Before everyone puts their shades back on and starts drinking the koolaid again, lets remember that this is only the first game of the preseason. If you look back at the stats from last year, we did pretty well our first two games (against Den and Oak) and then fell hard and fast against tampa and dallas.
http://www.nfl.com/teams/stats/HOU/2005/pre
I think preseason is important for setting up that winning attitude and building confidence, but this is only the first game. Look at Carr last year:
Game 1- 1/2 15 yards
Game 2 - 6/8 43 yards 1 td
Game 3 - 7/19 52 yards 2 int
Game 4 - 1/5 4 yards 2 int
scary huh? He finished the preseason with a rating of 23.0 (Ragone had a 124.7 (13/26 265 yards, 3 td, 0 int), but that didn't seem to matter)
PS: Don't be so ecited about the "no sack" stat. Carr was only sacked once in the entire 2005 preseason, for a loss of 0 yards
http://www.nfl.com/teams/stats/HOU/2005/pre
I think preseason is important for setting up that winning attitude and building confidence, but this is only the first game. Look at Carr last year:
Game 1- 1/2 15 yards
Game 2 - 6/8 43 yards 1 td
Game 3 - 7/19 52 yards 2 int
Game 4 - 1/5 4 yards 2 int
scary huh? He finished the preseason with a rating of 23.0 (Ragone had a 124.7 (13/26 265 yards, 3 td, 0 int), but that didn't seem to matter)
PS: Don't be so ecited about the "no sack" stat. Carr was only sacked once in the entire 2005 preseason, for a loss of 0 yards