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The hot seat

powda

The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
I know were skipping far ahead of what I want to discuss, but does today give you any gratification? Watson was BAD today against the bucks.

Do you have any "I told you so's" for Texans posters?
 

welsh texan

You may say I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one
I know were skipping far ahead of what I want to discuss, but does today give you any gratification? Watson was BAD today against the bucks.

Do you have any "I told you so's" for Texans posters?
I’ll give you one positive to take from today.
Today the O wasn’t rolling. That seemed fine early because the D was returning seemingly everything for a turnover.
But then coming into the half, the momentum had shifted, because the Bucs had come back from a 14 point hole and we still couldn’t move the ball.

After halftime, OB managed to shift his gameplan and grind out a win.

We played around a poor game from DW4.

If we reach this off-season with 1 playoff win in OB’s tenure, and not since 2016, it isn’t acceptable though.
 

JB

Innocent Bystander
Contributor's Club
No I told you so.

I actually hope I'm wrong, but I dont see it and dont think a HC change will help either. DW4's just not good enough to win a SB and I dont think he ever will be. Some posters want to castigate me for this view and will continue to make excuses for DW4 starting with blaming everybody but DW4.
There has been worse QB's to win a Superb Owl trophy. The entire team needs to be better
 

powda

The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
No I told you so.

I actually hope I'm wrong, but I dont see it and dont think a HC change will help either. DW4's just not good enough to win a SB and I dont think he ever will be. Some posters want to castigate me for this view and will continue to make excuses for DW4 starting with blaming everybody but DW4.

There's been some word of you calling Watson ignorant. I never saw you post that but it seems to have garnered a lot of attention.

Did you say it?

Is that's ob's fault for poor coaching?
 

steelbtexan

King of the W. B. Club
Contributor's Club
There's been some word of you calling Watson ignorant. I never saw you post that but it seems to have garnered a lot of attention.

Did you say it?

Is that's ob's fault for poor coaching?
I've never called DW4 ignorant.

Although I dont think he's the sharpest tool in the shed. This is what's holding his progression back. IMHO Some say BOB's holding him back and I dont think that's true. They're just a bad mix.
 

powda

The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
I've never called DW4 ignorant.

Although I dont think he's the sharpest tool in the shed. This is what's holding his progression back. IMHO Some say BOB's holding him back and I dont think that's true. They're just a bad mix.

Do you think OB would be better with a different qb?

Do you think Watson would be better with a different hc?

Surely you think Watson can still progress?
 

thunderkyss

Just win baby!!!
Staff member
Contributor's Club
No I told you so.

I actually hope I'm wrong, but I dont see it and dont think a HC change will help either. DW4's just not good enough to win a SB and I dont think he ever will be. Some posters want to castigate me for this view and will continue to make excuses for DW4 starting with blaming everybody but DW4.
Let me ask you this, do you think Phillip Rivers, Carson Palmer, or Jim Kelly were good enough to win a Super Bowl?
 

powda

The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
Let me ask you this, do you think Phillip Rivers, Carson Palmer, or Jim Kelly were good enough to win a Super Bowl?
Abruptly, a glass slams against the wall. A picture frame of some french vineyard falls and bourbon streams down.

Another patron storms over hearing our conversation. Apparently, he's not satisfied with my questions...

The room goes silent waiting for an answer.
 

powda

The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
And here we are @steelbtexan. Welcome to the offseason.

Watson was not great in the playoffs. Does it give you some solace to at least know you were right this year?

What changes would you make this offseason?
 

powda

The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
And here we are @steelbtexan. Welcome to the offseason.

Watson was not great in the playoffs. Does it give you some solace to at least know you were right this year?

What changes would you make this offseason?

Some time has passed since our last meeting. I'm feeling a bit haggered and It probably shows on my face. Rooting for a team can do that to you if you care to much. Maybe I'm just getting old. @steelbtexan looks spry as ever. We have a few shots of burboun in a hangger far beyond my price range and we strap into helicopters for the evening hunt to come.

His rifle cracks sharply as he chambers a round in his 3 thousand dollar assault rifle.

The bell craft ascends with a throbbing hum and I aim for wild boar along his several thousand acre property as he does the same perched opposite of me in the helicopter.

My eyes survey the vast pasture land below us and finally I ask over the intercom, " Do think obrien or Watson is more detrimental to the team? Do you think..."

Our pilot enterupts me. "Got a herd right."

@steelbtexan fires off a dozen rounds landing 9 pigs. He and the pilot hoop and hollar on the intercoms.

"That was damned good shooting." The pilot says.

"That was good flying" @steelbtexan returns.

We're in the air for an hour and I nail a few boar myself. When we finally land and the bell engine is off I ask him timidly...

"What's it feel like to be right?"
 

JB

Innocent Bystander
Contributor's Club
Some time has passed since our last meeting. I'm feeling a bit haggered and It probably shows on my face. Rooting for a team can do that to you if you care to much. Maybe I'm just getting old. @steelbtexan looks spry as ever. We have a few shots of burboun in a hangger far beyond my price range and we strap into helicopters for the evening hunt to come.

