ESPN Predictions

[UKTexans]

4 hours ago, EliteTexan80 said:

While I can, agree - how can we guarantee that the next guy in isn't going to do worse? 

He might, but I'd rather go through bad coaches to find a good one then continually beat up on bottom feeder sides and lose to anyone half decent

[ET80]

24 minutes ago, texans_uk said:

He might, but I'd rather go through bad coaches to find a good one then continually beat up on bottom feeder sides and lose to anyone half decent

I look at what the 49ers, Dolphins, Eagles - and that coaching carousel just worries me to no end. I think of a rookie QB being asked to work with three different OCs in three years, and I shudder.

9-7, I give O'Brien ONE more season before calling him mediocre. The downside of hunting for a coach and finding the wrong one over and over again just panics me.

I'm ok with firing Rick Smith. From a cannon. Into the sun.

[amazingandre]

On 9/1/2017 at 8:29 AM, texans_uk said:

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

This isn't unrealistic except for us losing week 17 in Indy. We would be fighting for a playoff spot and they will be mentally checked out, no way we lose. I see 10-6.