Why Texans remain title-worthy

Wade Phillips is one of the top coordinators in the NFL and has a bevy of talented pass rushers at his disposal.

Minus one significant pass rusher from last season...

They forgot to mention that being in the AFC South is practically a free ticket to the playoffs this season.

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Originally posted 08:28 AM ET  06.19 by Debbie Does

They forgot to mention that being in the AFC South is practically a free ticket to the playoffs this season.

I never could quite figure out the permutation of that division.

The Texans are a good team but not Title worthy.

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Originally posted 08:28 AM ET  06.19 by Debbie Does

They forgot to mention that being in the AFC South is practically a free ticket to the playoffs this season.

It's not always a good thing to come out of an easy division and into the playoffs. The last fewSB winners came out of tough divisions and were hardened for tough playoff games. It helps to be ready for that level of competition.

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Originally posted 08:47 AM ET  06.19 by SouthernBlueFan

It's not always a good thing to come out of an easy division and into the playoffs. The last fewSB winners came out of tough divisions and were hardened for tough playoff games. It helps to be ready for that level of competition.

Yeah, I always think of the Chiefs from a few years back. Great record, but they didn't beat a single team that finished over .500.

Result? One and done.

I miss the Steelers / Oilers rivalry...those were some good games.

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Originally posted 09:06 AM ET  06.19 by Mangler.

I miss the Steelers / Oilers rivalry...those were some good games.

I miss the Oilers. Bum Phillips was a class act. Always wore a cowboy hat on the sidelines, but not in domed stadiums. He said a gentleman removes his hat indoors.

These days, he'd get slapped down by the "You got a licensed to wear that hat?" crowd from the Official Clothing of the NFL Department.

Zzzzzzzzzzz.....

Not until they can beat the big boys during the regular season.

The Team proved last year that were pretty deep, they should continue to do well, they got a good shot at Championship, if there defense continues to play well!

Houston is definitely a threat this year.

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Originally posted 08:43 AM ET  06.19 by VisionQuest

The Texans are a good team but not Title worthy.

Only if they mean AFC SOUTH title

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Originally posted 08:10 AM ET  06.19 by Otis B. Driftwood

Wade Phillips is one of the top coordinators in the NFL and has a bevy of talented pass rushers at his disposal. Minus one significant pass rusher from last season...

The Texans reloaded in the draft.

They'll have to get past New England, Baltimore and Pittsburgh to get there.

What else is new? Other than the end of the dynasty in Indianapolis, the AFC power structure hasn't really changed for a decade.

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Originally posted 09:41 AM ET  06.19 by Swauny Jones

If they can have a healthy QB last the season and have Andre Johnson play the whole season, they may just challenge for the Title

Keeping Johnson healthy is a huge if. When I guy goes down hard just running across the field it doesn't give one a lot of confidence he can make it through an entire season.

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Originally posted 09:06 AM ET  06.19 by Debbie Does

Yeah, I always think of the Chiefs from a few years back. Great record, but they didn't beat a single team that finished over .500.Result? One and done.

And Shanahan won one playoff game after Elway but cleaned up nearly every year in that group. got him big bucks from Danny boy though.

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Originally posted 09:14 AM ET  06.19 by Debbie Does

I miss the Oilers. Bum Phillips was a class act. Always wore a cowboy hat on the sidelines, but not in domed stadiums. He said a gentleman removes his hat indoors.These days, he'd get slapped down by the "You got a licensed to wear that hat?" crowd from the Official Clothing of the NFL Department.

The little fatguy that ran out after the kick-off and got the tee then would do a summersault when he got back to the sidelines

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Originally posted 09:41 AM ET  06.19 by Swauny Jones

If they can have a healthy QB last the season and have Andre Johnson play the whole season, they may just challenge for the Title

You can glue wings to that pig, don't mean it will fly