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IDEXAN said:
I actually believe that Demeco might pull the plug on Slowick after the Jags game (which would be our Bye week) if the offense were to flounder & struggle in that game like it did this past Sunday.
Yea I think Demeco is a genuinely nice guy and unlike oh say a natural-born A-hole like maybe former Texans coach BOB it would really be tough for coach DR to fire a friend under those circumstaces.
But after the Jets & Titans games in 2 of the last 3 weeks, dunno what the tailspin is all about, but A-23 is right losing out now would seem to be a distinct possibility ?
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What teams have fired coaches when they have a winning record? Slowik ain’t going anywhere this season.
 
Speedy said:
What teams have fired coaches when they have a winning record? Slowik ain’t going anywhere this season.
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We are sitting on 7 wins while the Colts have 5 but with remaining games vs the Pats, Titans, Giants, & Jags all being very winnable the Colts would need to win just 3 and if we lose out then the Colts and not us win the division and go to the P/Os.
So I dunno but young Mr Ryans may need to do some deep soul-searching during that Bye week.
 
IDEXAN said:
We are sitting on 7 wins while the Colts have 5 but with remaining games vs the Pats, Titans, Giants, & Jags all being very winnable the Colts would need to win just 3 and if we lose out then the Colts and not us win the division and go to the P/Os.
So I dunno but young Mr Ryans may need to do some deep soul-searching during that Bye week.
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They're still going to have a winning record going into the bye AND still be in 1st place. Nobody's getting fired.
 
Speedy said:
What teams have fired coaches when they have a winning record? Slowik ain’t going anywhere this season.
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The Texans have lost to two teams that had only two wins - Jets and Titans. The Jags are up next and they have won - 2 games.

The biggest surprise of many to me regarding this Texans team, they looked like a far better team last year with less talent than they look this year with much more talent.

I remember the whole narrative this offseason about being the hunted instead of being the hunters. And Ryans dispelled that notion by stating "we're still the hunters" or some nonsense like that. Watching the Texans play football this year has felt like watching Dick Cheney quail hunting with Harry Whittington, with Slowik playing the part of Cheney and CJ is poor Harry. Whittington survived but he was deeply scarred.
 
C.J. has to play better, I dont care who the OC is.

He's playing with no confidence. I wonder if he got full of himself this offseason and didn't put the work in. I remember Derrick having a great rookie season and not having as good a 2nd season. With that said I still believe C.J. will turn things around.

BTW, the OL is the same OL that started the playoff games last yr, except for Patterson at C that should be an upgrade and Howard. Ditto

Something is going on with that group.
 
steelbtexan said:
C.J. has to play better, I dont care who the OC is.

He's playing with no confidence. I wonder if he got full of himself this offseason and didn't put the work in. I remember Derrick having a great rookie season and not having as good a 2nd season. With that said I still believe C.J. will turn things around.

BTW, the OL is the same OL that started the playoff games last yr, except for Patterson at C that should be an upgrade and Howard. Ditto

Something is going on with that group.
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He definitely needs to play better, and in my opinion, 75% of his struggles are due to protection issues, with 20% being tied to the offense as a whole. The last 5%, I place that on him. You didn't mention this but I'm going to reference it, CJ's off season trip with Micah Parsons. I believe that was an NFL sponsored event, and the NFL selected both of them as rising stars, so perhaps they likely didn't have much say in the matter. But, there were several reports of CJ working out and throwing passes with wide receivers during the off season, even while on his NFL tour.

Question though, I don't think I've everrrr read where this team's OL got together as a group and worked out outside of the required times, have you? Now that would color me impressed.
 
KoolAid Sipper said:
He definitely needs to play better, and in my opinion, 75% of his struggles are due to protection issues, with 20% being tied to the offense as a whole. The last 5%, I place that on him. You didn't mention this but I'm going to reference it, CJ's off season trip with Micah Parsons. I believe that was an NFL sponsored event, and the NFL selected both of them as rising stars, so perhaps they likely didn't have much say in the matter. But, there were several reports of CJ working out and throwing passes with wide receivers during the off season, even while on his NFL tour.

Question though, I don't think I've everrrr read where this team's OL got together as a group and worked out outside of the required times, have you? Now that would color me impressed.
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I'm assuming Laremy Tunsil is the leader of that OL and he is a known slacker when it comes to training.
Tunsil should be leading by example and whipping those boys into shape instead of negotiating with the coaches whether he trains or not.
 
Texansphan said:
I'm assuming Laremy Tunsil is the leader of that OL and he is a known slacker when it comes to training.
Tunsil should be leading by example and whipping those boys into shape instead of negotiating with the coaches whether he trains or not.
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You do know that Tunsil spent this season rehabbing from knee surgery?
 
