Official Texans vs. Redskins Game Thread, 9/7/2014

[chuck]

I wonder if we'll ever get a true account of what's up with Clowney.

[Arky]

There's a good chance the Texans will have a 1 game lead over the Colts by the end of the day. They'll share the AFCS lead with the Titans. Titans turned some heads today with the upset of the Chiefs....

[Keith]

Kudos to Mike Vrabel for getting something out of Brooks Reed. I guess it is a contract year for Reed, too.

O'Brien understandably has little confidence in Fitzpatrick throwing the ball downfield. Won't be long before he gives him the dreaded 'vote of confidence'.

[nunusguy]

Pretty solid game by the defense (and S-Teams) with another great effort by JJ. Swearington also played very well. And I thought Clowney made a couple plays before he went out, hope the injury is not too bad.
So what it's been since September of last year since a win ? Wow, what a dry spell.

[barrett]

Watt was amazing. He has a motor like a guy trying to make the 53 man roster. It is a real treat to watch. There is not a defensive player that comes close to him for impacting a football game.

Swearinger was really good. It's a shame he purposely got himself a rep for dirty/rough play. Now he gets flagged for perfect form tackles.

And Cushing just adds something beyond the plays he makes. Great to see him out there.

The offense was bad, but bad was all it needed to be, so I'll reserve judgment. I was surprised by how much empty backfield we used.

And it sure is nice to have great ST play. In a normal Texans season we would have played the Redskins even on Offense and Defense and lost. This year we played them even and won by 11 due to the ST.

All in all I would say, few surprises, Watt is maybe better than ever, and I am starting to really believe O'Brien can coach.

[barrett]

I don't know how I forgot, but GREAT game from Brooks Reed. I had given up on ever saying that. He has often been solid, but never impactful. And Mercilous got in on the action too. Whether it's Vrabel or something else, great to see.

[chuck]

It looked to me like Reed is heavier than he's been in years past. Not slower, just bigger.

[HPF Bob]

Let's not forget Foster who sat out all the all the pre-season games and still ripped off a 100-yd effort behind a less-than-stellar o-line. Gotta hold onto the rock though. That fumble is what you expect for a guy who hasn't had live contact in a long time.