Week 5 Power Rankings - Houston Texans Message Board & Forum

The Pencil Neck · 10-03-2007

Well, obviously, we've dropped a bit. Losing to the Falcons hurt.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerr...on=2007&week=5
ESPN has us at 17, which is fine except that we're behind the Panthers? How do they figure that?

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com..._Rankings.html
Cold, Hard Facts still has us at 12, which is surprising and probably a little high at this point.

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...lay_Index.html
We're still 7th in their Big Play Index.

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teameff.php
We're 13th in Team Efficiency, but that's primarily because the strength of our Special Teams.

**Texans_Chick** · 10-04-2007

The interesting Beatpaths website has the Texans at #10.

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Houston loses their beatwin over Carolina, but their previous win over Kansas City is starting to look better.

threetoedpete · 10-04-2007

Hard facts must be closet Farve fans. McKinney is out and Flannagan is in. It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure where this is heading.

**Andrew6** · 10-04-2007

well i guess the good thing is we didn't drop to 32nd after the loss to ATL

**Hagar** · 10-04-2007

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There were so many players accepting blame for the Texans' surprising loss to Atlanta that an apology intervention was needed in the locker room. Don't these guys know it's a lot more fun for us when they point fingers and blame others when things go bad?

I don't think were a playoff team yet, but proves were headed in the right direction.

Sideline · 10-04-2007

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Originally Posted by The Pencil Neck

ESPN has us at 17, which is fine except that we're behind the Panthers? How do they figure that?

We lost to the Falcons, we beat the Panthers, but the Panthers beat the Falcons. Just a matter of opinion I reckon.

Always fun to read and I often do, but at this stage the power rankings are meaningless to us, we know how good our team is, who cares about the media.

The Pencil Neck · 10-04-2007

Cold Hard Facts has updated:
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...Hog_Index.html
13th on the Offensive Hog index. Our problem is our yards per attempt. We're ranked 8th in Negative Pass Play percentage and 8th in 3rd down percentage. But we're ranked 27th in yards per attempt on rushing plays.

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...Hog_Index.html
We're 18th on the Defensive Hog index. Our YPA here is good, we're ranked 3rd. But we're 21st in Negative Pass Play percentage and 26th in 3rd down percentage. We've got to force more bad passes and we've got to get people off the field on 3rd down. Duh.

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...ssing_YPA.html
We RULE in YPA. We're ranked 6th. That rawks.

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...er_Rating.html
23rd. We're making bad QB's look good. We've got to improve our passing defense. I'm not going to jump on Petey for this. Smith has to come up with schemes that work. Our defense is supposed to be a strength and after the first quarter of the season, it isn't.

**ObsiWan** · 10-04-2007

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerr...on=2007&week=5
ESPN has us at 17, which is fine except that we're behind the Panthers? How do they figure that?

The Panthers have David Carr. They MUST be better.

**Vinny** · 10-04-2007

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Originally Posted by Sideline

We lost to the Falcons, we beat the Panthers, but the Panthers beat the Falcons. Just a matter of opinion I reckon.

Always fun to read and I often do, but at this stage the power rankings are meaningless to us, we know how good our team is, who cares about the media.

I agree...Most teams are pretty even....rankings are arbitrary and eye of the beholder stuff. I kinda see us as a middle of the pack team with some huge holes in the roster and without the quality depth you find in most playoff teams.

**ObsiWan** · 10-04-2007

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Originally Posted by Vinny

I agree...Most teams are pretty even....rankings are arbitrary and eye of the beholder stuff. I kinda see us as a middle of the pack team with some huge holes in the roster and without the quality depth you find in most playoff teams.

In our current state, bereft of our main weapons, I'll agree totally. We're middle of the pack - probably in the 18-22 area. But with all our weapons, I think we are 12-15. Our secondary keeps us out of the top ten.

**drewmar74** · 10-05-2007

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/powerRankings

Fox has us at number 13, down two spots from number 11.

"With Ahman Green, Andre Johnson, and Jacoby Jones out, the Texans offense wasn't supposed to have any life on Sunday. Even without his go-to playmakers, though, quarterback Matt Schaub continued to put up big numbers, going 28-for-40 for 317 yards, including a beautiful 35-yard touchdown pass to Andre Davis in the first quarter. Alas, it wasn't enough, as Schaub's former team came out on top in Atlanta. The Texans had their chances, only to squander them in the final minutes of the game. The Texans are now 2-2, with the winless Dolphins coming to town next week."

10-04-2007	#3
threetoedpete Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2004 Location: Katy, Texas Age: 57 Posts: 6,644 Rep Power: 141	Re: Week 5 Power Rankings Hard facts must be closet Farve fans. McKinney is out and Flannagan is in. It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure where this is heading. __________________ "Everybody understands that the only way we're going to do it is by extremely hard work."

10-04-2007	#4
Andrew6 Site Contributor Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: League City Age: 32 Posts: 3,092 Rep Power: 4660	Re: Week 5 Power Rankings well i guess the good thing is we didn't drop to 32nd after the loss to ATL __________________ Daily Thought: SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKYS. NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.

10-04-2007	#7
The Pencil Neck Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 51 Posts: 14,432 Rep Power: 45735	Re: Week 5 Power Rankings Cold Hard Facts has updated: http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...Hog_Index.html 13th on the Offensive Hog index. Our problem is our yards per attempt. We're ranked 8th in Negative Pass Play percentage and 8th in 3rd down percentage. But we're ranked 27th in yards per attempt on rushing plays. http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...Hog_Index.html We're 18th on the Defensive Hog index. Our YPA here is good, we're ranked 3rd. But we're 21st in Negative Pass Play percentage and 26th in 3rd down percentage. We've got to force more bad passes and we've got to get people off the field on 3rd down. Duh. http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...ssing_YPA.html We RULE in YPA. We're ranked 6th. That rawks. http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...er_Rating.html 23rd. We're making bad QB's look good. We've got to improve our passing defense. I'm not going to jump on Petey for this. Smith has to come up with schemes that work. Our defense is supposed to be a strength and after the first quarter of the season, it isn't. __________________ Adoptee: #55 - Chris Myers.

10-05-2007	#11
drewmar74 disgruntled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bayou Country Age: 38 Posts: 4,838 Rep Power: 1183	Re: Week 5 Power Rankings http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/powerRankings Fox has us at number 13, down two spots from number 11. "With Ahman Green, Andre Johnson, and Jacoby Jones out, the Texans offense wasn't supposed to have any life on Sunday. Even without his go-to playmakers, though, quarterback Matt Schaub continued to put up big numbers, going 28-for-40 for 317 yards, including a beautiful 35-yard touchdown pass to Andre Davis in the first quarter. Alas, it wasn't enough, as Schaub's former team came out on top in Atlanta. The Texans had their chances, only to squander them in the final minutes of the game. The Texans are now 2-2, with the winless Dolphins coming to town next week." __________________ The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results - Albert Einstein

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10-03-2007	#1
The Pencil Neck Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 51 Posts: 14,432 Rep Power: 45735	Week 5 Power Rankings Well, obviously, we've dropped a bit. Losing to the Falcons hurt. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/powerr...on=2007&week=5 ESPN has us at 17, which is fine except that we're behind the Panthers? How do they figure that? http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com..._Rankings.html Cold, Hard Facts still has us at 12, which is surprising and probably a little high at this point. http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...lay_Index.html We're still 7th in their Big Play Index. http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teameff.php We're 13th in Team Efficiency, but that's primarily because the strength of our Special Teams. __________________ Adoptee: #55 - Chris Myers.

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