SB Nation User Blog: m1

Sunday's score

m1 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:43:22 -0000

Alright people, time to pull out that crystal ball and predict the outcome of the game.

we should have our starting qb back for this game, and i can see slaton topping 100, maybe a few touchdowns. I'm thinking Andre can get around 125-150 and a touchdown. as long as we dont turn the ball over we have proved we can at least be competitivebeat the smack out of anyone. i really wanna see what everyone else here is thinking in reference to the final score. how much do you think we will beat the fins by? I'm sticking to my 21-20 texans prediction

Hi Fins Fans!

m1 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:53:10 -0000

Good Afternoon. Just coming over to wish you guys luck in the upcoming game this sunday,and wannted to say that i just got done making a lil preview of the matchup at battle red blog. come over and give some input if you want, correct me if i'm wrong, or just check it out, but no trolling.... if you do i will track down Ronnie Brown and kidnap him, ace ventura style. J/k

Texans @ Dolphins week 6

m1 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:38:30 -0000

Ok people, I'm looking foward to this weeks game! In anticipation for the upcoming game, i'm giving a look at the matchup between us and the Dolphins. Miami is looking good their last 2 (two) games, and that wildcat formation is doing some damage to opposing teams gamplans, and no one seems to have an answer for Ronnie Brown. The Dolphins are currently on a 2 (two) game winning streak, while we are in the middle of a 4 (four) game losing streak.

STATS

(as per nfl.com today which have not updated for this last week yet. I will update when they do):

Points per Game: HOU 20.8pts/gm(18th) MIA 19.8pts/gm(23rd)

Yards per Game: HOU 312.3yds/gm(13th) MIA 324yds/gm(10th)

Points Allowed per Game: HOU 32.5(30th) MIA18.5(7th)

Yards Allowed per Game: HOU 334.2yds/gm(18th) MIA 288.8yds/gm(8th)

As you can see, Miami is not missing Jason Taylor so far with a top 10 D, but our Offense is a lil bit better, so as long as our D brings it like they did last game, this should be a good matchup. Next we take a look a positions and who has the edge.

QB--------------Texans: Matt Schaub(at least i hope) Miami:Chad Pennington

Yards and Per game 697/232.3 gm 817/ 204.2 per gm

Completion % 64.5% 67%

TD/int 4/5 3/1

Advantage-Push: If Schaub had played last game and had these stats, id give it to Miami. as is, solid play from pennington without errors is part of the reason for the fins success. I have no doubt that if schaub would have played last gamewe would have won and his stats would have been decent.

RB---------------------------------Texans: Steve Slaton Miami: Ronnie Brown

Yards/per gm 64yds/gm 53yds/gm

avg per attempt 4.7yds/carry 4.7yds/carry

TD/Fumble 1/0 5/0

Advantage-Push: both teams running attacks are looking similar on paper, but the Texans seem to be pass first, and the Fins are run based. look for similar yards but more tds from miami run game.

WR/TE Texans:A. Johnson/K. Walter/O. Daniels Miami t. ginn/g. caramillo/a. fasano

yds 310 168 238 130 214 197

rec 24 17 19 15 17 14

td 1 3 0 0 1 2

Advantage-Texans: We have a good bunch of recievers, and the qbs have done a good job distributing the ball. Miami's widouts lack the talent, but the run game gives them more room to work with.

Defense. Advantage-Miami: the stats speak for themself. Miami is currently a top 10 Defense, while we are in the bottom half.

Overall Advantage based on stats: Miami. They look like a new team on a mission these last few games. i have no doubt it will be a good game. look for the Fins to give a healthy dose of Ronnie Brown/Ricky Willaims the entire game, with around 10 snaps to Brown directly out of the wildcat. I'm expecting a 21-20 win for the texans as time expires. BATTLE RED FOR LIFE!!!!

What do you think?

pin the losses on the donkey

m1 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:15:19 -0000

Sorry, i get bored at work. I started thinking about the losses so far, and each had its own special nasty smell of defeat. I know as a team you aren't supposed to put the blame on one persons shoulders, but, like last game, I got to thinking. Is there one specific piece that is holding the texans down, or is it just a bunch of peices not meshing right. Well, Let's decide. i've got a nice lil poll to see what you think, and pls tell me why you think this answer is the best answer, or why it is none.

Poll

Who is most responsible for the losses so far this season?

Coach Kubiak

5 votes

OC Kyle Shanahan

0 votes

DC Richard Smith

5 votes

QBs Schaub/Rosenfels

3 votes

Entire Defense

0 votes

Entire Offense

0 votes

All of the Above

4 votes

None of the Above

0 votes

17 votes | Poll has closed

WITH THE NEXT PICK, THE HOUSTON TEXANS SELECT

m1 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:11:58 -0000

At the rate we are going this year, the best thing might turn out to be the pick we get. We have some very talented core players, but depth is an issue at positions like wr, the whole secondary, lb, and I don't know about you but I would love to see another stud wr lined up next to aj. Most of all, we need a leader on offense. I see the defensive leader in 'meco, but I want to see someone on the offense step up to that role with some fire(lookin at you, schaubby). but lets play GM for a minute, what postion would you want, and even better is who? Myself, I would love to see slaton's old roomie from wv Pat White, at least then if he has to run(lookin at you sage) he might just make something happen. What do you think?

Poll

what postion should we take in the upcoming draft?

QB?

4 votes

CB/S?

22 votes

WR?

1 votes

DE?

9 votes

RB?

0 votes

OLB?

2 votes

38 votes | Poll has closed

for all the sage lovers....

m1 — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:27:20 -0000

i think we can agree to stop asking for the qb who gave up 21 points in a few min. Dont get me wrong, he has some potential(like 28 pints in a qtr against tenn), but he could beat out aj ****ing feeley in miami, and just gave the colts a win on a silver platter. all i ask is no more sage. as far as the rest of the team, great effort, nice to see reeves acually find the ball in air for once, mario manhandling the colts oline, and great day by "slasher" slaton and AJ.