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Grid

All Pro
Im still saying 10-6. Our line looked better last night.. our running game looked as good as i had hoped it would. If both of those things keep working..everything else will fall into place.

Its still pretty early though.. I look forward to game 3 and 4 of the preseason..when we will see alot more of the first team.
 

Honoring Earl 34

Something Witty !
:texflag: I am confused on some of the reporting out of camp , the reason being is in past years there was more hype . I don't know if this the style of the reporters or are there problems .


I will give the Texans 8-8 with a +2 or -2 correction factor .
 

Errant Hothy

Hypermediocrity
I'll say...nothing till after the last preseason game. Still way to much that can happen between now and then.
 

Hervoyel

BUENO!
11-5 and it happens like this (Copied from a previous thread)


09.11 at Buffalo: W

New starting QB and the Texans remembering what happened against San Diego in the 2004 opener. I think the team takes this one seriously and we go 1-0

09.18 Pittsburgh (04 playoff team): W

I believe Pittsburgh is going to start slow in 2005. The Cinderella season is over for the Steelers, they're coming back down to earth in 2005 and the game is played in Reliant. The Texans win their home opener for a 2-0 record

09.25 Bye: W

The bye puts up a heck of a fight (as always) but the Texans hang in there and win in overtime to preserve their perfect start.

10.02 at Cincinnati: W

Can the NFL please show us some mercy with the Bengals and get them off our schedule? Sometimes it feels like we're still in the AFC Central because we play these bums in their clown suits ever year. Maybe it just seems that way because so far they always beat us which really needs to stop if we're going to be seeing them almost every year. Finally we're going to turn that around. Yes, I'm predicting a 3-0 start to the season. I know how messed up that is but, well there you go.

10.09 Tennessee: L

The sweep isn't in the cards this year and when young teams who've never won start the season 3-0 they tend to let down. This is when it happens. The Texans fall to 3-1 here.

On a side note however I predict that if the team manages to again lose to the Bengals (please no) then we rebound to win this game. Regardless we're going to be 3-1 on the Monday following this game.

10.16 at Seattle (national tv - 04 playoff team): W

Maybe this is a bad, homer like prediction based on the simple fact that I have no respect for Holmgren or the Seahawks. So be it. I think we're going to be 4-1 after this game and the talk of the NFL.

10.23 Indianapolis (04 playoff team): W

First win over the Colts. Make a point of being at this one. Texans are 5-1 and people are packing that bandwagon.

10.30 Cleveland: W

Yes, I'm actually thinking that we beat the Browns to go 6-1. I understand that this is starting to look like a pipe dream type prediction but I think this a very winnable game. We owe these guys so bad for last season and they're going through some serious changes this off season. I think we win this one. 6-1 and people are talking about our first trip to the playoffs.

11.06 at Jacksonville: L

The wheels are literally going to fall off the team this week. Just like the Browns have it coming the previous week the Texans are due one smack in the head from the Jags this week. We drop to 6-2 and this game will not look pretty. I bet we get our butts kicked here.

11.13 at Indianapolis (04 playoff team): L

The extreme fair weather fans start hopping off right here because the Colts are going to do exactly what Jacksonville did to us the week before. Beat us badly. Record is 6-3 now.

11.20 Kansas City (national tv): W

Again, like the Bengals this is getting old. It seems like we're always playing the Chiefs. Anyway we're what? .500 against them? We win this one because the Chiefs are going to have a down year IMO and we're going to be part of it. 7-3 as we tie our previous high in wins. No way we can not improve over 2004 with 6 games left.

11.27 St. Louis (04 playoff team): W

This is going to be a tough game but the Texans can do it. Orlando Pace played the Texans this year so he could get more money out of the Rams. He'll be wishing he was on our team after this game. Pace will do his job but he won't be the problem and he won't be able to prevent the loss. Texans are 8-3 now.

12.04 at Baltimore: L

I don't know why, I just think the Ravens will win this game. I guess it could go our way but we're going to lose a couple more and I suspect it'll be here and against Jacksonville. Call it 8-4

12.11 at Tennessee: W

At this point the Titans are out of it and we get the split for the year. 9-4

12.18 Arizona: W

Another young team learning how to win consistently. I really think this could go either way. If the Cards have lost a bunch before this game (say two or three in a row) then I'm more worried then if they come in on a roll. I think we win though and hit 10-4

12.24 Jacksonville: L

Nothing like the first game where I think the Jags will beat us bad but we're not going to win this one. The Jags finally sweep us. It was bound to happen. 10-5

01.01 at San Francisco: W

We finish the year beating the stuffing out of the 49'rs new franchise QB. It'll be fun and we're going to the playoffs with an 11-5 record.

