Game Day Thread Official Game Day Thread - Week 13 Pats @ Texans

TheRainMaker said:

Has anyone noticed the Texans uniforms are a direct rip off of the Patriots uniforms?

Click to expand...

They came out at the same time lol could argue the reverse.

PatsWSB47 said:

Maybe but we didnt find out last year until the Chargers playoff game. We lost 2 games in December

Click to expand...

True. This time though our offense is healthy for the first time in months, weather is not a factor and the Texans defense isn’t all that.

No reason why the offense should struggle tonight like they have the last several games.

Pats offense needs to get it going tonight. It is December and they are finally healthy. They have only a few weeks to get it right. If they want to win they need to really get back into the 25PPG range without a defensive score/defensive turnover leading to easy points or STs play.

The other teams are too good this year to just lean on our D.

dreighver said:

Any chance he takes the job from Folk moving forward?

I'll be curious to see how he kicks tonight.

Click to expand...

It's a dome tonight. Folks was kicking in 30 mph wind/rain the past few weeks. If you want to compare that as apples to apples.........

.

sb1 said:

Tonight we will find out a lot about whether this offense is good enough to win a championship. No excuses.

Click to expand...

I'd have to agree, though every game is it's own story of matchups, etc. The Texans are just good enough defensively to be a good barometer of where the offense is currently. I'm more interested in the running game tonight. I hope for another step forward.

The Pats have to start stringing together some good offensive games. Can they sustain drives tonight? Can they score without the D or ST's giving them short fields? Can they convert 3rd and 5+ consistently? These are some of the other questions that should be answered tonight hopefully.

Froob said:

They came out at the same time lol could argue the reverse.

Click to expand...

Pats uniforms came out in 2000. Texans entered the league in 2002.

TheRainMaker said:

Pats uniforms came out in 2000. Texans entered the league in 2002.

Click to expand...

Oh thought you meant the color rush jerseys.

TheRainMaker said:

Has anyone noticed the Texans uniforms are a direct rip off of the Patriots uniforms?

Click to expand...

Easterby's fault!!!!!!!!!!

.

Zuma said:

Click to expand...

People can make fun but I like this kind of thing. It builds an identity and helps the rest of your D set an aggressive tone. Of course you need to perform if you are going to do it and be taken seriously.

moejr said:

If we win tonight I say we go 14-2 on the season

Click to expand...

It makes it more likely. Not looking pass KC. I like our chances of taking the Bills at home though.

shmessy said:

It's a dome tonight. Folks was kicking in 30 mph wind/rain the past few weeks. If you want to compare that as apples to apples......

Click to expand...

Yeah, I get that - obviously it's not a 1:1 comparison given all the variables (and I never asserted it was).

But BB and co. have more than just this dome game to look at, and surely there are a lot of little elements/variables of kicking that they'll be evaluating too.

Appreciate what Folk has done, although I'm curious to see what Forbath can offer.

Froob said:

Oh thought you meant the color rush jerseys.

Click to expand...

The overall design looks identical.

shmessy said:

Easterby's fault!!!!!!!!!!

.

Click to expand...

Who?

YES!!!!!!!!!!!

4:45 PM - 1 Dec 2019
Ben Volin‏Verified account @BenVolin
Official Volin Prediction: Texans 24, Patriots 20. Going against my better judgment by picking the Texans, but Pats have struggled on offense, and the bout with the flu all week can’t help

shmessy said: ↑
Easterby's fault!!!!!!!!!!

TheRainMaker said:

The overall design looks identical.

Who?

Click to expand...

I wouldn't expect you to know. Ask a Pats fan.

.

BobDigital said:

It makes it more likely. Not looking pass KC. I like our chances of taking the Bills at home though.

Click to expand...

And the Goofins are on a roll, think we outta win by double digits tho pretty handedly.

BobDigital said:

People can make fun but i like this kind of thing. It builds an identity and helps the rest of your D set an aggressive tone. Of course you need to perform if you are going to do this kind of thing.

Click to expand...

Didn’t the Texans try wearing Letterman’s jackets before? Panthers walked around the field during pregame warmups with baseball bats which has been outlawed. Honestly, nobody really cares. If the Pats LB’s showed up looking like “Boogeyman” would that now scare people?

shmessy said:

It's a dome tonight. Folks was kicking in 30 mph wind/rain the past few weeks. If you want to compare that as apples to apples.........

.

Click to expand...

I wish this game was being played at Gillette, it would be classic played in the snow.