Know Your Opponent with Derek Havens
Divisional Round of the AFC Playoffs. The Houston Texans head back to Foxboro, MA for the second meeting versus the New England Patriots in 5 weeks after the initial 2012 meeting in week 14. What have the Texans learned, what new wrinkles will we see from Belichick, Brady and crew, and who will show up who may not have been so influential in the game’s outcome in December. We can always count on Derek Havens of PatsFans.com and @PatriotsHaven on Twitter, for answers to all our burning questions – some serious, some not-so-much. Read below to get Derek’s valuable…
Know Your Opponent with Cincy Jungle’s Joe Goodberry
Wildcard weekend. Texans fans know we “shouldn’t” be here. We were “supposed” to be the 1-seed in the AFC. And yet, after a 1-3 final quarter of the season, here we are, facing the Bengals in the same weekend as last year. Same Bengals, same Texans, but different. This Bengals defense is bigger and badder in every way. This Texans defense is more decimated. Andy Dalton is surprising many of us. So is Matt Schaub but in a totally opposite manner. Both teams have questionable running attacks which is odd to say with Arian Foster and BenJarvus Green-Ellis in their…
Know Your Opponent with Colts Authority
As we enter the final week of the 2012 NFL regular season game, the Houston Texans meet their old (in Texans existence terms, that is,) foes the Indianapolis Colts for the second time in three weeks. Having just met two Sundays ago, both teams have a really good idea of what to expect from the other. Game planning and player motivation will be at fevered pitch, fans of each team hope, as Colts HC Chuck Pagano plans to play his starters in a game of little consequence to the Colts who are locked into the 5 seed in the…
Know Your Opponent with Mike Wobschall from Vikings.com
Here we are, week 16, the final 2012 game against an AFC North foe (unless… Super Bowl, anyone?) This time, the Houston Texans face the Adrian Peterson led Minnesota Vikings for a Sunday noon game at Reliant. The Vikings are not entirely unknown to the Texans as the interconference opponents met in the final week of the preseason. Of course that was a long time and many injuries ago – and before a couple of each team’s players emerged as potential NFL MVP candidates. Where’s the fun in this particular game? Only watching Adrian Peterson grind it out in attempt…
Know Your Opponent with Kyle from ColtsAuthority.com
Week 15 and a matchup against the long-time-anxiety-causing Indianapolis Colts looms. The Colts don’t have the same ability to strike fear in the hearts of Texans these days like they did with Peyton in charge. But the Texans haven’t faced the Andrew Luck-led Colts yet. While not a lot is frightening on paper about the 2012 Colts versus the 2012 Texans, this team has troubling intangibles. They’re young, on the upswing and are winning games it seems on sheer will alone at times. And the Texans are coming off the second ugly beatdown of the season, this one coming from…
Know Your Opponent with @PatriotsHaven
Week 14. Monday Night Football. The 11-1 Houston Texans take their AFC-leading record into Foxborough, MA to face the defending AFC champion New England Patriots for the Texans biggest test of the season. The Texans can expect to face a challenge unlike any since perhaps week 6 versus Green Bay. What exactly does that challenge consist of? We check in with Derek Havens of @PatriotsHaven and PatsFan.com to see what it is that makes the Patriots so fearsome, where the team’s deficiencies can be exploited and get some insight on the many Patriots playmakers and the injuries that may affect…
Know Your Opponent with @TitansMCM, The Sequel
Week 13. The 10-1 Houston Texans go into LP Field at noon on Sunday to face the 4-7 Tennessee Titans. It’s difficult to predict how the Titans will play any week, but given the deficiencies in the Texans defense shown over the past two weeks, the Titans could bring a few surprises. Bring in MusicCityMiracles.com‘s Jimmy Morris who addresses Texans fans concerns on new Titans OC Dowell Loggains, QB Jake Locker, inconsistent star offensive players, and makes a quick comment on Bud Adams and his typical demands. Jimmy has lots to share. Read on. Don’t stop sending…
Know Your Opponent with www.SideLionReport.com
After a gut check overtime game versus the Jacksonville Jaguars, our Houston Texans travel to Ford Field in Detroit for a Thanksgiving day match-up versus the Lions. This is one of those interconference games in which the Lions and their fans do not know exactly what to expect from the Texans; the Texans and us, the Texans fans, don’t know exactly what to expect from the Lions. We know the Lions have the #1 passing offense in the NFL and the #2 overall offense in the NFL with QB Matthew Stafford, WR Calvin Johnson, and a resurgent running game…
Know Your Opponent With @ndyWillis
In this week’s episode, we check in with Twitter favorite and Jaguars fan everydude, Andy Willis. Andy is as diehard as diehards come. We have a Twitter bet for (apparently) every Texans/Jaguars (not Jags – seems they don’t like that) match-up. It’s an avatar wager and if I win, he gets this. If he wins, I get… I don’t know. Does it matter? It seems Andy and the rest of Jacksonville have conceded the contest already. Which works for us here at State of the Texans. Although, truthfully, Jaguars fans are my favorite of…
Know Your Opponent with www.BlackandTeal.com
As week 11 and a second matchup versus the Jacksonville Jaguars looms, we reach out to our favorite Jaguars blog, @BlackandTeal, more specifically, editor @LukeNSims. Luke looks at QB Blaine Gabbert’s performance, top 2012 draft pick Justin Blackmon, and the Jaguars bright spot of a disappointing 2012 season… go ahead and read below to find out what that pleasant surprise is for the dedicated fans. As always, we welcome your questions for our guest bloggers. Please use the hashtag #KnowYourOpponent (or #KYO if you’re short on space) along with your question, and @theclairebear23. Your question will be in consideration for…
