Super Bowl Champs? Thoughts?
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Not at that priceComment -
Why lock your money up for the whole seasonComment -
Seriously, why do you think they should be that high? I think they are top 4 or 5 team this year!Comment -
if matt schaub stays healthy they can go to the superbowl...
if not, it will be another 1 and doneComment -
I'm a big Texans fan- probably know more about them than most of their own players do. So this is going to be fun
I have a different view on Schaub than most. I think he's ok, but im not sure if he can lead a team to a Super Bowl. I actually liked what I saw from TJ Yates a lot last year. In his first NFL action to have him stepping in without any snaps with any of the players on the field and leading them down a 2 minute drive for 50+ yards with no timeouts and getting a FG is exceptional. I think that Schaub getting injured again would be the best thing that could happen to this team. You could tell if you read between the lines how excited the main players and coaches were about him last year- of course it was a bit of an awkward position for Schaub and they definitely weren't going to throw him under the bus so they said all the right things to lend their support. The truth of the matter is that hes had several seasons with one of the best offensive minds of our time (3 Super Bowls in the 90s with him running the offense for the Broncos remember) so of course hes going to put up amazing numbers. Kubiak even got something out of Griese and Plummer in limited exposure to them.
TJ Yates deep ball:
Matt Schaub deep ball at 1:16, 1:35, 3:00, 3:18
Yates also has the quickest release ever recorded since Dan Marino.
Given an entire off-season working with the staff as well as running the first team through OTAs while Schaub was heeling should benefit him immensely. Btw- hes also already won a playoff game and also would have won one on the road in Baltimore had it not been for Jacoby Jones muffing the put and giving Baltimore 7 free points in such a close game. He was playing from behind and forced to pass when he made each of his mistakes.
If you had Foster and Tate behind that offensive line running the bootleg system he employs you could be a pretty successful QB as well.
Johnson and Walter need to stay healthy come playoff time. They have a lot of talent behind them but you don't want guys playing in their first year having to make big contributions in the playoffs. Daniels is having his first full off-season in years and he and Casey will be a bigger part of the offense this year. BTW this is where Bellicheck got his ideas to use TEs more.
Defensively, they're set. They added a guy who should have been a first round pick prior to injury on the line and have some young guys that could make a pretty big impact if they got the opportunity to at LB and CB (Braman, Harris, Carmichael). They added a physical specimen to their 3-man OLB rush package in the first round, signed a cheaper version of Demeco Ryans to run the defense while Cushing can go back to playing instinctively and will have a DPOY type season. Jonathan Joseph was a Pro-Bowl corner last year and both Manning and Quinn have Pro-Bowl potential at the safety spots.Comment -
Good info here thanks! solidifies my bet? I think so. I think 10-1 is a nice number.I'm a big Texans fan- probably know more about them than most of their own players do. So this is going to be fun
I have a different view on Schaub than most. I think he's ok, but im not sure if he can lead a team to a Super Bowl. I actually liked what I saw from TJ Yates a lot last year. In his first NFL action to have him stepping in without any snaps with any of the players on the field and leading them down a 2 minute drive for 50+ yards with no timeouts and getting a FG is exceptional. I think that Schaub getting injured again would be the best thing that could happen to this team. You could tell if you read between the lines how excited the main players and coaches were about him last year- of course it was a bit of an awkward position for Schaub and they definitely weren't going to throw him under the bus so they said all the right things to lend their support. The truth of the matter is that hes had several seasons with one of the best offensive minds of our time (3 Super Bowls in the 90s with him running the offense for the Broncos remember) so of course hes going to put up amazing numbers. Kubiak even got something out of Griese and Plummer in limited exposure to them.
TJ Yates deep ball:
Matt Schaub deep ball at 1:16, 1:35, 3:00, 3:18
Yates also has the quickest release ever recorded since Dan Marino.
