2016.09.23 Baseball!

[Toby]

Originally Posted by Ramster

...Houston lost that game thanks to fumbling 2 kickoffs which lead to 14 points, more than half of the Patriots points. They lost that themselves.

The Texans offense was too conservative, especially after the two fumbled kickoffs put them in a hole. To beat the Patriots you have to take the game to them. Waiting for them to make defensive mistakes is not going to win on the road in New England.

Not that it made a difference in this game, but the road team on a Thursday night is at a huge disadvantage. Short week and they have to spend a good portion of one day on travel. Home team gets 25% more practice time. (four days vs three for the road team)

I'd like to see a change where teams only play on Thursday after they've had a bye week. Two teams off each week, they play the Thursday game the next week. No byes in week 17. Players and coaches would like that much better.