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Game 10...After The Bye...Washington Redskins!
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Seegara
Guitar Picker, Dog Lover, Woodworker
I'm not a fan of any OT rules, even collegiate, which is the most equitable. Let there be ties. In the playoffs, let ties go into the record books as such. Decide which team advances by opening an envelope for that game if necessary, its contents undisclosed until the game is over, so that neither team can focus during the game on the telling factor, such as red zone penetrations, for example. If the final playoff game is a tie, let there be SB co-champs.
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Thorn
Dirty Old Man
Bernie Sanders? Is that you?
Gotta have the horses, they've really missed Gronk this yr.
Want to bet that if Gronk is healthy and these 2 teams meet in the playoffs the Pats win?
Speedy
Former Yeller Dweller
Or NFL teams can beat other NFL teams on any given Sunday.
Seegara
Guitar Picker, Dog Lover, Woodworker
What made you think of that Commie SOB?
TheMatrix31
Hall of Fame
Alex Smith usually does well against us.
JamTex
Hall Of Fame Texans Fan!
Foreman and Coutee look to be ready to come back soon. They will be a boost to the offense in big ways when they do come back. If both are ready that would be good, but I don't think either would be really needed in this game and another week of practice and getting healthy would be best. Either Coutee or Foreman could really help in the Tennessee game next weekend and that would be a better target for both of them or if it's not yet time for Foreman to come back at least Coutee could come back and make a real impact. Having them both back for the final part of the season will be a huge plus and add that much more depth and fire power to the offense and give Watson even more dangerous weapons to rely on.
I'll believe Foreman/Coutee will be back this season when I see them suit up and take game snaps.
The Texans' med staff doesn't give me the warm fuzzies.
And O'Brien saying they're "trending up" is just coach-speak for "last time I saw them they were still breathing"
I'll believe Foreman/Coutee will be back this season when I see them suit up and take game snaps.
The Texans' med staff doesn't give me the warm fuzzies.
And O'Brien saying they're "trending up" is just coach-speak for "last time I saw them they were still breathing"
They need to sign Anderson and give up on the dream of Foreman ever being a productive NFL RB.
Coutee needs to sit out until he's fully healthy. (Playoffs is where he will be needed most.)
Texansballer74
The Marine
“I remember the day like yesterday,” Swearinger said. “We had a walkthough, a regular walk-through and O’Brien called the whole walk-through off and said he wanted to talk to me and all the defensive coaches.
That was shocking to me, because I didn’t know what the deal was and he came to me basically telling me that he was going to bench me, that don’t work, cut me, that don’t work.
“I felt totally disrespected by the conversation, you know, he yelled at me in my face for about a minute in front of all the defensive coaches and I sort of lost a lot of respect for the DB coach at the time and O’Brien because of how that situation went.”
After Swearinger was waived in Houston he was picked up by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but felt O’Brien had warned Bucs Coach Lovie Smith about him, keeping him from getting a decent chance in Tampa Bay. He appeared in just seven games before being released and eventually picked up by the Cardinals.
“I think when I went to Tampa, they judged me,” Swearinger said. “I remember that first interview I had with Lovie Smith, he basically had a report from Houston — asking me about all types of things and I was like ‘Wow, they said all of this about me?’ And I was kind of shocked.”
On Tuesday, O’Brien praised Swearinger in a conference call with Washington media, saying the safety is “doing a great job, he’s got excellent ball skills, good tackler, tough, competitive guy.” He added that Swearinger probably had a tough time adjusting to Kubiak’s departure, but called it something “every player goes though.”
When asked about Swearinger’s allegation that he had given a bad report on Swearinger to Smith, O’Brien was silent for a moment.
“I don’t really know what D.J.’s talking about,” O’Brien said.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wa...ger-still-carries-grudge-against-bill-obrien/
That was shocking to me, because I didn’t know what the deal was and he came to me basically telling me that he was going to bench me, that don’t work, cut me, that don’t work.
“I felt totally disrespected by the conversation, you know, he yelled at me in my face for about a minute in front of all the defensive coaches and I sort of lost a lot of respect for the DB coach at the time and O’Brien because of how that situation went.”
After Swearinger was waived in Houston he was picked up by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but felt O’Brien had warned Bucs Coach Lovie Smith about him, keeping him from getting a decent chance in Tampa Bay. He appeared in just seven games before being released and eventually picked up by the Cardinals.
