D looked a whole lot better, ST sucked but overall I’m pleased.

Totally orgasming from seeing my Texans kick some serious NY ass. Everything went exactly as I had predicted it to be. Now I feel furfilled and satisfied. Our defense is so wicked and that Braham guy is a total monster.

gonna need a slow motion gif of that, his head bounced off the ground

I missed the first three quarters unfortunately so I can’t comment

Not to mention some guy I’ve never heard of, who seemed to light it up pretty well: Braman

Had nearly half our offense tonight.

I hadn’t seen much from practices, so it was great to see Watt and few of the other guys. Secondary was pretty spectacular, especially the first team.

However, the injuries were tough to watch.

I think the defense looked much better.

Good:
Watt
Mitchell
Nading lol
Braman
Jean
Yates
Ogbunnaya (scrabble south)

Not so good:
Mario
Reed
Schaub (couple overthrown balls)
O-line (we never really controlled the line of scrimmage)

But it’s preseason so other than getting reps, not too much to take away.

PS: hey Rex…how “soft” did we look tonight?

the amount of pressure on the QB seems to be greatly increased but that might just be my lust for Defense

Tonight that must change. Jets fans will respect the raw aggression and shock our D will blast them with. Mark my words.

Have you ever had feelings for a nun?
by Bo$$man on Aug 15, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions

slobbering all over their nutz…

I just wish I knew how to download from there so I could attempt a gif

No one stepped up as a returner. We weren’t blocking well and had some bad penalties. Punting was nicer though.

lost my voice half way through the first quarter. Defense looked much improved. lester jean could be a beast. I think he’s clear cut above the rest in the wr competition. TJ yates played like a rookie. Matt Leinart played within himself.

their was definitely a lot to take in. I hope saturday’s game is just as good. wouldn’t be surprised if all the runningbacks can suddenly practice again after ogbonnoya showed what he can do.

I would expect to see rust on the offensive side of the ball, but there is no excuse for the poor performance on special teams. The return guys (Townsel and Will Demps as Paul Kurhasky calls him) were putrid…. just running scared. Not a single touchback??? If you’ve been paying attention to the other games you’ll notice that most teams are kicking it out of the end zone. And with out coverage “skills” this is going to be a liability.

Tackling in general was terrible. Too many missed tackles again and again and again.

Demeco is a step behind. Our OLB’s look awesome early on but ILB’s may be our Achille’s Heel (no pun intended).

Braman or Reed will be starting over Barwin.

On a good note, we only (hopefully) lost Studdard. Shelley Smith filled in nicely and will probably be a much better reserve.

Also, how in the hell are

But how did Brandon Harris look? Did he even play?

Move him up to some second team snaps against the Saints Kubes,

where i can watch the replay of the game online? my TV didn’t record the game… crap.

We should all expect minimal and negative coverage from ESPN, especially when playing the Jets.

Last year after our comeback against the redskins, the media was on our knobs so hard it’d make Tom Brady blush.

We gotta earn some media respect and with the question marks we have going into this season and how the media has been burned by making us a darkhorse pick the past three years, don’t expect it to come before we win some real games against tough opponents.

last season, our offense started off shitty, and what would happen is our defense would be so GOD awful by the end of the first quarter we would be playing from behind. while i would love if our offense played well 4 quarters, the system isn’t perfect and for whatever reason just like an old car it takes a minute for it to “run good.” i accept that. the difference between previous years and THIS year (it seems) is that our defense will KEEP US IN THE GAME.. therefore giving the offense more time to get their shit together.

I thought McCain looked lost out there. Sure he was with his man, but made no play on the ball. Molden looked terrible as well.

by the damn phone interview with Plaxico? I’m trying to watch my team, not listen to a thug talk about his time in prison.

@DavidNuno has the following interviews today from 10-12 on 1560

 James Casey,Vickers, D.Dickerson, Duane Brown, Earl Mitchell, Jesse Nading.

He definitely helped himself last night.

Adibi moving inside looks to have been a good move for him. Could be a surprise break out year for him in the middle.

Only a few busted coverage which is better than I expected.

