Houston Texans 2009 Season Thread (1 Viewer)

coolnerd · Sep 13, 2009

coolnerd · Sep 13, 2009

coolnerd · Sep 13, 2009

Roster and Transactions

1 Turk, Matt P 6-5 248 Wisc.-Whitewater 14th

3 Brown, Kris K 5-11 212 Nebraska 11th

5 Grossman, Rex QB 6-1 217 Florida 7th

7 Orlovsky, Dan QB 6-5 230 Connecticut 5th

8 Schaub, Matt QB 6-5 239 Virginia 6th

11 Davis, André WR 6-1 194 Virginia Tech 9th

12 Jones, Jacoby WR 6-2 206 Lane College 3rd

17 Martinez, Glenn WR 6-1 185 Saginaw Valley 4th

20 Slaton, Steve RB 5-9 215 West Virginia 2nd

21 Moats, Ryan RB 5-8 208 Louisiana Tech 5th

22 Brown, Chris RB 6-3 234 Colorado 7th

23 Robinson, Dunta CB 5-10 182 South Carolina 6th

25 Ferguson, Nick S 5-11 202 Georgia Tech 10th

27 Henry, Chris RB 5-11 230 Arizona 3rd

28 Molden, Antwaun CB 6-1 192 Eastern Kentucky 2nd

29 Quin, Glover * CB 6-0 203 New Mexico 1st

31 Pollard, Bernard SS 6-1 224 Purdue 4th

32 Bennett, Fred CB 6-1 200 South Carolina 3rd

34 Barber, Dominique S 6-0 214 Minnesota 2nd

35 Reeves, Jacques CB 5-11 188 Purdue 6th

37 Foster, Arian * RB 6-1 215 Tennessee 1st

38 Parson, Mark * CB 5-10 192 Ohio University 1st

40 Busing, John S 6-2 217 Miami (Ohio) 4th

42 Russell, Brian S 6-2 210 San Diego State 8th

41 McCain, Brice * CB 5-9 179 Utah 1st

44 Leach, Vonta FB 6-0 265 East Carolina 6th

48 Pittman, Bryan LS 6-3 265 Washington 7th

52 Adibi, Xavier LB 6-2 243 Virginia Tech 2nd

54 Diles, Zac LB 6-2 237 Kansas State 3rd

55 Myers, Chris C 6-4 299 Miami (Fla.) 5th

56 Cushing, Brian * LB 6-3 262 Southern California 1st

57 Bentley, Kevin LB 6-0 245 Northwestern 8th

59 Ryans, DeMeco LB 6-1 248 Alabama 4th

62 Caldwell, Antoine * C 6-3 312 Alabama 1st

63 White, Chris C 6-2 290 Southern Mississippi 5th

64 Studdard, Kasey G 6-3 306 Texas 3rd

66 Robinson, DelJuan DT 6-3 320 Mississippi State 2nd

70 Reyes, Tutan G 6-3 305 Mississippi 10th

73 Winston, Eric T 6-5 319 Miami (Fla.) 4th

76 Brown, Duane T 6-4 313 Virginia Tech 2nd

78 Butler, Rashad T 6-4 310 Miami (Fla.) 4th

80 Johnson, Andre WR 6-3 228 Miami (Fla.) 7th

83 Walter, Kevin WR 6-3 215 Eastern Michigan 7th

85 Dreessen, Joel TE 6-4 248 Colorado State 4th

86 Casey, James * TE 6-4 244 Rice University 1st

87 Hill, Anthony * TE 6-6 269 N.C. State 1st

89 Anderson, David WR 5-10 197 Colorado State 4th

90 Williams, Mario DE 6-6 288 N.C. State 4th

91 Okoye, Amobi DT 6-2 296 Louisville 3rd

92 Zgunia, Jeff DE 6-2 290 Purdue

93 Bulman, Tim DE 6-4 267 Boston College 3rd

94 Smith, Antonio DE 6-4 285 Oklahoma State 6th

95 Cody, Shaun DT 6-4 310 Southern California 5th

96 Jamison, Tim * DE 6-3 263 Michigan 1st

97 Okam, Frank DT 6-5 338 Texas 2nd

98 Barwin, Connor * DE 6-4 256 Cincinnati 1st

Injured reserve

20 Slaton, Steve RB 5-9 215 West Virginia 2nd

26 Wilson, Eugene S 5-10 200 Illinois 7th

28 Molden, Antwaun CB 6-1 202 Eastern Kentucky 2nd

33 Nolan, Troy * S 6-2 206 Arizona State 1st

