. . . the fans. Holy Crap do the "fans" on this board suck. Who in the hell roots for their team to lose and is disappointed when they win? Don't give me this Reggie Bush number one pick BS. That's a lame reason to abandon your team. I know any wins we get at this point are meaningless and threaten our getting the number one pick, but there's no way in hell a REAL fan looks forward to their team sucking on Sunday. The prospect of getting Reggie Bush should be consolation to you when the Texas lose, not a reason for you to basically cheer against "your team". Number one pick or no, REAL fans NEVER root against their team. In my mind, this is downright treasonous. I'm sure some of you post the things you in a sarcastic joking manner, but some of you seriously WANT the team to lose. You are no better than the people on the GARM forum who already want the Rockets to pack it in and throw the season. Those people have been criticized and it should be no different here. What a great idea! Let's tank the season less than 15 games into it for an unknown commodity! Not smart. If the Texans and 49ers still have 2 wins each when they meet you can be damned sure I'm rooting for the Texans to win. I won't think twice about it and I wouldn't have it any other way. To sum up my rant. I don't care about Reggie Bush, if you REALLY want the Texas suck and root for them to lose the last two games: YOU SUCK!
Maybe you havent considered that the Texans could trade the top pick for multiple picks. I'm a real fan and I don't have a problem if they lose at this point of the season when a playoff spot is not on the line.
I don't have a problem with them losing. I have a problem with people actively hoping they lose. I know that the number one pick will be benificial(hopefully) to the future of the team. I just somehow cannot justify turning my back on the team and hoping that they lose. I'm sure everyone in the organization knows that having the number one pick would be better than having the number two. But as evidenced today, they still want to win. I have the same attitude. I'd like for them to get the first pick, but first and foremost I want to see them win, even though it doesn't really matter now.
What the hell is the use of winning the rest of our games against some sorry squads? (except Jacksonville) The past few seasons, the same fans who have rooted for the Texans to win the past few years have no enthusiasm for them to win this year. The OL sucks, defense sucks, Carr is getting creamed on every play, our WRs can't even play because of a crappy OL....what the hell are the Texans suppose to do? What are the fans suppose to be rooting for? This season is pointless and we have a chance at the #1 pick in next year's draft. At least we have something to aim for. And by the way, YOU SUCK!
It's not like the fans in here were rooting for us to lose after the first game in the season. Most of us started hoping to lose once it became unrealistic to make the playoffs...or even have a respectable record. If we could manage to avoid double digit losses, then great, I'd root for the Texans to win for pride. But we're already at the bottom of the ladder; might as well get something good out of it. The basketball season is 82 games long. Football, 16 games. So it's like we started rooting for the losses around the 70 game mark when it became apparent that we had no chance. That doesn't compare with the "Rockets" fans who want to pack it in after 5 basketball games.
Didn't we go the through the whole "real fan" or "true vs. fake fans" thing in like '97 - '99? Oh, right... you weren't here then. And that was only about the Rockets... Well if you're a real fan, where were you?
1)the caveliers where also blamed for tanking the season the year Lebron came out(even though they weren't guranteed the #1 pick) 2)who would the caveliers be right now without lebron james 3)If I was a clevland cavelier fan I would be saying thank god we sucked that season bad enought to draft Lebron. 4)In three years from now people will either be saying man I'm glad we sucked so bad that year that we were able to get lebron or why in the **** did we not tank those last 2 games so we would inherit the #1 pick and BUSH.
I can't root for one of my hometown teams to lose, period. I understand why some do and am not questioning their fandom, but I just can't make myself to root for anything other than a Texans victory.
I don't get excited by winning insignificant games. I want my team to get better, and by losing it can greatly improve our team by either drafting Bush or trading him away for picks.
Let's see... Either I pull the starters and think about next year and possibly getting Bush -OR- I get pissed for the miserable games that they have blown this year. hmmmmmm. I'll take Bush and a healed team and dump the Coach and GM You have your opinion and that's fine, but listening to whine and whine and whine, was just unbearable. I'm a fan, but you must be the SUPERFAN.
