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Rock Talk, Vol. IX
If you were inside on Saturday, avoiding the heat and humidity, you had the opportunity to watch the Texans take on the reigning NFC Champion Chicago Bears. Preseason or not, the Texans were no match for the Bears, losing 20-19 at Reliant. Franchise savior du jour Matt Schaub was 3-5 on pass attempts, but he did actually show poise in the pocket in situations that would've made David Carr curl into a fetal position. RB Ron Dayne was mistaken for a parked truck and was towed from the field late in the 4th quarter (he's fat, you see).
Any time that Rex Grossman, Kyle Orton, and Brian Griese combine for 264 passing yards and you still lose, you realize that the defensive upgrades of the past two seasons are still a ways off from taking effect. On the upside, Kris Brown continues to be perhaps the most consistent player in franchise history, kicking four FG's over the course of the game.
The other big news from the game was the loss of SS Glenn Earl, which will lead to a reshuffling of the secondary before the next preseason game against the Arizona Cardnials on the 18th. For an incredibly detailed wrap-up and analysis, check out our friends at Da Good, Da Bad, and DeMeco.
In a related story, cute babies are a lot better than pictures of Matt Schaub on his back.
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Uhh -- last time I checked (3 seconds ago) losing by 1 point is hardly "no match for the Bears". Sure there was rust that needed dusting and without a doubt with a new QB in the pocket there will be needing some adjustments on his behalf to accommodate the entirely new offense he had to learn in a span of 3 months.
And another reason for preseason games is to see who will make the roster come time for cuts -- they probably had the starters in for maybe the first half before putting in the scrubs to fight for their position. I would not stoop down and call them diapers just yet, the first half was VERY promising for the Texan's future. Maybe some one should actually look into a game instead of just the scoreboard and the injuries?
I gotta agree with the above. I left Reliant Stadium somewhere in the middle of the fourth quarter pretty satisfied that this year was going to look good (or at least better than we have in awhile). We were ahead, we looked decent enough, and I didn't really have any interest in watching the fourth and fifth string. The starters were pulled by the end of the first quarter. So making any sort of determination about the team as a whole is really ridiculous.