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Wow, we are extremely luck to be facing Atlanta this week. If it were about any other team, I would think this would be major trouble. I hope Andre Davis can have a big game!
Maybe it would have been luckier to play a great team next week. If they lose to Atlanta it will hurt - injuries or not.
Additionally at the Chronicle:
Injury woes continue - Mathis questionable
"The Texans just keep taking hits. Wide receiver Jerome Mathis is questionable for Sunday's game in Atlanta because of a sore foot. He started complaining about it Monday afternoon. He tried to practice Wednesday, but had to start icing it midway through. Thursday, Mathis didn't practice at all. Now, coach Gary Kubiak is trying to decide what to do. Mathis isn't a guy who has played through injuries in the past. The team could wait until as late as Saturday to make a decision, but it's tough when his absence would leave the team with only three wide receivers. Their options are clearly limited at this point. With only Andre' Davis, Kevin Walter and David Anderson healthy, the Texans must sign another receiver. The obvious options would be Harry Williams from the practice squad or Bethel Johnson, a free agent. Keenan McCardell is also an option, but would seem less likely since Johnson would at least could help in the kick returns."
(on WR Jerome Mathis) Oh, ok, I did forget one. Well, you know, I really dont know. He didnt say anything about his leg after the game. Monday morning was not a problem. He came in Monday after the meeting, said his lower leg was sore. Did a little bit yesterday, continues to say its sore today, so (head athletic trainer) Kevin (Bastin) thought we should hold him, so well see. We took the x-rays, MRI, we didnt see anything, so well just play it day to day.
Now if they could only force themselves to post truthful injury reports.
ahhh man, now who's going to return kick offs for touch downs.
I wonder if it is the foot, if it is the foot he had surgery on. None of the reports I've seen say.
Wow, we are extremely luck to be facing Atlanta this week. If it were about any other team, I would think this would be major trouble. I hope Andre Davis can have a big game!
I sincerely hope this is a physical injury rather than a mental one. Reading Kubiak's words, rather than listening to them, makes me believe Kubiak is losing patience with Mathis again.
I wouldn't blame him if he did.
Right when he needs him the most, when he really needs to count on him to step up . . . he pulls this 'my foot hurts' crap.
Early last camp, there was ton of criticism of Mathis for jaking it.
Until of course, it turned out he had a stress fracture in the foot that the Texans didn't promptly diagnose. But once it was, they ended up doing surgery on it. His type of fracture wasn't the easiest to diagnose.
Let's all step away from our jump to conclusions mat. I know that once someone has been identified as a jake, it's hard to break away from that.
(on WR Jerome Mathis) Oh, ok, I did forget one. Well, you know, I really dont know. He didnt say anything about his leg after the game. Monday morning was not a problem. He came in Monday after the meeting, said his lower leg was sore. Did a little bit yesterday, continues to say its sore today, so (head athletic trainer) Kevin (Bastin) thought we should hold him, so well see. We took the x-rays, MRI, we didnt see anything, so well just play it day to day.
KT - Sounds like he was trying to tough it out until it really started bothering him.
As much as I like Bethel, he doesn't have Mathis' speed...not even CLOSE.Kubes will have another quiet talk and Mathis will score 3 TDs.On the last score he will do a flip into end zone breaking a collar bone and miss rest of season. Bethel Johnson will be resigned and become the "next best thing".
I think it's pretty safe to say Mathis knows that.
I find it hard to believe he is dogging it, given the circumstances. Otherwise he's the most naive person on the planet.
A foot is considered the lower leg, right?
Challenge.
That's the word that Kubiak uses instead of "Oh ****."
The legend of Matt Schaub is going to grow if he can win with this particular group. A crap running game and a bunch of receivers that absolutely nobody else wanted.
Big Bad Schaub, indeed.
I would hate to think that Mathis is actually fearful of failure as a legitimate WR rather than that occasional fill in, now that he would be placed in that position this week if he were healthy...............but, with his history, I can't help but having it cross my mind more than once.
Can we all agree that MS is prety well hand cuffed on this one ?
If he does pull it out, he's going to earn his check this week.
Nope. People around here seem to forget having a WR like AJ is a luxury not what every team has. Matt Schaub works with what he has. Prior to Schaub starting the NE game, Vick had 5 sub 200 yard passing games. Schaub came in and had a 300 yd day. Vick followed that up with 2 sub 150 yd games. Vick had 4 TD's in his 7 games--Schaub had 3 in his one. Those WR's were guys reviled for being too poor to support Vick but Schaub made them work including primary pass catcher of the day undrafted and out of the league Brian Finneran. He can do the same with Daniels and this crew.
Agreed--that is what earning your paycheck is not just throwing your hands up in the air or whining about having no chance.
So you are posting that MS will have a 300 yard day
Hmm interesting. I'll agree that MS...in the pocket, with guys he's worked with befor, given time, is an excellent QB.
But....not whining here, to expect him to go lights out with out a running game, with out familuar targets, is a bit of a reach.
O.K. 250 ? will you post that MS will have a 250 yard game ?
With out the threat of a rush Kubiack's offense is a dead duck. They can't run the passing game with out the rush.
And I don't see flannery's legs rested or not being any better than they were last year.
you're posting that MS will ride his white horse in and save the day ? Is this correct ?
I'm not saying MS is not going to go into Atlanta and not give everything he's got. What I'm saying is he has a large load to tote. If they go on the road and blow the Falcons out, then he is an elite QB. But if he doesn't, doesn't mean I want to throw him out with the saturday's night bath water. Need to keep the expectations low this week. This thingy is not a lock. They gotta figure the WR's out. They gotta figgure whether they are going two TE's and bang them and keep it close. They gotta figure how to bottle up the big WRs and the scat back and the TE....just saying they got a lot on their plates this week to figure out.
Really, what happened LAST week then? We were far from spectacular, but they weren't as abysmal as you're ofereing. Personally, I'd rather the Falcons come in with a win under their belt (less pressure to get Win #1), but you play 'em as they're dealt.O.K. 250 ? will you post that MS will have a 250 yard game ? With out the threat of a rush Kubiack's offense is a dead duck. They can't run the passing game with out the rush. And now, and I'm guessing here just by this coaches past desicions, we'll have flannery in the heart of the line where he was befor. I don't see him starting White do you ? And I don't see flannery's legs rested or not being any better than they were last year. Got guys running timing routes with limited targets with the live bullets flying, and you're posting that MS will ride his white horse in and save the day ? Is this correct ? the only thing that will save this game for them is if the d-line pummels the falcon's QB's. And if we're lucky, we'll get 'em all to the side lines. That will make the falcons as one demensional as we will be.
I don't give a crud about specific numbers Mr. doom and gloom. I've made my point--Schaub is not dead without AJ or even a running game. Ummm, let me remember when this last happened, God it was so long ago--oh yeah, last week--82%, 236 yds, 40 yds rushing.
Oh, I forgot--the doom and gloom eight ball knows for a certainty they won't be able to rush.
Yeah lord knows Flanigan's legs can't be fresh since he hasn't been getting beat up the last three weeks.
You're the one making extreme predictions about handcuffs. All I am saying is Schaub can still have a good day and play his role.
Didn't I read in one of the tailgate threads that Haywood Jeffries was hanging out at one of them?? With the way our receivers are going down, it might be time to get someone on board.
Umm...ok.
Crazy I say, just crazy.