Official Texans @ Browns Game Thread, 11/16/14

[Arky]

TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST, Sunday, Nov 16

Announcers = Andrew Catalon, Steve Tasker, Steve Beuerlein (a big chunk of Arkansas tuning in to watch the prodigal son)

The line = Browns by 3

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Other Sunday viewing in Houston:

Early:

FOX = Seattle @ Kansas City -- Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa

Late afternoon:

FOX = Philadelphia @ Green Bay -- Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

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TNF = Buffalo @ Miami

SNF = New England @ Indianapolis

MNF = Pittsburgh @ Tennessee

[HPF Bob]

It's going to be hard for me not to root for Indy and Tennessee this week against the two NFL teams I despise the most. Just sayin'.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

It's going to be hard for me not to root for Indy and Tennessee this week against the two NFL teams I despise the most. Just sayin'.

Are not the Colts our primary competition in the AFC South and our franchises nemesis during our entire existence ? With that in mind, you don't go with the Pats, i.e., the enemy of my enemy is my friend ?

[HPF Bob]

Hate doesn't need to be rational. The reality is that we aren't catching the Colts and I still have a small warm spot for the old Oilers. Don't get me wrong. Anytime we play the Titans or Colts, I want the Texans to beat them but I don't have the frothing-at-the-mouth hatred for them that I do for other teams.

I have a longstanding hate of the Steelers going back to the 70s. Hate them. Hate their fans. Hate the constant breaks they get from the refs.

The Patriots have become to me the new century's version of the Steelers. Hate them, Hate their front-running fans, their cheating head coach, the fawning they get from the media, the constant breaks they get from the refs, etc. Neither the Colts or the Titans have screwed with me enough to earn that place yet.

[chuck]

It sounds like you hate consistent displays of excellence. It's a good thing you're a Texans fan.

[HPF Bob]

Cushing says he'll be ready for Sunday's game. Let's see if he has some of his speed back.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Cushing says he'll be ready for Sunday's game. Let's see if he has some of his speed back.

Also, Max Bullough to make NFL debut Sunday against Browns.

It’s been a great place for me, a great home for me,” he said of the Texans and Houston. “I’ve learned a lot from the older guys, (like) how to work, how to carry yourself, how the NFL works, what coverages work, what don’t, what fronts work, what don’t. It’s completely different from college, especially because the defense I played was college oriented. For me, that’s been the steepest learning curve.

I'm thinking it's time to start working in some of these younger, upside guys as opposed to bringing in the outside vets....