Realistically, when will Houston make the playoffs?

[Titan "Tack" Fan]

Realistically speaking and knowing how good the Colts are, when do you guys honestly believe you will make your first playoffs?

I think we (the Titans) will make definitely in '08, but maybe '07. So my answer would be '08 for the Titans. I picked '09 for you guys because Peyton Will be old then and you will have your QB questions resolved by then.

 

[Lucky]

Realistically, when will Houston make the playoffs?

Before Tennessee does.

 

[Theoridic]

This year. I always beleive that we can make it. Our team is always the best in our eyes "Until the season starts" I always have faith that they will surprise everyone.

 

[powerfuldragon]

'08 - '09

 

[santo]

I picked this year too.

 

[HOU-TEX]

Before Tennessee does.

Ha! Good one! I second that.

 

[real]

Though it is possible in '06 I think we will be a legit playoff team by '07...so thats what I went with

 

[Titan "Tack" Fan]

If Houston makes the playoffs before the Titans I will change my username to "Titans Suck" with a picture of myself in a Texans uniform burning my signed Keith Bulluck jersey.

(just to clarify, I'm not saying I will become a Texans fan, I'm saying it's not going to happen)

 

[hollywood_texan]

This is a three year deal.

For it to happen sooner, two things need to happen:

1. Carr plays amazing
2. The defense has the rumble of an M1A1 and the firepower to back it up

 

[HOU-TEX]

If Houston makes the playoffs before the Titans I will change my username to "Titans Suck" with a picture of myself in a Texans uniform burning my signed Keith Bulluck jersey.

(just to clarify, I'm not saying I will become a Texans fan, I'm saying it's not going to happen)

Only time will tell my friend.

Instead of burning that jersey you can go ahead and send it to me. I should be able to get something off e-bay for it.

 

[Titan "Tack" Fan]

Only time will tell my friend.

Instead of burning that jersey you can go ahead and send it to me. I should be able to get something off e-bay for it.

I might sound like a "troll" on here sometimes but in all honesty I'd like to see the Titans and Houston on top of the AFC south. I'm tired of Pay-Me-A-Ton Manning. But you guys have got to realize that not only are we in the AFC, we have to play the Colts twice a year.

I'm sorry, but neither the Titans or Texans are making the playoffs next year. If you think you are making the playoffs next year then tell me which 10 games you are going to win (yes 10 games, KC didn't make it last year at 9-7)


Realistically the Titans will go 6-10 this year.

 

[HOU-TEX]

I might sound like a "troll" on here sometimes but in all honesty I'd like to see the Titans and Houston on top of the AFC south. I'm tired of Pay-Me-A-Ton Manning. But you guys have got to realize that not only are we in the AFC, we have to play the Colts twice a year.

I'm sorry, but neither the Titans or Texans are making the playoffs next year. If you think you are making the playoffs next year then tell me which 10 games you are going to win (yes 10 games, KC didn't make it last year at 9-7)


Realistically the Titans will go 6-10 this year.

In all reality I voted 08 we'd get in the playoffs. I was just messin with ya. I'm also one of the ones hoping for a .500 season this year. As far as being a troll, personaly I have yet to see anything close to trollish from anyone on this MB. That is why I finally joined. It's good to have other teams fans posting here.IMO

I totally agree with you on Pee-a-ton.

 

[Titan "Tack" Fan]

In all reality I voted 08 we'd get in the playoffs. I was just messin with ya. I'm also one of the ones hoping for a .500 season this year. As far as being a troll, personaly I have yet to see anything close to trollish from anyone on this MB. That is why I finally joined. It's good to have other teams fans posting here.IMO

I totally agree with you on Pee-a-ton.

I love DeMeco Ryans. Although I am partial to SEC athletes ... nothing is better than the SEC. The SEC dominates in football, baseball, women's basketball, and now Men's Basketball!! (1/2 of the Final Four teams!!)

