I grew up in little 'ole Port Arthur & dreamed of moving to the big city (Houston) one day. Life didn't turn out that way.
I didn't get into football until the Jimmy Johnson (from Port Arthur) won his first Super Bowl. I followed the Cowboys as long as he was there, then they turned into thugs & JJ went on an ego thing, hiring yes men as coaches.
Ricky Williams came out of UT, was drafted by Ditka in New Orleans, I became a Saints fan. Haslett came in & changed the culture of that franchise with Aaron Brooks & Joe Horn & Duece McCallister. After they traded Ricky Williams, and Joe Horn stopped being Hollywood Joe I lost most of my interest in that team.
Houston had their team somewhere in there, & I started following them. Houston was my AFC team & New Orleans was my NFC team. I was pretty passionate about Houston for the first two years but that third year of watching Carr being trotted out there again & again... I don't think I watched two games that year. I didn't watch any of the 2-14 season.
When McNair fired Capers & brought in Kubiak, I went balls deep. I liked Denver's offensive philosophy, I liked that Kubiak was a Houston boy, & if you listened to the way he talked, he got me pumped up about the future of the Texans. I bought my season tickets & forgot about the Saints. I've been all Texans ever since.
Kubiak impressed me that first season, not necessarily his coaching, I knew he wasn't a freak'n head coach that first year. But he talked about building a franchise, raising expectations, he spent most of his drafts on defense & made an offense out of 2nd tiered talent. I truly believe he's focused on building a Super Bowl contender.
No doubt about it, I've given the man some slack, I'm still rooting for him to succeed even though it's getting harder & harder for me to believe that he will. But he's built a great team, just can't get them to win.
I see problems with the offense, but scoring 30 points at will..... more or less, over the last three years, I love that. Throwing that ball all over the field, I love that. Big gapping holes & long runs, I love it. Rock & Roll Houston Texans.... Love it.
The Defense in 2009, loved it.... very proud of that. This years defense... that's my defense, those are my bois....
Pro Bowlers, Andre, OD, Schaub, Arian, Leach, Mario, Cushing, Demeco... I love this team.