Given an entire off-season working with the staff as well as running the first team through OTAs while Schaub was heeling should benefit him immensely. Btw- hes also already won a playoff game and also would have won one on the road in Baltimore had it not been for Jacoby Jones muffing the put and giving Baltimore 7 free points in such a close game. He was playing from behind and forced to pass when he made each of his mistakes.
If you had Foster and Tate behind that offensive line running the bootleg system he employs you could be a pretty successful QB as well.
Johnson and Walter need to stay healthy come playoff time. They have a lot of talent behind them but you don't want guys playing in their first year having to make big contributions in the playoffs. Daniels is having his first full off-season in years and he and Casey will be a bigger part of the offense this year. BTW this is where Bellicheck got his ideas to use TEs more.
Defensively, they're set. They added a guy who should have been a first round pick prior to injury on the line and have some young guys that could make a pretty big impact if they got the opportunity to at LB and CB (Braman, Harris, Carmichael). They added a physical specimen to their 3-man OLB rush package in the first round, signed a cheaper version of Demeco Ryans to run the defense while Cushing can go back to playing instinctively and will have a DPOY type season. Jonathan Joseph was a Pro-Bowl corner last year and both Manning and Quinn have Pro-Bowl potential at the safety spots.Comment -
Will kindly disagree with therush. Schaub is projected to be his old self come preseason, he is by far their best chance at getting to the big game THIS year. The D is still solid and both foster and aj should hopefully have full healthy seasons unlike last year. They're built to, and hopefully will, beat the stealers/ravens/jets of the AFC. It's the high powered offensive teams I'm wary about. Even given the circumstances last year, I saw zero chance of them beating the Panthers last year. Yates looked just fine last year, but look at team totals since he started playing, they failed to put up the big numbers they were before Schaub went down.
10:1 on your money for a hundo or two seems worth it to me, depending on matchups I wouldn't even attempt a hedge until the AFC title game and they're up against the Pats. Only team I see as a big time obstacle. Me being a homer, pats/packers/saints(no way they make it that far) are the only teams I'd have no problem putting money on against the texans this next year.Comment -
In terms of TT, Schaub had the whole playboob not only open but learned. TJ only had a few pages open and still put up 19+.
This is coming from a guy that sold his car and went to vegas with the money to put on the Texans to try to hit big and help his family though. As much as I love the #13 team in sports though, im not getting that feeling yet. Ill probably be putting in a wager as soon as Schaub goes down and evaluate from there.Comment -
I'm a big Texans fan- probably know more about them than most of their own players do. So this is going to be fun
I have a different view on Schaub than most. I think he's ok, but im not sure if he can lead a team to a Super Bowl. I actually liked what I saw from TJ Yates a lot last year. In his first NFL action to have him stepping in without any snaps with any of the players on the field and leading them down a 2 minute drive for 50+ yards with no timeouts and getting a FG is exceptional. I think that Schaub getting injured again would be the best thing that could happen to this team. You could tell if you read between the lines how excited the main players and coaches were about him last year- of course it was a bit of an awkward position for Schaub and they definitely weren't going to throw him under the bus so they said all the right things to lend their support. The truth of the matter is that hes had several seasons with one of the best offensive minds of our time (3 Super Bowls in the 90s with him running the offense for the Broncos remember) so of course hes going to put up amazing numbers. Kubiak even got something out of Griese and Plummer in limited exposure to them.
TJ Yates deep ball:
Matt Schaub deep ball at 1:16, 1:35, 3:00, 3:18
Yates also has the quickest release ever recorded since Dan Marino.
Given an entire off-season working with the staff as well as running the first team through OTAs while Schaub was heeling should benefit him immensely. Btw- hes also already won a playoff game and also would have won one on the road in Baltimore had it not been for Jacoby Jones muffing the put and giving Baltimore 7 free points in such a close game. He was playing from behind and forced to pass when he made each of his mistakes.
If you had Foster and Tate behind that offensive line running the bootleg system he employs you could be a pretty successful QB as well.