 

[DocBar]

I only know 8 of the games on next years schedule, but I think we go 6-2 in them. One loss apiece to Jax and Indy. Thumbtacks will STILL be sucking then. I'll lay money on beating at least half of the other 8 teams we face.
10-6 and playoff bound in '07 baby!!!! Unless we do it this year. Then next year will be 12-4 and a division crown!!!!!!

 

[jerek]

2008. Though I hate to say "will." One key injury can have a big impact on the win column. Two or more key injuries can derail an entire season. Even barring injuries, there is tremendous parity in the NFL right now, and a 16-game schedule means very little room for mistakes. Maybe the question should read "realistically, when will Houston genuinely compete for the playoffs?"

 

[Titan "Tack" Fan]

I only know 8 of the games on next years schedule, but I think we go 6-2 in them. One loss apiece to Jax and Indy. Thumbtacks will STILL be sucking then. I'll lay money on beating at least half of the other 8 teams we face.
10-6 and playoff bound in '07 baby!!!! Unless we do it this year. Then next year will be 12-4 and a division crown!!!!!!

Are you kidding? You think you will beat the Colts? ... I don't even know what to say to that. ... Hold on ... he's kidding right?

 

[Brandon420tx]

Yes we will beat the colts, We'll sweep them, and split with Tenn and Jax.

 

[jerek]

Are you kidding? You think you will beat the Colts? ... I don't even know what to say to that. ... Hold on ... he's kidding right?

Dunno. Personally, I don't see us beating the Colts until 07 ... probably closer to 08. I think we will compete beginning this year, but we're not going to beat them just yet. But there's a lot of variables until then. I am viewing it strictly through the concept of, how long will it take us to (a) gel, (b) get used to playing to win, and demand that kind of consistent performance out of ourselves. Personnel wise, we've covered a tremendous amount of ground this offseason. But none of that adds up to a cohesive, injury-free team unit -- yet. Remembering, though, that the Colts did lose Edg and, IMO, are quite mortal against good defensive playcalling. There's nothing that amazing about the Steelers D; they just play hardnosed and come at Manning from all angles.

 

[Titan "Tack" Fan]

Yes we will beat the colts, We'll sweep them, and split with Tenn and Jax.

Oh ok i get it, you're either taking a nap and somehow dreaming while typing or it's opposite day.

 

[Brandon420tx]

No, I'm sick of people veiwing the colts as unbeatable, they are human just like any other team in the NFL. They are a very solid football team, but they are either at the point of reaching their peak potential or have already reached it and are on the decline. For one thing they have been very fortunate to avoid a major epidemic of the injury bug, which could unfortunatly happen to any team, no I am not wishing it on them or any other team just stating how fortunate the colts have been in this area. The Colts players breathe, eat, sleep, and make mistakes like all people do, they are NOT invincible.

 

[HOU-TEX]

Oh ok i get it, you're either taking a nap and somehow dreaming while typing or it's opposite day.

I can definetly see why you or anyone else would think otherwise, but truthfully, so far I'm more optimistic about beating them at least once this year than I have any previous year. I do think we'd have to have an outstanding game from darn near every player on the team.

 

[DocBar]

Are you kidding? You think you will beat the Colts? ... I don't even know what to say to that. ... Hold on ... he's kidding right?

HAHAHA...yer damn skippy we'll beat the Colts, Scooter!!! And the Flaming Thumbtacks TWICE!!!!

 

[fan no matter what]

the titans will not make the playoffs before the texans

i chose 07 but allways hoping for the 06 season we do have a tuff division though.

 

[TexansJunkE]

Who's to say we can't do it this year. I believe we made many of the nessesary changes in order for us to improve greatly. Plus the NFL is a league where if a team can catch a couple of breaks they're 12-4. Case in point, LOOK AT THE JAGS!

