Two Preseason Games In, What's Your Biggest Concern About The 2011 Houston Texans?
by Tim on Aug 22, 2011 11:51 AM CDT
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PrintThere's a whole lot to like about what we've seen from your Houston Texans in their first two preseason games. There are also a few things that remain a cause for concern. My biggest worry, plus an invitation for you to share yours, is after the jump.
The secondary still worries me, of course, though I feel infinitely better about it than I did, say, prior to the beginning of free agency. I'm still not buying Kareem Jackson as CB2, but that, amazingly, takes a backseat to a larger problem.
My biggest concern remains on the defensive side of the ball, but it's not the pass defense. It's the run defense. The Jets and Saints were both able to run the ball pretty effectively. While I've been pleasantly surprised by Earl Mitchell: Nose Tackle, the run defense hasn't exactly been stout. It has looked vulnerable.
Do you share that concern? Or are you chalking it up to the preseason?
Any other areas that frighten you with the first regular season game less than three weeks away?
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noooot so fast Kohai
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
Didn't we decide to vote the next person saying "First" off the island?
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Either that or Duck Funta...
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
Mmmmm... Duck....
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
Little bacon wrapping... some orange sauce.... savory stuffing...
/sluuuuurp
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
mmmm...
pan-seared with some fluffy biscuits
/wipes chin … (with ear)
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
because it's you, Dillo, I won't use the cliched answer to that
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
/wags appreciatively
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
TurBaconEpic anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xc5wIpUenQ&hd=1&t=2m20s
Murphy’s 20th Military Law:
If it’s stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid
by The Night Owl on Aug 22, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
To be banned?
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"I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose...Rapture!"
Yes, right after we take care of any Saints sympathizers....
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Yeah, being a Saints fan and all.
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"I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose...Rapture!"
Nose Tackle
/bfd’d
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
by DilloTex on Aug 22, 2011 11:51 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Schaub's noodle arm
It’s not al dente.
Capt. Nately: You're a shameful opportunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Old man in whorehouse: You have it backwards. It's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees. I know.
-Catch 22-
Bum said that your concern, Tim, about the run D is easily cured by the LBs simply covering the gaps
I’m going with Bum…. sorry.
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Next topic
How about that PASS RUSH?!?!!!!!!
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
next topic
3 biggest moron posters on BRB
@THEREALALLENOU on twitter - "The man, the verb, the legend" OU'd
I think I could take a gander at who number 1 i$
Thank God for football!
by BattleRedHusker on Aug 22, 2011 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
are you $ure?
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
Number one is kerns
And so is number 2
#not really
#this person knows who they are
@THEREALALLENOU on twitter - "The man, the verb, the legend" OU'd
by AllenOU on Aug 22, 2011 3:59 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You guys are just being a$$holes...
just because someone has a difference of opinion you want to jump all over them.
/shuts off computer, never to return…
there u go timmy. crisis deverted. can i call u timmy?? - FTJ
/nutt'd
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
LET IT BE WRITTEN!!!!!
(in the Glossary)
Thank God for football!
by BattleRedHusker on Aug 24, 2011 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions
texans concerns
i’ve got 3: 1) special teams, specifically kickoff return coverage is awful…
2) run d: jets/saints did make it look too easy, and
3) the “finishing” aspect. jets almost got is & they shouldn’t have….
by Claire Mullins on Aug 22, 2011 11:59 AM CDT reply actions
Re: Special Teams
Terrifies me too. I almost went with that over the run defense.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
This is a bigger concern, IMO
Valuable, field position is being sacrificed, and Bum didn’t provide an answers.
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
The thing with special teams
is that they will be less of a big deal now that kickoffs are from the 35 and once the season starts, most teams will not be bringing kickoffs out from 8 yards deep.
Plus, it looks like we may never punt this season, so that’s not too much of a concern.
Although, with the Texans lack of coverage on kickoffs
Other teams should be emboldened to try more returns. Right now, I would, if I were them.
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
...and why is that so hard? (Kickoff return coverage...)
