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defense names?

One of the Texan players was asked about a nickname last year and he said, that amongst themselves, they already had one. It was "The Rock" if I remember correctly. I think that it was in reference to that picture of a mountain that Smith had posted in the clubhouse. I never heard anything more about it.
 
I agree with all the posts that say you can't just name one.

However, in the spirit of the thread, and because I am giddy this week, I nominate "The Running of the Bulls".

:d:
 
Where is this "rule" that says fans can't name teams? :um:

Teams don't do it. The media does. So why do we place them on a pedestal to name our team?

I don't need some talking head who is not a fan of this team coming up with some goofy nic, especially if it's a bozo like Berman.

There's no rule. We have the right as much as anyone to offer suggestions.

JMO!
 
IMHO, I think we should wait til at least week 4-5 to see what the identity of the D is..Right now they beat a bad team and an overrated team, lets see what they do vs. the Colts then see how they do vs. Atlanta. As good as some names are, 2 weeks in is too soon and will leave them/us open for laughs if it goes south.
Think of them and have them ready, cuz after the Falcons game, then it will be the time to name them....
 
You get the horn defense .


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I don't know about the whole D.
But for the D-front, bring on the Bust Brothers, Boom Boom Busting Bulls. :wild:
 
Twitch-Houston said:
Looks like McClain has picked his favorite and is trying to make it stick.

With Matt Schaub at quarterback and their Raging Bulls defense improving every week, the Texans have a plus-four sack differential. They also are plus-four in turnover ratio.
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Good read too.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5146976.html
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Unfortunately, it's also the name of a semi-pro team.

I agree that we let us come to us...but I'm skeptical if our local sportswriters have in it them to give our D a cool name.
 
Welcome to the concrete jungle,
got snakes, got bears, got lions, no muzzle...
 
real said:
How about: the bruise brothers
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I like it - but how about the Bruise Crew - it's cool when the whole stadium starts yelling BRUUUUUUUUUUUUZZZ CREWWWWWWWWW - like during the astros announcing Jose Cruuuuuuuuuuuuzzz.

:texflag:

PS - I'm really not for coming up with a name, as I think over time, the defense will create it's own identity, but I certainly don't like the idea of a sportswriter trying to force down a name on everyone. He's referring to it in his articles, and on the radio the other day he said that was the new given name...
 
michaelm said:
That name has about as much relevance as naming it The Great Wall of China Defense...
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whatever dude^, it is very relevant. Dept. of Defense with texans logo and mwilliams pic on it too. You act like I suggested Mary Kay Cosmetics Company:texflag:


Homeland Defense - Nickname for the New England Patriots defense during their runs to Super Bowl XXXVIII and XXXIX
ie Homeland security--
 
I think all of the garbage about not picking a nickname is stupid. . . How do you think the nickname is made....SOMEONE COMES UP WITH IT! It doesn't just get dropped off by a freaking stork and placed on a banner that is then shown on Sports Center!

Get real people. . . Someone, a fan, a media member, a player, your mom, SOMEONE, comes up with the name and then it is circulated out.

And please, save those "nickname rules" that are being thrown around, this is football, not court, and no one is going to get a ticket here for breaking the rules. . . Keep the nicknames coming, if one is good, who knows what could happen!

Of course, if you don't agree with this post, then just pray to the football gods, and maybe they'll bring us a perfect nickname written on a pretty banner! :d: :d:
 
Hervoyel said:
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO NAME THE DEFENSE

I repeat,

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO NAME THE DEFENSE

The defense will aquire a name when the time is right. It will come from "nowhere" and it will fit them perfectly. Nobody will remember who coined the phrase once it's been established and several people will claim to have invented it. All of them will be asshats and none of them will be the person who really invented it.

Ignore this advice at your peril. The football gods are not kind of those who attempt to name a defense prematurely.
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EXACTLY.

John McClain in his blog said he thought the defense needed a name and that he was fond of "Raging Bulls Defense." And then he wrote a column about it.

Though I do want the head of Peyton Manning on a stick, I am not thinking it is terribly wise to name a young defense after week 2 and before week before they play the Colts.

There is recent football gods precedent. Last nick name I recal McClain making up was "Big Nasty" and that didn't work out too well.

Quick, everyone, you must try to appease the football gods by doing your favorite dance, shuffle or jig.

:splits: :specnatz: :sbad::taz::disco: :texans chick:
 
TEXANS4MARIO said:
Defense Department: the following logo, with texans logo in place of the eagle:fans: :d: :d: :d: :d:


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don't forget where you heard it.

any photochoppers to make the logo?
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I like it, they could be called DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, and the whole stadium could chant


D - O - D... D - O - D...
 
How about Blue Collar D?

There is nothing fancy about our scheme or our D coaches. All they do is work hard, grind it out, and make stuff happen any way they can.
 
