I refuse to listen to any other comments from Kubiak after practice:

"Keo is looking really good"
Bullshit

"Arian is looking really good"
Arian looks out of sync and tired

Kubiak is full of shit...

Vintage Kubiak, vintage Texans. Man, I'm glad I don't spend money on this bullshit anymore.

So I guess our defensive philosophy is
"live by the man coverage and die by the man coverage"

Truly we have NOBODY who can cover in space...we are dying"

Does anybody think that the chargers are going to be superbowl contenders?

Or

Are we getting are asses kicked by some scrubs...?

Schaub's pass is broken up, inc.

Pass to AJ goes for 22. 6 seconds left. Ball at the Texan 42.

Another deep pass AJ at the sideline is complete. Will allow Bullock to try a 59-yard FG with 2 seconds left.

Looks like they are reviewing AJ's last catch..... I see both feet down with possession...... Announcers say his elbow came down out of bounds, first....

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Last catch is ruled inc.

Texans hand off to Foster for 5.

Halftime.

Asses kicked by some scrubs no question about it.

Am I crazy in thinking Andre's feet were both down? These reviews are killing us.

That's 2 plays, both potentially worth points where they overturn with razor thin replays. Brutal.

Halftime stats:

Passing: Schaub 12/18, 147 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: Tate 6/39, Foster 10/34

Receiving: AJ 4/71, OD 3/47, Graham 2/17, Foster 2/12

Tackles: Manning/Mays/Mercilus 4 each, Cushing/Keo 3 each, Mitchell/Crick 2 each

Time of possession: Texans 16:19, Chargers 13:41

First downs: Texans 10, Chargers 10

Total yards: Texans 220, Chargers 173

Red zone: Texans 1/1, Chargers 3/3

3rd down conversions: Texans 2/5, Chargers 5/8

Penalties: Texans 4/46, Chargers 4/25

Turnovers: Texans 1, Chargers 0

Agreed. Just hope we can rally with points in second half.

Brutal listening to these espn announcers.

Hate to complain about officiating when we're clearly getting our asses handed to us, but yes, it's been all SD so far and the refs don't seem to be calling anything on SD. Watt was basically tackled 3 plays in a row in the 1st Qtr and they didn't call any of them. Then the Gates play, then the reviews... Fact is, the Texans are getting outmuscled on D and the O looks like typical Kubiak lackluster, slow play. This scheme is as stale as month old bread.

Trent Dilfer came in with 2 story lines in the quick draw holster, Philip Rivers is still good and the Texans cannot stop elite QBs. He even had a graphic showing how Luck had passed for 377 yards and 4 TDs and neglected to say it came in 2 games. He also included Andrew Luck but not Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco because that didn't fit the theory. Or the fact that Manning was trash against us and set a personal record for most incompletions ever in a game and did his damage in garbage time.

The biggest shame is we are making him look right. The pass rush better start getting home in the 2nd half or we are in trouble.

LOL. Nice start. Wish we could hit big throws like that.

We look TERRIBLE with Keo back there...

Yep. We look terrible. It's hard to believe you could be flat for a season opening Monday night game. Poor job by the coaches getting them ready to play.

But yes, even when you are terrible and are more angry at your team, you can still expect competence from the officials.

Chargers down the 2nd half kickoff in their endzone. Chargers ball at their 20.

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Rivers deep pass to Floyd is complete at the Texan 33. 47 yards.

Timeout Chargers.

Rivers pass too high, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Brown for 5. 3rd and 5 coming up.

Dumpoff pass to Brown goes all the way to the Texan 13. 1st down.

Brown for no gain.

Dumpoff to Brown gets 9.

Rivers pass is complete at the 1. 1st and goal.

Short pass to Royal goes for the TD.

Chargers 28, Texans 7

10:42 left in the 3rd quarter.

This is getting ridiculous. The flood gates are wide open.:(

What just happened there? Did Rivers just yell at the officials until they picked up the flag for the obvious pick?

The flood gates were wide open when they threw that first TD to Matthews...

They went right to our playoff game from last year against NE and are running exactly the same looks...

Our LB are getting exposed in coverage against the RB...

Yes. I hate to complain about the officiating but this is crazy.

Martin brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Texan 30. Texans ball.

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Foster for 7.

Dumpoff to Foster gets 6 and the 1st down.

Foster for 9 up the gut.

