Defensive Meltdown Watch 2010
by bigfatdrunk on Nov 24, 2010 9:08 AM CST
in News
Email
PrintOriginal concept here, and updated from last week's installment. And I know it should be Defensive Meltdown Warning 2010, but I'm going to stick with the original title for the year for consistency's sake. Join me after the jump as your Houston JUGGERNAUT give up 401 yards to the New York Jets, yet, our overall DVOA actually drops. Yeah, we're that bad.
Alas, we still remain atop the overall Worst Defense Since 1993 Leaderboard ranking, though our DVOA improved by 1.3%. That's truly depressing:
| Team | Year | Overall DVOA |
| JUGGERNAUT | 2010 | 29.7% |
| DET | 2008 | 29.2% |
| DEN | 2008 | 24.7% |
| MIN | 2000 | 24.4% |
| STL | 2008 | 23.4% |
I'm as sad as you are. Quite frankly, I would prefer to see us take this record by a mile, just anything to add another nail to Frank Bush's defensive coordinator coffin. Sadly, now that we're playing Rusty Kuntz^ Staub Smith instead of Vince Young, who of course just wins, our chances to retain the record have decreased significantly. But I know that won't keep us from trying!
But the reason the overall DVOA improved wasn't do to the fact the pass defense suddenly improved. Oh no. Mark Sanchez had no problem lighting up the incredibly flammable Texans secondary, and we stay atop the leaderboard there:
| Team | Year | PassDVOA |
| JUGGERNAUT | 2010 | 54.3% |
| DEN | 2010 | 45.8% |
| DET | 2009 | 40.1% |
| JAX | 2009 | 39.8% |
| BAL | 1996 | 38.8% |
Congrats all around to our coaches for this impressive achievement to date!
Sanchez also managed to keep pace with the rest of the QBs we've faced, and our QB rating against stands at a delightful 109.1. The equivalent remains Kurt Warner's MVP 1999 season or Drew Brees' 2009 should've been MVP season. Our current line stands at 251-372, 67.5% completion rate (!!!), 3139 yards, 25 TDs, and 6 INTs. These stats are beyond ridiculous and, as Tim said last night as we were doing some post-coital cuddling (which is where he really shines!), these stats are from a video game, not from an allegedly professional football team.
Finally, this week's musical tribute to the defense, which is dedicated to Frank Bush from Gary Kubiak:
^ In real life, Rusty Kuntz is one of the nicest people I've ever met.
20 comments
|
1 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Bleach Sales are up
Er visits up too
I am not sure if I survive this season
Hoping weird stuff really does only come in 3's
The worst part
was that if EWWW would have just accepted that he missed the coverage and landed a monster of a hit on Braylon after he caught the ball, he had a small chance of him dropping it/not having possession as he went out of bounds.
/feels dumb for suggesting better play
by theSpaceCityKid on Nov 24, 2010 9:49 AM CST reply actions
Wherein, bfd, really, actually, pulls his punches and let's Kubiak, Bush, etal off the hook
Must be the warm glow still in effect from the post-coital cuddling. Jeesh! You weren’t kidding about Tim….
I dub the Jets..... over-exposed
I mean, you tell the story and it actually seems so unsensational now....an no offense intended by that
Just that, I think we are all just feeling somewhat, what’s the word?….indifferent? Yeh, that’s the word. Writing about the history being made and reading about it has become so much the norm, that the utterly shocking realization has totally worn off. I am not shocked anymore. What would you have to do to shock me? I don’t even want to think about it. It would have to be so terrible. We ARE like gamers, playing Casualties of War, and then going out on the streets and witnessing a street riot and not feeling anything anymore. It just won’t shock us anymore. The Texans are that. We have witnessed it all and nothing they can do can shock us anymore. We just shrug it off.
One of you writers, please take this and expand on it. I am so lacking.
I dub the Jets..... over-exposed
by Rip Jersey on Nov 24, 2010 10:06 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think you said it very well
I kind of think of it as fatalistic acceptance. Nothing I can say or do is going to actually change anything, so there’s no use in getting too pissed about it. Frankly, there’s a part of me rooting for us to be this bad the rest of the season. My internal monologue calls it the “1930 Phillies Pitching Staff” Phenomenon. It’s watching a trainwreck, or the street riot, as you call it.
