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I’m the captain of Jameis Winston’s boathouse and I can’t wait for all of you to see the majesty that is the Winston experience, touchdowns, sacks, and interceptions, the highest of highs, the lowest of lows. Sure Chris Godwin is out, and so is Mike Evans, and yeah, the game maybe played on a flooded field, and neither team should run the ball, but Houston will and Tampa won’t, and all of this, not even a broken thumb, can stop Winston from pushing it downfield to players like Justin Watson, Breshad Perriman, and Dare Olawale. Welcome. We’ve been waiting for you. It’s Week Sixteen of the NFL season. In this episode, we argue about Tampa Bay and make bold accusations; give you the key to the Buffalo-New England game, spoiler its turnovers; look at the Rams’ run game drop off and why they lost to San Francisco the first time, and have no idea or what to expect in the kind-of-sort-of NFC East Championship game. Let’s start the show. You can listen to the direct link here. You can subscribe on iTunes here. You c

The Texans and Titans have played 35 games against each other. The Titans have a slim 18-17 advantage. Of all those games, of all those days, this is the best Texans v. Titans game we’ve had. I didn’t want it to end. I loved every second of it. But nothing is infinite, everything is finite, and the best we can do is relive with it with words, stories, conversation, and hardhitting Texans analysis. In this episode, BFD and I discuss the Texans getting Nashty, Tennessee’s offensive realizations, the good and the bad from the Texans’ pass rush, Deshaun Watson’s incredible and efficient game, if Will Fuller should have this much of an affect on the offense, ESTABLISHING THE RUN, and future foe scenarios. Subscribe on iTunes here. Subscribe on Android/Google here. Subscribe/listen on Spotify here. Subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE rating we deserve. Keep that in mind when you download the episode this week. Thanks for staying aw

All things fade into dark green water by the lake. Mistakes were made and that’s the heart of this pain. The 2019 season is suffocating. Soon it will all be over. Soon football will come to an end. Soon we will find out if Jameis can clinch the triple crown, if we get a week 17 AFC South title game, and hopefully, we don’t have a Texans-Bills playoff game. I couldn’t take it. My heart is already weak enough as it is. It’s Week Fifteen. In this episode, we break down the prequel to the week 17 AFC South Championship, banter about the Dolphins, listen to a certain someone get upset over their certain football team, and JOSH ALLEN DEFINITELY LOOKS TO THROW AND DOES NOT LOOK TO RUN. You can listen to the direct link here. You can subscribe on iTunes here. You can subscribe on Android/Google here. You can subscribe/listen on Spotify here. You can subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If the Texans lost to the Patriots I would be very angry and upset. The Texans lost a game they should have won against a team they are better than, and not only that, Denver obliterated them into crumbled cast iron chili meat. They did beat the New England Patriots though. I’m satiated. My cup is full. Yet, analysis and intellectual discussion never stops, so here we are again. In this episode, BFD and I discuss Kareem Jackson’s REVENGE, Houston’s secondary and pass defense, Jacob Martin’s snap count, Where did Whitney Mercilus go, Houston’s offensive game plan, ESTABLISHING THE RUN, and a brief peak at this weekend’s visit to the Logan’s Roadhouse at Nashville. Subscribe on iTunes here. Subscribe on Android/Google here. Subscribe/listen on Spotify here. Subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE rating we deserve. Keep that in mind when you download the episode this week. Thanks for staying awhile and listening. Enjoy the show whi

