View Full Version : Official Texans @ Patriots Game Thread, 9/9/2018
The Texans hit the road to Foxboro, MA for a noon Sunday game in the season opener against the Patriots. The Texans will be looking to improve on 1-7 all time vs. the Patriots and have never won in Foxboro.
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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST, September 9, 2018
Announcers (http://506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2018&wk=1) = Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
The line (http://www.madduxsports.com/nfl-odds.php) = Patriots by 6 to 7
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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:
FOX (early) = Tampa Bay @ New Orleans, Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston
FOX (late) = Dallas @ Carolina, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
barrett
09-05-2018, 10:58 PM
Are we wearing letter jackets on the trip?
chuck
09-06-2018, 11:40 AM
Are we wearing letter jackets on the trip?
Unseasonal. Letter sweaters are the indicated outerwear. And saddle bucks. Veterans will have their saddle bucks, surely, but the newer players may have to overnight theirs directly from GH Bass and Co. I do hope their sizings run as expected.
Hah. Beards, shaved heads and/or man-buns are in. These can be accessorized with faux glasses that scream, "I'm an intelligent athlete!".....
barrett
09-08-2018, 09:44 PM
I'm as excited for tomorrow's game as any since the first Bengals playoff game in JJ's rookie year. For years we've had no QB so even when we won it felt like fool's gold. You always knew that in the end it wouldn't work.
But tomorrow we go into New England with the chance that our QB outplays Tom Brady. Even if we lose tomorrow I don't think I'll be discouraged. Only a Deshaun Watson injury can dent my excitement for this season.
Unfortunately I'm coaching a little league practice tomorrow from 3-5 pm (not my choice, dictated by league scheduling). So I will check in with you guys tomorrow around 7 and we can celebrate the Texans win together.
And at that point the bandwagon will start filling up and won't stop until Atlanta.
Keith
09-08-2018, 10:16 PM
Will Fuller's hamstring is the gametime question. Injured in practice before the Rams week 3 preseason game. Reportedly practiced this week and made the flight, so hopefully he's a go.
The offense was truly different with and without the Watson-Fuller combo last season. Fuller's health, even as a WR2, could be a key factor in the Texans' chances for victory.
Another key of course will be getting to Brady on dropbacks. A healthy front 7 will help, so it will be interesting to see how Watt-Clowney-Mercilus do in extended game action for the first time in a long time those three were last together.
Will Fuller V and Keke Coutee are inactive and will not play (hamstrings).
Sammie Coates and his hamstring will play.
Texans spot the Pats 7 pts with a fumble on their first offensive play. Brady connects with Gronk for 21 yards for the TD.
Pats 7, Texans 0
11:50 left in the 1st qtr.
Big Texas
09-09-2018, 12:23 PM
Will Fuller V and Keke Coutee are inactive and will not play (hamstrings).
Sammie Coates and his hamstring will play.
It seems like every year we are waiting on somebody to come off injury. It gets annoying.
Pats turn it over in their end of the field. Honeybadger with the INT. Texans can't move the ball, settle for a 42-yard FG.
Pats 7, Texans 3
2:33 left in the 1st qtr.
Covington and Henderson already injured in the game.
Nobody covers the back coming out of the backfield so the Pats score again on a 12 yard pass to White.
Pats 14, Texans 3
12:38 left in the half.
chuck
09-09-2018, 12:57 PM
I wonder what these guys have been doing the last six weeks or so.
Big Texas
09-09-2018, 01:03 PM
Double Hopkins and we have NO offense...
BTW Rankins is not ready...
Texans move it down the field but can't find the end zone. Settle for a Fairbairn 36-yard FG.
Pats 14, Texans 6
9:01 left in the half.
(Storm in the area.... no TV. Been on radio the last 10 minutes.)
chuck
09-09-2018, 01:34 PM
What a fking joke. Horrible OL, horrible calls, horrible coaching, blocked punt, Johnson useless. Just mind boggling, all of this.
Eheh, Pats mosey right down the field with a about a minute and a half left in the half and get another TD on a 4 yard pass to Dorsett.
Pats 21, Texans 6
14 seconds left in the half.
Watson at the half:
5/13, 61 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 1 Fumble lost, 21.6 rating.
