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JWsleep · 10-10-2005, 01:34 AM

I never feel good after a loss.

But we played well enough to win it in a tough place, even though penalties and turnovers hurt. I was impressed by their heart, and the offense looked very good, though we still only got 19. Very impressed with Portis, actually. He came back in after being hurt, was awesome on blitz pickup--did you see the one where he just flatened an LB?--and he got over 100. Plus, I loved that first TD drive. They had so many tough penalties there. Last year, they fold it up and punt. This year, they drive right back down there and cram it in to the endzone. That was a serious drive. So there were definite positives.

My biggest question is how is the team going to react. We go right back out to KC next week, in another very hostile environment. They are coming off a bye, and are getting some of their key O-line players back. We will have to actually WIN the TO battle, not committ lots of penalties, not allow a blocked kick, not give up big plays to Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson, not to mention Gonzales. And then we MIGHT win it. It would be very easy to say, "well, this is a tough road game, we're not expected to win, and we've got SF next week" and mail it in. But if they show up like they did this week, and play even better (they have, at least on offense, gotten better each game), then we may get somthing going.

This is the toughest back to back weeks of our schedule, in many ways--we've got to step it up even more.

So I am impressed, but not happy. There are lots of positives, but it's not there yet.

10-10-2005, 01:34 AM	#6
JWsleep Propane and propane accessories Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 56 Posts: 4,719	Re: Did we gain more respect in a loss than we have in our 3 wins? I never feel good after a loss. But we played well enough to win it in a tough place, even though penalties and turnovers hurt. I was impressed by their heart, and the offense looked very good, though we still only got 19. Very impressed with Portis, actually. He came back in after being hurt, was awesome on blitz pickup--did you see the one where he just flatened an LB?--and he got over 100. Plus, I loved that first TD drive. They had so many tough penalties there. Last year, they fold it up and punt. This year, they drive right back down there and cram it in to the endzone. That was a serious drive. So there were definite positives. My biggest question is how is the team going to react. We go right back out to KC next week, in another very hostile environment. They are coming off a bye, and are getting some of their key O-line players back. We will have to actually WIN the TO battle, not committ lots of penalties, not allow a blocked kick, not give up big plays to Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson, not to mention Gonzales. And then we MIGHT win it. It would be very easy to say, "well, this is a tough road game, we're not expected to win, and we've got SF next week" and mail it in. But if they show up like they did this week, and play even better (they have, at least on offense, gotten better each game), then we may get somthing going. This is the toughest back to back weeks of our schedule, in many ways--we've got to step it up even more. So I am impressed, but not happy. There are lots of positives, but it's not there yet. __________________ Hail from Houston!