Official Texans vs. Panthers Game Thread, 12/18/2011

[Nconroe]

Texans look a little flat, but crowd noise might get em going soon.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

Texans look a little flat, but crowd noise might get em going soon.

These guys need to put the gatorade down and grab some coffee!

[Arky]

Demps downs the ensuing kickoff in the endzone, touchback. Texans ball at their 20.

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Dump off to Foster goes for 3. 2nd and 7 coming up.

Pass to is tipped, inc. 3rd and 7 coming up.

Pass is dropped by OD. Texans have to punt.

Punt is fielded at the Panther 42 but flag on the play. Holding on Panthers backs it up 10. Ball at the Panther 32. 11:32 left in the half.

[Arky]

Newton's pass sails over the middle, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Sweep left to Stewart gets 7. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Pass is tipped at the LOS and goes inc. Panthers have to punt.

JJ brings the punt back to the Texan 22. Texans ball.

[Arky]

Tate sweeps left for 8. 2nd and 2 coming up.

Tate for 3 and the 1st down.

Foster for 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Pass to Vickers goes for 6 and the 1st down at the Texan 45.

Nice run Arian for 15.

Tate sweeps right for 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Tate goes for nice gainer but holding W Smith brings it back. 2nd and 13 coming up.

Pass to OD is broken up, inc. 3rd and 13 coming up.

Oh jeminy, Yates is INT'ed and the Panthers brings it back to the Texan 48.

[Nconroe]

Come on defense. Need a turnover.

[Arky]

Williams TFL -2 by A Smith. 2nd and 12 coming up.

Newton is pressured and scrambles for 11. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Stewart gets 4 and the 1st down.

Dump to Smith gets 10 and the 1st down at the Texan 23.

Stewart up the gut for 5. 2nd and 5 coming up.

Flags presnap. False start Panthers. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Dump to Naanee is complete for 8. Makes it 3rd and 2 at the Texan 15

2 minute warning.

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Stewart gets 4 and the 1st down.

Pass to Brockel gets 3.

Snap to Brockel on the gadget play goes for the TD.

Panthers 21, Texans 0

[Arky]

Demps brings the kickoff back to the Texan 28. Texans ball.

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48 seconds left in the half.

Pass to JJ goes inc but holding on Winston backs it up. 1st and 20 coming up.

Screen to Foster goes for 5. 2nd and 15 coming up.

Yates muffs the snap but Foster hops on the fumble. 3rd and 20 coming up.

Texans kneel it.

Halftime.

Panthers 21, Texans 0

[barrett]

Absolutely garbage call.

[HPF Bob]

If they were any flatter, they'd be Kansas.

[chuck]

This is the first game I've seen in person and from this vantage point I can see that TJ, as much as I love him, makes a ton of rookie mistakes in missing open receivers. He's great at getting to his second read but not his third.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by chuck

He's great at getting to his second read but not his third.

Wait, what? There's a second read??

Signed,
David Carr

[Keith]

Jeremy Shockey questions the Texans' patriotism...

Shockey says he saw "about 10 players" who didn't do the traditional gesture when the anthem is played, and he told some of them how he felt during Carolina's 28-13 victory.

"I was pretty upset in the way they weren't showing respect to America during the national anthem," Shockey said. "This is America and you should at least give respect to America."

http://www.chron.com/sports/article/...te-2410816.php

[barrett]

Shockey talking about showing respect is awesome.

[popanot]

TJ was bound to have a game like this. I don't think anyone should be shocked by it. Hell, even Schaub was prone to have a WTF moment or 2 each game. What's shocking to me is our D did nothing when it absolutely had to to stop the Panthers when they knew exactly what was coming. In addition, our RBs have got to stop giving up costly fumbles at the most inopportune times.

The only 'good' thing you can hope for out of this game is TJ continuing to learn and Foster/Tate being reminded to hold on to the damn ball. Nothing good came out of it defensively. These guys were embarrassed by the Panthers trick plays and misdirection and basically got manhandled with the exception of the 3rd Qtr. If anything, it shows that the interim DC might be in over his head and they need Wade back ASAP.

[HPF Bob]

"I was pretty upset in the way they weren't showing respect to America during the national anthem," Shockey said. "This is America and you should at least give respect to America."

They were just trying not to make Houston's sizable illegal alien population feel less uncomfortable. We know how playing our anthem and saluting our flag upsets some of them.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

They were just trying not to make Houston's sizable illegal alien population feel less uncomfortable. We know how playing our anthem and saluting our flag upsets some of them.

You might be right because the way things are going it may soon be politically incorrect to demonstrate patriotic sentiments when the national anthem is played, unless of course it's the Mexican national anthem.