Choke City proves it once again

Jesus. That was just fucking awful. I commented to my roommate that, with about five minutes left in the game and up seventeen points, the Texans were probably not going to lose this one. But they found a way, goddamn it, because that's their job.

I think everything that needs to be said about the game has been said. Rosenfels almost got a spectacular win, but then he cost us the game. Three consecutive turnovers. Fuck. So instead, I'd like to write about some of the comments I've seen. Most of these will be from the Chronicle website, primarily because that site brings out the idiot brigade.

Everyone wants to blame Sage, but he is the reason they were up. His deciveness with the offense and command of the huddle. He is to blame for not covering up the football, but the coaching should get a serious look for this collapse.

No, Sage was not responsible for the lead. That was play calling, Slaton, Daniels, and Andre Johnson, with a healthy dose of a resurgent defense. Go back and look at Sage's TD pass to AJ. That was almost a pick, and if Johnson weren't such a monster, it would have been going the other way. He threw into triple or quadruple coverage several times. Those were awful decisions, and he was only saved by the Colts' failure and the receivers' brilliance. Carr could have taken us to that point.

And he is definitely responsible for every bit of that collapse. HE tried the ridiculous leap-over-the-defense-for-the-1st-down play. HE couldn't protect the football. HE threw the interception to end the game.

With that said, the DC should still be fired. Our defensive playcalling sucks.

UUUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHH! What a heartbreaker! Why wouldn't Kubiak pull Sage after the second turnover!? I could see his deer-in-the-headlights look on a low-definition TV!

Because (1) Schaub had a bad case of the shits, and (2) Owen Daniels is our third back-up. To be fair, though, I think Owen Daniels as QB would be pretty cool for a few plays. Just snap the ball to him and play him like a FB.

First:
All of you saying you are through with the Texans - PLEASE live up to your word and get the heck out!! You're are not needed or wanted in the fan base.

Listen, man. It's understandable to hate this fucking team right now. It's been almost seven years of losing (or not-winning!) football. We have yet to get a playoff appearance. Yet to post a winning season. Yet to do anything.

And I really don't blame Houstonians and the rest of Southeast Texas if they don't want to watch this team lose week after week. It fucking sucks. And we see the two teams we hate most - Dallas and the Titans - planning for playoff appearances. Meanwhile, we pray for a winning season.

So I understand if someone doesn't want to keep watching and hoping. That's fine. And if we start doing well, I hope they come back. I don't want them to leave permanently. At this point, it's not as if anyone watching is a bandwagon fan. It's not like they're the Astros or Rockets - teams that have failed to do anything after years of awesomeness. They're the fucking Texans. They wouldn't be jumping off the bandwagon, because there is no bandwagon to speak of.

The Texans Oilered it. This is not how you grow or maintain a fan [base].

Go Texans! Beat dallas!

See, that's the appropriate response. They choked. That's why we're Choke City (I particularly like the "Oilered it" comment). I mean, it sucked to watch them blow this. It was a real kick in the gut. But I couldn't help but chuckle at the damn thing. It was fucking comical. They just totally fucked up, and that's what we've come to expect. It would be weird (pleasant, but weird) if they didn't blow it.

So I'll still watch next week. I'll watch them until I die or they move. They're Houston's team, and so they're my team. I want them to kick ass next week, but I'm willing to wait until they do. It's getting harder year by year, though.

EDIT:

This collapse has inspired a new title card. Unfortunately, I can't find a photo of Rosenfels' Jim Brown style move, so I'll just use this photo of his later fumble.

So, was this a worse collapse than The Comeback? Probably. Granted, the Buffalo incident came with a hall-of-fame QB at the helm and the playoffs on the line, but that was also the result of Buffalo just playing like beasts.

While Rosenfels imitated Moon's fumble, Rosenfels absolutely choked on this one. No credit can really be given to the Colts offense. This one is squarely of Rosenfels.