PUT YOUR NAME ON IT: Houston Texans Will Go 9-7

but I don’t see them losing week 17 to the tits. They always play well in meaningless games.

FTW!

We barely lost to them last year and our D looks to be much improved. Hold them to one less TD and VOILA!

In fact if this D hold teams to one less TD on average…..and the offense is as good as last year……we could be really really good.

Betting on a .500 finish or close to is always the realistic expectation for the Kubiak eraTexans. Hopefully this year they can break that trend…hopefully

Actually I like that song… don’t tell anybody. Wait…

Anyway, I see your logic, depressing and firmly grounded in organizational behavior as it may be.

I honestly will be disappointed with less than 10 wins this year and as much as it pains me to say this, will probably just shut up about defending Koobs if they perform in the manner that you describe above. I’ve defended the guy based on a respect for the kind of man I think he is and the fact that I think that his attitude of personal accountability will lead to a quality competitive organization for the long haul. 9-7 at this point is just unacceptable and would indicate to me that we need someone who has a firmer hand.

On that pick-em site I just went with how I thought the teams match up and came up with 12-4 as my prediction. However, tempered by your damnable realism and logical arguments, I don’t realistically expect more than 10-6.

the defense will become nearly as explosive as our offense

watching the limited snaps our defense has had in the preseason, i think there won’t be any learning curve and we will be ready week 1

we could easily go 6-0 in the division, and i don’t think we will lose games we shouldn’t

everything is coming together…this is the start of the Texan’s era!

we don’t lose week 17 and I think we surprise the Steelers.

A lot of what people assume we will see the same old Texans, i.e. Losing close games with dramatic fashion, forcing us to sleep in our water beds filled with the tears spilled over past seasons, etc…

I am hopeful, as I probably have been every stupid year, that we will finally turn the corner and instead of being a under performing talented team missing the playoffs we step up to our full potential and WIN the AFC South, not just become default champions due to sucking the least in the division.

I want us to earn our first playoff appearance, and not from a feeling of “It’s our turn” but rather one of utter divisional domination!

/rant

I would say barring multiple injuries the Texans go 11-5 and win the division (4-2), because no matter how weak the Tits and Jags may be this year and Indy stepping back on many fronts not including QB it seems that division foes always play each other tough…regarding playoffs; either host the jets wild card week-end or in the divisional round and we flog there fargin iceholes shutting them out 20-0!! and then lose in the AFC championship (24-21) to N.E. Pats in a badass back and forth game that comes down to a last second field goal…The Texans become a buzz for there badass defense and “Juggernaut” offense and we go super bowling in February 2013

I’d have it we lost to the Falcons and Swept the Titans with a little momentum heading into the playoffs. But this isn’t madden and i can’t just re-start my system. Which i sold, for Opening Day Tickets.

I say we sweep the Jags, beat the Bucs, and stupidly lose to one of the teams that we shoulda beat…

You heard it here first!

But just so I don’t appear crazy, 13-3. Super Bowl.

Super Bowl? Crazy, you say?

You crazy!

Don’t see us beating the steelers… we’ve had some trouble bringing down normal sized QBs so I think big ben could give us problems. I do see us sweeping the colts and titans, but i think mjd gets us at least once. 5-1, division champs.

I think the defense will continue to improve throughout the season.
A marked increase in forced turnovers will be the key. Give our offense the ball and a little momentum and…we all know what’s possible. I say the defense actually makes the offense better this year. There. I put my name on it.

No logic. No reasoning.

Just because I hope to hell that we win more division games than that.

Also, awesome article. Why don’t you write more again?

9-7. I think we’ll surprise the Saints though, but we’ll lose another game to the jags
shudders from the first game against the jags

Just to be diffrent. Heh heh hehhhh

Here we go:

Colts – W
@ Dolphins – W
@ Saints – L
Steelers – L
Raiders – W
@ Ravens – W (We always win one we shouldn’t. This is it.)
@ Titans – W
Jaguars – W
Browns – W
@ Bucs – L
Bye
@ Jags – L (And here is the one we shouldn’t lose, so it balances out)
Falcons – L
@ Bengals -W
Panthers – W
@ Colts – L (Peyton’s back)
Titans – W

Final Record: 10 – 6, 1st in AFC South. I’ll do a bigger breakdown like this one before the end of the week.

