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So, after 6 games we are 3-3, and I'm reading a lot of doom and gloom messages on this board. Let's look at each game and see what we expected vs what we have.
So, in each of the 6 games we've played, we had at least 1 of our 3 best players missing for at least a part of the game. We beat a good Pit team (as we should have), and we lost to very good NO and Bal teams on the road (also as expected). We also lost to an emotionally charged Oakland at home, which sucks.
I still don't see why everyone is ready to ship Schaub out of town. At least half the league would love to have him instead of their QB.
So, even though we're 3-3, I'm still optimistic for the rest of the season. I expect a win at Ten, but even if we lose, I still don't see much of a reason for panic. Maybe I'm just more patient than others...
- vs Indy - expected a win, got a blowout w/o Manning and w/o Foster, everybody's happy, but a somewhat alarming pattern emerged in that game as the Texans scored 0 points in the second half.
- at Miami - expected a win, got a win with Foster being limited.
- at NO - a win would have been nice, but really I expected a loss, which is what we got. Was a little heartbreaking to have a lead late in the game and give it up, but it was against one of the top 3 offences in the league.
- vs Pit - expected a win, but was somewhat nervous about it. Dominated Pit on both sides of the ball, should have won by more than 7 if it weren't for stupid penalties. A very good win vs a good team (they're 4-2 btw)
- vs Oak - expected a win, but lost in a heartbreaking fashion against an emotionally charged team. You could even say, it was "their Superbowl". Lost Mario for the season. No AJ. Bad loss.
- at Bal - expected a loss, got a loss. No Mario, no AJ. Really, I didn't expect anything other than what happened. I was just happy we didn't suffer any more injuries.
So, in each of the 6 games we've played, we had at least 1 of our 3 best players missing for at least a part of the game. We beat a good Pit team (as we should have), and we lost to very good NO and Bal teams on the road (also as expected). We also lost to an emotionally charged Oakland at home, which sucks.
I still don't see why everyone is ready to ship Schaub out of town. At least half the league would love to have him instead of their QB.
So, even though we're 3-3, I'm still optimistic for the rest of the season. I expect a win at Ten, but even if we lose, I still don't see much of a reason for panic. Maybe I'm just more patient than others...