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Old 11-03-2013, 10:32 PM
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Damn it protection breaking down to quick.
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Old 11-03-2013, 10:33 PM
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DJ brings the ensuing kickoff back to the Texan 27. Texans ball.

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Pass to AJ goes for big gainer. 25 yards.

Tate for 2. About 3 minutes left in the game.

Keenum caught in the backfield for loss of 3. 3rd and 11 coming up.

Keenum pressured throws inc. Texans to punt on 4th and 11.

Colts fair catch at their 15 yard line.

2 minute warning (1:55 left in the game).
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Old 11-03-2013, 10:40 PM
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Richardson for no gain. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Richardson for loss of 1. 3rd and 11 coming up.

Richardson for no gain. Colts have to punt.

Timeout Colts with 58 seconds left in the game.

Flags presnap..... False start Colts -5.

Martin has a decent runback but flags are down...... Holding on Texans (Mack)... Places the ball at the Texan 33. Texans ball with no timeouts and 44 seconds left.
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Old 11-03-2013, 10:42 PM
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Of course, the STs commits a holding penalty. Argh!!!
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Old 11-03-2013, 10:43 PM
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Pass to Tate off the mark, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Hopkins goes to the Texans 49.

Pass to AJ goes to the Colt 37.

Texans spike it.

Bullock to attempt a 55-yarder.

Bullock's kick is no good. Time runs out.

Final score:

Colts 27, Texans 24
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Old 11-03-2013, 10:44 PM
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Naturally. Shsh
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Old 11-03-2013, 10:44 PM
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Leave it to Fat Randy to blow it.
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Old 11-03-2013, 10:49 PM
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Only fitting "Special" teams would blow it and make sure our season comes to a end. Window is officially closed.
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Old 11-03-2013, 10:52 PM
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Incredible. The team finally had the quarterback play to beat arguably the best team in the conference but the special teams imploded.

I don't know whom I'd fire first. Probably Rick Smith because he's in the building. Then I'd ride down to Methodist and fire that idiot in his hospital bed. And when I had a free moment among all the reverie I'd tell that fat Aggie that it's time for him to start selling insurance in Bryan.

This whole franchise disgusts me. I can't believe that I gave this outfit money for the better part of a decade. Live and learn.
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Old 11-03-2013, 10:56 PM
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Man, just really disappointing..... Now I get to watch Andrew Luck explain in his nerdy voice how resilient his team is.....
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Old 11-03-2013, 10:57 PM
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The only positive I can see from this game is that Keenum just may be the qb this team has been looking for since day one. That is if he continues to improve each week. Although I still think they draft a qb in one of the first three rounds, but maybe it doesn't have to be the first pick now.
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Old 11-03-2013, 11:31 PM
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Wow. So many things to go over.

The Curse Of The Colts (tm) is apparently stronger than Battle Red jerseys, a 21-3 halftime lead and the departure of a Hall of Fame quarterback.

If the Texans don't lead the league in untimely penalties, I can't imagine who does.

I'm still dumbstruck that we got rid of Jacoby Jones and Trindon Holliday so we could watch our bad kick return teams make misplay after misplay. Hell, what's Andre Davis and J.J. Moses doing nowadays?

I was willing to stick with Bullock but tonight's loss really rests on him more than anyone, not for the desperation miss at the end but the two earlier misses inside the 50. If you can't hit 70% between 40-50 yards away, there are plenty of unemployed kickers out there who can.

I'm sad because Wade deserved to win after Bum's passing and Case deserved the win for his incredible play. Watching Wade's postgame presser it sure seemed like he had that "what else could happen to us" look on his face. He's been through a bunch these last few weeks.

As for Kubiak, one can only guess what this season is doing to his health. Most head coaches are Type A people whose response to failure is to work twice as hard. I'm sure he hears the whispers no matter how many votes of confidence he may receive.

