2024 Houston Texans Season Thread

[Macklemore 2,876]

Our defense kicked their ass. Slowik should have run the ball more at the beginning of the game. We were the more physical team, felt like I was watching a UGA game and how they just wear down the opposition. 

I want our pass protection to be better, secondary kicked ass after getting burned last week. Akers fumble was horrible. The play calling was not great at the end of that drive. Should have tried to get our WRs free with play action on 2nd down at the goal line. Way too many penalties. Tank catches that pass midfield where he drops it and Akers doesn’t fumble we score 2 more TDs and are averaging 30 points a game for the first 2 games. Lots to improve, glad we are 2-0. Next week against the Vikings on the road is going to be tough.

Edited September 16 by Macklemore

[Ignatius 4,017]

Ugly, ugly, ugly win…but still a win. 2-0, going into what suddenly looks like a much tougher game than it did a couple of weeks ago.

[elfenix 34,227]

Will Anderson Jr has some BBQ sauce on his shirt

 

Edit: probably blood

 

Edited September 16 by elfenix

[Slacks 6,819]

Texans learning how to win ugly against teams they should win against. Positive growth. They used to lose these games regularly.

Bears have no OL. I don't understand how they continue to cycle through coaches, QBs, RBs and not realize they have to build the offense like they think they've built their defense.

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

lot of good film for them to review this week

vikings will be a handful, especially up there 

[David Dennison 18,851]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

lot of good film for them to review this week

vikings will be a handful, especially up there 

DeMeco and the coaches see a lot more than we do. I expect to look much better next weekend.

[Pimphand 5,734]

Definitely don't think Ive ever seen a worse team be up 2 games after 2 weeks.

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

fun 2 weeks boys, this thread makes it better

 

i hope they take a hard look at play calling 

move tank back to the slot 

Edited September 16 by tx 3 putt

[Fud 9,552]

Both games have been preseason games, including the Texans players and coaches, the refs, and the coaches/players of the other teams. Luckily individual plays of brilliance have houston up 2-0 and somehow up two games in the division already 

 

Edited September 16 by Fud

[Slacks 6,819]

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

fun 2 weeks boys, this thread makes it better

 

i hope they hard look at play calling 

Playcalling was fine, except end of 1st half 3 and out sequence. Play execution wasn't great in some key spots. 

The thing that has to get fixed is Tunsil's false starts on almost every play. I don't know how he gets away with it as much as he does. 

 

[billfromlaketravis 11,448]

22 minutes ago, Slacks said:

Texans learning how to win ugly against teams they should win against. Positive growth. They used to lose these games regularly.

Bears have no OL. I don't understand how they continue to cycle through coaches, QBs, RBs and not realize they have to build the offense like they think they've built their defense.

So you have Hard Knocks bro? Bears are the second smartest team in the league behind the Giants. 

[HtownHorn 14,671]

Glad we won, but the OL was trash from the start and Stroud was off starting in the 2Q when the protection was breaking down at will.

Demeco needs to establish a killer instinct. Kicking FGs will work against a rookie QB, but it will not work against KC. 4th and inches vs. a 40+ FGA should be a no brainer.

[Fud 9,552]

[PTINS 3,466]

11 hours ago, TOR said:

The one on Navigation still there?  Great food.  Although Villa Arcos is probably better.

Yes, it's still there. And no, nothings better.

Ninfa's is the first place I ate green sauce for chip's, Taco's Al Carbon, Shrimp Mariscos, or Queso Flameado, and I'm an old MF. The Ninfarita ushered in a new era of Margarita's, back in the day when everyone had a drank for lunch.

I moved to Houston in 1980 and my mother and Aunt came to visit from Austin. Ninfa's blew them away. Nuff said, for me.

I'm one of the guys that goes to Ninfa's and gets the same thing every time, especially now that I'm back in Austin. I drove to the Sugar Bowl for the express purpose of eating at Ninfa's on Navigation, and some cajun food in Lafayette.

After eating this at 11 in the morning, I couldn't think about food til I got to New Orleans. 

[Bevo 13,570]

20 minutes ago, PTINS said:

I moved to Houston in 1980 and my mother and Aunt came to visit from Austin. Ninfa's blew them away. Nuff said, for me.

I'm one of the guys that goes to Ninfa's and gets the same thing every time, especially now that I'm back in Austin. I drove to the Sugar Bowl for the express purpose of eating at Ninfa's on Navigation, and some cajun food in Lafayette.