And, apparently, the most Kubiak is going to do about it is bring Bush down to the field. Maybe this week, he’ll have Bush wear a black garter under his pants. Because, you know, SOMETHING has to change. Might as well make it as meaningless as possible.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
#KubiakBelievesinYou
by bigfatdrunk on Nov 24, 2010 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
The 5 stages of grief:
1. Denial - Weeks 1 and 2 we gave up a LOT of offense to the other team, but we dominated the Colts in week 1, and had an emotional comeback in week 2 against the Skins. They can’t possibly be that bad, and our first playoff season is on its way!
2. Anger - Weeks 3 and 5 we get blown up by Cowboys and Giants. What the fuck! Get it together!!
3. Bargaining - Bye Week. If we can just hold it together during the Colts game, we can still win the division.
4. Depression - Weeks 8 and 9. Yes the Colts and Chargers have good QBs, but we just got our asses handed to us by Jacob Tamme and Seyi Ajirotutu. Why keep playing?
5. Acceptance — After the last second disasters at Jacksonville and New Jersey, fans are resigned to our fate as the worst defense ever.
Fin
by Vega on Nov 24, 2010 11:57 AM CST up reply actions 6 recs
You're on fire lately, Vega
Maybe you should consider writing for a blog one day or something.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
#KubiakBelievesinYou
by bigfatdrunk on Nov 24, 2010 12:02 PM CST up reply actions
Please NO!!!
That just means that the blog would get shut down the next time that Vega went on vacation, with only a suicide note remaining.
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
Goodbye, cruel world.
Ahhhh, the memories.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
#KubiakBelievesinYou
Rusty Smith better not
Mess with this record. It’s all I’ve got left. It’s cool though. I’m sure we’ll forget to cover Chris Johnson for him. Frank Bush knows that guy can’t catch.
Frank Bush delenda est
There's high opportunity for the DVOA to jump passing wise...
the Titans are 31st in per-game passing yards.
Those are some brutally high numbers though. Our offense is truly something if we can be 4-6.
"Lord, beer me strength."
I just dont understand
this team sometimes. If you ask any Texans fan what (or who lol) killed us in our losses last season we’d say missed field goals (Kris Brown) and fumbles in the RZ (Chris Brown).
When you think about the playoff scenario from last season, all the Texans needed was just ONE more win to make it in. We basically needed for just ONE of those many Ch/Kris Brown situations to go our way.
Well this year our kicking is solid, AND WE EVEN HAVE A RUNNING GAME THIS YEAR!!! You’d think the Texans now have what they’ve needed all along to be a dominant team this yr.
Nope we’re the Texans. We’ll find a way to fuck it up, and its the Defense. The worst in history coming into a season when you’re on the cusp of being great.
And I don’t blame the players not one bit for us being 4-6. Players, especially on D, needed to be put in the RIGHT POSITION to make plays. Our poor defenders are just being disciplined and running the play that’s called.
Example: How many zone D plays can you think of that wouldn’t have given up that deep sideline like how we did against the Jet’s B Edwards? You should need atleast 2 hands to count them lol
John McClain had this to say about "put in the right position"
The coaches told Allen to play on his inside and to keep Edwards in the field so if he caught the pass he couldn’t get out of bounds to stop the clock. Allen played the wrong technique. The coaches told Wilson that Sanchez would look down the middle to try to draw him off, but don’t bite because if he threw to the sideline, Allen would need his help. Both did exactly the opposite of what they were told.
Dunno how true that is, but if so…..yeah, doesn’t look good for Allen or Wilson.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Wait...
How exactly could Allen “play on his (Edwards’) inside” to keep him in bounds?? Isn’t that the polar opposite of what playing the WR’s inside does???
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
Agree in general
but disagree with this:
And I don’t blame the players not one bit for us being 4-6. Players, especially on D, needed to be put in the RIGHT POSITION to make plays. Our poor defenders are just being disciplined and running the play that’s called.
I think the coaches are hugely at fault, but you cannot give the players a free pass. These guys have been playing football their whole lives and should know that giving a 7 yard cushion when the Jets are about to punch it in from the 2 is a mistake. They should know not to run out 20 seconds from the clock at the end of the first half. They should know that only a deep pass from the outside can beat you.
Again, not absolving the coaches even slightly, but the players also have to have some accountability here.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on Battle Red Blog
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
