Whether they do it running, passing or by turnover, taking the lead and then chewing up the clock is critical. Keep Manning off the field as much as possible.
I'm hoping the Texans have designed some new wrinkles on defense to grab an early advantage. Schaub will have to be on his game and avoid the stupid INT that so often plagues his performances.
We should not be afraid to go to AJ and JJ with some OD that they didn't see in Week 1 but, at some point, we have to pound them with Foster and Ward just to see if they are capable of stopping it. If they aren't they may cheat up, in which case, they should be vulnerable to deep routes.
Someone on another board mentioned the "Super Bowl loser hex", which afflicts teams the year after reaching the Big One. Seems like the Saints got hit with this worse than the Colts.
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