@brownindian said:

To the Texan fan: What is your opinion on Lawrence Vickers ? Is he helping your team ?

He is not the fantastic utility player that James Casey is, so whenever Casey is healthy he's the guy. Hey may be a slightly better blocker than Casey, but he certainly isn't a threat to touch the ball right now. He's done his job decently in Casey's absence, which is good, but he's definitely the second FB on the depth chart.

Power running up the middle at their hilariously bad NT and pray that you can keep a body on Brian Cushing at all times. Pass only when needed and only at whomever Kareem Jackson is covering. But really the offensive gameplan should mostly revolve around making the defense be on the field for too long which means you have to cause turnovers and shorten the Texans drives on offense. If you can keep the defense on the field too much they will break down in the final stretch of the game.

@soju said:

OH PLEASE! Since when does it take 21 days to rest a wittle hurt leg? I've pulled muscles before and it takes me 3-4 days tops (unless Im thinking of a different kind of injury...)

These "athletes" are pussies. All this is is the higher ups keeping them out with mother goose-like protective measures to protect their investments.

I played football, got a "pulled" muscle and my body healed up pretty quickly. Taking 21 days to heal is ridiculous!

Mack was back out there in a week after getting surgery!

Hillis is a softie.

Arian Foster injured his hammy in like the 2nd preseason game for the Texans and wasn't back fully until like week 3 or 4. We just had Ben Tate tearing it up in his place and nobody batted an eye. Hamstrings are very finnicky injuries that can linger all season if not given the proper amount of rest.

@pumpkin-eater said:

What are your thoughts on Chris Obgonnaya?

Hard worker and durable but just not talented enough to warrant a spot on the roster for the Texans.

Keenum will be there in the 5th or 6th round because of injury concerns and the offense he played in Houston pumping up his numbers.

Every game for the Houston Texans is a trap game (See 2011 Raiders game, all of 2010 season, etc).

Zombo said:

Why did you pussies let the Oilers leave without a fight?

Zombo

Bud Adams had already forced the city to pay for (and were still paying for after he left) 10's of millions of dollars in stadium repairs on the Astrodome. He wanted a new stadium built only a few years after the city of Houston had passed a huge bond to get the older stadium renovated to what Adams had specified.

Personally I like having Bob McNair more than Bud Adams anyways. How's Art Modell doing?

@thomaspro said:

Is Mario Williams out? How does the Texans fan base view Phillips as a DC?

IR for the season. Madly and passionately in love with the fat ol man. Remember, his dad coached the Oilers in the 70's and 80's during the years they were playing the Steelers in AFCCG's all the time, so there is a history with the Phillips family.

@halfsane said:

The defense is generally good against the run, but they seem give up at least one big play on the ground each game which leads to that big number. We are weak against fast edge rushers (slow OLBs). Up the middle we can handle.

What are the Browns fans expectations for this game?

@tim-couch-pulls-out said:

I believe the NFL uses YPG. They make the rankings, not us.

I look at the NFL stats page as more like an excel spreadsheet and you can rank the teams in many ways. The NFL just happens to display the yardage totals on the front splash page. Texans are 3rd in that metric.

@usfbrown said:

Will the Texans only play their 2nd stringers?

Depends on what you think of our WR corps without Johnson. Also our CB2 is not really a starter quality unit (Jason Allen/Kareem Jackson).

Why is the YPG rushing number so large for your defense?

@miktoxic said:

because we were ranked number 4 overall defense before yesterday's game.

What metric are you using to determine the ranks? YPG? PPG?

Hello, it has been awhile since the Texans and the Browns have played and as such you may not know what's going on with my favorite team (Or maybe you do, I don't know). Wanna ask about how dirty the Texans are? I'll remind you that you play in the same division of the Steelers so it might not seem as dirty to you guys. Want to know if Andre Johnson will play? I will quietly shed tears and weep. Interested in knowing if the Texans defense is for real? I don't know either cause I'm not used to not covering my eyes with my hands when my defense is on the field.

So ask away, I'll try not to be an ass.

mikeyP72 said:

He asked a Texans DB on the line of scrimmage for information about his modeling agent.

Enjoy him. Good wideout or not, he isn't missed.

To be fair, if you do plan on a modeling career, "Smooth" Will Demps would be the DB to ask.

Lot of Texans fans were upset that he got cut before Steve Slaton was cut but the Texans are kinda deep at RB.