If this happens exactly as I've described I will be accepting cold beer as "tribute" for my predictions.
 

3960AD

Noob
2002- 4-12
2003- 5-11
2004- 7-9

2005- 11-5
Wins: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Arizona, Tennessee, Jacksonville, San Francisco.

This is the year we claim glory in the AFC South. Tennessee's offense is shot. Jacksonville will be good, but with our offense, I think we should be able to take them twice.

I think the new defensive look will help us battle the offenses of Indianapolis and Kansas City, while our offense will literally bring the pain to their defenses.

Will be an interesting year.
 

HJam72

Hall of Fame
9-7, and any less is unacceptable. So, they better do what I expect or better based on what I think of their overall talent in order to do what I expect (and no less) for the 4th year of a 5 year plan. Otherwise, I will be very unhappy and I know they're real worried about that.

:rolleyes:

By the end of next year, I expect a play-off win (or at least a tough battle in one).
 
I am not going as far as 11-5 but I am hoping for a our first winning season.

I think Indy is going to be a little much for us again, but we will handle the rest of the South.

I was very impressed with the play of the 1st teams Saturday night. Carr and Davis looked very confident and looked like they were just having fun.

D-line looked stought and will only get better.

:texflag: GO TEXANS!!! :texflag:
 
S

SESupergenius

Guest
8-8


09.11 at Buffalo: W

I think we win with this one, despite having trouble with their defense.

09.18 Pittsburgh: L

Having beat the Steelers last time in their house, the Steelers will be looking for revenge. If Porter is back and healthy we should be in for a long day.

10.02 at Cincinnati: L

Cincy just plain owns us. Being away from home for this one will enable the Bengals to pull this one out. Palmer is taking control of the offense and injuries for us should be settling in.

10.09 Tennessee: W

After 2 straight loses we are glad to be back at home and are itching for a win, nobody better to take it out on than the Titans, who are in dissarray.

10.16 at Seattle (national tv - 04 playoff team): L

They are very tough to play at home. Flying all the up to Seattle will take it toll on our players as well as the climate change. Alexander will be pounding it on us ala Priest Holmes.

10.23 Indianapolis (04 playoff team): L

We are still not able to get over the hump as the Buchanon trade will be exposed for what it is.




10.30 Cleveland: W

Just like the Steelers, we too will be looking for revenge. This is the game that will show our heart, either we come out guns blazing with revenge or Capers and Co. and lost this team already.

11.06 at Jacksonville: W

I think we stomp the Jags in this one as they are run down with injuries.


11.13 at Indianapolis (04 playoff team): L

Indoors, on turf, at Indy = Loss. Manning still owns us.

11.20 Kansas City (national tv): W

Chiefies are mad about thier loss in KC, but they don't play like a team with vigor. We should match up well with them and keep LJ in check, but the reverses kill us every time, it will be a tough win.

11.27 St. Louis (04 playoff team): W

This should be a fun game to watch as I think it will be high scoring. I think that their recievers and RB out of the backfield are better than us, but our style of 3-4 should handle that.

12.04 at Baltimore: L
I think we get pounded in this one as Carr hits the cold months. His record during these months is horrible.

12.11 at Tennessee: L
No we beat Titans 4 straight times

12.18 Arizona: L

The Cardinals should be one of the most underrated teams in the league. Their group of WR's have quietly become on of the better units in the league. Our Defense is wearing down due to the ineffectiveness of our offense.

12.24 Jacksonville: W

The Jags should be really hurting from all the injuries they are known for. This one goes to the Texans.

01.01 at San Francisco: W

SF is a horrible team that we can't take lightly. The Browns games should remind us of that.
 

bckey

All Pro
Buffalo W Losman is too green to handle the defense
Pittsburgh L They show us what Capers is trying to build a team like
Cincinnatti L Should be a good one but the home team gets the edge
Tennessee W We win but the Titans are getting better quick
Seattle L Can't stop Alexander and the west coast offense
Indy L Close but Manning will pull it out in the end
Cleveland W Revenge for the last game of the season
Jacksonville L No sweep this year
Indy L We lose in their house
Kansas City W Tough game but we prevail
St Louis L Too much offense
Baltimore L Too much defense
Tennessee W We control the ball in the final 2 minutes
Arizona L This team is the sleeper team of 2005
Jacksonville W Not in our house
San Francisco W It would be easier to play them before they have 15 games under their belt. Don't take this one for granted Texans


7-9 Season with a plus or minus 1 factor. 8-8 or under and Palmer is gone.
 

