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Bill O'Brien... the gift that keeps on taking.

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No doubt.

IrishAg said:

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Ags #1 said:

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Max sharping cut. Another 2nd round bust. Bob was one of the worst gms of all time

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No damn lie, I think he might have been worse than Matt Millen if we had kept him for another year or two...but at least we somehow limited a small portion of the damage when we got rid of BoB and he didn't destroy every single facet of the franchise like Matt Millen did to the Lions.

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Mike Mayock, BoB, and Matt Millen could have a battle royale for worst GM in history. Though I don't think Mayock or Millen were intentionally trying to lose their jobs, BoB's moves still make no sense. Caserio is so much better in his short period of time, in a couple more years this team could have a really nice roster.

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Conley cut

Casserio not fckn around. You don't perform you're gone.

What a breath of fresh air!

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This is the truth right here. I'm actually excited to see where we go from here.

I wonder about the strategy. If I had to make a guess, I'd say they will sign a RB that's more versatile than Mack, and they will also go get a slot WR.

Auclair being cut was slightly surprising to me. Not that he was great, but they are pretty thin at TE.

I think they add a TE and a WR via the waiver wire and/or free agent signing.

They have the #3 WW claim so they're in position to claim a pretty decent player.

Mack to the practice squad…interesting.

Ags #1 said:

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Texans claimed tyler johnson

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That is an awesome grab right there!

Bengals claimed Scharping

Freeman cut

Ags #1 said:

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Texans claimed tyler johnson

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Fantastic move...dude was a beast up here as a Gopher

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/09/01/o-j-howard-visits-texans/

Ags #1 said:

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Texans signing oj howard

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Good grab, we need some bodies so we'll see if he has any....juice....left

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Johnson & Howard >>>>>>>>>>> Conley & whatever water polo playing TE they used to have

Still to be seen if it reflects on the field but Casserio is doing a helluva job undoing the BoB's complete fck up of the team.

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Agree completely, puns aside I think Howard can play well in Pep's offense, and Johnson is pretty much our 3rd best WR instantly.

It's just nice to see us have a GM who's not constantly overspending to desperately try and fill the gaps he created on the team . Instead Casserio has been very strategic on who he brings in, while slowly getting us into position to have a ton of cap flexibility in the near future.

Saw that the bills cut Howard because his Achilles wasn't 100% still.

The Bills have the luxury of cutting him. At worst, the Texans have a veteran the young TEs can learn from other than Pharoah Brown. At best, we have a productive TE.

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The Bills have the luxury of cutting him. At worst, the Texans have a veteran the young TEs can learn from other than Pharoah Brown. At best, we have a productive TE.

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They owe him quite a bit of money and he never played a snap for them. He might be better than what the Texans have, but the Texans should know by now that picking up the good teams scraps usually doesn't work out.

The regular season is just around the corner, care to make any predictions?

1. The improved offensive line pays immediate dividends in the run game. Pierce will be getting a lot of carries and finishes the season as the top rookie in rushing yards.

2. Defense will have some hiccups in the beginning of the season due to playing a lot of young guys, but by midseason they'll be an improved group. I think we see solid play from Stingley and Harris but Pitre comes out looking the best in the group this year. They'll be tested in the first half of the season by the Broncos, Chargers, Raiders, and Eagles but by the time they play Cleveland on December 4th they'll be a problematic group for Watson to play in his first game back.

3. Mills has a decent season but the WR corps will limit his potential. I still like Cooks and Collins and think Tyler Johnson is a good addition but the lack of an elite WR will put a ceiling on Mills. Mills will show enough that Houston does not draft a QB with either of their 1st round picks in 2023. I do believe they take a WR with one of those 2 picks though.

4. Houston goes over the 4.5 projected wins. With this team winning an improbable 4 games last season 6 wins is very doable. I also think this season goes a long way with helping to restore Lovie's reputation as a HC. He was unjustly fired by Chicago and was put in a tough position in TB. Smith proves he was the right choice and gets to coach in 2023 as well. I'm rooting for Lovie.