Johnson and Walter need to stay healthy come playoff time. They have a lot of talent behind them but you don't want guys playing in their first year having to make big contributions in the playoffs. Daniels is having his first full off-season in years and he and Casey will be a bigger part of the offense this year. BTW this is where Bellicheck got his ideas to use TEs more.
Defensively, they're set. They added a guy who should have been a first round pick prior to injury on the line and have some young guys that could make a pretty big impact if they got the opportunity to at LB and CB (Braman, Harris, Carmichael). They added a physical specimen to their 3-man OLB rush package in the first round, signed a cheaper version of Demeco Ryans to run the defense while Cushing can go back to playing instinctively and will have a DPOY type season. Jonathan Joseph was a Pro-Bowl corner last year and both Manning and Quinn have Pro-Bowl potential at the safety spots.
this is the biggest crock of horsecrap ive read in a while.
either you are tj yates, tj yates is your boyfriend, or you like crack rocks
thats matt schaub. you think t.j yates can do this based on one drive in which he led them to a field goal?
tj yates's td- int ratio in college was basically 1-1. theres a reason he was picked in round 5. that reason was the three interceptions he threw in the divisional round game against baltimore, and the 3 other interceptions that were dropped, totalling to 6 outright terrible passes.
matt schaub was the nfl passing leader in 2009, passing for nearly 5000 yards.
you pull out some stupid youtube video of tj yates throwing a pass and think that hes all of a sudden the next big thing?
even last year schaub was passing at a 95 passer rating, above big ben, cutler, vick, eli manning, etc etc etc.
please dont ever post some nonsense like that again, claiming you're some hardcore texans fan. schaub is only 31 and is one of the best qb's to ever play this game. get your mouth off tj yates's roosterComment -
lol "matt schaub is one of the best qb's ever". pleeeeeeeease please post your picks weekly. please?Comment -
You dont have to agree with me. Many Texans fans dont. But there are a few that do. He was playing from behind on every single interception he threw on the road in the playoffs in Baltimore.
How about this drive to clinch the division on the road in Cinci?
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Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season · Career · Active · Year-by-Year · Single Game
NFL Career Passer Rating Leaders
