It's weird looking at the roster and knowing who most of the guys are again.

Furlock Bones said:

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So, why was Keenum put on the IR and not just cut? No hate against him. But, he's just not very good anymore. What value are the Texans protecting?

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I believe he's being groomed as a qb coach behind JJ.

Because why not? It doesn't hurt you to put him on IR and keep him around to be another set of eyes and ears in the QB room.

Plus this is probably a career ending injury and as a veteran he's earned the right to not be kicked to the curb when there's really no reason to if he can be stashed on IR.

Andre Johnson told The Nightcap Show that his brother and friend wanted to jump Courtland Finnegan at a night club (before Dre whooped him on the field) but he had to call them off 🤣

Fast forward to the game, Andre Johnson told Kubiak “I’m finna beat his ass” 🤣 pic.twitter.com/gOZxMZqQWu

— Houston Stressans (@TexansCommenter) August 29, 2024

Oh what could have been.

a few fun facts about Deshaun Watson:

he has a $73,000,000 cap hit in 2025 and 2026… most of any player in NFL history

also was the most inaccurate QB in the NFL last yr

also threw 3 of the most hilarious passes last yr that you will ever see pic.twitter.com/PE3ez7L8em

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) August 29, 2024

Poster child for a guy who got paid and mailed it in.

He cares more about traveling around Europe in Versace pajamas and Lambos and posting about it on Instagram more than he does football.

He's toast

When Dabo had him, he was that good.

What we fans always fail to grasp is for most of these players, getting paid is all that matters. Most all would tell you they want to win but of those, few are in it for anything more than the cash.

He's the epitome of this mentality. He'll never have to work another day in his life and he'll never have to play football with this last contract. In his mind, I'm sure he's the big winner here.

As a Texans fan, I'll be happy to watch him suffer out the rest of this contract but I'll be happier when he's out of the league.

Cartographer said:

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When Dabo had him, he was that good.

What we fans always fail to grasp is for most of these players, getting paid is all that matters. Most all would tell you they want to win but of those, few are in it for anything more than the cash.

He's the epitome of this mentality. He'll never have to work another day in his life and he'll never have to play football with this last contract. In his mind, I'm sure he's the big winner here.

As a Texans fan, I'll be happy to watch him suffer out the rest of this contract but I'll be happier when he's out of the league.

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It doesn't happen often but from time to time a new person emerges once the player gets paid. Not long after Houston signed Watson to the extension is when we found out about his proclivities. I believe the real person comes out after the fact, you see the facade first. Same thing happened with Antonio Brown. There were stories out of Pittsburgh that came out that said a completely different guy showed up in that building once he got paid. That Watson contract will be an albatross on Cleveland for years to come. There's more than one reason no team has done a contract like one since his got signed, and lots of better QBs than Watson have signed extensions since then.

No one in the Browns organization will ever admit it, but the Watson deal was not a true market deal. It was a deal to go somewhere a guy didn't want to go to but he couldn't say no to the money. Not just the money, but the structure so that his suspension would result in the least amount of money lost, they're complicit in the whole thing. They asked for the moon, and they got it. Watson wanted to go to Atlanta, and Atlanta wanted Watson, Atlanta and Watson would have agreed upon more favorable terms for the team and Watson wouldn't have asked for as much because he was going home to Georgia. IIRC Cleveland was the first team out of the running during that period of time because he didn't want to go there, period. I have nothing against the Browns, but to help a guy you know did unsavory things to women lose as little money possible while serving a suspension for those deeds is disgusting. Watson will be a cautionary tale for all teams going forward.

But it's not all bad, instead of Watson and Bill O'Brien, we've got CJ Stroud and Demeco Ryans. It took time but we're in a better position than we could have even imagined.

I was talking about this with my Dad last week. Tonight confirms it. This is the first time in a decade I have been more excited about NFL than CFB.

The Porkchop Express said:

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Bill Simmons picked the Texans to go to the Super Bowl on his annual over/under podcast this week on the Ringer network.

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BayAg_14 said:

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I was talking about this with my Dad last week. Tonight confirms it. This is the first time in a decade I have been more excited about NFL than CFB.

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Honestly it didn't even bother me after we lost on Saturday, and I watched the whole game. I learned my lesson about hope and A&M football long ago. The last time we won a conference title was my Freshman year...I'm 44 now. I'm more comfortable and optimistic about CJ and Demeco than the Aggies. I also feel like I can watch the Texans and be objective about the good and the bad. Watching the Aggies generally leads to delusion and anger, I've actively chosen not to tie my happiness to their performance. If they get a surprise win, great, I'll take that but I won't let them hurt me anymore, lol. Aggie sports have given me way more lows than highs. I only go to the football forum to have a good laugh now from time to time, right after a loss it's epic fun. Anyway, I'm ready for the 2024 Texans season to begin, regardless of where it goes at least hope over here can be objectively optimistic.

All I do is Nguyen said:

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their owner isn't senile and delusional

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Eh...I wouldn't be so sure about that