It's going down. Sunday in H-Town
WK 4 Chargers at Texans
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It's going down. Sunday in H-Town
TexanBorn51
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Texans are at home yay that's good. They can beat the Chargers just get those various major improvements fixed learn from mistakes take heed players and coaches. Lots of games to go this season. Bring it on!
TexanBorn51
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Only 2 games behind first place AFC South not the league for a potential divisional playoff. As the season rolls on with 14 games left 6 of them are divisional with one tie.
Chargers are going through something right now. They’re not that “playoff bound” team they were last season. At least not yet.
TexanBorn51
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Awful collapse against Jaguars prompts postgame team meeting
One of several examples on their offense averaging 59 yards per game. Run the ball last in the NFL. They finished with 26 yards in 12 carries against the Jaguars. Their defense are seeing woes of problems too.
Chargers takeaways: Awful collapse against Jaguars prompts postgame team meeting
The Chargers played so poorly Sunday in a home blowout loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars that it prompted a postgame team meeting.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
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Nothing like a game against Houston in Houston to get a team back on trackAwful collapse against Jaguars prompts postgame team meeting
One of several examples on their offense averaging 59 yards per game. They finished with 26 yards in 12 carries against the Jaguars. Their defense are seeing woes of problems too.
Chargers takeaways: Awful collapse against Jaguars prompts postgame team meeting
The Chargers played so poorly Sunday in a home blowout loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars that it prompted a postgame team meeting.
TexanBorn51
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I recall after playing piano n guitar for over 50 years that any injury to any finger including thumbs will surely make it difficult to play music to the best of my ability. It alters the delicate and strenuous feel and mental challenge to compensate for the natural flow to play. I assume it's the same with a quarterback's throwing hand and many other player's type positions. Injuries suck!
Texansballer74
The Marine
TexanBorn51
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good insight thx for the share
beerlover
Hall of Fame
Terrible timing for Texan & Charger fans to enjoy this budding AFC match-up. Both wounded and angry with their lack of execution success.
Chargers hopes and aspirations gone for season, Texans are in process to identify not only a franchise QB but a style of play that is reflection of Lovie Smith.
Would not surprise me, in the least that this rematch will end up in a tie in low scoring affair 17-17. No new revelations or improvements just another day at the office. Mediocre teams, evenly matched trying to survive a season that could have held much more promise.
Chargers hopes and aspirations gone for season, Texans are in process to identify not only a franchise QB but a style of play that is reflection of Lovie Smith.
Would not surprise me, in the least that this rematch will end up in a tie in low scoring affair 17-17. No new revelations or improvements just another day at the office. Mediocre teams, evenly matched trying to survive a season that could have held much more promise.
I feel bad for your Chargers, I really thought they would fight for the West and more but I don't think the Texans ever held much promise this year
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Best opportunity to steal a game, especially playing at home.
Your guide to all the Chargers injuries, and how they'll try to overcome them
The Chargers are banged up, to put it mildly. Here's a position by position look at their ailments, and how they'll move forward.
www.espn.com
beerlover
Hall of Fame
Staley just announced SteelbTexan OL 6th rd. rookie Jamaree Salyer (Georgia) will be starting LT for Chargers in place of last years #1 pick Rashawn Slater.
Speaking of the draft, you know me, Texans could have chosen Devin Lloyd out of Utah instead of Greene. Considered by many a top 10 pick, slipped to the Jaguars #27th overall. He’s on track to be all pro as a rookie. Gave Chargers fits. Think he also leds NFL in takeaways/tackles.
Lloyd and Davis were my top choices for the second 1st last year. I really wanted them to take Davis and then trade up and take Lloyd
beerlover
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Funny Staley refused to rep Salyer @ either tackle positions during mini-camp fall camp and pre season. Now he is forced to start him week 4. Not a good look on this coaching staff. I know we all rag on the Texans coaching staff especially OL moves but trust me you are not alone. On one hand they got lucky a player like Salyer was still on the board in the 6th rd. But forced error for not developing him into back-up plan earlier. If he sucks against the Texans in his first starting role, that’s not on him but the head coach.
leebigeztx
Keep it Movin!
Yeah, I wanted Sayler in the 4th or 5th rd, but my job wasn't depending on it. At the very least, I thought he could play rg and green lg or vice versa. Hey, what do we know.
beerlover
Hall of Fame
There was a cluster, Davis, Lloyd, Hamilton, Zion and Greene.
out of those players Lloyd is head and shoulders the best, highest impact player and reason for Jacksonville turnaround, not named their 1st overall picks. Zion is probably next. He nullified Chandler Jones so much in the 2nd half KC moved him to left side where he feasted on Fieler. Davis/Hamilton/Greene are high upside but still developing.
TheRealJoker
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I couldn’t believe Salyer fell to 6th and would love it if he were a Texan. Interested in seeing how he plays in his first NFL start.
