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Originally Posted by WMH
The kiss of death.....
I'm optimistic/hopeful, but I'm always optimistic/hopeful in August.
I WANT to be optimistic/hope in NOVEMBER and DECEMBER.
We've got a rough patch ahead, the first month of the season is absolutely brutal, but I'm thinking we can hang with just about anyone, so we will see how it plays out.
Should definitely be in the game more times than not this year.
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Why is it the kiss of death?
Ya know, I always thought this was an interesting event last year. Why would Bob McNair declare a 5-8 team that had just lost to the Ravens on a Monday Night game as "on the right track"? Was he mainlining koolaid? Most commenters (read: angry fan) in other forums/blogs thought he was naive, crazy and that the other owners were just buttering him up. Thought he was overselling his product just a tad. And these same commenters never missed an opportunity to point this out during off-season discussions (time and time again and again and again).
I'm thinkin' Bob's vision might be a little different than Joe Fan's. Here we had the Texans hanging with the always-tough-Ravens for 4 quarters in an entertaining Monday Night game. That is something that not even the 8-8/9-7 Texan teams of the past did well (i.e. be competitive against good teams). So, yeah, Bob's comment on the surface sounded a little, ahem, overly optimistic but perhaps he was speaking from his vision. (and as we all know, a vision 9 years in the making). To some, his comments will always remain an unforgivable offense but I'm not in that crowd. Ask yourself:
1. Did you feel the hiring of Wade Phillips was a good move?
2. Did you feel the Texans made good choices in this year's draft?
3. How about the pickup of Joseph and Manning in free agency?
4. Did the Texans show improvement with their 3-0 showing against the Jets, Saints and 49'ers in pre-season?
So are the Texans on the right track? At this point in time, I'd say yes, I see a lot of improvement, but there is still a season to play out....
Sometime after Thursday's game, I (or someone else) will run a poll on the predicted record for the year. Will be interesting to see the results....