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LBC_Justin said:One of them will happen early and everyone on this forum will complain and moan and demand the head of chris palmer. People will talk about how our season is over in the first 5 weeks.
bckey said:Buffalo W Losman is too green to handle the defense
Pittsburgh L They show us what Capers is trying to build a team like
Cincinnatti L Should be a good one but the home team gets the edge
Tennessee W We win but the Titans are getting better quick
Seattle L Can't stop Alexander and the west coast offense
Indy L Close but Manning will pull it out in the end
Cleveland W Revenge for the last game of the season
Jacksonville L No sweep this year
Indy L We lose in their house
Kansas City W Tough game but we prevail
St Louis L Too much offense
Baltimore L Too much defense
Tennessee W We control the ball in the final 2 minutes
Arizona L This team is the sleeper team of 2005
Jacksonville W Not in our house
San Francisco W It would be easier to play them before they have 15 games under their belt. Don't take this one for granted Texans
7-9 Season with a plus or minus 1 factor. 8-8 or under and Palmer is gone.
The reports out of camp have been great foot work, has great hands and has made a number of spectaculor catches. I think he's going to be one of the surprises of this year. Carr has needed a go to guy other than AJ and I think Kasper might be it. I'm praying that Mathis's injury will heal, because I think these 3 receivers give us much of what Indy has and may be more. Do not under estimate what Mathis's speed and hands will mean to this ball club. He's a very, very much better Bradford. I don't think Bradford is going to make this team unless injuries play a part. I have said the same of Swinton.Hervoyel said:Interesting. I don't think Kasper makes the final 53.
Two wild card teams from each conference make the playoffs. You must be thinking Astros & the NL East.Diehardtexan said:10-6 but no playoffs, I think the wild card will come from the AFC north and Indy is going to win the south.
My bad Lucky, I'm I'm a Texans, we just made the playoffs. here we come.Lucky said:Two wild card teams from each conference make the playoffs. You must be thinking Astros & the NL East.
playoff year please said:you have to admit that are play calling has been suspect at times. My bigger problem is that I don't see fire in Capers eyes. He always finds good news in our loses. That's not always bad, but sometimes you need to rip your team. Just my opinion as a armchair coach.
playoff year please said:I really believe we should be 10-6 at least, but I am not confident in Capers. There just doesn't seem to be enough fire in him.
playoff year please said:I can't spell our (are)
Marcus said:I predict that the same ones that are predicting 10-6 or better . . . . are the same ones that will be creating the 'Bad playcalling/Fire Palmer/Fire Capers' threads.
Yup-that's like saying "2 teams will make it to the Superbowl but only 1 will win!" That's not the prediction though.playoff year please said:There is no doubt about people calling for jobs if the team doesn't perform. That's the easiest prediction here.
He predicted who would be the ones to post the 'Bad playcalling/Fire Palmer/Fire Capers' threads-not just that they would be posted.playoff year please said:I may be too caught up in my work to catch what you mean by (the prediction?)
How do you know we don't have a pass rush, it's the preseason? this is the second year of our main Oline being together and that should help alot. i doubt they'd stink it up like they did last year. and we're not so bad on run blocking. if davis is touching the ball 25+ times a game thats a good thing, not a bad thing. that means our offense is moving the ball. so you can predict the future and say that DD will get hurt again? thats just an opinion.ComstockLode said:I may get blasted for it, but I am completely honest and am not trying to upset anyone.
I think we will go 6-10.
We still do not have a pass rush and we still have the same offensive line that got dominated by cleveland last game of the season. Andre Johnson is still our only reciever, and if DD has to touch the ball 25+ times a game we will not be winning games, and he will end up missing time again for injuries. All the hits David is taking could end up catching up with him but I hope not.
his production wasn't down his second season with the same receivers we have today basically. he got alot more double teams his second year than the first year and still improved. why would you think it would be down this year?With an offensive line and a second wideout he is a top 10 QB in the league. But until he gets either or both of those things, he will not be able to step his game up to the next level in my opinion. Thank god we didnt get harrington, because what Carr has done with the talent around him is amazing. And harrington is struggling with alot more.
I think Andre Johnson will still be a man among boys, but his production will be down with double teams non stop all season .
once again, our Dline is the healthiest its been in 2 years, plus we've added Mr. T. i think we should wait until the season starts before we start saying we won't have any pass rush this year. Babin in his second year at LOLB and Peek starting should help alot in the pass rush.I think babin and dunta will continue to improve, but overall our defense will be about average in the league without a pass rush, and having to face indy twice.
