Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[greybeard]

Really had hoped the bengals could win that... They don't have a history of doing so and that history is now another game longer. A few games went other than expected/wanted (by me anyway). Jets win was a surprise. Browns loss was a shame. Texans lucked out with 2 interceptions at the end. Miami surprised me. Really thought the bears were better than they played. Missing the game winning FG in OT kinda sucks, but then if Miami hadn't fumbled on the 1 yard line in OT, bears wouldn't have even had that chance.

Really anticipating the game tonight... My Pats welcome the Chiefs into Foxborough... Could either be a very good game... or a blow out... in either direction.

That's always been Osweiler's hallmark.......red hot or ice cold. (I picked the Bears to win too)
Interesting that so many of the former Texan QBs seem to do pretty good once they leave Houston.
Keenum at Minnesota.
Oswieller at Miami.
Fitzpatrick at Tampa Bay.
Hoyer at New England.

They fired the winningest coach they ever had Gary Kubiak, who went on to coach the Broncos to a super bowl win the 2nd year after he was fired from Houston.

Houston won their game today on defense, not luck. Their own qb got sacked 7 times.
The Bills had no QB that I was aware of....or was that the Buffalo player that threw back to back interceptions?

Brady, Edelman and Gronk WIN over that bunch of whiners from the left coast!
(Chief whinny fans and players already claiming the refs beat them with the new roughing the passer rules)

 

[Latestarter]

I believe... it's MHO that the Pats let the chiefs score that last touchdown, as they knew if they put up a fight, they'd never get the ball back and it would end a tie with overtime or an outright loss. The Pats had their way with the Chief's defense basically the whole game. It was of paramount importance that they possess the ball last, to score and run out the clock at the end of the game, and that's exactly what they did. None the less, I thought it was a very good, closely played game. And my team won So I'm happy. I believe there's a better than average chance they will meet again come January.

I was disappointed in the Bears, they should have played better than that. No excuse for losing to Oswieller... Happy to see the Vikings win their game. Dallas embarrassed the Jaguars... All in all a very entertaining football day.

ETA: I really like Houston. I think they have a franchise QB in Watson. I really have my doubts about their present coach and don't think he's gonna be the one to carry that team to the promised land. I simply don't "get him" with some of his calls and what he's doing... Sometimes just makes no sense. And they damned sure better fix that O line before they lose Watson for another season due to injury.

 

[greybeard]

Intentionally allow a score while playing the (barely) arguably #1 power ranked team?
No.
Not even Belicheck is that weird thinking.

 

[RollingAcres]

I was going to say...GB you know better than to say that without an explanation!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

ETA: I really like Houston. I think they have a franchise QB in Watson. I really have my doubts about their present coach and don't think he's gonna be the one to carry that team to the promised land. I simply don't "get him" with some of his calls and what he's doing... Sometimes just makes no sense. And they damned sure better fix that O line before they lose Watson for another season due to injury.

AGREE!!

 

[greybeard]

And they damned sure better fix that O line before they lose Watson for another season due to injury.

From their beginning, the Hou Texans has never had an O line...ever.

O'Brien is an egomaniac. He has no offensive coordinator and insists on calling all O plays himself.

 

[Latestarter]

GB, actually, Belichik has done exactly that on (at least) 2 occasions, one being a loss to the Giants. They allowed the giants to score with very little time left hoping to leave enough time on the clock to make a drive back down to win. The Giants having seen this tactic used before, told their runner to stop short of scoring and down the ball. He did stop, but then fell into the end zone scoring. However, there wasn't enough time left at that point for the Pats to pull it off.

The previous time to that, they were deep in their own end, I think like on the 2 or 3 and he had the center hike the ball past Brady and out the back of the end zone giving the opponent the safety. The result was a punt that put the opponent deep in their own end. They couldn't get a 1st down and punted back to the Pats, who then proceeded down the field for the winning, go ahead score.

You can research it and see it's true. At least these two episodes.

I feel for ya on the Houston issues.

 

[Bruce]

EEEEEERRRRKKKKKK!!!!!! That is my mind skidding off into the gutter.....more to the story than just needing a new rubber...….because the old one broke after his wife twisted on it.....

BAD girl Bay, BAD!!!! Go wash your brain out with soap!

I didn't say "A new rubber", I said "new rubber"! Guess I should have said "inserts" but who knows where THAT would have sent your mind

I learned the hard way not to say you need new wipers at a specific dealership when they are doing other service. Found out 6 months later that the new OEM rubber inserts didn't fit when I took them out to put on the car. Why? Because the FOOLS had replaced the OEM "wipers" with all the articulating metal parts which were in perfect condition with after market metal that took "generic" rubber inserts you had to cut to length. I think the folks in the waiting room had to cover their ears while I gave the service manager a piece of my mind.

 

[Rammy]

 

[RollingAcres]

BAD girl Bay, BAD!!!! Go wash your brain out with soap!

I didn't say "A new rubber", I said "new rubber"! Guess I should have said "inserts" but who knows where THAT would have sent your mind

I learned the hard way not to say you need new wipers at a specific dealership when they are doing other service. Found out 6 months later that the new OEM rubber inserts didn't fit when I took them out to put on the car. Why? Because the FOOLS had replaced the OEM "wipers" with all the articulating metal parts which were in perfect condition with after market metal that took "generic" rubber inserts you had to cut to length. I think the folks in the waiting room had to cover their ears while I gave the service manager a piece of my mind.

You said "insert" and "rubber" all in one sentence .