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Texans vs Tacks..........

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Hook'er

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Do you think we stand a chance in this game. I sure hope Schaub has a good game, if not people are going to start calling for Sage.
 
Well they will have their better QB in. Haynesworth will prob play so that's not good. With Kerry Collins at the helm they jumped all over us at home. We came back huge but unfortunately left 34 seconds on the clock
 
wow idk man if we stand a chance.

Titans look like the much better team honestly...not only that we'll be on the road for awhile...and the players may not have their minds on the game...

I hope we'll win, it would be very uplifting and personally would make the week a little better with all that has happened.
 
We usually play the Titans pretty close. It's not impossible. I'm hoping for pressure from the D-line and something that resembles a running game.
 
there are far to many variables going into this game to predict, most of which are negative for the Texans though. The only way this game is won is if the Texans get some sort of mental "just win one for the Gipper" sort of attitude. Otherwise, we start the season 0-2.

But, here's to a 1-1 start for our season! :fans:
 
Hook'er said:
Do you think we stand a chance in this game. I sure hope Schaub has a good game, if not people are going to start calling for Sage.
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I don't care if our QB is Billy Joe Tolliver as long as we win.

Schaub looked slow and hesitant in his first game, something he avoided until game 3 or 4 of last season.

Everybody said he'd be better after having a year under his belt, that he would be better conditioned.

I know it's one game, but he's already showing jittery nerves and bad decision-making. And if anybody wants to gripe and say "Well, we don't have a run game to help him out..." then I say "Well, our coach doesn't think a high-profile HEALTHY running back is a priority right now."

This team is s-c-r-e-w-e-d until Kubiak swallows his pride and abandons the "I can get an unknown diamond-in-the-rough running back and do just fine" mentality. Our lack of a running game is hurting our QB right now. The two positions are tied to each other, IMO, in terms of the success of each.
 
Once we got well behind, Schaub tried to force some rediculous passes. In a way, I don't really blame him for trying to force things, under the circumstances--although those were really boneheaded plays.

I don't think Rosenfels would have done any better overall, but, heck, they're like twins anyway. Flip a coin. My guess is Rosenfels would've had one more pick than Schaub, but had more positive yardage. I don't really care who starts. I just want to say that I wouldn't blame any QB for those mistakes considering how most of the rest of the team was playing. When your D allows 38 freaking points and you can't run the ball, you feel a lot of pressure to force scoring.

Fact is, we can't run on Pitt's D, we can't stop their run, and we have never had any answer at all to their blitz packages. They are our boogeyman.
 
The Tacks are honestly the last team i'd like the Texans to play after that opening day nightmare and the Hurricane Ike mess.

Their defense is way too physical for our offense at this point in the season. KVB and Haynesworth should have a field day against our OL as always (unless we can land a well placed cut block on Haynesworth*). This is a big game for Schaub since he was knocked out of both Tacks games last year and has yet to prove he can shake off a big hit and continue to play at a high level for the rest of the game.

I have high hopes for Schaub and I have high hopes for our squad so here's to the Texans pulling one out of their asses this weekend!!! :chickendance:

* Please note that I normally dont wish injury on a player but Haynesworth is a low class individual who has earned it.
 
All you guys have to do to beat us is stop the run, that's easier said than done but that's basically it. Collins hasn't led a team with his arm to a win in who knows how many years. It will be a ball control game by both sides, I don't expect many big plays by either team. It will be hard-nosed football.... the Titans bread and butter. Get ready for a physical contest that really could go either way. Forget the line, forget the records. I really feel like this is getting into the rivalry of the Jags/Colts caliber for the Titans (we didn't much care about you guys before last season, hate to say it but its true.) As allstars said, this should be a close game.

Good luck and I hope everyone made it out of Ike alright.
 
TheRealJoker said:
The Tacks are honestly the last team i'd like the Texans to play after that opening day nightmare and the Hurricane Ike mess.

