Texans secondary - ranked 32nd - Houston Texans Message Board & Forum

2slik4u · 07-19-2010

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...rankings071810

Just the opinion of one Yahoo! sports writer but I thought it was worth noting.

On another note, our O-line is ranked 6th in the league.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...rankings061810

And 13th ranked LB crew??? Not sure about this one but here you go. They also rank the rest of the crews. RB's, WR's, etc, etc.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...rankings071210

**SheTexan** · 07-19-2010

Ouch!!

steelbtexan · 07-19-2010

The thought of a rookie (Jackson) playing his 3 games against Manning,McNabb and Romo. And two 2nd year guys (Quin and McCain) scares the heck out of me.

Does anybody else feel this way?

Didn't read the article but the LB corps should be ranked in the top 5-10. Atleast that's what my eyes told me last year.

**kiwitexansfan** · 07-19-2010

Sounds fair till proved otherwise.

**BIG TORO** · 07-19-2010

With the league becoming more and more of a passing league, this is scary!

**HOU-TEX** · 07-19-2010

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Originally Posted by kiwitexansfan

Sounds fair till proved otherwise.

I agree for the most part, but 32nd? These rankings are a joke overall, IMO. He basically has the Ravens ranked at 5 due to Ed Reed alone. I mean, he's an awesome player, but he's beat up and aging. The CB position is the biggest concern on the Ravens defense.

Meh, I definitely understand why our secondary should be ranked so low, but these rankings are a bit off-base if you ask me

ubecool454 · 07-19-2010

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Originally Posted by steelbtexan

The thought of a rookie (Jackson) playing his 3 games against Manning,McNabb and Romo. And two 2nd year guys (Quin and McCain) scares the heck out of me.

Does anybody else feel this way?

Didn't read the article but the LB corps should be ranked in the top 5-10. Atleast that's what my eyes told me last year.

I don't feel this way because I've seen Jackson hold his own in the SEC and GQ didn't look bad last year especially in the Patriots game. I would be worried if we had to go with McCain/Bennett/Reeves. I think the Safeties can pick up the slack. We have a worst secondary than the NYG, Minnesota,Jags, and especially Seattle..LMAO. Pay no attention to this rating because it is probably some Eastern Sportwriters being polled. All young DBs have to do is go out there and make them take it back.

**infantrycak** · 07-19-2010

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Originally Posted by HOU-TEX

I agree for the most part, but 32nd? These rankings are a joke overall, IMO. He basically has the Ravens ranked at 5 due to Ed Reed alone. I mean, he's an awesome player, but he's beat up and aging. The CB position is the biggest concern on the Ravens defense.

Meh, I definitely understand why our secondary should be ranked so low, but these rankings are a bit off-base if you ask me

Yup - anyone who ranks the Ravens secondary as top 5 is a joke.

gary · 07-19-2010

He also basically listed the Raiders in the top ten because of their one great CB JMO.

dalemurphy · 07-19-2010

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Originally Posted by infantrycak

Yup - anyone who ranks the Ravens secondary as top 5 is a joke.

Yep! Fortunately, this is the NFL and not the fiasco: college football! In the NFL, the media can rank a team as high or low as they want and it will mean absolutely nothing once the games are played. Ain't that refreshing!?!

**Cjeremy635** · 07-19-2010

I'm definately concerned about the secondary. The lack of veteran leadership is going to haunt us this season, just my opinion though. I think we may be OK if we can get some pressure on the QBs and force the throws. If we don't do that, we're screwed. I know that's the same for every team, but I think it's more true for us due to the experience we have at the positions. I think Pollard is fine, other than that, I'm pretty worried. I would have liked to have seen us bring in someone else this offseason, with a couple of seasons under their belt, that can hit the ground running when the season starts and be a mentor to our young core. Who knows, we may shine in that area this season, I hope I'm wrong.

gary · 07-19-2010

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Originally Posted by Cjeremy635

I'm definately concerned about the secondary. The lack of veteran leadership is going to haunt us this season, just my opinion though. I think we may be OK if we can get some pressure on the QBs and force the throws. If we don't do that, we're screwed. I know that's the same for every team, but I think it's more true for us due to the experience we have at the positions. I think Pollard is fine, other than that, I'm pretty worried. I would have liked to have seen us bring in someone else this offseason, with a couple of seasons under their belt, that can hit the ground running when the season starts and be a mentor to our young core. Who knows, we may shine in that area this season, I hope I'm wrong.

You just never can tell.

El Tejano · 07-19-2010

I think when it comes to Quin, we basically have another Dunta with a bit better coverage skills. He's not afraid to run support. Kareem is going to have to play Manning anyways, appearantly everyone sees how good he is now though. If he doesn't do well, Reeves is more than capable to shore it up.

Hopefully, and to me this is the bigger question, we can get pressure with our front four, even front seven. If we can do that, the secondary will be very good.

**Thorn** · 07-19-2010

More BS, but whatever, it's that time of the year when everyone has to rank everything because there's nothing else to talk about. LOL

TheRealJoker · 07-19-2010

The LB ranking must be taking into account Cushing missing the first 4 games of the regular season.

Secondary ranking seems a bit harsh... there's gotta be someone worse than us!!!

**dc_txtech** · 07-19-2010

I don't think anybody who watched Pollard play last year would describe him as a "league-average player".

