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Let's see, now. Here are some of your chief complaints about the Texans after their preseason opener: Gary Kubiak should have been more aggressive in his play-calling. Mario Williams is a bust. Matt Schaub can't throw. Ahman Green is over the hill. Kevin Walter can't catch. Mario Williams is a bust. The offensive line is terrible. The defensive line is terrible. And Bob McNair should sell the team.
Oh, did I forget to mention that Mario Williams is a bust?
Now, to those of you who actually have exhibited common sense, here are some of the things we know:
• Kubiak took a vanilla approach to his play-calling, as every coach does in the first preseason game.
• The coaches wanted to see if Schaub made the right decisions during his brief time on the field. He did. He'll take 30 snaps at Arizona on Saturday and play almost three quarters in the next game against the next-Super-Bowl-champion Cowboys.
• Green barely touched the ball, which means you couldn't tell anything about him during the first preseason game. Green's 30, but here's a prediction that he'll break Domanick Davis' season rushing record of 1,188 yards.
• Walter let a ball get away from him he should have caught, but he also got 15 yards behind a cornerback after he got away with a shove.
• The offensive line isn't terrible. Neither is the defensive line.
Now, Mario, well, we'll have to wait and see.
The only thing that's obvious this week is that you can't tell squat after the first preseason game.
Did anyone see JM's article right after the game? He was just as critical or more so than the fans. It's so funny how he changes his tune. Actually I think he does that just to give himself more stuff to write about.
Did anyone see JM's article right after the game? He was just as critical or more so than the fans. It's so funny how he changes his tune. Actually I think he does that just to give himself more stuff to write about.
I was going to say the same thing. If the most senior writer in Houston on the NFL would actually cover the Texans then this would not be happening in my opinion. McClain sucks as a writer since I have been a Texan fan. He may have been terrific in the past, but I can't read anything he writes on any subject.
Now on the subject of Mario. I'm not really that worried about his production in this game, but its kinda annoying that he appeared to play with a lack of interest or motivation. I watched Julius Peppers play the same way the other day on the NFLNetwork in his preseason premier, but he's an established veteran NFL star who has no cred issues.
I was going to say the same thing. If the most senior writer in Houston on the NFL would actually cover the Texans then this would not be happening in my opinion. McClain sucks as a writer since I have been a Texan fan. He may have been terrific in the past, but I can't read anything he writes on any subject.
The preseason is so funny.
If you suck, people say "The presseason doesnt mean anything"
If you look great, people say "The preseason display shows a lot to be happy about"
Its funny
John McClain is so cool. remember when he lost his shoes and had to walk all over the broken glass from when he broke the window when he swung off the roof with the firehose because the roof was about to explode.
Man that was cool
What was our record last preseason???
OK... So preseason means nothing!
John McClain is so cool. remember when he lost his shoes and had to walk all over the broken glass from when he broke the window when he swung off the roof with the firehose because the roof was about to explode.
Man that was cool
The point was that 2 years ago we sucked in the preaseason and everyone said "the preseason means nothing, we will be fine" And then guess what/ We sucked to the tune of a 2-14 record
*cough* reiterate what was said and insert WTF does Anna Megan get press credintials as well? *edit* *cough*
I was going to say the same thing. If the most senior writer in Houston on the NFL would actually cover the Texans then this would not be happening in my opinion. McClain sucks as a writer since I have been a Texan fan. He may have been terrific in the past, but I can't read anything he writes on any subject.
Exactly. He also pointed out in his column and to make sure we knew that YKW threw 2 TD's against the Giants. I would rather read Richard Justice. I wish he would cover the Texans.
You wouldn't be insinuating that the John McClain that we have all come to know and love, is nothing but a flip flopping opportunistic hack, now would you? Perish that thought!
Even though he threw 1.
He works for the Chronicle. He flips and flops just like Justice, Lopez, et al. Its been a long time since a Sports Reporter really got "frank and honest" with coaching or ownership of a Houston team. They are afraid of being "frozen out."
*cough* reiterate what was said and insert WTF does Anna Megan get press credintials as well? *edit* *cough*
I've seen the Colts go 0-4 in pre-season.
Wake me when it's over.
I'll give you two reasons....
Texans keeping red zone offense under wraps..
How else do you explain the horrendous red zone offense other than coach Gary Kubiak wants to keep it as vanilla as a double-malted shake?
Man, oh, man! Can you believe it? Sage Rosenfels just guided the offense 75 yards in 15 plays, using five minutes off the clock. The offense looked so smooth moving down the field. Rosenfels is one cool customer, isn't he?
But guess what? The offense stalled inside the 20 again. That's four times the Texans' offense has been in position to score a touchdown and has come away with only three points, courtesy of Kris Brown field goals.
Yes, we know, the Bears are the defending NFC champions, and their second and third defenses are better than most, but give us a break: four times in the red zone.
Here's what we found out in the first half: Brown is off to a terrific start. The special teams are outstanding. The defense doesn't have a pass rush -- geez, what else is new
Offensively, the Texans have dropped too many passes. Rosenfels looks so comfortable in this offense you wonder why he wasn't just given the starting job.
John McClain is so cool. remember when he lost his shoes and had to walk all over the broken glass from when he broke the window when he swung off the roof with the firehose because the roof was about to explode.
Man that was cool
John McClain is so cool. remember when he lost his shoes and had to walk all over the broken glass from when he broke the window when he swung off the roof with the firehose because the roof was about to explode.
Man that was cool
Gotta spread the rep, but...Yippee-ki-yay
Translation: Well, I gotta admit that you folks are right about one thing.
Mario Williams is a bust.
we all know that no need to rub it in
Yes players should be labled a bust after one season.
Yes players should be labled a bust after one season.
As a new poster I should be doing all I can to blend in and keep from offending the regulars. But that's just not me.
I am relatively new to Houston, moving here in 2002 from Salt Lake. I wish there were more folks like John McClain to tell the folks to chill out. I've lived in many cities with major sports franchises and I've never seen a town so quick to judge and attack their own teams and players.
As a long time Jazz fan (boy, that should endear me to many of you) I remember the glory days of Rockets versus Jazz playoff rivalries. Before there was Clutch City, there was Choke City. It didn't have as much to do with the teams IMHO as it did with the fickle nature of the fans.
Fast forward to the last couple of years and the way this town turned on Carr and the Texans, particularly after the previous NFL draft.
Fans in Houston are certainly willing to get behind their teams and support them in a big way. I just can't understand the quick trigger emotional about faces they do when results don't match their demands.
Ok, commense with the name calling and verbal lambasting.
Well one thing you might want to get use to ..Native Texans are VERY proud of our state...I don't know if other states do this for their state, but I remember taking "Texas History" in the 4th grade.. one of my favorite subjectsObiswan and Marcus, you both dissappoint me with this "We're regulars so newcomers opinions aren't as good as ours" stick. But I respect your love for your team.
One thing I can't dispute though is the solid support this team has gotten since inception. The ticket sales are proof enough.
But please, cut it out with the idea that transplants can't be true fans crap. I may be new to Texas but I still get irked each time I see a car with a "Native Texan" bumper sticker that tosses it's garbage out the window.
you got to go through Gene hackmanSo, who do I ask for permission to be a fan of the Texans again?
Obiswan and Marcus, you both dissappoint me with this "We're regulars so newcomers opinions aren't as good as ours" stick. But I respect your love for your team.