Their defense is way too physical for our offense at this point in the season. KVB and Haynesworth should have a field day against our OL as always (unless we can land a well placed cut block on Haynesworth*). This is a big game for Schaub since he was knocked out of both Tacks games last year and has yet to prove he can shake off a big hit and continue to play at a high level for the rest of the game.

I have high hopes for Schaub and I have high hopes for our squad so here's to the Texans pulling one out of their asses this weekend!!! :chickendance:
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Good point I had forgotten about Schaub. Honestly, Schwartz and Fisher do such a bad job adjusting to a new QB mid-game that it may actually benefit you guys if Sage had to come in.
 
This is the one one time I'm rooting against the texans, but I would be happy if they won also. As well as the titans has looked, its a game the texans can win. Kubes has the team going right and as I've said before, just do denver.Pass to set up the run later. Pass on 1st down a lot with short,quick passes to set up 3rd and 3 or 4. Running the ball between Haynesworth and Brown is a lost cause. They can run at kearse, but they're fast to the edges. The texans should stack the box and run blitz with press coverage outside. If they can get up by 10, they can alter the titans game plan to run 40 times. I think its going to be a good game.

Back to "do denver", I just think the texans should get 50 yds a piece from 2 backs and 20-30 from the other. I don't know what walker has did not to earn a spot in the backfield. All he does is run effectively, block, and catch passes. I wouuld start him over a rookie who might get my qb killed. Denver has been effective running without the"franchise" back this season, why can't the texans and why are fans so possessed with that guy who might last 5 yrs or less anyway.
 
We always play are divison games tough

we coming off a bye we are rested

and titans beat Cincy big woop

now its a divison game ITS GUT CHECK TIME !!!!!!!!
 
Schaub needs to keep himself off the turf and not just when it comes to sacks. He sits like a deer in headlights getting rid of the ball just before getting crushed. If Haynsworth gets to him early I would be suprised if the Texans score more then 10 points.

Stop our run game and slow the pressure from the D and you might have a chance. I do not think you have the S to contain our run though.
 
El Tejano said:
That whole Haynesworth vs. Meyer thing is kind of scary for me.
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Haynesworth vs. Myers is going to be something to watch.

Chris Johnson in the open field scares me, too.

We're going to have to play hard and smart to win this one. I think it's a winnable game but it's going to be hard.

It kills me to say this but right now, the Titans are probably the cream of the division. They're the team to beat until Indy gets its o-line issues worked out.
 
* Please note that I normally dont wish injury on a player but Haynesworth is a low class individual who has earned it.

He's come a long way since the Garude incident. No one, and I mean no one was angrier with him than me. Since then he has not only shown maturation, but he's become a genuine leader for the team.

So aside from the Schaub hit that IIRC was legal, what else makes him a lowlife? You know him personally?
 
The Pencil Neck said:
It kills me to say this but right now, the Titans are probably the cream of the division. They're the team to beat until Indy gets its o-line issues worked out.
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Agree. They're strong in all 3 phases of the game. Their offense has a negative with the passing game, but their running game is more than enough.. (especially since our Defense can't stop a cold).
 
The Pencil Neck said:
Haynesworth vs. Myers is going to be something to watch.

Chris Johnson in the open field scares me, too.

We're going to have to play hard and smart to win this one. I think it's a winnable game but it's going to be hard.

It kills me to say this but right now, the Titans are probably the cream of the division. They're the team to beat until Indy gets its o-line issues worked out.
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HAHAH we will see intill Tex TItans and Jags

Sweep the COlts in the RS IMO COlts are still king but that could all change this year
 
I think our defense, as a unit, is the worst it's EVER been.

Maybe that's an overstatement...but still, this is not a unit that looks good at all.

Anybody not named Mario or DeMeco is practically losing their individual battles on the field. Wouldn't it be fair to say that? Who else, on this defense, is going to match up OK with the guy lined up against them? Clock is ticking...but be rational in your reasoning (if you list someone else).
 