JB · 07-19-2010

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Originally Posted by dc_txtech

I don't think anybody who watched Pollard play last year would describe him as a "league-average player".

That's the deal. Most of the people writing these types of articles have never watched the games other than a few highlights here and there and checking stat sheets.

Hell, lots of people this off season are calling Dunta a pro bowl caliber shutdown corner.

m5kwatts · 07-19-2010

The writer of this article Jason Cole is a sportswriter, not a scout. Lets not get our medical advice from a school nurse.

El Tejano · 07-19-2010

I'm interested to see what our secondary looked like after Pollard took over.

Tonaaayyyy · 07-19-2010

Well the secondary definitely didn't prove anything last year, only bright side I saw was from Quin. Secondary will be better this year of course.

07-19-2010	#1
2slik4u All Pro Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: round rock Section: My Couch Age: 30 Posts: 769 Rep Power: 3337	Texans secondary - ranked 32nd http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...rankings071810 Just the opinion of one Yahoo! sports writer but I thought it was worth noting. On another note, our O-line is ranked 6th in the league. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...rankings061810 And 13th ranked LB crew??? Not sure about this one but here you go. They also rank the rest of the crews. RB's, WR's, etc, etc. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...rankings071210 __________________ Ill be where I'm at.

07-19-2010	#3
steelbtexan Hall of Fame Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 50 Posts: 8,911 Rep Power: 22920	Re: Texans secondary - ranked 32nd The thought of a rookie (Jackson) playing his 3 games against Manning,McNabb and Romo. And two 2nd year guys (Quin and McCain) scares the heck out of me. Does anybody else feel this way? Didn't read the article but the LB corps should be ranked in the top 5-10. Atleast that's what my eyes told me last year.

07-19-2010	#4
kiwitexansfan Bring Him Back Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 35 Posts: 7,904 Rep Power: 7242	Re: Texans secondary - ranked 32nd Sounds fair till proved otherwise. __________________ All random posts made entirely of smilies courtesy of kiwitexansfanjr -age 4

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BIG TORO TERADACTYL #23 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sugar Land, TX Section: Bull Pen! Age: 32 Posts: 3,714 Rep Power: 17005	Re: Texans secondary - ranked 32nd With the league becoming more and more of a passing league, this is scary! __________________ Sig Courtesy of False Start

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gary Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Pole Age: 20 Posts: 20,444 Rep Power: 17571	Re: Texans secondary - ranked 32nd He also basically listed the Raiders in the top ten because of their one great CB JMO. __________________ Without the strength to endure the crisis, one will not see the opportunity within. It is within the process of endurance that opportunity reveals itself. Chin-Ning Chu -

07-19-2010	#11
Cjeremy635 Overtraining Join Date: May 2005 Location: Huffman, Texas Age: 35 Posts: 7,668 Rep Power: 30023	Re: Texans secondary - ranked 32nd I'm definately concerned about the secondary. The lack of veteran leadership is going to haunt us this season, just my opinion though. I think we may be OK if we can get some pressure on the QBs and force the throws. If we don't do that, we're screwed. I know that's the same for every team, but I think it's more true for us due to the experience we have at the positions. I think Pollard is fine, other than that, I'm pretty worried. I would have liked to have seen us bring in someone else this offseason, with a couple of seasons under their belt, that can hit the ground running when the season starts and be a mentor to our young core. Who knows, we may shine in that area this season, I hope I'm wrong.

07-19-2010	#13
El Tejano Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,748 Rep Power: 6842	Re: Texans secondary - ranked 32nd I think when it comes to Quin, we basically have another Dunta with a bit better coverage skills. He's not afraid to run support. Kareem is going to have to play Manning anyways, appearantly everyone sees how good he is now though. If he doesn't do well, Reeves is more than capable to shore it up. Hopefully, and to me this is the bigger question, we can get pressure with our front four, even front seven. If we can do that, the secondary will be very good.

07-19-2010	#14
Thorn Dirty Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston Section: Restrained in the mental ward Age: 62 Posts: 18,320 Rep Power: 55748	Re: Texans secondary - ranked 32nd More BS, but whatever, it's that time of the year when everyone has to rank everything because there's nothing else to talk about. LOL __________________ "Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid." --- John Wayne

07-19-2010	#15
TheRealJoker Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Conroe Age: 25 Posts: 3,563 Rep Power: 2772	Re: Texans secondary - ranked 32nd The LB ranking must be taking into account Cushing missing the first 4 games of the regular season. Secondary ranking seems a bit harsh... there's gotta be someone worse than us!!! __________________ What did the city of Houston do to anger the football gods?

07-19-2010	#16
dc_txtech Subscribed Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Round Rock Age: 30 Posts: 2,169 Rep Power: 13136	Re: Texans secondary - ranked 32nd I don't think anybody who watched Pollard play last year would describe him as a "league-average player". __________________ Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

07-19-2010	#18
m5kwatts Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,970 Rep Power: 875	Re: Texans secondary - ranked 32nd The writer of this article Jason Cole is a sportswriter, not a scout. Lets not get our medical advice from a school nurse.

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Tonaaayyyy Rookie Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 61 Rep Power: 129	Re: Texans secondary - ranked 32nd Well the secondary definitely didn't prove anything last year, only bright side I saw was from Quin. Secondary will be better this year of course.

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