5. Houston wins too many games to get the no 1 pick in the draft and they lose their shot at Will Anderson...unless everyone in front of them needs a QB too much instead. I do think if that is the case there will be enough other teams that need a QB they can get a significant return on trading back. This draft will have Bryce Young, CY Stroud, and Anthony Richardson which should all garner significant attention. Next year's draft is the opposite for 2022, those teams that decided to wait might not have that luxury anymore and Houston could reap the benefits of being patient. I think Houston is looking at pick 4-5ish, I think they finish above Atlanta, Chicago and Seattle. The Giants and Jets could also both have tough years that put them in the bottom 5 conversation.

OK, it's time, here the schedule

Win - 1 Sunday Sept. 11 Indianapolis Colts CBS Noon
Loss - 2 Sunday Sept. 18 at Denver Broncos CBS 3:25 PM
Win - 3 Sunday Sept. 25 at Chicago Bears CBS Noon
Loss - 4 Sunday Oct. 2 Los Angeles Chargers CBS Noon
Win - 5 Sunday Oct. 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars CBS Noon
6 Bye Week
Loss - 7 Sunday Oct. 23 at Las Vegas Raiders CBS 3:05 p.m.
Loss (tossup game) - 8 Sunday Oct. 30 Tennessee Titans CBS 3:05 p.m.
Loss - 9 Thursday Nov. 3 Philadelphia Eagles Prime Video# 7:15 p.m.
Win - 10 Sunday Nov. 13 at New York Giants CBS Noon
Win - 11 Sunday Nov. 20 Washington Commanders FOX Noon
Loss (tossup game) - 12 Sunday Nov. 27 at Miami Dolphins CBS Noon
Win (tossup game) - 13 Sunday Dec. 4 Cleveland Browns CBS Noon
Loss (tossup game) - 14 Sunday Dec. 11 at Dallas Cowboys FOX Noon
Loss - 15 Sunday Dec. 18 Kansas City Chiefs CBS Noon
Loss - 16 Sunday Dec. 24 at Tennessee Titans CBS Noon
Win - 17 Sunday Jan. 1 Jacksonville Jaguars CBS Noon
Loss - 18 TBD Jan. 7/8 at Indianapolis Colts TBD TBD

I still am thinking 7 wins total, but more of my tossup games are in the loss prediction, so my range is 6 to 10 wins. 3-3 in the division, but that depends on if Tennessee falls apart with some injuries

I think we have a top 15 offense overall and that the defense is 20-25th range next year

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The regular season is just around the corner, care to make any predictions?

1. The improved offensive line pays immediate dividends in the run game. Pierce will be getting a lot of carries and finishes the season as the top rookie in rushing yards.

2. Defense will have some hiccups in the beginning of the season due to playing a lot of young guys, but by midseason they'll be an improved group. I think we see solid play from Stingley and Harris but Pitre comes out looking the best in the group this year. They'll be tested in the first half of the season by the Broncos, Chargers, Raiders, and Eagles but by the time they play Cleveland on December 4th they'll be a problematic group for Watson to play in his first game back.

3. Mills has a decent season but the WR corps will limit his potential. I still like Cooks and Collins and think Tyler Johnson is a good addition but the lack of an elite WR will put a ceiling on Mills. Mills will show enough that Houston does not draft a QB with either of their 1st round picks in 2023. I do believe they take a WR with one of those 2 picks though.

4. Houston goes over the 4.5 projected wins. With this team winning an improbable 4 games last season 6 wins is very doable. I also think this season goes a long way with helping to restore Lovie's reputation as a HC. He was unjustly fired by Chicago and was put in a tough position in TB. Smith proves he was the right choice and gets to coach in 2023 as well. I'm rooting for Lovie.

5. Houston wins too many games to get the no 1 pick in the draft and they lose their shot at Will Anderson...unless everyone in front of them needs a QB too much instead. I do think if that is the case there will be enough other teams that need a QB they can get a significant return on trading back. This draft will have Bryce Young, CY Stroud, and Anthony Richardson which should all garner significant attention. Next year's draft is the opposite for 2022, those teams that decided to wait might not have that luxury anymore and Houston could reap the benefits of being patient. I think Houston is looking at pick 4-5ish, I think they finish above Atlanta, Chicago and Seattle. The Giants and Jets could also both have tough years that put them in the bottom 5 conversation.