I see comments like, “I can’t see us beating the Steelers.” Or, “losses to the Saints, Ravens and Falcons.” I won’t say there is no way the Texans can beat those teams. I will say that this Texans team is capable of beating ANY team in the NFL. I truly believe that. I will not say that they will beat them all, though. I guess if I had to pick a handful of teams that will give them the hardest test, most are picking the right teams. The Steelers, Ravens, Falcons and Saints are all good teams. But, those teams don’t win all their games either. I think this is the Texans’ year. I think this is the season when they beat their fair share of the teams that are supposed to win most of their games. I am not penciling losses. I say they will win some of those games.

Losses to Saints, Steelers, Ravens, Bucs, Colts.

Division champs! But I don’t expect us to go very deep into the playoffs. 2012 and 2013 are when that will happen.

Division Champs and we make some noise in the playoffs.

Indy – W
Miami – W
Saints – L
Steelers – L
Raiders – W
Ravens – L
Tenn – W
Jags – W
Browns – W
TB – L
Atl – L
Cinn – W
Carolina – W
Colts – L
Tenn – W

Originally posted in the Put Your Name on It Thread
With the new Defense and the short preseason we will still have some modifications to do. We will have a up and down record for the first 5-6 games. Then,I believe by the end of the season this team will be formidable with a strong Offense and a good defense.
The rest of the AFC South is having issues with their teams also. This should make for a wide open division that we should win.

Oh, and J.J. Watt WILL win Defensive Rookie of the Year. Bank on it.

1. We lose game 1
2. Injuries, our depth is pretty lame.

Because I drink. A LOT. And I figure we are owed this much.

If Wade’s defense can average a rank of 12-20 (among all NFL teams) across the major defensive statistics, then this record should be easily achievable.

This all assumes that Teh Schaub stays upright for all 16 games.

11-5
 evreyone has us loosing to the Steeleres we win that game we also beat the Ravens,Panthers,Browns,Bengals,Raiders and I see us beating Indy twice this year yup I said it. We split with Jags and Titans those games are always hard played games. And for the last win it’s either TB or ATL. But JTR you dont have us winning the Miami game what up wit dat? And the answer is no we lose that game, As someone mentioned above we win games we should loose well thats a two way street my friends we also loose games we should win. Miami has never won a game against us that cant last forever and it ends this year. Well thats how I call it.
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with a first round playoff upset win vs the ….. Steelers(or Ravens, whoever doesn’t win the division) at home.

Which is very possible if there are no major injuries. But that is a big if.

So I think 10-6 is more likely. We will beat some teams we “shouldn’t” and lose to some we should beat. That is how it is for all teams.

I think the Texans of old are long gone. I think we easily win the division.

I had us going 12-4 but something in my gut told me the special teams will cost us one game this year. However, I am super stoked to see the brand of Same Ol Texans is starting to fade away. Our offense averages 28-30 points a game, Defense is ranked 10-12 in the league and thats only cause we give up big screens- run plays up the middle. We can hang with who ever we line up against. Our Houston Texans will get tons of love from the national media and ride that high deep into the playoffs. Right fist into left palm as I bow to you all…………………….

SMITHILLIAK has me nailed as being bitten, but I need to see the defense actually excel in a real game before I go too nuts about it. Somebody mentioned above, too, that we aren’t exactly playing a who’s who of QBs this year, not unlike 2009. That’ll help.

