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What might have been- Texans

Discussion in 'Houston Texans' started by rhester, Dec 12, 2006.

  1. rhester

    rhester Member

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    I know, I know - get over it - but this is what MIGHT have been.
    If the Texans had made the right FOOTBALL decision and drafted VY #1-

    When David Carr was benched at Tennessee the back up #1 pick Vince Young could have come in and led the team to a come from behind victory. This started the team on a 7 game win streak behind the rookie phenom.

    09/10 10-24 L PHI
    09/17 24-43 L at IND
    09/24 15-31 L WAS
    10/01 17-15 W MIA
    10/15 6-34 L at DAL
    10/22 27-7 W JAC
    10/29 Win at TEN
    11/05 Win at NYG
    11/12 13-10 W at JAC
    11/19 Win BUF
    11/26 Win at NYJ
    12/03 23-14 W at OAK
    12/10 Win TEN

    Instead of all the division and heartache in the city, we would have been united and proud that Vince wacked Bud Adams twice and has led us to a 9-4 record and possible playoff berth.

    Anyone who thinks that is an absurd impossible scenario doesn't know how sorry the Titans looked before Vince took over.

    They looked horrible!

    The Titans don't have any more talent than the Texans... just VY.

    I am trying to get over this, but this is why I am struggling to do it.

    What might have been.

    It would have been a dream year, a dream team and another Dream player in Houston.
     
  2. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    Holy crap, make it stop.
     
  3. MadMax

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    you're never going to be able to forgive me, right?? :D
     
  4. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    Probably not. :)
     
  5. solid

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    The utterly frustrating thing is that those of us who have followed VY's career knew this was going to happen. VY is a winner, he is magic on a football field, period. The long years of pro qb development do not apply to him. There is only one of him, no one who has gone before is like him. He inspires his team, he wins, and wins, and wins. You can't quite explain how he does it, he just does it. He may not have the best qb ratings, he may not do it pretty, he may not do it until a critical moment in a game, but he will do it, and he will win. That is what he does.

    Though slow of thoughts, surely the Texan's r****ded "braintrust" knew he was a PR bonanza, they apparently couldn't figure out that he was also a football wonder. I guess they didn't catch the UT-USC game. :rolleyes:

    And no, I will not let up, get over it, or forget about it. The Texan's leadership deserve all the criticism they are getting over this. They were arrogant and condescending to the fans on this one. The fans were right, they were wrong.
     
  6. Hey Now!

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    criticism is one thing; recasting the 2006 season as a 9-4 campaign with vince young under center is quite another...

    yes, VY's been, at times during this 6-2 stretch, terrific. but so too has travis henry and pacman jones, helping erase a few the time VY has not been terrific. this titan team is good, VY or no VY; their defense and special teams make a lot of plays and lest we all forget, jeff fisher is a VERY good football coach. none of that has a thing to do with magic and other assorted bull****.
     
  7. conquistador#11

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    To much credit is given to VY "comeback" against the texans....How about JP losman picking the defense apart from 80 yard with under 2 minutes to go.......
     
  8. ima_drummer2k

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    I view the Texans through the windshield, not the rear view mirror.
     
  9. A-Train

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    So, you want to run over David Carr with YOUR car? ;)
     
  10. msn

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    I can't believe no one has said this yet, so since it's entirely accurate I'll say it:

    Just what we needed; another Vince Young thread.

    My vote goes to lock this up or merge it or delete it.
     
  11. solid

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    Did any of you catch the last two games the Titans played? And I stand by my statement which will be proven again and again in the future: VY is magic on the football field. Admitting this now will save years of embarassment later. ;)
     
  12. solid

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    Notice to all VY fans: SWARM, SWARM, SWARM!!!!
     
  13. rhester

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    I'll stop, you're right.

    I felt mean and bad and evil starting the thread.

    Just give me a couple more days, I will be rooting for the Texans Sunday.
    And ignoring you know who.

    I will never be a 'you know who' fan.
    I tend to be super homer, loyal to Houston teams- (that's why I went ballistic when we passed on you know who)

    I am still not in my right mind on the game Sunday and as soon as I am I will get out of here and back into GARM and D&D :D
     
  14. SwoLy-D

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    I guess because we didn't have a chance to draft Losman? :confused:

    It's not really the "comeback", man, it's that he's done so well lately (Texans, Giants, Indianapolis, now Texans again) that it hurts to know we could have had him.

    MadMax & RM95, wth u talkin'bout, Willises?
     
  15. texanskan

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    VY, makes everyone better!
     
  16. thegary

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    I was just fifteen and outta control
    Lost to James Dean and rock and roll
    I knew down deep in my country soul
    That I had to get away

    Hollywood was a lady in red
    Who danced in my dreams
    As I tossed in bed
    I knew I'd wind up
    In jail or dead
    If I had to stay

    I thought happiness
    Was Lubbock, Texas
    In my rear view mirror
    My momma kept calling me home
    But I just did not want to hear her
    And the vision was getting clearer
    In my dreams

    So I laid out one night in June
    Stoned on the glow of the Texas moon
    Humming an old Buddy Holly tune
    Called Peggy Sue

    With my favorite jeans
    And a cheap guitar
    I ran off chasing a distant star
    If Buddy Holly could make it that far
    I figured I could too

    And I thought happiness
    Was Lubbock, Texas
    In my rear view mirror
    My momma kept calling me home
    But I just did not want to hear her
    And the vision was getting clearer
    In my dreams

    But the Hollywood moon didn't
    Smile the same old smile
    That I'd grown up with
    The lady in red
    Just wanted my last dime

    And I cried myself to sleep at night
    Too dumb to run, too scared to fight
    And too proud to admit it at the time

    So I got me some gigs on Saturday nights
    Not much more than orchestrated fights
    I'd come home drunk and I'd try to write
    But the words came out wrong

    Hell bent and bound for a wasted youth
    Too much gin and not enough vermouth
    And no one to teach me
    How to seek the truth
    Before I put it into song

    I still thought happiness
    Was Lubbock, Texas
    In my rear view mirror
    My momma kept calling me home
    But I just could not, would not hear her
    And the vision was getting clearer
    In my dreams

    Well, I thank God each and every day
    For giving me the music and words to say
    I'd-a never made it any other way
    He was my only friend

    Now I sleep a little better at night
    When I look in the mirror
    In the morning light
    The man I see was both wrong and right
    He's going home again

    I guess happiness was Lubbock, Texas
    In my rear view mirror
    But now happiness is Lubbock, Texas
    Growing nearer and dearer

    And the vision is getting clearer
    In my dreams

    And I think I finally know
    Just what it means
    And when I die you can bury me
    In Lubbock, Texas, in my jeans
     
  17. Saint Louis

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    These threads are just starting to make me laugh.
     
  18. Master Baiter

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    or get the hell outta here and go find the nearest Titan board and have one big circle jerk with the rest of the hicks who find Vince so magical but personally and I think I speak for everyone when I say get the ***** outta here.
     
  20. TheFreak

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    Sigh.
     

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