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TEXANS KICKOFF 2020 SEASON AGAINST THE CHIEFS
- Thread starter CloakNNNdagger
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Mr teX
Hall of Fame
speak for yourself, i'm pumped b/c my favorite sport & team is coming back. I've just been distracted since I've added "school teacher" to the many hats i wear for my children. Trying to manage 3 different Zoom meetings for basically 3 elementary school age children doesn't leave me alot of time to wave my pom poms for the Texans like usual. But best believe this Thursday i will be sitting in front of my TV tuning out any & everybody.
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
As I've said before, the Chiefs are developing significant problems with their Oline coming up to their opener. Martinas Rankin has now been placed on physically unable to perform/reserve list.
Rankin's just depth though, right?
Yep, I will be there with you.
Never thought I would see the day that teachers unions would have the clout to make you have to teach your own kids.
They should be front line workers like us. Guess they're a special class.
Mr teX
Hall of Fame
The teachers are at school and in fairness to them, we as parents were given the option to either send our children to the school and risk them contracting COVID, or keep them home and do the Zoom thing. My ex-wife basically made the decision for me and so I’m stuck with the decision she made.
Many people are in the situation you're in.
Kids need to be in school unless they have a pre-existing condition. IMHO
BTW, I'm from a family of teachers and my ex-wife was a teacher. Teachers stand more of a chance of catching Covid-19 on Wednesday night/Ladies Night as they do in the classroom.
This is the season opener pre game thread. Let's not stray too far
Sorry about that
The Pencil Neck
Hall of Fame
YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF-- <banned.>
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
Rankin was being counted on to be an oline starter if needed. And it looks as though he will be needed and not there as a starter or depth.
From my previous post in this thread:
He's been recovering from injury right? Hasn't been able to practice yet, right?
Starting out the season the most optimistic scenario I can conjure up is winning our home opener vs Baltimore, after a competitive but losing effort @ Arrowhead.
I'm now pumped about the team and season but it took awhile coming because frankly O'Brien really knocked the wind out of me with his trade of D-Hop to Arizona and the "value" he received for the all-pro WR which is still indefensible, even unfathomable to me.
In Thursday nights game I'm most of all interested to see what kind of defense Weaver puts out there ? Just don't have a clue ?
I'm now pumped about the team and season but it took awhile coming because frankly O'Brien really knocked the wind out of me with his trade of D-Hop to Arizona and the "value" he received for the all-pro WR which is still indefensible, even unfathomable to me.
In Thursday nights game I'm most of all interested to see what kind of defense Weaver puts out there ? Just don't have a clue ?
banned1976
sleeper mode
I knew that post had a very short shelf life. I just couldn’t resist.
I believe this game will break viewership record for a Thursday night NFL game. There’s more than usual intrigue surrounding this game. And I don’t except it to look like a season opener. I think it’s going to be a game filled with mistakes, penalties and I’m afraid, injuries.
Thorn
Dirty Old Man
I'm not so much looking forward to the Texans game, but at least it'll be something different on TV. One look at that idiot we have as a HC/GM and I'll probably just mute the game and read something while the game is on. I just can't bring myself to have much interest in the Texans as long as OB is still here.
GanadoUHCoog
Waterboy
I think it will take time for our offense to have any real flow with new playmakers (consistent flow is already a known drawback of the O’Brien/Watson era), our secondary is not good relative to Mahomes and their receiving playmakers, and I don’t trust brand new coordinators and O’Brien to be able to flex in game relative to Reid in this low pre game information Covid environment. Game is on the road with at least “some” fans. No way I see a win if Mahomes plays and is healthy. Chiefs 34, Texans 23. Week 2 will better chance to win imo.
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Thursday night I'm just going to try to figure out who is & who is not on the team. Without a preseason, I have no clue.
You need to get fathomed
Thorn
Dirty Old Man
Disagree (overall) with his trades, offense, usage of QBs, and just the fact he looks like Elmer Fudd out there sometimes. I just can't stand him, listening to him explain his stupid ass stunts and stuff. I won't be happy until he's gone.
Correct. He was never slated to start.
badboy
Hall of Fame
You won't be happy after he's gone either.
FireBOB
Waterboy
When the neurons connected to my sensory organs experience BOB-related input an electrochemical message cascades through a neural pathway culminating in the excitement of my idiocy detector.
Yet they finished last yr going as far as they ever have in the playoffs
This must really chap posters that have hated BOB since the day he was hired butts.
