So, we're already sold on Brock? Not arguing, just asking FIFY :grin: Although I love HOU getting shine We need to 180 our history when the lights are bright. That's exactly what the playoffs are.
My company is headquartered in Wassau and has tickets and a bus. Going to bring clients up and let my company pay for it all.
Like the over on the Raiders and the Texans. I wish Texans were at 7.5 like the Raiders because then I'd throw a big number on them. I could definitely see the Texans going 8-8 or 9-7 next season.
You guys are taking the Jags and Titans very lightly. Jags can easily beat us. Strong defense. Mariota I take over Brock. Who knows how Murray and free agents do? Draft etc. Just saying I don't consider this texans team elite. All comes down to Brock and by Week 8 we will know what kind of qb we have for the year
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a> have the 19th hardest 2016 schedule based on records from last season. Opponents had a 124-132 (.484) in 2015.</p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/status/720774373989175296">April 15, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">5th time in team history the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a> play the AFC West. 4th time they will play the NFC North.</p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/status/720775512134553602">April 15, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a> play six teams that had double digit wins and made the playoffs. <br>Chiefs<br>Vikings<br>Broncos<br>Bengals <br>Patriots <br>Packers <br>68-28 (.708)</p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/status/720779284168581120">April 15, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Not in turf anymore. Probably not necessary in Minnesota anyway. I doubt they have the drought issues up there...
3 Division games. 1 to each team. **** I gave them Vikings and Raiders win which I think will be a toss up. I guess this will be a harder year to determine since we may have somewhat of a running / passing game. I just don't think we should take our division as lightly. Everyone is getting better. Healthy Luck >>>>>> Our Defense
I was initially a bit shocked; but the more I've thought about it: Watt is now a brand name and a leading face of the NFL; Hopkins + Miller is an exciting 1-2 punch; Oseweiler was the biggest and most shocking free agent signing... the Texans are certainly an intriguing team. Having said that, the NFL is usually a year behind itself; I'm surprised they're ready to anoint the Texans this quickly.
Are they really getting anointed? Everybody gets a TNF game. MNF is now a 3rd-4th tier game (even when they were mediocre, the Texans usually got at least one), for which the Mexico City game is more of an event than the opponents themselves. And they got the one token SNF game that usually all playoff teams/division winners from the year before do get (at least its at home). I'm not sure what was the impetus to have everybody play on Saturday/christmas eve... while there is still 2 games on Sunday... but I presume the Bengals game is the typical Saturday game the NFL has every year once college football is over (this is an NFLN only game... probably the least glamorous of any night game). They did get the Broncos (again on 3rd tier MNF), which is the one matchup they probably don't get without acquiring Osweiler (I'm actually surprised they stuck this on MNF... thought it would get more run... hence why I'm not making much of the national intrigue of the Texans). What they didn't get is a national "game of week" 3pm game (which week-in/week-out is the 2nd best matchup of the week), nor do they get multiple SNF games that most upper-tier teams are getting. When they start getting these matchups routinely, you can then presume they've "arrived" on the national stage (in fact, in their entire existence... the Texans have only ONE national game of the week appearance... 2012 @ the Broncos, the Matt Schaub ear game). What's interesting is that as the Thursday night package continues to go up in value... there will be better and better matchups featured (notice that the ones on NFLN only are the really crappy ones, while the NBC matchups are better than the CBS matchups). All of this further pushes the mediocre games to the MNF package, which ESPN/ABC really is overpaying for at this point (but since they're in bed with the NFL, they wouldn't dare back out).
12-4 Prediction. Division Winners Bears ----- W Chiefs ----- W @Patriots - L Titans ---- W @Vikings - W Colts ---- W @Broncos - L Lions ---- W @Jags ------ W @Mexico City (Raiders) -- W Chargers -- W @Green Bay -- L @Colts --- L Jags --- W Bengals -- W @Titans -- W