 

Mama Betty's off of Parmer was done by the son of one of the manager's of Ninfas. The recipes are similar. The owner recommended trying a restaurant across from Ninfas on Navigation, El Tiempo Cantina.

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

52 minutes ago, Bevo said:

 

Mama Betty's off of Parmer was done by the son of one of the manager's of Ninfas. The recipes are similar. The owner recommended trying a restaurant across from Ninfas on Navigation, El Tiempo Cantina.

 

that el tiempo has really fallen off and their pricing has only gone up. i stopped going there a long time ago 

 

[The Earl of Texas 3,132]

Well, offense played badly and defense played great, so just flip-flop from week 1. Games in which this teams hits on all cylinders are going to be sick. I think Chicago's D did well so give them their due.

Just win, baby.

Commanding divisional lead, already. But remember, we were 0-2 this time last year.

[Hate 20,107]

Chicago’s defense is really good. That was a fistfight that the Texans won. I wish DeMeco had gone for it on that short 4th down. But other than that, they are 2-0 and still pretty healthy. They’ve got a 2 games lead in the entire division as well! You couldn’t ask for too much more this early in the year.

[SimkinsMan 4,386]

The turnaround in the Texans roster over the last two years has been remarkable. When you watch that team last night, there were weapons all over the offensive side of the ball, and on defense there were big, fast playmakers flying around. It was impressive stuff. The penalties can be fixed. 

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

lot of room for improvement, but improving while being 2-0 is ideal 

[The Earl of Texas 3,132]

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

lot of room for improvement, but improving while being 2-0 is ideal 

Yeah, playing 'poorly' and winning is extremely underrated in the NFL. Fans tend to look down on that instead of understanding the importance of what it says about their team.

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

4 minutes ago, The Earl of Texas said:

Yeah, playing 'poorly' and winning is extremely underrated in the NFL. Fans tend to look down on that instead of understanding the importance of what it says about their team.

 

well, this team has it in them to play much better. if we sucked and were 2-0, that’s a much different deal all together 

[Fud 9,552]

Houston has been significantly better than Indy and Chicago on a play to play basis, but they kept both teams in the game with sloppy play, dumb mistakes, and poor coaching at times

[SimkinsMan 4,386]

Unreal how lucky the Texans got in dodging this bullet.

 

[Sleepygrad 1,029]

Every game they see CJ win has to be salt in the wound for Carolina.....hard to believe how completely opposite two trajectories can be like that

[Macklemore 2,876]

6 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

that el tiempo has really fallen off and their pricing has only gone up. i stopped going there a long time ago 

 

Never understood how Ninfa’s could not replicate the quality of the original on Navigation with their other restaurants — the same is true with El Tiempo which was started by Mama Laurenzo’s sons after the family lost control of Ninfa’s. Pappasito’s has had no issue replicating the awesomeness of the original on Richmond and Hillcroft at any of their other restaurants. I have been to Pappasito’s in Atlanta and their fajitas are amazing — the only difference than the one’s in Texas is they have white queso instead of yellow. Everything else including the design of the building and automatic tortilla maker is the same.

Edited September 16 by Macklemore

[Macklemore 2,876]

6 hours ago, SimkinsMan said:

The turnaround in the Texans roster over the last two years has been remarkable. When you watch that team last night, there were weapons all over the offensive side of the ball, and on defense there were big, fast playmakers flying around. It was impressive stuff. The penalties can be fixed. 

Caserio has done a masterful job with the roster. Unlike Tricky Rick, who could only draft 1st rounders and routinely drafted 2nd and mid round busts, Caserio has been nails in that regard. Other than Amon Ra and Puka, no other team has drafted better WRs than the Texans with Nico and Tank by using mid round picks. Nico’s extension at $23 million AAV is a steal with him playing at a first team All Pro level. Bullock and Kamari look like steals. While Blake Fisher was not a favorite pick of mine at the time, Caserio is smart to have drafted a cheaper, younger replacement for Tytus when we let him walk next year.

Edited September 16 by Macklemore

[n64ra 1,081]

I'm not afraid to say I was wrong. How dumb of me to want Young over Stroud.

[HtownHorn 14,671]

Navigation is the tits, but give me 15 bowls of Creamy J from Chuy's anytime.

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

52 minutes ago, n64ra said:

I'm not afraid to say I was wrong. How dumb of me to want Young over Stroud.

