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Avenger · 12-04-2012, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwitexansfan

Once upon a time the idea of snow might have bothered me as a Texans' fan, but after seeing the team grind out in a win in the awful conditions of Soldier Field I think they can play anywhere, anytime.

This game will be very interesting. Our secondary is pretty banged up but your receiving corps is too.

If Brady gets time, it could get ugly quick.

Hopefully Watt and Smith continue there good form and Mercilus picks up where he left off last week and get in Brady's face all game.

Wasn't that with Cutler out though? Cutler sucks but he's much better than Campbell. The Pats don't gift turnovers and the Texans only had 1 TD

***goheels22002*** · 12-04-2012, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Double TE

Be the more physical team. Beat up AJ at the line and hit Foster hard every time he touches the ball.

***Kick Schaub in the family jewels***

Did the Patriots sign Ndamokong Suh or Carl Everett?

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everlong · 12-04-2012, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 76Texan

LOL, agree.

You kick the dog, he could get mad, and there's no telling what's gonna happen.

Overall, I don't think you guys bring too many blitzes, at least the last few years.
I did watch plenty of your defense, out of curiosity how McCourty would work out after he was drafted.

A pretty good job by the guys up front, I must say.

Giving up some yards in the passing game, but creating plenty of opportunities for the guys in the back-end to make plays.

BTW, I like Dennard as a low round pick, too.

The Pats are actually last in the league in percentage of plays blitzing and that's not a new trend however since Talib they have been blitzing more often.

New England Patriots-Houston Texans matchup has plenty to offer - ESPN Boston

9. Aqib Talib factor for Patriots -- Talib versus Andre Johnson: Maybe it's coincidence, maybe it's more a result of the opponents they faced, or maybe Aqib Talib is simply that much of a difference-maker. Consider this: Before acquiring Talib at the trade deadline Nov. 1, the Patriots rushed five or more defenders a league-low 15 percent of the time, according to ESPN Stats & Information tracking. With Talib, the number of rushes with five or more defenders has spiked to 28.3 percent. A potential Talib matchup against Texans receiver Andre Johnson naturally yields excitement.

Good well balanced article.

I second the applause on the Texans fans coming in here and talking real football. A lot of weeks you get an influx of trash talk that ruins so many threads needlessly.

I cannot wait for this game. ESPN has to be stoked considering some of the loser games they seem to get stuck with week after week like the week after with Jets @ Titans.

PATSYLICIOUS · 12-04-2012, 01:17 PM

Houston reportedly signed Stanford Routt due to injuries at CB

Stanford Routt reportedly signs with Houston Texans - NFL.com

drs23 · 12-04-2012, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by PATSYLICIOUS

Houston reportedly signed Stanford Routt due to injuries at CB

Stanford Routt reportedly signs with Houston Texans - NFL.com

Indeed they did. I don't really expect him to the field real soon except for Teams play. Having said that, Wade could surprise me big time.

Kid~Brady · 12-04-2012, 02:03 PM

I like this guy.

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This is a winnable game. The RB corp will have to be ready to take a huge load this game to keep Brady and that O off the field. Defense gets a couple of stops and we can pull the upset at Foxborough.

Texans 21
Patriots 17
What I am hoping for

Texans 28
Patriots 41
What I fear

Kid~Brady · 12-04-2012, 02:07 PM

Andre Johnson will be doubled, just like we did Fitzgerald, he's way too good.

Schaub is ehhhh, not a bad QB but nothing to fear. We've already beaten Peyton, the ONLY QB I really "fear" in this league.

It should be a good game. We need to bottle Foster up, guy is a beast.

Danger Zone · 12-04-2012, 02:34 PM

I wanted to give a tip of the ol'tricorne hat to our Texan visitors.

I might live in Maine but Ive got a lot of family in Texas.

Glad to have you talking football with us.

TexasTradition · 12-04-2012, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Kid~Brady

Andre Johnson will be doubled, just like we did Fitzgerald, he's way too good.

Schaub is ehhhh, not a bad QB but nothing to fear. We've already beaten Peyton, the ONLY QB I really "fear" in this league.

It should be a good game. We need to bottle Foster up, guy is a beast.

Schaub is a rythym passer, if he is feeling it and our running game is effective enough then he does posess the ability to light up a secondary as I have seen him do many times. But he is consistently very minimal with his mistakes even if he is not in a good rythym or is being harrassed.

Just a hunch, but I think you will see Ben Tate get some real opportunities to make his mark in this game now that he is healthy again. When he gets rolling along with Foster... We tend to chew up major clock and our drives seem to never end. Which is obviously something we must do to have a chance.

Btw: these are the best Texans boards to visit: http://www.texanstalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=56

PatsFan2 · 12-04-2012, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by manxman2601

Some JJ Watt v Marcus Cannon here. Vollmer uncertainty could suggest a rematch. And in limited confrontations, Cannon did OK.

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Wow JJ Watt almost tore up Cannon knees on one of those plays. Cannon did a fine job though. Now if Watt was so heralded how could we have a taken that mash unit Glass-I Dowling where we did.