38 Johnson, Jeremiah * RB 5-9 210 Oregon 1st

51 Thompson, Chaun LB 6-2 243 West Texas A&M 7th

53 Campbell, Khary LB 6-2 224 Bowling Green 8th

61 Verdell, Toddrick * LB 6-3 225 Florida State 1st

65 Brisiel, Mike G 6-5 304 Colorado State 3rd

69 Pitts, Chester G 6-4 321 San Diego State 8th

81 Daniels, Owen TE 6-3 245 Wisconsin 4th

Practice Squad

50 Bing, Darnell LB 6-2 220 University of Southern California 3rd

58 Freeman, Marcus * LB 6-1 239 Ohio State 1st

61 Crummey, Andrew OL 6-5 301 Maryland 2nd

72 Nading, Jesse DE 6-5 264 Colorado State 2nd

74 Helms, Brett * C 6-2 270 LSU 1st

79 Stenavich, Adam T 6-4 308 Michigan 1st

88 Sherrod, Dezmond TE 6-2 250 Mississippi State

99 Egboh, Pannel * DE 6-6 276 Stanford 1st

Tr» 12/16/2009 Signed LS Bryan Pittman. Placed TE Anthony Hill on the reserve/injured list.

» 12/9/2009 Placed RB Steve Slaton on the reserve/injured list. Signed RB Chris Henry from the practice squad to the active roster. Signed DE Pannel Egboh to the practice squad.

» 11/26/2009 Placed CB Antwaun Molden on the reserve/injured list. Signed CB Mark Parson.

» 11/25/2009 Placed S Eugene Wilson on the reserve/injured list. Signed S Brian Russell

ansactions

11/19/2009 Signed DE Jesse Nading to the practice squad.

» 11/17/2009 Signed RB Arian Foster from the practice squad to the active roster. Waived DE Jesse Nading from the active roster

11/4/2009 Placed TE Owen Daniels on the reserve/injured list. Signed DE Jesse Nading to the active roster from the practice squad. Signed LB Marcus Freeman and TE Dezmond Sherrod to the practice squad.

» 10/30/2009 Signed DE Tim Jamison from the practice squad. Waived LB Jamie Winborn.

» 10/22/2009 Signed DE Tim Jamison to the practice squad. Released WR Darnell Jenkins from the practice squad.

» 10/21/2009 Signed LB Jamie Winborn.

» 10/21/2009 Released DE Tim Jamison.

10/14/2009 Signed G Tutan Reyes. Placed G Mike Brisiel on the reserve/injured list. Signed LB Darnell Bing to practice squad. Released LB Buster Davis from practice squad.

10/7/2009 Signed RB Chris Henry and LB Buster Davis to the practice squad

» 10/6/2009 Placed LB Khary Campbell on the reserve/injured list. Signed DE Tim Jamison to the active roster from the practice squad. Released TE Clark Harris from the practice squad.

» 9/30/2009 Placed LB Chaun Thompson on the reserve/injured list. Signed LB Khary Campbell to the active roster. Released RB Antone Smith from the practice squad. Signed LS/TE Clark Harris to the practice squad

» 9/24/2009 Placed G Chester Pitts on the reserve/injured list. Signed S Bernard Pollard

9/23/2009 Signed G Andrew Crummey and RB Antone Smith to the practice squad. RB Anthony Alridge was signed to the Washington Redskins' active roster.

» 9/22/2009 Released CB Mark Parson from the practice squad.

» 9/16/2009 Signed RB Anthony Alridge to the practice squad.

