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What if SD beats us Sunday ?

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nunusguy

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SD beating us would be much more likely than us beating Miami in their opener
last year (before the fact of course). Afterall, this is the NFL - everybody is really good, any given Sunday, etc. You don't get any pud openers in this league like Oklahoma, Texas, and others in college do. Would we feel devastated
with a loss, soured for the whole season. Or would it be "We'll get them next week in Detroit", this is just a small setback in the long range plan ?
 
The fans will cry on this MB if we lose to the Chargers. The Fire Palmer thread will be 10 pages long. Someone will mention that Carr will have to go another year before cutting his hair. It will be ugly.

The Bolts have a good up-and-coming secondary, a stud back, and a rookie QB with some talent. Fortunately for us, they are very weak on the D-line and O-line. Their LB's are nothing to write home about either. They do have some young talented TE's and WR's. I personally think they are underrated. This team won't have a winning record, though, until they improve their two lines.
 
Then you get ready for Detroit.

If you allow one loss, especially the first game, to ruin your season you don't have much of a team anyway. I know it happens but not to good teams. Those teams just regroup and get about their business.
 
San Diego pounded us before, no reason they couldn't do it again.
 
SESupergenius said:
San Diego pounded us before, no reason they couldn't do it again.
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The Chargers return 6 starters from the 2002, week 2 game. The Texans return 12.

These aren't the same teams that will be playing Sunday. While any team in the NFL can win on a given Sunday, I can't see San Diego pounding anyone this year.
 
Well, have you seen the ending to The South Park Movie? Something like that would happen if we lost to SD. A gaping hole would create itself from hell to lead an undead army on us. So it would be better if we won.
 
DC_ROCK said:
Well, have you seen the ending to The South Park Movie? Something like that would happen if we lost to SD. A gaping hole would create itself from hell to lead an undead army on us. So it would be better if we won.
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That is what the Dolphins thought last year when we went there.
 
What if a frog had wings?

What if the sky was falling?

Whats with the what if, Get real man, Get real TEXAN
 
I would be very disappointed if we lost to the Chargers but win or lose, one game won't make or break our season. There will be games we lose that we should have won and there will be games we win that we should have lost.
 
Tell ya what, all we can do as fans is be as loud as we can and work that home field atmosphere. All the TEXANS can do is their job and not overlook anyone, any week. Have the faith in the coaches and players

I'm sure both groups (fans and players) will do the best we can and make it a helluva season opening regardless.
 
TexanDave said:
I would be very disappointed if we lost to the Chargers but win or lose, one game won't make or break our season. There will be games we lose that we should have won and there will be games we win that we should have lost.
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I follow this line of thought. Honestly, it's gonna suck if we lose to San Diego to put it succinctly. On the other hand, it will in no way ruin the season. There's atleast 16 games to be played, this is only number 1.
 
I agree with what most have said thus far. I think we're going to win on Sunday but if we don't, move the hell on. It's just one game and that's what being a professional organization is all about.
 
Lucky said:
The Chargers return 6 starters from the 2002, week 2 game. The Texans return 12.

These aren't the same teams that will be playing Sunday. While any team in the NFL can win on a given Sunday, I can't see San Diego pounding anyone this year.
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True Points, we were a young team on its first road game verses a very veterian defense. This year it is the total opposite, we have the experience in the trenchs, and they don't. So it is possible, anything is possible in the NFL, but I don't see it happening. And if it does, look out Detroit you going to have some upset Texans on their hands. :twocents:
 
I will say this. We have the best coach in the league, in my opinion, when it comes to opening day games. Any coach that can get his team who never played before, or goes to another stadium where the opponent hasn't lost an opening day game in nearly a decade is you coach, you can win alot of opening day games.

My point is, Capers will have us prepared and ready to win. I am sure the rest of the team also remembers what happened the last time we met with the Chargers and they remember what happened the last time they were looked over. That is really what comforts me. Other than that, I want our defense to show up big in this game because contrary to what some believe, Brees has and can play winning football.
 
I wonder if NE thought the season was over after losing to Buffalo in the opener last year. Professionals know how to approach that kind of setback.
 
In the two years the Texans have been playing I've seen 23 losses. One more on Sunday against the Chargers won't drastically alter my world much. The past two seasons we've started with a big win and ended with a "death march" towards the end of the year. I'd gladly trade the expected win against San Diego for a 3-1 last quarter of the season. Gladly.

