What I think they're thinking

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky
What I think they're thinking in the four AFC South team headquarters this morning...
Houston Texans
Is it time to change quarterbacks? We're still in range of second place in this division if we can find our footing. But at Jacksonville and against Indianapolis, we've got to give ourselves our best chance. Does it come with Matt Schaub under center? With a 50.3 passer rating that ranks almost 15 points behind Minnesota's benched Tarvaris Jackson, it's hard to make the case for him over Sage Rosenfels.
If we can just split these next two, things will get a lot easier with home games against Miami, Detroit and Cincinnati. We could sweep those and be 4-2. But we've got to ensure ourselves the best chance against these two division foes first.
Indianapolis Colts
How can we stop the run better? We can win while giving up running yards, but not like this. There is no savior out there who will come to the rescue. We've got to tackle better, and that will be a huge theme during the bye week.
The only way this works right now is if the offensive line can hold things together and we can allow Peyton Manning to get the ball to Reggie Wayne, Anthony Gonzalez, Dallas Clark and Marvin Harrison to win slugfests. Can we get them all on the field together or do we need to sacrifice one for a blocking tight end, Gijon Robinson, to help the line?
Jacksonville Jaguars
Can we get some big plays out of the receivers? Matt Jones has made some clutch catches, but his 10.8-yard average is among the lowest on the AFC receiving yardage leader board, less than Maurice Jones-Drew's 11.0. Reggie Williams has only seven catches and he's got a 9.1-yard average.
Maybe Jerry Porter can give us a boost once he's on the field. Our objective is to run it and wear people down, but winning the way we did in Indianapolis is awfully difficult. We need at least a couple big plays splashed around a game to alleviate the pressure and to back people off.
Tennessee Titans
There is sooooo much season left, we can't get overly excited about being 3-0 with a two-game lead in the division. But if we take care of business, we should be in position to be chased instead of chasing for the first time in a long time.
We've got to do better against Adrian Peterson than we did against Steve Slaton in the first half yesterday. But with the Vikings at home, a game at Baltimore, a bye and a game at Kansas City, we should be 6-0, 5-1 at worst, when the Monday Night Football crew comes to Music City for our Oct. 27 game against the Colts.


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