Bubbajwp

All Flopper
8-8
The offinsive line still needs help. Still need a TE or a #2 Wr to be a dominant offense.
Imo all of the pieces are in place on our deffense. I would like to see us pick up another young defensive lineman in the offseason.
David Carr= :tomato:
 

LBC_Justin

Rookie
9-7

Prediction: The Texans will get blown out in 2 games. One of them will happen early and everyone on this forum will complain and moan and demand the head of chris palmer. People will talk about how our season is over in the first 5 weeks.

Expect the Texans to beat a team you don't expect and expect them to lose to a team they should hammer. (This is today's NFL)
 
LBC_Justin said:
One of them will happen early and everyone on this forum will complain and moan and demand the head of chris palmer. People will talk about how our season is over in the first 5 weeks.

Are you kidding? That has already started!!! :brickwall
 

Ibar_Harry

All Pro
bckey said:
Buffalo W Losman is too green to handle the defense
Pittsburgh L They show us what Capers is trying to build a team like
Cincinnatti L Should be a good one but the home team gets the edge
Tennessee W We win but the Titans are getting better quick
Seattle L Can't stop Alexander and the west coast offense
Indy L Close but Manning will pull it out in the end
Cleveland W Revenge for the last game of the season
Jacksonville L No sweep this year
Indy L We lose in their house
Kansas City W Tough game but we prevail
St Louis L Too much offense
Baltimore L Too much defense
Tennessee W We control the ball in the final 2 minutes
Arizona L This team is the sleeper team of 2005
Jacksonville W Not in our house
San Francisco W It would be easier to play them before they have 15 games under their belt. Don't take this one for granted Texans


7-9 Season with a plus or minus 1 factor. 8-8 or under and Palmer is gone.
I think you are being very reasonable in your assessment, but the one big variable is do we get our O-line fixed. Does Zack's injury heal and it is a non-issue. Offensively I believe we have far more potential than we have ever had and I will say frightningly so. The key to this whole season is the O-line. We could be anywhere from 3-13 to 13-3 depending on that one factor. Mathis is another key. If he is healthy I expect AJ, Kasper, and Mathis to be a handfull for the other teams. I think Gaffny is very questionable at this point. Kasper I believe is going to be a go to guy in the end zone, Mathis is simply one of those special guys who is so fast it is frightning and he will cause the defense to adjust and AJ could have a spectaculor season as a result. Kasper will also help AJ. DD will be DD and we could be a jurganot. But it simply depends on the O-line getting it together - oh I also forgot - Palmer recognizing what he has.
 

Ibar_Harry

All Pro
Hervoyel said:
Interesting. I don't think Kasper makes the final 53.
The reports out of camp have been great foot work, has great hands and has made a number of spectaculor catches. I think he's going to be one of the surprises of this year. Carr has needed a go to guy other than AJ and I think Kasper might be it. I'm praying that Mathis's injury will heal, because I think these 3 receivers give us much of what Indy has and may be more. Do not under estimate what Mathis's speed and hands will mean to this ball club. He's a very, very much better Bradford. I don't think Bradford is going to make this team unless injuries play a part. I have said the same of Swinton.
 

Double Barrel

Texans Talk Admin
Staff member
Contributor's Club
9-7...our first winning record! :thumbup

And the Texans will either make or miss the playoffs due to a tie-breaker where another team wins/loses to help or prevent us from getting the wildcard.
 

texasguy346

Mod Squad
10 - 6

09.11 at Buffalo: Win - I think Losman will get rattled by the Texans defense. The Bills defense will be tough, but the Texans manage to get the W.

09.18 Pittsburgh: Loss - The Steelers won't win as many games as last year, but they still have enough firepower to beat us.

10.02 at Cincinnati: Win - The Bengals will be a big test for our defense, and Carr and Palmer might get into a shootout. In the end our defense holds off Palmer and the Bengals.