It's a game we can win. Capers usually has the Texans ready to play in week 1. We (and the Chargers) are going to be seeing DD for 4 quarters and he's looked great this year in the limited amount of time he's been out there. Carr has also been sharp. I expect a win. Don't worry about a loss until it happens and then put it past you. 16 games is a long season and week one means very little by the end of it. Sure you might look back and say "Man, if we'd just taken care of business against San Diego then we'd have finished at 8-8 for the first time (or 9-7, dare I say 10-6 and in the playoffs) but it's not something to dwell on. The Patriots I believe looked terrible last year on opening day against the Bills but the Bills were watching those same Patriots win another Super Bowl when it was all over so don't put too much stock in it.

It's not a problem though because we're winning that game.
 
I think we beat the Chargers to start the season and end with a win against the Browns. What happens in between is anyone's guess. I'm realistically hoping for an 8-8 season.
 
If San Diego beats us Sunday....I'll be really pissed! :mad:

Then again....maybe that will break our bad luck since we start the season with a bang and end it with dissapointment.

:idea: Maybe this year if we start bad.....we might end it on a positive note....playoffs anyone?
 
SBTexans08 said:
If San Diego beats us Sunday....I'll be really pissed! :mad:

Then again....maybe that will break our bad luck since we start the season with a bang and end it with dissapointment.

:idea: Maybe this year if we start bad.....we might end it on a positive note....playoffs anyone?
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I agree. We've started the last two years with a win and didn't have much of a season. Maybe if we lose the first game we'll do great.
 
The players want to win 2 in a row so they are really trying to get that covered early in the season. We will be victorious!!!!!
 
SESupergenius said:
San Diego pounded us before, no reason they couldn't do it again.
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try this.......it is not 2002, this is 2004

Defense is better, we have a legitimate running game now with DD and Tony H, their D last season was abysmal.

:boxing:
 
If San Diego beats us we'll be 0-1. If we beat them, we'll be 1-0. That's kind of how I look at it.
 
I think I'll contribue a "Yogi type" saying. If SD beats us on Sunday then they'll probably have more points than us.
 
wouldnt bother me in the least. From what ive seen of the Texans so far, we seem to play better when our back is against a wall. I think we are gonna be 10x better at midseason than we will be at the beggining. And I dunno.. maybe it will take a loss to remind us that we ARE struggling and that we WILL need to get 150% to show people how good we really are.

On the other hand.. we spent the last two seasons getting no respect.. and I know how bad we want it. I dont think anyone is coming into the opener with a big head and I think the team wants to keep their opening day record.

and dont forget that we kept up with and beat teams alot better than San Diego last season.. and our offense is returning stronger than ever.. and our defense.. while it did look a little wimpy in the preaseason, is, in fact, NOT wimpy in the least.

its preseason.. we arent throwing everything at them.. we arent showing our hand.. and I dont think we had all our starters out there at once at ANY time.. and one person CAN make a big difference.

Keep the faith.. we know how good we are and San Diego is gonna find out this sunday.
 
I'm not big on the "respect" thing, as I've said before--I think it's an overrated word in sports. But here in Miami last year I witnessed the damage to a team's confidence that comes from being beaten at home by a lesser team. I don't want the Texans to have to face Detroit with that on their minds.

Anyway, I might revise my 7-9 prediction to 6-10, but other than that it wouldn't change much for me.
 
Last year the Patriots were 0-1 after a 31-0 loss. Lossing to San Deigo would be disappointing and give us plenty to talk about but the season would be far from over.
 
We seem to be getting alittle more respect around the nfl. if we lose to S.D. i see lots of the respect we've earned going out the window.
 
What if SD beats us Sunday ?

all that means is that we won't be 16-0 on the season...

They'll just have to settle for 15-1 :cool:
 
If we lose it's OK. No big deal. We're still gonna win the Super Bowl. We just gotta replace DD, Carr, Capers, and Casserly. Then we'll be OK. :crazy:
 
the_dork_avenger said:
We seem to be getting alittle more respect around the nfl. if we lose to S.D. i see lots of the respect we've earned going out the window.
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We are still working on that respect thing. Respect is born from reputation, and reputation is something that must be earned and built over time. We started earning national respect when we played teams like NE and Carolina tough.

