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Originally Posted by Big Texas
Why do we have to get annihilated? Why can't we just lose like normal teams....?
Anyone, anyone?
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It's probably not a simple answer.
One thing in common seems to be facing a good/great team on the road. Recall last year the Miami and Atlanta games - those were 40+ losses. The team started 2-5 and everyone had written them off (myself included) on the postseason. Then the defense seemed to find themselves, they gave us the lone jewel that was the MNF win over the undefeated Bengals (on the road) and finished the season with a 7-2 record.
This year we have the 27-0 shutout at New England and yesterday's 31-13 loss to the Vikings. On the radio a while ago, they were suggesting that the team didn't have enough "dirtbag" mentality... perhaps an offshoot of the high character types we/they seem to accumulate... I dunno....
To me, it's as though under OB's watch, the Texans sometimes morph into a bad Jacksonville Jaguars team... Good/great teams slap them around. After these losses, OB will say "I got to coach better". Our new QB says "I got to play better". Sure is nice of them to identify the problem....
I think in truth, both are still developing. OB is in the third year of his first gig. Brock Osweiler is in his first gig as a starting QB. Whether the team can find an identity and reach a certain level of competence for the rest of the year remains to be seen.
BTW, the Texans are the standard 3 pt favorite over the Colts in the upcoming SNF game....