 

[powerfuldragon]

No, I'm sick of people veiwing the colts as unbeatable, they are human just like any other team in the NFL. They are a very solid football team, but they are either at the point of reaching their peak potential or have already reached it and are on the decline. For one thing they have been very fortunate to avoid a major epidemic of the injury bug, which could unfortunatly happen to any team, no I am not wishing it on them or any other team just stating how fortunate the colts have been in this area. The Colts players breathe, eat, sleep, and make mistakes like all people do, they are NOT invincible.

I know the colts are beatable, but i don't think we'll sweep them. I think we could potentially do so, but in reality we might steal one from them.

 

[Brandon420tx]

I just wanted to I actually believe we split all division games... unfortunately.

 

[swtbound07]

The year after we let David Carr go. I also happen to think that the titans will reach the playoffs a lot sooner rather than later...I believe in Vince Young.

 

[Titan "Tack" Fan]

No, I'm sick of people veiwing the colts as unbeatable, they are human just like any other team in the NFL. They are a very solid football team, but they are either at the point of reaching their peak potential or have already reached it and are on the decline. For one thing they have been very fortunate to avoid a major epidemic of the injury bug, which could unfortunatly happen to any team, no I am not wishing it on them or any other team just stating how fortunate the colts have been in this area. The Colts players breathe, eat, sleep, and make mistakes like all people do, they are NOT invincible.

I agree with you I'm just saying it's not happening this year.

 

[titan hater]

Oh ok i get it, you're either taking a nap and somehow dreaming while typing or it's opposite day.

As much as I hate to agree with titan fan, he is right. i would love to sweep the clots, but I dont think that is going to happen...We will split with them though....Titan fan, How do you like Bud now? Has he tried to move them yet? If not give em a couple more years...

 

[Titan "Tack" Fan]

There's only two ways he will move the Titans:

A) If we stop going to games (not gonna happen, we've sold out every game since '99)
B) If we don't build a new stadium when he wants one (he will be dead)

So no, the team won't move.

 

[Texan Asylum]

I'm an eternal optimist, so I picked '06. It'll start with the first win being Philly. Coach Kubiak and Co. will use that win as a mental spring board and the rest will follow suit. This team WAS better than 2 and 14, and I believe it'll translate into a bigger turnaround than most will hope to believe.

 

[DocBar]

There's only two ways he will move the Titans:

A) If we stop going to games (not gonna happen, we've sold out every game since '99)
B) If we don't build a new stadium when he wants one (he will be dead)

So no, the team won't move.

Man, I hate it for you that Bud still owns the team. No telling what that crazy old coot will do.

 

[jreal26]

No, I'm sick of people veiwing the colts as unbeatable, they are human just like any other team in the NFL. They are a very solid football team, but they are either at the point of reaching their peak potential or have already reached it and are on the decline. For one thing they have been very fortunate to avoid a major epidemic of the injury bug, which could unfortunatly happen to any team, no I am not wishing it on them or any other team just stating how fortunate the colts have been in this area. The Colts players breathe, eat, sleep, and make mistakes like all people do, they are NOT invincible.

I agree. Good teams find a way to step up and beat teams like the Colts, Patriots and Steelers. They won't make a living beating these teams, but they compete and win occasionally. Look at the Chargers last year. A young and talented team, that was better than their record. Hell, look at the Texans, they've played the Colts pretty tough up until this year. Beating a team like the Colts or the Steelers, is the stepping stone to success. If you can't find a way to beat an archrival division opponent once in a two year span, something is wrong.

 

[TexansLucky13]

Oh ok i get it, you're either taking a nap and somehow dreaming while typing or it's opposite day.

I'm just waiting for Peyton to make it all the way to the SB just to lose it. That event will seal his fate as Marino II. After that it will be downhill for the horseshoes.

The Texans will beat the Colts this year. They aren't as godlike as some would like to think, and an 0-8 record against them means nothing to me at this point. We are a new team, and we will be playing on a fresh slate. As of the end of next season I foresee our Colts record at at least 1-1.