Losing to the Chargers is a possiblity. They have Ladanian Tomlinson and we have the worst run defense in the NFL until proven otherwise. This is a tough league and the worst team in the league can beat the best team on a given Sunday. Heck, we won our first game ever. I don't think I'd worry too much if they beat us Sunday. I don't expect it, but I've seen stranger things happen.
 
Not only did we play Carolina tough, we beat them.

We started earning national respect with a win on ESPN Sunday Prime Time. They reinforced that with the win at Miami last year. The Texans get plenty of national run. The no-respect thing is selective reading and listening...
 
You should be worried about San Diego........an ol' fashion down home butt stompin is comin your way like the hurricane of the early 1900s!!

I beg of you to talk about how we sucked last year.....hehee

Our defense is alot stronger than last year, be very afraid of Igor....you will soon know who he is.......
 
BigDTexansFan said:
try this.......it is not 2002, this is 2004

Defense is better, we have a legitimate running game now with DD and Tony H, their D last season was abysmal.

:boxing:
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Try this...it is not 2003, this is 2004.

Doesn't that suck when your own argument is used against you?? :crazy:
 
Bottle-O-Bud said:
All I am saying is that we cannot lay an egg in SD!
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And I'm saying that if the Texans are IN San Diego Sunday then they're going to lose that game by forfeit. :)

Though later in the day after they've beaten the stuffing out the Chargers they can feel free to take a quick flight to San Diego and go lay as many eggs in it as they see fit. Just be back in time for practice cause the Lions are coming up.
 
THEPIZZ1 said:
Try this...it is not 2003, this is 2004.

Doesn't that suck when your own argument is used against you?? :crazy:
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Good point. Not completely solid but a good point nevertheless. I think you should note however that the difference in time for your defense is one season and a season in which you've recently made a scheme change to it on top of that. His statement about the Texans improved running game is obviously true though.

In 2002 when the Chargers spent a Sunday afternoon planting David Carr all over the field The Texans couldn't run the ball to save their (or Carr's) life. That's just not the case anymore. Being able to run the ball helped drop 40 sacks off of our allowed total last season. In two years we've gained a running game and an improved offensive line. In that same interval the Chargers have sunk to the bottom of the league.

I hope you have the personnel to play the 3-4 because when you don't (We saw it last season when injuries put us in a bad spot) it's ugly as sin. Actually now that I think about it no I don't. I hope you don't have the people to pull it off. It will be nice to see someone else get that end of the stick for a change after the 2003 "Texans Death March".
 
CHARGERSWILLWHOOPU said:
You should be worried about San Diego........an ol' fashion down home butt stompin is comin your way like the hurricane of the early 1900s!!

I beg of you to talk about how we sucked last year.....hehee

Our defense is alot stronger than last year, be very afraid of Igor....you will soon know who he is.......
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Texans 26 - Chargers 14

Last year was in the past - its 2004. I'll be back here Sunday night. We will win Sunday's game at Reliant. Your backers are no better than Miami's last year, or Carolina's, or Buffalo's. Igor isn't scaring anybody either. Please. Especially the offensive line.

Tomlinson however is another issue all together. He'll probably have to run the ball 54-55 times on Sunday.

HA
 
Haven't we been favored in two games before? I remember Cincinatti in 2002, when we had the tar beaten out of us. Then there was at least one last year. Anyone remember?

I'm not usually superstitious, but I don't like being 5 point favorites.



(Note: Exactly HOW "family friendly" is this board? I think even a G-rated movie could get the word I put in instead of "tar". Seriously.)
 
Hervoyel said:
Good point. Not completely solid but a good point nevertheless. I think you should note however that the difference in time for your defense is one season and a season in which you've recently made a scheme change to it on top of that. His statement about the Texans improved running game is obviously true though.

In 2002 when the Chargers spent a Sunday afternoon planting David Carr all over the field The Texans couldn't run the ball to save their (or Carr's) life. That's just not the case anymore. Being able to run the ball helped drop 40 sacks off of our allowed total last season. In two years we've gained a running game and an improved offensive line. In that same interval the Chargers have sunk to the bottom of the league.

