30 July 2008

THE LEGION OF DOOM!!!!

I have been calling the Texans defense from last season D. O. M. as in DOMination! D-emeco ryans, amobe O-koye, and Mario williams. I did this because I believe that the Texans defense will be a dominate D. this season.
Texan Rob, a blogger who posts on www.chron.com had an even better idea. He took into account Frank Okam, the rookie defensive tackle from UT, and put Okam among the other names and came up with The Legion of DOOM, Demeco, Okoye, Okam, Mario. It's perfect, you have the first names of the bookends Demeco and Mario, which these guys should be for years and the last names of the younger guys. Okoye and Okam. Assuming Okam gets in the rotation, I think he will, this will be great nickname for The Texans Defense.
I'm just saying lets spread THE LEGION OF DOOM! and when the Texans get enough credit for being a football team in the NFL, even the national media will refer to them as THE LEGION OF DOOM!

Thanks Texan Rob!


GO TEXANS!!!

27 July 2008

Super Mario?

I want to start a series of predictions, just for fun, and to stimulate to conversation.


#1 How many sacks will Mario have this season? I would put the over/under at 15 and I would take the over. I just think.....and hope Super Mario will be a MONSTER this season!

22 July 2008

Jaguars to the Super Bowl?

Let me preface by telling you that the jaguars are on the short list of my most hated teams. I just don't understand why the national media are picking that team to make it to the Super Bowl. Yes they were a good team last year. Doesn't a team or two take a few steps back every year? These guys are way overrated this season. Can you believe that Pete Prisco of cbs has JAX rated #5 in his power rankings, while he has our Texans rated #23? Are you kidding me? Just like the maniac said in a previous post, Houston gets absolutely no respect. If past history is any indication , Gerrard will be injured for a good stretch of games and who is their backup? Ladies & gentlemen I give to you.......Cleo Lemon. Cleo Lemon? Of the 2007 ,1-15 Miami Dolphins? That Cleo Lemon? This guy is supposed to step in and fill in for the oft injured David Gerrard. Good luck with that! I also have to mention the fact that this team is counting on two rookies to fill in for pro bowl caliber defensive linemen. How many D-linemen have flopped coming out of the first round in recent history? Wasn't that one of the big knocks on the Texans taking Super Mario with the first pick? Jax will have a stout running game to be sure but with all the other questions , I'm going to have to pick them to finish behind our Texans . In fact I'm willing to bet they finish last in the division.

21 July 2008

Texans 2008

Remember the feeling you had every time the Oilers broke your heart with a loss in the playoffs? The ride was exciting, but the season always ended with a loss. The past two seasons the Texans have ended their season with a win and optimism. That changes this year, Texans fans, the optimism will still be there, but we will taste our first playoff victory as well as defeat.
Here is my take on the upcoming season a game by game prediction. As the season progresses, I will revisit my pick.

Week 1 - @ Pittsburgh - The Defense will be better than people give them credit for, but this will be an offensive game. Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson have a big game, But Mario will catch Big Ben at least once. W 1-0

Week 2 - Baltimore - First home game and Reliant Rocks, The Defense flex their muscles in dominating fashion W 2-0

Week 3 - @Tennessee - Now that Mario has found himself, he is anxious to show the folks in Budville what we have. Big game for Super Duper Mario. The Texans also post their first ever
3-0 start. W 3-0

Week 4 - @ Jacksonville - This is where 3 of 4 on the road takes it's toll, Texans stink this one up and fall flat. L 3-1

Week 5- Indy- Finally home for a stretch, but doubt has set in and the colts take advantage and do what they normally do and win, but should be a hard fought game from the Texans. L 3-2

Week 6- Miami - Defense played well enough against the Colts to gain back some confidence and The Fins are not able to handle the onslaught, this is not a win with a field goal. W 4-2

Week 7- Detroit- Wrong time for the Lions to show up at Reliant, this may be a shutout. W 5-2

Week 8- Bye week is good for Texans, fans will hate it because they are playing so well that we are afraid of losing steam.

