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What will it take to make you feel better about this team?

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arb729

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I, like most of you, do not feel great about this team right now. But what would it take on Saturday to change those feelings?

Would you prefer this team win in a huge blowout Saturday (like the Baltimore game), or a gritty,solid performance that shows they still have their manhood (think Chicago game)? What about individual performances?

Edit: the games Saturday. Thanks for the reminder Shark.
 
Saturday, but I knew what you meant.

Anyway, give me the Ravens win and the Bears win the next 2 weeks before the game back here in Reliant vs. Baltimore...(SPOILER ALERT!)
 
2 wins in the playoffs... AT LEAST one heck of a fight in the second round. But then I would be so upset cuz "we could of had em at home" type thinking.
 
A win won't do it for me. I predicted a first round win after the Pats game. While I admittedly feel worse about the team than I did even then, I have the same reasoning for demanding more than a win in order to feel good about this team. I want a win where the team comes out and establishes the running game at a good clip (4+ YPC). I want a win where the QB doesn't come out sleepwalking and wearing concrete cleats. I want a win where the defense doesn't surrender a high percentage of 3rd down conversions like they have been. I want a win where the team converts in the red zone instead of driving for FGs.

In short, I want a win that will make me believe they have a chance against the Patriots.
 
Complete and utter domination. Im talking a 55-3 shellacking. An ass beating so hard their grandkids will feel it. Complete curb stomping of Dalton that makes him consider early retirement. bengals defensive almost in tears with looks of complete shock.
 
eriadoc said:
A win won't do it for me. I predicted a first round win after the Pats game. While I admittedly feel worse about the team than I did even then, I have the same reasoning for demanding more than a win in order to feel good about this team. I want a win where the team comes out and establishes the running game at a good clip (4+ YPC). I want a win where the QB doesn't come out sleepwalking and wearing concrete cleats. I want a win where the defense doesn't surrender a high percentage of 3rd down conversions like they have been. I want a win where the team converts in the red zone instead of driving for FGs.

In short, I want a win that will make me believe they have a chance against the Patriots.
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While I certainly agree with everything you said, I thought the question was simple:

"What will it take to make you feel better about this team?"

That's somewhat of a loaded question, because when you're at the bottom, even a foot higher looks "up".

Obviously, your post coming true would make me feel great about the team, not just 'better'.

But I do not expect dominance. They haven't dominated anyone this season, including 2 win teams like the Jags. I'd be shocked if they could dominate a hot-streak team like the Bengals. I'd be a little surprise if the slumping Texans could just manage a win on Saturday.
 
No margin of victory against the Bengals will have me feeling any better. The Ginger Ninja is not in the Brady/Manning/Rodgers/Brees class.

A victory against the Patriots will be the only thing that would make me fell better about this season.
 
Winning cures everything is a common saying and correct.

Though for me there is one other way. Show me that hunger of a team that never won again. The team that when the chips were down fought like an underdog and left it all on the field. I haven't seen that in weeks and it is what I miss. I have seen a team going through the motions and as soon as something doesn't work 'Oh well, here we go again' seems to be the look on their faces especially the offense. Play with some passion, some fire and hunger again.

Tired of seeing my quarterback dejected like someone stole his puppy. Tired of seeing offensive linemen standing and watching when the quarterback is sacked or running back stopped for a loss. Tired of seeing my running back falling from arm tackles (if he doesn't just slip on his own). Tired of seeing safeties with the look of 'Duh' as a pass goes over their head and so on and so on.

Bring back that passion and hunger we saw before the winning came this year and I will feel better.
 
DX-TEX said:
Complete and utter domination. Im talking a 55-3 shellacking. An ass beating so hard their grandkids will feel it. Complete curb stomping of Dalton that makes him consider early retirement. bengals defensive almost in tears with looks of complete shock.
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This would definitely make me feel better. To make me truly happy, though? Following that up by going to Foxborough and getting some much needed revenge on Brady.
 
eriadoc said:
A win won't do it for me. I predicted a first round win after the Pats game. While I admittedly feel worse about the team than I did even then, I have the same reasoning for demanding more than a win in order to feel good about this team. I want a win where the team comes out and establishes the running game at a good clip (4+ YPC). I want a win where the QB doesn't come out sleepwalking and wearing concrete cleats. I want a win where the defense doesn't surrender a high percentage of 3rd down conversions like they have been. I want a win where the team converts in the red zone instead of driving for FGs.

In short, I want a win that will make me believe they have a chance against the Patriots.
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This.

Simply winning won't do it for me. We SHOULD beat the Bengals. Winning is simply doing what we should do against an inferior team. I want to see a blowout. I want to see Schaub rack up 300+ yards and 2 TDs, Arian with over 100 and a TD or two, and a solid defensive effort with at least 1 turnover.

Is that too much to ask? If so, I'm not sure when I will have faith in this team again.
 
Today's NFL is all about the QB...

time to get a quality backup who fits the new mold in size/arm strength/leadership. (And yes, I'm still chirping about Cousins.)
 
It's time to win. Just shut up and win.

Until they do that I'd rather not see the Segways, Jackets, and nicknames for the defense. I've got a nickname for them. "Guys that haven't won anything yet".

