Official Texans vs. Dolphins Game Thread, 9/09/12

[Arky]

The Texans will be hosting the Miami Dolphins this Sunday at Reliant with a noon kickoff. I believe this to be a Liberty Whiteout Day so one could expect a whited-out crowd under a closed roof (too hot to be open - projected high of 87º).

The Dolphins will be bringing in a new coach, Joe Philbin and a new QB, Ryan Tannehill, 1st round, 8th overall draft pick in the 2012 draft. Veteran backup QB David Garrard was just released a short while ago.

TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon kickoff CST.

Announcers = Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

The line = Texans by 11.5 to 13.5

[HPF Bob]

Hard to imagine the Texans blowing this one but stranger things have happened. Watch the right side of the line and the middle of the defense if you want to follow our weak points.

[TheMatrix31]

Boy is this thread a sight for sore eyes.

Not sure what to expect. All the hype going into this game and season kinda scares me.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Hard to imagine the Texans blowing this one but stranger things have happened. Watch the right side of the line and the middle of the defense if you want to follow our weak points.

Not that hard if you just use your imagination: Holliday fumbles once or maybe twice before Kubiak can get him out of the game, or Newt whiffs on a pass-rush by the 'Phins ProBowl DE Cameron Blake who then proceeds to knock the fragile Schaub out of the game. I won't breathe easy until and if the Texans are coasting on a fat lead well into the 4th quarter.
These guys gave us a tough game last year in Miami and I also remember all too well that big loss against another rookie QB making his NFL debut in Reliant in the season-opener just a couple years ago.

[WMH]

Most of us have been here since the beginning. Because of that, our view is slanted towards when are we going to fail. I'm thinking we have crossed that bridge, and have a quality squad, one that should/will roll bad teams.

Miami is a bad team.

We will roll.

[barrett]

I don't think either of those scenarios alone is enough to cost us this game. I think Holliday could give away a TD or we could play without Schaub and still win comfortably. I'd favor us in this game with Beck at QB. Tannehill barely played college QB, the dolphins have already started trading off pieces for the future, and they don't have the defense to stop the run and make us one dimensional.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by WMH

Most of us have been here since the beginning. Because of that, our view is slanted towards when are we going to fail.

Ha, good point. I would add that most of us were Oilers fans as well... hence our predetermined sense of impending doom.

Any given Sunday is always in play, but man these Dolphins really suck. Much different vibe than in 2009 when Rex Ryan came in here to have his Jets bully the Texans.

I have a feeling the Texans defense will score more points than the Dolphins offense on Sunday.

[cadams]

Originally Posted by Keith

I have a feeling the Texans defense will score more points than the Dolphins offense on Sunday.

I agree with you here. 24 -6 sound right?