1) stay in your lane
2) try not to get killed by the wedge
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
You forgot about the part where you are supposed to actually tackle someone
"All our lives, we’re taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover."-Arian Foster
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by Barryfromtexas on Aug 22, 2011 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions
3) Try to fall down in front of the ball-carrier
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
run defense
I’m not sure a less than 100% meco and a lighter cushing can fill the gaps effectively enough
"If my hips had pockets, I wouldn't wear pants at all." @NotBurtReynolds
Cushing needs to start overtraining again
by Vega on Aug 22, 2011 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
i thought he was preggo?
"It's very SIMPLE angela!!!!! LOOK AT WHAT I'M DOING... AND GO TELL SOMEBODY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - Andy
@doobieman21
youtube/chrisdogan
YEP
its stopping the run in between the tackles.
Im not worried about STs, as I know we wont have a great return game. I think when the ST deoth chart is set, those guys will cover A LOT better.
not sure the run D can be fixed with current personnel, but we can give up chunks here and there and still win games
@THEREALALLENOU on twitter - "The man, the verb, the legend" OU'd
I think that
TIM, PAPABEAR, and UT could make a pretty formidable 1-2-3 punch at NT
@THEREALALLENOU on twitter - "The man, the verb, the legend" OU'd
Only if we got a clone of Tim to be on Tim's shoulders
And, even then, the double-stacked Tim would only be 5’11.
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by bigfatdrunk on Aug 22, 2011 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
re: "double-stacked Tim"...
…I’m getting a disturbing blend of the 5head brother’s Double-Stuffed Oreo League and double-stacked Tim being in there somewhere… in a Panda Suit
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
a double-stacked panda
That visual is just too much for me….
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
Not enough for me!
Capt. Nately: You're a shameful opportunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Old man in whorehouse: You have it backwards. It's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees. I know.
-Catch 22-
I'm constantly amazed at the things that people will do...
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
THAT'S RACIST!
"Taco Joe - the beacon of optimism" TexansDC
"Great, you've doomed us all!" - UprootedTexan
God blessed Texas, but he has forsaken the Texans
More like dumbass-ist
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
My deceptive speed would be a waste at NT
“double stacked Tim” LOL
"If my hips had pockets, I wouldn't wear pants at all." @NotBurtReynolds
But your hands would get the job done
What?
I didn't do anything wrong!.... and, I won't do it again.
I'm going to send in an application to play CB
I figure, even at 5’7", I’ve got a shot with this squad because I am aware that you are allowed to make a play on the ball.
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I figure Elvis on one leg... you going for the ball... can't miss.
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
Have you seen anything to indicate Rick Smith values that?
Even with Joseph, I bet he didn’t even care if that were part of the equation.
I am bigger than Earl Mitchell.
This much is true.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
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by UprootedTexan on Aug 22, 2011 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
A littile off subject but
what time is the supplemental draft?
and who is out there we should be intrested in?
dare I say Pryor
Leinart isnt looking great. Pryor will be suspended the first five games so we can coach him up
this year and try to make him a more effective pocket passer. Plus we have never had a dual threat QB just saying it might be worth thinking about.
by jtr bmf 281 on Aug 22, 2011 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
See
I told y’all it would happen
"If my hips had pockets, I wouldn't wear pants at all." @NotBurtReynolds
by papabear on Aug 22, 2011 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
You can't fix stupid
Ever
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
by Shake on Aug 22, 2011 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Get Tebow from Denver and then watch BRB IMPLODE!!!
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
put leinart
behind the first team OL and i bet he will surprise you. He has grown up a lot since he left AZ I see a more composed, mature player learning from the QB whisperer
"Taco Joe - the beacon of optimism" TexansDC
"Great, you've doomed us all!" - UprootedTexan
God blessed Texas, but he has forsaken the Texans
Who's to say if he still tubs.
But he is acting like a grown up regarding playing football now, and that’s all I care about.
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Twitter - xiane1
The Dreamshake
This^
I think the guys behind Schaub, are good backups. They both sit in the pocket until they can find their guy, they throw the ball away when necessary, and aren’t afraid to get hit. I remember Leinart’s biggest problem in AZ was he would get too antsy in the pocket and want to get rid of the ball. This is not the same guy who left that overrated team in Southern California
"Taco Joe - the beacon of optimism" TexansDC
"Great, you've doomed us all!" - UprootedTexan
God blessed Texas, but he has forsaken the Texans
Every year we fix something significant and then something else goes to hell
This year it looks like it’ll be our run defense.
