Official Texans vs. Vikings Game Thread, 8/31/2009

[Arky]

Texans ball at their own 15.

Screen to OD goes for about 6. 3rd and 3.

1st down pass to AJ is good at the 31 yard line.

Slaton not much. 3rd and 6 coming up....

Dump to Slaton comes about a yard short of a 1st down. Texans to punt.

[TheMatrix31]

No holes for Slaton anywhere.

[NBT]

So far, suck, suck, suck!!!!!

[HPF Bob]

Gruden sounds like a post-puberty Theismann

[HPF Bob]

Unfortunately, we're playing the Vikings defense before they get all their mid-season astroturf injuries and steroid suspensions. By October, it's easier to beat them.

[Arky]

Vikes ball at their own 23.

On 1st down, good pressure by AO makes the pass incomplete.

Demeco stops AP after a 3 yard gain.

Favre hits Shiancoe for the 1st down. Ball at the 37.

Illegal block on Vikes - ball at the 31.

DeMeco doing it tonight...

Now, 3rd and 6 for the Vikes...... Looks to be 1 yard short.

Vikes to punt.

[Big Texas]

Hopefully we get better, but right now we look a mess. I have seen Demeco make 90% of the tackles on the D. Where is everyone else.

Our Offense looks sub sub par at best.

[papabear]

Originally Posted by chuck

Antonio Smith is the highest paid player on the team. Wow. He is more invisible out there than Travis Johnson and Travis actually has an excuse.

i've seen him being held several times in the preseason...even though they weren't called you have to beat your man for them to hold you. looking for much more from him

[Arky]

Texans ball at their 20.

Short gain by C Brown.

Brown rumbles close to the 1st down but offsetting penalties nullify the play.

Schaub int. grounding/loss of down - Jared Allen breathing down his neck..

Inc. to Johnson on 3rd down.

Texans to punt.

[Big Texas]

Another horrible offensive series. Why would Shaub make that screen pass if Winfield was pressing AJ?

Well at least Chris Brown looked decent.

[Arky]

Vikes return the punt into Texan territory - about the 49 yd line....

Short gain by Peterson.

End of 1st qtr.

[chuck]

This team blows. Playoffs my ass. Only the team's ludicrously weak schedule will give them any hope of sniffing .500 again.

I'm looking at the defense and I simply don't know which corps is worse, the D line, the linebackers or the secondary.

And the team has ZERO running game. That's why none of the bootlegs ever work anymore.

[Arky]

Sack by DeMeco! Makes for 3rd and long...

DeMeco trips up Taylor so Vikes to punt.

[chuck]

Wow. Demeco looks like Mike Singletary out there. He is all over the place.

[Nconroe]

well, Demeco is playing his heart out. sack and stop of AP for force the punt. yeah, overall, Minnesota looks quicker and stronger right now.

[HPF Bob]

Great series for Demeco. Now let's get the ball out of our own end.

[Big Texas]

Another sack. Good Job. He has 7 tackles and a sack. That is more than half the tackles the team has so far. Where is everyone else. Is Adibi even playing?

Again Mario looked great.

[TheMatrix31]

What a good pass, Matt.

[Arky]

JJ fair catches the punt at the Texan 13..... long way to go...

C Brown for 6.

Schaub Int'ed. Vikes ball at the Texan 24.

[chuck]

W T F is Schaub doing? There is no reason to throw that pass. He had more yardage looking at Brown coming out of the backfield and Brown didn't have two guys all up in his jock.

There's Demeco again. Shaun Cody looks like a keeper.

That was a TERRIBLE roughing call.