I don't think I've ever been this frustrated over a Texans team. 2013 was disappointing but I half expected that year was going to be less successful than a lot of people were thinking. They didn't have a good offseason, Schaub had the injury the previous year and then they were obliterated by season ending injuries for key guys. Then this year we expected the Texans to come roaring back as a young, hungry, inspired and more talented team with talented, young and innovative coaches. They haven't looked like that at all. The players themselves look bored and frustrated, at least on offense. And it appears, from my standpoint anyway, there is zero fire in these coaches.
 
I loved Emmanuel Forbes coming out of college in 2023. I hope that Nick considers bringing him aboard for training on our practice squad at least.
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Washington Commanders release 2023 first-round pick Emmanuel Forbes

The Washington Commanders have released 2023 first-round pick Emmanuel Forbes. The second-year cornerback was a healthy scratch for two games this season and didn't play in two others when in uniform.
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Edit: just found this bit:
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Chiefs are unlikely to get a shot at claiming former first-round cornerback on waivers

It's the cost of being in first place.
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On the way home from Church. I was listening to the pregame show on 610 and they mentioned that 11% of the sacks are directly Stroud's fault. In comparison, Mahomes is responsible for 26% of the sacks he has taken and I think they said Caleb Williams leads the NFL at 28%.

I don't know the source or how it was calculated. However, the percentage reflects what we already know. The Texans OL is primarily responsible for the number of sacks. What I found interesting was Mahomes near the bottom of the league at 26%. If you think about it. Mahomes extends plays, goes off script, will hold the ball longer more frequently than Stroud. That is why he is responsible for getting sacked more than most QBs.

The percentage difference made me think of Bruce Arians and his, "no risk it, no biscuit" philosophy. Maybe Stroud's low percentage is because he's been pressured so many times, he is not taking the sacks/risk. He is watching and feeling the blitz more than ever. @steelbtexan had a question as to why Levis was able to handle the pressure better than Stroud. I think, it boils down to Levis is more of a gunslinger. He is overconfident in his arm strength and willing to take more risks/sacks.

Random thought. We know besides Mixon and Collins, the entire offense has regressed from last season and it might not get fixed this season. Is it now time for Stroud to "throw caution to the wind" and take more chances? Even if it leads to more sacks and even TOs?
 
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Earl34 said:
On the way home from Church. I was listening to the pregame show on 610 and they mentioned that 11% of the sacks are directly Stroud's fault. In comparison, Mahomes is responsible for 26% of the sacks he has taken and I think they said Caleb Williams leads the NFL at 28%.

I don't know the source or how it was calculated. However, the percentage reflects what we already know. The Texans OL is primarily responsible for the number of sacks. What I found interesting was Mahomes near the bottom of the league at 26%. If you think about it. Mahomes extends plays, goes off script, will hold the ball longer more frequently than Stroud. That is why he is responsible for getting sacked more than most QBs.

The percentage difference made me think of Bruce Arians and his, "no risk it, no biscuit" philosophy. Maybe Stroud's low percentage is because he's been pressured so many times, he is not taking the sacks/risk. He is watching and feeling the blitz more than ever. @steelbtexan had a question as to why Levis was able to handle the pressure better than Stroud. I think, it boils down to Levis is more of a gunslinger. He is overconfident in his arm strength and willing to take more risks/sacks.

Random thought. We know besides Mixon and Collins, the entire offense has regressed from last season and it might not get fixed this season. Is it now time for Stroud to "throw caution to the wind" and take more chances? Even if it leads to more sacks and even TOs?
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Plus Levis is use to taking hits like that. In college he took a lot of hits and delivered a few of his own whenever he took off.
 
Was bowling in my league tonight on the lanes at Fairbanks and 290 and Andre Johnson walks in. And comes right to our pair of lanes as he has a good friend on the team we were bowling against.
I asked him if I could get a pic with him and he was fine with it.
I couldn't believe it!
One of my all time sporting heroes!
A big thrill for me.
 
Texansphan said:
Was bowling in my league tonight on the lanes at Fairbanks and 290 and Andre Johnson walks in. And comes right to our pair of lanes as he has a good friend on the team we were bowling against.
I asked him if I could get a pic with him and he was fine with it.
I couldn't believe it!
One of my all time sporting heroes!
A big thrill for me.
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Share the pic!
 