 

all sports media wanted bryce over cj

 

them this stupid shit dropped that he ghosted the manning qb camp … 

https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/04/19/cj-stroud-accused-blowing-off-manning-passing-academy-commitment-draft

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/c-j-strouds-link-to-manning-passing-academy-stirs-up-media-squabble

 

 

a 100000000 ‘fuck you’s’ to the manning family for not straightening out things at that moment and waiting a year to clarify things. fuck you manning family 

https://houston.sportsmap.com/houston-texans-cj-stroud-peyton-manning-passing-academy-misunderstanding-nfl

https://athlonsports.com/nfl/cj-stroud-manning-passing-academy-rumors

 

 

[TonyTexas 10,508]

1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

fuck you manning family 

 

Personally, I’m going to be thanking my lucky stars for the Manning family for awhile. 

[Ignatius 4,017]

6 hours ago, SimkinsMan said:

Unreal how lucky the Texans got in dodging this bullet.

 

Davis Mills saved this fucking franchise…

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

 

[Fico 1,778]

Might have forgotten a word in that tweet….maybe….maybe not….

[TexArcher 37,771]

He shouldn't apologize for that hit, because it was legal.  The punch and the headbutt after weren't, but the hit was fine, lol.

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

good job, good effort ….

 

[tx 3 putt 76,874]

10 hours ago, Macklemore said:

Caserio has done a masterful job with the roster. Unlike Tricky Rick, who could only draft 1st rounders and routinely drafted 2nd and mid round busts, Caserio has been nails in that regard. Other than Amon Ra and Puka, no other team has drafted better WRs than the Texans with Nico and Tank by using mid round picks. Nico’s extension at $23 million AAV is a steal with him playing at a first team All Pro level. Bullock and Kamari look like steals. While Blake Fisher was not a favorite pick of mine at the time, Caserio is smart to have drafted a cheaper, younger replacement for Tytus when we let him walk next year.

 

 

[Dutchrudder 11,135]

[Brothahorn 10,087]

Sometimes the Football Gods give you what you need, not what you want. Stroud was what Houston needed. 

[Hate 20,107]

4 minutes ago, Brothahorn said:

Sometimes the Football Gods give you what you need, not what you want. Stroud was what Houston needed. 

I could not agree with this any more...but I would also add Demeco.  He is just perfect for this franchise and this city.  I would also be remiss if I didn't mention Hannah.  She has done a remarkable job of turning the perception of Cal completely around.  The FUCKING ROOF WAS OPEN IN SEPTEMBER!  The fans have been screaming for the roof to be open for years. She seems to really be plugged into the fans of this team and doing her best to keep them happy.  I've never been happier about this team, that is for sure.

[mycox 582]

The only reason the roof was open was due to hurricane damage. They will have that thing closed the rest of the year.

[TonyTexas 10,508]

3 hours ago, mycox said:

The only reason the roof was open was due to hurricane damage. They will have that thing closed the rest of the year.

The only reason the roof was open was due to home-opener festivities which included fireworks and a flyover. 

[TonyTexas 10,508]

For the Tunsil-is-a-bum crowd 

 

[TonyTexas 10,508]

On 9/15/2024 at 10:09 PM, TonyTexas said:

I’d say he’d be a lock for special teams POW if it weren’t for the Commander’s kicker who went 7 for 7 on FGs this week. 

 

On 9/15/2024 at 10:19 PM, CurlyDumps said:

Meh, quanity over quality

 

[Hate 20,107]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

For the Tunsil-is-a-bum crowd 

 

Nobody questions his ability to pass block. Everyone should continue to question his ability to stay set until the ball is snapped.

[Dutchrudder 11,135]

32 minutes ago, Hate said:

Nobody questions his ability to pass block. Everyone should continue to question his ability to stay set until the ball is snapped.

Yep, that's what makes the comparison to Altuves base running so apt. We need him to keep doing his thing, and cut down on the penalties.

[HtownHorn 14,671]

Our offense really is crazy right now. When we cross the 50, we either score a TD or piter out around the opponents 35 yard line.

[TonyTexas 10,508]

 

[Sleepygrad 1,029]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

 

 

Quite the turn around for Ka'imi....was shit, now nails from 50+

[royiv 9,271]

5 hours ago, Hate said:

Nobody questions his ability to pass block. Everyone should continue to question his ability to stay set until the ball is snapped.

His wife is also tired of his false starts.