Yes, this is the only good thing that has come from this horrible, dissapointing nightmare of a season.
To cheer Matt getting hurt was totally wrong, though I would like to think that more were cheering the fact that Kubiak now had no choice but to change QBs, because we all know he doesnt have the balls to do it himself
The problem is...it's the same thing. Kubiak wasn't going to bench Schaub on 2nd down deep in Rams territory. He came out because he was injured. The cheering happened as he lay on the field, clearly in pain. Doesn't matter why. The cheering happened because he was injured.
The Texans should acknowledge their fans' frustrations. Or soon they'll be playing to an empty stadium.
I saw two classic fans on TV, they were so happy after the Texans touchdown in the end of the games. They were two kids with the longhorn caps. Maybe the longhorn fans are better.
That was after an AFC Championship game. Texans fans held a rally after losing to Baltimore in the Divisional Round. Also, I've heard plenty of stories about Oilers fans slashing Pastorini's tires, and breaking the windows of his car. I also recall a time when Warren Moon needed an HPD officer outside of his house 24 hours a day for a solid 4 days after a tough loss.
Meh, fans pay money to voice their opinion. At least this got the team listening to our cries, it should be painfully obvious to BlowSchaub that he is unwelcome here now. He has lost the fans, the city, and the team. Our city is cursed.
Tbh, the FO and coaching staff have put the fanbase in this position. I don't think they should listen to us but when the overwhelming majority wants a change, it probably needs to happen. They completely disregard what is best for this franchise and usually spit in our face while they're at it. Did Kubiak deserve his extension? Nope. Yet, they do it and the fan base knows that McNair is too cheap to axe Kubiak and pay another HC on top of it. The fact that Yates is the back-up is one of the many reasons in why I want Kubiak out. He's too loyal. Yates has put in the work, but it's not like Keenum has not. What happens when our scrub backup QB comes into a game? Everyone saw it first-hand yesterday. Don't get me started on Marciano.
I grew up in NYC a baseball/hockey fan, got to Houston after the Oilers left and became a Rockets fan because of Franchise, hell I've watched nearly every Texans game and can't say I'm the biggest fan.... but watching this brought tears to my eyes <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NsjXko9N6B0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Houston fans are very long suffering, but many are "rough" and when sufficiently "lit up" can become "surly." This could get much, much worse. That video of the "return" after the championship game was a moment I will never forget. A high point in fandom.
Yea that wasn't a right thing to do. I was at the game, n I think people were cheering for the fact that Yates is coming in. Anyways what the players are gonna talk trash against the fans? DO WHAT U"RE SUPPOSE TO DO, n WIN AGAINST ****ING ST.LOUIS RAMS. N NOBODY WOULD BOO U. DO YOUR ****ING JOB. PEOPLE SPEND THEIR HARD EARND MONEY N PAY TOP DOLLAR TO SEE Y'ALL PERFORM N U GET BLOWN OUT BY ST.LOUIS ****ING RAMS. AT THE END OF THE DAY WE MAKE UR PAYCHECKS. SO YOU GOT NOTHING ON US, DO UR ****ING JOB.
I don't think Houston fans are worse than anywhere else and probably a lot better than other cities. I think a lot of fans were cheering Schaub being able to walk off the field, because fans always do that for every player, and those cheers are being misinterpreted. But the players and media need to be careful and not smear an entire customer base because of a small percentage of drunk a-holes. They need to acknowledge that just as it's rare for a week to pass without an NFL player getting in trouble with the law that most NFL players are not lawless, and just because some fans are scum doesn't mean most fans are scum.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Schaub on fan reaction: Wasn't aware of things going on.</p>— Reid Laymance (@ReidLaymance) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReidLaymance/statuses/389890544173715457">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>More Schaub on fan reaction: Hate to think anyone outhere, if anyone injured, that people would be like that or act that way</p>— Reid Laymance (@ReidLaymance) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReidLaymance/statuses/389890692945698817">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Schaub: No place for that in this game</p>— Reid Laymance (@ReidLaymance) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReidLaymance/statuses/389890744531427328">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Was this after they knocked on the door or after they banged on the door? BTW, the "class" (or lack of it) of the fan does not in anyway alter the outcome of what happened on the field yesterday. They would have lost no matter what - they would have lost if the Texans fans were total scumbags and they would have lost if the Texans fans were angelic and wonderful. This was a total nonissue although I got a good chuckle at all of the righteous indignation eminating from the Cowsheep today. For a little perspective on what constitutes a "classy" fan, do you remember the infamous 1975 whiskey bottle incident? This happened during the December 28, 1975 playoff game between Dallas and Minnesota that led to the creation of the term Hail Mary Pass coined by Roger Staubach. From Wikipedia: With 32 seconds remaining in the game Roger Staubach lined up in the shotgun formation, took the snap, pump-faked left, then turned to his right and unloaded a desperation pass to Drew Pearson who was being covered by All-Pro cornerback Nate Wright. Wright fell down, allowing Pearson to make the catch by trapping the ball against his right hip at the 5-yard line with his back to the end zone. He then turned and scored standing up with 24 seconds left. As Pearson strode into the end zone for the score, free safety Paul Krause complained to field judge Armen Terzian that an interference penalty on Pearson should have been called. An orange, thrown by a spectator in the stands, whizzed by Pearson at the goal line. The orange is visible on NFL Films footage of the play and was initially confused by some as a penalty flag and was also misinterpreted by the Vikings defense as a penalty. More debris was thrown from the stands by angry Vikings fans, enraged that no penalty was called on Dallas. Defensive tackle Alan Page argued with officials and was assessed a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the ensuing kickoff. On Minnesota's next possession with 14 seconds left to play, a Corby's whiskey bottle was thrown by a spectator, striking referee Armen Terzian in the head at Minnesota's own 10-yard line, creating a large forehead gash and rendering him unconscious. Terzian had to wear a bandage, later requiring 11 stitches, as he walked off the field and was replaced by substitute official Charley Musser for the final two plays. I actually saw this happen live on CBS (The NFC was carried on CBS back then).
