Battle Red Blog
Your Houston Texans were hit with several pieces of unfortunate news this week. With the deck already stacked against them in the AFC South, the road ahead is getting rougher.
The division leading Indianapolis Colts traded with the New York Jets to land all-pro cornerback Sauce Gardener. For a team already sitting at 7-2, facing the 3-5 Atlanta Falcons Sunday morning, the Colts should have a solid grasp on 8 wins by the time Houston takes the field.
Unfortunately, what’s happening outside the Texans organization isn’t even the half of it. The punches landing inside the team are the real potential knock-outs.
And, possibly, worst of all:
It’s almost like we’re getting punk’d and/or it’s April Fool’s Day in November.
“Why would Caley not call plays?”
The more apt question is “Why WOULD he call plays?”
Let’s turn to exhibit A:
I love Coach Ryans, but this seems like either a glaring blindspot or a complete failure to comprehend what’s happening on the offensive side of the ball. People throw around jokes about Madden Football all too often, but honestly, anyone in the Top 25 Madden list could play call circles around Caley while sitting at a Rudy’s picnic table outside of Jersey Village stuffing their face, while binging a Hard Knocks on another screen.
To make matters even worse, the All-Field Goal Offense took a blow when Houston’s only legit scoring threat, kicker Kaimi Fairbairn was ruled out. Thankfully, there always seems to be more decent kickers than kicker jobs, so Matthew Wright, seen kicking at practice this week, was pressed into service.
Is it just me or does anyone else keep expecting Ryans to pull his mask off, Ala Scooby Doo and reveal he’s actually Jack Easterby and the real Coach ‘Meco is tied up in the broom closet?
