week 4 games
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good luck no all, just saw on austin sports that texan starters will only play first quarter tonight, rest of game is to look at backups..
thanks wigs
I thought they would play 2 quarters today:shrug:
thanks that makes the play even bigger
I thought they would play 2 quarters today:shrug:
thanks that makes the play even bigger
no problem, just got in, heard it on the news so thought i'd see what i could find:
"Most of the Texans' starters will be limited to a quarter tonight against the Bucs, although rookie right guard Fred Weary will play longer because he missed the last two exhibitions due to the death of his sister. The remainder of the game will be used to evaluate players competing for bottom-of-the-roster spots and players who recently joined the team such as quarterback Tony Banks, tight end Jabari Holloway and defensive linemen Erik Flowers and Shawn Wortham.
"Obviously, we'd love to have every projected starter out there working right now and be able to get a full week's work heading into the Cowboy game," Capers said. "But that's not going to be the case, so we just have to evaluate the guys that we put out there and know exactly what they can do.
"The most important thing in my mind going into the Cowboys game is that we have to be able to put a competent group out there. Competence comes from great preparation and knowing you've gone out on the practice field and executed things successfully out there."
Because the starters will be in tonight's game for such a short period of time, the starters are putting an emphasis on playing efficiently, something they didn't do the past two weeks in losses to Kansas City and Miami.
The Texans (1-3) will start six rookies on offense tonight.
"Most of the Texans' starters will be limited to a quarter tonight against the Bucs, although rookie right guard Fred Weary will play longer because he missed the last two exhibitions due to the death of his sister. The remainder of the game will be used to evaluate players competing for bottom-of-the-roster spots and players who recently joined the team such as quarterback Tony Banks, tight end Jabari Holloway and defensive linemen Erik Flowers and Shawn Wortham.
"Obviously, we'd love to have every projected starter out there working right now and be able to get a full week's work heading into the Cowboy game," Capers said. "But that's not going to be the case, so we just have to evaluate the guys that we put out there and know exactly what they can do.
"The most important thing in my mind going into the Cowboys game is that we have to be able to put a competent group out there. Competence comes from great preparation and knowing you've gone out on the practice field and executed things successfully out there."
Because the starters will be in tonight's game for such a short period of time, the starters are putting an emphasis on playing efficiently, something they didn't do the past two weeks in losses to Kansas City and Miami.
The Texans (1-3) will start six rookies on offense tonight.
Aug 30
a little late for this year, but I try to remember for next pre week 4:
Around the league
Don't think big brother isn't watching out for the fan. Word came down this week that the league office made calls to some league owners and front-office personnel strongly advising them to play their starters at some point during the final preseason game. The message: We ask fans to pay full price for a preseason game, so give them at least a taste of what it's like to watch real players. Some teams had planned to sit many starters, but they will now play them some in the first quarter of games this weekend. If someone goes down early from an injury, you can bet the league office will be getting reciprocal calls from those teams
a little late for this year, but I try to remember for next pre week 4:
Around the league
Don't think big brother isn't watching out for the fan. Word came down this week that the league office made calls to some league owners and front-office personnel strongly advising them to play their starters at some point during the final preseason game. The message: We ask fans to pay full price for a preseason game, so give them at least a taste of what it's like to watch real players. Some teams had planned to sit many starters, but they will now play them some in the first quarter of games this weekend. If someone goes down early from an injury, you can bet the league office will be getting reciprocal calls from those teams
