Author: /u/ThornGodOfPricks

Clowney, Watt, and Mercilus

Was thinking about the Mercilus release today and something struck me that makes me both sad and furious. It wasn’t that long ago that the combination of Watt, Clowney and Mercilus were the core of one of the beat front 7s in the league. Now none of them are even on the team anymore, and what do we have to show for it? Jacob Martin, Barkevious Mingo and a 3rd round pick, all acquired in the Clowney trade. How in the f**k did this organization drop the ball so God damn hard that we literally blew an elite front 7 and have nothing to speak of in return. And I know I know, BoB bad, but Caserio didn’t do s**t to get Mercilus and I live in KC, the local sports guys are falling over themselves trying to get him here. There was a market for him, but we just released him for nothing.

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Happy ALCS Day!

So I’m sitting in the hospital right now at 3 am, anxiously awaiting the birth of my first child. Little guy should be here some time this morning/early afternoon, so to distract myself a bit I figured I’d make the first ALCS Day post!

I know we’re all worried about LMC, but I think this team can still take this series without him. I trust Framber and Urquidy and I thought Garcia showed good stuff in a tough situation pitching in a super hostile environment in Game 3 last series.

Likely going to be watching the first two games here at the hospital and I’m super excited to share these games with my kid and teach him everything about being an Astros fan!

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I just have to say, thank God for the Jaguars

Texans suffered their worst regular season loss in franchise history. The team is essentially the Indians from Major League at this point, only the owner isn’t purposely tanking to move the team (that we know of at least). Yet they STILL aren’t the laughingstock of the league because at least the coach isn’t hanging out at his old stomping grounds trying to get some college strange after losing a game.

Thanks for taking another one for the team, Glitter Kitties. You’re the best.

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I think I speak for a lot of us when I say, the city needs this team right now

Oh, how things have changed since the last time this team was on the diamond for their magical run to the ALCS. The sports landscape in Houston is just a smoldering crater (except you, UH men’s basketball. Go win a natty).

But this team has proven to be able to lift the city onto its shoulders. All of us remember those feelings from 2017 (even if now tainted) and how the Astros put the city on their backs in one of its greatest times of need. Well, we need them again.

I’m not saying the Astros have to win a world series this year. I’m not saying they even have to win the division. But we just need something competitive, something to look forward to watching.

I believe. Let’s roll it out there and get some W’s.

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I’m really going to miss this community

So, like hundreds if not thousands of us, I can no longer support this franchise. The only slimmer of hope I had was keeping Deshaun, literally the greatest hope this city has ever had at quarterback since Dan fucking Pastorini, but the ownership and front office incompetence has driven the thing we have coveted most away.

I’m pretty sure my first-ever reddit post was on this site. I’ve been an active member here for going on 7 years, and I’ve lived through a lot of down times with this team. And unfortunately the heights we experienced together never reached what we believed they could be. I love you guys, I love this mod team. I thank the mods for allowing me to make threads about meat smoking this year so we could discuss something other than the burning heap of garbage that was the 2020 Houston Texans.

This sub should remain for Texans fans. There will still be fans of this franchise moving forward, and this is their space to discuss. I don’t know what I’m going to do, I’ll root for Mahomes as a Texas Tech fan and for Watson wherever he goes, but one thing is for sure.

Jack Easterby and Cal McNair deserve each other and I hope they both rot in hell.

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Gameday Smoking Thread (What a long, frustrating trip it’s been edition)

Good morning y’all!

We did it. We made it to the end of arguably the most frustrating season of Houston Texans football in the nearly two-decade history of this franchise. To those who have stuck around, kudos to you, and to those who have participated in my smoking threads, I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have!

Unfortunately mother nature too my final gameday smoke away from me, though it’s my fault too. I smoked some wings for lunch on Thursday and got a little toasty too, which means I forgot to put my grill cover on. Then, on Thursday night and Friday we had half an inch of ice and 2 inches of snow fall on us that haven’t gone away since. So my smoker is totally frozen right now, and even had I put the grill cover on it would be totally frozen too. So unfortunately no smoked meats for me today, unless I thaw out some from the past that I’ve frozen.

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What to Smoke Wednesday (One for the road edition)

Good morning y’all!

I think I speak for all of us when I say this has been arguably the most trying time I can remember being a Texans fan since the inaugural season. It’s been volatile, it’s been frustrating and it’s been down right infuriating at times. Getting through this season has been incredibly tough, but there’s been a silver lining for me at least: these threads discussing another of my passions with y’all.

I had never smoked any piece of meat by myself before the beginning of August. Throughout this season, I have developed a new skill that I’m incredibly passionate about, and being able to share that journey with y’all and pick up new techniques and tricks while doing it has been incredibly enjoyable. I appreciate every one of you that have participated or lurked or what have you, when I haven’t had actual football to look forward to I at least have my smoker, my fire and y’all to talk with.

So, as for this final smoke of this absolutely awful season, I’m really not sure what I’m going to do. I have half of a pork butt I can toss on for some pulled pork and some wings I can thaw and do, but we are possibly getting 4-6 inches of snow between tomorrow and Saturday so I guess we will see what I am able to do.

I’ll definitely be smoking the other stuff though, picked up a quarter of some nice sativa-heavy hybrid that does a great mix of head high and body roll.

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