Official Texans @ Vikings Fake Game Thread, 8/9/2013
 

Been breaking down game tape on this one since the schedule was announced back in April.

My body is ready.

BRING IT ON

Finally, some Texan football..... :cool:

One step closer to the real thing.

I'm OK with that!

Just stay healthy...

I can't wait to see how all the guys look , all positions$

Got a roster worked up sorted by jersey number. Get it Here.

Right click link, "save target as" and save to your desktop or wherever...


Helps for quick lookup of unknown jersey numbers....

"Starter" Shiloh Keo with a "lookee what I found" pick.

Super Joe's specials nearly let an opening kick return though.

...the more things change, eh?

Lousy kick-off coverage, but great tip drill interception to Shiloh Keo.

Easily can see Bullock has more leg than Gingy did last year.

Texans 3-0.

Not crazy about the conservative playcalling, of course.

Lestar Jean had a nice catch in traffic, but then , anyways now both teams have a FG. Mitchell making quite a few tackles on DL.

Gotta love the block RB Dennis Johnson just made picking up a blitzer.

Not bad, rook.

Schaub was 5 for 5 on first drive. TJ first screen pass good for first down. Then two slightly high passes. Coverage on Lechlers punt was good.

Nice INT by Pleasant....

Lechler is a world class punter - going to fun watching him this year...

Nice interception throw from Cassell to Eddie Pleasant at 49 yd line after good pressure by DL. Willie Jefferson good so far.

Good run by Dennis Johnson.

Oops, Vikes score a 61-yard TD after a couple or three missed tackles.... rookie lessons in progress....

Vikes 10, Texans 3

Lechler hasn't punted yet, it's been Shapiro.

I haven't seen Charmichael do anything but be absolutely awful. Swearinger hasn't exactly been lights out, either.

TJ is going to be looking for work come September.

Some pretty crappy tackling including by Swearinger on Vikings toss and run for 61 yard TD. 10-3 vikings.

Hmm, could've sworn the announcer ID'ed the first punt as Lechler... my mistake.... twas a booming punt by Mr. Shapiro...

Don't trust Myers. He doesn't have a clue.

The Watt-'-bob and steak salad look pretty good.

Oooh, that's nice. TJ bomb to Hopkins.....

10-10

Wow, what a catch by Nuke Hopkins.

ABC 13 just can't help but screw things up....:rolleyes:

What happened?

Pixellated screen...."technical difficulties" message.... just happened again...

Nuk just happened!

That started happening to me but I assumed it was an Internet problem. They switched to the Minnesota feed.

It's like these idiots on special teams neither practice nor know the rules. If anything they are worse than last year.

I'm on Dish. Didn't have *anything* for a short bit.

Yes, special teams = still crap.

Edit: And the technical difficulties continue...

More pixels,

Gonna be plenty to work on with all these young guys

Let's see what Keenum does. Maybe defense can do better?

Cierre Wood doing pretty good, 7 carries, 56 yds at).

Jean making tough catches, dropped couple catchable.

Maehl dropped couple catchable for TD.

Keenum reasonble this drive. 13-13 now

Why was Wood undrafted?

Texans tie it up no thanks to the receivers....

13-13

Who said Brian Braman wasn't an OLB? Making sacks, moves, running over people. Excellent.

Whoa there Nelly. Its the 2nd half of the 1st fake game.

Case Keenum leads the Texans down the field for a score - nice running by Deji Kareem, nice catches by TE Ryan Griffin....

Texans 20, Vikes 13

About 10 minutes left in the game.

I don't care where he went to college or how great a guy he is or whatever but if Keenum isn't playing with the twos next week I will be most irritated.

I believe that is going to happen. Sounded like on radio pregame that he will come in 1st next week....

Texans put together another good drive - nice running by Karim but Ray Graham (Pitt) gets the TD at the end.

Texans 27, Vikes 13

ABC reporting they will replay and uninterrupted version of the game tomorrow night (Saturday) @ 7pm.

Final score:

Texans 27, Vikes 13