Unsung Hero: Danieal Manning Turns The Game Around
by TexansDC on Oct 24, 2011 7:45 AM CDT
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PrintAs always, a Houston Texans win means it is time to sing the praises of someone whose contributions to the victory may have gone unnoticed by the masses.
In this game, it was very easy to go unsung when you have a running back who became the first player in franchise history with 100-plus rushing and receiving yards in a single game, a quarterback who was 18-for-23 for two touchdown passes, and an offensive line who kept said quarterback from getting sacked and helped free up 200-plus yards on the ground.
Defensively, Chris Johnson was held in check, and then some, thanks to the efforts of leading tackler Brian Cushing, Brice McCain had a pick-six, and rookies J.J. Watt and Brooks Reed both notched sacks to garner some blog headlines.
Who does this leave? The guy who made a play at the game's turning point. Intrigued enough to jump? Of course you are.
Matt Hasslebeck reared back and chucked it deep into the arms of a leaping Danieal Manning, who caught it at Houston's 13-yard line for the second interception of his season. It's more incredible when one realizes that Manning fractured his leg on the play and still held onto the ball.
Manning's interception would set up the offense for an 87-yard drive that would be capped off by a Matt Schaub to Joel Dreessen touchdown pass, which is all Houston would really need in their 41-7 beatdown of the rival Titans.
The interception truly was the turning point and kept momentum on Houston's side. For his efforts, we salute Danieal Manning as this week's unsung hero and wish him a speedy recovery and return to the field.
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Down with Durga
lets hope this isn’t another present, given to a player that won’t see the field for the rest of the season.
What is left to sacrifice?
2 Defensive Scores are in the Karma Bag
"Wade aid has lean in it, just saying"
Neil Rackers to replace Manning
At least we know he can tackle. What needs to happen to make sure Keo never sees the field again? He blew the shutout!
This Unsung thing is getting to easy.
we always give it to somebody who get hurt. Granted Manning does derseve it but we might need to get away from this, so nobody else gets hurt.
if i see
shilo i will keo out there, i will puke. he cannot tackle, and cannot cover…he really looks lost out there…my vote is for rackers or some dead guy….
2011 Season is the Reason!!!
How about Jason Allen back there at FS & put Brice McCain at CB#2?
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 24, 2011 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Gentleman......I present to you the perfect image from yesterday. Courtesy of SBNation ITSELF!!
I was headed to MCM after the game to rub it in a bit when I was presented with this GEM!
"An open mind is like a fortress with it's gates unbarred and unguarded."
by TexansForever on Oct 24, 2011 8:53 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
LULZ.
"my momma was the Mike Vick of ass whuppin. side arm delivery, no wasted motion.. and very mobile." - @doobieman21
Nobody has an excuse to drop a catch
for the rest of the season, unless maybe BOTH of your legs broke on contact… Making the Catch and breaking your leg is Like a Boss. Does anyone doubt that we could go 6-0 against our division this season?
The interception was great...
but it was the result of one of several throws that HasseLOLbeck had to release at a higher point due to Watt barreling in with arms raised high. This caused the ball to float high on the intended receiver and allowed Manning to make that great catch.
Yet another benefit of having a competent pass rush.
Thank you Mr. Wade Phillips… Thank you
by FreeRange on Oct 24, 2011 9:04 AM CDT reply actions 6 recs
Watt was possessed today.
As excited as I am about the rest of the Texans’ season, I may be even more excited about the prospects for our front 7 (and defense as a whole) next year if we can get a vicious NT in the 1st or 2nd round.
With Mario back in the lineup, we would have a 1st rounder (Watt), a 1st/2nd rounder (Eligible Nose Tackle #1), and Antonio Smith (5th rounder but a pro bowler) on the line backed up by a #1 Pick (Williams), a 1st rounder (Cushing), a 2nd rounder (Ryans), and a 2nd rounder (Barwin/Reed) as linebackers.
I move that if we end up with a truly good NT next year, Reliant Stadium takes up the mantle of the House of Pain.
Not sure where Manning and Quin were picked,
but you can add Joseph + Jackson/Allen as another pair of first rounders in the secondary.