Coupled with the fact that we have no depth at any position on the field other than maybe linebacker and maybe HB, we will have injuries as all teams do, and I see us struggling to win any games on the road.
playoff year please said:I take it you guys don't think 10-6 is reachable. I said at least, but that is bold. I just know we have been too close to winning many games for us to be 8-8 this year. I hope I am right, but it is a game that is played, so anything can happen.
Yep, I'm expecting 8-8, hoping for 9-7.Marcus said:9-7 might be reachable if . . . if they go through the season relatively injury free. 10-6 would be miraculous!
It certainly CAN affect it more, but it doesn't HAVE to. Depth heals many IR issues.Marcus said:But they are not going to get through this season injury free. And although most you don't like to think about it, the injury situation effects the team's W-L record more than any amount of coaching or playcalling.
Uh, that's a big NEGATORY on that one good buddy. Some of us viewed the 2003 campaign as 'miraculous', based on the # of big-time players on IR. That's why we were disappointed by the same team doing much worse with a healthier roster last year.Marcus said:But I've been on this board since the very beginning . . . and I have seen first hand that the coaching and playcalling are ONLY reasons listed as to why this team loses.
I'll agree with you there. The more 'unrealistic' the outlook, the more likely to call for someone's head (whether justified or not) that much earlier.Marcus said:My prediction regarding the 'Bad playcalling/Fire Palmer/Fire Capers' threads stands.
atxcoolguy said:How do you know we don't have a pass rush, it's the preseason? this is the second year of our main Oline being together and that should help alot. i doubt they'd stink it up like they did last year. and we're not so bad on run blocking. if davis is touching the ball 25+ times a game thats a good thing, not a bad thing. that means our offense is moving the ball. so you can predict the future and say that DD will get hurt again? thats just an opinion.
as for Carr, the most time he's ever missed was in the second year, where surprisingly they gave up the fewest sacks. carr was only sacked 19 times that year.
his production wasn't down his second season with the same receivers we have today basically. he got alot more double teams his second year than the first year and still improved. why would you think it would be down this year?
once again, our Dline is the healthiest its been in 2 years, plus we've added Mr. T. i think we should wait until the season starts before we start saying we won't have any pass rush this year. Babin in his second year at LOLB and Peek starting should help alot in the pass rush.
We have enough depth at the Dline(TJ, Deloach), Faggins as our 3rd CB, Simmons can play all positions in the secondary, and Banks is more than adequate as our backup QB. the only weak side as far as depth i see is the Oline and TE spot. everywhere else we're either average or above average.
ComstockLode said:Regarding the pass rush: What has improved since last year? We are relying on the same defensive linemen to take up blocks and create a push on the pocket. Our outside pass rush was non existent last year plain and simple. We only had 24 sacks total last year..... That is it. That is horrible.
That is the worst in the whole NFL!!!! How did we improve this situation? We hope a second year OLB who overachieved last year to suddenly put up double digit sacks?
Our offensive line: We have the same players from last year. We did not improve. You cant get lemonade out of a terd. Our offensive line is sorry. Period. It isnt good. You can have ten years of experience together and they would still suck. At no position except right tackle are we even above average.
We were seventh in the league in sacks allowed. We were 24th in the league in yards per rushing attempt. How does that sound good anyway you look at it?
Quarterback: David Carr has done amazing considering the slop that is in front of him. He has gotten lucky not to get injured thus far. You can only play russian roulette so many times before you will lose. He takes some ridiculous hits even though half of his passes are rollouts and three step drops to avoid him from getting nailed every other play.
Look at that sacks stat one more time. Seventh in the league in sacks. And I guarentee we were in the top 5 in the league in three step drops. Maybe this will sink in to you. We were 24th in the league in passing attempts in the league, yet were 7th in the league in sacks per game. Let me repeat that is horrible!
Andre Johnson: He put up most of his stats early in the season before teams figured out they could roll all their coverage over to him
Results: Last 4 games of the season he put up 34, 31, 46, and 13 yards recieving.
Will he put up stats like that all of next year? Of course not he is a legitimate star reciever in this league. But I am going to suggest that his stats will decline through no fault of his own, but the fault of the offensive line and no secondary reciever to take any pressure off of him. Gaffney's best plays last year came from reverses....
I know its hard to be anything but loyal to the players on this team for you. But our offensive line/defensive line play is well below average.
And I am a firm believer that the game is won and lost in the trenches, and we are bad on both sides of the trenches.
I also am very skeptical about greenwood living up to what sharper does. He could and I hope he has an amazing season, but in reality I dont expect him too. Plus you have a former defensive end in college moving to the other MLB spot, and we might have a problem stopping the run.
Just so you know, I am hoping I am proved wronged and we go 10-6 and make the playoffs. But why dont you check the lines in vegas and see where they expect us to finish.
The line is 7.5 Do what you want with it.