Unlike other years, though, we have someone in the coaching staff that knows how to fix things.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
Football is war by other means. - Carl von Clausewitz...sorta.
by UprootedTexan on Aug 22, 2011 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions
remember Bums old golf commercials?? "They dont even slide when i slice"
Im looking for divine and a lttle intervention
And birds dont fly without my permission
Im prolly in the sky, flyin with the fishes
Or maybe in the ocean, swimmin with the pigeons
See my world is different, like Dwayne Wayne
And if you want problem Bit#h, i want the same thang
by F-BombTheJets on Aug 22, 2011 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
INJURIES.
that’s the only thing i think that can stop us. anything else is correctable.
"It's very SIMPLE angela!!!!! LOOK AT WHAT I'M DOING... AND GO TELL SOMEBODY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - Andy
@doobieman21
youtube/chrisdogan
Didn't get to see any of the Texans/Saints game,
But the run defense is rather a bit of a concern for me. But it’s also not surprising to me, either. After all, one of the big weaknesses of Wade’s system is that it leaves the middle open to the running game and slant routes.
We’re just seeing them now while they’re still correctable.
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Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
Football is war by other means. - Carl von Clausewitz...sorta.
but we had a lot off missed tackles
if we fix that we should be better
by jtr bmf 281 on Aug 22, 2011 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
i was gonna say that too..
but i think those mistakes can be fixed as we grow more comfortable in the system. now if it’s week 8 and we’re still getting gashed like that… i’ll be worried. with it still being preseason, hopefully wade can come up with something to counter.
"It's very SIMPLE angela!!!!! LOOK AT WHAT I'M DOING... AND GO TELL SOMEBODY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - Andy
@doobieman21
youtube/chrisdogan
ILB
Watching Cushing get knocked on his arse and Demeco not on the field has me a little concerned. Special teams sucks, always has, I’m starting to wonder about the coach in that department.
I second that
Weak ILB play can expose our lack of a true NT – while it may be a problem, I’m happy with the improved play of the secondary, and comforted by the fact that teams don’t live and die by their run defence (wasn’t it the Colts who had the leagues worst run D and still won the Super Bowl? Granted, I think they picked up a planetoid NT sometime towards the end of the season)
by MaloneyPony on Aug 22, 2011 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
OT but T. Pryor to the Raiders in the third round.
I finally managed to catch my breath long enough to post that. Thought I would die laughing.
::snort:: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
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Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
Football is war by other means. - Carl von Clausewitz...sorta.
hahahhahahaha
ahhhh….hahahahaha
The Raiders – poster child for poor team management since 1904 (or whenever Al Davis took over)
by MaloneyPony on Aug 22, 2011 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHHAHA
As long as Al Davis is there, they will continue to suck… Pryor is not a NFL QB.
it's official.
that old bastard who runs that team has entered into “Hugh Hefner” type crazy.
"It's very SIMPLE angela!!!!! LOOK AT WHAT I'M DOING... AND GO TELL SOMEBODY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - Andy
@doobieman21
youtube/chrisdogan
I'm fairly certain
He became that crazy years ago when he died during oaklands loss to tampa bay in the super bowl. Becoming a zombie will do that to you.
by BricAM on Aug 22, 2011 1:06 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You make "Hugh Hefner" type crazy sound bad
I, for one, would be happy that way.
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dunno about that..
a good friend of mine (rita g on twitter) actually spent a lot of time at the mansion, and if even HALF of her stories about that place are true, you don’t want no part of that place!
"It's very SIMPLE angela!!!!! LOOK AT WHAT I'M DOING... AND GO TELL SOMEBODY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - Andy
@doobieman21
youtube/chrisdogan
He didn't have alot of boundaries, did he?
Who’s doing who, with what, in which orifice?
there u go timmy. crisis deverted. can i call u timmy?? - FTJ
Screw that, Hef is a f'ing genuis
He’s rich, spends all day in his pajamas and has sex with smoking hot women young enough to be his granddaughters. I’ll put up with quite a bit if that’s the payoff.
