Christmas Miracle Weekend Begins... [aka Week 16 & 17 Scoreboard Watching]

[Big Texas]

Originally Posted by WMH

If it is true, and sticks.....this certainly helps our miracle cause:

From PFT:

Brandon Marshall benched
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on January 1, 2010 12:34 PM ET
Brandon Marshall will sit out Denver's season finale, but it's not just because of his hamstring injury.

Broncos coach Josh McDaniels announced Friday Marshall will sit because of a coach's decision.

McDaniels reportedly said the reason was an accountability issue. According to the Twitter account of Colorado Springs Gazette reporter Frank Schwab: "McD's message is Marshall wouldn't play through some injuries that others will play with on Sunday."

Marshall was suspended by McDaniels in training camp, when Marshall also appeared to milk an injury and give less than full effort. Marshall's contract is up after the season, and he may be trying to avoid an injury that keeps him from getting paid.

Of course, an incident like this is a huge reminder that any long-term contract for Marshall will have its risks.

As I understand it, Royal is out as well.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by Big Texas

As I understand it, Royal is out as well.

And Scheffler has been benched. Their receiving weapons on Sunday will be Stokely, Gaffney and Graham.

[bckey]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

And Scheffler has been benched. Their receiving weapons on Sunday will be Stokely, Gaffney and Graham.

Heaven knows the Texans need handouts.

[Arky]

The whole Brandon Marshall thing I believe has caused the Denver/KC spread to drop a full 3 points - now at Denver by 10.

Also, late money seems to be pouring in on NE - Texans now favored by just 7.....

So, as of early Sunday morning, Texans by 7 and the three other teams in the Texans' playoff scenario are all roughly favored by 10....

[painekiller]

Not to rain on the parade. I wanted to say a couple of things.

1st off if you told me 9-7 to start the season I would have been happy, I might have guessed that that would be shy of the playoffs, but would have been satisfied.

2nd This team is still one of the youngest teams in the league, we have virtually no veteran leadership with winning experience. The culture has changed, and it moving in the right direction.

3rd Kubiak will not be fired even if we loose tomorrow due to a $3M buy out in his contract. That is on top of his salary that Mcnair would still have to pay. Not a wise business move. Plus Bob is on record of saying he thought the players where not executing the plays the way the coaches were coaching. Kubiak has one more draft to hit a Home run in.

4th We are still shy on the talent pool, but most teams are. Most teams play inconsistent, watch them like you do the Texans, and you will notice this. Every team has fans that complain about their team, welcome to the internet.

5th Th average Houston fan is a front runner, he only goes to events, he does not know the roster and will come out of the wood work if this team makes the play offs.

Now go cheer the team to a new high in wins and expectation for next season.

[TheMatrix31]

Chiefs score early!

[TheMatrix31]

What....the ****************....was that.