Division Race

[chuck]

Originally Posted by WMH

Not according to B'OB.

John McClain ‏@McClain_on_NFL 4m4 minutes ago
Don't expect O'Brien to rest players even if AFC South secured: "The Houston Texans, every time they take the field, need to play to win."

I like trying to win and go in at 9-7 but it would be foolish to play the most important guys four quarters. I would expect them to treat the game like the third preseason game.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by chuck

I like trying to win and go in at 9-7 but it would be foolish to play the most important guys four quarters. I would expect them to treat the game like the third preseason game.

My guess, that will be his plan, regardless of coach speak.

Hopefully, we can put a 1st half spanking on them, and sit the core in the 2nd.

[Keith]

BOB is maybe learning from the preseason. He sat many of his starters throughout August and the team stuttered out of the gate.

That said, exposing J.J. Watt to further injury in a meaningless game is far too risky.

[chuck]

What a bunch of slapdicks the Bengals are. And christ how I hate Denver. HGH Forehead, Lickey, they're Bob's favorite team. I can't wait until they get undressed in the playoffs. It pisses me off they're even going to the playoffs.

[WMH]

Originally Posted by chuck

What a bunch of slapdicks the Bengals are. And christ how I hate Denver. HGH Forehead, Lickey, they're Bob's favorite team. I can't wait until they get undressed in the playoffs. It pisses me off they're even going to the playoffs.

Wouldn't it be something if Kubiak and Wade ended up the 6th WC spot and come down to Reliant for the Wild Card round.

We should have known that we couldn't count on prime time Bengals.

Sundays 2nd to last home game should have a pretty lively atmosphere.

[nunusguy]

I was really hopeful about Cinci winning last nights game after the start they got with backup QB McCarron and their defense playing surprisingly well. I don't know what happened to Cinci in the second half ? Was it Wade going to more zone or the altitude in Denver ?
With still some uncertainty about the Texans clinching the division/PO spot, O'Brien will want to go with his starters full bore for an extended time vs Jacksonville Sunday.
Watt would want to play some anyway to keep his perfect record of starts as a Texan intact but it would be helpful to rest him and other banged up starters including Cushing, Joseph, Newt, and Clowney.

[Big Texas]

Cincy was like "Houston you are not gonna ride our backs into the playoffs...earn your own damn spot...LOL..."

Just like that we need to get out there and put a whoopin on Jacksonville and EARN our way in...

With that said need to have JJ, DHop, and Clowney, play as little as possible....

But someone else mentioned that we have a tendency to start games slow...we cannot afford to have everyone else resting their way into the playoffs...

They need to get a hot streak going and ride it into the playoffs. That's the only way I see us winning....we are too bad or underpar at too many positions.