Overall the defense is heading in the right direction. It was just more competitive all around.

and what has he done to our defense!

and you all got sucked in…… AGAIN

7 sack are nice, but lets see them do this when it matters

so far it looks like
Starters: DeMeco, Cushing
Backups: Adibi, Sharpton
Reserves: Dobbins

Anyone think we’d carry 5 ILBs or will Dobbins or Adibi get cut before week 1?

He seemed more comfortable in this defense than any abomination of defense we’re used to. Maybe stay healthy for once.

Kareem was Kareem. No surprise.

Nading’s sack looked like a textbook tackle to me. Which isn’t the norm it would seem.

Special teams coverage continues to suck. There’s only been one Texans special teams coach? Saw something on the screen that this is his tenth season or something?

I don’t believe we can blame the kicker’s woes on the coach either.

Winston wasn’t kidding when he said they would be in three TE sets. I saw it on the first play from scrimmage, as well as maybe three or four other plays. I think they were all run plays, but it could be interesting as a passing set.

i dont wanna get burned like we did with busing, demps, dikcerson, or any other guys that excelled in the pre-season and sucked once the regular season started. plus does everyboyd remember week 3 last year when we destroyyed the cokegirls? remember how that season ended? lets just sit back and enjoy the ride.

And there was still a lot of short passes from him. Yates was much more aggressive in his throws.

It was great to be back at Reliant, even for a pre-season game. Football is back!!

Outstanding Performances (from any unit):
Watt – This guy is the real deal and by far the best drafted player for us since ‘Dre
Manning – Houston, we have an NFL safety! Awesome tackler, sticky in coverage, natural leader.
Nading – Absolute beast mode last night!
Sharpton – Was powerful and on or near the ball carrier in every play
Braman – Looked like a 3rd year starter instead of a rookie
Adibi – Sensational, instinctive, and powerful
McCain – It may not have shown on TV, but he was covering great. Tackling was questionable, but he did enough and was a play maker. His closure speed is incredible.
Brooks Reed – Tons of power and raw skills, but was off a step or two in reaction time
Ogbonnaya – The sole remaining healthy RB did a solid job
Dickerson – Looks great on routes and blocking, he’s come a long way

Not enough material to really grade any other players, especially on offense 1st team. I’m concerned about Mario adjusting to his new role, but Wade can fix it. Daniels, Dickerson, Walter and Jacoby Jones all looked great on routes and blocking. Lestar Jean and Derrick Townsel showed great promise.

Unit Performance:

1st Team Offense – WTF Schaub?!! These guys better get their shit together and come out ready to play. We’re not going to tolerate another season of slow starts and sloppy play. Very disappointing. Doesn’t matter if ’Dre and Foster were out. Schaub looked horrible. Please tell me we are not going to regress on offense now that we fixed the defense! Sure it is pre-season vanilla against a legit Rex Ryan starting defense, but I was not impressed with the lack of accuracy in throwing or play calling.

1st Team Defense – Again the offense didn’t help them any with field position or getting a breather during nice long clock consuming drives, but overall they held the 1st team Jets offense to a field goal. The pressure looks outstanding! The secondary coverage was good, even missing Joseph in the line up. Wade’s system is legit and already a massive upgrade.

“Special Teams:” Holy Crap!!! How does Marciano still have a job?!! OK, it’s too early for that just yet. Granted there are a lot of different folks in the mix, but I’m not satisfied with this at all. They are by far the biggest liability we have at this point.

2nd/3rd Team Offense: Leinart iooks great! I’m disappointed we didn’t stretch the field more to test his arm, but the short/mid accuracy was solid. We may not have a QB controversy, but Schaub better get his shit together or I could see a challenge coming. The second string receivers all have good height and speed, but ball skills were lacking too much. Yates looks real damn good for a rookie in his first NFL competition.

2nd/3rd Team Defense: What stood out was how Wade’s system really brings pressure, and also doesn’t allow big plays. Everyone was scrapping good and there were coverage sacks! It was fantastic to watch, and I’m very happy that we finally have a real DC running that side of the ball.

The quick list of individual performances and observations:

I hope to see more this Saturday when we host the Saints.

but lendale white has been released from Broncos, could be just another camp body for us.

Would he be worth a shot at checking out? He should be familiar with running in a zone blocking scheme as well.

Both positive and negative… come on in – the water’s warm!!