HOU vs. INDY Gameday Thread

[dsorc]

I'm with Apollo on this one. I see us blowing out the Colts as the Texans go into it thinking that this a statement game. If the Texans want to be considered good they need to win games like this. I don't see the loos of OD having too great an effect on the offense as I think Walter will now take more of those inside seam routes. It's not like OD was releasing from a TE slot all the time, he was motioned to slot WR a lot of times. It is less deception but with the Colts secondary hurting and Andre attracting attention, Walter should have plenty of opportunities to come up big.
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[theJ]

[Quaker Jeff]

[jargin]

I keep going back and forth on this game. Earlier this week I was totally confident that the Texans would be victorious this Sunday. Lately I have been thinking that the Colts are going to win. But I keep reminding myself that it doesn't matter who I think will win the game because it does not affect what happens on the field. The people who affect what happens on the field are the coaches, so it is up to them to win this game. It is up to the coaches to make adjustments when the team is losing and to keep the pedal to the metal when the team is winning. I'm just a fan so all I can do is sit back and watch. I hope the Texans will win. I hope with tremendous care for the franchise that I love so much to win. If the Texans can somehow, someway, pull off a victory this Sunday against the unbeaten Colts they will, as Apollo Stallion said, "shock the world."
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props to LORK 88

[Anti404]

well,

Phillip Wheeler comes in and gives Indy a factor they do not have with Hagler - a possible outside linebacker blitz, which I think we will use to some extent[with success]. Daniels is a huge hit for the Texans - Walter is a decent second receiver, but outside of Johnson and Owens, Schaub is limited in weapons. and, though Sanders is not playing, he never plays, and Bullitt is a very, very solid SS[he had four picks last year], and Bethea is playing great. Jackson and Hayden have been on and off as they see the field very little, but Lacey and Powers have played very well. so, although I see AJ getting a big 120+yard game, I don't see Schaub having as much success, due primarily to our great pass rush[which will, as I stated, be aided with Wheeler].
also, Peyton had an "off" game against the 49ers[300+yards, 65%+ completion is off?] because we don't play them much. the Texans are a different story, and their defense isn't, I believe, half of what San Francisco's is, specifically in the CBs, so I see Manning having a big game with Reggie being able to split up some sub-par corners.

projected stuff:
Matt S. - 290 yards, 22/35, 2 TDs, 1 INT[to Bethea]
AJ - 125 yards, 9 catches, 1 TD
Moats - 70 yards, 15 Carries, 1 TD

Peyton M. - 355 yards, 25/37, 4 TDs
Reggie - 115 yards, 8 catches, 1 TD
Clark - 70 yards, 7 catches, 1 TD
Freeney/Mathis - combined 3 sacks, 1 FF

31-21, Colts

8D, feel free to criticize.

[kenney]

[Anti404]

[Xaero]

[Marco79]

[amazingandre]

[CAS22]

The 4 WR sets on 3rd down and long are going to be an issue. Freeney and Mathis are going to have free reign going against Brown and Winston, no chip from a TE or a RB (unless we go 1 TE and no RB). We all saw what Mathis could do to us last year, he single handedly forced two turnovers in the 4th quarter of the Rosencopter game. I would much rather play 2 TEs with 3 WRs and no RBs on 3rd down. But I am no coach.
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*Quinney*

[Xaero]

We should try to exploit the holes in their secondary, but also try to prevent the imminent threat of Freeney and Mathis. If we manage that, the game is ours for the taking.
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[Jabba Da Brunk]

ESPN is reporting that Moats and Slaton will split carries even, but Kubiak will of course go with the hot hand if someone stands out.
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Thanks to Underwood for the erotic sig.

[CAS22]

[amazingandre]