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

[Arky]

Huggins for no gain. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Dump to Smith gets 15 and a 1st down.

Screen get sniffed out by Adibi, no gain. Ball at the Buc 49.

Pass to the sideline gets about 5. 3rd and 5 coming up.

3rd down pass too long, inc. Bucs have to punt.

End of 1st quarter.

[Arky]

Bucs down the punt at the Texan 8.

Dump to Corcoran picks up about 11 and a 1st down.

Dump to Casey gets about 7. 2nd and 3 coming up.

JJ2 powers for a bunch. Ball at the Texan 42.

Pass over the middle to Graham goes for a big gainer. About 24 yards.

Pitch to Henry - caught in the backfield -9 yards.

Pass to Casey picks up 7. 3rd and 12 coming up.

Pass to Casey gets 11. 4th and 1 coming up.

JJ2 runs for it on 4th down and gets 3. 1st down.

[Arky]

Ball at the Texan 21.

1st down pass to DA goes inc.

Oooops, DanO's pass is picked off and returned for 6 pts. 91 yards.

Bucs 10, Texans 0

[Arky]

Townsel brings the kickoff back to the Texan 21 but holding on the Texans. Ball is marked at the Texan 11.

Henry up the gut for about 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Henry gets 11 on a nice run. 1st down.

Dump to DA gets 6. 2nd and 4 coming up.

DanO bootlegs for the 1st down. Ball at the Texan 42.

Henry for about 2.

Pass to Dickerson broken up. 3rd and 8 coming up.

DanO's 3rd down pass off the mark. Texans to punt.

Turk's punt is returned to the Buc's 16.

[Arky]

Brown gets about 4. 2nd and 6 coming up.

Pass is complete near the sideline - about 12 yards. 1st down Bucs.

Bucs run for 2.

Sack by Mitchell! -5 yards. Brings up 3rd and 13.

Run/pass (?) only gets 4 and Bucs have to punt. (AJ interview)

Buc's punt rolls to the Texan 16. Texans ball.

[Arky]

2:08 left in the half.

Henry powers for about 8.

2 minute warning.

Henry loses yard. 3rd and 6 coming up.

DanO finds Lynch again over the middle. INT. Returns the ball to the Texan 16.

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1st down pass gets about 9. 2nd and 1 coming up. Timeout Bucs.

Bucs get 2 and the 1st down. 1st and goal at the 3. 32 seconds left.

[Arky]

1st down pass is broken up by Nolan.

Pass to the wideout beats McManis and gets the 6 pts.

Bucs 17, Texans 0

22 seconds left in the half.

Mitchell (!) brings the kickoff back to the Texan 39.

Pass to Casey gets about 15. 8 seconds left.

Pass to Anderson gets about 8. Timeout Texans.

[Roy P]

Earl Mitchell got a sack, so that's nice. Malcolm Shepperd, DelJuan Robinson, and Frank Okam aren't showing me much. Happily surprised by Adibi showing some 'toughness' yet, still saw him whiff on a couple of tackles. While I wasn't enthusiastic about drafting Sharpton, he looks like he can play. Casey looks good and Graham had a nice catch. I"m choosing J. Johnson over Chris Henry [yet, JJ sprained his toe ]. Corcoran plays a position we don't 'need' but I'd be fine with putting him on the practice squad.

Who is Spencer Tillman? The more he talks the dumber he sounds. Connor Barwin was 'drawn offsides' by an Illegal Procedure penalty by the RT and Tillman continues to complain about how Barwin needs to 'hold his water.'

I want Booty!!!! Orlovsky going to give me an ulcer.

Dickerson on the bubble screens is on thing, but I want to see him go downfield.

Can't wait to sift through the waiver wire to see which veteran RB's are going to be waived. Laurence Maroney was talked about today on NFL Network. I would be happy if the Pats waived BenJarvis Green-Ellis. Oh, and while I'm at it, perhaps a DT that can hold the line of scrimmage, shed a block, and make a tackle. That'd be nice.