:28 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Homers.
Shouldn’t have opinions on national television.
So that would get rid of Dungy, Harrison, Tedy Bruschi....
I like this rule.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Skip Bayless as well.
Never seen a bigger Cowboys/Sooners homer.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Very True
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 Sep 25, 2011 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
That.
Will get you a promotion on espn! Lol!
Man I hope Pittsburgh doesn't fuck up tonight
Because I do not want to face a pissed off Pittsburgh team next week
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 6:27 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
A Colts win would be a bigger shock than the Bills coming back from a 21 point deficit to beat the Pats.
And picking Brady off 4 times along the way.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
Colts win?
Would be abigger shock than keys in an electric socket.
Hopefully,
Well have a pissed off defense.
Well they have every right to be pissed off
by TheDream34 on Sep 25, 2011 6:33 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Ha ha!
You’re sure right. Seeing as they just got pissed on!
They aren't that good to be worried
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Tampa Bay drew the Falcons offsides for the first down
That seals the deal for them
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
Do y'all want a Sunday Night Football thread?
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Probably need it the way this one's going
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 Sep 25, 2011 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Woo hoo!!!!!!
Jumped up to 4th place this week in the Pick’em League with 17 possible points still to earn
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
Thanks for a great week and a great game fellow football fans.
It;s been a great week with you guys. After 32 years I’ve found me an AFL team. GO TEXANS!!
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by KilnBill on Sep 25, 2011 6:43 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
AFC??????????????
My bad
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Football Freudian?
:-)
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Thank you!
tWas a great game. Tx and the Lou best it can be!
Frustrating Loss
Usually I just lurk and read people’s comments because I dont feel like I have much to add but some people need to just breathe. Could we have walked away with a win against a playoff caliber team in their own house? Yes. Did our offense look stellar for most of the game? Yes. Did our defense create turnovers to get our high powered offense the ball back? Yes. However, we were unable to finish the game. Am I concerned about the red zone numbers, matt’s boneheaded INT, steve slaton being on the roster and stealing people’s air? Of course.
All of our mistakes are correctable and we won’t play that caliber of team each week on the road. One big takeaway I got from this game was how important Arian Foster is to this offense. He creates more balance, can catch the ball better out of the backfield, and has better vision than Tate. They are two different runners and are not interchangable. So much for saving salary cap space. I think we need Arian to go from a very good offense to a great offense. We really missed him in the red zone.
by BigJ6607 on Sep 25, 2011 6:49 PM CDT reply actions 8 recs
Sit back and breathe!
Well take it to the steelers at home next week!
Well said
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Rec'd
For newb and
steve slaton being on the roster and stealing people’s air?
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
missing Foster in the red zone
Exactly the cure for turning at least half of those FG’s into TD’s. Foster was great in the red zone last year. Ward is pretty decent close to the goal line. Without either of those two in the line up I guess Kubiak feels like our best chance to get points down there is to pass the ball, and that is apparently only good for a TD about 1 out of every 4 tries or so.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Sunday Night Open Thread
Here.
Feel free to keep the Texans talk in this thread.
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Kub Sucks
Kub is back to pass happy, inept playcalling. He’ll never learn the best defense is a running offense. It’s a shame such a talented team can be led to a loss by bad coaching.
Except our running offense was...
A guy who got winded fast and another guy who can’t see his own linemen.
"Lord, beer me strength."
39 passes and 25 rushes is a guaranteed recipe for a loss against a team like the Saints
by SuperSerial on Sep 25, 2011 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
No Sense in Passing the Ball like Crazy when ahead.
If you are gonna have an unsuccessful drive, at least do it running and burn the clock a bit before you give the ball back to Brees and get scored on. Pass, pass, pick on a drive that burns 30 seconds off the clock is not how you keep a lead.
by SuperSerial on Sep 25, 2011 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Whatever man...
You’re probably the same troll that would say “he runs too much. He should have put a dagger through the heart of the Saints” had Kubes decided to run.