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I agree with your assessment, and think they go over the 4.5 wins. I also agree that Lovie shows he was a great choice, and keeps us on an upward trajectory going into next year.

Loss - 1 Sunday Sept. 11 Indianapolis Colts CBS Noon
Loss - 2 Sunday Sept. 18 at Denver Broncos CBS 3:25 PM
Win - 3 Sunday Sept. 25 at Chicago Bears CBS Noon
Loss - 4 Sunday Oct. 2 Los Angeles Chargers CBS Noon
Loss - 5 Sunday Oct. 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars CBS Noon
6 Bye Week
Loss - 7 Sunday Oct. 23 at Las Vegas Raiders CBS 3:05 p.m.
Loss - 8 Sunday Oct. 30 Tennessee Titans CBS 3:05 p.m.
Loss - 9 Thursday Nov. 3 Philadelphia Eagles Prime Video# 7:15 p.m.
Win - 10 Sunday Nov. 13 at New York Giants CBS Noon
Loss - 11 Sunday Nov. 20 Washington Commanders FOX Noon
Loss - 12 Sunday Nov. 27 at Miami Dolphins CBS Noon
Loss - 13 Sunday Dec. 4 Cleveland Browns CBS Noon
Loss - 14 Sunday Dec. 11 at Dallas Cowboys FOX Noon
Loss - 15 Sunday Dec. 18 Kansas City Chiefs CBS Noon
Loss - 16 Sunday Dec. 24 at Tennessee Titans CBS Noon
Win - 17 Sunday Jan. 1 Jacksonville Jaguars CBS Noon
Loss - 18 TBD Jan. 7/8 at Indianapolis Colts TBD TBD

3-14

As fans we always read too much into the preseason and this year is no different. I don't think there is any way Houston beats Indy in Week 1. If I remember correctly Indy only needed to win their last game last year and they would be in the playoffs. And now they have Matt Ryan. Reich is too good of a coach to blow the opener.

I want one more year of bad (but slightly improved) football and try to get a top 3 pick. Even if Mills shows to be the man, a top 3 pick would have a lot of trade value to parlay into more good players.

If I had to guess, I'd say 4-5 wins is what I would predict. Top 3 draft position this year and hopefully Cle sucks it and in a couple of years this could be a playoff caliber team. Got to find out if Mills is the man and if not, draft the right guy.

Very valid points, my main reason for optimism is every day we're further away from when we had BoB in the building. I think exorcising his presence is a big reason to be optimistic now, regardless of the season outcome. Things appear to be pointed in the right direction with the staff and personnel in place. I could legitimately be happy if they go under the 4.5 wins if we see good decisions on the field and reasons to keep being hopeful. I don't think they'll go under right now. It's a reason I wouldn't be surprised for a big turnaround in Jacksonville. Meyer was a poisonous presence there, the fact that he's gone will be big dividends for that franchise. Every year there's a team that goes from worst to first, it could totally happen there in this division. If Jacksonville has a real turnaround it definitely gets at least a win off our possible total for the season because I do think as of now Houston beats them at least once.

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As fans we always read too much into the preseason and this year is no different. I don't think there is any way Houston beats Indy in Week 1. If I remember correctly Indy only needed to win their last game last year and they would be in the playoffs. And now they have Matt Ryan. Reich is too good of a coach to blow the opener.

I want one more year of bad (but slightly improved) football and try to get a top 3 pick. Even if Mills shows to be the man, a top 3 pick would have a lot of trade value to parlay into more good players.

If I had to guess, I'd say 4-5 wins is what I would predict. Top 3 draft position this year and hopefully Cle sucks it and in a couple of years this could be a playoff caliber team. Got to find out if Mills is the man and if not, draft the right guy.

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I just like to pick a landmark game that is a complete out of left field upset. I didn't take a lot from pre-season for this pick, but I do look at first game of the year on the road vs a divisional opponent (that they dominated last year) mixed in with a new QB who's not mobile and a new defensive coordinator is the recipe for an upset. So, I just think that the Texans catch them off guard enough and get a surprise win.