Looked it up: Quin (4th), Manning (2nd)
Yeah, but Allen and Jackson don't really deserve 1st round recognition
Being relative busts and all.
I wouldn't call Allen a bust
Underachiever? Definitely, but Kareem is definitely a bust
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 24, 2011 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Difference b/n Texans 2010 Defense and 2011 Defense
2010
Fuck, we’re on defense. Hope we stop them. Where’s the pressure?!! Cover someone! Fuck you Kareem! Shit…Long pass TD.
2011
Ok, Cool we’re on defense. Let’s stop them and get the ball back. Great Blitz! Hell ya! Fuck you Kareem! Alright…we got the ball back!
Matt Schwab, Mary O' Williams, Adrian Foster, and Daniel Owens are my favorite Texans!
by MeSoLongHorny on Oct 24, 2011 9:27 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
JoJo
I believe this should be Joseph for setting the tone on defense. He was blowin’ fools up and it made a big difference how in the Tit receivers played (timid,soft, scared).
It's Our Time.... or something...
by bennprince on Oct 24, 2011 9:33 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
It would be, but
Manning broke his leg making a momentum changing INT and still held on to the ball. He has to get it for the same reason Mario got his after only playing a quarter in the Raiders game.
I agree that we need to stop this give it to the injured guy thing
We don’t have enough players to keep this up the rest of the season
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
The other three who got this were
Duane Brown, Brian Cushing, and Owen Daniels. Don’t know where the “Always givin’ it to the injured guy” thing is coming from.
"Lord, beer me strength."
My bad
Neer mind :)
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 24, 2011 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Brian Cushing has put the hurt on a few, Duane Brown cracked someone's skull, and Owen Daniels is still able to sit up and take sustenance, so well deserved to all of them!
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
What are the odds
That JJ “1.21 giga” Watt wins DROY? I haven’t heard of anybody else even close.
by BricAM on Oct 24, 2011 10:04 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I'd say J.J. Watt is 2nd in those standings right now
Aldon Smith has already won 2 Pepsi Rookie of the Weeks. He’s got 6 sacks, a FF, and a safety.
"Lord, beer me strength."
dont forget von miller
but the 49ers, by some miracle, are a better team
@THEREALALLENOU on twitter - "The man, the verb, the legend" OU'd
Von Miller has been exceptional.
Keep in mind, he’s a 4-3 OLB… And he has 6 sacks. That’s a Cushing-like year, and he’s not even at the half-way point.
Aldon Smith and Jabaal Sheard have been exceptional as well.
by Nashmeister on Oct 24, 2011 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm hearing Ryan Kerrigan for the Skins is doing very well also.
Someone should post all their current stats for comparison with Watt.
A stat comparison isn't entirely fair.
Watt is a 3-4 DE; Aldon Smith and Kerrigan are OLBs. Unless you’re Justin Smith, you’re gonna have a hard time keeping up with those guys in sacks. Though Watt’s overall pressure numbers are very good; top-four among 3-4 DEs (only behind Antonio Smith, Ray McDonald, and the godly Justin Smith).
Either way, it’s going to be tough to unseat Von Miller right now. But I’m mighty pleased with the way Watt is playing. If he goes through the type of improvement against the run that Mario Williams did over his 2nd and 3rd years in the league, he’ll be an absolutely dominant player.
by Nashmeister on Oct 24, 2011 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
According to PFF...
Kerrigan has 3 sacks, 3 hits, and 16 pressures (though the numbers aren’t in on week 17. No sacks, but I’d guess he tallied a couple more pressures. He has been very consistent in that regard). He also has 13 stops, for a run grade of +2.5.
Watt has 3 sacks, 1 hit, 14 pressures, and 11 stops. His run grade is +3.3.
So far, Kerrigan has been a slightly better pass-rusher, while the edge goes to Watt in run defense. That said, Watt’s responsibility against the run is probably greater. Of course, Kerrigan also drops into coverage 10 times per game.
remember when no one here wanted EITHER smith or Miller?
We basically couldn’t fuck up our pick if we had tried!
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Admittedly
I made several statements about Miller only being effective as an edge rusher. I definitely didn’t think he would be as good as he is in a 4-3.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
I don't think anybody didn't want Miller.
