So leadership isn't important b/c Major Applewhite isn't in the pros? Is anyone actually saying that leadership is MORE important than talent? Of course not. Talent is the most important factor in making it to the NFL. Once in the NFL, leadership is a skill that can make someone more talented than another guy, just like in ANY other sport. Throwing accuracy, elusiveness, arm strength, clutchness (and/or "leadership", whatever), all go into measuring a player. Why not actually make a valid comparison, which would be Applewhite in college vs. Simms in college? One guy had all the physical tools, and folded when the going got tough. It's an easy experiment, b/c the team/conditions are the same for each. One guy sucked, the other guy came in w/the same team and excelled. There is no question as to who had more physical 'talent', who was more highly recruited, etc. But as far as who was actually the better player, people still argue over it to this day. On the Titans' being outscored by their opponents - I don't get why that's such a big deal. The obvious reason for that is they lost 3 games by 30 or more points, and most of their wins were close. What's the issue? Because they didn't blow anyone out, somehow their record isn't legitimate? This makes them the 'luckiest team in the NFL'? What a joke. I also like how all their wins are boiled down to one play, like the 60-yd field goal. I guess they never had a dropped pass/bad call/boneheaded play in the same game that might have killed one of their drives that otherwise might have led to additional points? Are we going to go back and analyze every play, or just conclude that the 60-yd field goal was the only reason they won? Was that the ONLY unlikely play of any consequence in that game?
Dropped passes and boneheaded plays happen all the time by both teams. Its not a rare occurrence. However, nailing 60+ yard field goals from a scrub kicker or scoring 3 defensive TD's to win a game are events that you dont see every year.
Kansas City L @ Carolina L Indianapolis L @ Atlanta L Miami W @ Jacksonville L Tennessee L @ San Diego L @ Oakland W New Orleans L @ Cleveland W @ Tennessee L Tampa Bay L Denver L @ Indianapolis L Jacksonville L Overall: 3-13
Kansas City L @ Carolina L Indianapolis L @ Atlanta L Miami L @ Jacksonville L Tennessee W @ San Diego L @ Oakland L New Orleans L @ Cleveland L @ Tennessee W Tampa Bay L Denver L @ Indianapolis L Jacksonville L Overall: 2-14
Kansas City W @ Carolina L Indianapolis L @ Atlanta W Miami W @ Jacksonville W Tennessee W @ San Diego L @ Oakland W New Orleans L @ Cleveland W @ Tennessee W Tampa Bay L Denver L @ Indianapolis L Jacksonville W Overall: 8-8
i threw out all games not started by vince young, including 2 of the 3 30-point losses, and they were still outscored over their next 13 games. and "close" wins are subjected to greater scrutiny when they occur somewhat consistently in extraordinary ways. to expect those same breaks to go your way again this year is foolish. it could happen, of course, but much harder to swallow in april. they didn't. the giant collapse did not come down to a single play; i referenced the game in which the defense scored three - 3! - defensive TDs. hell, even the first texan game was as much a component of the texans collapsing as it was anything the titans were doing. games rarely come down to a single play, true. but when a team strings together a run of ridiculously good fortune, conventional wisdom holds their luck won't continue. the titans were a VERY fortunate team last year, given that their record was not indicative of their point totals and/or team rankings.
Kansas City W @ Carolina W Indianapolis L @ Atlanta W Miami W @ Jacksonville L Tennessee W @ San Diego L @ Oakland W New Orleans L @ Cleveland W @ Tennessee L Tampa Bay W Denver L @ Indianapolis L Jacksonville W 9-7
Kansas City L @ Carolina L Indianapolis L @ Atlanta L Miami W @ Jacksonville L Tennessee W @ San Diego L @ Oakland W New Orleans L @ Cleveland W @ Tennessee L Tampa Bay W Denver L @ Indianapolis L Jacksonville W 6-10
Yeah. KC is a really really really tough place to play. They still have one of the best running backs in the league as well.
I can see us finishing with 8-10 wins this year. KC just lost another offensive lineman. Hopefully, that causes their running game to struggle a bit (at least initially). I think if they're 2-0 going into the Indy game, that'll be a big turning the corner game (potentially). For the record, I think we'll sweep J-ville and Tennessee this year and split with the Colts. So that's 5-1 right there. Wins over KC, Carolina, Atlanta, Oakland, and Cleveland gives us 10 wins.
fortunately we play them here in Houston. but still...that's a playoff-caliber team. not saying we can't win...but wow, it just seems like that's a really tough start to the season all the way around.
The Texans have a 1.000 all time winning percentage at KC. We're the only team in NFL history that can say that.
Misread the schedule. Yeah I don't think we win even in Houston. I'm also not sure why everyone thinks we are going to beat Carolina and Atlanta. Not saying we CAN'T win those games, but those are playoff caliber teams.
You guys arent considering that Matt Schaub's LEADERSHIP is going to propel the Texans to many a victory.
This year, I'd say it's an outside possibility. Not a likely one, but I think the Texans have the talent to be an 8-8 NFC team, and some years that's enough.