Houston sports teams only seem to know two types of existence - league-worst suckage (currently personified by the Astros but the Rockets, Texans and Oilers have all had their turns) and underachieving (other than the 94-95 Rockets). Things always just go wrong. Frustrating as hell.
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Old 11-03-2013, 11:40 PM
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Strange game with Coach Kubiak having an episode at half time. Sounds he will be ok, though tests ongoing. Wish him well with a speedy recovery.

Case Keenum had a very good game. We won offensive yds, time of possessoon, first downs, no turnovers, played hard.

Andre Johnson had a great game with 3 TDs and over 200 yds receiving.

Tate ran hard for 82 yds despite 4 cracked ribs.

Defense played really well overall, but Luck made some big passes in fourth quarter even though only completed 18 of 40 passes.

Dbs had a great first half, not so much in second half.

Penalties and questionable ref cals contribued to stalled drives, lost field position and the loss.

Even our punter had a ball bounce backwards for net 19 yd punt at just the wrong time.

Then, no. 4 missed three fairly long FG but one or two should have been made.

Apparently only one team has made playoffs after starting 2-6, so pretty much playing for pride, I think team will keep playing hard, win several games, and take mucho buku luck to even have a shot at playoffs.
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Old 11-04-2013, 07:27 AM
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The way we were getting so much pressure on Luck and with him bouncing many of his passes on the ground in front of his receivers that he did manage to launch or his receivers dropping balls, I really did not think he'd mount a successful comeback last night given how far his team was down mid way thru the second half, but he did and they did and the Texans folded like a cheap suit in the fourth quarter and lost another one to leave them at 2-6 midway thru the season as compared to last years 7-1. So if you hadn't done so yet, now you can stick a fork in us.
Looking at the stat sheet this morning, I see that Shiloh Keo led the team in tackles, so pretty sure we won't be needing that future HOF safety anymore who seems to be most productive when it comes to giving interviews to the media. And I think we are still solid at WR for another year or so with the kind of game Andre Johnson had and who's also supported by some promising young receivers like Hopkins and Posey. And the Oline played quite well as we only gave up a single sack while Duane Brown shutout league leading-sacker Mathis and we did move the ball on the ground with some success.
And like in KC, Case exceeded the most optimistic expectations fans had for him in this game. Is he our QB for the future ? I dunno, could be ?
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Old 11-04-2013, 08:42 AM
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This was so much like the Seahawks game where we killed them on the stat sheet and owned a big lead at halftime yet still found a way to lose.

It just makes you scratch your head and wonder how in the world you can be so snakebit. I think the glaring wounds are poor special teams and no turnovers. On paper, we're a better team than the 8-0 Chiefs but their defense is making and converting turnovers this year and ours isn't.

I do wonder whether Kubiak/Phillips are too nice and the team reflects their coaches. There's no killer instinct around here to put away teams or play mean. There's no effort to punch back when we are punched. At least Keenum shows some emotion whereas Schaub shows none but I'm not sure I really want my QB to act like a college kid after every good play.

You have to admit, Keenum's mobility and ability/willingness to throw deep are a breath of fresh air compared to Schaub whom defenses had learned to jump the short routes and stay home on the bootleg.
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Old 11-04-2013, 09:20 AM
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IT was great being at the game for the first 3 quarters and a total gut punch at the end. And I think everyone around me saw it coming. We were just waiting for it.

And while there are obviously issues with our team, nobody gets crapped on by the officials like we do. It's like we walk around with a kick me sign on our backs.
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Old 11-04-2013, 10:13 AM
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1. How in the world is Bullock still kicking for this team with what we've seen even before last night's debacle?

2. How is it that no one has told Martin NOT to carry out kicks from deep within the endzone, which dates back well into last year?

3. If someone has told him, why is he still back there since he obviously hasn't listened?

4. How in the hell is Marciano still employed after everything we've seen from his unit over the last 3+ years?

Obviously there were many, many more issues that factored into losing that game last night, but when these critical components of your STs fail time and time again you'd think someone within the organization would say enough is enough and do something about it.