10.09 Tennessee: Win - The Titans put up a good fight, but the Texans get the win.

10.16 at Seattle: Win - Alexander usually shines bright in the spotlight, but I think AJ outshines him in this game. AJ abuses the Seahawks secondary and gets 2 scores.

10.23 Indianapolis: Win - The Texans finally get over the hump by putting a ton of pressure on Manning. The improved running attack helps us beat the Cover 2.

10.30 Cleveland: Win - The loss last season left a bad taste in the mouths of the team and the fans. The Texans avenge the loss.

11.06 at Jacksonville: Loss - The Jags will not be swept this season, and they play well enough at home to get the win.

11.13 at Indianapolis: Loss - Indy is tough on their home turf, and the Texans can't find a way to stop the Colts offensive attack. Tough back to back losses.

11.20 Kansas City: Loss - Big time audience means a big time performance from our Texans. KC has an improved defense, but the Texans manage to keep up with the Chiefs offense for a few quarters only to come up short in the fourth.

11.27 St. Louis: Win - The Rams secondary has no chance against AJ, and the Texans improved running attack abuses their front 7. DD gets a couple of TDs.

12.04 at Baltimore: Loss - The Ravens defense will be too tough. This game could get ugly in a hurry. Boller makes a couple mistakes, but the Ravens defense keeps us from capitalizing.

12.11 at Tennessee: Loss - Tennessee refuses to be swept and the Texans go home with the loss.

12.18 Arizona: Win - The Cards have a rough time against our speedy defense, and the Texans offense seems to score at will.

12.24 Jacksonville: Win - The Jags try to play spoiler, but the Texans manage to get the win.

01.01 at San Francisco: Win - Smith should be better than he was at the beginning of the season, but he still isn't able to lead the 49ers to a victory. Texans will have to bring their A game because they can't sleep on the 49ers.

Very optimistic, but if we have a few bad breaks it could easily slip to 9-7 or 8-8.
 

Diehardtexan

Waterboy
I Say fire palmer now and get out of the way, that will shut the dooms and glooms people up now and the rest of us can enjoy the winning season.


10-6 but no playoffs, I think the wild card will come from the AFC north and Indy is going to win the south.
 

Lucky

Ride, Captain, Ride!
Staff member
Diehardtexan said:
10-6 but no playoffs, I think the wild card will come from the AFC north and Indy is going to win the south.
Two wild card teams from each conference make the playoffs. You must be thinking Astros & the NL East. :)
 

GP

Go Texans!
9-7 at best. 8-8 is probably more likely.

We got all giddy about the first two games last year: San Diego and Detroit. Remember all the people predicting an easy 2-0 start? I was one of 'em.

Well, I'm more cautious this year. I have no game-to-game predictions. But I think we improve by a couple wins over last year's record.

It'll be interesting to see how it all works out.
 
M

Maxwel the Great

Guest
I'm reading your posts while I'm playing madden :tv: , and I thought, i'll sim the season using Madden and see what he predicts for us. Well turns out Madden is a total ***** because he thinks the best we can do is 6-10. I think we could go 9-7 atleast, and if we stay healthy, 10-6/11-5, Carr to AJ is gonna be a great thing to watch at the end of the season. Davis is gonna be a unstopable force pretty soon. And Dunta Robinson, well......to me has the talent of a young Deion Sander.
 

Marcus

Windmill cancer survivor
Contributor's Club
I predict that the same ones that are predicting 10-6 or better . . . . are the same ones that will be creating the 'Bad playcalling/Fire Palmer/Fire Capers' threads.

Something that we can all look forward to . . :dontknowa
 
you have to admit that our (their) (the teams) (the texans) (the coaches)play calling has been suspect at times. My bigger problem is that I don't see fire in Capers eyes. He always finds good news in our loses. That's not always bad, but sometimes you need to rip your team. Just my opinion as a armchair coach.
 

Runner

Hubcap Diamond
Staff member
playoff year please said:
you have to admit that are play calling has been suspect at times. My bigger problem is that I don't see fire in Capers eyes. He always finds good news in our loses. That's not always bad, but sometimes you need to rip your team. Just my opinion as a armchair coach.
It's hard to have fire in your eye when you are speaking in cliche.
 

BigBull17

Hall of Fame
playoff year please said:
I really believe we should be 10-6 at least, but I am not confident in Capers. There just doesn't seem to be enough fire in him.
Its Palmer im really worried about.
 
