Official Texans @ Raiders Game Thread, 9/14/2014

[chuck]

Bullock was money. I'm not sure I ever thought I'd say that.

And Newton looks like a different player.

They were talking about this a bit on the radio postgame - they can't come right out and say that Kubiak and his staff sucked ass but they came as close as they could. They stressed the improvement in the positional coaching.

I really wonder what might have happened three or four years ago if the team had had a competent, NFL-caliber coaching staff.

Maybe I'll also grow a mustache to celebrate the arrival of just such as staff a-la McNair. HPF Bob of course would in turn shave his off. I'm game if Bob's game.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

Bullock was money. I'm not sure I ever thought I'd say that.

And Newton looks like a different player.

They were talking about this a bit on the radio postgame - they can't come right out and say that Kubiak and his staff sucked ass but they came as close as they could. They stressed the improvement in the positional coaching.

I really wonder what might have happened three or four years ago if the team had had a competent, NFL-caliber coaching staff.

Maybe I'll also grow a mustache to celebrate the arrival of just such as staff a-la McNair. HPF Bob of course would in turn shave his off. I'm game if Bob's game.

Unless that hypothetical coaching staff results in Rick Smith not giving an extension to Post-injury Matt Schaub, it doesn't matter how we were coached.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by chuck

Maybe I'll also grow a mustache to celebrate the arrival of just such as staff a-la McNair. HPF Bob of course would in turn shave his off. I'm game if Bob's game.

I took a fall in early July and hurt my right hand pretty badly. Turned into a paw for a week and I had to do a bunch of things lefthanded. Decided I didn't *have* to shave so I grew out a beard I only shaved off about two weeks ago. I've now got a 70's retro stache and sideburns but they get trimmed a little more each day.

But none of this is important.

What matters is the Texans are 2-0, both teams being ones who did not have good passing offenses. We now fly to New Jersey to play Eli Manning and the Giants. Eli has definitely regressed the past 18 months, in part because his o-line looks terrible, but he still has some weapons to throw to. It will be our biggest test yet but not something I'm certain we can't win.

These Texans largely are not beating themselves but our secondary hasn't really been tested. When those PIs and defensive holdings return, we'll find out what the Texans are made of.