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Hope some of you saw the NFL Live show today. Golic and his former Cowboy counterpart (Darren Woodson) dissed the Texans yet again. They were rating all the new coaches prospects for the upcoming season and point blank said, "The Texans won't do anything. They don't have enough talent." Not being a pollyanna, I do think they are totally misinformed. Somebody ought to tell them what a great offseason we had. Besides, the boys on NFL Radio on Sirius say we had a great offseason and could be a big suprise. Also, Trent Dilfer was on Sirius and said he was talking with David Carr and said DC was so excited and thought they would be much improved and that Kubes was so much different a coach than he had ever had. I, myself am looking for a 5 to 9 win season. Less is pathetic, more is a dream come true. Is it time for training camp yet?:mario:
 
Every year some show disses the Texans, and every year the Texans haven't proven them wrong. I'll wait and see how we perform before passing judgement on those comments.
 
Much agreed...I'm so wanting to be excited watching this team transform into what it is, and yet not do like last year and start overhyping the Texans potential. Kubiak will need this year to build their confidence and try out his new team doing the things he wants to do. DC will be much improved for sure, as well as the defensive and offensive line play. Having a passcatching tightend for a change and a #2 receiver are all amazing. Just a little while longer till the pads go on....:francis:
 
Let the NFL analysts say what they will about the team. They can say we are going to do nothing and flounder just like years in the past. They can also say that we are going to win the Superbowl and go undefeated. In the end, it is the Texans job to create their own destiny. . . prove them wrong, prove them right...it's on the team.


So far, through four years of existence, all of the analysts who we have been screaming at for not giving us any respect, have been right on. . .maybe we aren't giving them their due respect :brickwall
 
My point is that it is more uninformed, lack of research, and total NFL lite information. They do it to all the teams. As an example, look how they hype the JAGS every year. Life Leftwich is the second coming of Bart Starr! Please!!! I am a realist just like all of you but hate the lack of research these NFL experts come up with. The only one I put any cred into is Pat Kirwan or Len Pasquarelli. Salsbury and those other goobers, primordial slime!
 
When has the media ever cut our team some slack? We're going to be the "expansion team" until we go out and make the playoffs. We're going to be way under the radar until then. Oh well, as long as all of us Texans fans know how good our team is. When they have to focus on 32 teams they forget about teams like us. There knowledge is no greater on our team than the average Texan fan. Us fans that are on here often know way more than they know about our team because we are focused on our team and they are focused on every single team and we get overshadowed. But if we want a reputation we're going to have to earn it.
 
TexanFan881 said:
But if we want a reputation we're going to have to earn it.
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Agreed.

I just look at this kind of stuff and laugh, because it is very common for TV analysts to say one thing today and the opposite the next. I know they will be somewhat on the bandwagon by the end of the season, next year. I dont think you can deny that this team is actively "coming up" in the NFL. They will hate while they still can, because its probably funny to people who are not Texans fans (be it Colts fans or just people who think we suck). They will do this same thing to the team that is last place next year.
 
Here's a tip--don't watch too much ESPN. The NFL Network doesn't have great programming yet, but their analysis isn't unbiased(not THAT biased anyway) and the stuff on FSN has better local stuff.

ESPN shouldn't be taken with a grain of salt, but with a salt mine.
 
Oh, I forgot to mention this nugget in the NFL Live assessment. They said that being in the same division as the Colts and Jags, we just don't have the talent and can't compete. Sorry, but boy won't it be fun when they do start saying good things about us. God, is it kickoff yet? :brickwall
 
Yea I can't wait to see the look on Golic and Salisbury's faces when we prove them wrong, Jeeez why can't the season start already.
 
So, what's going to happen first-- wins or excuses? IMO, if we want wins, we better stop making excuses for losses. If players perform their best/well and we lose, that's one thing--performing poorly and losing is another. We need to replace the excuses with accountability if we ever expect to get respect around the league.
 
So what happens if they beat Philly the first game of the season? Is it a fluke or is it a team up and coming? I think that game could really set the tone for the season. Will they beat Indy in week 2? I'm not holding out THAT much hope but who knows.