Let's see if he can do better in the 2nd half.
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Texans 0/2 in the red zone. Pats 3/3 in the red zone.
Total yards: Texans 141, Pats 216
Big Texas
09-09-2018, 01:49 PM
No receivers can get open, Oline cant block for deep passes, and Johnson just doesnt have it anymore...
I was really pulling for KJohnson...but we need to just cut tues and move on...no more excuses...
Pats tack on a 39 yard Gostkowski FG.
Pats 24, Texans 6
6:02 left in the 3rd qtr.
So far I've got:
OB = F
K Johnson = F
D Watson = D
Texans finally put a nice drive together mainly with the run and score on a Blue 1 yard run.
Pats 24, Texans 13
1:52 left in the 3rd qtr.
The offense might have found something. The defense needs to toss a shutout if there is any chance left.....
Pats run about 7 minutes off the clock and settle for a Gostkowski 37-yard FG.
Pats 27, Texans 13
9:48 left in the game.
Texans score after a muffed punt. 5 yard pass to Ellington.
Pats 27, Texans 20
2:08 left in the game.
Big Texas
09-09-2018, 03:06 PM
Why do we consistently have the worst secondary in the league?
BTW I like Kareem at safety
Texans spot 'em 7 and lose by 7.
Final score:
Pats 27, Texans 20
Why do we consistently have the worst secondary in the league?
BTW I like Kareem at safety
K Johnson had a terrible game - I thought the others were OK. You got JJo and his "loose" way of covering..... Honeybadger was in on two turnovers. Really need to get him signed multi-year...
Ya, I like Kareem at safety, too. He's got a ton of in-game experience....
nunusguy
09-09-2018, 03:38 PM
Belichicks team was in a charitible mood letting us back in the game with
the muffed punt reception and the DB who had a couple penalties late.
Wow what a stinker.
barrett
09-09-2018, 07:18 PM
Today showed why a young QB with 6 career games who hasn't played in 10 months might need preseason reps. Watson looked lost until the 2nd half. Hopefully he shook the rust off and is ready to be Deshaun Watson next week.
Clearly JJ took a half to get going too. I guess if you're going to give away a game by not being game ready week 1, then it's good to give away one you probably weren't going to win anyways.
Keith
09-09-2018, 11:04 PM
Folks here overly worked on O'Brien not calling a 1st half timeout on a questionable catch by Gronkowski.
What we really need to be worked up about is the decision to punt with 4 minutes left in the game down by two scores. WTF? Pats returner bailed O'Brien out by muffing that punt return, but what a horrendous decision by O'Brien.
So bad that it takes precendent over the asinine playcalling for most of the first three quarters, then twice late... the first down run call and the QB draw before the last Texans TD cost the team well over a minute of clock when every second there for a comeback was precious.
Watson had a rusty first game back, forcing action and generally being a little too amped, tunnel vision. And Kevin Johnson was predictably the weakest link... the Pats are good at helping you determine your weaknesses. But this was one of O'Brien's worst games... and he's had some stinkers.
I'll say what's encouraging though... the Texans had a shot to win a game on the road against a perennial Super Bowl contender when they were flat out terrible for almost three quarters. Long season... stay healthy and this is a playoff team once again.
chuck
09-10-2018, 12:37 AM
barrett and Keith separately and differently hit upon the thing that annoys me most about this game - the team literally punted it away. That is a loser's mantality.
Does anyone think Bill Parcells would have gone into a week one thinking fk it, we can't win in that stadium, let's not worry too much about it?
Come on.
I guess that's what annoys me most about the franchise. I'm accustomed to seeing that sort of cynical resignation from the owner. I'm not so accustomed to seeing it from the football operations guys.
Also, speaking of, it looked like McNeck wasn't at the game. Let's hope he was somewhere watching it on TV and listening hard to Romo carving up his idiot coach whom he just extended for seventeen years. McNeck does love him some Romo. If you want to know, just ask AJ Bouye.
Innyhoo, before barrett gets on me, yes, I was always in the BOB camp when it came to BOB versus whatever that idiot's name was. Jones? Something like that. My previously held position does not exclude my participation in the 'BOB is an idiot and should go somewhere else' usenet group, so thank you for your kind understanding.
