Official Texans vs. Bucs Game Thread, 9/2/2010

[Arky]

Punt bounces into the endzone. Flag on the punt. Personal foul on Bucs. Gives the Bucs possession at their own 10.

Pass to Parker gets big gain, 30 yards. Ball at the Bucs 40.

Neutral zone infraction on Del Juan. 1st and 5.

Pass to is complete over the middle to Purvis. 1st and 10 at the Texan 35.

Bucs get stuffed on the run -2.

Pass is broken up by McManis. Brings up 3rd and 12.

Pass to Parker gets about 15 and the 1st down. Ball at the Texan 21.

Ew, pass good over Reeves for the TD. Flag on Bucs for celebrating. To be enforced on the kickoff.

Bucs 24, Texans 10

7:28 left in the game.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by Arky

Reverse to Dickerson gets big gain. About 18 yards.

Where's Bob? He loves that play.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by WMH

I'm not sure we shouldn't look at Leinart.......

I'll keep the USC QB we already have. He's right handed and can throw on the run.

[Arky]

Townsel brings the kickoff back to the Texan 34.

Booty's 1st down pass is batted down at the LOS.

Dump to Henry gets about 3 or 4. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Pass to Graham good for about 10 and the 1st down.

Timeout Bucs - had 12 men on the field.

[Arky]

Pass to Dickerson caught one-handed down the sideline. What a catch! Ball at the Buc 26.

1st down pass inc.

2nd down pass sails inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

3rd down pass inc. Texans to go for it on 4th down.

Pass to Graham gets 10 and barely the 1st down.

One-handed catch by Fine goes for the TD!

Bucs 24, Texans 17

4:26 left in the game.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by Arky

Pass to Dickerson caught one-handed down the sideline. What a catch!

Wowsers. Check his gloves for stickum on that catch.

[Arky]

Kickoff is brought back to the Buc 28. Fumble?.... Texans ball!

Bucs to challenge return man was down....

[Arky]

Bucs win the challenge. Elbow was down. Bucs ball.

Brown up the middle for -1. 2nd and 11 coming up.

Brown for 2. 3rd and 9 coming up.

3rd down pass inc. Bucs have to punt. 3:27 left in the game.

Punt is downed at the Texans 36.

[Arky]

Booty's 1st down pass is batted down.

Booty's pass too high for Townsel. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Oy, pass to Dickerson bounces off his hands. 4th down coming up. Texans to go for it.

Nice catch by Fine for 11 yards. 1st down near midfield.

[Nconroe]

Derick Fine is making some nice catches

[Arky]

Illegal formation Texans -5. Make it 1st and 15. 2:29 left.

Pass to Graham goes to the Buc 31. 1st down.

False start Maneri. Make it 1st and 15.

Henry for no gain.

2 minute warning.

[Arky]

Booty's got 200 yards passing....

On 2nd and 14, Booty's pass comes up short. Henry caught holding but penalty is declined.

Pass to Townsel gets about 9. Brings up 4th and 5. Timeout Texans.

Pass to Dickerson in endzone just out of reach. Bucs take over. 1:34 left.

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Nice TFL by Parson -3.

Bucs kneeling it out.

Final Score:

Bucs 24, Texans 17

On to the real games.......

[nunusguy]

How many times does Kubiak have to be wrong about DanO before he finally figures out he was wrong about him in the first place ? After a night like last night one realizes all over again that Matt Schaubs backup and not Andre Johnson is the the second MVP on this team.
Caseys got the best hands of all the TEs, except maybe Fine who's going to be cut. But Casey really did look good, he must be a terrible blocker otherwise he's starting ahead of Dreessen who he's faster and quicker than, a better route runner, with superior ball-catching skills.
Dunno how bad Jerimiahs toe/foot injury is but I'm thinkin he's not ready for the season opener ? PUP maybe ? Sounds like an injury similar to Slatons ?
Adibi looked good at times but inconsistant, but I think he starts vs Indy. Mitch real impressive. And I'm thinkin they keep Rackers ?

[Bigtinylittle]

I have exactly the same feeling about DanO as I had before the preseason started. I think he has all the tools to be a starting NFL quarterback, but he doesn't seem to have it between the ears. Those two picks were unbelievably bad decisions on his part. I think he has a problem in common with a lot of QBs with really strong arms--he thinks if he makes a good throw he can complete a pass to a receiver who isn't really open.

The O-line protected him very well all night, yet he still threw several passes to guys who weren't really open. He just seems to have a lot of trouble going through his progressions.

Concerning Reeves, he still hasn't learned to locate the ball. I would cut him.

The Texans would be crazy to put Dickerson on the practice squad.

Barwin is in his second year and he was playing against second teamers. He should have been dominating them but he wasn't. I'm starting to wonder whether he was a wasted pick.

[Roy P]

I would try to find a way to keep 5 TE's on the roster. Daniels, Dreesen, Casey, Graham, and Fine. Keeping Dickerson is essentially 6 TE's. They can play Special Teams and be matchup problems for 3 TE sets. Vonta is the only FB and if he gets hurt, one of these guys can play the H-Back and run block. I just don't know if the Texans get that creative. We are going to have 5 WRs, right?

Happy to hear Rackers won the job. Hoping to hear the same kind of news about Booty, I'd cut Orlovsky. Not interested in Derek Ward, but waiting anxiously to see the waiver wire.

[Arky]

I thought there was 3 guys that were "showcased" quite a bit last night:

Casey: Accounted himself well and showed he's got the knack for making plays. He really needs more reps - real game reps. Targeted 11 times and made 8 catches. The Texans have a "problem" with all the people that should be getting touches.

Dickerson: Targeted 16 times (!) and made 5 catches. A lot of those missed passes were the QB's fault. His performance hit on both ends of the scale. Raw, very raw and inexperienced - just needs more "incubation"...

Graham: This guy is good. Good hands. Not one of my favorite picks in the draft but he's showing he's a baller. Targeted 7 times with 4 catches. Led the team with 16.5 yds/catch.