Like most are saying, we want this team to have respect, it's their job to go out there and get respect. By the end of the season the jabbering heads will all be talking about how they just KNEW how good the Texans were going to be this year.

Whatever, I just want the season to start.
 
NATHANHALE said:
So, what's going to happen first-- wins or excuses? IMO, if we want wins, we better stop making excuses for losses. If players perform their best/well and we lose, that's one thing--performing poorly and losing is another. We need to replace the excuses with accountability if we ever expect to get respect around the league.
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"I don’t think this week is necessarily a must win, but I think it is a must play well." - Davie Carr

This type of mentality should never be tolerated again...
 
Mark Schlereth, Eric Allen, Ron Jaworski, Merrill Hoge... all have educated and interesting perspectives on ESPN. Pretty much, the rest of the analysis is canned crap. Salisbury is a lame shock-jock. I don't understand why Mike Golic is there. Most of the guys just out of the NFL like Darren Woodsen are awful. I did really like Bryan Cox when he was there a couple years ago.
 
dalemurphy said:
Mark Schlereth, Eric Allen, Ron Jaworski, Merrill Hoge... all have educated and interesting perspectives on ESPN. Pretty much, the rest of the analysis is canned crap. Salisbury is a lame shock-jock. I don't understand why Mike Golic is there. Most of the guys just out of the NFL like Darren Woodsen are awful. I did really like Bryan Cox when he was there a couple years ago.
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I really listen up when these guys talk, I think those 2 are the best on the shows.
Merrill Hodge does a very good job, you may not agree with what he is talking about but he is telling the truth and I like the fact that he is not trying to tell you what you want to here.
 
blockhead83 said:
Every year some show disses the Texans, and every year the Texans haven't proven them wrong. I'll wait and see how we perform before passing judgement on those comments.
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BlockHead83 is the most practical person on this board. Props.
 
blockhead83 said:
Every year some show disses the Texans, and every year the Texans haven't proven them wrong. I'll wait and see how we perform before passing judgement on those comments.
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Agreed.
 
blockhead83 said:
Every year some show disses the Texans, and every year the Texans haven't proven them wrong. I'll wait and see how we perform before passing judgement on those comments.
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Everyday some shows dissed a houston team
 
I really doubt that Golic and Woodson are all that aware of what changes have gone on in Houston. I bet they still think Flanagan is in GB and they probably don't know where Mike Sherman is now. All the national media knows about us now is that we passed up on Reggie Bush.

We'll stay under their radar until we put some wins together.
 
Our secondary is not close to being an above average unit. We are switching to a 4-3 with a brand new playbook and new coaches. We lack veteran leadership on the defense. Our linebackers are still a mystery. Our defensive line will be shifting more and will take time to be a unit. Our offense is going through a major overhaul. For the 5th year in a row our offensive line will be totally remade. We will have a new playbook for the offense as well has coaches. Our starting RB is banged up. We lost a potentially good WR for half the year.


....there are just too many factors for us to have a mediocre season.
 
TexanFan4Life said:
Hope some of you saw the NFL Live show today. Golic and his former Cowboy counterpart (Darren Woodson) dissed the Texans yet again. They were rating all the new coaches prospects for the upcoming season and point blank said, "The Texans won't do anything. They don't have enough talent." Not being a pollyanna, I do think they are totally misinformed. Somebody ought to tell them what a great offseason we had. Besides, the boys on NFL Radio on Sirius say we had a great offseason and could be a big suprise. Also, Trent Dilfer was on Sirius and said he was talking with David Carr and said DC was so excited and thought they would be much improved and that Kubes was so much different a coach than he had ever had. I, myself am looking for a 5 to 9 win season. Less is pathetic, more is a dream come true. Is it time for training camp yet?:mario:
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A.) Put away the pompoms. They are correct. Most informed analysts realize that Capers took a young, green, inexperienced and untalented team to great accomplishment during his tenure. B.) Come on! Only folks who have the blinders on see the Texans as having a "great" offseason. Most see it as mediocre to below average with the mysterious waiving of Ragone and Wells and the head-scratching pickups of Rosenfels and Moulds. C.) As for what David Carr said, stop it. This is nothing more than fluff. What do you expect a player to say?
 