I think it was just the idea of trading up that people didn’t like.
Which, for the record, probably wouldn’t have been so bad. This draft class has been pretty awesome in general, though. If a few of these QBs pan out, it’ll probably go down as the best first round I’ve ever witnessed.
by Nashmeister on Oct 24, 2011 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed.
He’s playing out of position, and he’s arguably the best player in the league at his position. Hell, you could probably put him at CB on our team and he’d play at a high level. Plus, he has hipster glasses. That’s gotta count for something, right?
by Nashmeister on Oct 24, 2011 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
It gets him all the nerdy chicks...
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
by Rip Jersey on Oct 24, 2011 12:46 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
white powah!
Rookies J.J. Watt and Brooks Reed both notched sacks to garner some blog headlines
Just kidding, I’m actually Chinese, pls don’t kill me.
by jkcheng122 on Oct 24, 2011 10:07 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
those super high arcing throws Hasslebeck was throwing were seriously pissing me off
that chuck it and pray shit might work on Kareem Jackson but luckily we had Manning, at least for that play anyway.
Just rewatched the game
I think Watt’s sack in the third quarter was more of a killer than the pick.
They just scored. We just failed on our fourth and an inch. They have a little momentum only down 20 (HAH!), and Hasselbeck was about to scramble around if Watt didn’t trip him up.
If they get that conversion, we might have only won by 30 instead of 34. We are the better team. Suck it Tennessee.
my Z key can't take another free agent flurry
The best thing is
The BESFs were rated 8th in overall DVOA going into this game, so the Texans are going to rocket up the FO standings.
Good pick - Manning! I would nominate Tim Jamison as Honorable Mention for Unsung Hero
He was out there battling, trying to replace the great Mario Williams and he did a great job, contributing to shutting down Chris Johnson. I think I heard his name once or twice on QB pressures, if I’m not mistaken.
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
He was backing up Smith in the Ravens game
Though evidently Phillips has been shuffling all of our D-line around from play to play.
I'm trying to figure out what his role is also.
It seems he’s rotating with Smith and Watt in base 3-4, who do we have in for nickel and dime packages? Do we even play nickel at all?
On nickel we usually have Smith and Watt at DT with Barwin and Reed as pass-rushing DEs.
We switch to a 4-3 in the nickel.
Basically yeah
a 4-2-5
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 24, 2011 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions
no
We switch to nickel in the nickel. We just have four down linemen.
4-3 is not by definition nickel.
Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.
I've seen him at DE in those sets.
Doesn’t mean he COULDN’T slid in, though. I just missed it if he did.
Bacon tastes good... Pork chops taste good.
Correct
4-3 is not a nickel because there is no extra DB. 4-2-5, 3-3-5, and 1-5-5 are nickel sets.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
You forgot the 2-4-5, which is what we run for nickel sets
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 24, 2011 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
That is on Madden
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 25, 2011 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Not on every defensive playbook
Can’t remember which one I chose but I only get the three I listed in my packages. I’m still playing Madden 11 though.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Two bright spots on this season are Brian Cushing and Owen Daniels
We all wanted to know where Brian Cushing went last season.
This season, and especially yesterday, it seems that they give Brian Cushing specific directions, “Seek the ball and destroy anyone that gets in your way.” Brian Cushing is like a heat-seeking missile this season going after ball-carriers. It is good to see. He is the one guy that we can count on to show up every week and lead by example. He covers sideline to sideline. It is truly a pleasure to watch the guy play football.
Owen Daniels is a guy that I could have been accused of writing off after last season. I may have even considered letting him go, because look what is behind him! Well, I am glad he is still here. He is the old Owen Daniels again. He has returned and I am happy to see him!
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Daniels was definitel a good re-sign
I was skeptical too because of the loaded depth at TE, but I’m truly glad that we kept him on the team.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Moving Casey to FB
really made the signing look better. Graham is still sitting around twiddling his thumbs, but having dreesen casey and Daniels is scary for defenses to deal with.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Graham
He’s intriguing to say the least, and the main reason I was willing to let Daniels go.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Having all this depth at TE is a nice problem to have but i wonder
What if they used that Graham pick or, remember that other TE that is on IR right now, what if they used those picks on WRs, a position that they don’t have depth at and as a result they are making midseason moves to fill because of one injury.