Week 9- @ Minn- Steam lost, mistakes and the Adrian Peterson train eat up the Texans. L 5-3

Week 10 - Cincinnati - close game, but Texans do enough to win W 6-3

Week 11 - @ Indy - The Colts are about 7-2 or 8-1 at this point are full of confidence. Their slide from greatness starts on this week. The Texans make all the right plays and sneak out their first victory in Indy. W7-3

Week 12- @ Cleveland- The emotional drain of beating the Colts and the thought of the upcoming MNF game against Jacksonville leaves an easy opponent for the Browns. L 7-4

Week 13- The hype in Houston will bigger than the superbowl. The Jags never play good when Reliant is Rocking and Mario is a FREAKING MONSTER. MNF is in for a treat. W 8-4

Week 14 - @ Green Bay- Favre? Who knows, Who cares. Short week but the prospect of that first ever ninth win pushes the Texans to victory. W 9-4

Week 15- Tennessee- The oilers.... I mean the Titans just aren't getting it done this year and The Texans win a close one to sweep Tennessee. W 10-4

Week 16 @ Oakland- This is where ESPfrickN, steps in. There is talk of the Texans going 12-4 and possibly winning the division. The Texans go to Oakland and lay an egg. L10-5

Week 17- Chicago- Last home game, The playoffs are a given at this point, but a win today could win the division. Focus is lost and Da Bears win a tough game. L 10-6


Well, There you have it. I think The Texans will make the playoffs and win their first playoff game, only to lose the next one. But man, that would be a nice way to end this season.

GO TEXANS!!!

17 July 2008

The Espnfluence

Join me in my boycott of walt disney's sports network won't you? Over the past week they have managed to take small, possibly unnoticeable swipes at sports teams in Houston. The Rockets and Texans to be precise. I'm a homer, through and through, and I sense that every chance to gouge a houston team they get, they take it.

The first, was a discussion regarding nascar. Some driver, I don't know who and I don't care, is changing teams. The reporter said" It doesn't make sense to change, it's like going from a good team like the Dallas Cowboys and switching to The Texans, a lesser team". HEY SCREW YOU BUDDY! Petty? probably, but he could have went with Giants to Jets, Yankees to Mets, Lakers to Clippers,!

Then there was talk of this weekends golf tournament, The open championship, I think. The statement this time, " whoever wins, this tournament with Tiger out, will be just as credible as the '94 and '95 Houston Rockets, only winning cause Jordan was retired. I don't know about you, but I am almost certain that the '94 team would have beaten Jordan's Bulls. They didn't lose 4 games in any 7 game stretch throughout the entire season, that was a true team. And I tend think that Clyde would have taken advantage of his chance to show Jordan and Scottie some PHI SLAMA JAMA!

We will never know about those Rockets Teams, but this year is the year for the Texans to make some noise. I predict that our Texans are going to bring themselves into the homes of people that don't even know they exist.

I will be posting a Preseason Prediction Post in the near future, so stay tuned!



GO TEXANS!!!
GO ASTROS!!!
GO ROCKETS!!!

09 July 2008

basketball in OKC!!!!!!

ARE YOU PUMPED!!!!!!!!! You should be f-ing psyched! I mean, come on baby!!!!!
B-ball without reservations......oh wait..... scratch that. Maybe they will be called the Oklahoma City Bombers. How about that. Boomers is close enough to being tacky they may as well take it to the top, right. I can't wait until the next big high school prospect is named Mcvey. Thank the stars for irony

how to dig a hole.......

...... hire Ed Wade. Drayton McClain, can you please sell the Astros to Tillman Fertita!!!!!! I love the Stros, but it hurts to see baseball that is this bad.

the houston sports rule!

the one and only rule most houstonians have about our local sports teams is to be fairweather. why can't people just have some loyalty. i'm sick and tired of hearing everyone bitch and complain about our teams when they are sucking. how many times must i defend the rockets and t-mac? must i always remind the populous that no matter what you should love your team? is that so hard?