....there are just too many factors for us to have a mediocre season.[/QUOTE]

Yea, but we'll still do better than the titans:redtowel:
 
HOU-TEX said:
....there are just too many factors for us to have a mediocre season.[/QUOTE]

Yea, but we'll still do better than the titans:redtowel:
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Texans will go 0-16 and we will go 16-0. Vince will have 2,000 rushing yards, LenDale will have 1,600 with 22 TDs.
 
Titan "Tack" Fan said:
Texans will go 0-16 and we will go 16-0. Vince will have 2,000 rushing yards, LenDale will have 1,600 with 22 TDs.
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Wow! Your dreams are getting a little out of hand.

Vince will get hurt the first game he plays and Lendale will trip over his own fat and tear a hammy again.:stirpot:
 
TexanFan4Life said:
Hope some of you saw the NFL Live show today. Golic and his former Cowboy counterpart (Darren Woodson) dissed the Texans yet again. They were rating all the new coaches prospects for the upcoming season and point blank said, "The Texans won't do anything. They don't have enough talent." Not being a pollyanna, I do think they are totally misinformed. Somebody ought to tell them what a great offseason we had. Besides, the boys on NFL Radio on Sirius say we had a great offseason and could be a big suprise. Also, Trent Dilfer was on Sirius and said he was talking with David Carr and said DC was so excited and thought they would be much improved and that Kubes was so much different a coach than he had ever had. I, myself am looking for a 5 to 9 win season. Less is pathetic, more is a dream come true. Is it time for training camp yet?:mario:
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A couple of the guys on their are pretty good, I like Hodge and maybe one or two others.

The rest of all these yahoos will flip-flop when we start doing well, and act like the new it all along.
 
the wonger need food said:
"I don’t think this week is necessarily a must win, but I think it is a must play well." - Davie Carr

This type of mentality should never be tolerated again...
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Wonger, where did this quote come from? Which game and when? He should have been benched for making a comment like that.
 
SESupergenius said:
Our secondary is not close to being an above average unit. We are switching to a 4-3 with a brand new playbook and new coaches. We lack veteran leadership on the defense. Our linebackers are still a mystery. Our defensive line will be shifting more and will take time to be a unit. Our offense is going through a major overhaul. For the 5th year in a row our offensive line will be totally remade. We will have a new playbook for the offense as well has coaches. Our starting RB is banged up. We lost a potentially good WR for half the year.


....there are just too many factors for us to have a mediocre season.
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...wow, so much for this year, and maybe the next couple of years, too--heck, by the time we solve these problems, is there a chance 'new' ones will pop-up? Darn, how come Vince Lombardi never had these problems? He expected his team to win every year?---just ain't fair...oh.welll
 
SESupergenius said:
We lack veteran leadership on the defense.
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That seems overstated IMO. Payne has emerged as a leader on the DL and Weaver comes across as one as well. If Cowart does man the middle he would provide vet leadership for the LB's. Dunta is clearly a leader in the secondary.
 
SESupergenius said:
Our secondary is not close to being an above average unit. We are switching to a 4-3 with a brand new playbook and new coaches. We lack veteran leadership on the defense. Our linebackers are still a mystery. Our defensive line will be shifting more and will take time to be a unit. Our offense is going through a major overhaul. For the 5th year in a row our offensive line will be totally remade. We will have a new playbook for the offense as well has coaches. Our starting RB is banged up. We lost a potentially good WR for half the year.


