Quote:So actually you do agree Tampa Bay is much worse than Houston.

 

Now look at what really happened. The Texans are three and a half games out of first place, right? I don't see them going to the playoffs at that rate. But I don't see them playing for draft picks either.

 

As a team,    I agree that Tampa Bay is much worse than Houston at present.      However,   I believe the loss by the Texans yesterday has a much greater negative impact on them than the Bucs loss has for the Bucs.     If the Texans would have beaten the Colts,   they would have been back in the AFC South race and the AFC Wildcard race.     As a result of the Texans inability to hold an 18 point lead against the Colts,    they basically have to win at least 7 out of their remaining 8 games to have a chance at reaching the playoffs.    That's a very tall order.

 

With Case Keenum as the Texans starting QB,      they probably will win a number of games in the 2nd half of the season to keep them clearly out of the top 5 of the draft.    In the first half of the game vs.  the Colts last night,    the Texans played like a playoff caliber team.       It reminded me of the Texans team from the first half of the 2012 season.     While Gary Kubiak's health is far more important than the outcome of any game,     last night's loss for the Texans had to be devastating for them in a football context.  

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