Houston Texans NFL Football Season Win Projection
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Houston Texans NFL Football Season Win Projection
From http://GamblersTelevision.com Tony T here from Gamblers Television covering the NFL "Vegas Style" all season long. The Houston Texans finished the 2007 regular season with an 8-8 record. They played well at home finishing with a 6-2 record at Reliant Stadium. There two home losses were a 6-point loss to Indy and a 2-point loss to Tennessee in the NFL's wildest game of the year. It was the best record in the 6-year history of the franchise. The team was snake bit last season. Starting quarterback Matt Schaub, running back Ahman Green and wide receiver Andre Johnson all missed a significant amount of games due to injury. Oddsmakers have set the Houston Texans projected win total for the 2008 season at 7 1/2 wins Schedule: Houston plays in the AFC South and that means two games with Jacksonville, Indy and Tennessee. Houston went 1-5 against their division last season. The AFC South plays the NFC North and AFC North this season and that brings tough road encounters at Pittsburgh on opening day and at Green Bay in the cold of December. As a last place team in the AFC South they play two other AFC last place teams as they travel to Oakland and host Miami. Offense: Starting quarterback Matt Schaub completed over 66% of his passes in 11 games last season. He has to perform better than the 9 TD to 9-interception ratio of a year ago. Backup Sage Rosenfels went 4-1 in 5 starts for an injured Shaub in 2007. Andre Johnson is a top wideout in this league. He has great speed and creates separation. He missed 7 games last season due to injury but still finished with 8 touchdowns and gained 851 receiving yards. Kevin Walter played nicely last season with 800 receiving yards. Andre Davis ranked second in the AFC with 17.7 yards per catch average. With a healthy Johnson the Texans figure to be pretty good at the wide receiver position. On the ground Ahaman Green needs to stay healthy as he missed 10 games last season. Chris Brown joins the Texans after averaging 4.5 yards per carry last season with the Titans. Steve Slaton was acquired through the draft out of West Virginia in the third round and figures to compete for time at the position. Slaton averaged nearly 4000 yards rushing with West Virginia. Defense: Mario Williams came into his own last season on the defensive line as the 1st pick in the 2006 draft registered 14 sacks last season. The issue with the Texans front four has been on the opposite side of Williams where the play must improve. They are not deep at linebacker and are dealing with injuries in the secondary. And now to my Selection: The Texans went only 1-5 against the division in 2007 and it figures to be very difficult battling Indy, Jacksonville and Tennessee twice each season. While the offense shows promise it's the defense that really needs to add playmakers. The Texans performed well at home registering a 6-2 mark in 2007. They can achieve that mark again in 2008 with a soft home schedule when you back out the division. But the only road win that looks winnable is at Oakland late in the year but the Raiders could be an improved squad by week 16. A 1-7 road record means a 7-9 season and the Texans will need to get much better defensively to battle for the post season in 2009 because their offense is building. Play Houston under 7 ½ wins for the 2008 season. Selection: Play wins in 2008 Regular Season. Be sure to visit and bookmark my TV Show page at www.GamblersTelevision.com for continues pointspread coverage from the NFL.
YouTube | July 30, 2008