GP said:
I think our defense, as a unit, is the worst it's EVER been.

Maybe that's an overstatement...but still, this is not a unit that looks good at all.

Anybody not named Mario or DeMeco is practically losing their individual battles on the field. Wouldn't it be fair to say that? Who else, on this defense, is going to match up OK with the guy lined up against them? Clock is ticking...but be rational in your reasoning (if you list someone else).
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vs. pittsburgh, players that won individual battles:

Okoye
Reeves
Mario

losers:
Safeties
Greenwood
TJ
Bennett
 
toronto said:
So aside from the Schaub hit that IIRC was legal, what else makes him a lowlife? You know him personally?
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This one?

haynesworthdancingwithschaub.jpg
 
toronto said:
So aside from the Schaub hit that IIRC was legal, what else makes him a lowlife? You know him personally?
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Well there was the incident where he kicked his own teamate in practice during camp and then the slamming of MJD where he was fined...
 
Blazing Arrow said:
This one?

haynesworthdancingwithschaub.jpg
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Dang.

All this talk about Schaub being fragile yadayadayada....

I don't know of anyone that would not be injured with 350 lbs of Fat Albert being dropped on them.

With the placement of that helmet I can see why he injured his shoulder. If he would have caught him straight in the chest we could have been looking at a cracked sternum.
 
I've been accused of many things on this board....

But an Albert apologist? Never. On the TOMB I skewered him after the Garude incident. I didn't want him back. I still can barely tolerate him and am fine with him leaving for a $40M signing bonus this off-season that some sucker is going to spend. In the meantime yeah, what can I do? He's on my favourite team and I want my team to win the Super Bowl, so on this one, I'll crawl into the mud and live with it....until January/Feb.
 
toronto said:
I've been accused of many things on this board....

But an Albert apologist? Never. On the TOMB I skewered him after the Garude incident. I didn't want him back. I still can barely tolerate him and am fine with him leaving for a $40M signing bonus this off-season that some sucker is going to spend. In the meantime yeah, what can I do? He's on my favourite team and I want my team to win the Super Bowl, so on this one, I'll crawl into the mud and live with it....until January/Feb.
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Odd, I hadn't realized you were the enemy.
 
toronto said:
I've been accused of many things on this board....

But an Albert apologist? Never. On the TOMB I skewered him after the Garude incident. I didn't want him back. I still can barely tolerate him and am fine with him leaving for a $40M signing bonus this off-season that some sucker is going to spend. In the meantime yeah, what can I do? He's on my favourite team and I want my team to win the Super Bowl, so on this one, I'll crawl into the mud and live with it....until January/Feb.
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Dude, you've been in Canada waaaaaay too long...



The Pencil Neck said:
Odd, I hadn't realized you were the enemy.
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Lurk around the TOMB or GoTitans.com. You'll see him as Toronto Titan. But, he is an Astros fan... :)
 
It's no doubt that the Titans are a physical team. However, I can see AJ, Walter & OD having a big day against them. Run a two TE set and keep Vonta close to Schaub and it could be a win. I don't think the Tacks are any more talented than we are. They have Haynesworth. We've got Mario. I see them as about equal talent wise. I expect a Texans upset. Stay tight in man coverage on their WR's. Stack 8 in the box.
 
Dancerdog said:
It's no doubt that the Titans are a physical team. However, I can see AJ, Walter & OD having a big day against them. Run a two TE set and keep Vonta close to Schaub and it could be a win. I don't think the Tacks are any more talented than we are. They have Haynesworth. We've got Mario. I see them as about equal talent wise. I expect a Texans upset. Stay tight in man coverage on their WR's. Stack 8 in the box.
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:spit:
 
Texan_Bill said:
Well there was the incident where he kicked his own teamate in practice during camp and then the slamming of MJD where he was fined...
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The MJD thing was a BS witch hunt but the other incident is accurate. Justin Hartwig was the guy he stomped in practice BTW.
 