I like BOB the GM. Most talented team they've ever had. I know everyone here has been lead to believe the fallacy of building entirely through the draft. This has been a welcome change in philosophy and long overdue. IMHO
OptimisticTexan
2024 / Rebuilding Block 4 After Playoffs / Texans
It has to be ying and yang. OB has to prove he can build the team through both effective FA and the draft.....provided he doesn't give the picks away. He'll need every draft pick he can get his hands on come 2022 so lets see if he; 1. Makes it to the 2022 NFL Draft or 2. Keeps his picks and proves he can find talent with the help of his scouts and/or 3. Proves he can handle the cap when it could have a big influence in 2022.
theCATALYST
Football Messiah
You are exactly right. My only thought on the subject, is Houston is OB's classroom. When he is fired and lands his next gig, he will know a thing or two and will be so much better for the next team than he was for this one.
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
Chiefs release first depth chart of 2020 season
7 hours ago
After assembling their 53-man roster, the Kansas City Chiefs have released their first depth chart of the 2020 regular season.
Generally speaking, these depth charts give you an idea of where a player is in the pecking order in Kansas City. They’re assembled by the team’s PR staff and not the coaching staff and the depth chart is considered to be “unofficial” because of that. It may not accurately reflect what happens on game day. However, the PR staff does have access to the teams’ closed practices and they don’t purposely mislead with the depth chart. It’ll be updated as the roster changes throughout the season.
7 hours ago
After assembling their 53-man roster, the Kansas City Chiefs have released their first depth chart of the 2020 regular season.
Generally speaking, these depth charts give you an idea of where a player is in the pecking order in Kansas City. They’re assembled by the team’s PR staff and not the coaching staff and the depth chart is considered to be “unofficial” because of that. It may not accurately reflect what happens on game day. However, the PR staff does have access to the teams’ closed practices and they don’t purposely mislead with the depth chart. It’ll be updated as the roster changes throughout the season.
| Pos. | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| QB | Patrick Mahomes | Chad Henne | ||
| RB | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | Darrel Williams | Darwin Thompson | |
| FB | Anthony Sherman | |||
| WR | Tyreek Hill | Mecole Hardman | Marcus Kemp | |
| WR | Sammy Watkins | Demarcus Robinson | Byron Pringle | |
| TE | Travis Kelce | Nick Keizer | Ricky Seals-Jones | Deon Yelder |
| LT | Eric Fisher | Mike Remmers | ||
| LG | Kelechi Osemele | Nick Allegretti | ||
| C | Austin Reiter | Daniel Kilgore | ||
| RG | Andrew Wylie | Yasir Durant | ||
| RT | Mitchell Schwartz |
| Pos. | First | Second | Third |
| LDE | Tanoh Kpassagnon | Alex Okafor | Mike Danna |
| LDT | Chris Jones | Tershawn Wharton | |
| RDT | Derrick Nnadi | Khalen Saunders | |
| RDE | Frank Clark | Taco Charlton | Demone Harris |
| LB | Anthony Hitchens | Ben Niemann | Dorian O’Daniel |
| LB | Damien Wilson | Willie Gay Jr. | |
| LCB | Charvarius Ward | BoPete Keyes | |
| RCB | Rashad Fenton | L’Jarius Sneed | |
| SCB | Antonio Hamilton | Rashad Fenton | |
| FS | Daniel Sorensen | Juan Thornhill | Armani Watts |
| SS | Tyrann Mathieu | Tedric Thompson |
| Pos. | First | Second |
| P | Tommy Townsend | |
| K | Harrison Butker | Tommy Townsend |
| H | Tommy Townsend | |
| LS | James Winchester | |
| PR | Mecole Hardman | Tyreek Hill |
| KR | Mecole Hardman | Tyreek Hill |
badboy
Hall of Fame
I'm more interested in 2021 draft. 2018 with three picks in the third round he got Justin Reid and Jordan Akins; he missed on rankins. We should be able to get significant players in round three four and 5.
badboy
Hall of Fame
RB Hilarious leaves game after trying to block JJ Watt who drives my Homie into the loving arms of Jacob Martin and Charles Omenihu. Ross Blacklock scoops up rock after "what's his name" fumbles. The LOCK IT DOWN rumbles for 6. KCQB asks "what hit me" and is led to correct bench after he heads to Texans sidelines
KCHC shakes his coconut and watches Chad the Hen and Darrel "call me Darrel " Williams try to find the huddle. It's been awhile since they were in one.