» 9/15/2009 Released LB Buster Davis from the practice squad.

» 9/11/2009 Activated CB Dunta Robinson from Exempt/Commissioner Permission list. Waived CB A.J. Davis and RB Andre Hall

Deuce'sWild · Sep 13, 2009

I feel like I've started almost all your threads. I live in Indiana but have liked the Texans for a couple years now and might be jumping on the bandwagon. Got room?

Deuce'sWild · Sep 13, 2009

any Texans homers know if Schaub is still hobbled on the ankle or is it 100% for today? Hate to see a reinjury in the 2nd qtr

jsharlan · Sep 13, 2009

Deuce said:
any Texans homers know if Schaub is still hobbled on the ankle or is it 100% for today? Hate to see a reinjury in the 2nd qtr

He practiced fully weds, thurs, and friday with no issues whatsoever. I wouldnt worry about it.

jamil · Sep 13, 2009

Deuce said:
I feel like I've started almost all your threads. I live in Indiana but have liked the Texans for a couple years now and might be jumping on the bandwagon. Got room?

perfect time to jump on

coolnerd · Sep 13, 2009

Deuce said:
I feel like I've started almost all your threads. I live in Indiana but have liked the Texans for a couple years now and might be jumping on the bandwagon. Got room?

Welcome there is plenty of room at the moment.

Buckna · Sep 13, 2009

Going to the opener against the JETS today. Let's go Texans!

Deuce'sWild · Sep 13, 2009

jsharlan said:
Deuce said:

any Texans homers know if Schaub is still hobbled on the ankle or is it 100% for today? Hate to see a reinjury in the 2nd qtr

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He practiced fully weds, thurs, and friday with no issues whatsoever. I wouldnt worry about it.

prymetyme25 · Sep 13, 2009

Buckna said:
Going to the opener against the JETS today. Let's go Texans!

I would love to experience the Reliant Stadium for a Texans game but I think I like the home experience too much. Maybe if we have a home game in week 17 i'll try to go. Good luck at the game. :goodposting:

coolnerd · Sep 13, 2009

coolnerd said:
Deuce said:

I feel like I've started almost all your threads. I live in Indiana but have liked the Texans for a couple years now and might be jumping on the bandwagon. Got room?

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Welcome there is plenty of room at the moment.

Jump right back off until further notice. the worst non-Carr era game I can remember. Praying this is not 2005 all over again.

Major · Sep 13, 2009

coolnerd said:
coolnerd said:

Deuce said:

I feel like I've started almost all your threads. I live in Indiana but have liked the Texans for a couple years now and might be jumping on the bandwagon. Got room?

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Welcome there is plenty of room at the moment.

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Jump right back off until further notice. the worst non-Carr era game I can remember. Praying this is not 2005 all over again.

My rectum hurts after that game.

GregR_2 · Sep 14, 2009

Buckna · Sep 14, 2009

prymetyme25 said:
Buckna said:

Going to the opener against the JETS today. Let's go Texans!

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I would love to experience the Reliant Stadium for a Texans game but I think I like the home experience too much. Maybe if we have a home game in week 17 i'll try to go. Good luck at the game.

I'm kind of glad I didn't renew my season tickets this year, I can't stand our fans. Booing in the 2nd quarter, people chanting for Rex in the middle of 3rd. On the 4th down attempt everyone in the stadium yelling "go for it" and then they scream louder than they have for the whole game when the opposing teams Offense was on the field. Was it a big surprise that they weren't able to get the play off with the stadium so loud?I realize they haven't had much to cheer for over the years and the whole team played like poo, but there was a lot of just poor behavior.

Buckna · Sep 14, 2009

There was not much positive to take away from this game, but I will try.

I thought the d'line played well on first and 2nd down and was solid stopping the run until late in the game when I assume they were tired out. Mario was Mario, he's a one man wrecking crew but he's still on an island out there. Cushing looks like the real deal, I saw him bring the lumber and just destroy some guys on hits and he's also got the speed to get some penetration. For those watching at home, probably the most obvious instance was when he stopped Leon Washington on the 1 on the direct snap play.