The head coach has the ultimate responsibility. But lets not get too much into the bad coaching stuff right now. The team is good enough. Lets hope for a healthy year, and it will be fun.
 

Exascor

Veteran
Still a little early but I'm sticking with 9-7. 7-9 or less and I'll be upset.

I second Marcus' prediction. It will come true.
Marcus said:
I predict that the same ones that are predicting 10-6 or better . . . . are the same ones that will be creating the 'Bad playcalling/Fire Palmer/Fire Capers' threads.
 

Exascor

Veteran
playoff year please said:
There is no doubt about people calling for jobs if the team doesn't perform. That's the easiest prediction here.
Yup-that's like saying "2 teams will make it to the Superbowl but only 1 will win!" That's not the prediction though.
 

Exascor

Veteran
playoff year please said:
I may be too caught up in my work to catch what you mean by (the prediction?)
He predicted who would be the ones to post the 'Bad playcalling/Fire Palmer/Fire Capers' threads-not just that they would be posted.
 
I take it you guys don't think 10-6 is reachable. I said at least, but that is bold. I just know we have been too close to winning many games for us to be 8-8 this year. I hope I am right, but it is a game that is played, so anything can happen.
 

ComstockLode

Waterboy
I may get blasted for it, but I am completely honest and am not trying to upset anyone.

I think we will go 6-10.

We still do not have a pass rush and we still have the same offensive line that got dominated by cleveland last game of the season. Andre Johnson is still our only reciever, and if DD has to touch the ball 25+ times a game we will not be winning games, and he will end up missing time again for injuries. All the hits David is taking could end up catching up with him but I hope not.

With an offensive line and a second wideout he is a top 10 QB in the league. But until he gets either or both of those things, he will not be able to step his game up to the next level in my opinion. Thank god we didnt get harrington, because what Carr has done with the talent around him is amazing. And harrington is struggling with alot more.

I think Andre Johnson will still be a man among boys, but his production will be down with double teams non stop all season.

I think babin and dunta will continue to improve, but overall our defense will be about average in the league without a pass rush, and having to face indy twice.

Coupled with the fact that we have no depth at any position on the field other than maybe linebacker and maybe HB, we will have injuries as all teams do, and I see us struggling to win any games on the road.
 

ATX

Hall of Fame
ComstockLode said:
I may get blasted for it, but I am completely honest and am not trying to upset anyone.

I think we will go 6-10.

We still do not have a pass rush and we still have the same offensive line that got dominated by cleveland last game of the season. Andre Johnson is still our only reciever, and if DD has to touch the ball 25+ times a game we will not be winning games, and he will end up missing time again for injuries. All the hits David is taking could end up catching up with him but I hope not.
How do you know we don't have a pass rush, it's the preseason? this is the second year of our main Oline being together and that should help alot. i doubt they'd stink it up like they did last year. and we're not so bad on run blocking. if davis is touching the ball 25+ times a game thats a good thing, not a bad thing. that means our offense is moving the ball. so you can predict the future and say that DD will get hurt again? thats just an opinion.
as for Carr, the most time he's ever missed was in the second year, where surprisingly they gave up the fewest sacks. carr was only sacked 19 times that year.


With an offensive line and a second wideout he is a top 10 QB in the league. But until he gets either or both of those things, he will not be able to step his game up to the next level in my opinion. Thank god we didnt get harrington, because what Carr has done with the talent around him is amazing. And harrington is struggling with alot more.

I think Andre Johnson will still be a man among boys, but his production will be down with double teams non stop all season .
his production wasn't down his second season with the same receivers we have today basically. he got alot more double teams his second year than the first year and still improved. why would you think it would be down this year?

I think babin and dunta will continue to improve, but overall our defense will be about average in the league without a pass rush, and having to face indy twice.
once again, our Dline is the healthiest its been in 2 years, plus we've added Mr. T. i think we should wait until the season starts before we start saying we won't have any pass rush this year. Babin in his second year at LOLB and Peek starting should help alot in the pass rush.

Coupled with the fact that we have no depth at any position on the field other than maybe linebacker and maybe HB, we will have injuries as all teams do, and I see us struggling to win any games on the road.
We have enough depth at the Dline(TJ, Deloach), Faggins as our 3rd CB, Simmons can play all positions in the secondary, and Banks is more than adequate as our backup QB. the only weak side as far as depth i see is the Oline and TE spot. everywhere else we're either average or above average.
 

