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Found December 23, 2011 on Houston Diehards:
PLAYERS: Matt Schaub,  Gary Kubiak,  Matt Leinart,  T.J. Yates,  Brian Cushing,  Dan Orlovsky,  Arian Foster
TEAMS: Houston Texans

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The Texans got another bitter mouthful of reality Thursday night against the Colts. The offense has been a sad sack since Matt Schaub went down, but up until the last two games, the Texans were able to get away with it. I assume Gary Kubiak will now stop with his “I call the game the same way as I would for Matt Schaub or Matt Leinart” because obviously that is completely false. Right now, the Texans certainly have the look and feel of a team that is headed for a one-and-done turn in the playoffs, but as long as the defense doesn’t fall apart, they have a shot to be in every game. But hey – the big takeaway from Thursday’s loss to Indianapolis is “if TJ Yates can’t move the ball against the Colts, then which playoff team is he going to move it against?” Really, you could have said the same about last week’s game against Carolina as well. The fan base also has to accept the fact that at some point all these injuries were simply...
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