1. Aaron Rodgers (28) 104.1 2005-2011 gnb 2. Tony Romo (31) 96.9 2004-2011 dal 3. Steve Young+ 96.8 1985-1999 2TM 4. Tom Brady (34) 96.4 2000-2011 nwe 5. Philip Rivers (30) 95.5 2004-2011 sdg 6. Peyton Manning (35) 94.9 1998-2011 clt 7. Drew Brees (32) 94.0 2001-2011 2TM 8. Kurt Warner 93.7 1998-2009 3TM 9. Joe Montana+ 92.3 1979-1994 2TM 10. Matt Schaub (30) 92.2 2004-2011 2TM 11. Ben Roethlisberger (29) 92.1 2004-2011 pit 12. Chad Pennington 90.1 2000-2010 2TM 13. Matt Ryan (26) 88.4 2008-2011 atl 14. Daunte Culpepper 87.8 1999-2009 4TM 15. Jeff Garcia (41) 87.5 1999-2011 6TM 16. Otto Graham+ 86.6 1946-1955 cle 17. Dan Marino+ 86.4 1983-1999 mia 18. Carson Palmer (32) 86.3 2004-2011 2TM 19. Trent Green 86.0 1997-2008 4TM Joe Flacco (26) 86.0 2008-2011 rav Brett Favre 86.0 1991-2010 4TM 22. David Garrard 85.8 2002-2010 jax 23. Donovan McNabb (35) 85.6 1999-2011 3TM 24. Matthew Stafford (23) 84.7 2009-2011 det Shaun Hill (31) 84.7 2005-2011 3TM Rich Gannon 84.7 1987-2004 4TM 27. Jay Cutler (28) 84.5 2006-2011 2TM 28. Jim Kelly+ 84.4 1986-1996 buf Marc Bulger 84.4 2002-2009 ram 30. Mark Brunell (41) 84.0 1994-2011 5TM 31. Roger Staubach+ 83.4 1969-1979 dal 32. Jason Campbell (30) 82.8 2006-2011 2TM Steve McNair 82.8 1995-2007 2TM 34. Neil Lomax 82.7 1981-1988 crd Brian Griese 82.7 1998-2008 4TM 36. Sonny Jurgensen+ 82.6 1957-1974 2TM Len Dawson+ 82.6 1957-1975 3TM 38. Brad Johnson 82.5 1994-2008 4TM Matt Cassel (29) 82.5 2005-2011 2TM 40. Matt Hasselbeck (36) 82.2 1999-2011 3TM 41. Eli Manning (30) 82.1 2004-2011 nyg 42. Ken Anderson 81.9 1971-1986 cin 43. Neil O'Donnell 81.8 1991-2003 4TM Bernie Kosar 81.8 1985-1996 3TM 45. Danny White 81.7 1976-1988 dal 46. Troy Aikman+ 81.6 1989-2000 dal 47. Dave Krieg 81.5 1980-1998 6TM Randall Cunningham 81.5 1985-2001 4TM 49. Jake Delhomme (36) 81.3 1999-2011 4TM 50. Boomer Esiason 81.1 1984-1997 3TM 51. Warren Moon+ 80.9 1984-2000 4TM Michael Vick (31) 80.9 2001-2011 2TM 53. Damon Huard 80.6 1998-2008 3TM 54. Bart Starr+ 80.5 1956-1971 gnb Jeff Hostetler 80.5 1985-1997 3TM 56. Ken O'Brien 80.4 1984-1993 2TM Fran Tarkenton+ 80.4 1961-1978 2TM Jeff George 80.4 1990-2001 5TM 59. Steve Beuerlein 80.3 1988-2003 6TM 60. Dan Fouts+ 80.2 1973-1987 sdg 61. John Elway+ 79.9 1983-1998 den 62. Tony Eason 79.7 1983-1990 2TM Byron Leftwich (31) 79.7 2003-2011 4TM 64. Elvis Grbac 79.6 1994-2001 3TM 65. Kyle Orton (29) 79.4 2005-2011 3TM 66. Chris Chandler 79.1 1988-2004 7TM 67. Josh Freeman (23) 79.0 2009-2011 tam 68. Mark Rypien 78.9 1988-2001 5TM 69. Jim Everett 78.6 1986-1997 3TM 70. Phil Simms 78.5 1979-1993 nyg Aaron Brooks 78.5 2000-2006 2TM 72. Bert Jones 78.2 1973-1982 2TM Jim McMahon 78.2 1982-1996 6TM Johnny Unitas+ 78.2 1956-1973 2TM 75. Bobby Hebert 78.0 1985-1996 2TM Jeff Blake 78.0 1992-2005 7TM 77. Charlie Batch (37) 77.8 1998-2011 2TM 78. Tarvaris Jackson (28) 77.7 2006-2011 2TM 79. Jim Harbaugh 77.6 1987-2000 4TM Frank Ryan 77.6 1958-1970 3TM 81. Joe Theismann 77.4 