It goes in the books as 27-20 but it wasn't that close. What was kind of frustrating was the Pats were making errors, too and the Texans couldn't take advantage. The Texans couldn't let that happen - they just had to outdo them..... I still think they could've beat these guys. It was the Patriot system that beat the Texan "system"....
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I was impressed with Tony Romo - he's very bright. I think it is safe to say his football IQ is more advanced than anything we have on our coaching staff. He'd make an excellent offensive coordinator, IMO - the type that calls the shots from up in a booth...
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Along with everyone else, seems JJ Watt needed to knock off the rust. He got better as the game went on. I noticed one play where he shot off the line so quickly that I thought he was offsides...
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I think Deshaun Watson needs to just relax and play football. He was not himself (have a snickers). I wonder if he's had people telling him he's going to be the next big thing in the NFL during his rehab.... Probably a little pampered through OTA's and preseason..... He complained of "low energy". If I've got him figured correctly, he'll straighten it out, make the adjustments and get his swag back.....
barrett
09-10-2018, 07:42 AM
barrett and Keith separately and differently hit upon the thing that annoys me most about this game - the team literally punted it away. That is a loser's mantality.
Does anyone think Bill Parcells would have gone into a week one thinking fk it, we can't win in that stadium, let's not worry too much about it?
Come on.
I guess that's what annoys me most about the franchise. I'm accustomed to seeing that sort of cynical resignation from the owner. I'm not so accustomed to seeing it from the football operations guys.
Also, speaking of, it looked like McNeck wasn't at the game. Let's hope he was somewhere watching it on TV and listening hard to Romo carving up his idiot coach whom he just extended for seventeen years. McNeck does love him some Romo. If you want to know, just ask AJ Bouye.
Innyhoo, before barrett gets on me, yes, I was always in the BOB camp when it came to BOB versus whatever that idiot's name was. Jones? Something like that. My previously held position does not exclude my participation in the 'BOB is an idiot and should go somewhere else' usenet group, so thank you for your kind understanding.
Nothing wrong with being mad at the coach in that one.
It was a poor effort all around, and we acted like we couldn't beat a team that almost blew a game to us on our worst day.
barrett
09-10-2018, 07:58 AM
In other news Ryan Fitzpatrick was the best QB in the NFL yesterday and carved up a Super Bowl contender. Crazy.
Besides Deshaun Watson, there were a number of QB's that had unexpectedly bad Week 1 outings.... Garoppolo had probably his worst start - 3 INT's. Derek Carr and Matt Stafford didn't look so hot last night.... Keenum threw for 3 TD's and got the win but he also threw 3 INT's.
I think it's like Steve Young said on MNF last night - "September is the new preseason".
Wonder why the Pats gave their starters so many snaps in preseason? The chatter I'm hearing is that BB didn't like getting slapped around by the Chiefs in Week 1 last year.... Maybe that'll start a new trend... use preseason to get ready for the real thing....
barrett
09-11-2018, 06:45 PM
Besides Deshaun Watson, there were a number of QB's that had unexpectedly bad Week 1 outings.... Garoppolo had probably his worst start - 3 INT's. Derek Carr and Matt Stafford didn't look so hot last night.... Keenum threw for 3 TD's and got the win but he also threw 3 INT's.
I think it's like Steve Young said on MNF last night - "September is the new preseason".
Wonder why the Pats gave their starters so many snaps in preseason? The chatter I'm hearing is that BB didn't like getting slapped around by the Chiefs in Week 1 last year.... Maybe that'll start a new trend... use preseason to get ready for the real thing....
The whole league punted on the preseason. Because of that offense was way behind in week 1, especially for teams without a returning HC and veteran QB. Only Ryan Fitzpatrick really bucked that trend, and he permanently defies all trends.
Our team looked entirely unprepared and you could absolutely say September is the new preseason for us. I think that's awful coaching. Each of the 16 games counts the same and we're unlikely to make the playoffs by more than a game when all is said and done.
Lucky for us Tennessee and Indy looked awful. Jacksonville won but looked awful on offense. The AFC South had crawled up past terrible to mediocre, but it looks like it's slid right back down to competing for the worst division in football.
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