Not real catchy but it describes them perfectly.
 
Vinny said:
that makes you feel good about this season? Beating the effin' Bungles and losing to the Pats?
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Agree, a "good showing" against the Patsies? It's the playoffs!(note the name)

Win and in, lose and leave.

Good showings aren't any better than a blowout loss.
 
1. a win
2. stop getting dumb drive killing penalties
3. oline block someone
4. tds instead of fgs
5. d stop giving up the big play

If all of those things happen then I feel confident that we won't be embarrassed like the last time we went to foxborough
 
What will it take for me to feel better about this team?

Probably a quaalude chased with a 7&7.

But then again, everything tends to be pretty cool at that point.

I'm so severely pissed right now, STILL, that I could give a rat's ass about this game. In fact, they will have done us a bigger disservice by winning and then cratering in Foxborough next week. They're delaying our "moving on" moment.

I'm serious, too. No hyperbole. 112 days until the next meaningful Texans event.
 
Hervoyel said:
It's time to win. Just shut up and win.

Until they do that I'd rather not see the Segways, Jackets, and nicknames for the defense. I've got a nickname for them. "Guys that haven't won anything yet".

Not real catchy but it describes them perfectly.
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lol! at the nickname. :thumbup

Since they seem to like a song to go with their nicknames, I nominate "Nowhere Man" by the Beatles:

He's a real nowhere man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans
for nobody.

Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?

Nowhere Man please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man,the world is at your command!

He's as blind as he can be,
Just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?


:sarcasm:
 
They have to beat the Patriots in Foxborough. :kubepalm:
Otherwise, we're on to talking about what they have to do next year.
 
GP said:
What will it take for me to feel better about this team?

Probably a quaalude chased with a 7&7.

But then again, everything tends to be pretty cool at that point.

I'm so severely pissed right now, STILL, that I could give a rat's ass about this game. In fact, they will have done us a bigger disservice by winning and then cratering in Foxborough next week. They're delaying our "moving on" moment.

I'm serious, too. No hyperbole. 112 days until the next meaningful Texans event.
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Not often I agree with you GP, but I'm with you 100% on this one. I don't want to even watch the game, but the wife just told me she'll be pissed if I don't watch it with her.

Quaaludes? Oh YEAH!! :drool:
 
eriadoc said:
In short, I want a win that will make me believe they have a chance against the Patriots.
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There's nothing that's going to make me believe we have a chance against the Patriots. I did not see that coming. They've got the twenty something ranked defense & we could barely move the ball. Up until then, we had issues. But nothing like that.

Nothing.

I'm already feeling good about our team, so I don't really need to see anything in particular Saturday.

I'm expecting a win.
 
Say Watt said:
We SHOULD beat the Bengals.
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Why?

We're in the exact same spot as they are. They got to the play-offs as a wild card last year. They're a Wild Card again. They'll be trying to prove that they deserve to move on, that they've improved since last year.

I know this is Houston & we don't care about the other team, but they earned their way in.

No such thing as "SHOULD" in the play-offs.
 
Señor Stan;2095014 said:
No margin of victory against the Bengals will have me feeling any better. The Ginger Ninja is not in the Brady/Manning/Rodgers/Brees class.

A victory against the Patriots will be the only thing that would make me fell better about this season.
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While it is true that Dalton isn't an elite QB, a large margin of victory would definitely make me feel better about the offense. Seeing that Houston can stop having drive ending penalties, score TDs instead of field goals and win a game would have me a lot more confident going into Foxborough.
 
Fiddler said:
Why?

We're in the exact same spot as they are. They got to the play-offs as a wild card last year. They're a Wild Card again. They'll be trying to prove that they deserve to move on, that they've improved since last year.

I know this is Houston & we don't care about the other team, but they earned their way in.

No such thing as "SHOULD" in the play-offs.
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Disagree. We are a better team than the Bengals. No question about it in my mind. Are we playing better than the Bengals? Of course not, but we are a better team.

But I do agree that they are a good team. I just happen to believe that with the talent we have on both sides of the ball, we SHOULD beat them. That doesn't mean we will.
 
Win or lose (notice the spelling of lose), I will not feel any different. If they win at New England the following week, Then I will feel good about this team.
 
gwallaia said:
Win or lose (notice the spelling of lose), I will not feel any different. If they win at New England the following week, Then I will feel good about this team.
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Even if we beat NE I still wouldn't feel that good because this was the season we get to the SB. If we beat NE and lose in the conference game this will still be a setback season for us. Until we get to the SB I will feel better.
 
Señor Stan;2095014 said:
No margin of victory against the Bengals will have me feeling any better. The Ginger Ninja is not in the Brady/Manning/Rodgers/Brees class.

A victory against the Patriots will be the only thing that would make me fell better about this season.
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Exactly! A win against the Bengals means nothing if they get clobbered in New England.
 
Vinny said:
that makes you feel good about this season? Beating the effin' Bungles and losing to the Pats?
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You expect us to beat the pats? Right. With your boy schaub? Only saying your boy cause you have a faith in him I don't understand
 
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