“I think when I went to Tampa, they judged me,” Swearinger said. “I remember that first interview I had with Lovie Smith, he basically had a report from Houston — asking me about all types of things and I was like ‘Wow, they said all of this about me?’ And I was kind of shocked.”
On Tuesday, O’Brien praised Swearinger in a conference call with Washington media, saying the safety is “doing a great job, he’s got excellent ball skills, good tackler, tough, competitive guy.” He added that Swearinger probably had a tough time adjusting to Kubiak’s departure, but called it something “every player goes though.”
When asked about Swearinger’s allegation that he had given a bad report on Swearinger to Smith, O’Brien was silent for a moment.
“I don’t really know what D.J.’s talking about,” O’Brien said.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wa...ger-still-carries-grudge-against-bill-obrien/
Fixed it for ya.
...now Blue is nothing special but does do his job.
Anderson needs to bring more than that or why change?
BOBdaFRAUD
Waterboy
DJ got cut cause he stunk then. He did not know where to line up or his responsibility most of the time. He was just looking for the big hits then.
Now he got good, playing safety better and still looking for the big hits.
Now he got good, playing safety better and still looking for the big hits.
Definitely an implicit prediction the Texans will be in the P/Os. Awright, hope you are right.
ATXtexanfan
Hall of Fame
Would be nice for the texans to go into a division leaders house and rough them up
Just sayin.....
Just sayin.....
Really, after a bye week ? Texans got no reason to come out flat Sunday and play poorly.Now this is a trap game.
TexansFan15
All Pro
I think the Texans will come out on top. With a week of rest and the fact that Washington lost some of their starting OL, the defense will come out strong.
Texans 31 - Redskins 14
4 Sacks
1 Int
Hopkins, DT, and J. Thomas come away with TDs
Texans 31 - Redskins 14
4 Sacks
1 Int
Hopkins, DT, and J. Thomas come away with TDs
austins23
Hall of Fame
Doesn't Blue have his roster spot locked down at least this year because of his special teams.
Now this is a trap game.
I can see this as a trap game too. It's a game the Texans should win but it's one of those games where I can see the Texans coming out flat and getting behind early and then things just spiraling out of control. We'll see if BOB has them ready after the bye week!
TheRealJoker
Hall of Fame
They had no reason to play as poorly as they did the first three games of the season either...
DanielTx
Chosen one
Half the starters was coming back from injury and barley played in the preseason. This resulted in rust and not to mention the horrible coach mistakes like giving up a fake punt td to Tennessee. Besides Rc, the coaches were horrible
dream_team
Hall of Fame
So we were rusty, but the other teams were more prepared and ready? Sounds like a problem.
Agreed
Most importantly Watson was coming off of ACL and it took him a while to regain his form.
I don't see how. Do you think they'll look past Washington at the Titans?Now this is a trap game.
I don't see them looking past a team that's leading their division.
....or maybe you mean it's a trap game for the Redskins; i.e., they could be looking past us at Dallas...??
you make a good point.
sooooo IF they sign Anderson then someone else is released...
austins23
Hall of Fame
This is what I'm thinking and why they won't sign Anderson, maybe.
My favorite drive was the in Cincy that TJ Yates led the Texas to their first ever playoff berth in 2011.
My favorite Texans win will ALWAYS be the embarrassing win at Heinz field against the Steelers in 2002. An expansion team went into Heinz field and only needed 47 yards of total offense to spank the playoff bound Steelers on their OWN turf to the tune of 24-6.
My favorite Texans win will ALWAYS be the embarrassing win at Heinz field against the Steelers in 2002. An expansion team went into Heinz field and only needed 47 yards of total offense to spank the playoff bound Steelers on their OWN turf to the tune of 24-6.
Aaron Glenn was the man.
beerlover
Hall of Fame
Washington is a wounded animal, backed into a corner trying to stay in 1st place and not getting any respect, underdogs at home.
Texans are rested, on a six game winning streak, favored on the road and teams are 2-2 all time head to head.
Just hope Texans can regain momentum they had before break
They had a new (basically a rookie) LT, a new LG, a new RG, & a new RT.
Five offensive linemen who never played a real game together. Plus a "rookie" QB coming off a major injury.
But other than that... no reason.