1974-1985 was Jon Kitna (39) 77.4 1997-2011 4TM 83. Bob Berry 77.2 1965-1975 2TM 84. Jay Fiedler 77.1 1995-2005 5TM Drew Bledsoe 77.1 1993-2006 3TM Bob Griese+ 77.1 1967-1980 mia 87. Bill Kenney 77.0 1980-1988 kan 88. Gary Danielson 76.6 1976-1988 2TM Erik Kramer 76.6 1987-1999 4TM 90. Alex Smith (27) 76.4 2005-2011 sfo 91. Doug Flutie 76.3 1986-2005 4TM 92. Stan Humphries 75.8 1989-1997 2TM 93. Chad Henne (26) 75.7 2008-2011 mia 94. J.P. Losman (30) 75.6 2004-2011 3TM Wade Wilson 75.6 1981-1998 5TM 96. Steve Bartkowski 75.4 1975-1986 2TM Trent Edwards 75.4 2007-2010 2TM 98. Ken Stabler 75.3 1970-1984 3TM Scott Mitchell 75.3 1991-2001 4TM Steve Bono 75.3 1985-1999 7TM 101. Jim Miller 75.2 1995-2002 2TM 102. Tim Couch 75.1 1999-2003 cle Norm Van Brocklin+ 75.1 1949-1960 2TM 104. Vinny Testaverde 75.0 1987-2007 7TM Sid Luckman+ 75.0 1939-1950 chi Ryan Fitzpatrick (29) 75.0 2005-2011 3TM 107. David Carr (32) 74.9 2002-2011 4TM Chris Miller 74.9 1987-1999 3TM Patrick Ramsey 74.9 2002-2008 3TM 110. Don Meredith 74.8 1960-1968 dal Brian Sipe 74.8 1974-1983 cle 112. Ty Detmer 74.7 1993-2003 5TM 113. Jake Plummer 74.6 1997-2006 2TM 114. Vince Young (28) 74.4 2006-2011 2TM 115. Craig Erickson 74.3 1992-1997 3TM Roman Gabriel 74.3 1962-1977 2TM Y.A. Tittle+ 74.3 1948-1964 3TM 118. Gus Frerotte 74.2 1994-2008 7TM Steve DeBerg 74.2 1978-1998 6TM Sam Bradford (24) 74.2 2010-2011 ram 121. Earl Morrall 74.1 1956-1976 6TM 122. Kerry Collins (39) 73.8 1995-2011 6TM 123. Frankie Albert 73.5 1946-1952 sfo Hugh Millen 73.5 1987-1995 4TM Craig Morton 73.5 1965-1982 3TM 126. Rodney Peete 73.3 1989-2004 6TM 127. Mark Sanchez (25) 73.2 2009-2011 nyj 128. Daryle Lamonica 72.9 1963-1974 2TM Greg Landry 72.9 1968-1984 3TM Don Majkowski 72.9 1987-1996 3TM Frank Reich 72.9 1985-1998 4TM 132. Ron Jaworski 72.8 1974-1989 4TM Tommy Kramer 72.8 1977-1990 2TM 134. Tommy Maddox 72.4 1992-2005 4TM Tony Banks 72.4 1996-2005 4TM 136. Bubby Brister 72.3 1986-2000 5TM John Brodie 72.3 1957-1973 sfo John Friesz 72.3 1990-2000 4TM 139. Sammy Baugh+ 72.2 1937-1952 was Milt Plum 72.2 1957-1969 4TM Billy Wade 72.2 1954-1966 2TM 142. Gary Hogeboom 71.9 1980-1989 3TM 143. Jay Schroeder 71.7 1985-1994 4TM Quincy Carter 71.7 2001-2004 2TM 145. Billy Kilmer 71.6 1961-1978 3TM Steve Pelluer 71.6 1984-1990 2TM 147. Bill Munson 71.5 1964-1979 5TM 148. Rex Grossman (31) 71.4 2003-2011 3TM 149. Josh McCown (32) 71.2 2002-2011 5TM 150. Terry Bradshaw+ 70.9 1970-1983 pit Lynn Dickey 70.9 1971-1985 2TM 152. Kordell Stewart 70.7 1995-2005 3TM 153. George Ratterman 70.4 1947-1956 3TM 154. Trent Dilfer 70.2 1994-2007 5TM Bill Nelsen 70.2 1963-1972 2TM 156. Steve Fuller 70.1 1979-1986 2TM Vince Ferragamo 70.1 1977-1986 3TM 158. Jeff Kemp 70.0 1981-1991 4TM 159. Steve Grogan 69.6 1975-1990 