I’ve experienced ego death. I have no feelings for this Sunday. I don’t care about the rest of this season. The only thing I care about is that the Texans finally beat the Patriots. The thing I’ve always wanted to have happen this decade happened. So, now, what. I’m supposed to care about the Broncos. I don’t care about anything! And I’ve never been happier. It’s week fourteen. In this episode, we talk about a potential Texans let down down game on Battle Red Day (who cares anyways), the two big problems the Saints have against the 49ers, the church of Josh Allen and I am his pulpit, and the AFC Championship rematch. You can subscribe on iTunes here. You can subscribe on Android/Google here. You can subscribe/listen on Spotify here. You can subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The things that we want more than anything to happen rarely happen. No matter how strong the desire is, or the resources invested, or the amount of work that gets put in, it just never happens. Sometimes it’s a talent issue. Sometimes you aren’t sure what to do, or how to do it. And sometimes, you know what you need to do and could do these things, but you don’t do it because it isn’t exactly how you want to do it. The Houston Texans beating the New England Patriots this decade is one of those things we’ve all have wanted to have happened. And it finally happened as the 2010s eat their last clump of dirt. In this episode BFD and I discuss this thing finally happening, Jacob Martin’s pass rushing, Romeo Crennel defensive camouflaging, ESTABLISHING THE RUN, the Patriots bedridden offense, what there is to take going forward, and of course, answer your listener questions. Subscribe on iTunes here. Subscribe on Android/Google here. Subscribe/listen on Spotify here. Subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subsc

Heartbroken, hungover, and rejected. Mashed potatoes, green beans, and fried turkeys. I’m so thankful for the cast dropping on Thanksgiving. The perfect companion to cakes and pies, brown liquid, big hair. The perfect excuse for dogwalking and toilet sitting. It’s week thirteen. In this episode, we keep piling on the reasons why the Cowboys should have gone for it on 4th and 7 and kneel in front of Josh Allen’s pulpit; argue about Lamar Jackson’s MVP candidacy, you can’t escape it, it’s in the air, like oxygen or carbon dioxide, until it smashes your toenails into a thousand pieces; general Texans-Patriots ennui; and the waiting for Kirk Cousins to fall apart. Let’s start the show. You can subscribe on iTunes here. You can subscribe on Android/Google here. You can subscribe/listen on Spotify here. You can subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Texans played Thursday night. We’re talking about it. We’re keeping a complete catalog and documentation of the Texans’ 2019 season here. No, this is not a blog or a message board. This is a very serious journalistic operation we’re running. Close your eyes, hit play, imagine you’re full of lips, tongues, and feet, and you’re back to where you were at last week. In this episode, BFD and I discuss last Thursday’s win, including topics like ESTABLISHING THE RUN, how do you know if you’ve established the run, can you even establish the run, what you do after you establish the run, Frank Reich’s game plan, the Texans rediscovering their deep passing offense, Jacob Martin’s juice, and most importantly, we answer your questions. Subscribe on iTunes here. Subscribe on Android/Google here. Subscribe/listen on Spotify here. Subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE rating we deserve. Keep that in mind when you download the episode this

SUPER BOOOOOOOWL. The Houston Texans are going to the Super Bowl after beating the Colts in a vital game, and one that will probably spur them to another AFC South Championship. Add some room to the trophy case. We got such high high hopes for the living. Shooting for the stars. There is no ceiling. It's week twelve in the NFL. In this episode, we briefly review the Texans win over the Colts (there will be a more indepth show early next week), Dallas trying to do what Philadelphia couldn't do, the birds squawking in their cage, it's a cosmic clash of green and yellow against gold and scarlet, and the Rams are hanging on the top of a sheer cliff. Let’s start the show. You can subscribe on iTunes here. You can subscribe on Android/Google here. You can subscribe/listen on Spotify here. You can subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE rating we deserve. Keep that in mind when you download the episode this week. Thanks for staying awhi

We were young, so young once. That was long ago. Before we were glittered in golden light excitement for yesterday’s Deshuan Watson v. Lamar Jackson showdown, and afterwards, we entered that mausoleum of all hope and despair, numb, tired and cold. Life becomes death. Birthdays become funerals. All hope and expectations end up in despair. In this episode, Matt and BFD break down the no call defensive pass interference penalty, the BIG problem with the Texans’ offense, why Deshaun Watson was sacked six times, nihilistic defensive feelings, Houston’s once again non existent pass rush, Lamar Jackson’s passing distribution, how the run defense fared against what may end up to be an all-time great rushing offense, Thursday Night Football feelings, and answer your beautiful and glowing listener questions. Subscribe on iTunes here. Subscribe on Android/Google here. Subscribe/listen on Spotify here. Subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE

I watched it rain for three days long. The door closed. I was alone. This wasn’t going to happen. No more having the heart, oh my heart, yanked up and tugged down by the sight of the sun, the feel of it on my skin, and how dull and blue the sky should be. No. Things were going to be different this time. Things are still the same. It’s Week Eleven in the NFL. In this episode, the Texans are trying to throw themselves into the bye week conversation and knock the AFC South lepers off their boots, Nick Foles climbing out of the cave and rising to lead the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dak Prescott having a Tony Romo loss of his own, and, Carson Wentz trying to recreate his Super Bowl win against the New England Patriots. Let’s start the show. You can subscribe on Android/Google here. You can subscribe/listen on Spotify here. You can subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE rating we deserve. Keep that in mind when you download the episode thi

There’s no need to be blue during the bye week. Go look at the leaves. Some of them are yellow. Incredible. Drink some $5.50 pumpkin coffee, spend that money, trade those draft picks, there’s no future. Go for a walk. The hill country is calling. Read some Mary Oliver and cry for a bit. Practice your Thanksgiving cooking. I have a secret for you. An entire block of Velveeta can fit into the cavity of a turkey. There. Your life has been changed. It’s Week Ten in the NFL. In this episode, there’s a great barbecue sauce boiling in the pot, a real KC-Tennessee masterpiece; the Steelers are on a three game win streak and are surfing through a cupcake and a candy bar schedule to end the season; Dallas is going to try and finally beat someone, anyone, and that someone, is someone who can’t beat someone, or anyone; Seattle can’t pass protect or rush the passer, but sometimes a little magic is all you need. Let’s start the show. You can subscribe on Android/Google here. You can subscribe/listen on Spotify here. You c

Twinkly guitar. Green night sky. Light in the attic. Red flannel sweaters. Repeating guitar until it breaks out and everything fall apart. It’s so twinkly. Dammit. Wrong American Football. The other American Football happened this weekend when the Houston Texans flew across the sea to play the Jacksonville Jaguars. Stephanie Stradley went to the game. We talked about the London American Football experience and the Houston Texans at the bye week. Topics include: nine hour plane flights, what it takes to be a Traveling Texan, the NFL bringing the American experience to the UK, a quiet NFL game, watching Deshaun Watson do things no one has ever done before LIVE, and expectations for the rest of the season. Subscribe on iTunes here. Subscribe on Android/Google here. Subscribe/listen on Spotify here. Subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. You can follow Stephanie Stradely on Twitter here to catch her excellent Texans writing. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE rating

The AFC South is falling apart. The Indianapolis Colts will now be led by Brian Hoyer. This decade needs to die already. The Titans got Christian McCaffrey’d. And the Jaguars, well the Jaguars just ran one of the worst offensive game plans you’ll ever see, and were trounced by the London Englands on their alternative turf. Matt and BFD review the Texans’ offensive game plan: read pass options, play action, throws to the tight ends, attacking bad linebackers; DeAndre Hopkins becoming Michael Thomas; A.J. Bouye v. Hopkins instead of Jalen Ramsey v. Hopkins; Houston’s pass protection; a Jacksonville conspiracy theory; Gareon Conley; and the Texans’ Wattless pass rush. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fridge is stacked with Code Red Mountain Dew. The PC is whirling and coughing up second hand cigarette smoke and crunching the numbers to emit Diablo. Shape shifting, summoning wolves and bears, casting natural disasters, the Druid is back. Indio, Las Cruces, El Paso, Rage Against The Machine is coming back around again. Rub the obelisk. Rally around the family. It’s 2001 again. It’s Week Nine in the NFL. In this episode, we head across the sea to imagine this used up version of the 2019 Houston Texans, the one with all the injuries; wide open deep pass incompletions, pocket feel, routes rubbed together, settling for 43 yard field goals, it’s the 2019 Chicago’ Bears offense; a Superbowl IV rematch, and the Patriots finally play someone. Let’s start the show. You can subscribe on Android/Google here. You can subscribe/listen on Spotify here. You can subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE rating we deserve. Keep that in mind w

