I had already decided to wait to post anything on the Texans latest embarrassing loss. I was going to watch the game again and really look into some of the things that were very bothersome. The 2 early bombs, the ridiculous deep throw to open the game from David Carr, the poor play-calling late in the game again and the unforgivable defense on the game-deciding touchdown.
But then I was watching all the highlight shows and analysis from the so-called experts (a group that I too am a part of) and I decided to go ahead and give you something before Monday. The Texans flagship TV station (Ch. 13) has their weekly show and it's a very good program and I catch every week. However I could hardly believe what I was hearing. They went out of their way to make sure everyone knew Carr was playing hurt, saying once he was "60-maybe-70 percent tops." Whatever. So hurt that he tied an NFL record for consecutive completions. So hurt that he scrambled all day long and took the same hits he takes when he's healthy. He wasn't hurt.
I really got ticked when they analyzed the Texans final offensive play. It's 3rd and 2 from their own 19 coming out of the two minute warning. Bills have one timeout left and the Texans had rushed for a season high 188 yards at a whopping 7 yards a pop. So of course they're going to run the ball, right? Wrong. But that discussion comes in a minute. They throw the ball and it's an incomplete pass on a screen to Andre Johnson. The problem I have is they somehow put the blame on Johnson. Complaints of him staying locked up with the DB too long and not ready to catch the ball and a bunch of crap like that. This is TV guys why don't you actually look at the video you're watching in slow motion. Carr rifles a ball at a receiver who's locke dup with a DB and the ball comes in WAYYYYYYYYYYYY over his head. Yep, that one's on Andre.
Enough with bailing out Carr. It was a horrible throw - ironically on a day when he ties an NFL record for accuracy. That brings me to the call itself. Apparently the staff allowed for Carr to choose from a couple of plays in that instance and he chose to throw the slant.
This is just plain wrong. This is the mistake of a rookie head coach, it's not the first mistake coach Kubiak has made and it will not be his last. The Bills could not stop the run all day. Heck Samkon Gado just picked up 7 yards on 2nd and 8. If you run it and get it the game is over. If you run and don't get it then you force the Bills to take their final timeout. That, my friends is a win-win scenario. The Texans were presented with a no-lose situation and yet they found a way to mess it up. Going for the first down right there is the way to go, granted, but you had the Bills spread out to begin with, you;d been gashing them all day and all that was needed was 2 freakin' yards!!! Run the ball!!!!
Full analysis on the way tomorrow....Your thoughts????
----- WEX
4 comments:
Petey Faggins had almost as bad a day as Fred Thomas for the Saints. Between the two, they gave up 277 yards and 5 touchdowns (and that's just counting the scoring plays). You aren't going to win many when you give up those kinds of big plays.
petey had an awful start and yet somehow the team still could have won had they made one more play. you're right you won't win many games with a start like that, but the Texans dominated on the ground. They generated 400 yds of offense without the benefit of even one 83 yard pass let alone two. And the defense froced the Bills to punt with under 3 minutes to go. The offense needed to get a first down and they couldn't or more simply wouldnt do it and that allowed the defense to choke away the game.
bottom line is there is tons of blame to go around as usual, starting with kubiak.
---- WEX
Hilarious how the throw was too high for Johnson but Clements who is 4" shorter and about 25 lbs lighter got a hand on it. Of course Clements manhandle Johnson all day so that isn't suprising. If the call is a 2 yrd slant you have to get off the ball as clean as possible but our All Pro WR is out their having a wrestling match with a midget and losing. The pass looked so high because Johnson was falling down. If that wasn't n your replay, you need to take your DVR back and get a new one. I guess you probably want to blame the interception that Clements ripped out of Johnson's hands on Carr too.
Carr deserves more than his fair share of criticism but not on either one of those plays, and I don't here you hammering Johnson, Cook, or Faggins for their less than stellar play.
hey daniel - you're right,i was on carr too much. and you're right that some of the blame should be on dre for wrestling w/ clements. so if i blame carr and you blame dre, can't we agree that all the blame goes on kubiak for calling a pass play to dre against their best corner?? way too variables have to go right for that play to work and several went wrong and the play had no chance. the only thing that has to go right if you run the ball or roll david out on a bootleg is don't mishandle the snap. i woudnt dream of putting this loss on david but i am still surprised kubiak would call that play for a QB who in 5 years has still yet to win a game with his arm. good stuff
--- WEX
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