eball Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 It's just a gut feeling, but Houston has suffered near misses to Jacksonville and Indy on successive weeks and I just believe they're better than their record. I think Miami comes into this game overconfident and gets punched in the mouth. Am I the only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyPage Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I think just about any team has a shot at beating miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellDressed Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I think just about any team has a shot at beating miami. Yes, OR losing to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Houston's offense is extremely underrated when Schaub is healthy. Slaton gives them a threat on the ground, and Schaub is surrounded by three underrated weapons in Andre Johnson, Kevin Walter and Owen Daniels. These guys can light up the scoreboard with just about anybody. In the preseason I was really high on Houston and thought they'd be in the running for a wildcard. Thing is, their defense has been terrible, and we don't have much reason to believe they'll stop Ronnie Brown and the ordinary-yet-reliable Chad Pennington. But you have to think that an underachieving winless team will come out fired up against a mediocre team in front of their home crowd. I'm probably taking Houston in my pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I think Miami wins this one...they aren't as bad as people would like to think. Since the first game they've only given up something like 11 points a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Friends Call Me Tebucky Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Houston's offense is extremely underrated when Schaub is healthy. Slaton gives them a threat on the ground, and Schaub is surrounded by three underrated weapons in Andre Johnson, Kevin Walter and Owen Daniels. These guys can light up the scoreboard with just about anybody. In the preseason I was really high on Houston and thought they'd be in the running for a wildcard. Thing is, their defense has been terrible, and we don't have much reason to believe they'll stop Ronnie Brown and the ordinary-yet-reliable Chad Pennington. But you have to think that an underachieving winless team will come out fired up against a mediocre team in front of their home crowd. I'm probably taking Houston in my pool. 4th quarter meltdown aside, I like that offense more with Rosenfels at the helm. He seems more willing to go downfield, and Schaub has developed a bit of Jim Everett happy feet disease. He's so paranoid about the rush that he panics. He's really talented, but that doesn't translate into winning games or even putting up a ton of points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 It's just a gut feeling, but Houston has suffered near misses to Jacksonville and Indy on successive weeks and I just believe they're better than their record. I think Miami comes into this game overconfident and gets punched in the mouth. Am I the only one? Yep, only one. I think they take a shot in balls instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I do too eball. It just feels like a really good game to put some money down on the Texans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 It's just a gut feeling, but Houston has suffered near misses to Jacksonville and Indy on successive weeks and I just believe they're better than their record. I think Miami comes into this game overconfident and gets punched in the mouth. Am I the only one? I don't know about beating Miami *easily*, but I think they can beat them. Houston has the players to do it, but they need to play a full 60-minute game. Miami is better than people think, but I don't see them as a playoff contender just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I think this could be a great week for the Bills. They can pick up some ground without playing a game. I think SD will beat NE (which for us is much better playing a SD team coming off a big win than a loss). Houston is just as good if not better than Miami. And I really won't be shocked if the Bengals beat the Jets. Every NFL team has pride and players are constantly playing for jobs. They showed some fight against Dallas. Would there be anything better coming off the Arizona loss than taking a week off a watching your entire division lose (to AFC teams no less)??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 This ones tough to call. Miami is looking better each week running that weird offence. The Key will be stopping Brown Houston looks good at times, and are probably ready for a win. I think if Sage is thinking more clearly now (I think in the 4th of that game against Indy, Edwards was thinking more clearly then him after taking the hit) they could beat Miami. SD also stands a good chance of beating NE, but with NE just coming off a bye and having 2 weeks to prepare, this one might be a tough one for SD. Then next week SD comes to Buffalo to play after their Bye, so it could be a really tough stretch for SD. I am very confident that the Jets will beat up Cincy this week. The Bengals are a horrible team this year and I can't see more then 2-3 wins for them this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 This ones tough to call. Miami is looking better each week running that weird offence. The Key will be stopping Brown Houston looks good at times, and are probably ready for a win. I think if Sage is thinking more clearly now (I think in the 4th of that game against Indy, Edwards was thinking more clearly then him after taking the hit) they could beat Miami. SD also stands a good chance of beating NE, but with NE just coming off a bye and having 2 weeks to prepare, this one might be a tough one for SD. Then next week SD comes to Buffalo to play after their Bye, so it could be a really tough stretch for SD. I am very confident that the Jets will beat up Cincy this week. The Bengals are a horrible team this year and I can't see more then 2-3 wins for them this season. The Pats* played the 49ers last week & almost lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropeerasers Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Which blows up the "coming off their bye" theory in more than one way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 The Pats* played the 49ers last week & almost lost. oops, sorry, you are right. I should have remembered that considering I watched part of it during commercials since my brother is a 'niners fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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