Battle Red Blog
Out with the old, in with the new.
There was a time when the Indianapolis Colts ruled the AFC South. Peyton Manning was torching all the division rivals and the Texans were still trying to find their identity.
In that same era, quarterback Philip Rivers was gun slinging for the then San Diego Chargers, prior to retiring.
This week, the youthful, energetic, pack-of-wild-dogs that are the Houston Texans 2025 defense are taking on Philip Rivers and the no-longer-on-top Colts.
If you caught last weekend’s Colts game against Jacksonville Jaguars, you saw an un-retired Philip Rivers look as if he might need a walker to keep standing behind that Colts line under the pressure of the Glitter Kitties front 7.
As currently formidable as the Kitties’ D might seem, it’s not at the level of Matt Burke’s unit in H-Town.
As odd as the storyline has been for Rivers’ return to the NFL – and kudos to him for coming back in his 40s and not totally sucking against some lofty competitors – it’s very likely to end like General Custer at Little Big Horn.
Now, Rivers is clearly the “old” in the opening statement. Up next: the “New”.
Now, I’m not remotely close to the biggest fan of AI, and shame on anyone who uses it for the arts, but it has proven to be pretty accurate at times when it comes to parsing data and spitting out predictions.
Personally, this is my favorite so far:
Think of this for a moment. For Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud to be the best player in the NFL in 5 years, and still a Texan, there’s likely one or more Super Bowl Championships to back the #1 claim. And for that to happen, the Texans are going to have to stomp the Baby Horses, Glitter Kitties and BESFs an awful lot. I see nothing wrong with this.
And, all that starts this weekend as the Texans go for 9 in a row. If they do go on to defeat the Colts, and the Glitter Kitties somehow manage to ineptly lose to the 3-13 BESFs, Houston will 3-peat as AFC South Champions and jump to the #3 playoff spot.
