The upcoming Tennessee game (12-14-08)

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by Mike

It puzzles me to see this ongoing fascination with Frank Okam. Has he even made a tackle in his time on the field?

While it's only my speculation, I think the fascination is driven by two things. One, the belief that he has 1st round talent and we could potentially have the steal of the draft if only we could coax it out of him. Second, since he's a Texas guy, he is somewhat different than most 5th round linemen in that most people around here had heard of him. Unless you really follow college football/draft closely, it is unlikely that the average NFL fan will know much about a 5th round DT. For instance, 3 DTs were taken in front of Okam in the 5th round (Carlton Powell, Jason Shirley, and DeMario Pressley). While most have heard of Okam, I doubt many know much about these guys.

[TheMatrix31]

So are we mathematically eliminated?

[Arky]

Originally Posted by TheMatrix31

So are we mathematically eliminated?

From the playoffs? Yes. Baltimore has 9 wins which is the most the Texans can accomplish and Baltimore beat the Texans head-up...

[TheMatrix31]

That's a shame. I mean, I know we couldnt make the playoffs anyway, but it's always fun to still be officially alive, ya know?

[Arky]

Originally Posted by TheMatrix31

That's a shame. I mean, I know we couldnt make the playoffs anyway, but it's always fun to still be officially alive, ya know?

Yep.

What's it been ... like 15 years or so since a Houston pro football team has been in the playoffs? That's too long.... There's always excitement in the air when you're contending for or get to go the playoffs. Hopefully, these guys (Smith and Kubes) are building us a perennial playoff contender.... I don't have too many complaints, I can wait. 7 years? Ha! That's a mere pittance after being an Oiler fan...