Schaub is pressured and throws inc. Refs rule grounding. Brings up 3rd and 18.

Schaub hits AJ for 20 and the 1st down.

Swing pass to Foster gets 5.

Tate for 1. Makes it 3rd and 4 coming up.

Slant to AJ goes for 10 or 12 and gets the 1st down. Ball at the Chargers 25.

Foster for 1.

Flags pre-snap. Defense offsides, 5 yards. Makes 2nd and 4 coming up.

Pass to Hopkins goes for about 10 or so.... Ball at the Charger 7, 1st and goal.

Pass to Graham over the middle goes for the the TD.

Chargers 28, Texans 14

4:57 left in the 3rd quarter.

Nice drive. Hope the defense can figure something out. Maybe a turnover please.

Hopefully the defense can slow the bleeding down now.

At least our special teams still suck. I wouldn't want that to change.:confused:

Wow Keo made a play. I'm in shock.

Chargers bring the ensuing kickoff all the way back to their 38. Chargers ball.

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Deep pass to Gates is broken up by Manning, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Mathews for maybe 1. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Rivers pass is broken up, inc. Chargers have to punt.

Martin returns the punt to the Texan 25. Texans ball. 3:30 left in the 3rd quarter.

I was just thinking the same thing...he was actually in the right place AT THE RIGHT TIME for a change...

So can we score and get back in this game?

Not feeling very confident...

Who's not a Shiloh fan !
It was a good play, but I figured they'd throw a flag re that "unprotected receiver" crap.

Dumpoff pass to Tate gets about 4.

Pass to AJ gets 10 and a 1st down.

Pass to Hopkins good for 14. Ball at the Chargers 48.

Schaub is sacked. 2nd and 21 coming up.

Dumpoff to Foster goes for 8. Makes it 3rd and 13 coming up.

Timeout Texans with 44 seconds left in the 3rd quarter.

Deep pass to Hopkins good for about 30 yards. Ball at the Charger 21.

Foster for 2.

End of the 3rd quarter.

I can't help but wonder if its that Foster looks really unFoster-like or is it just bad run calls?

Schaub's pass to Hopkins in the endzone goes inc. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Schaub's pass to Foster isn't caught..... Texans to go for the 37-yard FG.

Bullock's FG is good but flag on the play.....Charger get tagged for a 15-yard penalty.... Texans still alive... 1st and goal at the 9.

Pass to OD good for the TD!

Chargers 28, Texans 21

14:44 left in the game.

To be fair, that was a terrible call in our favor. How did this Ref get Monday night?

You sometimes get the feeling that Kubiak and Phillips are both still coaching from the last century. WCO had it's day. 3-4 defense had its day. But the schemes are getting so predictable that even superior talent can't make them dominant anymore.

Supposedly, Bud Adams' reason for firing Bum Phillips was that he had run the course with a "high school playbook" on offense. Then they switched to Stabler and Casper and two TEs and went to slop.

Makes you wonder if the game is passing by our top coaches.

IIRC, the Texans have never beaten the Chargers. Maybe they are to us what we are to the Dolphins.

Don't look but we have a game now.

Lost in the horrible play of this game is the fact that "wait for it......"

MATT SHAUB IS PLAYING REALLY WELL...

Bullock's ensuing kickoff is downed in the endzone. Chargers ball at their 20.

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Mathews for loss of 2.

Chargers rush for 3. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Rivers pass is batted down by Watt. Chargers have to punt.

Martin brings the punt back to the Texan 27 or 28 yard line. Texans ball.

Well, those 4 losses were a long time ago, few of these coaches or players were around.

That was a call in Texans favor or roughing defenseless center.

Defense now got two in a row 3 and outs.

Maybe Texans got the momentum now.

Short pass to AJ good for 6.

Schaub's pass was batted down, inc. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Pass to AJ gets almost 4.......about a foot short of the 1st down.... Texans to punt.

Fake! Ball gets snapped to Keo who runs it up the gut for the 1st down!

Dump pass to Foster get 1. Nice one-handed catch....

Down goes Schaub. Loss of 6. 3rd and 15 coming up.

Flags pre-snap. Delay on Texan -5. 3rd and 20 coming up.

Schaub's short pass is dropped by Foster, inc. Texans have to punt.

Royal brings the punt back to about the Charger 14. Chargers ball.

Keo for president.