Kubiaks top Priority Sunday: Beat Titans or rest Starters for W-C Playoff game ?

[TexansFanatic]

Originally Posted by El Tejano

What time and date is the game? Does anyone know?

Saturday, January 7th, 2012. Time still to be determined.

[IDEXAN]

Originally Posted by TexansFanatic

Saturday, January 7th, 2012. Time still to be determined.

January 7th, 2012

AFC Wildcard #1 vs AFC Wildcard #4

NFC Wildcard #2 vs NFC Wildcard #3

January 8th, 2012
AFC Wildcard #2 vs AFC Wildcard #3

NFC Wildcard #1 vs NFC Wildcard #4
http://www.nflfootballschedule.org/2...yoff-schedule/
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Based on this info. I'd feel fairly confidant in predicting that the NFL will slot the late game for either @ NY (Giants) or the Cowboys in Arlington because one of those teams will win the NFC East, which will be the #2 NFC Wildcard. Therefor look for the Texans game @ Reliant to be the early Saturday game with a kickoff of probably 'bout 3 PM, EST.

[thunderkyss]

Originally Posted by burro

Not a crisis of leadership, but it's pretty clear that Kubiak doesn't trust T.J. as much as is needed. You don't run the ball on 3rd and 15, 3rd and 8, etc if you trust your QB and when you demonstrate that you don't that sends a message to the rest of the team and perhaps more importantly, the opposing team.

There were four 3rd & long situations where we ran the ball.

One, we ran a draw. Not out of the ordinary.

Two, Tj just got sacked something aweful on the previous down....

Three, at the end of the game, to run the clock down to the 2 minute warning.

I don't know what the other one was, but the three I recall do not say, "no confidence" to me.

[Double Barrel]

You play to win the game, but you play the game to win a championship.

Kubiak & Co. must make a decision for what is best for the team. If that means starting everyone, resting everyone, or a combination of both, then so be it.

I agree with Lucky that this isn't Kubiak's first rodeo, so whatever he decides will ultimately be his perspective of what is best for the team to win a playoff game.

[Rey]

Play the starters a little, play the back ups a little. Starters need game reps and back ups can use this as a learning tool.

[El Tejano]

They are a division opponent. You need to beat them. They wouldn't ease up on you. They would want anyone in their division not in the playoffs. You are the division champs....act like it.

[Norg]

No question i would rest the starters and old vets im not riskin injury to a titan team who is going to be playing like its the AFC championship besides i want to play the titans in the WC round we pretty much know them and thats a plus


i would also give Jake delhomne and Jeff garcia some playing time

hell i dont even activate most of the starters and play the B and C team

[Norg]

Originally Posted by EVOLVIST

Isn't the answer already here? Case closed it looks like:

http://www.houstontexans.com/tv-medi...4-27c85594cd02

thats what the players say the Front office and Kubes might think something different

[Ole Miss Texan]

The honest truth of it is that our starters really need all the practice they can get. If we go into the playoffs playing sloppy and off point, we're going to get killed in the 1st round. This team needs to get fine tuned, enter the playoffs with some momentum, and start playing our best football. We're in no position to "take it easy" and just assume we'll be a great team again next week. We've got problems that have to be fixed.

[EVOLVIST]

Originally Posted by Norg

thats what the players say the Front office and Kubes might think something different

Gary Kubiak says:

(on how he approaches the next game) “Well, we just need to keep going. We prepare like it’s any other game. We understand the situation and what’s going on from a standpoint of going into the playoffs. We got to find a way to fix some of our problems, get ready to play another game this weekend and play better than we’ve been playing in the last two weeks.”



(on if he will approach the game differently with nothing on the line) “No, we’re going to approach this game just like any other game.”

http://www.houstontexans.com/news/ar...f-6261dded1b16

Plus, Kubes comes from the Shanahan school, and ol' Mike didn't like to rest players. See Denver 1998 & 2005.