Other than that, everything else was :goodposting:

The o'line looked like a wet paper bag, Schaub looked shellshocked, and the receivers didn't do him many favors as I saw a number of catchable balls dropped. We committed yet another redzone turnover (our achilles heel last year) with Slaton's fumble. The defense played well on 1st and 2nd down but gave up big plays on 3rd down. I think I heard on the radio that the Jets converted 13 3rd & long's, that's just terrible. Our secondary got shredded and I saw quite a few blown assignments/mis-communications. For all the money Dunta wants, he didn't seem worth it yesterday when he missed an easy tackle and gave up a huge play. Stupid penalties on both sides of the ball, poor play calling and no adjustments at halftime to combat a swarming Jets defense. EPIC FAIL.

I shudder to think what TENN will do to us next week.

Reaper · Sep 14, 2009

Good luck the rest of the way!!!!

Texans are one of my favorite Non-Jet teams and with Mario in my Avatar I still wish he fell that year to the Jets pick... I was one of the few that thought Mario over Bush was the perfect call....

jamil · Sep 14, 2009

Buckna said:
prymetyme25 said:

Buckna said:

Going to the opener against the JETS today. Let's go Texans!

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I would love to experience the Reliant Stadium for a Texans game but I think I like the home experience too much. Maybe if we have a home game in week 17 i'll try to go. Good luck at the game.

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I'm kind of glad I didn't renew my season tickets this year, I can't stand our fans. Booing in the 2nd quarter, people chanting for Rex in the middle of 3rd. On the 4th down attempt everyone in the stadium yelling "go for it" and then they scream louder than they have for the whole game when the opposing teams Offense was on the field. Was it a big surprise that they weren't able to get the play off with the stadium so loud?I realize they haven't had much to cheer for over the years and the whole team played like poo, but there was a lot of just poor behavior.

i was at the stadium yesterday and wow. that 4th down try was the loudest it had been in the 2nd half minus the INT. i didn't hear the rex chants though. it was painful seeing the interior of our line just getting tossed aside like some JV kids.

Stewy · Sep 14, 2009

coolnerd said:
coolnerd said:

Deuce said:

I feel like I've started almost all your threads. I live in Indiana but have liked the Texans for a couple years now and might be jumping on the bandwagon. Got room?

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Welcome there is plenty of room at the moment.

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Jump right back off until further notice. the worst non-Carr era game I can remember. Praying this is not 2005 all over again.

Really? Pats? Cowboys? Chargers? Ravens?

coolnerd · Sep 14, 2009

Stewy said:
coolnerd said:

coolnerd said:

Deuce said:

I feel like I've started almost all your threads. I live in Indiana but have liked the Texans for a couple years now and might be jumping on the bandwagon. Got room?

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Welcome there is plenty of room at the moment.

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Jump right back off until further notice. the worst non-Carr era game I can remember. Praying this is not 2005 all over again.

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Really? Pats? Cowboys? Chargers? Ravens?

yes. This is an offense with elements at all the skill positions and Ol than played every game last year that could not muster any points and very few snaps on the jets side of the 50. With the exception of the Ravens last year, none of the others were surprising results. If anything with a new coach, a rookie QB, and meh overall WR corp, that is a situation that a team taking the next step towards the playoffs would handle, not get manhandled. Right now it is setting up for more of the same. The Texans get themselves into a tough situation early in the year and then figure it out well enough to be around .500.

GregR_2 · Sep 15, 2009

Buckna said:
prymetyme25 said:

Buckna said:

Going to the opener against the JETS today. Let's go Texans!

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I would love to experience the Reliant Stadium for a Texans game but I think I like the home experience too much. Maybe if we have a home game in week 17 i'll try to go. Good luck at the game.

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I'm kind of glad I didn't renew my season tickets this year, I can't stand our fans. Booing in the 2nd quarter, people chanting for Rex in the middle of 3rd. On the 4th down attempt everyone in the stadium yelling "go for it" and then they scream louder than they have for the whole game when the opposing teams Offense was on the field. Was it a big surprise that they weren't able to get the play off with the stadium so loud?I realize they haven't had much to cheer for over the years and the whole team played like poo, but there was a lot of just poor behavior.