The thing about the Colts is... if you can beat them once, then beat them twice... you begin to have your blueprint already drafted out. The Chargers, Patriots and Steelers know how to defeat Manning. Others will follow.

 

[Speedy]

I'm an eternal optimist, so I picked '06. It'll start with the first win being Philly. Coach Kubiak and Co. will use that win as a mental spring board and the rest will follow suit. This team WAS better than 2 and 14, and I believe it'll translate into a bigger turnaround than most will hope to believe.

That's exactly my feeling too, and the reason I think teams like the 4-12 Rams go to the SB the next year. Now don't get me wrong, the Texans blew on both sides of the ball last year but they still could have easily been 6-10 last year (Rams, Ravens, Titans and 9ers) and with another couple of plays here or there against the Bengals and Jags, weren't that far from being 8-8. I mean, the difference in most NFL games comes down to just a couple of plays here or there going your way or not. I think better coaching alone translates to better...dare I say..."execution" which could have been the difference in some of those games last year, and in this day and age of football, anything's possible.

I mean the 4-12 Rams won the Super Bowl the very next year. Why couldn't the 2-14 Texans at least make the playoffs? Not saying it's going to happen, just saying it can.

 

[Kaiser Toro]

2007 and we will host our first playoff game as well. We will do it with or without Carr in my opinion.

 

[Hutch13]

in the 07 season we will make it to the playoffs as a wildcard

 

[thunderkyss]

In all reality I voted 08 we'd get in the playoffs. I was just messin with ya. I'm also one of the ones hoping for a .500 season this year. As far as being a troll, personaly I have yet to see anything close to trollish from anyone on this MB. That is why I finally joined. It's good to have other teams fans posting here.IMO

I totally agree with you on Pee-a-ton.

If we're not going to the play-offs till '08, we really screwed this draft.

 

[thunderkyss]

Are you kidding? You think you will beat the Colts? ... I don't even know what to say to that. ... Hold on ... he's kidding right?

We can beat the Colts....... we were a bad team, with a piss poor offense, and we take them into the 4th quarter every game. If our defense can get us some stops, and our coach loose the reigns on our offense, we'd have beat them 8 times by now.

 

[thunderkyss]

Dunno. Personally, I don't see us beating the Colts until 07 ... probably closer to 08. I think we will compete beginning this year, but we're not going to beat them just yet. But there's a lot of variables until then. I am viewing it strictly through the concept of, how long will it take us to (a) gel, (b) get used to playing to win, and demand that kind of consistent performance out of ourselves. Personnel wise, we've covered a tremendous amount of ground this offseason. But none of that adds up to a cohesive, injury-free team unit -- yet. Remembering, though, that the Colts did lose Edg and, IMO, are quite mortal against good defensive playcalling. There's nothing that amazing about the Steelers D; they just play hardnosed and come at Manning from all angles.

expect mediocrity, and you'll get a 2-14 team.


Expect to win, and you'll be 13-3.

 

[thunderkyss]

I just wanted to I actually believe we split all division games... unfortunately.

no, you were right to begin with........ we're going to beat the Colts....... as a matter of fact, we'll sweep the AFC South.

 

[thunderkyss]

That's exactly my feeling too, and the reason I think teams like the 4-12 Rams go to the SB the next year. Now don't get me wrong, the Texans blew on both sides of the ball last year but they still could have easily been 6-10 last year (Rams, Ravens, Titans and 9ers) and with another couple of plays here or there against the Bengals and Jags, weren't that far from being 8-8. I mean, the difference in most NFL games comes down to just a couple of plays here or there going your way or not. I think better coaching alone translates to better...dare I say..."execution" which could have been the difference in some of those games last year, and in this day and age of football, anything's possible.

I mean the 4-12 Rams won the Super Bowl the very next year. Why couldn't the 2-14 Texans at least make the playoffs? Not saying it's going to happen, just saying it can.