nwe Pat Haden 69.6 1976-1981 ram 161. Kyle Boller (30) 69.5 2003-2011 3TM 162. Joey Harrington 69.4 2002-2007 3TM Doug Williams 69.4 1978-1989 2TM 164. Charley Johnson 69.2 1961-1975 3TM 165. Kent Graham 69.0 1992-2001 4TM 166. Mike Tomczak 68.9 1985-1999 4TM 167. Derek Anderson (28) 68.8 2006-2011 3TM 168. Eric Hipple 68.7 1980-1989 det 169. Joe Ferguson 68.4 1973-1990 4TM 170. Charlie Conerly 68.2 1948-1961 nyg 171. Dave M. Brown 67.9 1992-2001 2TM 172. Marc Wilson 67.7 1980-1990 2TM Billy Joe Tolliver 67.7 1989-1999 5TM 174. Tom Flores 67.6 1960-1969 3TM Richard Todd 67.6 1976-1985 2TM 176. Jim Plunkett 67.5 1971-1986 3TM 177. John Hadl 67.4 1962-1977 4TM 178. Jim Zorn 67.3 1976-1987 3TM James Harris 67.3 1969-1979 3TM 180. Archie Manning 67.1 1971-1984 3TM 181. Rudy Bukich 66.6 1953-1968 4TM Jim Hart 66.6 1966-1984 2TM 183. Tommy Thompson 66.5 1940-1950 2TM 184. Steve Walsh 66.4 1989-1999 6TM 185. Steve Dils 65.8 1979-1988 3TM 186. David Woodley 65.7 1980-1985 2TM 187. Joe Namath+ 65.5 1965-1977 2TM Norm Snead 65.5 1961-1976 5TM 189. Dave Wilson 63.8 1981-1988 nor 190. Rick Mirer 63.5 1993-2003 5TM 191. Bobby Layne+ 63.4 1948-1962 4TM 192. Jack Trudeau 63.3 1986-1995 3TM Mike Pagel 63.3 1982-1993 3TM Mike Livingston 63.3 1968-1979 kan 195. Danny Kanell 63.2 1996-2003 3TM 196. Vince Evans 63.0 1977-1995 2TM 197. Bobby Thomason 62.9 1949-1957 3TM 198. Ed Brown 62.8 1954-1965 3TM 199. Gary Cuozzo 62.1 1963-1972 4TM 200. Mark Malone 61.9 1980-1989 3TM 201. Bob Waterfield+ 61.6 1945-1952 ram 202. Eddie LeBaron 61.4 1952-1963 2TM Randy Wright 61.4 1984-1988 gnb 204. Glenn Dobbs 61.0 1946-1949 2TM 205. George Blanda+ 60.6 1949-1975 4TM 206. Steve Spurrier 60.1 1967-1976 2TM 207. Babe Parilli 59.6 1952-1969 5TM 208. David Whitehurst 59.2 1977-1983 gnb 209. Dan Pastorini 59.1 1971-1983 4TM 210. Steve Ramsey 58.9 1970-1976 2TM 211. Jack Kemp 57.3 1957-1969 3TM 212. Dennis Shaw 56.8 1970-1975 2TM Tobin Rote 56.8 1950-1966 4TM 214. Scott Brunner 56.3 1980-1985 2TM 215. Jim Ninowski 55.4 1958-1969 4TM 216. Joe Kapp 55.1 1967-1970 2TM Randy Johnson 55.1 1966-1976 4TM 218. Cotton Davidson 54.9 1954-1968 3TM 219. Jack Concannon 54.8 1964-1975 4TM Paul Christman 54.8 1945-1950 2TM Bob Avellini 54.8 1975-1984 chi 222. Jim Finks+ 54.7 1949-1955 pit 223. Zeke Bratkowski 54.3 1954-1971 3TM 224. Joe Pisarcik 53.9 1977-1984 2TM 225. Al Dorow 53.8 1954-1962 4TM 226. Jim Hardy 53.1 1946-1952 3TM 227. Dick Wood 52.9 1962-1966 5TM 228. Mike Phipps 52.6 1970-1981 2TM 229. Adrian Burk 52.2 1950-1956 2TM Frank Tripucka 52.2 1949-1963 4TM 231. Lamar McHan 50.3 1954-1963 4TM 232. Arnie Herber+ 50.1 1930-1945 2TM 233. Pete Beathard 49.9 1964-1973 4TM 234. Bobby Douglass 48.5 1969-1978 4TM 235. Mike Taliaferro 46.1 1964-1972 3TM
check out #10 douchebag....