Tell me about it. I'm going to have to get the friends I take to games to sign a waiver they will not sit there clapping and cheering madly when our offense is on the line and trying to hear the snap count. My buddy who went with me Sunday got a punch in the arm from me on that play.

Stewy · Sep 15, 2009

I wish they'd stop doing the "And that's another Houston Texans' first down" thing. A good first down play gets the crowd giddy enough, there's no reason to give them further excuse to be loud when our offense is on the field.

All too often do I see Schaub trying to get the play from his earpiece and having to squat and cover his ears because the PA and crowd screaming "...Texans' first down!!!!!"

coolnerd · Sep 17, 2009

Just because people want to be unclear on Slaton versus Chris Brown. a quote from Kubiak:

http://www.houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=5579

on where he sees RB Chris Brown) "Well, I can say we'd love to have Chris come out of a game with 10 or 12 carries all the time for our team, but we haven't been past the 20-carry mark as a football team in a while, so hopefully we're able to run the ball somewhat effectively so we get to see them both."

(on RB Chris Brown's specific role) "Well, I just think he's basically (RB) Steve's (Slaton) backup. In short-yardage, you like his big body. Red zone, you like his big body. But if you're running the ball in this league and you're running it 35 times on a weekend, there's plenty of carries to go around for two guys. So we'd like to be able to play them both and rotate them from that standpoint, but it just hasn't happened."

(on in double-digit carries for RB Chris Brown would mean the team is running the ball well) "If he's carrying it 10 or 12 times, then I bet we're carrying it 35 times, so that's something we'd like to come out of the game with."

Fiddles · Sep 18, 2009

If walter and davis are both out who is wr2/wr3?

trying to gauge if I should start schaub or not

thanks

coolnerd · Sep 18, 2009

Fiddles said:
If walter and davis are both out who is wr2/wr3?trying to gauge if I should start schaub or not thanks

Davis is definately out, but Walter practiced all week (not fully) and I would expect him back. If both are out then the pecking order is David Anderson, Jacoby Jones and Glenn Martinez.

GregR_2 · Sep 20, 2009

I'm coming away from the Texans-Titans game feeling even less confidence in Kubiak than I had before.

He's done a great job getting talent on the team. And yes, they won today. But he makes so many mistakes as a head coach. How can you not have your PAT team waiting at the line for the ball to be spotted on that Jacoby Jones touchdown? The broadcast showed the ball spotted, then cut to Fisher watching the replay on the jumbotron for another 5-7 seconds before finally he throws the red flag. How can they not have the ball snapped the moment it is spotted?

These are the kind of things that Kubiak has consistently gotten wrong, and doesn't seem to be improving at. I don't think he gets out of his talented players what he should. The Texans have been a poor tackling team for their entire history now.

Unless the Texans go deep in the playoffs, I'm not sure that I'd support keeping Kubiak with some of the other options out there. He's just got too many flaws for a head coach. The Texans have a lot of talent so they should be an inviting option for the good coaches who may be looking for work this next year.

coolnerd · Sep 24, 2009

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports...nt/6633724.html

Texans left guard Chester Pitts, who has started every game in franchise history, will be placed on injured reserve after undergoing major knee surgery Wednesday and will miss the remainder of the season.

Pitts, who started 114 consecutive games, had two procedures performed on his right knee by Dr. Walter Lowe.

Pitts underwent surgery to repair the meniscus cartilage and also had microfracture surgery to repair the articular cartilage. The damage to his medial collateral ligament will heal on its own.

Pitts was injured in the Texans' 34-31 victory at Tennessee on Sunday.

Kasey Studdard, a three-year veteran from the University of Texas, will replace Pitts in the starting lineup.

Pitts' season-ending surgery means kicker Kris Brown is the last of the original Texans on the 53-man roster.

