HOUSTON +3 NY Giants

This is just a simple case of one team wanting it more than the other. All of Houston will be watching the boob tube tonight in anticipation. One team will approach it as their first preseason game, the other like a regular season contest. Plus, the Texans won’t get too many opportunities to shine on MNF, while any team with “New York” in their name has and will.

Just to give you and idea, today’s Houston Chronicle had nine articles about one exhibition game!

Most observers agree that the Texas are in Dom Capers image, built too much for short-term not long term. Instant gratification is what Carolina fans got when he was there. They have more quality players still in their prime than any other expansion team in league history.

The Giants lost an outstanding linebacker, Jessie Armistead, to the Redskins in free agency, and also must overcome bad feelings between running back Tiki Barber and defensive end Michael Strahan -- a symptom of a larger rift that developed between the team's offense and defense last year.

David Carr has look great in practice at QB for Houston. Versus a vanilla defense tonight, there is no reason why that won’t continue.