Based on his numbers and what we’ve seen so far, I think you can expect around 15 carries, 95 total yards (70ish rushing), and a TD on Sunday. He’s been unbelievable. As sad as this sounds, he’s already the second-best RB in franchise history, and he’s only six (6) games into his career.

I haven’t really seen any true pattern to Ahman Green’s use these past three (3) weeks. He’ll get about 10 carries, but it’s not like he’s playing every third series, only in goal line situations, etc.

The Houston secondary is awful. The maxim is to use the run to set up the pass, but I would come out throwing if I was an opposing offense.

Jacques Reeves can stay stride for stride with anyone, though his mind-boggling refusal to ever turn his head and/or get his hands up makes that skill nearly worthless. Petey Faggins, or “The Master of the Eight Yard Cushion,” might as well have a bullseye instead of a number on his jersey. Fred Bennett, last season’s rookie revelation at CB, has performed well enough to warrant the staff benching him in favor of Faggins, which is the equivalent of deciding you’d rather swill Drano instead of Ipecac. Our safeties are good in run support and decidedly below average in coverage. Although he’s less than a year removed from a career-threatening injury, heart-and-soul-of-the-defense Dunta Robinson returned last week; I believe he’ll transform into the Dunta of old, but it’ll take some time for that to happen and it certainly won’t be this week.

So in answer to your question, I fully expect Fitzpatrick to find Chad Johnson and Housh. A lot.

You’re asking a starving man to give you his meal ticket to the soup kitchen… ain’t gonna happen bud.

The Texans fan base in Houston may not be as large or as zealous as it was in the “luv ya blue” days of the Oilers, but you’d be hard pressed to find fans in Houston who still support that Satan incarnate, Bud Adams.

The Texans have their loyal fans who have been with them from the beginning. When they finally become a perennial contender, you’ll start seeing the bandwagon full of people who will claim they loved the team from day one – when they beat the Cowboys. The true fans will be ones who remember the score…

Sup Cincy – I’m another blogger at the BRB. I know Tim can get busy from time to time, so I’ll field a few for yall.

It is true that there are a small minority of people who believe that Sage is a superior quarterback, but they aren’t taken too seriously. And if there was any doubt, it was erased with the now infamous Rosencopter. Sage is your prototypical game manager. When he steps outside of that role, he finds himself in a whole heap of trouble.

I think the fan base was pretty optimistic when Matt rolled into town. Before the season started, he said the right things, did the right things, and was looking like a model QB for the franchise. After the epic failure that was David Carr, anyone this side of Ryan Leaf would have been a welcomed addition.

Truth be told, while Matt has looked fantastic at times, he still plays like a second year starter. If there is one knock on Schaub, it would be letting the heat of the moment force him into bad decsions. Schaub is at his worst when he’s facing teams with a fiercesome pass rush. Not saying he can’t make plays under pressure, but that’s when he stops seeing the entire field and starts zoning in his target – which leads to mistakes (to mean interceptions and fumbles). With that said, he has the talent. Once the game finally slows down for him, he’ll stop making so many mental errors and be recognized as one of the games better QBs.

As for your draft pick… It’s hard for me to speak to that, but I would figure that anything outside of a defensive game changer or brickhouse offensive lineman would be a bad choice. The worst possible pick would be going with a WR to “replace” 85.

BTW: Thanks for Kevin Walter. He’s been a catalyst on offense and a real fan favorite.

But what? DeMeco was a rookie in 06 and won DROY. Odell had a good rookie year in 05 then went off to kill his career with drugs, alcohol, and violence… Where’s the connection?