Pitts, a second-round pick from San Diego State in 2002, is in the last year of his contract and turns 31 next season, which means he might not play again for the Texans.

Knobs · Sep 24, 2009

Walter/Davis still out?

Lobary · Sep 24, 2009

Knobs said:
Walter/Davis still out?

Both practiced today and Kubiak said that Walter was fine. Of course, take that with a grain of NaCl. Kubiak and the Texans are known for downplaying injuries.

coolnerd · Sep 24, 2009

Lobary said:
Knobs said:

Walter/Davis still out?

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Both practiced today and Kubiak said that Walter was fine. Of course, take that with a grain of NaCl. Kubiak and the Texans are known for downplaying injuries.

Yeah, Walter was all but the focal point of the offense last week this time. The hamstring is obviously troubling him more than they want to tell us.

coolnerd · Sep 24, 2009

Pollard SS signs

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports...nt/6634709.html

The Texans have signed safety Bernard Pollard to replace Chester Pitts on the roster.

Pitts, who underwent major knee surgery on Wednesday, was placed on injured reserve, meaning he's out for the season.

Pollard, 24, was Kansas City's second-round pick in 2006. He started 16 games last season for David Gibbs, who is in his first season as the Texans' secondary coach. Last season, Pollard had 84 unassisted tackles, and he was a surprise cut by the Chiefs in the last roster reduction this season.

Pollard, who is an excellent special teams player, got a lot of attention last season when he hit Tom Brady in the first game of the season, causing the New England quarterback to be lost for the season with a knee injury.

Pollard gives the Texans five safeties, counting Eugene Wilson, John Busing, Dominique Barber and Nick Ferguson

GregR_2 · Sep 25, 2009

HOUSTON -- Houston Texans receivers Andre Johnson and Jacoby Jones have been fined by the NFL for their roles in a fight during Sunday's 34-31 win over Tennessee.

Johnson was fined $7,500 for unnecessary roughness for taking Tennessee's Cortland Finnegan to the ground by the facemask after the play was over, and Jones was fined $5,000 for entering the fight unnecessarily.

Tennessee's Jason Jones was fined $5,000 for his part in the fight earlier this week. He was ejected from the game after an official said he threw a punch in the altercation on Houston's sideline.

GregR_2 · Sep 25, 2009

coolnerd said:
Pollard SS signs

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports...nt/6634709.html

The Texans have signed safety Bernard Pollard to replace Chester Pitts on the roster.

Pitts, who underwent major knee surgery on Wednesday, was placed on injured reserve, meaning he's out for the season.

Pollard, 24, was Kansas City's second-round pick in 2006. He started 16 games last season for David Gibbs, who is in his first season as the Texans' secondary coach. Last season, Pollard had 84 unassisted tackles, and he was a surprise cut by the Chiefs in the last roster reduction this season.

Pollard, who is an excellent special teams player, got a lot of attention last season when he hit Tom Brady in the first game of the season, causing the New England quarterback to be lost for the season with a knee injury.

Pollard gives the Texans five safeties, counting Eugene Wilson, John Busing, Dominique Barber and Nick Ferguson

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Isn't it a little early for this signing? We don't face Brady until week 17.[/bad humor]

GregR_2 · Sep 28, 2009

coolnerd · Sep 28, 2009

GregR said:

I got to see this one live as a friend gave me two tickets and a parking pass...thanks buddy.

GregR_2 · Sep 28, 2009

coolnerd said:
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I got to see this one live as a friend gave me two tickets and a parking pass...thanks buddy.

If I'd known you were going to be there I'd have invited you to tailgate with us.

coolnerd · Sep 28, 2009

GregR said:
coolnerd said:

GregR said:

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I got to see this one live as a friend gave me two tickets and a parking pass...thanks buddy.

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If I'd known you were going to be there I'd have invited you to tailgate with us.

There seems to be a chance that I will get one or two more before the season is out, so i will try to remember to post before hand. this time it was not confirmed until Friday and we left on Saturday morning w/o the laptop so I was making sure all lose ends were tied up and did not think of posting here.

lod01 · Sep 28, 2009

Andre Johnson....ZERO balls thrown his way in the 2nd half. Kubiak = idiot. Time for a new HC.