Texansphan said:
Was bowling in my league tonight on the lanes at Fairbanks and 290 and Andre Johnson walks in. And comes right to our pair of lanes as he has a good friend on the team we were bowling against.
I asked him if I could get a pic with him and he was fine with it.
I couldn't believe it!
One of my all time sporting heroes!
A big thrill for me.
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JB said:
Share the pic!
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Andre was at our tailgate two years ago. The man is huge, hands like iron skillets! Awesome guy, humble.
Needless to say I was fanboying all day!
 
Texansphan said:
Was bowling in my league tonight on the lanes at Fairbanks and 290 and Andre Johnson walks in. And comes right to our pair of lanes as he has a good friend on the team we were bowling against.
I asked him if I could get a pic with him and he was fine with it.
I couldn't believe it!
One of my all time sporting heroes!
A big thrill for me.
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Pics or it didn't happen.

Edit: excuse me, I should have kept reading.
 
Here's my thoughts on the state of the Texans - for what it's worth!
We have seen glimpses of what this team could be - for example, the Lions game where we could have beaten the best team in the NFC.
Otoh, those type of games have been too few and too far between which suggests to me this team is not seasoned - or settled in the right frame of mind as a cohesive unit.
This is a typical hot and cold team - a team that you don't know what you've got from one week to the next. Compare this to say the Lions or the Chiefs - these two teams have good all around teams from coaches down to the guys who come off the bench when you need them - especially the Chiefs who seem to be able to plug and play anyone they put out there and to me this suggests the teams' (Texans) mindset is not quite SB caliber.
I know I have been beating the fix the online drum, but we have the talent there - but just seem unable to bring that talent out on a consistent basis.
I don't know who or what, but until NC can put his finger on it and fix it, this team will remain on the "almost there" tier.
 
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whodknee said:
He has talked about free agents in the past
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To talk about Texans players that are going to be free agents? I don't think he can talk about other teams players who are going to be free agents and there's no one on the free agent market that I'm interested in picking up. Can you narrow it down a bit?
 
badboy said:
To talk about Texans players that are going to be free agents? I don't think he can talk about other teams players who are going to be free agents and there's no one on the free agent market that I'm interested in picking up. Can you narrow it down a bit?
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I'm not the VIP...My friend has a suite and sometimes will share info...Sometimes it is wrong. I have posted things that I was told in the past if I thought it was credible. But yes, they do talk to them about Free Agents....coming and going
 
badboy said:
To talk about Texans players that are going to be free agents? I don't think he can talk about other teams players who are going to be free agents and there's no one on the free agent market that I'm interested in picking up. Can you narrow it down a bit?
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Just to expound on this subject…..priority sign the teams UFA DL in the off-season.
DE- Hughes
DE- Fatukasi
DE- Barnett
DE- Edwards

I think the Texans could do better than DT, Hinish.

On the offensive side:
OG- Kendrick Green
OG- Zach Thomas

In free agency, I’d make a run for the following:
LG- Dalton Risner (MN) 0 Sacks / 0 Penalties / Equals Intriguing
DT- Michael Hoecht (LAR) 4 Sacks / 14 Hurries / 20 Pressures / 69.0 Run Defense Grade

**Convince Case Keenum to retire and take a coaching position with the team.**
 
OptimisticTexan said:
Just to expound on this subject…..priority sign the teams UFA DL in the off-season.
DE- Hughes
DE- Fatukasi
DE- Barnett
DE- Edwards

I think the Texans could do better than DT, Hinish.

On the offensive side:
OG- Kendrick Green
OG- Zach Thomas

In free agency, I’d make a run for the following:
LG- Dalton Risner (MN) 0 Sacks / 0 Penalties / Equals Intriguing
DT- Michael Hoecht (LAR) 4 Sacks / 14 Hurries / 20 Pressures / 69.0 Run Defense Grade

**Convince Case Keenum to retire and take a coaching position with the team.**
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Hughes probably gone others should extend. Two OGs could be replaced.
 
I've run the playoff machine on ESPN a few times and have the Texans playing either the Ravens or Chargers in the first round of the playoffs. Both games would be played in Houston.
 
banned1976 said:
I've run the playoff machine on ESPN a few times and have the Texans playing either the Ravens or Chargers in the first round of the playoffs. Both games would be played in Houston.
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And I believe the ravens have the tougher schedule from here on out. And don’t count out the Broncos. All three of those teams are 8-5 right now I believe
 
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banned1976 said:
I've run the playoff machine on ESPN a few times and have the Texans playing either the Ravens or Chargers in the first round of the playoffs. Both games would be played in Houston.
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Hhopefully the team will be rejuvinated after the bye week and therefor turn in an impressive
performance this Sunday @ NRG against the Phins.
 
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