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
by Rip Jersey on Oct 24, 2011 12:52 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I hate to say it
But I think that Captain Meco might lose that shiny C on his chest to Cushing next year.
I don't know about that, captain isn't always the best player, but the best leader.
With already one animal of a player in Smith as a captain, I don’t think we want another in Cushing as captain. There should be 1 voice of reason when things go sour and we start to lose composure and 1 guy who is a reckless beast. If Cushing replaces someone as a captain I’d vote that guy being Smith instead of Ryans.
He is, but I have to throw in a "but" in here
During the preseason, Sharpton came in the game in that leader role and filled in nicely and I think he still has a lot of up side. If Meco slows down, it’s good to have Sharpton ready to go and I feel good about him being on the field.
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
by Rip Jersey on Oct 24, 2011 12:57 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I like sharpton
he has had an impact this year for sure
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I wonder when the day will come that the grasshopper snatches the pebble from the master...
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
if Orton is still the Broncos captain
despite Tebow starting, then I see no reason why Meco can’t be captain for life…
Seriously, that was the 2nd funniest thing I saw on Sunday (after the scoreboard in Methopotamia), Orton coming out for the coin toss in overtime looking all pissed off
Can't say I did. I was very happy when the re-signed him coming off ACL injury.
Not just that I expected him to regain Pro Bowl form, but it also speaks volumes about our FO’s commitment to their players.
Wrote him off coming back to the Texans
but I knew he’d still have success somewhere else. I just didn’t think we’d pay him since we’re loaded at TE and he’s had 3 major knee operations.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Look at the picture of the INT
He leapt up there and caught it at its highest point!
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Oct 24, 2011 1:42 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
lol
"Taco Joe - the beacon of optimism" TexansDC
THEREALALLENOU: "@Joeeatstacos... You're like the second testicle to my Tom green. I dont NEED you, but life is better when your around lol"
AllenOU is the Montgomery to my Patton
God blessed Texas, but he has forsaken the Texans
Ok I hate being the one to say i told you so
But damn if I wasnt on the Cushing will be back to BEAST MODE bandwagon prior to this Season.
"Taco Joe - the beacon of optimism" TexansDC
THEREALALLENOU: "@Joeeatstacos... You're like the second testicle to my Tom green. I dont NEED you, but life is better when your around lol"
AllenOU is the Montgomery to my Patton
God blessed Texas, but he has forsaken the Texans
That is because you never
pay attention to me Rip.. and that makes me a sad panda!
"Taco Joe - the beacon of optimism" TexansDC
THEREALALLENOU: "@Joeeatstacos... You're like the second testicle to my Tom green. I dont NEED you, but life is better when your around lol"
AllenOU is the Montgomery to my Patton
God blessed Texas, but he has forsaken the Texans
I'm teasing, of course I remember that! How could I forget it!
you harp on it incessantly
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
While we're on the subject of interceptions
According to HT.com this marks the 6th consecutive game in which our Houston Texans have recorded at least one interception.
How fucking awesome is that?!?!
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
and Kareem hasn't even recorded a pass defensed?
Has any of our front 7 recorded an INT yet? Seems all our INTs were from the secondary.
So far no ints yet
"The greatest danger in planning for tomorrow is using yesterdays logic."
Marc Kahlberg
by Barryfromtexas on Oct 24, 2011 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Too bad we couldn't trade for Vince Wilfork
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
"Fuck em all. Go Texans."
by The Night Owl on Oct 24, 2011 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Quite awesome.
As is notching at least two sacks in every single game this season.
Cushing could have had one
on that crossing route yesterday. It hit BOTH of his hands. The problem was his claws and fur got in the way cause he’s such a BEAST.
Mario's 2011 Opposing QB Shart count: 7
Last game: two sacks
by Austin Bob_Ford on Oct 24, 2011 3:28 PM CDT reply actions
Victim blood
caused the ball to slip out of his grasp
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
by Hydroshock on Oct 24, 2011 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
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