Actually, teams like the Rams, and '05 Bears, Jags, and Colts benefitted from easy schedules........ the '06 Texans won't have that luck..... The AFC south truly sucks, so we'll pretty much have a cakewalk through my predicted sweep of the division..... our toughest games are going to be outside our division.

 

[Brandon420tx]

no, you were right to begin with........ we're going to beat the Colts....... as a matter of fact, we'll sweep the AFC South.

Well, you've swayed me, 6-0 in the division.

 

[TK_Gamer]

If we're not going to the play-offs till '08, we really screwed this draft.

im not seein it , since when did a good draft ever translate to a trip to the playoffs? once in a blue moon? and 2years for a rookie to mature is what? a bust? maybe in yer dreams do you make the jump from draft to probowl too eh?

 

[DocBar]

im not seein it , since when did a good draft ever translate to a trip to the playoffs? once in a blue moon? and 2years for a rookie to mature is what? a bust? maybe in yer dreams do you make the jump from draft to probowl too eh?

um....Has happened more than once in a blue moon in this golden age of parity. Rams have gone worst to first and so have the Ravens, Steelers, Colts, Seahawks, Panthers, Bucs... I'm working purely off memory but I think that's accurrate. I'm not saying they necessarily won the SB but did go from the ditch to the playoffs in the course of one offseason.

 

[thunderkyss]

im not seein it , since when did a good draft ever translate to a trip to the playoffs? once in a blue moon? and 2years for a rookie to mature is what? a bust? maybe in yer dreams do you make the jump from draft to probowl too eh?

If we're still 2 years away, then our core players aren't what we thought they were, and we should've just started with the rebuilding.....

We are 4 years into this, and the GM, director of player personell, whatever you want to call him has been building this team going on 5 years now. We don't have a bunch of rookies starting for us.... at least we shouldn't. We shouldn't be waiting another two years for anyone to develop, least of all our QB.

It's bad enough, that we haven't made the playoffs yet...... and still call ourselves and expansion team. IF we can't win 10 games before our 7th season, then that's pathetic, when every other expansion team of the modern era has made the playoffs after 4. You're basically saying you have no clue what you are doing, from top to bottom...... Owner, GM, guy who cleans the bathroom....... you haven't got a clue.

 

[HJam72]

That reminds me of something. After seeing the team with a new coaching staff, we may know just how much or how little of last year was Casserly's fault after all. Hopefully, very little of it because I'd like to see Kubiak turn this team around in an awefull hurry, if I had my choice.


I almost said 2008, but I can't help hoping we're in them next year.

 

[jagibelieve]

Actually, teams like the Rams, and '05 Bears, Jags, and Colts benefitted from easy schedules........ the '06 Texans won't have that luck..... The AFC south truly sucks, so we'll pretty much have a cakewalk through my predicted sweep of the division..... our toughest games are going to be outside our division.

LOL, exactly how can you say that the Jags and Colts had easy schedules last season?

I picked 2008, and am basing that as the earliest possiblity. Realistically it depends on one major factor, and that would be the decline of either the Colts or the Jaguars. Right now I think the Colts peaked last season and will start to decline, and the Jaguars are still improving.

The Texans have most of the tools needed, but it takes time to put them together. A better defense, better O line and time will make you all contenders.

 

[HOU-TEX]

If we're not going to the play-offs till '08, we really screwed this draft.

Soo, you're counting on this years draft in order to be able to go to the playoffs by next year? Geesh, whatever! I think somebodies been peeing in your Wheaties ever since the draft. Get over it already.:brickwall

 

[Titan "Tack" Fan]

no, you were right to begin with........ we're going to beat the Colts....... as a matter of fact, we'll sweep the AFC South.

If you sweep the AFC south then that means this summer Manning will break his back, Vince and Volek will break their back forcing us to play Matt Mauck, and the entire Jags defense will suffer from cancer.