Personally, he made the right call as he always does. The Saints are just a great team especially with KJax on their side.
REDRUM, Peyton Manning... REDRUM
Why do we fall down? So, we can learn to pick ourselves up.
by BRBUSAFTexan on Sep 26, 2011 6:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Well good game and its been fun this week good luck the rest of the year
by mississippisaintsfan on Sep 25, 2011 7:34 PM CDT reply actions
You, too!
Take care.
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rapelessburger fumble
lulz
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
whew... I'm not banned...
the scary part is this could easily be the beginning of a nasty 4-game losing streak. Oakland ain’t nobody’s bitch this year and we can’t stop anyone committed to the run (or pass for that matter). At that point there will be no way to reverse the ‘here we go again’ vibe and if a “consultant” isn’t brought in at 2-4 I will
be surprised.
Watching Kubiak, Benton and Dennison huddled up on the sideline reminded me more of a conversation between Kramer, George and Jerry. Looked like they were discussing the Saint throwbacks instead of gameplanning their next trip inside the 10.
On the positive side of another depressing choke… Casey showed his awesomeness and better start getting 5-7 touches per game. Winston had his best game in a long time. Andre was Andre but why does he never get thrown a friggin’ fade into the endzone… ever. Antonio is playing at an All Pro level. Schaub played well for about 48 minutes.
It's Our Time.... or something...
by bennprince on Sep 25, 2011 9:12 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I don't get where you see 4 losses in a row
If the BESFs can beat Baltimore we can
Pittsburgh’s offense sucks
Oakland is the best team we have upcoming
Mario Williams will have 4 sacks and 1 int by Game 4 of the regular season.
by Barryfromtexas on Sep 25, 2011 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Unfortunately
McFadden has almost 400 yards rushing so far this season.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Sep 25, 2011 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Well I would have to say that while losing is never fun
this may be the best thing for this team/D. Consider the fact that we were up and picked off Bress twice, made some good hits and was able to get some stops. The Offense clearly needs work in the red zone and I am unsure as to why we only rushed 4 against Brees but it gives us a chance to fix our mistakes early rather than late. But we have no Nose tackle worth a damn on the roster and if we don’t get one soon we will have trouble all year against the run. But we had our chances and I think if Arian is in their today we look a lot better.
by Draco on Sep 25, 2011 10:25 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I think the over/under for Texans games should be based on how many times i go through the 5 stages of grief in a game.
These wounds are still fresh so i would recommend a lot of cooling off from everybody.
I know I'm in here late, but....
I gotta say that although I’m disappointed that we list today, I’m not yet reaching for the panic button. I feel lime we have an experienced team that can learn a lot from this game. I have to agree with a few others here and say that this game would have had a different outcome had we had Arian Foster out there, even though I think Tate is a good running back, you just can’t replace a player of Arian’s caliber. I think our D did a pretty good job today, and our offense could have helped them out by not giving the saint’s great field position a couple of times. Next week’s game should be a bit interesting to watch, the Steeler’s o-line seems to be having some trouble, so I’m hoping we can out constant pressure on their qb. Hoping for a W at home next week, that should knock the sour taste out of my mouth that this loss left….
by sebastian_8_8 on Sep 26, 2011 12:34 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Gary Kubiak
need fired now and cut Kareem jackson
Kareem jackson
cut him cut him cut him cut him
by texanjoel211 on Sep 26, 2011 12:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, they should have won....
BUT, how about a ref calling the damn drag down of Dre on the goalline?? anyone? No foul and we’re talking a different outcome right now.
Mario gets Rothlesburgers for lunch next week with the roof open.
Bias man
pure fu**ing bias. I saw that shit as well. And it seems they are out to get Daniel Manning. That poor guy leads with a shoulder and tries to dislodge the ball with his arms like he gets paid to do and those douche refs did it again. They really need to look into a penalty replay for calls like that. You can see Graham move his head down to protect himself. I wouldnt call that “defenseless”.
