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Houston Texans Snap Count Report Week 3: Ryan Mallett Had Zero (0) Snaps Versus Giants

Call it a minor speed bump... the Houston Texans fell to the New York Giants last Sunday. Here's how they used their roster in that pitiful effort.

By David Corzo
Al Bello

Two very fun victories for the Houston Texans against two very poor (at the time) teams gave us that glimmer of optimism, saying hey, everything is going to be OK. We chased that little ray of sunshine into the horizon. And then Sunday happened, and we were all reminded that this is still a work in progress.

Anywho, here's how the roster was deployed.

Offense

Name POS Snaps PCT% Season % Snaps PCT%

Duane Brown

 T 64 98 99 3 10
Derek Newton T 65 100 100 3 10
Tyson Clabo T 4 6 2 3 10
Brandon Brooks G 65 100 100 3 10
Ben Jones G 62 95 99
Xavier Su'a-Filo G 3 5 5 3 10
Chris Myers C 65 100 100 7 28
Ryan Fitzpatrick QB 65 100 99
Ryan Mallett QB 2
Andre Johnson WR 64 98 94
DeAndre Hopkins WR 64 98 95
Damaris Johnson WR 26 40 36 11 35
Keshawn Martin WR 7 11 22
Arian Foster RB 55
Jonathan Grimes RB 26 40 20 19 61
Ronnie Brown RB 6 9 5 7 23
Alfred Blue RB 33 51 26 8 26
Garrett Graham TE 52 80 50
C.J. Fiedorowicz TE 37 57 48
Ryan Griffin TE 28 10 32
J.J. Watt TE 3 2 1 8 26
Jay Prosch FB 6 9 20 7 23

Probably the biggest surprise for me through three games is the lack of tight end production. In two games, Garrett Graham has been targeted just seven times, catching six passes for 67 yards. Ryan Griffin and rookie C.J. Fiedorowicz have been targeted just once apiece.

I wrote back in March that I expected TE to be integral to the success of the offense because of Bill O'Brien's history at the position. He used multiple tight ends very effectively in New England and Penn State, but it hasn't happened yet here in Houston.

Damaris Johnson finally made himself useful on offense, turning one of his two targets into a 44-yard score.

And yeah... Ryan Fitzpatrick went all Ryan Fitzpatrick on us. More on that here.

Defense and Special Teams

Name POS Snaps PCT% Season % Snaps PCT%
D.J. Swearinger FS 69 97 89 8 26
Kendrick Lewis FS 70 99 93 5 16
Danieal Manning S 44 62 66 16 52
CB 65 92 88 8 26
Johnathan Joseph"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #fce5cd; text-align: center;">Johnathan Joseph CB 48 68 70 1 3
J.J. Watt"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #fce5cd; text-align: center;">J.J. Watt DE 67 94 92 8 26
Tim Jamison DE 35 49 58 11 35
Jared Crick DE 36 51 59 14 45
Brooks Reed LB 58 82 87 7 23
Brian Cushing LB 57 80 70 8 26
A.J. Bouye CB 45 63 65 8 26
Whitney Mercilus LB 63 89 78 11 35
Mike Mohamed LB 16 23 35 20 65
Jadeveon Clowney LB 12
Jerrell Powe NT 38 54 43 7 23
Justin Tuggle LB 26 37 38 14 45
Andre Hal DB 5 7 15 2 6
Darryl Morris CB 17 24 32 10 32
Jeoffery Pagan DE 18 25 15 1 3
Jeff Tarpinian LB 9 20 65
Ricky Sapp LB 4 6 2 5 16
Eddie Pleasant SS 7 17 55
Elbert Mack CB 14 45
Akeem Dent LB 20 65

You have to tip your hat to Eli Manning. Second-year cornerback Darryl Morris was on the field for just 17 snaps, but one would assume he was a starter given how many times we saw the back of his jersey.

The defensive line got pushed around all day despite there being a fairly constant rotation. Jared Crick, Tim Jamison, Jerrell Powe and rookie Jeoffery Pagan all saw time next to Watt, but they were wholly ineffective rushing the passer and stopping the run. One of my biggest gripes with Wade Phillips was lack of rotation along the front seven; we're seeing plenty of that now but still the same frustrations.

Same goes for the linebackers. Brooks Reed and Whitney Mercilus saw plenty of time off the field, but did nothing of note. This makes me want to punt a puppy into a busy freeway.

What say you, dear readers? Curious to hear your thoughts as always.

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