....there are just too many factors for us to have a mediocre season.
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Gloom, despair, and agony on me, WHOA.
Deep dark depression, excessive misery, WHOA!
:crying: :crying: :crying:
 
To those that don't think we have a leader on defense, you should have seen Dunta tear Buchannon a new backside on the sidelines after one really boneheaded play on his part last season before he was benched. I saw it first hand and Buchannon didn't take to being called out by a second year player. It shows the quick maturation of DR. It can onl;y get better.:homer:
 
TexanFan4Life said:
To those that don't think we have a leader on defense, you should have seen Dunta tear Buchannon a new backside on the sidelines after one really boneheaded play on his part last season before he was benched. I saw it first hand and Buchannon didn't take to being called out by a second year player. It shows the quick maturation of DR. It can onl;y get better.:homer:
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Yea didnt he throw his helmet down while Buchanon was sittin on the bench and initiate what looked like a heated convorsation.
 
TexansSeminole said:
Yea didnt he throw his helmet down while Buchanon was sittin on the bench and initiate what looked like a heated convorsation.
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Yes, it was after that ole "tackle" by Buchanon during the Pittsburgh game last year, I saw that again on tape last week when I was rewatching that game. Shameful play by Buchanon but it was good to see Dunta's leadership developing.
 
Don't get me wrong but we still don't have very good talent. Yes I do believe that we had a great offseason but Capers and Co. screwed our talent level up big time. It is going to take two more good offseasons to get to where we should be.

*We don't know who are opening day running back is going to be. Hopefully Davis is ready but as of now its a toss up.

*How is Carr going to do in the new system?

*What about the OL? Are they going to gel and play better as a unit?

*What about the switch to the 4-3? We still don't know how Peek and Babin are going to do.

*Will Wong play?

*The secondary is a pretty huge ? mark as well.

There are more but these were the ones that came to my head.
We got rid of a bunch of scrubs no doubt but the Texans have a bunch of questions.
 
Hulk75 said:
I really listen up when these guys talk, I think those 2 are the best on the shows.
Merrill Hodge does a very good job, you may not agree with what he is talking about but he is telling the truth and I like the fact that he is not trying to tell you what you want to here.
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Hoge is probably the biggest windbag on all of ESPN's network television. He says the most ridiculously asinine things that just seem to be stupid beyond words, just to stir the pot. I'm not talking about his assessments on Houston either.
 
We don't know who are opening day running back is going to be. Hopefully Davis is ready but as of now its a toss up.
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I think we'll have that solved by the time the year starts. If DD isn't ready Kubes will have time to go get somone who is a good, solid, capable starting RB.

How is Carr going to do in the new system?
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With Kubes helping him out and seeing what he's done with Jake Plummer I think it's safe to say he will be solid this year with so many new weapons. He's shown promise in the past and this year it will show.

What about the OL? Are they going to gel and play better as a unit?
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This is a good question, it's been the main question of our franchise, and I think we've finally fixed it. We got Flanagan, and two young talented rookies, and former Super Bowl winning head coach Mike Sherman coaching our OL. With the new scheme we're running and the right coaching I'm excited to see how well they can do.

What about the switch to the 4-3? We still don't know how Peek and Babin are going to do.
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The switch to the 4-3 is a long time coming. We've never had a great defense under the 3-4 and it's not like it can get worse. Again, with the right coaching, which is all most of our players need, I expect the switch to go off easily. We've added players who have played in the 4-3 too like Kalu, Weaver, and Cowart, and we've added super beast man Mario Williams and we'll have a pash rush that's better than we've ever seen in our existance. Babin played 4-3 DE in college and I don't see this being a big hurdle especially for him.

Will Wong play?
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I don't think it matters. I think our LB corps is greatly underrated. We've got Shantee Orr, who led the team in sacks last year, Sam Cowart, who yes, might be getting old, but is still a solid starter, and Morlon Greenwood, who this 4-3 move helps out the most. Expect a huge comback year from him. And with adding Demeco in the draft, I'm suprised Wong is still on the team.

The secondary is a pretty huge ? mark as well.
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Buchanon has been working extremely hard on his tackling skills and it's great that he notices that there's definately a problem there. The pressure from the front 7 should also add help for the DBs. I think CC will be exceptional in his second year and he's said he feels he's already improved greatly and Earl has consistantly been solid for us.