Marcus

Windmill cancer survivor
Contributor's Club
playoff year please said:
I take it you guys don't think 10-6 is reachable. I said at least, but that is bold. I just know we have been too close to winning many games for us to be 8-8 this year. I hope I am right, but it is a game that is played, so anything can happen.
9-7 might be reachable if . . . if they go through the season relatively injury free. 10-6 would be miraculous!

But they are not going to get through this season injury free. And although most you don't like to think about it, the injury situation effects the team's W-L record more than any amount of coaching or playcalling.

But I've been on this board since the very beginning . . . and I have seen first hand that the coaching and playcalling are ONLY reasons listed as to why this team loses. :rolleyes:

My prediction regarding the 'Bad playcalling/Fire Palmer/Fire Capers' threads stands.
 

disaacks3

Moderator
Staff member
Marcus said:
9-7 might be reachable if . . . if they go through the season relatively injury free. 10-6 would be miraculous!
Yep, I'm expecting 8-8, hoping for 9-7.

Marcus said:
But they are not going to get through this season injury free. And although most you don't like to think about it, the injury situation effects the team's W-L record more than any amount of coaching or playcalling.
It certainly CAN affect it more, but it doesn't HAVE to. Depth heals many IR issues.

Marcus said:
But I've been on this board since the very beginning . . . and I have seen first hand that the coaching and playcalling are ONLY reasons listed as to why this team loses. :rolleyes:
Uh, that's a big NEGATORY on that one good buddy. Some of us viewed the 2003 campaign as 'miraculous', based on the # of big-time players on IR. That's why we were disappointed by the same team doing much worse with a healthier roster last year.

Marcus said:
My prediction regarding the 'Bad playcalling/Fire Palmer/Fire Capers' threads stands.
I'll agree with you there. The more 'unrealistic' the outlook, the more likely to call for someone's head (whether justified or not) that much earlier.
 

ComstockLode

Waterboy
atxcoolguy said:
How do you know we don't have a pass rush, it's the preseason? this is the second year of our main Oline being together and that should help alot. i doubt they'd stink it up like they did last year. and we're not so bad on run blocking. if davis is touching the ball 25+ times a game thats a good thing, not a bad thing. that means our offense is moving the ball. so you can predict the future and say that DD will get hurt again? thats just an opinion.
as for Carr, the most time he's ever missed was in the second year, where surprisingly they gave up the fewest sacks. carr was only sacked 19 times that year.

his production wasn't down his second season with the same receivers we have today basically. he got alot more double teams his second year than the first year and still improved. why would you think it would be down this year?

once again, our Dline is the healthiest its been in 2 years, plus we've added Mr. T. i think we should wait until the season starts before we start saying we won't have any pass rush this year. Babin in his second year at LOLB and Peek starting should help alot in the pass rush.

We have enough depth at the Dline(TJ, Deloach), Faggins as our 3rd CB, Simmons can play all positions in the secondary, and Banks is more than adequate as our backup QB. the only weak side as far as depth i see is the Oline and TE spot. everywhere else we're either average or above average.
Regarding the pass rush: What has improved since last year? We are relying on the same defensive linemen to take up blocks and create a push on the pocket. Our outside pass rush was non existent last year plain and simple. We only had 24 sacks total last year..... That is it. That is horrible.
That is the worst in the whole NFL!!!! How did we improve this situation? We hope a second year OLB who overachieved last year to suddenly put up double digit sacks?

Our offensive line: We have the same players from last year. We did not improve. You cant get lemonade out of a terd. Our offensive line is sorry. Period. It isnt good. You can have ten years of experience together and they would still suck. At no position except right tackle are we even above average.

We were seventh in the league in sacks allowed. We were 24th in the league in yards per rushing attempt. How does that sound good anyway you look at it?

Quarterback: David Carr has done amazing considering the slop that is in front of him. He has gotten lucky not to get injured thus far. You can only play russian roulette so many times before you will lose. He takes some ridiculous hits even though half of his passes are rollouts and three step drops to avoid him from getting nailed every other play.

Look at that sacks stat one more time. Seventh in the league in sacks. And I guarentee we were in the top 5 in the league in three step drops. Maybe this will sink in to you. We were 24th in the league in passing attempts in the league, yet were 7th in the league in sacks per game. Let me repeat that is horrible!