"If my hips had pockets, I wouldn't wear pants at all." @NotBurtReynolds
I'm nt surprised someone took him
I’m surprised someone used a third to do it. Even if it was Al Davis. I would of thought a fifth would have been enough to safely get him.
"If my hips had pockets, I wouldn't wear pants at all." @NotBurtReynolds
welcome to the era of Jruss v2.0
"Slammed that hoe on the counter like I just got 35 on the domino table!!"
Sherrod Harris
I just find it hilarious that now Oakland does not have a 2nd, 3rd and 4th round pick next year
They won’t have any salary cap for next year also. Really hoping to win the Andrew Luck sweepstakes…..
Wishbone?
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I am more concerned about ST than the run D
I suspect that the red zone defense won’t show a lot of 3-4; rather we will be in a 4-3 or other set to slow down the run. Before reaching the red zone is where I think we see a lot of 3-4 and there it looks like we concentrate on stopping the pass and try to make them make a mistake. So far we have been pretty good at inducing those mistakes.
Another concern is just crappy tackling. Although that improved against the Saints. Bad habits are slow to correct sometimes. I suspect Wade will get that corrected before long…at least I hope so.
The problem with crappy tackling
Is the new practice rules makes it hard to fix
"All our lives, we’re taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover."-Arian Foster
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by Barryfromtexas on Aug 22, 2011 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Injury
I am more concerned about every play maker staying healthy than anything else. If they can stay healthy, I believe they will make the playoffs without question. If another season of injuries happens, I see another disappointing future for the Texans.
by Lydia A. Fair on Aug 22, 2011 1:13 PM CDT reply actions 7 recs
Rec'd for newb.
Welcome. We’ll get a link up to a glossary up for you here in a minute.
there u go timmy. crisis deverted. can i call u timmy?? - FTJ
Welcome, Lydia.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com
"Blind fandom is all I got left." - LoneSpot
I think this is true for most teams
And welcome
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by Barryfromtexas on Aug 22, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Gracias.
A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
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I am pretty sure
Mittens is back fluffing the other Manning in NY again
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"Great, you've doomed us all!" - UprootedTexan
God blessed Texas, but he has forsaken the Texans
Its the D
Who wouldn’t be concerned about a Defense that led the league in Lousiness last year. Along with ST coverage, are the biggest concerns.
Yeah
We do need to keep it in perspective. The 2010 Texans defense was a legitimately top 5 worst defense in NFL history. It’ll get better, yes, but there’s still a long way to go before becoming even poor. Tackling, so far, has been atrocious.
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our ace in the hold this year...
is wade’s ability to scheme opposing offenses, which i feel is highly underrated. he’s as good at that as koob is on the other side of the ball. it’s like a comic book where the 2 most awesome superheros get together to take down the 50 ton forehead having monster a.k.a p8tawn manning.
"It's very SIMPLE angela!!!!! LOOK AT WHAT I'M DOING... AND GO TELL SOMEBODY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - Andy
@doobieman21
youtube/chrisdogan
haha i said "hold"
i meant hole. geeeeeeeeeez.
"It's very SIMPLE angela!!!!! LOOK AT WHAT I'M DOING... AND GO TELL SOMEBODY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - Andy
@doobieman21
youtube/chrisdogan
Thank god that was
an accident. I forced to stab someone for telling me that a situation was “a blessing in the skies”
by Bobbythegreat on Aug 22, 2011 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
I must rule with eye and claw — as the hawk among lesser birds.
-Duke Leto Atreides
by peytonsurdaddy on Aug 22, 2011 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
in the skies?? i always thought it was..in disguise
Im looking for divine and a lttle intervention
And birds dont fly without my permission
Im prolly in the sky, flyin with the fishes
Or maybe in the ocean, swimmin with the pigeons
See my world is different, like Dwayne Wayne
And if you want problem Bit#h, i want the same thang
by F-BombTheJets on Aug 22, 2011 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions
C'mon F-Bomb...
Lucy in disguise with diamonds?
