Open Game Day Thread MK.2H: Texans v. Buccaneers

Booty is way better than “Orlousy.”

Orlousy…how the hell did I not think of that one?

WE WENT 1-3 IN THE PRESEASON! WE’RE DOOMED! GOD WE’RE GONNA HAVE A TOP 3 DRAFT PICK! SKY FALLING!

Positives:

James Casey- Ran terrific routes in the flats and in the middle. If OD goes down again, Casey is capable of having the same amount of production.

Earl Mitchell- Had a lot of penetration the majority of the plays. Had a really nice sack to top things off.

Dorin Dickerson- If there was any chatter about him not making the team, it’s gone now. Had a great game with an amazing one hand catch. Interesting stat: He was targeted 16 times, which means he was open most of the time. He could have had 2 more catches if JDB hadn’t made terrible throws.

Antoine Caldwell/Mike Briesel- Both had good games. I didn’t see any glaring mistakes in pass protection, and both were solid on run blocking.

Jeremiah Johnson- Before he got hurt, he had some good runs.

Frank Okam- Consistently got by his man or pushed him back, and nearly had a sack. He did get pushed off the line of scrimmage 1 or 2 times, but overall a solid game.

Xavier Adibi- Solidified his spot as a starter this game. He did get juked that one play by a RB, but that was his only mistake. He made 1 or 2 nice TFLs.

Darryl Sharpton- The man has a nose for the ball. Not only did he lead the team in tackles again, but he had a sack. Overall a good game.

Troy Nolan- He only had 2 tackles, but that PD in the endzone was a nice play.

Sherrick McManis- Aside from getting beat 1 or 2 times in the first quarter, he had a good game. He had 2 PDs and 4 tackles.

DelJuan Robinson- As much as I don’t like this guy, he had 2 very nice TFLs and could have had a sack if it wasn’t for a holding penalty.

Bobby Williams- He only had 3 grabs for 45 yards, but he had a nice TD catch. With Dorin making the team as the 5th receiver, I’m not sure if we will have room for Bobby, but I hope he makes it.

Garrett Graham/Derek Fine- Both had some really good catches.

John David Booty- Aside from making some inaccurate throws, he had a good game. He needs to work on his accuracy but I think he’s made the team and will challenge Dan for the back up spot.

Chris Henry- I could put him both ways, but he had 3 or 4 nice runs. He lost about 9 yards on a toss because Kasey Studdard got destroyed, and then lost 5 more yards on another Kasey Studdard beatdown. His final stats were 16 carries for 51 yards, but could have 16 carries for maybe 70 yards if it weren’t for Studdard.

Negatives:

Jacques Reeves- Frenchy just lost himself a spot on the roster tonight. That last TD catch by Benn was fairly good defense, but he got abused all night. McManis is now the dime CB.

Kasey Studdard- I am sick of this guy. If we had a better back up, I’d cut him. He continues to get absolutely blown up on running plays. I hate him the most out of anyone on the team.

Dan Orlovsky- He had such a promising start, but had 2 horrific picks. He could lose the back up job if Booty impresses in practice throughout the year.

Dominique Barber- Overall bad game. Missed 2 or 3 tackles that led to big gains.

I can’t think of any more obvious negatives, so that’s it for now.

I think Rackers has won himself the job. It’s not because of Brown doing something wrong, it’s because Rackers had a nice kickoff that went for a touchback, and the fact that we need a change from Brown.

I think the bubble boys are going to be Malcom Sheppard, Mark Parson, Chris Henry, and Reeves. I’d like to keep Sheppard, but I’m not sure if we have room. I don’t think it matters on how serious Johnson’s injury is, Henry will be cut. His pass protection was inconsistent. Johnson only has a sprained toe, but we’ll see what happens.

I didn’t see Molden play tonight, is he injured?

Shout out to the O-line this preseason, only allowing 3 or 4 sacks in 4 games, which is damn good.

Good luck to those bubble boys, can’t wait for the season. One more thing…..fuck you Kasey Studdard.