Official Texans @ Cowboys Fake Game Thread, 8/24/2019
 

The Texans head to Arlington Saturday to take on the Cowboys in a televised scrimmage. When asked how much playing time the starters will get O'Brien replied, "I think it will be similar to how we used them in the Detroit game – not much".

Game = Saturday, 8/24/2019, 6 pm, Arlington, TX

TV = ABC13

I'm in Dallas for a fantasy football draft so we're all going to the game. I've wanted to see Jerry World since it opened and a $10 preaseason ticket seemed like a nice way to do it. Hopefully a few starters play to entertain me for a quarter.

I've coached some waitresses at sports bars to go up to a group of guys holding a fantasy draft and say in a dumb blonde voice: "So, I understand your FANTASY is to own a bunch of MEN..." and watch the reaction.

As for the exhibition game, Dallas-vs-Houston used to mean something. It apparently doesn't now. The Cowboys will be in a mournful mood after team radio voice and former quarterback Babe Laufenberg's 21-year-old son passed away from leukemia this week.

In Little Rock during the game, Cowboys country here. Never thought I’d miss my buddy Spence and all his smoke through a keyholes, and yet here we are.

L Miller injures his knee on his first carry. On the next play, Watson fumbles and the Cowboys recover at the Texan 24.

Prescott scrambles and hits Gallup for a TD.

Cowboys 7, Texans 0

10:53 left in the 1st qtr.

J Thomas blocks the Texans punt and recovers it in the endzone for a Cowboy TD.

Cowboys 14, Texans 0

7:41 left in the 1st qtr.

Wonder how the Astros are doing.......

Maher is good on a 36-yard FG for the Cowboys.

Cowboys 17, Texans 0

2:28 left in the 1st qtr.

Morris gets it in the end zone for the TD for the Cowboys from the 1.

Cowboys 24, Texans 0

4:43 left in the half.

Only preseason but omg this is atrocious.

I fear the road MNF opener at Superdome will be a buzzkill, too.

Lots of Clowney trade rumors swirling. Losing him along with Lamar Miller does not bode well for this season’s chances.

Maher adds a 23-yard FG as time expires at the half.

Dallas 27, Texans 0

Halftime.

If there were ever a welcome time for Bob's power to konk out, this would be it.

Mine too, for that matter.

Cowboy's QB M White hits J Chunn for a 12-yard TD.

Cowboys 34, Texans 0

5:14 left in the 3rd qtr.

I am in absolute awe of this.

And in other news, Andrew Luck is going to retire. That leaves the conference wide open for the Jags.

I guess Buford’s power really did go down again.

Final score:

Cowboys 34, Texans 0

Pretty ragged all the way around...

I can't see anyone trading for Clowney. He can't sign an extension with anyone. Who would trade for him to have him for 1 year at $15 million in salary? And if some team would do it, then they aren't paying anything significant and we're bailing on him for next to nothing.

Honestly, I missed the first half because of issues with my landlord (not over anything that's trouble - he is building a new house on the property and looked like he needed some help with these long pipes). Once I found out the halftime score, I decided "why bother"?

I checked the "highlights" on YouTube later and it seems our o-line went through a major regression from last week or the Cowboys have resurrected their "Doomsday Defense" from yesteryear. I'm sure David Carr would have flashbacks with this line play.

At least we know the Texans will be scanning the waiver wire next weekend for a new running back. Surely somebody's 4th or 5th running back is better than anyone we have in camp.

The first series was Watson holding the ball. None of the hits he took were blocking issues. That was a total of like 4 plays.

Then the team looked awful with Webb under center. The OL looked worse than awful and looked like they were punishing Webb out of spite.

Between those things a veteran starter had his leg (career?) ruined in a meaningless preseason game. After that happened it didn't look like anyone had any interest in being out there.