Should Bill "Tank" the Texans Game?

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Darth Despot said:
Seems logical no?

We never lose by accident, the Dark Lord always has a higher purpose, so If losing 2 is good, losing 3 must be better than good.

If we finish 10-6 I think we'll have 'em right where we want 'em.
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In Bill We Trust.

In JMD, not so much
 
IDK, did BB and BO'B separate on good terms?
 
I think they should tank every game the rest of the year, including the playoffs. Then, tank every game NEXT year.
 
O.Z.O. said:
I think they should tank every game the rest of the year, including the playoffs. Then, tank every game NEXT year.
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Number 1 pick, here we come. maybe we could find our QB of the future!
 
Yes it will hurt the Colts if we tank this game.
 
If Bill thinks tanking is the way to go, then pass the kool-aid..
 
Special teams have gave momentum to two teams that beat us this year. Also we can't keep a lead. We have other things to fix before we start "tanking" lmao
 
You should probably wait until after the outcome to decide if tanking is the right choice or not.

I mean, how embarrassing would it be to say they should tank only for them to turn around and win!?
 
Darth Despot said:
Seems logical no?

We never lose by accident, the Dark Lord always has a higher purpose, so If losing 2 is good, losing 3 must be better than good.

If we finish 10-6 I think we'll have 'em right where we want 'em.
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3 would be extra primo good.

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I guess this is the Texans game thread...


  • LeGarrette Blount hasn't had a touch inside of the 10-yard over the past three games.
  • Brian Hoyer has thrown multiple touchdown passes in seven of his past eight games.
  • While trailing for 87 percent of their offensive plays, Chris Polk (30) and Jonathan Grimes (27) out-snapped Alfred Blue (nine).
  • DeAndre Hopkins' 10 receiving touchdowns are a Houston franchise record for a single season.
  • Hopkins leads the NFL in red zone targets with 22, but has just six (T-32) over his past six games played.

Trust: Tom Brady (has had one hiccup for fantasy and tuned in a strong game in a brutal matchup on paper versus Denver and still showed his ceiling last week with his best receiver out), Danny Amendola (rinse and repeat this role within this offense)

Bust: LeGarrette Blount (outside of getting a bunny touchdown opportunity, this isn’t a matchup that points to him being effective), Brandon LaFell (since returning has finished inside of the top-36 just once), Ryan Griffin (back to back top-10 weeks but New England has smothered tight ends, allowing just 43.1 yards per game to them, 30th in the league), Houston Backfield (the script should favor Jonathan Grimes and Chris Polk again over Alfred Blue, but there’s not enough here to like about using anyone this week)

Reasonable Return: Rob Gronkowski (if he plays, may be on some form of limitation, but Houston has been beaten by nearly all of the quality tight ends they’ve faced this year), Scott Chandler (if Gronk is out, keep using him as lower TE1 for his attachment to Brady and scoring opportunities), James White (the script won’t be as lopsided as it was last week to make his production a normality, but he’s arguably one of their best passing game options right now and is the no huddle back), DeAndre Hopkins (he’s been more of a WR2 the past five weeks than a WR1 and will get full attention in this one from the Patriots' defense), Cecil Shorts (he’s seen a WR3/flex play for four straight weeks and Hopkins will surely be the focal point for Belichick this week), Brian Hoyer (he’s been relevant every week he’s played outside of one through a plethora of game scripts)
http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/58650/478/the-worksheet-week-14?pg=4
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TE Rob Gronkowski is not present at Patriots practice today, the first indication that his status for Sunday's game remains in question.</p>— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/674652122122739712">December 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Patriots to practice in full pads. As far as practices go, an important one for them given some issues w/ protection & run defense.</p>— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/674638701398515712">December 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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chevss454 said:
I guess this is the Texans game thread...