Carter_Can_Fly · Sep 28, 2009

lod01 said:
Andre Johnson....ZERO balls thrown his way in the 2nd half. Kubiak = idiot. Time for a new HC.

Kubiak is not the offensive coordinator, and offense was far from the problem in this game.

GregR_2 · Sep 29, 2009

I've noticed a lot of other people seem to be reacting to this game like I have. After seeing the way the first two weeks went, getting my hopes back up after the Titans, only to see this... I'm just numb. It's like I've accepted they are going to do the same thing as in previous years, not play up to their ability, skate in at around .500 where you never know if they'll show up in any given game or not. They'll make dumb mistakes, they won't do what it takes to consistently win the close games that are winnable. And so I just won't let myself get emotionally invested in them because I know how much they're going to let me down. "Oh no, here we go again."

I really hope that doesn't turn out to be the case, but I think the numb feeling about them is going to last for a long time.

THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA · Sep 29, 2009

We have to face the fact!

Our secondary is HORRID!

Im liking what im seeing of Cushin and Ryan from our LB's but i havent seen Diles making many plays.

jsharlan · Sep 29, 2009

too early to jump off the boat. I'd give it to the bye week and evaluate how they are doing.

The guy crying about AJ must have him in fantasy, there are lots of other weapons getting the ball when AJ is covered, offense def. wasn't the problem.

Buckna · Sep 29, 2009

jsharlan said:
too early to jump off the boat. I'd give it to the bye week and evaluate how they are doing.

I agree. There are still a lot of winnable games on the schedule so I haven't lost faith yet. (Unfortunately, it's not looking like the cake walk I originally thought it would be though.)Something has to be done about the run defense. We are giving up on average over 200 yards of rushing a game!!! Dead last in the league (and it's not all because of Chris Johnson.) There is no excuse for that.

jsharlan · Sep 30, 2009

Buckna said:
jsharlan said:

too early to jump off the boat. I'd give it to the bye week and evaluate how they are doing.

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I agree. There are still a lot of winnable games on the schedule so I haven't lost faith yet. (Unfortunately, it's not looking like the cake walk I originally thought it would be though.)Something has to be done about the run defense. We are giving up on average over 200 yards of rushing a game!!! Dead last in the league (and it's not all because of Chris Johnson.) There is no excuse for that.

I think the problem is the lack of a veteran at strong safety. The SS position has burned us 3 times for a big play now. Barber and Busing are too raw, Furgie just sucks. I guess we will have to see how Pollard does. As much as the secondary has been horrible, I think Wilson is solid at free safety. I put most of the worry on Bennett and whoever plays SS.

GregR_2 · Sep 30, 2009

jsharlan said:
Buckna said:

jsharlan said:

too early to jump off the boat. I'd give it to the bye week and evaluate how they are doing.

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I agree. There are still a lot of winnable games on the schedule so I haven't lost faith yet. (Unfortunately, it's not looking like the cake walk I originally thought it would be though.)Something has to be done about the run defense. We are giving up on average over 200 yards of rushing a game!!! Dead last in the league (and it's not all because of Chris Johnson.) There is no excuse for that.

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I think the problem is the lack of a veteran at strong safety. The SS position has burned us 3 times for a big play now. Barber and Busing are too raw, Furgie just sucks. I guess we will have to see how Pollard does. As much as the secondary has been horrible, I think Wilson is solid at free safety. I put most of the worry on Bennett and whoever plays SS.

Going into last offseason the player I most wanted the Texans to draft was Taylor Mays. Granted he's a free safety, though that's sort of moot anyway since he didn't declare for the draft. But yeah, I think our lack of good safety play is one of the bigger problems we have. Though I think our LBs getting caught out of position/not covering their gap is possibly equal in contribution.I really wish we had coach's tape available to the public for viewing. I for one would love to be able to go watch a play from the end zone view that shows the whole field to see what happened. You can only tell so much from the side views offered on TV.