Final score Texans 58-6. Watson passes for six Tds and we get three field goals. Johnson and Johnson each run for
TDs, but due to false starts by Nick Martin and Fulton, we had to settle for field goals.
Texans Talk posters disagree over win being because of Watson or OB.
BADBOY wonders what kind of trade we can get in off season for Dashaun.
On to game 2.
KCHC shakes his coconut and watches Chad the Hen and Darrel "call me Darrel " Williams try to find the huddle. It's been awhile since they were in one.
Final score Texans 58-6. Watson passes for six Tds and we get three field goals. Johnson and Johnson each run for
TDs, but due to false starts by Nick Martin and Fulton, we had to settle for field goals.
Texans Talk posters disagree over win being because of Watson or OB.
BADBOY wonders what kind of trade we can get in off season for Dashaun.
On to game 2.
That was Brian Gaine's draft.
Watt's all about finding the mismatch. Here they are, JJ.
Texans WRs have to dominate this group.
The best 2 returnmen in the game on the same team. That seems fair.
badboy
Hall of Fame
I think RAC wanted Justin, Bill wanted Akins and Gaines wanted Martinas.
TxnsJuggernaut1
Veteran
I have nothing to base my opinion of the Texans defense being better than most expect but I just have a gut feeling it will be much better than expected. I see our defense doing a better job of putting pressure on opposing Qb's and thus not expecting our secondary to take a ton of time covering their receivers and TE's.
I have a feeling about this season being a special season. It will take some time for it to appear that way but I feel it will be exciting.
As far as game one goes, I don't see as many points being put up by either team as many expect. I realize the Chiefs have a bit of a competitive advantage but I see less than five TD's scored by either team. I see us scoring anywhere from 14 to 21 points and the Chiefs anywhere from 28 to 31.
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I think Day 2 of Labor Day weekend is in full effect.
We need an OC. We’ve been in need of an OC for quite sometime. He fired his BFFbecause he was a crappy OC.
He didn’t hire a proven OC.
Yet he's been more successful than any HC in history and that's with having to work with the dysfunction that used to be in the Texans org.
No matter how many times you say it, doesn’t make it true. He’s been as successful as any other coach we’ve had. Not more. Not until he gets this squad to a conference championship game.
Nothing elsematters.
& trading Clowney for scraps & Hopkins for less shows we’ve got at least some dysfunction left.
I’m rooting for BO’b, but not because of anything he’s done to date.
This isn't what the record says.
They aren't better than the Chiefs/Ravens so you're going to be disappointed again this year.
Expecting an AFCCG is unrealistic. IMHO
Why is it realistic for the Ravens to make the conference championship game? They haven't done so since 2011, and only 2 guys are left from that team.
I guess you didn't watch much Ravens football last year. Is Harbaugh overrated?
In the playoffs, Lamar Jackson is overrated.
He was bad in his 1st playoff game for sure. Even though his stats will tell you a different story. Does this remind you of another young QB that puts up stats but they dont really mean much in the playoffs?
badboy
Hall of Fame
Hey! I know that one! Pick me. Pick me.
The record says that in 2012 the Texans won 12 games & a wildcard game. Their record that year was 13-5.
That is still the best season record in franchise history. Sadly that was 8 years ago & we are still have not done better.
In 2018 their record was 11-6 including a wildcard game loss. 2019 was 11-7 including a wildcard game win.
To summarize: 13-5(with 1 playoff win) > 11-7(with 1 playoff win) > 11-6(with no playoff win).
I'm sorry but in my opinion if a head coach can't be expected to realistically compete to get in a championship game for 6 going into 7 seasons then he needs to be replaced with someone that can.
Texansballer74
The Marine
Pandemic is the reason for all of this, not the teachers. Over here in Klien ISD we have two choices:
1. The kids can come to the campus.
2. Your kids can do the online course.
Mr. Tex I pumped like a mofo my brother. I'm going to prep all my food for catering ( BBQ) on Wednesday and smoke all of my briskets very early that day. That way I can stay locked in on the game.
Let's go Texans!
Yes the Chinese are the cause of this.
Are you saying teachers shouldn't be frontline workers? If guys at the grocery stores/ any number of different fields have to go to work, what makes teachers better/different?
Texansballer74
The Marine
I thought you wanted Obrien gone. And didn't someone call Watson stupid around this camp?
Both will do well this Thursday.
Let's go Texans
Texansballer74
The Marine
You missed the point in which we as the parents have the option/ choice to either send our kids to school or home school them. Meaning the teachers will be on campus.
Back on topic, Let's go Texans