Reader’s question: What vibes are you getting from the Texans after the 31-2 shellacking by Baltimore? And for the playoffs, might the Texans get that early-season swagger back when they started out the season at 5-1?
Jonathan M. Alexander’s answer:
Some players are embarrassed. Some were discouraged.
I think they all want to make up for what happened on Christmas against the Ravens.
Coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that he told everyone to expect to play Sunday, and based on how the game goes, they could rest players in the second half if they have a sizeable lead.
“For us, right now, we’ve got to go play better,” Ryans said. “And our last outing on the field was not good enough, not representative of who we are defensively, offensively, just — it’s not a good representation of our team entirely. So, we’ve got to go out and we’ve got to play better football.”
The Texans want to prove to themselves that they are better than they were last week. And in many ways they should. Consistency and confidence are important in the playoffs.
They also didn’t like that the Titans beat them last month in their first meeting.
“It’s on to the next,” left tackle Laremy Tunsil told the Chronicle. “We’ve got to go into Tennessee’s house and we owe them boys.”
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/titans-game-oline-laremy-tunsil-20008748.php
3 comments
“Some are embarrassed”. WTF IS THAT. They should ALL be embarrassed. It was an utter shit show and quit job. They didn’t show a single ounce of try. Right now they are probably among the weakest willed teams in the league. The more I have thought about Stroud’s play the more annoyed I have become. Either he is hurt and toughing it out, or he has fallen apart mentally. I hope he is just injured, because if he just can’t handle the pressure of being an NFL QB, that’s a big issue going forward. I understand the line is broken, and that the coaching for the offensive is bad right now, but the defense is supposed to be the strength of the team and they looked lost AGAIN against the Ravens. Utterly lost.
I guess the starters will be playing the whole game because this offense hasn’t had a sizable lead on anyone at the half since the Lions game and we know how that turned out.
I would expect this team to perform regardless of the situation they’re in. This is a business unfortunately and as we’ve seen it can get taken away from you in a blink of an eye like Tank. It would be a stain on Demeco if he didn’t fire up this team before a playoff push.