[Lucky]

Originally Posted by IDEXAN

January 7th, 2012

AFC Wildcard #1 vs AFC Wildcard #4

NFC Wildcard #2 vs NFC Wildcard #3

January 8th, 2012
AFC Wildcard #2 vs AFC Wildcard #3

NFC Wildcard #1 vs NFC Wildcard #4
http://www.nflfootballschedule.org/2...yoff-schedule/
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Based on this info. I'd feel fairly confidant in predicting that the NFL will slot the late game for either @ NY (Giants) or the Cowboys in Arlington because one of those teams will win the NFC East, which will be the #2 NFC Wildcard. Therefor look for the Texans game @ Reliant to be the early Saturday game with a kickoff of probably 'bout 3 PM, EST.

Did you read the disclaimer?

* Please note that the NFL has not released the times for the [COLOR=#0000ff !important][COLOR=#0000FF ! important]playoff [COLOR=#0000FF ! important]games[/color][/color][/color]. For the 7th and 8th, we know that the NFL will alternate which conference starts play each day, but we don’t have a guarantee on which conference will play first on the January 7th, etc. As more information becomes available the article will be revised. If you are making travel plans, please assume the most conservative approach to booking your flight(s) until we know the final game times!

This is not a NFL site. The NFL won't release the schedule until after Sunday's games have determined the playoff game locations.

[PHAROAH]

Play them all let's beat the hell out of the Titans and get some momentum going into the playoffs.

[Norg]

Originally Posted by Lucky

Did you read the disclaimer?


This is not a NFL site. The NFL won't release the schedule until after Sunday's games have determined the playoff game locations.

thats all media talk IMO

[IDEXAN]

Originally Posted by Lucky

Did you read the disclaimer?


This is not a NFL site. The NFL won't release the schedule until after Sunday's games have determined the playoff game locations.

I did not, I missed it. Nevertheless I'm confidant about the Texans game being on Saturday and early Saturday because our game would be the lowest TV draw. Only exception might be if the Jets would be our opponent which might move it out of that lowest TV rankings/revenue spot because it would involve a team from NYC, the biggest TV market of all.

[thunderkyss]

Anyone listen to the Gary Kubiak show? Or the Eric Winston Show?

Everything I've heard sounds like they want to win, & they're going to go at it as if they have to win.

Listen to Ben Tate here.

[Lucky]

Originally Posted by IDEXAN

I did not, I missed it. Nevertheless I'm confidant about the Texans game being on Saturday and early Saturday because our game would be the lowest TV draw.

That might be the case. A Houston-Cincinnati or Houston-Tennessee matchup wouldn't be a ratings winner. But, a Tebow-Pittsburgh matchup on Saturday Night would have the NFL drooling. And would move the Texans to Sunday.

[IDEXAN]

Originally Posted by Lucky

That might be the case. A Houston-Cincinnati or Houston-Tennessee matchup wouldn't be a ratings winner. But, a Tebow-Pittsburgh matchup on Saturday Night would have the NFL drooling. And would move the Texans to Sunday.

Maybe, but does anything on Saturday even including a night game really stack up favorably again a Sunday PM game ratings-wise ?

[Señor Stan]

People need to chill about this game...we got this.

Is it the last game of the season with no playoff implications? You bet it is...and it's KUBIAK TIME baby.

2006 vs. CLE - WIN
2007 vs. JAX - WIN
2008 vs. CHI - WIN
2009 vs. NE - WIN
2010 vs. JAX - WIN

Pushing this record to 6-0!

[KA4Texan]

IMO if you are going to play Yates for the playoffs (obvious we are) you leave him out there the entire game.

Other key starters I say a 2Q game at most to keep the dust off them, other than that. you let the game play out as it will.

Nothing guarenties a W by playing all our guys risking injury as if the game was vital, just as nothing guarenties a L by playing our backups.

Sure, going into POs with 3Ls isn't ideal, but neither is going in with a rookie QB. I would rather risk the 3L streak going in than injuries to anyone else.

As I said before I could see Bud telling the Titans if they don't beat us, hurt us just to kill that much more hope, they are dirty enough.

[thunderkyss]

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