What's Right About Your Houston Texans: DeMeco Ryans
by Tim on Jul 21, 2010 9:46 AM CDT
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PrintPop Quiz: Who started at middle linebacker for your Houston Texans in 2005? Answer, and gushing about the current MLB for the Texans, after the jump.
The answer to the question? Technically, no one. The Texans ran a 3-4 in '05 and didn't transition to a 4-3 until Kubiak (and Richard Smith!) rode into town before the 2006 season.
So that pop quiz was completely pointless, huh? How about this: Name the four (4) starting linebackers for the 2005 Houston Texans. I'll list the answer below. Don't inject hCG ingest hCG cheat.
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If you answered Shantee Orr, DaShon Polk (ed. note: revised; thanks for the catch, Rivers) Kailee Wong, Morlon Greenwood, and Antwan Peek, give yourself a pat on the back. And stop crying. It demeans us both. Besides, things are infinitely better now in the Land of Linebacking here in H-Town. For many reasons, actually, but it all began with this guy.
Marvel at those statistics. Even better, marvel at the player. Best of all, revel in the notion that Cap'n 'Meco isn't going anywhere for a long, long time, and that he appears to be the increasingly rare athlete who truly, genuinely appreciates "that hard work and patience can pay off."
That's pretty comforting for Texans fans.
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DeMeco Ryans..
is the Andre Johnson of the Defense. He quietly whips ass and is proud to be a Texan. I realized how much of a presence he is, when he put Cush on the ground after the INT that ended the Cincy game.
GO TEXANS!!!!
Our time will come...
Hey don't make fun of Greenwood
MDC might cry.
Out of that group Greenwood was actually OK before he was cursed by Matt. Wong was solid, but was just done by that point.
"Well, at least our players kept their helmets on, so that showed some intelligence"-Bob McNair
Thank Durga for Meco...
A) Because that list of pre-Meco LBs made me vomit in my mouth a little and B) His impact is beyond the stat sheet….he’s a great leader for the defense.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Ummm
If I remember correctly wasn’t it Jason Babin instead of Wong as Wong had his annual preseason season ending injury?
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity
Fact checking:
Antwan Peek started 16, Jason Babin started 3, Kailee Wong started 5.
Technically, Babin did START the season as the linebacker though.
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter | SB Nation Houston | Battle Red Blog
by riversmccown on Jul 21, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Re: Fact-Checking
My bad…I should know better. The PFR link clearly showed Antwan Peek, and I wrote Polk. Apologies.
Oh, and you’re all banned.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
I was going to state the same thing
the black hole that is Jason Babin… but hey he had some nice ink didnt he.
"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!
BANNED
Don’t say anything nice about Babin or a member of the Titans roster.
"Lord, beer me strength."
I was being facetious
Tribal is for kids who have no imagination (and for people it means something to like Samoans!) I mean David Carr Eli’s Alex’s Fluffer had great hair
"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!
you know what's saddening...
I was playing Madden 06 on my old school Xbox. The Texans: Carr, sharper, bradford, payne, babin, and they are bad
GO TEXANS!!!!
Our time will come...
could've sworn i heard someone call the texans "boring."
i love this vid of cushing being miked up and talking to meco… plus it shows how much cush talks during the WHOLE GAME. lol i love how meco kinda “entertains” cushing, kinda like a big brother does his little one, right?
"don't taze me bro!!!!!!!!!!"
http://www.twitter.com/doobieman21
favorite part....
cushing: “you think i need this towel man?”
ryans: “YEAH! you think you SWEET!”
cushing: “yeah… i do think im sweet.”
"don't taze me bro!!!!!!!!!!"
http://www.twitter.com/doobieman21
MAn got PAid
I’m glad the Texans locked up Demeco long term. I hope they can do something with Andre’s contract soon.
Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jul 21, 2010 4:35 PM CDT reply actions
Sarcasm?
If you aren’t then you should be banned.
Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jul 21, 2010 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Kr's not sarcastic
He’s voiced this opinion before…forgot his reasoning the last time he said it though….
"Lord, beer me strength."
Not sarcasm
I will state these two things: I love DeMeco Ryans and do not think he’s bad.
But I do think if he’s in the top 5 of what the position has to offer in the league, then the MLB is pretty useless on most teams. My problem stems from the fact that he’s nothing more than consistent—which isn’t a bad thing. He’s abysmal in coverage and cannot rush the passer. Other than his leadership (read: green dot helmet), he’s ideally a two-down linebacker. I think the team would receive considerable benefit from making Pollard the primary green dot player and leaving either Cushing and Diles or Cushing and Adibi on the field in 3rd down situations.
Other than his leadership...
How can you legitimately rate a player when you take away his greatest asset (leadership) and undervalue his second greatest asset (consistency)? Pollard gets too emotional (not necessarily a bad thing) on the field to be the leader.
Because I consider assets
… to be the product on the field, not how he rallies the troops when he lets Vernon Davis score on a simple post for the 3rd time.
But also the most consistent
he may not be flashy but hes what we need, a durable sure tackler and a great role model for future MLBs.
living the Texas dream
Cap'n Meco is better than average
I think he has his weaknesses. He can be led out of position by QB faints/fakes, especially by Peyton Manning, who I know is the best in the business at that. He could come off blocks better. He is not stellar when falling back into pass coverage due to his lack of height and speed. There are a number of TEs in this league that can eat his lunch. Combined with his tendency to get out of position by watching the QB fakes and his lack of speed and height, I think he can be a liability in coverage.
That being said, he is the best MLB the Texans have ever had and there is no one on the team threatening to take his place. So, I am a big fan.
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
Prepars for the stoning........
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
I'd agree with him being a liability in pass coverage
He played OLB at ‘Bama and was more utilized as a blitzer which I would like to see more of here. However, I think he’s great in stopping the run and providing leadership on the field.
As for shedding blocks…..if he had a massive NT in front of him eating blockers…..Meco wouldn’t have to worry about that. /deadhorse
"Lord, beer me strength."
Flaws
What player doesn’t have them? Manning has his forehead and his playoff history which is average at best, I agree that maybe because he has been the best mlb we have ever had that we might think somewhat highly of him but I don’t think he is overrated. He is top 5 in his position.
Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Jul 21, 2010 7:36 PM CDT reply actions
Except for that height and speed thing....
the rest of Cap’n Meco’s flaws can be coached away.
Just my $.02
Even duct tape can't fix stupid
What I love about you guys
We have people defending Frank Bush and people trashing DeMeco Ryans.
Now if THAT doesn’t show that we’re a diverse community…
- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter | SB Nation Houston | Battle Red Blog
by riversmccown on Jul 22, 2010 2:31 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd
For diversity.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
Rec'd for this being the #1 SBNation football blog going
I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?
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