Hedging my bets I am.

v. Colts — W: 34-16
@ Dolphins — W: 30-13
@ Saints — W: 36-34
v. Steelers — W: 24-14
v. Raiders — L: 28-24 [let-down game]
@ Ravens — L: 24-21 [after this is where they become all they can be]
@ Titans — W: 30-14
v. Jaguars — W: 42-6
v. Browns – W: 45-20
@ Buccaneers — W: 35-24 [not really close; bucs score late]
@ Jaguars — W: 32-13
v. Falcons — L: 36-34 [defense makes too many mistakes to great team]
@ Bengals — W: 38-3
v. Panthers — W: 45-0
@ Colts — W: 28-21 [if 5head plays; if not then 35-13]
v. Titans — L: 30-10 [all starters resting for playoff run]

I know this is soooooo optimistic its crazy but I truly believe our defense will get better and better as the year progresses and our offense is our offense after all. Good side? I picked Packers to win it all last year! Bad side? I picked Texans to win division and reach playoffs last year; I still think they would have without all of the horrible injuries, specifically Demeco and Connor. I think those hurt us worse than anything and cost us 4 games last year. Without those injuries I truly believe Texans would have been 10-6 and since 1 of the wins would have been over the Jets we would have been in the playoffs. So go Texans and please please please stay healthy and we will go to the AFC Championship game this year.

But with the Texans typically losing games they shouldn’t, I’ll go with my prediction from last year, 10-6. Call me crazy but I strongly feel that no matter how we get in the playoffs or who we’re playing, we will win our first playoff game. Then with the team filled with that momentum and confidence, anything is possible.

19th??? REALLY?!? BEHIND THE BESFs?!?!

And how do we come in SIX spots behind the Chiefs who we beat last year EVEN WITH THE WORST DEFENSE EVER??

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/9/6/2407741/nfl-power-rankings-2011-green-bay-packers

Just to be on the record.

Losses to Saints, Steelers, Ravens, Colts 2nd game, Falcons and one letdown against either the Raiders Jags or Titans.

W vs. Colts – With or without Peyton. Indy’s stars are aging, their offensive line is a mess and they can’t really stop the run. With Peyton, this would still be a close game. Without him, not so much. (1-0)
W @ Dolphins – Some things never change. (2-0)
L @ Saints – Should be an excellent game that really could go either way. (2-1)
W vs. Steelers – If this was on the road I may think differently. As it is, I think this is a favorable match-up which the Texans will be hungry for after a difficult loss the week before. On top of that, I have a bet with a Steelers fan I work with over the outcome of this game, so I kind of have to pick the Texans to win. (3-1)
W vs. Raiders – If the NFL was a track meet I’d pick the Raiders to win it all. As it is, if we can slow down the run game I don’t think the Raiders are good enough anywhere else to do much damage. (4-1)
L @ Ravens – They have some weapons on offense that we’ll struggle with and, even as aged as it is, that defense is still scary. A close game. (4-2)
W @ Titans – That offense just isn’t the least bit potent, with or without Chris Johnson, and the defense has a long way to go. (5-2)
W vs. Jaguars – We’ll split with them, like always. I’d just rather believe we win at home. (6-2)
W vs. Browns – I think Colt McCoy could surprise some people this year, but he doesn’t have any weapons and I’m not a big believe in Peyton Hillis. (7-2)
W @ Buccaneers – I like Josh Freeman, but I think last year with a fluke for the Bucs. Much like the Titans 13-3 season, they benefited from a pretty weak schedule. The Bucs are on their way up, though, and I could easily see them taking this game. (8-2)
L @ Jaguars – See above. (8-3)
L vs. Falcons – My NFC Super Bowl representative (losing to the Pats), that offense is going to be something to see. Between the power running of Michael Turner, still one of the better tight ends in the game in Tony Gonzalez and (in my estimation) the third best receiver in the game in Roddy White, I think we’ll struggle horribly to slow this team down. For good measure (and to piss people off), I’ll predict Dunta to take one to the house too. (8-4)
W @ Bengals – Cincy will be lucky to win two games this year. This won’t be one of them. (9-4)
W vs. Panthers – Newton may be coming into his own here, but the Panthers are still a 4-5 win team. (10-4)
L @ Colts – As I said earlier, some things never change. (10-5)
W @ Titans – Not much to say here. I’d be surprised if Hasselbeck is still healthy at this point, and I am not a believer in Jake Locker at all. (11-5)

So there it is. 11-5 and the AFC South crown. In typical Texans fashion, we’ll lose a game or two we should win (looking at Oakland and Tennessee) and maybe win a game we should lose (though I don’t really see any teams on this schedule that are hands down better). I think our defense may struggle early as they find their groove then start playing well (which, I know, contradicts the way I have the schedule working out). Either way, if the defense can manage to be even top 20, 11 wins is realistic.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need a refill on my kool-aid.