I hope you have the personnel to play the 3-4 because when you don't (We saw it last season when injuries put us in a bad spot) it's ugly as sin. Actually now that I think about it no I don't. I hope you don't have the people to pull it off. It will be nice to see someone else get that end of the stick for a change after the 2003 "Texans Death March".
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Fair enough. We don't know at this point whether the new 3-4 defense will help us or hurt us yet. But luckily, the games are played on the field (not on message boards), so we will find out soon enough.

And I'm going to help myself to some of your popcorn :popcorn:
 
caddy said:
I've stayed away from this dumb Post, for days and just because
I got time to blow before tonight's game, I made the mistake of
reading all the posts. To the glomers, stay away from the pot.
NUN, make this your last " What if the sky falls? post " But, to ans. the dumbest question asked this Year. I'll loose my ranch
because that's what I bet on the Texans wining the game. :boxing:
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Betting the ranch on the Texans would be dummer than this thread for sure.....
 
I think we were favorites against Atlanta last year. By like 3 pts or something. We won that game though. I remember the Cincinatti debacle too. I don't mind being the favorites, especially against the Chargers in a season opener at home. If this game were in the middle or late in the season, and the Texans were favorites then I might be a little more concerned about it due to the players likely overlooking the Chargers. But since it's a season opener I have no doubt that they will be prepared for everything they face out there on the field, and as for the "butt whoopin". That's highly unlikely given your coaches inability to name a starter till Monday. What kind of depth can you possibly have when you can't determine if a rookie QB or a 2nd Round pick veteran is better for your team? LT is your only player, and we all saw how wonderfully that worked out for you last season. Put him on a team with a new defensive scheme, and weaker O and D Lines and what does it all add up to? Not much.
 
I am more concerned that we blow them out and then lose the next. Slow steady growth is what I want to see.
 
THEPIZZ1 said:
Try this...it is not 2003, this is 2004.

Doesn't that suck when your own argument is used against you?? :crazy:
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NO what really sucks is when someone uses your own argument, because they ain't smart enuff to think of their own

BTW genius I know it is 2004 just make sure you what year it is when the lights go out in San Diego

:rofl:
 
TheOgre said:
The fans will cry on this MB if we lose to the Chargers. The Fire Palmer thread will be 10 pages long. Someone will mention that Carr will have to go another year before cutting his hair. It will be ugly.

The Bolts have a good up-and-coming secondary, a stud back, and a rookie QB with some talent. Fortunately for us, they are very weak on the D-line and O-line. Their LB's are nothing to write home about either. They do have some young talented TE's and WR's. I personally think they are underrated. This team won't have a winning record, though, until they improve their two lines.
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The chargers D-line and LB's leads the league this preseason in sacks so far and most were while the first string was in.I'm sorry,what was that about the D-line And LB's being weak???
 
SHOCKU said:
The chargers D-line and LB's leads the league this preseason in sacks so far and most were while the first string was in.I'm sorry,what was that about the D-line And LB's being weak???
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Ah the inevitable preseason reference. So if we go by preseason then the Patriots will stink it up, and the Bengals and Jags will be better than them. You know you're in bad shape when all you can do is reference the preseason. Good luck with the rest of the season because you guys are going to need it.
 
texasguy346 said:
Ah the inevitable preseason reference. So if we go by preseason then the Patriots will stink it up, and the Bengals and Jags will be better than them. You know you're in bad shape when all you can do is reference the preseason. Good luck with the rest of the season because you guys are going to need it.
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You guy's as well.You also forgot where I said when the first unit was out.Let's not just take what we want to hear, most of there sacks were in the first qtr.
 
Ron Dayne led the NFL in rushing during the preseason. It's the preseason, and the stats don't mean much. If so then DD would average nearly 7 yds a carry if u base it on his performance against the 1st team defense of Denver. Yet we won't fling preseason stats at you. We prefer to live in the realm of reality during the regular season. When you have to resort to using preseason stats it's not a good sign for your team.
 
lets be real some things in the preseason matter some things dont. If LT's ypc is 1.3 yards in the pre season it doesnt matter... if your starting line gives up 4 sacks in the 3rd or 4th pre season game... it matters... if your starting D gets 4 or 5 sacks in the 3rd and 4th preseason game it matters. If your starting QB completes 68 percent or 15 percent of his passes it matters. If your 4th string defense gives up 2 td's in garbage time who cares. Alot of things in preseason matter some dont
 
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