theres a reason why i win money and why you follow me around the boards...
because as much as you hate me you want to win money so bad and youre willing to stroke my rooster cause you have no other optionsComment -
So Matt Schaub is the 10th best QB of all-time? And Daunte Culpepper is the 14th best QB of all time? And Chad Pennington is better than Dan Marino?
I honestly dont remember you bud. I dont have any bias towards you so any previous opinions I had/have of you obviously stand separate from this- I like to evaluate things on a case by case basis. I'm not sure why you have such unfiltered hatred towards me. Maybe you shouldnt take message boards so seriously. Especially if youre making a case for Schaub being the 10th best QB of all time and being better than Dan Marino. Thats just my 2 cents worth.Comment -
i have no hate toward you whatsoever. i was talking to chargers 4422, a loser who wishes he was me and follows me round the board praying i post a losing pick..
with regards to your post, i was simply talking sports... i think comparing a rookie who hardly did anything in the ncaa with a guy who almost passed for 5000 yards in an nfl season is rediculous, based on a couple of youtube videos. thats why i came at you hard.
as for my post of all-time nfl qb ratings--- no it doesnt PROVE that schaub is one of the best quarterbacks but it certainly makes a good case!!
look at the other guys in the list of the top 10. do they all have something in common? yes they do, they are all pretty damn good, or were at one point in their career.
having said that, at the age of 31, for you to say that schaub going down again would be "the best thing to happen to this team" deserves a harsh response, especially conisdering you claim to know the texans.Comment -
so, just to clear this up, you will be posting your picks throughout the season correct?Comment -
I think the odds are reasonable. Considering last season there are 4 teams that stand out in the AFC. Of course the Patriots are the clear cut favorites followed by Steelers and Ravens and the Texans a close 4th. However I don't think the Texans D will be as dominant and I'm not sure if Arian Foster can repeat his performance from last year.Comment -
Unfortunately the opposite is true.
The run game and defense is the strength. They undoubtedly have the best 1-2 punch at RB in the NFL as well as a defense with an elite list of players on the front line along with the shelves stocked and ready to produce in the backline in case of injury.
Not sure if Arian can repeat his performance from last year? No offense, but at this rate, by the time you catch on hell be retired and engraved in Canton. By the numbers, his performance actually decreased from the year before to last due to Tate becoming a larger part of the offense. They had two 1,000 yard rushers. Let that sink in for a minute. 2 of them. Most of the league would be happy if they somehow found one. But they had two.
Antonio Smith has been a Pro-Bowler before, JJ Watt might be the best 3-4 end of his time, Barwin would have had close to 20 sacks had he been playing weak-side rushing LB the whole year before Mario went down, Cushing might be the best all-around ILB in the game, Joseph is a top 3 corner in this league, and Manning and Quinn both have Pro-Bowl potential (and Manning will get there this year).
If theres anything to be concerned about its the passing game. Can Schaub hang with the big boys come playoff time? Can Yates continue to build on his success as a rookie? How many games will Andre Johnson and Kevin Walter play? There isnt a single wideout behing them with an NFL catch. These are the concerns at the core of this team. Not the defense and run game.Comment -
sure, whatever helps you sleep at night. as long as your promise to keep a thread with your picksComment
oh man
