On any other message board or social gathering, I'd be laughed at for being a Texans fan. And as I usually say, I don't believe in expectations. Most of the Texans fans gave up on the Texans on Week 1. The damned sports radio people talked about having many months to prepare for the new season with this being inexcusable. I honestly think we could have beaten at Arizona, at Indianapolis, vs. Tennessee, and even today vs. Indianapolis. We're 5-6, so if you take those losses, we'd probably be 9-2 (imagine THAT turnaround!) One yard short in Arizona, Kris "Money" Brown goes bankrupt on two Overtime-forcing kicks, and the Texans couldn't keep down the Colts long enough to secure a much-needed win. Most people would just give up on the season and look forward to 2010. But there's a difference. Unlike my Astros in baseball, the Texans actually have talent and actually have a future right now. They need to find a way to get their heads into the game and play like they want it. Playoff teams want it. Contenders want it. Indy was too good, but we could have played much better than letting that dagger in our hearts further bloody up what would have been a breakout season.
I'm not as ashamed of my Texans as most other Texans fans, but I think this is a better Texans team than teams past. They just lack the finish and the drive to really contend not only in the AFC South, but the NFL in general. The Texans now just have a chance to record their first winning season. And if they do just that, I'll be happy while the ESPN people just nevermind us, like we're in the same boat as Buffalo, Cleveland, Oakland, and Detroit. Sucks being me...