You’re gonna lose your space in my sig, if you don’t keep up! :- )
there u go timmy. crisis deverted. can i call u timmy?? - FTJ
yayaya i see. one slip up and ur ready to cut me. ok coach, i got u
Im looking for divine and a lttle intervention
And birds dont fly without my permission
Im prolly in the sky, flyin with the fishes
Or maybe in the ocean, swimmin with the pigeons
See my world is different, like Dwayne Wayne
And if you want problem Bit#h, i want the same thang
by F-BombTheJets on Aug 22, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
This blog really has the potential to sharpen your writing skills.
I got to keep my head on a swivel and pay attention before posting myself.
there u go timmy. crisis deverted. can i call u timmy?? - FTJ
rookie mistake. ima blame my dad tho. he really shoulda been there more
Im looking for divine and a lttle intervention
And birds dont fly without my permission
Im prolly in the sky, flyin with the fishes
Or maybe in the ocean, swimmin with the pigeons
See my world is different, like Dwayne Wayne
And if you want problem Bit#h, i want the same thang
by F-BombTheJets on Aug 22, 2011 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
... on this week's "Sally"...
"And I’m sure [Kareem Jackson] would have a wonderful career as a professional interpretive dancer, with all that flapping his arms and falling down."
- tehGrindCrusher
"Suck it, Jim Tressel, you filthy, cheating, unfashionable piece of monkey scrotum."
- MDC
Like Lucy in the Skies makes any more sense.
Despite my better judgment, a manager at Battle Red Blog.
Supreme Galactic Editor of Battle Red Onion.
I am a visionary, I am a genius, and now I am angry! Now where are those pants at?!
Football is war by other means. - Carl von Clausewitz...sorta.
by UprootedTexan on Aug 23, 2011 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I only talked Kick Returns on SBNH but the special teams has been abysmal this preseason.
Near dead last in KR avg, near dead last in PR avg….giving up 28.6 yards per kick return, 13.8 yards per punt return….punting’s still seeing bad punts……aside from Neil Rackers, it’s pretty bad.
"Lord, beer me strength."
More than any other unit on the field, special teams is ALL about attitude.
It would seem to me you need that one crazy on the coaching staff that understands the term “berserker”. Has the punting been that bad? I thought so far it’s been much improved over last year.
there u go timmy. crisis deverted. can i call u timmy?? - FTJ
The punts have gone further
but they just don’t seem to have any air underneath them.
"Lord, beer me strength."
I don't have anything to back it up
as usual, but I wouldn’t view crappy ST play in the pre-season as indicative of future performance. Its like tackling at the Pro Bowl. Why go kill yourself when the games don’t count?
Plus I’m sure we’re not showing them the whole ST playbook.
my Z key can't take another free agent flurry
I get that most people playing ST won't be there on Sept. 11th
but I also can’t shake that the special teams units haven’t been stellar in a while.
"Lord, beer me strength."
But most of the guys on special teams are the guys trying to make the team.
And they will be on ST all year. Guys like Braman and all our UDFA rookie WR’s.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
I disagree completely
Special teams is usually made up of end of the roster type guys and back ups. Most of those guys are fighting for a spot on the team. In fact the guys at the bottom of the depth chart usually make the team, or don’t, based on their ability to contribute on special teams.
It should get better in the regular season becuase you’re not throwing out a different combination of guys every time there is a specialy team play, but if guys aren’t “killing themselves” on special teams they are just getting ready to meat the Turk.
"If my hips had pockets, I wouldn't wear pants at all." @NotBurtReynolds
Hahaha
meat the Turk
Something sounds so wrong about that
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by Barryfromtexas on Aug 22, 2011 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
not from Crackers
That MF wraps up, and should help coach tackling fundamentals when not practicing his kicks.
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
As some have said special teams is the biggest problem.
Looks as if the coverage units have taken another step back this season and our return game is worse than last season.
Keo has the highest return average on KR out of all the guys we have tried so far and that’s only 20 yards per.
Prediction: 11-5 AFC South champions.
My list (in no particular order)
1. Special Teams- return coverages have been atrocious.
2. Run Defense has looked more porous than last year. Hopefully because Cush and Meco (sounds like a detective team) still aren’t back to full speed/ strength.
3. Passes in the flat/ RB out of the backfield. Both games I saw multiple throws that picked up good yardage b/c the secondary was way too far off of the receiver or the RB wasn’t picked up.