J.J. Watt is out for the season after shredding his pectoral, and will soon be attacking the bowflex all offseason long to get ready for 2020, but it doesn’t matter, because Deshaun Watson is just like us, everything he does on the football field, is just like our lives, beautiful and meaningful, and as long as he’s out there running out of the grasp and throwing touchdown passes, the Texans will be pretty good and always in it. In this episode, Matt and BFD break down J.J. Watt’s newest injury and how Houston’s pass rush can recover (they probably can’t), discuss Deshaun Watson’s madeye touchdown pass and Bill O’Brien’s game plan, argue about Josh Jacobs and the Raiders’ run game, look ahead to the trade deadline, and dip the teabag into the the Texans’ London game against Jacksonville. Subscribe on iTunes here. Subscribe on Android/Google here. Subscribe/listen on Spotify here. Subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE rating we

The baseball field is overgrown with green grass. The infield has disappeared. It’s the middle of the season and the Oakland Raiders are heading to Houston, and at the same time, Scott Reichel of Betting Bay Area came onto this Houston Texans podcast to deliver Oakland Raiders’ analysis and discuss the Raiders-Texans matchup. Topics include: what is a Gareon Conley, the dominating Raiders’ offensive line, Derek Carr’s performance now that he has competent pass protection again, if the Raiders do anything well on defense, are there foundational players on this defense, and Maxxx Crosby’s juice. Let’s start the show. You can subscribe on Android/Google here. You can subscribe/listen on Spotify here. You can subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE rating we deserve. Keep that in mind when you download the episode this week. Thanks for staying awhile and listening. Enjoy the show while you do whatever it is that you do. Learn more ab

Listen up kids, and even if you aren't a kid, buckle the f*** up like some Barnes & Nobles self help book. Bright yellow cover. Size 18 font on the pages. New York Times Bestseller. Never have expectations. Bury all hope. Go into everything blind and neutral. You'll never be let down. Things are better this way. It’s Week Eight in the NFL. In this episode, we dream of Fridays of cold beer, tailgates, and short jean shorts, that fade into Sundays of the Texans trying to outscore the Raiders (20:00); Josh Allen doesn't play back to back bad games and especially doesn't against a clipped Eagles' pass defense; 49ers playing down by ten desires; and the Browns are dumb and the Patriots are smart. Let’s start the show. You can subscribe on Android/Google here. You can subscribe/listen on Spotify here. You can subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE rating we deserve. Keep that in mind when you download the episode this week. Thanks for

When something happens, it can leave a trace of itself behind. Say, like, if someone burns toast. Well, maybe things that happen leave other kinds of traces behind. Not things that anyone else can notice. Just like they can see things that haven't happened yet. Well, sometimes they can see things that happened a long time ago. Those past Indianapolis horrors that happened a long time ago came running back. The Texans turned a possible 5-2 record, and a two and a half AFC South game lead, into a half game deficit by losing at Lucas Oil Stadium, that old hotel of horror, where Peyton Manning lurks in room 237. In this episode Matt and BFD break down the Texans' offensive struggles, DeAndre Hopkins bounce back game, how the Texans will do without Will Fuller V, what's up with the pass rush, Gareon Conley trade analysis, and your wonderful questions. Subscribe on iTunes here. Subscribe on Android/Google here. Subscribe/listen on Spotify here. Subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely

Oh look, It’s an old friend Share a drink, a look, a kiss Oh no, it’s startin’ again It’s Week Seven in the NFL. In this episode, we prepare for the Houston Texans beating the Colts by ten points and supplanting themselves as 100% Superbowl contenders (25:50), if the Seahawks can throw the ball better than the Baltimore Ravens can run the ball, TEDDY BRIDGEWATER 4-0 (about to be 5-0) FRANCHISE QUARTERBACK, and howaboutthemsadboys. Let’s start the show. You can subscribe on Android/Google here. You can subscribe/listen on Spotify here. You can subscribe/listen on Stitcher here. Please subscribe and write a lovely review that gives us that FIVE stars out of FIVE rating we deserve. Keep that in mind when you download the episode this week. Thanks for staying awhile and listening. Enjoy the show while you do whatever it is that you do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices