sad?

LOL

Just go die in your trailer already

irony

I'm not you

poor guy, i'm honestly impressed you still bother around here

I found the "Pokemon Go" skit the Texans mascot had put together in between quarters during the last game.





The Texans already had a good preseason. Brock Osweiler commanded the offense exceptionally well against the Arizona Cardinals. He showed a lot of good progression from the first two preseason games to that last one. Only two incompletions which were both dropped, and 11-for-13 passing with 146 yards and 1 TD (0 INT). The Texans starters on offense played well and they had a 31-10 halftime lead.

Our pace on offense slowed down considerably in the second half with the backups in the game. We only scored 3 points in the second half but held on to win the game 34-24. I was disappointed with a fourth and goal at the two yard-line, with Tom Savage in the game, that we failed to convert and turned the ball over on downs. That type of stuff will lose us games in the regular season.. We should have picked up points in that situation. Even if it's only a field goal. But since it's the preseason I guess it was a good chance for the backups to work on their goal line packages.

I'm most pleased with Osweiler's quick grasp of Bill O'Brien's offensive system already, but we won't know just how good he can become until Week 1 starts and everything counts. I like the way Brock Osweiler can spread the ball around to all of his targets. DeAndre Hopkins, Will Fuller, Braxton Miller and Jaelen Strong have all looked good. It's nice to have some speedy wide receivers that can make big plays down the field.

I'm sure Will Fuller and Braxton Miller will make their fair share of rookie mistakes...
But both of those guys have big-play potential that can really help change the momentum of a game.

I'm not expecting much on Thursday Night when the Texans play the Cowboys. I'll be shocked if any of the starters play. Going 4-0 in the preseason doesn't mean anything, but the Texans have never done it before. I guess it would be cool seeing them win the so called "Governor's Cup" that the Texans and Cowboys always play for (bragging rights).

I've been excited, of course, but the preseason can only satisfy you so much before you realize it doesn't count.

I'm just ready for Week 1 when the Houston Texans host the Chicago Bears on September 11.
Hopefully J.J. Watt will be ready to play in that game. That's the plan from what I've been hearing.

I had already discussed some of the Texans' 23-14 win over the Bears yesterday on another thread so I'll keep this short and simple. It feels good to be 1-0 to start off the 2016 season. Especially coming off a perfect 4-0 preseason. Winning games is all I care about at the end of the day.

I could sit here and discuss all of the stats and individual performances but it's a team game and we just need to win.

I'm already looking ahead to a big Week 2 matchup between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs at NRG Stadium here in Houston. Both teams are 1-0 and the Chiefs just embarrassed us 30-0 in the AFC wild-card game back in January. Not to mention the Chiefs had also defeated us last season as well. Both of those losses were inside NRG Stadium so the Chiefs know how to play well on our field which is concerning to me.

I would almost rather play them at Arrowhead stadium in Kansas City with nothing to lose and an underdog's mentality.
I'm already seeing the Texans as small home favorites against the Chiefs. -2 and -1.5 on the early Vegas lines.
That seems a little odd to me. I would have figured the Kansas City Chiefs to be heavily favored in this game.

I'm glad it's a 12 noontime kickoff because I'll probably be too excited and anxious waiting for this game all week long.

I don't care about revenge or redemption. What happened in the past doesn't really matter leading up to this game.
All I know is the Kansas City Chiefs are a damn good football team and very well coached by Andy Reid.

If the Texans want to defeat the Chiefs on Sunday and reach 2-0 they better bring their A-game.
I felt like we played very sloppy in the first half against the Bears yesterday. We trailed 14-10 at halftime.

Needless to say the Texans better not have a poor half of football on Sunday or else the Chiefs will spank us again.
What I want to see is a great effort for 60 minutes and not just 30 minutes. That is what takes to beat the good teams.

The Houston Texans have a really short week and they play two of the best teams in the AFC in the span of 4 days. After hosting the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday the Texans travel to Foxborough to play the Patriots on Thursday Night Football. We may have a chance to compete against the big boys if our defense can dominate and our young offense keeps progressing.

This is going to be a good measuring stick for the entire team but especially Brock Osweiler. This is why the Texans paid him the big money: So that they can go into the really big games and feel pretty good about their chances to come away with a victory.

In the past when the Houston Texans played an elite opponent, in either conference, you knew it was likely going to be a loss. Even when Matt Schaub had a few amazing years here, led the entire league in passing and made the Pro Bowl one year, he had always choked and lost against the best teams every single time. He wasn't "big time in the big pressure moments."

Brock Osweiler has a very small sample size, but he did beat an undefeated Patriots team on National TV last year.
We'll see what happens. It's not going to be an easy task playing the Chiefs and Patriots in four days.

But this is what we've been waiting to see all off-season long. The big games like these. Can we beat a good team?

I also love what I've seen from Lamar Miller so far. This kid looks like a real workhorse out there. I was surprised when he had 28 carries and over 100 yards rushing in the first game. I didn't realize he was that good of a three-down running back. He plays with a little bit of a mean streak and fiery competitiveness that is nice to see. I had always assumed he was just a fast back that wasn't strong enough to carry the load but I was wrong about him. If he stays healthy he could lead a very reliable Texans running game all year long.

These next two games will tell us a lot about the Houston Texans. I'm feeling excited and nervous at the same time!

This post was edited by Madmartigan on Sep 13 2016 05:38am

Ooops! Double post. I'll fix it with my next post.

Go Texans!

This post was edited by Madmartigan on Sep 16 2016 01:33am