As a Houston fan, I am cautiously excited about the solid beating the Texans gave the so called "America's Team." Its always good to beat Dallas at anything. However, Texans fans should not got too excited about that preseason win, nor should they get excited when the Texans do it again in the same stadium during the regular season.
The Texans are going into the 2010 season with the leading passer in Matt Schaub, the best receiver in the NFL in Andre Johnson, Owen Daniels healthy, the two best tacklers in the AFC South (minus Cushing for a few games), and a defense that has peppered playmakers around Mario Williams. With this level of talent, there should be higher expectations. We can't use the excuse that we are in a tough division since we have the Colts to deal with. We beat ourselves with penalties in one game and let the Colts come back from a 17-0 deficit in another. Actually, all but one of our division losses were by a touchdown or less, and that one loss that was more, was only eight points.
I would't look past the Texans to make a strong playoff push, possibly surprising and uprising in the division. The Colts had a chance to have a perfect season. Those opportunities do not come around often and it would be hard to repeat. Nothing is automatic. The Colts are beatable. I predict the Texans will go at least 10-6, because anything less would be disappointing considering the talent.
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