Hervoyel said:
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO NAME THE DEFENSE

I repeat,

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO NAME THE DEFENSE

The defense will aquire a name when the time is right. It will come from "nowhere" and it will fit them perfectly. Nobody will remember who coined the phrase once it's been established and several people will claim to have invented it. All of them will be asshats and none of them will be the person who really invented it.

Ignore this advice at your peril. The football gods are not kind of those who attempt to name a defense prematurely.
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no worrys mate we're only "Overreaction Nation" venting a "Sense of Powerlessness" by association :fans:
 
Hmmm......

Red, White,& Blue People Eaters?
Space Age Aluminum Curtain?
Fearsome Foursome + DeMeco?
Doomsday Squared?
Red Crush?
Monsters of the Bayou-Way?

or are these too close to others?
 
HERVOYEL is RIGHT

secondly to all of you PLEASE PLEASE don't use John McLAME's favorite movie as a defensive name, man hates on the Texans more than Cowbabies fans.


GREAT DEFENSES WILL BE NAMED BUT NOT BY FANS

Purple People Eaters; No-Name Defense; Fearsome Foursome; Doomsday, Steel Curtain

Texans Defense # 9 and climbing, let's let the hype-meisters name it...they did rest I mentioned:fans:
 
TexansSB07 said:
GREAT DEFENSES WILL BE NAMED BUT NOT BY FANS
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Wrong.

The 1985 Chicago Bears Defense "The Junkyard Dog Defense"

The l985 Chicago Bears defense, led my Defensive Coordinator Buddy Ryan, was arguably the most dominant defense ever, at least for one season. The name evolved when Dave Duerson and Otis Wilson barked at some rude Dallas Cowboy fans. Loyal Bear fans started to bark like the two Bears had, at each of the Bears' games. The barking sounded like a junkyard dog and the nickname was born. - Source
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Most defensive nics are named BY THE PLAYERS, not the media. Waiting for The Walrus to steal someone else's name to apply to our team seems like a passive way to go about things. The last thing our defense is right now is passive, and we fans should follow their lead (especially at home games!).

Anyway, don't let an atheist tell you about "football gods". :shades: they don't exist!
 
TEXANS4MARIO said:
whatever dude^, it is very relevant. Dept. of Defense with texans logo and mwilliams pic on it too. You act like I suggested Mary Kay Cosmetics Company:texflag:
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What I was saying is that there's no inherent connection between Houston OR The Texans and the Department of Defense...
 
Texans Pride said:
I think all of the garbage about not picking a nickname is stupid. . . How do you think the nickname is made....SOMEONE COMES UP WITH IT! It doesn't just get dropped off by a freaking stork and placed on a banner that is then shown on Sports Center!

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TEXANS4MARIO said:
Defense Department: the following logo, with texans logo in place of the eagle:fans

dod-large.png


don't forget where you heard it.

any photochoppers to make the logo?
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Texans Pride said:
I'm not 100% sold on the D O D, but the name, and the logo rock! You've got me sold. . . I only hope the football gods will not be mean to us lol
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thanks, great job on the photchopped logo:splits:
I was really perplexed when I was ridiculed for that NOT being relevant :cowboy1: :cowboy1:
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"The Department of Defense" would work for Washington (seat of government and home to the Pentagon) but not for Houston.

I can't believe I read this:

Double barrell said:
Anyway, don't let an atheist tell you about "football gods". :shades: they don't exist!
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The football gods (little"g" there) do in fact exist and my being an atheist is not (despite appearances) a contradiction of that statement. The football gods are real and widely believed in. Do a search in Google for "The football gods" and you will return approximately 2,200,000 hits.

Many believe that the football gods are descended from the Olympians or possibly from some other ancient pantheon of beings. I do not believe that.

I personally believe that the football gods are composed of the ghosts of the "great ones" from footballs past and governed by the incarnation of "Fate". I believe that they roam the land in a well outfitted recreational vehicle that serves as a kind of tailgating "Flying Dutchman". I believe that they tailgate every day of the week (because every day of the week for them is Sunday) and I believe that in the afterlife their injuries are healed, their minds are clear, and they pay attention to everything associated with NFL football.

More than anything I believe that they get pissed off when people violate their rules which fall somewhere between the 10 Commandments and the Miller Beer Man-Laws in seriousness.

Naming a defense that's been kicking butt for two whole games is a violation of the rules. NO, last season does not count. It doesn't count because it was not recognized until after the fact. Consider it our defenses "formative years". Note that nobody ever throws out the 1984 Bears defense in a conversation.

Don't worry DB, John McClain can't get away with violating the football gods rules either and yes, FANS can name the defense as can sports writers and players. There are no rules regarding where the name comes from, only that it not be applied prematurely. John McClain won't "cherry pick" the name he likes and then make it stick. He's no more capable of naming them too soon than you and I are. The football gods will not permit it.
 
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