UKTexans Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 So ESPN have released an article and they predicted us to go 9-7, here's the link: http://www.espn.com/blog/houston-texans/post/_/id/20277/three-straight-home-games-could-give-houston-texans-edge-in-afc-south Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 10, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, W Record: 1-0 Week 2: Thursday, Sept. 14, at Cincinnati Bengals, W Record: 2-0 Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 24, at New England Patriots, L Record: 2-1 Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 1, vs. Tennessee Titans, W Record: 3-1 Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 8, vs. Kansas City Chiefs, W Record: 4-1 Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 15, vs. Cleveland Browns, W Record: 5-1 Week 7: BYE Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 29, at Seattle Seahawks, L Record: 5-2 Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 5, vs. Indianapolis Colts, W Record: 6-2 Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 12, at Los Angeles Rams, W Record:7-2 Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 19, vs. Arizona Cardinals, L Record: 7-3 Week 12: Monday, Nov. 27, at Baltimore Ravens, L Record: 7-4 Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 3, at Tennessee Titans, L Record: 7-5 Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 10, vs. San Francisco 49ers, W Record: 8-5 Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 17, at Jacksonville Jaguars, W Record: 9-5 Week 16: Monday, Dec. 25, vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, L Record: 9-6 Week 17: Sunday, Dec. 31, at Indianapolis Colts, L Record: 9-7 They haven't really put a lot of thought into it, I think they have just looked at our history and just used that as a barometer. For completions sake they have: Titans 11-5 Colts 7-9 Jags 4-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 A 7-2 start, a 9-7 finish? Yeesh, talk about a collapse down the stretch. Not exactly our MO, we start slow and finish strong... Very optimistic on us before the bye, even scoring a W against KC. The Baltimore loss, the Arizona loss, the Indy loss - I can see one of those three losses actually happening. All three would be back breaking losses if we started off that hot. I'm thinking KC is a loss, but Baltimore and Indy are Ws for a 10-6 ending. Might squeeze into a WC, get a 3rd game against Tennessee in the first round. If Indy goes 4-12 and ends up with the #1 pick, they're going to get a HAUL from somebody for Darnold. They'll be set up for the long run in terms of draft capital, much like how Tennessee got set up by the Goff trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 6 minutes ago, EliteTexan80 said: A 7-2 start, a 9-7 finish? Yeesh, talk about a collapse down the stretch. Not exactly our MO, we start slow and finish strong... Look at the results. Losses to Pats, Hawks, Ravens, Steelers and Colts. Teams were traditionally do poorly against. Then the wins, Jags, 49ers, Rams and Bengals. Teams we would expect to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 2 hours ago, texans_uk said: Look at the results. Losses to Pats, Hawks, Ravens, Steelers and Colts. Teams were traditionally do poorly against. Then the wins, Jags, 49ers, Rams and Bengals. Teams we would expect to beat. I don't disagree we don't do well against those teams - save for the Colts and Ravens. We've had their number recently, and given the uncertainty with both Joe Flacco and Andrew Luck, it takes quite the leap of faith to think they'll muster up enough offense to beat us. (I'm very convinced Luck misses the season, and Flacco will be a shell of himself - which is average at best). I think you said it best early, it was a lazy analysis. Just looked at past results as their gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 Scary thing is they have the Titans at 11-5. If that were to happen you have to think we're struggling to make the wild card at 9-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, texans_uk said: Scary thing is they have the Titans at 11-5. If that were to happen you have to think we're struggling to make the wild card at 9-7. Oh yeah. Very possible that we're on the outside looking in if Tennessee breaks double digits. Then you gotta think that Cincy, KC/Oakland and Miami becomes our worst enemy. (Less Miami, given their QB situation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texansfan713 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 -If we finish 9-7 (again) and miss the playoffs O'Brien should be canned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Texansfan713 said: -If we finish 9-7 (again) and miss the playoffs O'Brien should be canned. I'm not interested in turning every thread into a Bill O'Brien discussion, so I'll simply state that I disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAtexansFAN23 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I also disagree. I mean how do you fire a guy who's never had a losing season? But Anyway I was doin the math earlier and I don't think 10-6 is too much to ask for. I've got it going similarly to how ESPN's got it except that we sweep Indy Week 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 7 hours ago, PAtexansFAN23 said: I mean how do you fire a guy who's never had a losing season? Because mediocrity can only be accepted for so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texansfan713 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 2 hours ago, texans_uk said: Because mediocrity can only be accepted for so long Yeah. Being mediocre in sports is the absolute worst thing. I'm not content at being mediocre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 21 minutes ago, Texansfan713 said: Yeah. Being mediocre in sports is the absolute worst thing. I'm not content at being mediocre. Not sure if that's sarcasm. But in a league of 32 teams, with a salary cap and a draft (basically a sport built for peaks and troughs), mediocrity is like purgatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texansfan713 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 36 minutes ago, texans_uk said: Not sure if that's sarcasm. But in a league of 32 teams, with a salary cap and a draft (basically a sport built for peaks and troughs), mediocrity is like purgatory. Not at all. I hate being mediocre in sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 3 hours ago, texans_uk said: Because mediocrity can only be accepted for so long While I can, agree - how can we guarantee that the next guy in isn't going to do worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 1 hour ago, texans_uk said: Not sure if that's sarcasm. But in a league of 32 teams, with a salary cap and a draft (basically a sport built for peaks and troughs), mediocrity is like purgatory. Kind of to my first point - what happens if [insert new coach here] just tanks out? What if we fall into a trough and simply stay there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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