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
He refused to play STs........because "I'm a 2nd round pic," he refused to play LB in special packages, he had an alarm clock the functioned worse than Mallet's, and he pulled back ready to punch one of the Texans position coaches when he didn't like what he said. And I don't believe for a minute that O'Brien did not qualify "You're going to be of the League in 3 years" with "if you don't get your act together........" O'Brien defended Swearing in the media after some of his more than "controversial" hits..........even when they were indefensible. Actually, if anything, Swearinger should be thanking O'Brien for knocking him off his Hell-bent road to destruction.
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
You might want to think about this eerie stat..........through 10 weeks, the Redskins are the only team in the NFL that has yet to experience a lead change...........the Redskins have not won a game in which they were ever behind..................and they have not lost a game in which they were ever ahead.
Speedy
Former Yeller Dweller
Now this is a trap game.
A trap game for who? If anybody it's a trap for the Redskins. They got the tough win on the road against the Bucs after getting blown out by Atlanta, and they've got Thanksgiving Day football in Arlington 4 days later.
The only thing going against the Texans in that regard is trying to extend a winning streak to 7 in a row. Those things do end eventually. And yeah, they have a big division matchup coming up next as well, but they've at least got until Monday night to worry about it.
texanhead08
All Pro
I don't know if we are good based on these wins against lesser teams and I know nothing about the Redskins because I can't remember the last time I watched one of their games.
Good is a relative term. Are we good,no. Are we on a par with the Saints or Rams or Chiefs? I would say no. But the Texans are on a par with the Bears, Redskins and Steelers? Yes, imho. Texans are in the playoff hunt for what it's worth
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NitroGSXR
Super Sic #58
Shishkabob
All Pro
To me it comes down to he we end up playing. I don't see us being able to get a first round bye even though it's possible. I think we can beat the Bengals, the Chargers who we would currently face worries me, very underrated team this year. And as crazy as it might sound I might want to face the Patriots in the divisional round over someone like the Chiefs, we went blow for blow with them last year, and it could have been a similar game this year if we didn't keep shooting ourselves in the foot.
Thorn
Dirty Old Man
The Patriots aren't who they used to be, they are in decline which will get worse when Brady retires.
The best thing with "I proved that guy(coach, teacher, family member) wrong" dude is way that student/athlete/kid shows the person that they were wrong is by doing many, if not most of the things that were suggested in the first place...life is funny that way...
dream_team
Hall of Fame
Once in the playoffs, anything can happen. I've seen some crazy things in my lifetime. Just get in the playoffs and hope luck is on our side.
JamTex
Hall Of Fame Texans Fan!
In order to get to the playoffs the team has to win games first. This is the first of 7 more games. 1 game at a time. It's not time to get ahead of ourselves. This weekend, it's the Texans against the Redskins. Can we concentrate on this game?
JamTex
Hall Of Fame Texans Fan!
We're not playing the Bengals, Chargers or even the Patriots this week. We're playing the Washington Redskins. It's not time to talk about the playoffs until we clinch a spot. Even then, it'll still be about the up coming game. Let's get this win first, then we'll talk about next week's game afterwards and so on and so forth. 1 game at a time guys.
JamTex
Hall Of Fame Texans Fan!
So the Texans need to start fast and score first. Then they can keep this eerie stat going and leave our nation's capital with a big win.
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
If the Texans beat the Redskins, they will become only the second team in NFL history to win 7 straight games after an 0-3 start. The first to do so was the 1925 Giants.
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
Aaron Wilson@AaronWilson_NFL 4h4 hours ago
By all accounts, D.J. Swearinger has matured and made major strides as a player. When he was a Texan, though, NFL source characterized him as extremely difficult to deal with and not a very good player or teammate. Opinions on him run the gamut, but playing at Pro Bowl level now
Whitney Mercilus: “Swagg, he’s doing well now, We can’t be more proud. His time was short here. He did a great job, but unfortunately for him with the franchise, it didn’t shake out. He had to go through his journey. He’s doing a stellar job for the Redskins right now.'
By all accounts, D.J. Swearinger has matured and made major strides as a player. When he was a Texan, though, NFL source characterized him as extremely difficult to deal with and not a very good player or teammate. Opinions on him run the gamut, but playing at Pro Bowl level now
Whitney Mercilus: “Swagg, he’s doing well now, We can’t be more proud. His time was short here. He did a great job, but unfortunately for him with the franchise, it didn’t shake out. He had to go through his journey. He’s doing a stellar job for the Redskins right now.'