I wish I had the same die-hard mentality. Unfortunately, I salivate at the thought of Reggie Bush being a part of our football team...... This guy is the REAL DEAL.
I don't root for my team to lose. Never. It's just not in me as a fan. I watch the games because the Texans are involved. Why would I root against them and then watch?
Would you have a problem rooting for yourself to fail if you knew that you'd win a million dollars in a couple of months if you did manage to fail and suck? If yes, then you are one weird dude. If no, what's the difference?
It's sad how indifferent I've become about Texans games since those 3 games we should have won but found a way to lose in the closing seconds. Up until that point in the season, I was rooting for us to win. Then it looked as if the team wasn't even trying to win, and they'd rather lose. So now I don't really care either way. If one of my fantasy studs is playing the noon game at the same time, I'm more likely to watch that game than the Texans game. And if it's a matchup like Indy vs. San Diego - 2 teams who actually WANT to win - you can damned well bet I'm watching that over the Texans. Show me a Texans team who's actually playing to win and playing with pride, and I'll watch. In the meantime you can root for David Carr while he tosses ANOTHER INT or fumbles AGAIN inside our 20.
I remember the days when fans rooted for their team to win games. Good ol' September. Now, games are meaningless unless they lead to the championship. I can only expect that must be frustrating for these fans since most teams don't win the championships frequently. I would recommend For Love of the Game if it wasn't such a romantic comedy, but there are nuggets of true sportsmanship hidden in the rough. The game in question in this movie is between the Tigers and Yankees. Kevin Costner's character pitches despite the game being "meaningless" for the Tigers and a sore shoulder. It was meaningful for the Red Sox. Tanking disrespects the game and it can also affect championships by giving free wins to playoff contenders. If the Texans are deserving of the first pick, they will get it.
For a young team that is growing, games that are played after being eliminated from the playoff picture do have great meaning. For example, I'm sure everyone on this board wanted the Texans to win their last game last year, even though they were out of it. But in this case, however, you have a team that has taken a huge step back. There's nothing for them to build on this year - even the plays they're using will be mostly tossed when a new coach comes in. Unless you count Mathis coming in or maybe Chester Pitts's improvement, there are no bright spots. What am I supposed to be cheering for? How can anyone other than a pathetic fanboy or drunken yahoo root for a team with no history that has completely collapsed in the short time it's been here? Whoo Hoo! Paint your face and put on your #$%*ing bull horns so we know what an @$$ you are. I'll tell you right now that people who always cheer for a team, win or lose, usually end up with a team that loses more often than not. See Cubs fans. Fans are right to have expectations if they pay out their money and put in their hearts - and they're right to be upset when their expectations aren't met. The Texans have produce a massive and calculated effort to relentlessly hype and sell the team from day one, only to fail to deliver in the end. Hell no I won't cheer. All that being said, I don't endorse tanking either. I still remember how the Spurs tanked to get Tim Duncan, and it sickens me now how everyone cites them as the model franchise. But the fact is that the there's nothing to be gained by the Texans from finishing with 3 wins instead of 2 this year - not even pride (who would be proud of 3 wins and getting your coach fired?). So yeah, I hope they do lose whatever games they have left.
This has got to be the dumbest thing I have ever read pertaining to the Houston Texans written by a Houston Texans "fan". Bar none.
i just follow the texans and do root for them, but they NEED to lose to be better in the future. what in the hell does a 3 or 4 win season accomplish? nothing. might as well suck it up and lose all but 1 or 2 games, get a high pick and build from there. there is nothing to save or accomplish at this point. the number one overall pick, especially for a guy like reggie bush, means you either A: get reggie bush, or B: get another team SO desperate for reggie that they give a lot in return and you can build off those picks if they are used correctly. example: dallas cowboys. they traded one guy, herschel walker for picks that became emmitt smith and troy aikman....that's a pretty damn good trade. the texans could put themselves in the same situation if they just lose. hell, why not. one season doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot in the long run. you have to look at the future at this point because the present isn't anything worthwhile.