Andre Johnson: He put up most of his stats early in the season before teams figured out they could roll all their coverage over to him

Results: Last 4 games of the season he put up 34, 31, 46, and 13 yards recieving.

Will he put up stats like that all of next year? Of course not he is a legitimate star reciever in this league. But I am going to suggest that his stats will decline through no fault of his own, but the fault of the offensive line and no secondary reciever to take any pressure off of him. Gaffney's best plays last year came from reverses....

I know its hard to be anything but loyal to the players on this team for you. But our offensive line/defensive line play is well below average.

And I am a firm believer that the game is won and lost in the trenches, and we are bad on both sides of the trenches.

I also am very skeptical about greenwood living up to what sharper does. He could and I hope he has an amazing season, but in reality I dont expect him too. Plus you have a former defensive end in college moving to the other MLB spot, and we might have a problem stopping the run.

Just so you know, I am hoping I am proved wronged and we go 10-6 and make the playoffs. But why dont you check the lines in vegas and see where they expect us to finish.

The line is 7.5 Do what you want with it.
 

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Regarding the pass rush: What has improved since last year? We are relying on the same defensive linemen to take up blocks and create a push on the pocket. Our outside pass rush was non existent last year plain and simple. We only had 24 sacks total last year..... That is it. That is horrible.
That is the worst in the whole NFL!!!! How did we improve this situation? We hope a second year OLB who overachieved last year to suddenly put up double digit sacks?

Our offensive line: We have the same players from last year. We did not improve. You cant get lemonade out of a terd. Our offensive line is sorry. Period. It isnt good. You can have ten years of experience together and they would still suck. At no position except right tackle are we even above average.

We were seventh in the league in sacks allowed. We were 24th in the league in yards per rushing attempt. How does that sound good anyway you look at it?

Quarterback: David Carr has done amazing considering the slop that is in front of him. He has gotten lucky not to get injured thus far. You can only play russian roulette so many times before you will lose. He takes some ridiculous hits even though half of his passes are rollouts and three step drops to avoid him from getting nailed every other play.

Look at that sacks stat one more time. Seventh in the league in sacks. And I guarentee we were in the top 5 in the league in three step drops. Maybe this will sink in to you. We were 24th in the league in passing attempts in the league, yet were 7th in the league in sacks per game. Let me repeat that is horrible!

Andre Johnson: He put up most of his stats early in the season before teams figured out they could roll all their coverage over to him

Results: Last 4 games of the season he put up 34, 31, 46, and 13 yards recieving.

Will he put up stats like that all of next year? Of course not he is a legitimate star reciever in this league. But I am going to suggest that his stats will decline through no fault of his own, but the fault of the offensive line and no secondary reciever to take any pressure off of him. Gaffney's best plays last year came from reverses....

I know its hard to be anything but loyal to the players on this team for you. But our offensive line/defensive line play is well below average.

And I am a firm believer that the game is won and lost in the trenches, and we are bad on both sides of the trenches.

I also am very skeptical about greenwood living up to what sharper does. He could and I hope he has an amazing season, but in reality I dont expect him too. Plus you have a former defensive end in college moving to the other MLB spot, and we might have a problem stopping the run.

Just so you know, I am hoping I am proved wronged and we go 10-6 and make the playoffs. But why dont you check the lines in vegas and see where they expect us to finish.

The line is 7.5 Do what you want with it.

Do you not believe that players improve as time goes by and that offensive and defensive units who play together get better. Look at our top 3 on Offense. Carr has improved every year. Johnson has improved every year. Davis has improved ever year. This applies to alot of the team as well. This is the NFL and if you don't improve, you get cut. as for defensive linemen, i guess you didn't read my whole post where i answered some questions. The Dline this year will be the healthiest since the first season. Payne and Walker are both fully healthy and ready to go. We got the top Lineman in the draft to replace anybody who goes down, its not our weakest spot. I wouldn't see why Babin wouldn't improve over last season and having Peek in there will give us some moe pass rush. As for Carr rolling out prior to this preseason, i really haven't noticed Carr doing that much in the past. have you been watching the ames or what. He usually does a 3-5 step drop, not a big rollout QB. So much pessimism so early in the preseason. we haven't even really got a glimpse of what the season will bring. i know every one says wait until the season starts, but some of the things you're saying are so far off. I just really don't know why you think the whole team is going to regress so much.
 
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