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gtexan02

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I for one B****ed about ESPN not giving us credit for drafting OL, hiring a new OL coach, and adopting a new scheme. They said we didn't make changes to our OL, and I thought it was ignorance.

5 sacks. Ouch
 

Brandon420tx

Flounder
gtexan02 said:
I for one B****ed about ESPN not giving us credit for drafting OL, hiring a new OL coach, and adopting a new scheme. They said we didn't make changes to our OL, and I thought it was ignorance.

5 sacks. Ouch
The 5 sacks were a product of a really good Defense (Mostly their DC), No running game (Blame goes to OL and RBs for that one), and obvious passing situations.
 

LBC_Justin

Rookie
gtexan02 said:
I for one B****ed about ESPN not giving us credit for drafting OL, hiring a new OL coach, and adopting a new scheme. They said we didn't make changes to our OL, and I thought it was ignorance.

5 sacks. Ouch
the season isn't over yet.

Give philly some credit, they have one of the better D-lines in the NFL and their guys get paid too.

Philly was a good test for the Texans and it showed they still have a long ways to go. Yes our guys played poorly, but I will tell you right now we have more talent than we ever had. Things will come together.

After watching every single game last year, I learned that you need to look for the positive in each game. The positive in this game is that I think David Carr might be the right man for the job.
 

gtexan02

Working?
We were all proclaiming the Bills as legitimate 2005 superbowl contenders after they played us. Lets hope the Eagles aren't the same
 

Goldeagle

Veteran
ESPN spoke about the Texans???

Sure it was not Boston, Yankees or the ever going TO and the Cowboys?

God I hope Lightning strikes ESPN!
 

Brandon420tx

Flounder
gtexan02 said:
We were all proclaiming the Bills as legitimate 2005 superbowl contenders after they played us. Lets hope the Eagles aren't the same
So you would rather get beat by non superbowl contenders? I'm confused.

The Eagles have been a good team for awhile now (Last year was a freak soap opera)
 

gtexan02

Working?
What I'm saying is that after last year, we all thought our team was OK because "The Bills D is great"

It turns out we stunk

We are all saying the same thing about the Iggles. All I'm saying is lets hope the Iggles really are that good, and don't just appear so great because they were playing us
 

TexansLucky13

53d Signal Batt
Brandon420tx said:
The 5 sacks were a product of a really good Defense (Mostly their DC), No running game (Blame goes to OL and RBs for that one), and obvious passing situations.
I agree with that, except for the RB part. Our backs are capable but they had no opportunities. Reggie Bush himself would have struggled today.

I wonder if ESPN would be criticizing the Texans if they had drafted Reggie Bush, let Mario pass, and had the defense play like they did today? Fat chance.
 

Grid

All Pro
a few of the sacks can be blamed, at least partially, on Carr as well. I give him credit for having a great game.. but he lacks awareness. He was getting pegged by that outside rusher...and he just didnt seem to see it coming.

COurse, has hasnt had a pocket in 4 years..so i bet he hasnt dusted off the old "pocket awareness" in a long time.
 

Second Honeymoon

Hall of Fame
TexansLucky13 said:
I agree with that, except for the RB part. Our backs are capable but they had no opportunities. Reggie Bush himself would have struggled today.

I wonder if ESPN would be criticizing the Texans if they had drafted Reggie Bush, let Mario pass, and had the defense play like they did today? Fat chance.
All your ESPN hating is hilarious and shows a serious inferiority complex among some fans....I agree ESPN's baseball coverage is atrocious and total East Coast bias but their NFL coverage is generally pretty strong and unbiased. It's not ESPN's fault that we reached and drafted the workout warrior Mario.

If we wouldnt have drafted Mario, there would have been no difference because Mario didn't make a difference anyway. Trust me guys, ESPN doesnt stay awake at night thinking of ways our franchise can be made a fool of. Our front office and ownership are already wayyyyyy ahead of them in those regards....

Oh and remember we could have had John Abraham. That dude was busting skulls for Atlanta, so instead we overpay for Weaver (who wasn't terrible but hardly a difference maker) and pay just about the same money Abraham is getting....