"Steven Slaton is the epitome of a 1-hit wonder. I curse him before he even touches the ball to pre-empt the bad things he is about to do before he knows he is going to do it." -Myself-
by HolyCrapADecentDefense on Sep 26, 2011 3:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Thank you
I saw the exact same thing. I know we got away with some penalties also, but what about the blow to the head on schaub??
by BruiserTexans on Sep 26, 2011 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions
That wasn't really that bad IMO.
Yes, Schaub was already down and the defender slid into him with his legs (that the play you’re talking about?) but it really wasn’t that bad. I’m still furious about the non-call on Andre. Not only was his jersey grabbed but the safety hit him well before the ball got there. Without that hit and even with the jersey grab I think he catches that ball for TD.
yeah...
Was also talking about the CB that came in and hooked him unde3r the back of his helmet…
And yes, the Dre non-call was BS.
by BruiserTexans on Sep 27, 2011 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
That was all on the same play I believe.
I was not too surprised Schaub was trying to figure out if his head was still attached.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
FUCK. IT.
Let’s just murder those Steelers now. I feel good about that game right now having watched them almost loose against the Colts. We’re coming home with vengeance in our sight.
A guy that likes the texans but live all the way over in Sweden
by Fredrik Nyman on Sep 26, 2011 3:24 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Man i hate...
A. Steve Slaton, WTF is he still doing anywhere near the field. You’d figure Kubes would have recognized his shit effort last year and how it carried into this year as well.
B. Kareem Jackson, his trashtalking in particular after getting bent over the barrel and forced to accept the raping that Lance Moore put all over him in the 2nd half.
C. Redundancy, Over and over inside the red zone, the same thing, we got so far away from the run that Tate didnt know what to do with the ball when it was thrown to him. I thought that was what made us a great “balanced” offense, running the ball. Maybe we should go to that a little more next time.
-alright, now that i am through ranting, let me say this. It was one game and a game of good learning. I am proud of how we responded to Drew Brees onslaught of passes and the ridiculous amounts of blitzs we saw. I think that to play like the best we have to play the best and to come out of these next few games 4-2, i would call that a win. We would have played THE best offense and two of the best defenses in the NFL. I believe that only better prepares us to demolish the little foes later in the season and get ready to play these teams again later. Yes we were beaten but not destroyed all game like last year. The secondary let em throw the 10 yard passes all 4th quarter but we were still in it til the end. I look forward to Wade correcting the shotty defensive play in the 4th quarter and to turn the defense loose again next week. Hopefully he brings more heat than he did this week.
"Steven Slaton is the epitome of a 1-hit wonder. I curse him before he even touches the ball to pre-empt the bad things he is about to do before he knows he is going to do it." -Myself-
by HolyCrapADecentDefense on Sep 26, 2011 3:46 AM CDT reply actions
Is it too soon to cut Slaton & call up Chris Ogbonnaya if Ward & Foster can't go?
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 Sep 26, 2011 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions
3rd downs
The first drive of the 2nd half could have been halted. Just like that with one drive the Saints negated all our stomping in the 1st half. The game winning 4th q drive could have been halted. The 10 yard cushions drive me mad every time.
"Kareem — verb: to be so horrible in coverage that the camera man is forced to zoom out in order to find the defender responsible for whoever just waltzed into the end zone." -Nashmeister
Just watched the final play again
I know I’ll probably get flamed, and this may be nit picky but Schauby should trust other guys than AJ when the defense knows to double/triple/quadruple/whatever cover him. If you watch on the final play, Schaub sees AJ and only AJ. If he slides left, pumps to AJ, and dumps to Casey, he has a 25 yard gain at least. His awareness in crunch-time kills me; it’s either perfect or awful… Ah, well… I still have the faith but geez that felt a bit too predictable to me.
REDRUM, Peyton Manning... REDRUM
Why do we fall down? So, we can learn to pick ourselves up.
