Official Texans vs. Bengals Wild Card Game Thread, 1/5/2013

[Arky]

Yep, re: New England, I'm thinking I don't expect anything close to what happened on their last trip there..... I haven't seen a spread, yet, but I expect it to be in the 8 or 9 range...maybe higher....

Tony Dungy on NBC doesn't like their (Texans) chances in NE but he's become an "opposite endorsement" person lately (i.e. fade his picks).... He's beginning to get on my nerves (and BTW, some people should never go with the shaved head look, Dungy and his taxi cab ears is one of those people)....

[BigBull]

Originally Posted by Arky

(and BTW, some people should never go with the shaved head look, Dungy and his taxi cab ears is one of those people)....

LOL! That is what I was thinking also.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Arky

Yep, re: New England, I'm thinking I don't expect anything close to what happened on their last trip there..... I haven't seen a spread, yet, but I expect it to be in the 8 or 9 range...maybe higher....

Tony Dungy on NBC doesn't like their (Texans) chances in NE but he's become an "opposite endorsement" person lately (i.e. fade his picks).... He's beginning to get on my nerves (and BTW, some people should never go with the shaved head look, Dungy and his taxi cab ears is one of those people)....

He lost some credibility with me when him and Harrison gushed over Joe Webb and how great he is before today's game. They actually used the line "that's what makes Joe Webb special." Dungy was sure it was a good thing for Minnesota. Either he was just an NBC stooge selling the game or he had an agenda beyond football that would explain why he wanted Joe Webb to succeed so badly.

Either possibility resulted in a terrible analysis job.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by barrett

He lost some credibility with me when him and Harrison gushed over Joe Webb and how great he is before today's game. They actually used the line "that's what makes Joe Webb special." Dungy was sure it was a good thing for Minnesota. Either he was just an NBC stooge selling the game or he had an agenda beyond football that would explain why he wanted Joe Webb to succeed so badly.

Either possibility resulted in a terrible analysis job.

Ya, I saw that. That's part of it.... Why? Such enthusiasm for a backup QB? I liked the Packers a whole lot more to win after I saw that....

I suppose what irks me most is his favoritism toward the Colts organization and whoever Peyton is playing for - they can do no wrong..... Many times I've seen a film analysis where a player screws up and Dungy will chime in "you can't do that!"... Like the player made the mistake on purpose or something.... Heat of the battle, s**t happens, ya know? Hindsight is 20/20. He was a player himself so he should know how it goes sometimes.... Not saying he's a totally worthless analyst, just very annoying sometimes....

[Nconroe]

There were plenty of talking heads on TV predicting Texans had lost "it" and momentum, and would loose today.

Maybe we won a few analysts back today but already looks like very few giving us much chance against Pats either next Sunday.

I guess Texans have grown some thru their recent losses, learning how to forget quickly their penalties or bad ref calls or thier own bad plays and keep going.

Thought I saw a stronger Schaub today on mental toughness side.

[HPF Bob]

I think the Texans' best chance to succeed is to pound the rock against them but I think they can get the Pats off balance if they come out in the first series in a hurry-up. Shanny and Kubiak used to script the first 15 plays in Denver. Why not run them in a no-huddle hurry up and give Belichick a dose of his own medicine - maybe even with two WRs and two TEs with one back?

Do this in practice too so the defense gets used to the pace. Script it and run it with a stopwatch so they don't spend much time at the line before snapping the ball. If it works right, you get their defenders gassed right from the start in the cold air and wondering if they are going to see that all day.

[Arky]

OK, Pats opened as 9 pt favorites and it has already jumped to 10.5 in a couple of books....

I'll take all them points.... I think it will be closer than John Q. Public thinks it will be....