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Offense
| Name | Position | O Snaps / Pct % | Special Teams % |
| C Keenum | QB | 68 / 100 | 0 |
| W Smith | G | 68 / 100 | 22 |
| D Brown | T | 68 / 100 | 22 |
| D Newton | T | 35 / 51 | 22 |
| R Harris | T | 35 / 51 | 22 |
| B Brooks | G | 68 / 100 | 22 |
| C Myers | C | 68 / 100 | 0 |
| A Johnson | WR | 64 / 94 | 0 |
| D Hopkins | WR | 65 / 96 | 0 |
| G Graham | TE | 67 / 99 | 16 |
| A Foster | RB | 2 / 3 | 0 |
| B Tate | RB | 48 / 71 | 0 |
| G Jones | FB | 31 / 46 | 19 |
| L Jean | WR | 8 / 12 | 12 |
| K Martin | WR | 4 / 6 | 34 |
| D Posey | WR | 31 / 46 | 3 |
| R Griffin | TE | 5 / 7 | 81 |
| D Johnson | RB | 13 / 19 | 19 |
You couldn't have dreamed of a better offensive performance in the first half by your Houston Texans. Like Matt mentioned earlier, Andre Johnson must be wondering where Case Keenum has been his whole life (answer: grade school).
Dre's first-ever three touchdown day came from the hands of an undrafted quarterback... better late than never. It is a little disheartening to see that Andre has never broken double digits in touchdowns in his career, and it often makes me worry about his chances at making the Hall of Fame in a timely manner after he retires. Keenum might challenge Watt as Hero of Houston if he can somehow continue feeding Andre more touchdowns. The gentle giant deserves it.
As you can see, the rotation is back in full force at right tackle with Derek Newton and Ryan Harris receiving exactly the same number of snaps. Yesterday, I asked Pro Football Focus about Newton's performance so far via Twitter:
@LiterallyCorzo Not having a great year. 6th lowest rated tackle
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) November 4, 2013
Surprise, haters! Newton is NOT the worst tackle in the league like everyone claims...only the sixth worst. Sigh. But credit to the coaching staff for recognizing this and at least addressing it somehow. Keenum was sacked just one time for 10 yards, thanks to his quick feet and a quick release that helped him escape the pocket a few times as he kept his eyes downfield. I'm also loving his apparent chemistry with DeVier Posey. The two were rookie roommates and have developed a strong relationship off the field.
Defense and Special Teams
| Name | Position | D Snaps / Pct % | Special Teams % |
| W Mercilus | LB | 62 / 100 | 16 |
| K Jackson | CB | 59 / 95 | 12 |
| D Swearinger | DB | 62 / 100 | 31 |
| B Reed | LB | 61 / 98 | 16 |
| J Watt | DE | 60 /97 | 16 |
| D Sharpton | LB | 62 / 100 | 16 |
| J Joseph | CB | 62 / 100 | 6 |
| S Keo | FS | 48 / 77 | 47 |
| E Reed | FS | 32 / 51 | 3 |
| A Smith | DE | 57 / 84 | 12 |
| J Crick | DE | 10 / 15 | 28 |
| B McCain | CB | 46 / 74 | 38 |
| J Mays | LB | 30 / 48 | 9 |
| E Mitchell | NT | 30 / 48 | 16 |
| T McClain | DT | 3 / 5 | 6 |
| M Mohamed | LB | 3 / 5 | 31 |
| J Tuggle | LB | 1 / 2 | 53 |
| E Pleasant | DB | 62 | |
| B Braman | LB | 62 | |
| E Mack | CB | 59 | |
| B Harris | CB | 41 | |
| T Gooden | LB | 56 | |
| B Jones | C | 41 |
Brice McCain shaved off a few more months of our life expectancies with another rough outing last Sunday. Meanwhile, 2011 second round pick Brandon Harris continues to get no defensive snaps. I hope and expect this to change next week against the Arizona Cardinals. Wade Phillips has to recognize that McCain is a very weak link on this defense and other teams know. For the sake of just evaluating him in preparation for 2014, Harris needs to play.
It's nice to D.J. Swearinger on the field for 100% of the snaps. The rookie has shown tremendous growth since the preseason.
The Ed Reed signing isn't paying any dividends so far, and he's rotating off the field quite a bit. Bamboozled.
These are just my thoughts. Let's hear yours. Sound off in the Comments. Happy Election Day.
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