Dear Texans NaySayers-
Now I will agree that the game last night between the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings was difficult to watch, it is not time to get all negative ninny on our boys. Before you become your severely negative self and jump off the Texans bandwagon as you usually do after a bad game, why don't you take a few minutes to look at things objectively, for once, and weigh the true facts about the Pre-Season games.
1. That's exactly it....It's a PRE-SEASON game! It doesn't mean diddly. The coaches are trying out new plays and players, while the players are trying out new techniques. NOTHING...ABSOLUTELY NOTHING...can be truly evaluated from even the 3rd Pre-Season game that is a true reflection about how the Regular Season will go. If the Texans are getting blown out 2nd and 3rd week of the season...then you can begin to worry a little, but NOT IN THE PRE-SEASON. It's a written rule in the guidebook of being a true fan: "Thou Shalt not stress, evaluate, become hopeful or jump off thou bandwagon during Pre-Season football"
2. Other than the one long run the Texans actually did surprisingly well against the best number 1 back and arguably best number 2 back in the league. And one long run a game is part of the deal against playing ball with Adrian Peterson. He's gonna break one. It's inevitable. It was just discouraging this time because it happened on the first play. Without that run,they only averaged 3.6 yards a carry! That's pretty damned good! Plus, add our #1 draft pick into the mix when he is healthy and that play probably gets stopped.
3. Missed tackles by secondary guys who shouldn't even be playing with the big-boys won't happen in the regular season. If it wasn't for an undrafted-free agent trying to arm tackle on a few plays, the Vikings might not have scored or put themselves in position to score on that dump pass to Chester Taylor. With Jaques Reeves or Dunta Robinson back, that play doesn't happen...
4. What were the refs thinking?!?!?!? There were a number of extremely biased calls that ruled in Favre's favor in pivotal parts of the game. 4th downs becoming 1sts. Personal fouls offsetting when it really should have been only been against the Vikings. Nonsense Roughing the Passer Calls. It was amateur hour for the guys in stripes.
5. Schaub's ankle injury. THE MAN TURNED HIS ANKLE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ON THE TRACK! This is a common injury and I honestly don't know why the Texans have track instead of grass there anyway. Cleats and that stuff...DO NOT MIX! But regardless..Schaub taped it back up and came back in the game and almost led the Texans to a Touchdown. He can and will play through anything to prove that these injuries are freak occurrences. he would have finished the game had it been a regular season game too. Give the man a break.
6. Our receivers looked GOOD! Johnson, Davis and David Anderson were blowing past a secondary who is arguably one of the best in the league. They were open on fly and deep out-posts routes time and time again. Dan-O's inexperience led to a couple of overthrown balls that would have been Andre Johnson Touchdowns and a pass to AJ when he should have went the other way to a wide open Andre Davis. I am truly excited about seeing what our receivers are gonna do.
I could go on and on about the reasons that you should calm down, breath, have a glass of Miller Lite or your favorite Cognac and chill. Relax a little on the bandwagon with us true fans that always stand behind and support our teams before you get all John Kerry fickle and jump off and run bitching to the radio shows. Look at the facts and be cool. The season will be just fine.
Texans 31 - Jets 17
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