Brock Osweiler Gets A Pep Talk
It’s kind of amazing when you watch Brock Osweiler and realize that the Texans might have been legit better off with Brandon Weeden at QB. The Texans are a team that would be a top AFC contender if they had a Quarterback worth literally half of what Brock Osweiler is getting paid. His best game this year (last week in Lambeau) was 2 TDs and 200 yards. He ranks at or near the bottom of every meaningful QB stat. Watching him is an exercise in frustration because it feels like even I could hurl it to Nuk and get a completion more frequently. Hell, it worked for Hoyer and Weeden in 2015, who combined for slightly better QB play.
I feel a sort of kinship with the Texans fans because the Giants have basically the same problems. Both teams have an excellent defense that is even better than people might have expected. Both teams have an amazing #1 WR. The Texans have a better line and an actual running game, but the Giants have a QB who can actually get the WR the ball, so it’s kind of a wash. I don’t know what the Texans do with Giraffe Man after this season. They seem committed to him now and won’t give Tom Savage a start, nor Weeden, who’s still there. I have a feeling we’d have seen both by now if the Texans had a crap defense and weren’t constantly keeping it close with teams. If they do start getting blown out I might actually be curious if Savage gets in for a bit.
The Texans are probably going to win the AFCS and will probably go 1 and done unless they face another team without a big offense, like the Chiefs or the Ravens. I’m personally rooting for the Titans because I love me some Marcus Mariota exotic smashmouth but really I’d be happy if the Colts simply don’t make it because I’m very well sick of the Colts.
One last bit of fun: Brock is technically the first Texans QB to ever sweep the Colts, so that’s kind of hilarious.
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But he’s so tall
I guess you could say that people comment more on when he played basketball than he played football
The Titans better win that division. I don’t know if I can stand Brock Lobster playoff action
Which is worse? Tebow for the first 3 quarters, Brock, or RGIII’s injury luck?
Gus Bradley
And Akili Smith, who takes 3 hours to add 1+1 and still gets it wrong
Both the Chiefs and Ravens could beat the Texans by 20 without having an offensive touchdown.
It’s like Dave forgot that they played KC last year and lost 30 to nothing with Hoyer. Even when Brock Bottom was on the Broncos be couldn’t beat the Chiefs
They beat the chiefs earlier in the season?
They did beat the chiefs earlier in the season
Brock beat them this year 19 to 12
It’s like you forgot he already beat the Chiefs this year.
http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2016091803/2016/REG2/chiefs@texans#menu=gameinfo%7CcontentId%3A0ap3000000704221&tab=recap
That wasn’t a playoff game. In fact, it was so early in the season both teams were closer to preseason form than to playoff form. That’s kind of important.
I thought he turned a corner against the Raiders. He had a pretty good game against them. Hasn’t really repeated that success.
The lack of production to Nuk is inexcusable though.
Osweiler’s contract is probably part of what is keeping him under center (gotta make him earn that $$$), but the miserable track records of his backups is a big factor as well. Savage is not an NFL-caliber QB in any way. He got injured in his one regular season appearance, then reinjured the next year without ever seeing game action, and has never excited coaches or fans in preseason. Brandon Weeden, I’m pretty sure, purchased Spanish-American War bonds when he was a kid, and his career stats do not inspire confidence that he would be better than Brock. Also, Bill O’Brien’s middle name is “obstinate”…
I pay a reasonable amount of attention to the local sports talk scene in Houston, and believe it or not, benching Osweiler does not dominate the conversation. Griping about Osweiler does, but the number of Texans fans who have a genuine desire to see Weeden or Savage play is limited. This is a fanbase that cried loudly for Sage Rosenfels to start over Matt Schaub back when Schaub was throwing for 300 yards every other game and sneaking into Pro Bowls… and they aren’t begging to see the backups now.
I’ll give the Texans credit for swinging with Osweiler. They missed so SO badly, but at least they were trying to get a hit. The past two years of Fitzpatrick, and the bizarre Hoyer-Mallet deal were all pitches looked at in a sad attempt to draw a walk.
This is only the third time that an AFC South team has ever swept the Colts, one of the other times being the Suck for Luck season when even though they were 2-14 only the Jags swept them. The Texans have also now won two straight at Indy after never winning there prior to 2015. The era of Colts dominance in the division seems to be coming to a close.
No if only the Pats could start losing in the AFC East, that’d be nice (won’t happen until 291u581, Which is when Phillip J. Fry is the only human left and plays for the Browns)
Can we get Billy’s dog Wilfork to BBQ-Dance the football to the endzone. That’s at least 10 times better of a qb option at this point for Houston.
These other AFCS guys are gonna be kicking themselves come draft time.
Jeff Fisher still getting the last laugh, getting the Titans that high 1st round draft pick after tanking the organization that beat him in the Superbowl. 🙂
Jeff Fisher was a Titans plant all along.
Brock head belongs in the bottom of a urinal being passed on. I hate that sunk cost fallacy means I have to watch him next year too while players I like get another year older.
HES BENCHED!!!!!!!!!
TOM SAVAGE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>TOM BRADY
THE GIRAFFE IS DEAD!!!!