P.S. OMFG this SUnday Night Football intro with Pink is vomit inducing...I can't stand NBC's broadcast...it is nigh unwatchable

doug from the woodlands
 

kbourda

Veteran
Second Honeymoon said:
If we wouldnt have drafted Mario, there would have been no difference because Mario didn't make a difference anyway. Trust me guys, ESPN doesnt stay awake at night thinking of ways our franchise can be made a fool of. Our front office and ownership are already wayyyyyy ahead of them in those regards....

doug from the woodlands
Excellent comment! One of the best that I have read thus far!
 

wolf123

Rookie
Second Honeymoon said:
Oh and remember we could have had John Abraham. That dude was busting skulls for Atlanta, so instead we overpay for Weaver (who wasn't terrible but hardly a difference maker) and pay just about the same money Abraham is getting....

doug from the woodlands
John Abraham had NO desire to come here...He was strictly Atlanta or bust...plus...I believe Atlanta gave up a nice amount of compensation for him
 

Txn_in_FL

All Pro
gtexan02 said:
I for one B****ed about ESPN not giving us credit for drafting OL, hiring a new OL coach, and adopting a new scheme. They said we didn't make changes to our OL, and I thought it was ignorance.

5 sacks. Ouch
Game 1 after a 2 win season.

What were you expecting, 16 - 0?

Boo-frick'n-hoo.
 

gtexan02

Working?
Txn_in_VA said:
Game 1 after a 2 win season.

What were you expecting, 16 - 0?

Boo-frick'n-hoo.
How about some pass rush by our billion-are DLmen?
How about some protection from our OL?
How about some running yardage from our new zone blocking gurus?

Boo-frick'n-hoo to you if you can't see that we failed to show even slight improvement in some key areas
 

Divebomb

Waterboy
Second Honeymoon said:
All your ESPN hating is hilarious and shows a serious inferiority complex among some fans....I agree ESPN's baseball coverage is atrocious and total East Coast bias but their NFL coverage is generally pretty strong and unbiased. It's not ESPN's fault that we reached and drafted the workout warrior Mario.

If we wouldnt have drafted Mario, there would have been no difference because Mario didn't make a difference anyway. Trust me guys, ESPN doesnt stay awake at night thinking of ways our franchise can be made a fool of. Our front office and ownership are already wayyyyyy ahead of them in those regards....

Oh and remember we could have had John Abraham. That dude was busting skulls for Atlanta, so instead we overpay for Weaver (who wasn't terrible but hardly a difference maker) and pay just about the same money Abraham is getting....

P.S. OMFG this SUnday Night Football intro with Pink is vomit inducing...I can't stand NBC's broadcast...it is nigh unwatchable

doug from the woodlands
DUDE ESPN SUCKS, THEY ARE BY FAR THE MOST NORTHERN BIASED PROGRAM IN THE WORLD! EVERYTHING IS PHILLY, YANK, BOSTON, JETS, GIANTS, NEW ENGLAND, CLEVLAND, BENGALS, AND PITT. THEY SPEAK HIGHLY OF REGGIE BUSH BUT NOT N.O. THEY SPEAK HIGHLY OF ALBERT PUJ. BUT NOT ST. LOUIS. BERKMAN HAS BEEN AWSOME YEAR IN YEAR OUT AND HE IS NEVER ON SPORTS CENTER. ESPN SUCKS
 

Txn_in_FL

All Pro
gtexan02 said:
How about some pass rush by our billion-are DLmen?
How about some protection from our OL?
How about some running yardage from our new zone blocking gurus?

Boo-frick'n-hoo to you if you can't see that we failed to show even slight improvement in some key areas

Billionaire? Please. Again, game one after a 2 win season. After a completely pathetic season and a few weeks and 4 preseason games in which you only use starters and average of maybe 2 quarters per game you can not seriously believe that the sun will shine from the heavens and everything will come together.

SUPRISE!!! We aren't the only team out there practicing and getting ready every week. We are behind the power curve already with a new coach and a new OL scheme. For people to already be saying that the season is screwed is pathetic.
 

Brandon420tx

Flounder
kbourda said:
Excellent comment! One of the best that I have read thus far!
Dude, 90% of the board knows not to read Dougs posts anymore, its about as useless as reading Dr. Suess for a College Seminar class. *Actually that sounds fun*
 

Second Honeymoon

Hall of Fame
Brandon420tx said:
Dude, 90% of the board knows not to read Dougs posts anymore, its about as useless as reading Dr. Suess for a College Seminar class. *Actually that sounds fun*
Coming from a guy with Babin as an avatar, I am actually surprised you can read....

doug ftw
 

Brandon420tx

Flounder
I changed my avatar when I adopted him as my 2006 adopt a Texan (Dunta was taken and Wong is injured). I'm going with a fad, that a crime now?

