Official Texans vs. Broncos Fake Game Thread - 8/22/2015

[Arky]

Bullock's 32-yarder is good.

Broncos 7, Texans 3

8:37 left in the 3rd quarter.

[Arky]

Kourtnei Brown with the pick 6! 69 yards!

Texans 10, Broncos 7

3:09 left in the 3rd quarter.

[Nconroe]

Pretty competitive at LB, but would like to see Courtney Brown make team.

[Arky]

Bah, EZ was hit by the defender before the ball got there in the end zone. Broncos takeover at their 2 with a little over 9 minutes left in the game. Score still:

Texans 10, Broncos 7

[Arky]

Broncos takes the lead on a 26-yard pass from Siemian to Louks.

Broncos 14, Texans 10

1:44 left in the game.

[Arky]

Broncos hang on as the Texans run out time. Final Score:

Broncos 14, Texans 10

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Man, I dunno, if I was OB, I'd let this QB competition run another week and make a decision immediately after the Saints game..

[Keith]

Originally Posted by Arky

Man, I dunno, if I was OB, I'd let this QB competition run another week and make a decision immediately after the Saints game..

I think OB has all the data he needs now. The question he should ask himself is "which QB gives my team the best chance to beat the Chiefs?" Keep it that simple.

Some vanilla decision making by both QBs today, and the ineffective run game was not helping. Last season, with Arian Foster, NFL Films cameras caught OB saying "That's the formula! Run, run, run, take a shot!" during the opener. And with Foster paired with a caretaker at QB, that's not a bad formula.

But Foster is out for the Chiefs opener, and I am not sure this formula works with Hoyer running the offense without Foster. Makes me wonder if Mallett is the choice over Hoyer because of the Foster injury. At least I think it should be. But in the end, like in the other thread discussing contrarian strategies, the fear of failure usually wins out. And that line of thinking would put Hoyer under center as the "safer" choice.