I think that's what frustrates me most about this franchise. They either wait too long to identify a problem and make a change and/or no one has the balls to make that change. Or maybe it's that no one has the smarts to make the right change. I don't know...

I get the distinct impression Smith does not have the power to make personnel moves on his own, and then McNair's good ol'boy relationship with Kubiak, Wade and Marciano just further handcuffs Smith and this franchise from doing anything that makes sense or is logical. Just amazing...
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Old 11-04-2013, 01:11 PM
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1. How in the world is Bullock still kicking for this team with what we've seen even before last night's debacle?

2. How is it that no one has told Martin NOT to carry out kicks from deep within the endzone, which dates back well into last year?

3. If someone has told him, why is he still back there since he obviously hasn't listened?

4. How in the hell is Marciano still employed after everything we've seen from his unit over the last 3+ years?

Obviously there were many, many more issues that factored into losing that game last night, but when these critical components of your STs fail time and time again you'd think someone within the organization would say enough is enough and do something about it.

I think that's what frustrates me most about this franchise. They either wait too long to identify a problem and make a change and/or no one has the balls to make that change. Or maybe it's that no one has the smarts to make the right change. I don't know...

I get the distinct impression Smith does not have the power to make personnel moves on his own, and then McNair's good ol'boy relationship with Kubiak, Wade and Marciano just further handcuffs Smith and this franchise from doing anything that makes sense or is logical. Just amazing...
Marciano clearly exists outside of any authority or accountability and his continued employment is a total lack of professionalism.

As for Bullock, Rick Smith drafted him and cutting him is egg on Rick Smith's face more than anyone else. I like Smith more than anyone else in our organization, but I blame him for Bullock.
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Old 11-04-2013, 02:01 PM
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I like Smith more than anyone else in our organization, but I blame him for Bullock.
I want to like Smith, but looking deeper at his drafts and FA signings/cuts, I'm really starting to think he needs to be fired along with the rest of the staff. Well, that's assuming he has any control whatsoever into the drafts and signings, which I would think he does.

Can we hire Seattle's GM as a consultant for a draft or two? Is that permissible in the NFL??
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Old 11-04-2013, 02:47 PM
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I want to like Smith, but looking deeper at his drafts and FA signings/cuts, I'm really starting to think he needs to be fired along with the rest of the staff. Well, that's assuming he has any control whatsoever into the drafts and signings, which I would think he does.

Can we hire Seattle's GM as a consultant for a draft or two? Is that permissible in the NFL??
I think we have drafted very well. There have been problems in what positions we have chosen to not address, but we have as much early 20s and mid 20s talent as you will find anywhere (Watt, Cushing, Mitchell, Mercilus, Jackson on defense, Foster, Tate, Hopkins, Posey, Graham, Brown, Brooks, even Newton on offense). Our FA signings have not been bad with the huge exception of Ed Reed. I am happy with how JJ, Manning, Lechler turned out. I think we have been good with guys off the street (Joe Mays is not great but is an upgrade over the rest of our weak ILB crew, there have been others in the past). I think we got too cute in letting consecutive OLBs walk (Barwin/Mario) and being left with Brooks Reed whose only redeeming quality is effort. I think we got way too cute letting Quinn walk so we could sign Ed Reed. If you are hoping an old safety can teach your team to win you have the wrong QB and HC anyways, and if you paid Ed Reed for performance you have no idea what good safety play is.

Really the colossal failure for this organization amounts to the QB position and ST. I think we have enough ST players since we have good depth and extra LBs by running a 34. I think the failure on ST is all Marciano/McNair and Kubiak not firing the guy no matter what McNair says. I think at QB Kubiak goes down with the ship for that one but may at least leave us a parting gift in Keenum (I am not sold but I like the early audition returns).

So on the whole I am fine with Smith as long as the QB is right and Kubiak and Marciano are gone.
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