I believe each and everyone of our players has the talent to be a solid starter at there respective position but all they need that's different from the past years is the right coaching. They need to be directed in the right path, and I have confidence in Kubes that he and everyone he hired will be successful in that.
 
the wonger need food said:
This was probably preached by Capers more than an original thought by Carr.

Read the last entry he made, when they were 0-3 last season. How in the world the next game is not a must win is beyond me.

http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=32977&section=journal
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Dear Mr.Perpetually Starving Wonger,

You didn't read enough...

As far as injuries go, I feel pretty good. This off-season they did a good job bringing in some free agents on the offensive side of the ball. You know, that was kind of a concern going into the offseason but they did a great job. They brought in Todd Wade from Miami; we got Mark Bruener from Pittsburgh, who I think is really going to help us as far as leadership, being a force there at the tight-end position to help us block. And Billy Miller does a great job catching the ball and he does a great job run blocking, but I think Mark's just going to help us out more so we can do some more two-tight-end sets -- kind of just mix it up a little bit and give defenses something else to handle. Hopefully, we'll be a little more diverse this year and we'll see what happens.
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Hot damn! Guess what year he said that in? 2005? Wrong. Bad Wonger. BAD!

Here you go... alright sit up. I'll give you another treat.

We brought in Putzier, Flanagan, and now we have a person to throw to on everydown! More two tight end sets and a brand NEW system!

Enjoy.

Yours Truely,
Houston's #1 True Fan
 
mexican_texan said:
I see him out of place and stand by my statement. Look at it when Parker is about to cross or just crossed the line of scrimmage. He fakes an outside move and heads inside, not quite Barry Sanders-eque, but it was a nice move.
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Yes it was a decent move (although far from being anything special), but all Buchanon does is kind of wave his arms at him and he gets both hands on him without making any more of an effort at bringing down the runner. Any defensive player with any acceptable level of pride would have made a much more serious attempt to bring him down. Everyone gets juked (see following clip for a really nice juke), but generally people will give a better attempt at recovering afterward. This lack of effort was common last year, although I can come up with a few clips where Buchanon actually made a pretty nice tackle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqe0G3wu8Ms
 
MorKnolle said:
Yes it was a decent move, but all Buchanon does is kind of wave his arms at him and he gets both hands on him. Any defensive player with any acceptable level of pride would have made a much more serious attempt to bring him down. Everyone gets juked (see following clip for a really nice juke), but generally people will give a better attempt at recovering afterward. This lack of effort was common last year, although I can come up with a few clips where Buchanon actually made a pretty nice tackle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqe0G3wu8Ms
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He was going against his momentum. Call it a lack of effort, but I've seen players do less when juked like that. At least he didn't rupture his ACL like Rod Woodson versus Barry Sanders...though I bet some guys would have preferred that.
 
mexican_texan said:
He was going against his momentum. Call it a lack of effort, but I've seen players do less when juked like that. At least he didn't rupture his ACL like Rod Woodson versus Barry Sanders...though I bet some guys would have preferred that.
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Yes, I will still call it lack of effort, and most people on here will likely agree, although it is still probably slightly less embarassing than these two clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5fk99KsSSI
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TwinSisters said:
Dear Mr.Perpetually Starving Wonger,

You didn't read enough...



Hot damn! Guess what year he said that in? 2005? Wrong. Bad Wonger. BAD!

Here you go... alright sit up. I'll give you another treat.

We brought in Putzier, Flanagan, and now we have a person to throw to on everydown! More two tight end sets and a brand NEW system!

Enjoy.

Yours Truely,
Houston's #1 True Fan
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I've read this a few times, and I still don't understand what you are trying to say.
 
Come one now...one of the most shown commercials on the NFL Network is Brian Urlacher and a few of his teammates getting run over by Jerome Bettis. NFL Defensive Player of the Year Brian Urlacher was owned by the Bus.

What, you can't show Jerome Mathis or PBuc juking someone? :bananasplit:
 
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