I was going to say screens/ delays, but I think that gets fixed by practice and recognition. I’d rather have an aggressive front line getting pressure than no pressure at all.
Expectations
My biggest concern is our expectations. Some people will look at what we have done in the pre-season and think that we’ve arrived. Others will believe that we have improved. Most outsiders would believe that in year 10 it has to happen. We’ve sucked for too long not to get a break eventually. WIth that being said, I think most people should wait until week 7 to see how this team will play and to see who they really are.
Last year we went 4-2 and then ate shit the rest of the season. We have a great PROVEN offense and we have a defense that we THINK is improving enough to not be a liability like last year. This is still the pre-season and until teams put more chocolate and strawberries in their gameplans instead of simple low and cheap vanilla, I will continue to wait until we prove that this team belongs on the field.
- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Aug 22, 2011 2:12 PM CDT reply actions
One quick note before we all freak out about special teams
Last year, I would have offered a testicle to have our biggest problem be special teams. It says a lot about the progress of our team (or at least the perceived progress, considering we’ve yet to see them in real games) that we’re worried about special teams right now. So while I agree that ST are an issue and that it needs to be addressed, when put in perspective, this is a good thing.
Carry on…
I would like the special teams to get better
I’m not worried about kick off coverage/return really though. Once the season starts I anticapate seeing a ton of touchbacks. Our offense should andle drives starting at the 20 better than most…and if our defense is better we won’t be fielding that many kick offs anway. Punt coverage is still a concern, but again assuming our punter is better we should be able to get our share of fair catches and/or kicked out of bounds inside the 20.
It does need to be better, but I’m just not freaking out about kick coverage right now. As long as they can keep from consistently giving up big returns we should be able to manage.
"If my hips had pockets, I wouldn't wear pants at all." @NotBurtReynolds
My 5 biggest concerns
1. Dylan
2. Dylan
3. Dylan
4. Dylan
5. Dylan
by Bobbythegreat on Aug 22, 2011 2:28 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
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A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
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Is that really a rapper?
He looks like JJ “dy-no-mite”
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by Barryfromtexas on Aug 22, 2011 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
for those that don’t know, it’s pronounced Die-Lon. Catch up on The Chappelle Show if you never seen it.
Crap
I missed a Chappelle reference? Ugh.
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Capt. Nately: You're a shameful opportunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Old man in whorehouse: You have it backwards. It's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees. I know.
-Catch 22-
Andre Johnson
That’s right, my biggest concern is Andre missing time for any reason. We might be able to survive a quarter two without him, but everything we do is predicated on him. Without which, I see teams stuffing the run with 8 men in the box whilst Walters can’t get separation and Jacoby is, well, he’s Jacoby.
"Eat Well, Stay Fit, Die Anyway" - Ancient Chinese Proverb
Owen and Casey will come through for us.
With Casey being put in many different places I don’t think defenses will simply put 8 or 9 in the box to stuff our run. Those methods also are susceptible to getting burned by screens/bootlegs. We’ll be okay. Dre missed 3 games last year and played hurt since week 2 and our offense was mostly okay.
So your concern then is injuries with emphasis on Andre
I don’t think our team completely falls apart without him, but I agree he’s instrumental to us being successful.
Injuries in other areas could devastate us too.
’Dre has played through a lot of pain for us, so anything that keeps him off the field would have to be pretty damn bad.
Losing a player like Johnson is always going to hurt
We won’t be completely hamstrung on offense though. If they stack 8 in the box that just gives Foster a chance for a really big play if just one guy overpursues. I think we can still run at an 8 man front. We can also play action pass to Owen Daniel. Jacoby is Jacoby, but his speed will still force defenses to be honest.
As for Walter not being able to get seperation…that is just a tired and flawed statement. Why do people continue to act like Walter is inept as a WR?
Last year without AJ:
34 pts. 441 yards vs. Oakland
23 pts. 401 vs Denver
34 pts. 322 vs Jac
Losing like someone like AJ will alwyas make you less dangerous. There just aren’t many players that talented, but we would be far from inept.