His rifle cracks sharply as he chambers a round in his 3 thousand dollar assault rifle.

The bell craft ascends with a throbbing hum and I aim for wild boar along his several thousand acre property as he does the same perched opposite of me in the helicopter.

My eyes survey the vast pasture land below us and finally I ask over the intercom, " Do think obrien or Watson is more detrimental to the team? Do you think..."

Our pilot enterupts me. "Got a herd right."

@steelbtexan fires off a dozen rounds landing 9 pigs. He and the pilot hoop and hollar on the intercoms.

"That was damned good shooting." The pilot says.

"That was good flying" @steelbtexan returns.

We're in the air for an hour and I nail a few boar myself. When we finally land and the bell engine is off I ask him timidly...

"What's it feel like to be right?"
Methinks you had more than a few shors in that hangger
 

steelbtexan

King of the W. B. Club
Contributor's Club
Like a new HC is going to make a difference?

Not a pro BOB post for those that seem to enjoy keeping score.
 

OptimisticTexan

2024 / Rebuilding Block 4 After Playoffs / Texans
Like a new HC is going to make a difference?

Not a pro BOB post for those that seem to enjoy keeping score.
Depends on the HC and staff. In season....RC and the current staff would have to carry this team unless this all goes down before the trade deadline. If the new HC and staff come in at seasons end then there'll be a lot of film watching and assessing. Hate to bring you down but a new GM, HC and staff would have Watson at the top of their priority list contract or no contract.

The upcoming Jags game could be the game that finally dooms OB's tenure with the Texans. Why? Clowney, Hopkins, Hyde, Miller, Reader, out. Tunsil, Cook, Johnson, Cobbs, Johnson in return. 0-4 after OB's 1st campaign as the new and smartest GM. The Jags could hand the Texans another defeat pushing them to 0-5. Titans, Packers, and Jags next.....if 0-5 doesn't push the eject button, maybe 0-8 does make it happen.
 

powda

The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
This interview is the first of it's kind. I find myself drawn to something more then the status QUO here. This poster is a boiling pot and his opinions on the Texans spur arguments. Often, I watch his post and see the responses catapult into chaos. Today's hot seat guest is @steelbtexan.

Today, with any luck we'll delve into his opinions on the team and maybe more.

We've agreed to meet in a lounge near the Galleria to talk. I cant help but feel anxious on what might follow. I'm early and from the 3rd floor window I see an Audi coup pull up. The driver briskly exits the car and gives his keys as well as a tip without breaking step to the valet. The valet appears surprised at such a tip and carries on.

Just a minute later @steelbtexan is in the lounge and I wave to get his attention. We greet one another and introduce ourselves. His hand shake is firm and his eye contact is unwavering.

His suit is finely pressed with no hint of wrinkles. He has a square jaw and broad shoulders. He's a bit shorter then most men but imposing nonetheless. Somehow, he reminds me of napoleon.

As we sink into dark leather seats he calls the Garcon and orders scotch and cigars for the both of us.

I ask my first question as he sparks his cigar and smiles at me grimly...

"Let's start from the beginning. Your a Texans fan. Did you grow up loving the Oilers and hating the cowboys?"
The heavy fists of my editor slams the table and he asks the same question I am.

"What in the **** is this?"

"I'm sorry sir. An interview format just isn't possible on a message board. There's a few hundred members and it's impossible to conduct an interview with all of them chiming in.

I would ask and hope with whatever cloudt senior members like I and @steelbtexan have, that those comments are trimmed out by moderators. A simple back forth between two members of the board should be easy. With interruption, its impossible."

Maybe in time, a one on one interview with more board members can happen? It'll take some help from mods though. See what you can do...

We first met in 2019. Things were simpler and the bar was full of people. This time @steelbtexan was there before me in a corner seat. The whole damn lounge smells like lavender and leather and it's a bit dark. He waved me over and I couldn't help but notice the lovely woman beside him. She smiled while keeping her eyes down to the floor.

We greet one another and I notice his plate.

"Is that sushi?" I ask.

"No. It's a blowfish. Smith and Ashton's usually serves steak but they have some exotic dishes to."

I'm taken back just a little and I sink down beside them in the leather seats while the woman beside him takes a small sip from her wine glass.

"Isn't a blowfish fatal if not prepared correctly?"

@steelbtexan frowns at me. "So far it's delicious. I suppose I should tip the waiter more then usual. Maybe you should start asking questions now if you want a full interview..."

We both laugh while a waiter arrives to offer me a menu.

"OK @steelbtexan, you despised Watson before any hint of allegations. Why do you hate him?"
 
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Earl34

Hall of Fame
I imagine he'll say, "I fired up the DeLorean and went to 2021 and found out Watson was POS, Sexual Predator and Pervert. However, when I returned to 2019, I couldn't tell anyone because it might have changed the timeline and I wanted that overrated QB off my team".