Edit: Nice, resorting to a personal attack based on an avatar. You win the Internet Arguer Of The Year Award.
 

Second Honeymoon

Hall of Fame
Brandon420tx said:
I changed my avatar when I adopted him as my 2006 adopt a Texan (Dunta was taken and Wong is injured). I'm going with a fad, that a crime now?

Edit: Nice, resorting to a personal attack based on an avatar. You win the Internet Arguer Of The Year Award.
I reiterate, you have Babin as an avatar. No amount of fake awards or lame retorts will change that.
 

tsip

Veteran
gtexan02 said:
We were all proclaiming the Bills as legitimate 2005 superbowl contenders after they played us. Lets hope the Eagles aren't the same
...exactly, you read my mind
 

tsip

Veteran
Txn_in_VA said:
Game 1 after a 2 win season.

What were you expecting, 16 - 0?

Boo-frick'n-hoo.
Losing and putting up a 'good fight' is one thing...losing and 'looking' bad is another...IMO, most posters expected us to get beat by the Eagles, but thought we'd play a 'competitive' game and-NO ONE-thought we'd play like a 'Caper's' caoched team. This last thought is what caught most fans 'off-guard.'

Ideally, IMO,most fans were expecting the Texans to come out of this game with a 'foundation' to build on and not the notion of 'back to the drawing board.'
 

tsip

Veteran
Second Honeymoon said:
Coming from a guy with Babin as an avatar, I am actually surprised you can read....

doug ftw

...guess you're kind of embarassed that Babin is the only DL that showed up yesterday and also had a good pre-season
 

Second Honeymoon

Hall of Fame
tsip said:
...guess you're kind of embarassed that Babin is the only DL that showed up yesterday and also had a good ore-season
it's just a little bit of smack running between posters....as for Babin he did look good yesterday and he has looked good in the preseason as well....I am not embarassed by Babin playing well, in fact it makes me happy...

doug ftw
 

Brandon420tx

Flounder
I've always been a Babin supporter, so his "smack" did little to affect me. I didn't like the picks we gave up for him, but I like Babin as a player. No harm done.
 
TexansLucky13 said:
I wonder if ESPN would be criticizing the Texans if they had drafted Reggie Bush, let Mario pass, and had the defense play like they did today? Fat chance.
ESPN cares about the highlight reels. Contrary to what they would have you believe. Sports is NOT their business! Their business is SHOW BUSINESS! They prefer those who give the flashiest dunks like Vince Carter over fundamentally sound players like Tim Duncan. They love any baseball player who can crush the ball, whether he leads the league in strike outs or not. They show love for the teams who give them material.

They love drama. They love any team with T.O. (49ers this week, Eagles next week, Cowboys next week). They loved any team with Dennis Rodman (Pistons, Spurs, Bulls). They love any player with a big mouth because they need the soundbites to feed our short attention spans. They couldn't care less about the big uglies who do the dirty work. Don't take it personally.
 

Second Honeymoon

Hall of Fame
Erratic Assassin said:
ESPN cares about the highlight reels. Contrary to what they would have you believe. Sports is NOT their business! Their business is SHOW BUSINESS! They prefer those who give the flashiest dunks like Vince Carter over fundamentally sound players like Tim Duncan. They love any baseball player who can crush the ball, whether he leads the league in strike outs or not. They show love for the teams who give them material.

They love drama. They love any team with T.O. (49ers this week, Eagles next week, Cowboys next week). They loved any team with Dennis Rodman (Pistons, Spurs, Bulls). They love any player with a big mouth because they need the soundbites to feed our short attention spans. They couldn't care less about the big uglies who do the dirty work. Don't take it personally.
Spot on. However, I think their NFL coverage is pretty good except Salisbury , Wingo, and Merrill. Those guys are a joke. Irvin, Jackson, Ditka, and Jaworski are all credible and talented. ESPN's baseball coverage is their real black eye. If it's not about the Yankees, Red Sox, or Mets you dont hear about it....what will Red Sox fan do once Gammons goes to the Fenway Park in the Sky....
 
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