Shelton Agrees to contract with the Browns

[ATX]

1000+ yards is great, we just need to be able to run on 3rd downs when its 2-3 yards. what i'm getting at is when it was 3rd down and 3 last year, how many times did we run vs. pass the ball? when the opposing defense knows you're gonna throw it, they can go all out and rush you hard. thats what our problem has been since day 1. we can rush, hell even have back to back 1000+yard rushing seasons by DD, but how well can we run, when we really need to run? like in the 4th quarter and 3rd and short, we're horrible in those situations. i have faith however, that all of that has been growing pains thus far. this is the year for drastic improvement in our play. it may not show through wins and losses as much, but we should be alot more consistent.

[TexanFanInCC]

i think alot of us are forgetting about milford brown as a possibility.

[ATX]

Originally Posted by TexanFanInCC

i think alot of us are forgetting about milford brown as a possibility.

that's what they drafted him for.

[G-Man]

I was just wondering since we got rid almost all of are veterans we should get some compensatory picks. Are those picks going to come in 2006 or in 2007?

[Davis37]

Originally Posted by G-Man

I was just wondering since we got rid almost all of are veterans we should get some compensatory picks. Are those picks going to come in 2006 or in 2007?

I believe u only get compensatory picks for losing veterans through free agency. We wont get any cause we cut Sharper and Glenn.

[Mr Shush]

Yeah, that's my understanding as well. It'll only be when people start walking at the actual ends of their contracts that we get compensatory picks.

[infantrycak]

Originally Posted by atxcoolguy

1000+ yards is great, we just need to be able to run on 3rd downs when its 2-3 yards. what i'm getting at is when it was 3rd down and 3 last year, how many times did we run vs. pass the ball? when the opposing defense knows you're gonna throw it, they can go all out and rush you hard. thats what our problem has been since day 1. we can rush, hell even have back to back 1000+yard rushing seasons by DD, but how well can we run, when we really need to run? like in the 4th quarter and 3rd and short, we're horrible in those situations. i have faith however, that all of that has been growing pains thus far. this is the year for drastic improvement in our play. it may not show through wins and losses as much, but we should be alot more consistent.

Perception differs from reality once again. The Texans have run more on 3rd and 3 or less than passed. Last year DD ran on 3rd and 3 or less 15 times averaging 5.7 ypc. Add in Wells' 5 carries on 3rd and 3 or less (averaging 1.8 ypc--so much for the big back theory) for 20 runs on 3rd and 3 or less. Carr had 11 passing attempts on 3rd and 3 or less--which by the way was one of his most ineffective situations completing only 45.3% of his passes and getting sacked 3 times. Basically the Texans ran twice as often as they passed on 3rd and short last year so no one was assuming they were going to throw.

Originally Posted by D-ReK

Honestly, I don't see what everyone's fascination with this guy was/is...He got cut by one of the worst teams in the NFL (granted they are improving) for not performing, so why would he be better here? ...

the cardinals are better than the texans.

[texan279]

the cardinals are better than the texans.