Texans are still the best team overall in the South division
I’d be inclined to say Titans if Britt didn’t hurt his knee :(
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 26, 2011 11:13 AM CDT reply actions
Yep
Torn ACL :(
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 26, 2011 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Derp
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 28, 2011 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Kubes horrible time-clock MGMT and play calling
needs to be corrected. On the 2nd to last drive the Texans had (their last TD to Walters), Kubes had about 5 min on the clock to whittle away. I’m glad for the TD, but there was too much time left for Brees to do his thing. How many times have we seen Brees win on the last drive? Kubes should have peppered the drive with runs, and somebody should have coached those receivers to stay in bounds! Did he really think he was gonna stop the Saints on a do or die drive? Schaub’s play was suspect, too. I understand he threw for a lot of yards, but he missed a couple of wide open receivers. There are times when he boots out that he doesn’t lead his receivers well, and at times, alomst gets them killed in cross routes (AJ feels my pain for sure). He gets happy feet in the pocket, and doesn’t have good awareness for the rush. But he played O.K. for the most part. I know Kareem sucked major scrotum, but I think we need a NT fo sho. We’ll see how Cody fares against the Steelers OL.
Swat and swim, dip and rip, twist and spin; just do whacha gotta do to light up that QB.
Tate was hurt
he was suffering from an ankle injury and largely ineffective for the second half, i understood that in the second half,
the first half I felt we shoulda lined up and pounded more instead of out finessing ourselves
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity
Slaton and Tate
Blew a lot of blitz pickups in the red zone causing hurried throws.
Then once tate got injured a little it ruined our playcalling because we could no longer grind out the clock as he was hobbled and ineffective and slaton was just ineffective.
unfortunately we got into a shoot out and some of our weapons werent available.
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity
I'm really optimistic about this team...
even after this very disappointing game. My points:
1 – Offense. I predicted we would win 28-23 or 24 and never thought we would give up 40 even to the Saints. So I was overly optimistic about where our defense is at this point. However, after 3 quarters, we were up 26-17. Not bad against the Saints in NO but we just ran out of gas IMO in the 4th as well as being unprepared for the spread formation the Saints brought against us. We were terrible in the red zone although I don’t think we lose this game to anyone else except maybe the Pats and Packers and possibly couple others. Arian Foster will definitely help although I don’t think Tate will do anything but get better.
2 – Defense. Again, ran out of gas in the 4th and had no answer for Brees. KarJax was horrible in the 4th after being at least mediocre in the first 3 qtrs. Very disappointed on Joseph as well on both of those 2-point conversions. Looked like he was covering air. WTF. Anyway, Saints and Brees are one of the best offenses in the NFL in the past few years and we held them to 17 through 3+ quarters. Not bad for the worst pass defense from last year, if not of all time as well as for a defense still learning a new scheme. Later this year, this defense will not perform this badly at the end of a game against anyone.
3 – Special Teams. I guess we can’t have a return TD every game, although it would be nice. Our coverage was suspect and our returning less than stellar but we didn’t turn the ball over or make other major mistakes so other than Rackers perfection, I don’t special teams played that big a factor in this game.
4 – Coaching. This is what I believe cost us the game. We should have been able to make adjustments in the 4th to better compete against that 5-wide spread offense that killed our defense. We should have had coaches who made our players play tighter on the receivers instead of giving them the cushions they did. I heard both Wade and Gary talking about how our pass defenders needed to have more confidence in themselves and how they shouldn’t have been giving the Saints that much cushion. Well, that’s their job to adjust and they didn’t do it. Kubiak calling all those pass plays when we were up by 9 and then up by 1. Even with no first downs we could have run 2 to 3 times more time off the clock if we had just run, run, run. The coaches lost us this game IMO. But again, coaching lost us this game.
Okay I’m done with my version of venting but as I said in the title I’m very optimistic, still, about the Texans and their chances this year and I think we beat the Steelers this weekend by 10+ at home. Peace!
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