Texans 31, Bills 10

After Houston went ahead 24-10 in the 4th quarter, Siobhan and I went running and mountain biking around Clear Lake, respectively, hoping for a miracle come-back but knowing that it was highly unlikely. We were on the road by 4:30pm and home by 7pm.

We listened to the call in show on WGR 550 for a little while if only to get a break from the wall to wall swine flu coverage. "Why doesn't Jauron just quit?", asked one caller who thought that he should admit failure now and let someone else give it a try. "We need a new coach, a new quarterback and a new offensive line" revealed another - as if it were possible to rotate these in and out until we get the right formula. WGR's Mike Schope, who has to try intelligently respond without appearing to blow off every caller, tries to find someone - anyone with something constructive to say. "Owens is dogging it. Bench him and let Steve Johnson get some reps" said another and, with this, he agreed. It does seem like he gives up too quickly on some balls and generally looks like he would rather be somewhere else. Isn't Owens the kind of player you go after if you think you're one or two pieces away from being a Superbowl contender?

At least I sawed a lot of wood this weekend. We're in good shape for the winter. High winds brought down some trees on Saturday afternoon. More firewood for next year.

After 8 games, now comes the bye week. I'd rather just get on with it really. Like we need more ruminating about what changes are needed for next year. Ralph turned 91 recently. Maybe he should quit now as owner, admit that the team can not succeed with him calling the shots anymore and see what someone else can do. Or sit Owens.