  • LeGarrette Blount hasn't had a touch inside of the 10-yard over the past three games.
  • Brian Hoyer has thrown multiple touchdown passes in seven of his past eight games.
  • While trailing for 87 percent of their offensive plays, Chris Polk (30) and Jonathan Grimes (27) out-snapped Alfred Blue (nine).
  • DeAndre Hopkins' 10 receiving touchdowns are a Houston franchise record for a single season.
  • Hopkins leads the NFL in red zone targets with 22, but has just six (T-32) over his past six games played.

Trust: Tom Brady (has had one hiccup for fantasy and tuned in a strong game in a brutal matchup on paper versus Denver and still showed his ceiling last week with his best receiver out), Danny Amendola (rinse and repeat this role within this offense)

Bust: LeGarrette Blount (outside of getting a bunny touchdown opportunity, this isn’t a matchup that points to him being effective), Brandon LaFell (since returning has finished inside of the top-36 just once), Ryan Griffin (back to back top-10 weeks but New England has smothered tight ends, allowing just 43.1 yards per game to them, 30th in the league), Houston Backfield (the script should favor Jonathan Grimes and Chris Polk again over Alfred Blue, but there’s not enough here to like about using anyone this week)

Reasonable Return: Rob Gronkowski (if he plays, may be on some form of limitation, but Houston has been beaten by nearly all of the quality tight ends they’ve faced this year), Scott Chandler (if Gronk is out, keep using him as lower TE1 for his attachment to Brady and scoring opportunities), James White (the script won’t be as lopsided as it was last week to make his production a normality, but he’s arguably one of their best passing game options right now and is the no huddle back), DeAndre Hopkins (he’s been more of a WR2 the past five weeks than a WR1 and will get full attention in this one from the Patriots' defense), Cecil Shorts (he’s seen a WR3/flex play for four straight weeks and Hopkins will surely be the focal point for Belichick this week), Brian Hoyer (he’s been relevant every week he’s played outside of one through a plethora of game scripts)
http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/58650/478/the-worksheet-week-14?pg=4
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I think you forgot one important aspect in the D and that is that the dbs have to stop playing such loose zone coverage. This is one of the many things that really hurt the Pats last week to allow them to move the chains, besides the 21 points given up by the sts. Pat have to again playing penalty-free man-2-man press coverage on Texan WRs especially like Hopkins. Butler should be shadowing Hopkins a$$ all night long. If not Hoyer will have a field day across the board.
 
NFL-Know said:
I think you forgot one important aspect in the D and that is that the dbs have to stop playing such loose zone coverage. This is one of the many things that really hurt the Pats last week to allow them to move the chains, besides the 21 points given up by the sts. Pat have to again playing penalty-free man-2-man press coverage on Texan WRs especially like Hopkins. Butler should be shadowing Hopkins a$$ all night long. If not Hoyer will have a field day across the board.
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The Patriots gave up 120 net passing yards last week.
 
Wednesday injury report

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

DID NOT PARTICIPATE
S Patrick Chung (foot)
WR Julian Edelman (foot)
TE Rob Gronkowski (knee)

LIMITED PARTICIPATION
WR Danny Amendola (knee)
TE Scott Chandler (knee)
CB Justin Coleman (hand)
LB Dont'a Hightower (knee)
OL Josh Kline (shoulder)
S Devin McCourty (shoulder)
WR Matthew Slater (stinger)

FULL PARTICIPATION
OL Marcus Cannon (toe)
DE Chandler Jones (abdomen)
TE Michael Williams (knee)

HOUSTON TEXANS

LIMITED PARTICIPATION
OLB Jadeveon Clowney (hamstring)
CB Johnathan Joseph (knee)
T Derek Newton (elbow/knee)
DE J.J. Watt (groin/hand)

FULL PARTICIPATION
RB Alfred Blue (back)
G Brandon Brooks (illness)
T Duane Brown (knee)
ILB Max Bullough (shoulder)
NT Christian Covington (knee)
CB Kareem Jackson (ankle)
CB Charles James (calf)
C Ben Jones (hip)
OLB Whitney Mercilus (back)
RB Chris Polk
 
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