Dancerdog said:
It's no doubt that the Titans are a physical team. However, I can see AJ, Walter & OD having a big day against them. Run a two TE set and keep Vonta close to Schaub and it could be a win. I don't think the Tacks are any more talented than we are. They have Haynesworth. We've got Mario. I see them as about equal talent wise. I expect a Texans upset. Stay tight in man coverage on their WR's. Stack 8 in the box.
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AH and Mario are not even close to the same caliber. You have not watched many games or are a blind homer if you actually believe that. Hope/Griffin are A LOT better then the safeties on the Texans, w/out Dante you guys do not compare at CB, even at LB we still have a better set of three guys. Yes you have Ryans but we have Bulluck and Thornton.

We have a better run game better special teams. The only place you beat us is at QB/WR. And we proved last season we can break your line repeatedly. No time to pass you could have Rice and Carter out there and still not get a single pass off.
 
Blazing Arrow said:
AH and Mario are not even close to the same caliber. You have not watched many games or are a blind homer if you actually believe that. Hope/Griffin are A LOT better then the safeties on the Texans, w/out Dante you guys do not compare at CB, even at LB we still have a better set of three guys. Yes you have Ryans but we have Bulluck and Thornton.

We have a better run game better special teams. The only place you beat us is at QB/WR. And we proved last season we can break your line repeatedly. No time to pass you could have Rice and Carter out there and still not get a single pass off.
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Slow down a second.

Your team is 2-0 at the expense of two teams that resemble nothing of their previous years' glory.

You're starting to fluff your tail feathers out like a proud peacock. I imagine our guys are a little pissed off with the way we were hammered in week 1.

Throw in the emotions of not playing this past week, and the desire to let out some emotion(s)...and I think your Titans better squash us fast when the game begins.

Because if you don't rush out there and get a 21-point lead on us, our team is still capable of controlling the clock and methodically driving down the field and scoring points.

I expect some cockiness on your team, some expectations that are rolled over from last year's successes against us. And I think that'll be the undoing of your team.

So you might dial down the hype machine for a second here.

We used to beat the Jags all the time, too. It used to be "butter" for us...and last year was a situation where I think we expected to beat them going into the game. Without playing it first.

I think we beat your team this Sunday, in YOUR house, and that'll pour a little salt on the Vince Young wound that's become a national embarrassment to UT fans, and fans of "tough" football.

Besides, your logo is easily the most lame logo in the league (I mean, "what the hell IS that thing?), your owner is a quirky buffoon in a plaid leisure suit who drafted VY just to spite Houston, and outside of a blown call that landed you in a Super Bowl that you lost by a few feet...you haven't done crap in the post-season, rendering any of your regular season efforts useless. Let's not throw in the obvious "roll over and play dead" effort by the Colts last year that even LET you into the playoffs to begin with.

You've graced us enough with your presence, now go back to your home before your momma calls the cops to come looking for you. [/ass spanking]
 
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Blazing Arrow said:
AH and Mario are not even close to the same caliber. You have not watched many games or are a blind homer if you actually believe that. Hope/Griffin are A LOT better then the safeties on the Texans, w/out Dante you guys do not compare at CB, even at LB we still have a better set of three guys. Yes you have Ryans but we have Bulluck and Thornton.

We have a better run game better special teams. The only place you beat us is at QB/WR. And we proved last season we can break your line repeatedly. No time to pass you could have Rice and Carter out there and still not get a single pass off.
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Mario is at least a top 5 DE in the NFL. AH and MW being equal is definiately a fair comparison, if not favorable to Haynesworth
 
Texan_Bill said:
Dude, you've been in Canada waaaaaay too long...




Lurk around the TOMB or GoTitans.com. You'll see him as Toronto Titan. But, he is an Astros fan... :)
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NOPE...

