The Official Patriots vs Texans game thread

[NEPats1]

shalise manza young ?@shalisemyoung 9m
lots of tweets about field here at Reliant...it doesn't look great, can see seams of 8x8ft grass 'puzzle pieces'

ugh.

That's just crazy. I hope for no injuries.

 

[PatsBoy12]

shalise manza young ?@shalisemyoung 9m
lots of tweets about field here at Reliant...it doesn't look great, can see seams of 8x8ft grass 'puzzle pieces'

ugh.

Thoughts of Welker . . . I hate reading this. Let's hope our guys get out there with healthy knees and ankles.

For all the focus on player safety and players getting fined, why aren't teams being fined for not providing safer playing fields for the players? I used to hate when NE had to travel to Veterans Stadium in Philly back in the day. Why aren't organizations held more accountable for the playing surface they provide to players, even their own?

 

[dannydyn]

If we go up 10-0 or 14-0 early houston will fold. Have to jump on them early.

Or our defense will fold in the second half....

 

[PatsBoy12]

I'm going to be keeping an eye on ARI v PHI. I love football.

 

[Rob0729]

Great! We get another game of Dan Dumbledorf!!!

 

[Michael]

Dierdork? No no no no no no noooooooooooooo!

 

[YearbookCurfew]

Time for a Texas sized beat down on the Texans.

 

[Rob0729]

Thoughts of Welker . . . I hate reading this. Let's hope our guys get out there with healthy knees and ankles.

For all the focus on player safety and players getting fined, why aren't teams being fined for not providing safer playing fields for the players? I used to hate when NE had to travel to Veterans Stadium in Philly back in the day. Why aren't organizations held more accountable for the playing surface they provide to players, even their own?

I think the Welker field thing is overstated. The Pats used to play every home game on fields just as bad as Reliant Stadium until the Pats put in field turf in 2006.

 

[Betterthanmost]

I can guarantee a couple of things:
1. Ridley will not fumble in this game.
2. Our defense will score in this game.
First guarantee shows my clairvoyance...

 

[reflexblue]

Just realized this is probably the last game that i'll have to listen to dan deardouch. that in itself makes a good day

 

[ErniesPinkStripes]

The Welker injury was just a freak thing, I don't think the field had anything to do with it, sometimes knees just give... same thing happened to me, just planted wrong and it buckled

 

[sb1]

Hopefully the board can handle the traffic this time...

 

[YearbookCurfew]

I'll bet the Texans drop their HC and Schaub next season.

 

[PatsBoy12]

Not ideal, but that's fine. We'll just have to do better.

 

[dannydyn]

yup, we're playing on the road, alright. FML

 

[sb1]

Oof... good return

 

[heavyde050]

Come on defense. Force a punt

 

[DefenseRules]

Oh crap we have to listen to these idiots.
I hope that return is not a signal of another bad start

 

[Froob]

So much for the return game being useless.

 

[Rob0729]

What a crappy coverage.

What is Dumbledork talking about? Teams are not returning balls all that well at all this season. The odds are against a good return.