We will go 10-6 this season. Our schedule IMO is so weak, therefore our talent will prevail in a lot of those games. Defense will be much better and will be the key to our success.
Sunday, Sept. 7 12:00 p.m. vs. Redskins - W Sunday, Sept. 14 3:25 p.m. @ Raiders - W Sunday, Sept. 21 12:00 p.m. @ Giants - L Sunday, Sept. 28 12:00 p.m. vs. Bills - W Sunday, Oct. 5 12:00 p.m. @ Cowboys - ? Thursday, Oct. 9 7:25 p.m. vs. Colts - L Monday, Oct. 20 7:30 p.m. @ Steelers - L Sunday, Oct. 26 12:00 p.m. @ Titans - ? Sunday, Nov. 2 12:00 p.m. vs. Eagles - L BYE WEEK Sunday, Nov. 16 12:00 p.m. @ Browns - W Sunday, Nov. 23 12:00 p.m. vs. Bengals - ? Sunday, Nov. 30 12:00 p.m. vs. Titans - W Sunday, Dec. 7 12:00 p.m. @ Jaguars -W Sunday, Dec. 14 12:00 p.m. @ Colts - L Sunday, Dec. 21 12:00 p.m. vs. Ravens - ? Sunday, Dec. 28 12:00 p.m. vs. Jaguars - W I'm thinking somewhere between 7-9 or 9-7. Will take a favor of two to get into the wildcard hunt.
I think without a good qb, this is a 7-9 team, but with good coaching (BO'B, Crennel) this team could go 10-6.
I agree with you until the last sentence. I'm suspicious that Schaub's decline was as much physical as it was mental. Between the Lisfranc (which doesn't have a great long-term recovery history) and him hitting the age where arm strength tends to drop a bit, I'm wondering if opposing DCs found a lack of zip and ability to stretch the field on film study. By the way, I voted same as you -- over .500 but no playoffs. 9-7 sounds about right, with the chance to get to 10-6 and playoffs with a little bit of luck. This is a better team than folks realize with a much weaker schedule than most appreciate, but Fitzpatrick probably needs a career year (i.e. something close to Schaub 2012) to get this team to win enough close games to reach 10. I think he'll come close, but not quite.
Schaub became a bad decision maker (for the first time in his career), and his physical limitations obviously couldn't have helped him, but I put a lot of Schaub's downfall on Kubiak. His offense was just so ridiculously predictable. And a lot of what we had done the prior 2 years we simply didn't have the personnel to execute anymore. Yet Kubiak never adjusted. He was stubborn as a mule.
It all hinges on what AJ does now. I reserve my vote until we find out for sure what going on. Even if he does stay, I wonder how much good will has been lost; how much excitement, etc,. Just have to wait and see what the feelings and comments are from the dressing room.
They should tell him to wait it out one more season and see where the team is. If they suck again then trade him to a choice any team he wants to go to.
My prediction is either 6-10 or 5-11. To be more specific, if Fitz will start more than 8 games for the Texans, it will be most likely be 6-10 or 7-9. if Keenum will start more than 8 games for the Texans, it will be more likely be 9-7 or 5-11. if Savage will start more than 8 games for the Texans, we could be either 10-6 or 3-13.
You can always look at the facts from different prospective. For example, most of the people are looking down on Keenum because of his 0-8 records, and also the same people will believe the defense of the Texans is our brightest spot of this team. Well, think it this way, for his 0-8 starts last season, Keenum did have quite a few games played pretty well, especially in the first half. He did show flashes that he can play and playing with excitement. And how did we lose those games (which at the end somehow became a close loss)? Yes Keenum was almost a different QB in the second half (himself being one of the reasons, plus the coaching staff failing to make any adjustments doesn't help also), but don't forget, our defense almost completely melted down also. We were losing quite a few close game last year could also imply that our offense may not be as bad as you think under Keenum or Schaub, and our defense could be even worse than you were expected.
Scrub teams? We lost 14 games in a row last year... Too many unknowns to make a prediction, but for me.....just having someone besides Gary Kubiak on the sideline will be enough for me to be really excited come training camp.
I think 6-9 wins is realistic given the amount of close games lost last year and what appears to be a softer schedule. Anything more or less than that and we will either have terrible luck (injuries) or somehow have stumbled upon (a) gold mine(s) somewhere (O'brien is a playcalling genius, Keenum learns how to throw intermediate routes, Foster becomes 2011 Foster again, etc). I think my biggest concern right now is the running game. You really have to question Foster's motivation with all of this change, and besides that we don't have anybody that is at all proven in the backfield.
With the first pick in the 2015 NFL draft, the Houston Texans select....... the QB from Oregon/Florida St
I would rather hope for this : With the first pick in the 2015 NFL draft, the Houston Texans select....... the CB from Oregon St/Florida.
There is NO WAY this team goes 2-14 again. Just getting rid of Kubiak and Schaub should translate into at least 6 more wins than last year, IMO.
That would be the sensible thing to do. I know Andre is good, but even he doesn't have a crystal ball. Who knows, with a dominant D anything can happen. Add a few good pieces next season and even more could happen.
