your thoughts on the TEXANS LOSS against the COLTS

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texans will be a weapon short on offence they will play this sunday without superstar/elite/a top 5 TE/O.D./awesome TE Owen Daniels (out for season knee injury)

It's one of the more intriguing dramas of the season for the Texans: Who will start at running back Sunday against the Colts, Steve Slaton or Ryan Moats?

If you've been in a coma since the start of the season and just emerged, you'd automatically choose Slaton, who led all rookie running backs last season with 1,282 yards and was the darling of the fantasy football crowd early this season.

However, if you've been a faithful fan during this unpredictable season, you know that Slaton has fumbled five times and was benched early in Sunday's 31-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills. When Slaton fumbled in the first quarter, Moats pounced on the opportunity and rushed 126 yards on 23 carries and scored three touchdowns, franchise and personal records.

Slaton came into the league last year as a third-round draft choice out of West Virginia. The Texans expected him to work his way into the lineup as a third down back. Instead, he became a starter almost immediately, averaging 4.8 yards per carry and scoring 10 touchdowns.After eight games this season, Slaton could be on his way to third down status again. He's yet to crack 100 yards rushing, a feat he accomplished five times last season. He's averaging 3.1 yards per carry and has 342 yards on 110 carries, plus those five fumbles.

Slaton was back working hard on holding onto the ball at Wednesday's practice but with no assurance he'll be in the starting lineup for Sunday's game at Indianapolis.Moats' big game was his second appearance this season.

While Moats was the sideline cheerleader, Slaton has received most of the carries followed by Chris Brown. Moats got 56 yards on 15 carries against Oakland on Oct. 4. That was his big showing, until Sunday.

Kubiak doesn't expect any of his running backs to carry the load. He wants a full complement ready for Sunday's important divisional game. That includes Slaton holding onto the football

alright let's go!

im going with the texans lol texans O will still move the ball even though O.D. won't be playing we got back up wr's that can come in and make some plays i don't think hou O will do to much with back up TE joel dressen we'll prabably see 3 wr set or 4 wr set and i exspect plenty of balls thrown to #80 dre if we want to beat the colts dre gotta have alot of deep catches and the running game will be important and the play-action game will be key bob sanders will prabably bite on the PA and dre should be open the entire game colts CB's arn't really that good or agressive

all 3 RB's will surely put up big numbers against a D that fails to stop the run

and texans D has something that other D's wish they had the most 3 and out's texans D is ranked 16th in total D but have the most forced 3 and out's with 36 thats league best no other defence has more forced 3 and out's

Texans always play the colts tough. I don't think Owen will be missed much in the passing game, it just means kevin walter will have more targets and help my fantasy team! Haha. I got the Colts winning as always but close as always. Peyton is just too good and even if he's behind by one score he and he gets the ball back he will always make the comeback. Ill say Colts 30, Texans 24 F/OT

Colts no way the texans can hang with them

yea its true texans always keep up with the colts..
i see colts winning this win.. but id like to see texans win

Colts.. this game will be over by half-time. Peyton Manning is going to show you why he.. going against my earlier prediction will most likely be fighting Drew Brees and Tom Brady for the MVP. Plus.. I just hate the Texans.. Pretty much anything out of New York and Texas I hate so.. yeah. (Except my Long Horns)

the last 2 times these two teams played the texans should have won both of them just their D couldn't stop anybody

last season the 1st game texans should have won matter of fact they had the game won untill sage rosenfels decided to go air-born and take a hit and fumbled texans would have won that game if that didn't happen

and the 2nd game was close but texans D was sorry as hell and just couldn't make a stop all they needed was one stop and they would've won

texans D is way better this yr than last yr and keep in mind that schaub didn't play that 1st game against the colts if he played they would've won and in the 2nd game he wasn't as good as he is now they have a very good chance to win this game don't be suprised if u see an upset this sunday

super_mario90 wrote:

the last 2 times these two teams played the texans should have won both of them just their D couldn't stop anybody

last season the 1st game texans should have won matter of fact they had the game won untill sage rosenfels decided to go air-born and take a hit and fumbled texans would have won that game if that didn't happen

and the 2nd game was close but texans D was sorry as hell and just couldn't make a stop all they needed was one stop and they would've won

texans D is way better this yr than last yr and keep in mind that schaub didn't play that 1st game against the colts if he played they would've won and in the 2nd game he wasn't as good as he is now they have a very good chance to win this game don't be suprised if u see an upset this sunday

That's a whole lot of "ifs" brother.

Texans always play the Colts tough but never are able to pull it out. I think Houston can get this one if they're able to protect Shaub.

whoa there buddy

this isnt the same colts d that we all have seen before that was always ranked dead least in stopping the run

this team even without sanders has been top 10 in bottling up the run and the pass and pretty much everything, they seem bigger and even faster (if thats even possible)

freeney and mathis have been wreckin havoc and with bob sanders back and healthy (for however long we dont know) this colts d is TUFF!

they did lose hagler for the season but they have depth at the LB position so it shouldnt hurt them as much as one would think

texans d will get a big time challoenge in containing a red hot peyton to wayne and to clark hook ups

it will be a rout by the colts 31-17

and this isn't the same texans team from previous yr's their alot better than ever before this will be a close game both teams will score 21 pts each they always do every time they play and who ever will win will either win by a FG or a TD

i exspect andre to get the ball 10 or 11 times and all 3 RB's will be a problem cuz they all have different running styles so the colts D will have to adjust the entire game not that the texans will run the ball the entire game but the ground game will have to complament the passing game 31-24 texans on top

and brian cushing will have an int in this game (a prediction of mine)

ignoring all of ur terrible spelling errors...

slaton has been terrible this season...moats has 1 great game and all of a sudden hes a factor? and i dont even know who the 3rd stringer for the texans is.....omon?

the reason y texs have won their games is through the air...so dont even use the run game as an addition for that team because it has been nonexistent thus far this season...why do u think schuab is having his best year? hes passing a shtload!

but anytime a team gets 1 dimensial vs the colts their d annihilates the opposing teams offenses;;;\\its a blowout in colts favor 31-17 and thats not even that bad.....only a 14 point win

I take the Colts. They have arguably the best offense in the league, and they have the 9th best defense in the league with the fewest points allowed since the beginning of the season.

