My open letter to the Texans...
Dear fellas, I was ecstatic to have been fortunate enough to get season tickets your first playoff year. Man, what a year 2011. Those home wins against the Steelers and Falcons were something else. Reliant was rockin. Did y'all know that Foster carried the ball 61 times for a combined 266 yards in those two games? That offensive line, y'all were fun to watch. And TJ, man we all thought you were the next coming after that Falcons game. That 50 yarder you chucked to Andre toward my end zone was epic! Y'all had my daughter and I screaming at the top of our lungs! Although the season ending 3 game losing streak was a bit of a bummer, you (WE) were in the playoffs! That game in Cincinnati, holy cow! My voice didn't return for two weeks! And then the home playoff game, what a day.
I couldn't believe my fortune that I got my season tickets that year. I was never going to give them away!
Fast forward to this year. Four AFCS banner in the last 5 years. Very nice accomplishment. Awesome in fact. But I just feel like there is something missing. My enthusiasm that I felt in 2011 is a thing of the past. It shouldn't be because I get to watch Watson, Hopkins, Hyde, Johnson, Stills, and Fuller on offense every Sunday. But every weekend the past couple of years has been a tremendous roller coaster ride. Highs one week and the expectations and enthusiasm is full bore only to have it shot down with a Broncos game type performance. I know that teams can't play perfectly every week and it's hard to win in the NFL, but it just feels like when y'all have a down game it's a real crapper.
I don't know how to really explain myself in a letter. I guess I'm trying to say I love the Texans and I will always root for a victory. Only starting this year I'm going to do it from the comfort of my backyard. I will not renew my season tickets. It's quite an investment for me that I just can't bring myself to re up. I will not be glued to my seat hooked on every play. I will tend to my BBQ pit, throw the ball for my dogs, listen to my wife a little bit more (maybe), and make beer runs DURING the game if I have to. I will watch and be interested but if I get a Broncos type game performance again, I will head to the golf course, or the cigar shop. I will not sit through that crap show of a game again, like I have in the past.
I wish and hope that you will continue to get better and one day bring the city of Houston and all your fans a Super Bowl. When that happens I will probably drink everything in the ice chest and cry like a baby, just like I did when the Astros won. I will continue to yell loud for you guys...best of luck, Austins23.