Buckna · Sep 30, 2009

GregR said:
jsharlan said:

Buckna said:

jsharlan said:

too early to jump off the boat. I'd give it to the bye week and evaluate how they are doing.

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I agree. There are still a lot of winnable games on the schedule so I haven't lost faith yet. (Unfortunately, it's not looking like the cake walk I originally thought it would be though.)Something has to be done about the run defense. We are giving up on average over 200 yards of rushing a game!!! Dead last in the league (and it's not all because of Chris Johnson.) There is no excuse for that.

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I think the problem is the lack of a veteran at strong safety. The SS position has burned us 3 times for a big play now. Barber and Busing are too raw, Furgie just sucks. I guess we will have to see how Pollard does. As much as the secondary has been horrible, I think Wilson is solid at free safety. I put most of the worry on Bennett and whoever plays SS.

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Going into last offseason the player I most wanted the Texans to draft was Taylor Mays. Granted he's a free safety, though that's sort of moot anyway since he didn't declare for the draft. But yeah, I think our lack of good safety play is one of the bigger problems we have. Though I think our LBs getting caught out of position/not covering their gap is possibly equal in contribution.I really wish we had coach's tape available to the public for viewing. I for one would love to be able to go watch a play from the end zone view that shows the whole field to see what happened. You can only tell so much from the side views offered on TV.

I also agree on the SS front and wonder if that is what is causing us to give up those big plays. I recall that the announcers in the TENN game said CJ3's 69 yard TD reception was due to Ferguson blowing his assignment to cover him when he split out wide. If you take out the big plays (and I know that can skew the stats and isn't a good picture), but the run defense hasn't been too bad on all the other plays:TJ - 39 yarder - 3.58ypc without itCJ3 - 57 & 91 yarder - 3.5ypc without thoseMJD - 61 yarder - 2.64 ypc without it.I honestly have no clue if those numbers give us a better idea of how the defense is playing on the whole, but at least it suggests to me that they have the capability to play solid run defense. Whether it's mental mistakes or maybe the "attacking" scheme by Frank Bush, I'm not sure. But hopefully they can fix whatever is going wrong on those big moments and play a full 4 downs and 4 quarters.

jamil · Sep 30, 2009

GregR said:
coolnerd said:

GregR said:

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I got to see this one live as a friend gave me two tickets and a parking pass...thanks buddy.

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If I'd known you were going to be there I'd have invited you to tailgate with us.

Does this invite extend to all texan game goers? :popcorn:

jsharlan · Sep 30, 2009

Taylor Mays may or may not develop into a nice talent in the NFL, but I think we would have been in the same position as we are now. Raw guys trying to adjust to the speed of the game. Too much youth might be a problem for us right now.

GregR_2 · Sep 30, 2009

jamil said:
GregR said:

coolnerd said:

GregR said:

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I got to see this one live as a friend gave me two tickets and a parking pass...thanks buddy.

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If I'd known you were going to be there I'd have invited you to tailgate with us.

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Does this invite extend to all texan game goers? :X

Sure, long as people are cool about it.

coolnerd · Sep 30, 2009

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports...nt/6645218.html

Texans cornerback Jacques Reeves’ return may have been delayed after he suffered a hand injury early in practice Wednesday.

Reeves, a starting corner last year in his first season with the Texans, broke his leg early in training camp but was expected to play for the first time against Oakland on Sunday. He was sent to the doctor have his hand examined.

The Texans have re-signed linebacker Khary Campbell and placed linebacker Chaun Thompson on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. Thompson hurt his knee in the loss to Jacksonville on Sunday. Campbell is an eight-year veteran who spent the last five seasons with the Washington Redskins before signing with the Texans during training camp. He was among the last players cut.

Tight end Clark Harris was also-resigned as a precaution with deep snapper and backup tight end Joel Dreessen complaining of a sore hip the day after the Jacksonville game. Harris was brought in to be the Texans’ deep snapper for the final four games in 2008, after Bryan Pittman was suspended.

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