I imagine he will also say, "Sorry, I can't stay for another drink. I'm taking the DeLorean to April 2014 for the Jimmy G draft. For Jimmy I'm willing to sacrifice the timeline and even take a vow of celibacy. Got to run!"
 

steelbtexan

King of the W. B. Club
Contributor's Club
The heavy fists of my editor slams the table and he asks the same question I am.

"What in the **** is this?"

"I'm sorry sir. An interview format just isn't possible on a message board. There's a few hundred members and it's impossible to conduct an interview with all of them chiming in.

I would ask and hope with whatever cloudt senior members like I and @steelbtexan have, that those comments are trimmed out by moderators. A simple back forth between two members of the board should be easy. With interruption, its impossible."

Maybe in time, a one on one interview with more board members can happen? It'll take some help from mods though. See what you can do...

We first met in 2019. Things were simpler and the bar was full of people. This time @steelbtexan was there before me in a corner seat. The whole damn lounge smells like lavender and leather and it's a bit dark. He waved me over and I couldn't help but notice the lovely woman beside him. She smiled while keeping her eyes down to the floor.

We greet one another and I notice his plate.

"Is that sushi?" I ask.

"No. It's a blowfish. Smith and Ashton's usually serves steak but they have some exotic dishes to."

I'm taken back just a little and I sink down beside them in the leather seats while the woman beside him takes a small sip from her wine glass.

"Isn't a blowfish fatal if not prepared correctly?"

@steelbtexan frowns at me. "So far it's delicious. I suppose I should tip the waiter more then usual. Maybe you should start asking questions now if you want a full interview..."

We both laugh while a waiter arrives to offer me a menu.

"OK @steelbtexan, you despised Watson before any hint of allegations. Why do you hate him?"
I don't hate anybody

But I don't like his style of play not only because it's a selfish style of play, but over time it's been proven that you can't win championships with that style of play.
 

steelbtexan

King of the W. B. Club
Contributor's Club
I imagine he’ll say, “He’s just not the kind of QB that can win a Super Bowl. A lot like that Garoppolo guy. Team is just wasting their time with him under Center”
Agreed, but atleast you can make it to SB'a and NFCCG's.
 

powda

The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
I don't hate anybody

But I don't like his style of play not only because it's a selfish style of play, but over time it's been proven that you can't win championships with that style of play.
What is his style of play? Improv and off the book? Does he have a choice when the offensive line fails him?
 

steelbtexan

King of the W. B. Club
Contributor's Club
I imagine he'll say, "I fired up the DeLorean and went to 2021 and found out Watson was POS, Sexual Predator and Pervert. However, when I returned to 2019, I couldn't tell anyone because it might have changed the timeline and I wanted that overrated QB off my team".

I imagine he will also say, "Sorry, I can't stay for another drink. I'm taking the DeLorean to April 2014 for the Jimmy G draft. For Jimmy I'm willing to sacrifice the timeline and even take a vow of celibacy. Got to run!"
Lol,

I never wanted Watson on the team. I was correct. Deal with it and instead of leaving I'll have another 🍷 of Jordan please. Thank you and I will tip you well if you can get a bottle over here quickly.
 

steelbtexan

King of the W. B. Club
Contributor's Club
What is his style of play? Improv and off the book? Does he have a choice when the offensive line fails him?
It's always everybody else's fault but Derrick's. Was everybody else the reason they were up 24-0, if 51-7 is their fault?
 

powda

The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
It's always everybody else's fault but Derrick's. Was everybody else the reason they were up 24-0, if 51-7 is their fault?

Let me remind you our interview will be off the rails fast if you interact with others.

My questions may seem harsh but they're honest and what our fans at IP4U have longed to hear.

Do you think Watson is an average quarterback?

Do you think he's guilty of the claims against him?
 

steelbtexan

King of the W. B. Club
Contributor's Club
Let me remind you our interview will be off the rails fast if you interact with others.

My questions may seem harsh but they're honest and what our fans at IP4U have longed to hear.

Do you think Watson is an average quarterback?

Do you think he's guilty of the claims against him?
Slightly above avg, but not top 5.

Doesn't matter what I think. That's for a GJ and if indicted a jury to decide.
 
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powda

The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
Slightly above avg, but not too 5.

Doesn't matter what I think. That's for a GJ if indicted a jury to decide.
What do you think the Texans should get in a trade for him?

Would you absolve yourself if choosen for his jury? You're comments lean heavily on him being guilty.
 

powda

The bridge between stupid and useless is short.
Good job of stirring this pot up again Powda. Lol
He's the otherside of the coin for a lot of posters and catches a lot of sh*t for it. I've given him hell myself from time to time. I think an honest back and forth is worthwhile and we might better understand his motives afterward.

An interview session with various posters here should be cool. We have a lot of interesting regulars.
 

amazing80

Hall of Fame
He's the otherside of the coin for a lot of posters and catches a lot of sh*t for it. I've given him hell myself from time to time. I think an honest back and forth is worthwhile and we might better understand his motives afterward.

An interview session with various posters here should be cool. We have a lot of interesting regulars.
I honestly don't think it's his crazy takes that is the problem. It's his unwillingness to listen and learn and consider other facts. But what do I know, I am crazy too
 
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