"If my hips had pockets, I wouldn't wear pants at all." @NotBurtReynolds
Run defense is definitely my biggest concern at this point
Specifically due to the huge question marks at ILB and, to a lesser extent, the NT.
My biggest concern is attitude
I still don’t quite see it on defense. I am hoping they finally have it on offense.
It will take time for the defense to be really comfortable. So this will likely be fixed.
Other points of concern:
Tackling
Covering
Tackling
"All our lives, we’re taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover."-Arian Foster
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Tears for Fears...
I really worry about only two things..
1: Run Defense
2: Kareem Jackson flopping and taking out our entire backfield on one play..
3. Daniel Manning getting burned by a rookie reciever on a 60 yard route with Chase Daniels at the helm....
BERNARD POLLARD ANYONE?
"An open mind is like a fortress with it's gates unbarred and unguarded."
by TexansForever on Aug 22, 2011 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Blown coverage
It was bad communication where the safeties were suppose to cover half the field but they thought they were only suppose to cover a quarter. I’m not too worried about that.
My concern is still the defense overall.
Teams had no issues running OR throwing.
We have gone from getting pushed all over and giving up the score
to…
Getting pushed all over but making a big play to stop a td or limit to a field goal.
WHICH IS FINE after last year.
But how often can you RELY on the big play?
I would like to see some 3 and outs that don’t require a sack or turnover.
Still….we ARE better.
"An open mind is like a fortress with it's gates unbarred and unguarded."
the saints won without a bend but not break defense. they relied all year on turnovers
Im looking for divine and a lttle intervention
And birds dont fly without my permission
Im prolly in the sky, flyin with the fishes
Or maybe in the ocean, swimmin with the pigeons
See my world is different, like Dwayne Wayne
And if you want problem Bit#h, i want the same thang
by F-BombTheJets on Aug 22, 2011 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
with
Im looking for divine and a lttle intervention
And birds dont fly without my permission
Im prolly in the sky, flyin with the fishes
Or maybe in the ocean, swimmin with the pigeons
See my world is different, like Dwayne Wayne
And if you want problem Bit#h, i want the same thang
by F-BombTheJets on Aug 22, 2011 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
My biggest concerns in order
1. Injuries
2. Special Teams (Though I am hoping it will come together with a 53 man roster that it isnt as bad)
3. Run Defense (Though I wont really start freaking out till week 4-5)
4. Secondary (We cant be as bad as last year but that is no excuse for suckage!)
5. P8uns health (only because i think many fans of other teams will use the, You didn’t beat the colts with p8un healthy and I dont want to hear that crap. If we handle our business with the AFC South, and the NFC south and at least stand up to the steelers and ravens it shouldnt matter whether or not his holiness P8un plays any games but i know it will be used against us!)
6. not living up to my shouts of Texans are taking the AFC South!!!! Read the sig and you can see I am an optimist I think Wade beats the D into shape, and our Offense is probably one of the best in the League and I would bet we rival the PATS for the best O this year.
I am not worried about our offense, and I saw up above someone was worried about Andre’s health. I am worried about it too, but I believe there are so many weapons on this Offense that we shouldn’t be too scared. I love Andre don’t get me wrong, but what makes our O special is the versatility we have. (WILD CRAWFISH FORMATION ANYONE?) Casey is going to be special this year, and he offers Kubes some great options. Watch out for some plays we have never seen, and some formations we haven’t seen either. If the Texans take the AFC South I am crowning Schaub as AFC (maybe NFL) MVP, and Wade as king of Rice Village!
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God blessed Texas, but he has forsaken the Texans
Another biggest concern
Being bombarded with shitty Bud Light ads.
Capt. Nately: You're a shameful opportunist! What you don't understand is that it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Old man in whorehouse: You have it backwards. It's better to live on your feet than to die on your knees. I know.
-Catch 22-
LB Corps
I feel the talents of 3 good players can go to waste this year if they don’t play better. Mario is still a work in progress, Cushing started to show moments of brilliance against the Saints, and ‘Mec hasn’t played both games, so there’s still hope.
Hey, it could be worse than being a Texans fan.... You could be a Mets AND Texans fan, like me
by NewJerseyTexansFan on Aug 22, 2011 7:27 PM CDT reply actions
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