But the Jags cutting Garrard seems like even more good news.

/ducks

Why? Fanpost coming soon

We can not beat the Saints, Steelers and Ravens. Those games are proving grounds. For the first time ever, and I mean EVER, I beat my buddy 19-16 OT, playing Texans VS. Steelers on Madden, sounds strange I know, but I have never been able to beat him with the Texans.

Indy – W
Miami – W
Saints – W (Stunner!)
Steelers – L
Raiders – W
Ravens – L
Tenn – W
Jags – W
Browns – W
TB – W
Atl – L
Cinn – W
Carolina – W
Colts – L (Peyton in full form puts us through the ringer)
Tenn – L (We make the playoffs so we rest starters)

The cynicism is strong in this crowd; realistically, as opposed to well-warranted pessimism, this looks like a 10-11 win team. The heart says the Texans will find a way to fuck that up, the mind says fuck that, this is a good team.

The Dolts are going down like the Titanic, the BESF are rebuilding and the Jags just dumped their starting QB. There is no reason we dont win the AFC South. For the first time there isnt a team on our schdl that we cant beat, with that said we will lose some we should win and win some that we should lose. As many bad bounces as we have had over the years I feel this year some will go our way. 11-5 AFC South Champs and atleast 1 playoff win.

Do I get banned immediately?

Now that Garrard is out of Jax. We should not lose to the Jags or Ten and i say one loss to the Colts. It would be a huge let down to not win the conference ecspecially if Manning is out the 1st game.

 I am flying in from Cali to watch our boys play. I can’t Frikin wait. Go Texans! Looking forward to some good ol BBQ

The only really tough games are Saints Steelers Ravens TB Atl. If we win at least of those and split all the divisional games we will go 9-7. This does not seem all that farfetched but considering that it is a very strong possibility to garner more wins in the division I say 10-6 at the very least.

Colts – W
@ Dolphins – W
@ Saints – W
Steelers – L
Raiders – W
@ Ravens – L
@ Titans – W
Jaguars – W
Browns – W
@ Bucs – W
Bye
@ Jags – L
Falcons – L
@ Bengals -W
Panthers – W
@ Colts – L (Peyton’s back)
Titans – W
11-5!
The two “surprise wins” I put were the Saints and the Bucs. I dont really buy the bucs being an Elite team they are way too young. And the Saints, I just want to gloat over all the Saints fans I know.
If the Texans dont show they can at least hang with the best, they shouldnt even be in the playoffs.

This is from Don Banks 20 predictions for this season.

1. Whether the roof’s open or not at Reliant Stadium, the sky will officially fall in Houston next Monday if the Texans can’t beat a Peyton Manning-less Colts team at home in Week 1. If No. 18 does indeed miss the first regular season game of his 14-year NFL career, there would never be a bigger, more pressurized must-win in league history than the one Houston would face on Sunday. Let the gray-bearded Kerry Collins and Co. come in and embarrass the home team, and Gary Kubiak’s Texans may never recover.

16. The Lions will end the NFC’s longest current playoff drought, making the playoffs for the first time since 1999. The Bills will increase the AFC’s longest current playoff drought, missing the playoffs for the 12th time since 1999. The Texans, who have never made the playoffs since joining the league in 2002, will need to win at home against Tennessee in Week 17 to clinch a berth, but fall short for a 10th straight year. Texans owner Bob McNair will give Kubiak an immediate vote of confidence.

I am sure stuff like this is being put up on the hallway billboard to remind the players what the rest of the national media thinks about this team. It sickens me that we get no respect for the team we have built this off season.

I am no homer but as i predicted above I can see us at 10 wins – 6 losses +/-1 game and winning the division for the first time. Screw the national media!

Cheers & Semper Fi

Win a game we’re not supposed to… (ie: Saints, Steelers, Ravens, Falcons)

Lose two games we’re supposed to win…(Any other non-conference game)

Go 5-1 in conference (losing a meaningless week 17 game against the tits)

Losses to NO and Baltimore. Home field throughout the playoffs.

Because we can.