The Texans win over the Jaguars meant both nothing and a lot.
"Nothing" in that it had no playoff implications.
"A lot" in that no Jaguars of note got injured, and that the Texans finished with their first .500 record in their team's history.
The Jaguars sat their quarterback, David Garrard and their running backs Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew. In the first round of the playoffs, they will have a rematch of the very entertaining Jags-Steelers game in Pittsburgh.
Even in sitting their starters, the Jaguars offense was very efficient. Can anyone tell me why Texans fans should be comfortable with Richard Smith as the Texans defensive coordinator?
The Jags biggest problems came from their special teams, where they muffed a punt (André Davis recovered), and allowed two Davis kickoff returns for touchdowns. Davis is an unrestricted free agent this offseason, so I am guessing his price tag went up.
This goes as a win w/o any asterisk next to it IMO. Heck, we've had so many injuries all year long, we could have put an asterisk next to the whole seasons record!
Good luck in the playoffs Jags, but we kicked your behind today and we'll look forward to it again next season.
And thanks for not hurting our backups either sinz, and by the way, speaking of backs, if the Jags have to play the Titans in the playoffs watch yours because the Titans play dirty.
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12-30-2007 @ 10:28PM
truth said...
You are the most trustworthy writer here Steph....Nice of you to respect the policy of the league you cover. Whether you agree with it or not.
Can we get a little more of you please?
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12-30-2007 @ 10:29PM
truth said...
Ohh and um...Happy New year.
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12-31-2007 @ 9:36AM
John Doe said...
This goes as a win w/o any asterisk next to it IMO. Heck, we've had so many injuries all year long, we could have put an asterisk next to the whole seasons record!
Good luck in the playoffs Jags, but we kicked your behind today and we'll look forward to it again next season.
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12-31-2007 @ 9:36AM
truth said...
Keep dreaming John...Hey if it'll carry you through the offseason then, have at it.
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12-31-2007 @ 9:36AM
bottledsinz said...
Thanks for not hurting our back ups...Now go find a couch......You do still have a New Years wish...Steph
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12-31-2007 @ 9:37AM
Tom said...
And thanks for not hurting our backups either sinz, and by the way, speaking of backs, if the Jags have to play the Titans in the playoffs watch yours because the Titans play dirty.
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12-31-2007 @ 4:06PM
Big Sam said...
I think the Texans showed that they have some depth by the way their backups beat up on Jacksonville's.
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