Jags got two LBs early in Lloyd and Muma. A strategy I could see the Texans taking next offseason given just how bad their LB play has been. Really hoping Harris comes in and exceeds expectations for this team. They need a good LB.
I still like Davis and Green more.
I liked the Harris pick and hope he can become a reasonable facsimile of Lloyd. I'm thinking more like a Fred Warner type LB.
beerlover
Hall of Fame
Lloyd is a 4 down LB. Honestly worthy of top 10 pick if you just watch his film and not distracted by the Combine Beauty Pageant.
I like Lloyd too.
Give me Green and Harris over Lloyd and whoever the Jags picked in the 3rd. Of course I trust Lovie when it comes to him getting guys he likes at the LB position.
beerlover
Hall of Fame
Speedy
Former Yeller Dweller
Texans offense has 249 rushing yards for the season.
Texans defense is giving up 202 rushing yards per game.
Pitre and Nelson are 1 and 2 respectively for most missed tackles.
Dameon Pierce 4.0 YPC is 3rd worst among the top 25 leading rushers, which Pierce is 16th.
85 players have at least 15 targets. Only 4 of those players have a worse catch rate than Cooks 44.8%.
Texans defense is giving up 202 rushing yards per game.
Pitre and Nelson are 1 and 2 respectively for most missed tackles.
Dameon Pierce 4.0 YPC is 3rd worst among the top 25 leading rushers, which Pierce is 16th.
85 players have at least 15 targets. Only 4 of those players have a worse catch rate than Cooks 44.8%.
So all the Texans need is a high first round QB?
leebigeztx
Keep it Movin!
They have that already
OptimisticTexan
2023 / Rebuilding Block 3 / Go Texans
For the Chargers......might be easier to just go with the Healthy Report.
Porky
Hall of Fame
Lovie is devising new ways to not lose as we speak. There's the duck duck go play for 3rd downs. That's where Mills takes the snap, sits on the football like a duck laying an egg while the other ducks stand in a circle around him...thus protecting the delicate duck egg... and then they go off the field and sit on the bench.
Guys y'all got this game all wrong. All we need to do is not lose the game. It's really a lot easier than it seems, just ask Lovie. The best not loser of all time from right here in east Texas.
Guys y'all got this game all wrong. All we need to do is not lose the game. It's really a lot easier than it seems, just ask Lovie. The best not loser of all time from right here in east Texas.
He's managed to lose 2 of 3... I don't think he's all that good at not losing
kiwitexansfan
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I feel like I've seen a lot of passes in those situations. To Rex Burkhead....
kiwitexansfan
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We losing. Till we win, I'm just presuming the L
OptimisticTexan
2023 / Rebuilding Block 3 / Go Texans
If there was ever a time for Lovie to blur the line between his 4-3 and Buddy Ryan’s 4-6…..it just might be this week. Chargers come into town with a beat-up OL and QB and may try to run the ball like the Bears did in order to save Herbert’s body from any abuse. That 4-6 would man out the gaps to help stuff the LOS and the blitzes could be enough to get some nice hits and/or sacks on Herbert. Most HC/OC know Lovie’s not a blitzing kind of coach but if Lovie could find it in himself to dial up some strong blitz packages, it could be enough of a surprise to catch the Chargers flat-footed.
I’m going to go out on a limb and predict a Texans win. Chargers are not 100% and the Texans have to get a win with 4 full quarters of play in the worst way. This will be the week.
I’m going to go out on a limb and predict a Texans win. Chargers are not 100% and the Texans have to get a win with 4 full quarters of play in the worst way. This will be the week.
badboy
Hall of Fame
IIRC DB King blitzed once against Bears and I almost fainted.
Bugman7star
All Pro
A football game will be played. This I am certain of.
Not necessarily, there are times the Texans play that I'm not sure what I saw.
TheRealJoker
Hall of Fame
Keenan Allen is ruled out again. That is a big win for the Texans defense. Their center Linsley is expected back in the lineup as well as CB JC Jackson. Both don’t seem 100% based on practice participation but that didn’t stop Roquan Smith from wrecking the Texans last week.
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www.boltsfromtheblue.com
Chargers Injury Report: Allen is OUT while Jackson, Linsley will start against Texans
www.boltsfromtheblue.com
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
Chargers reveal how they blew it trying to protect injured quarterback Justin Herbert
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They blew it allowing Herbert to even play. He needed to be protected. He still does. If the Chargers plan on pulling out the stops on Herbert and not prioritize protecting him from taking hits this week..............they are likely to really blow it..........again.
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They blew it allowing Herbert to even play. He needed to be protected. He still does. If the Chargers plan on pulling out the stops on Herbert and not prioritize protecting him from taking hits this week..............they are likely to really blow it..........again.
You seem to be a lot more realistic than most, but take the under with Keenan Allen out. Ekeler will certainly improve his current ypc and Kalil Mack may set a new single game sack record
TexanBorn51
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Come Sunday afternoon after 3pm - Texans 1-2-1. 