Biggest thing for me, is if the Texans can run the ball. If they can consistently this year, then they'll catch a few teams by shortening the game and keeping the score closer.

I would be nice to help Indy continue their current opening game streak. They've lost the last 8 opening week games.

Max Power said:

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Very valid points, my main reason for optimism is every day we're further away from when we had BoB in the building. I think exorcising his presence is a big reason to be optimistic now, regardless of the season outcome. Things appear to be pointed in the right direction with the staff and personnel in place. I could legitimately be happy if they go under the 4.5 wins if we see good decisions on the field and reasons to keep being hopeful. I don't think they'll go under right now. It's a reason I wouldn't be surprised for a big turnaround in Jacksonville. Meyer was a poisonous presence there, the fact that he's gone will be big dividends for that franchise. Every year there's a team that goes from worst to first, it could totally happen there in this division. If Jacksonville has a real turnaround it definitely gets at least a win off our possible total for the season because I do think as of now Houston beats them at least once.

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I agree. The best thing Cal has done by far is hiring Caserio while on the same day getting his personal high score in CofD. Playoffs in 3-4 years.

IrishAg said:

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3 Toed Pete said:

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As fans we always read too much into the preseason and this year is no different. I don't think there is any way Houston beats Indy in Week 1. If I remember correctly Indy only needed to win their last game last year and they would be in the playoffs. And now they have Matt Ryan. Reich is too good of a coach to blow the opener.

I want one more year of bad (but slightly improved) football and try to get a top 3 pick. Even if Mills shows to be the man, a top 3 pick would have a lot of trade value to parlay into more good players.

If I had to guess, I'd say 4-5 wins is what I would predict. Top 3 draft position this year and hopefully Cle sucks it and in a couple of years this could be a playoff caliber team. Got to find out if Mills is the man and if not, draft the right guy.

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I just like to pick a landmark game that is a complete out of left field upset. I didn't take a lot from pre-season for this pick, but I do look at first game of the year on the road vs a divisional opponent (that they dominated last year) mixed in with a new QB who's not mobile and a new defensive coordinator is the recipe for an upset. So, I just think that the Texans catch them off guard enough and get a surprise win.

Biggest thing for me, is if the Texans can run the ball. If they can consistently this year, then they'll catch a few teams by shortening the game and keeping the score closer.

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I like it when you can add a little logic to a hunch, which you have done. I would still pick Indy in this one but I like your work.

3 Toed Pete said:

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IrishAg said:

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3 Toed Pete said:

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As fans we always read too much into the preseason and this year is no different. I don't think there is any way Houston beats Indy in Week 1. If I remember correctly Indy only needed to win their last game last year and they would be in the playoffs. And now they have Matt Ryan. Reich is too good of a coach to blow the opener.

I want one more year of bad (but slightly improved) football and try to get a top 3 pick. Even if Mills shows to be the man, a top 3 pick would have a lot of trade value to parlay into more good players.

If I had to guess, I'd say 4-5 wins is what I would predict. Top 3 draft position this year and hopefully Cle sucks it and in a couple of years this could be a playoff caliber team. Got to find out if Mills is the man and if not, draft the right guy.

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I just like to pick a landmark game that is a complete out of left field upset. I didn't take a lot from pre-season for this pick, but I do look at first game of the year on the road vs a divisional opponent (that they dominated last year) mixed in with a new QB who's not mobile and a new defensive coordinator is the recipe for an upset. So, I just think that the Texans catch them off guard enough and get a surprise win.

Biggest thing for me, is if the Texans can run the ball. If they can consistently this year, then they'll catch a few teams by shortening the game and keeping the score closer.

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I like it when you can add a little logic to a hunch, which you have done. I would still pick Indy in this one but I like your work.

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Thanks! I try to do my best to sound like I know something when I'm just pulling crap out of thin air!

Overall, just have a feeling on this one...but not good enough to put any money down lol

Score predictions for today? I'm going with 23-14 Colts.