On the TOMB I am madfantoronto....
I don't bother with any other board, don't have the time. Hell I spend almost as much time here arguing politics than I do talking football there. :bat:

and yes, I've spent too much time in Canada eh :)
 
toronto said:
and yes, I've spent too much time in Canada eh :)
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If yall didn't have the phenomena known as real winters, I'd live up there myself. But I'll take my chances with the occasional hurricane as opposed to being snowed under every year. Snow is pretty to look at, not to live in. LOL
 
Blazing Arrow said:
AH and Mario are not even close to the same caliber. You have not watched many games or are a blind homer if you actually believe that. Hope/Griffin are A LOT better then the safeties on the Texans, w/out Dante you guys do not compare at CB, even at LB we still have a better set of three guys. Yes you have Ryans but we have Bulluck and Thornton.
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Fat Al hasn't been considered a top DT until he had his best and only "Great" year which was last season, and that's a fact. Before that he was and still is an injury prone, dirty player with a bad work ethic. He's been a good player,but not even considered the best at his position until recently. Mario who's only 21,and entering his 3rd year, is already considered one of the best at his position, and has his best years still ahead of him.. I know it's hard to admit for titans fans, because of Young turning out to be a bust, you have to downplay Mario.
 
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ReliantTexan said:
Fat Al hasn't been considered a top DT until he had his best and only "Great" year which was last season, and that's a fact. Before that he was and still is an injury prone, dirty player with a bad work ethic. He's been a good player,but not even considered the best at his position until recently. Mario who's only 21,and entering his 3rd year, is already considered one of the best at his position, and has his best years still ahead of him.. I know it's hard to admit for titans fans, because of Young turning out to be a bust, you have to downplay Mario.
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Yep, and don't forget he's already being mentioned as one of the top ten players in the NFL. With all that said, I find it quite ironic that you call us blind homers. absolutely comical.
 
J-Russ said:
Yep, and don't forget he's already being mentioned as one of the top ten players in the NFL. With all that said, I find it quite ironic that you call us blind homers. absolutely comical.
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I know, The Titans beat two teams (who are both 0-2 at ths point) and all of a sudden they're all that and a bag of chips. Not that I don't think they're a really good team, but it's not like they're some unbeatable juggernaut, last year we looked pretty good at this point to, so it's too early fro them to be so sure of themselves.
 
I'm not calling any shots right now. Of course I want the Texans to win, but the Titans are the better team right now. Our o-line doesn't match up good at all against them except for Winston on Kearse. Brown is going to have his gameface glued on against Vanden Bosch. He never stops coming. Fat Al against Meyers is a mismatch. Rookie Jason Jones has looked good. Keith Bullock is the most underrated defensive player in the entire league and has been for about 5 years. He just always seems to make plays. Thornton is very athletic. Finnegan is a just a damn football player. Hope and Griffin are hawks and Harper is a vet. They have an aggressive playcaller in Jim Schwartz that will bring it all game against our line.

The key to success for our Texans will be to use their defensive aggressiveness against them. Hit em with screens and draws and quick passes to lighten their rush up, and then hit em deep with our speed at WR. It's going to be tough sledding against their front with the run game. Slaton does pose some matchup problems against their LBs with his speed and elusiveness. Kubes has to figure out a way to get him in the open field.

I don't even want to talk about our defense. We have Ryans and Williams, and that's about it. Bennett needs to play better, especially in run support. Okoye needs to do something, anything. After watching the way our defense played against the run in the Steelers game, I see the Titans having at least 35 rush attempts. If our front seven can't stop the run, it's going to be another ugly, frustrating game for us Texans fans.

In all, their defense is for real. We have to pass to step up the run. Schaub should have a solid game if the line can keep him clean, which will be difficult. Our defensive front seven has to play spectacular ball. They must find a way to contain Chris Johnson and eliminate the TEs from killing us in the middle of the field. This will definitely be a tough game for our Texans. If we can pull out a victory, it will go a long way a far as a confidence builder going into the next two games against the Jags and Colts (who both really are not playing well right now). :fans:
 
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