However, I predict a big game from #80 because, even with quadruple coverage, the Colts' DBs aren't good enough to stop him. The thing is, you can't win with only one player and that's why I give the Colts the advantage.

"not that the texans will run the ball the entire game but the ground game will have to complament the passing game"

i never said they will run the ball the entire game but the texans play-action alot so they will have to still run the ball

"the reason y texs have won their games is through the air"

like i didn't know that lol

and their 3rd string RB is moats 2nd string RB chris brown and 1st string RB slaton

slaton doesn't have to be a part of the runing game he'll be a problem in the passing game

even though the colts D have'nt faced a good team like the texans or an O as potent as the texans colts D will be suprised like ""

Andre Johnson is calling it "the biggest game of our lives."

Houston QB Matt Schaub vs. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning
Houston has been playing well, but the Texans are 1-13 in the all-time series against the Colts. Both of these quarterbacks are playing great. Manning is on pace for 5,000 yards, Schaub for 4,700 yards. Neither had a TD pass last week, but both are among the league leaders in TD passes and have passer ratings over 100.

Schaub has been outstanding on the road. His 16 TD passes this season are already a career-high. In his third season since being traded from Atlanta, Schaub is tall, has a good frame and throws a very catchable ball with good accuracy. He has completed more than 65 percent of his passes the last three years. He has poise, pocket presence and makes good decisions. He’s very good at throwing slant routes.

Manning has led the Colts to 16 consecutive regular-season wins dating back to last season. He is averaging 26 completions per game this season with six 300-yard games.

lol remember last year when the Texans were up by like 17 in the 4th and the Colts came back. hahahaha Rosenfields and his leaping fumble. Texans self-destructed. lol

as if the texans exsplosive offence needed help moving the ball it's gonna be a lot easier without BOB around but i really think HOU could've still moved the ball even with BOB playing HAHA.

so now that the news is out about BOB being out of this sundays game dre gotta be "licking his chops" right about now lol he's gonna have a huge game against the colts banged up secondary i don't see why not last time i checked he was a beast down the feild

The Texans are 3-1 on the road in 2009, with the lone loss coming in the final minutes at Arizona. Quarterback Matt Schaub has been particularly outstanding with a 105.6 passer rating, 10 touchdowns and an average of 347 passing yards per game.

Schaub, the league's leading passer, and Andre Johnson, the league's leading receiver, will be playing together against the Colts for the first time. Injuries and illness have sidelined one of them in the four matchups since Schaub joined the Texans in 2007.

Replacing Daniels: This will be the Texans' first game without Pro Bowl tight end Owen Daniels, who suffered a season-ending injury last week at Buffalo. Daniels was off to the best start of his career and leading the Texans in receptions (40) and touchdowns (five) at the time of his injury.

The team doesn't expect one player to replace Daniels' offensive production. That means receivers Kevin Walter, David Anderson, Jacoby Jones and André Davis should see more balls come their way. The running backs could become more involved in the passing game as well.
Kubiak did say this week that Moats earned more playing time with his big game. He also expressed confidence in Slaton and said the team needs him to win. Slaton ran for a career-high 156 yards as a rookie at Indianapolis last season.

The Colts are in the bottom half of the league (17th) in rushing defense, allowing 112 yards per game. They'll be without several defensive starters this week because of injuries.

Indy's banged-up defense: The Texans' No. 3 passing offense will be facing a depleted Colts defense that lost three starters in the secondary and a starting linebacker to injuries this week.

The Colts are likely to field two rookies as their starting corners on Sunday in Jerraud Powers and Jacob Lacey. Powers has started six games this season. Lacey has played in all seven games but started just once.

The Texans' surging defense, which ranks fourth in the NFL since Oct. 4, will be counting on the likes of Mario Williams, Antonio Smith and Amobi Okoye to pressure the pocket and make Manning throw in a hurry

Saying the texans are 3-1 on the road isn't saying much when their road games have been ari, cin, buf, and tenn. Tenn and buf are terrible this year. Ari is either good or terrible depending on what week it is and they showed up. Cin, I really don't know what to make of them. I'm confused about half of the league ob how good they are and cin is in that bunch of teams. I would say that's a quality win @cin but winning @tenn and @buf isn't something to brag about if u wana be concidered a good team in the nfl.

the colts will win this game in a shootout...

colts secondary is gonna have trouble i can see it now

Like the Texans isn't? Let's be real for a second. Sure Andre is better than Wayne, but I'd much rather have the Colts' receivers as a whole than the Texans'.

texans wr's are better out of all the 1 and 2 wr's like larry fitz gerald aquan boldin,welker and moss. walter and dre have the most yrds combined in the last 3 or 4 yrs

wayne and clark are nice but texans D has the most 3 and outs forced (36) thats league best no other D has that many 3 and outs

Colts D has played with out Bob for basically 2 seasons. He played 2 games this year and i think like 3 last year. Im use to not seeing Bob out there. And Melvin Bullet isnt a Bob Sanders Jr or anything but he does his job. You better hope that Texans get a lead, cuz Colts will murder you if they get ahead. Cuz then you have to pass more, and that gives Freeney AND Mathis a straight bullrush to Matt Stump The Schaub. hahahahah