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bbaffert
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You have to know this Texans team is not quite super bowl ready anyways and they are already in the playoffs so that is another step in the right direction.
The good thing about the future of the Texans is they will get a ring. Probably in the next 3-4 years. They are young and hungry. They lack maybe 2 or 3 players from being almost unbeatable. I think they were a better team coming into the playoffs last year than they are this year, they just needed Schaub last year and we probably make the superbowl. The D and OL was better last year in my opinion. I notice the holes for Foster and co. to run through are much smaller this year. I am sure that has to do with letting Winston go. It really is clear though, 2 homes wins and the superbowl.
As for this game, same or worse for Indy as the last one. They still have no OL and that is the worst possible problem to have against the Texans. Their OL is not even fair, it is just plain bad. It is a minor miracle that Indy has as many wins this season. The fact is they played a very weak schedule or they would probably have a losing record. Put them in the AFC North and they are not even being talked about right now. If there were not 8 or 9 terrible teams in the AFC a few of these teams would not be in the conversation.
Look at Denver, GEEZ! They gave them the number 1 power rating today on a few sites. That is such a joke. Yeah they won 10 in a row and beat a couple of fair teams. Let any team from the afc north switch places with Denver and they do just as well. Playing KC, OAK, and SD for six games. You do not have to play D. Denver will surely be outed by the first good team they play in the playoffs.
It is clear, in the playoffs fear the AFC North teams, Baltimore and Cincy, maybe even Cincy more. Houston or New England should be the bowl team and get ready to see Denver fall.
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12-26-12 03:48 PM |
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bbaffert
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After last game these played
Overmatched McGlynn
Coming into the game, right guard Mike McGlynn was one of our worst rated guards, so the matchup against Texans’ defensive ends J.J. Watt and Antonio Smith looked like it’d be a one-sided affair. That was the case Sunday, particularly in the passing game. McGlynn graded at -7.0 in pass protection as he surrendered nine total pressures on his 38 pass-block attempts. Even the quick passing game was unable to help McGlynn as he allowed Smith a clean hit on Luck in less than two seconds, late in the second quarter. Ironically, despite giving up consistent pressure for much of the season, he hadn’t given up a sack all year before surrendering two to Watt and one to Smith.
Gashed on the Ground
It’s no secret that the Indianapolis run defense has been porous all season, and Sunday was no different. The Texans ran for 178 on 32 carries, good for 5.8 yards per carry. While the defensive line made its fair share of plays, inside linebackers Pat Angerer and Jerrell Freeman found themselves melted to blockers throughout the afternoon. Angerer had trouble with the Texans’ pulling guards, while Freeman just couldn’t seem to avoid blocks from center Chris Myers at the second level.
Once Arian Foster got through the second level, he had success running through the Colts’ secondary, particularly safety Antoine Bethea. Foster threw him to the ground on his 31-yard run with 13:53 to go in the third quarter and, while it won’t go down as a missed tackle, Foster’s stiff arm and quick burst picked up extra yardage on his run at the 2:20 mark of the fourth. The Colts will have to find a way to slow down the Texans’ running game when they meet again in two weeks.
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12-29-12 05:34 PM |
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bbaffert
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The Houston Texans must play everyone against the Indianapolis Colts if they want to secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. A loss could drop them to the No. 3 seed and force them to play next week in the wild-card round.
I normally do not buy into much regarding sitting and playing but this game minus Dall/Wash, has a lot riding on it for the Texans.
Just imagine, how hard would you play if you know a victory would allow you to take a week off and not have to travel again unless it is to the superbowl.
The Texans playing hard and focused are good enough to beat anyone in the nfl. The 3 games they lost, they lacked focus. They will play this game like a playoff game while Indy will try to keep everyone healthy because they have to play next week on the road.
Even if that was not a big issue, Watt is going to have a field day. In that previous game 2 weeks ago, he had 3 sacks and said he missed at least 2 more because he got thru the line too fast. He is soon the be announced the Defensive player of the year and he can take over a game. He may get a couple MVP votes. He will take over this game on defense. Indy does not have the talent to deal with him. They can hardly deal with Ant. Smith.
Just trust me guys. It would take some crazy, unlucky, bull**** for the Texans not to win this game by 10. Luck has some late game heroics but he may not even be in this game late. I fully expect the Texans to go full throttle the whole game. They won by 12 last time and let off the gas. The score was not indicative of what really was happening. Texans could have won by 20+ that game. They will go all out here and will only rest starters if they are up by at least 14 in the 4th quarter, maybe not then. They know they can get their rest after the game so they will not take any chances with the score.
Ok, is that enough, grab em at 7, tease them to any team you like.
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12-29-12 06:14 PM |
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