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Its called adapt to the new NFL. This isn't the 90s anymore The ZBS works, but you need to know its limitations and how to work around them. You need to open the aggression when in the red zone. You have 2 beast wide outs and yet you run 3 straight times and then kick a fg against a team who is good....wtf? The play calling is terrible and the design is over used. Become more creative. For instance, you have 2 elite runners, run shotgun with 2 backs (foster and tate) and make defenses guess where the ball is going. When 2nd and long, throw it deep, EVERY time. Stop being predictable with runs. IDK, you just need to be more creative.
What needs to be done to fix Texans' Nothing offemse?
I think we should continue to do what we're doing.
Before this game, we all had expectations of how it would go. We predicted scores & what not. This game did not go the way some of us expected.
I didn't think we were going to blow out the Ravens. I thought it was going to be a low scoring, ugly game that we would manage to win. I did not factor in a defensive score. I did not expect a special team score. They both happened, & they both happened against us.
Our defense held them to 16 points. Their defense held us to 9 points. That's about what I expected with the way we were playing.
Newton appears to be getting healthier. I know that's difficult to hear when Dumervil & Suggs made him their btch.... but it's Dumervil & Suggs & they make everybody their btch, especially if you're playing from behind.
Foster's ran pretty strong today. I think when Tate's running as well as he had been, Foster tries harder.
I think Posey is looking good. Looks like he's surpassed LeStar as the #4 receiver. Hopefully he can work Martin (who's been looking good lately as well) further down the depth chart.
Hopefully DBrown comes back healthy & ready to play. Hopefully Wade can suck it up & play well for the rest of the season. Hopefully Brandon Brooks continues to play well, hopefully Newton continues to improve.
I still expect this team to be in the top 5 in scoring when it's all said & done, if Kubiak & Matt continue to do what they've been doing.
I still expect this team to be in the top 5 in scoring when it's all said & done, if Kubiak & Matt continue to do what they've been doing.
Are you watching 2012-2013 replays on the NFL network? You are, aren't you? :wadepalm:
It's week 3.
Fire HC then remove qb
Its called adapt to the new NFL. This isn't the 90s anymore The ZBS works, but you need to know its limitations and how to work around them. You need to open the aggression when in the red zone. You have 2 beast wide outs and yet you run 3 straight times and then kick a fg against a team who is good....wtf? The play calling is terrible and the design is over used. Become more creative. For instance, you have 2 elite runners, run shotgun with 2 backs (foster and tate) and make defenses guess where the ball is going. When 2nd and long, throw it deep, EVERY time. Stop being predictable with runs. IDK, you just need to be more creative.
When 2nd and long, throw it deep, EVERY time. Stop being predictable with runs. IDK, you just need to be more creative.
Originally Posted by amazing80 View Post
When 2nd and long, throw it deep, EVERY time. Stop being predictable with runs. IDK, you just need to be more creative.
80 stated throw it deep EVERY time, not throw it. I've seen several throws many yards short of the 1st down marker this year. He's not necessarily barking up the wrong tree. Every time the Texans threw it deep on 2nd and long, I wasn't surprised. They are getting that predictable.Profootballreference.com has a feature called play finder.
They don't have an update for this week game yet, but through the first two games, the Texans called a pass play 86.7% of the time on 2nd and 7 yards or longer.
The rest of the league was at just over 60%.
Sorry, but you're barking up the wrong tree.
Fire HC then remove qb
In the first two games, in the red zone, the Texans called a pass play 70% of the time; the rest of the league only some 56-57% of the time.Find someone to replace Newton , not having Brown really hurt today.
Also need a QB .... who can throw downfield and extend plays with his feet. Im done with "The statue of Schaub" Three picks in three games that either result in a pick 6 or fantastic field position resulting in 6. Had IT!
Find an OC who will call for routes that go beyond the marker on 3rd down & will take shots "Into" the endzone while in the redzone. This is really a big deal as a penalty in the endzone puts you at the 1 ..... with a 1st down.
Last but not least , get rid of Marciano .... that dude's concept of lane integrity is worse than a politicians concept of integrity.
Profootballreference.com has a feature called play finder.
They don't have an update for this week game yet, but through the first two games, the Texans called a pass play 86.7% of the time on 2nd and 7 yards or longer.
The rest of the league was at just over 60%.
Sorry, but you're barking up the wrong tree.
Its called adapt to the new NFL. This isn't the 90s anymore The ZBS works, but you need to know its limitations and how to work around them. You need to open the aggression when in the red zone. You have 2 beast wide outs and yet you run 3 straight times and then kick a fg against a team who is good....wtf? The play calling is terrible and the design is over used. Become more creative. For instance, you have 2 elite runners, run shotgun with 2 backs (foster and tate) and make defenses guess where the ball is going. When 2nd and long, throw it deep, EVERY time. Stop being predictable with runs. IDK, you just need to be more creative.
I'm ready to see some fresh blood at QB. Once the score got out of hand today, I wish Kubiak would've put Yates in and let him rip.
IMHO, changing the pace of the game, instead of being anally concerned with TOP, would have a much bigger impact on games than play calling on a particular down and distance.
In the first two games, in the red zone, the Texans called a pass play 70% of the time; the rest of the league only some 56-57% of the time.
On these passing attempts, the Texans gained some .25 yard per play more than the rest of the league.
It's the total reverse of what you were expecting.
They didn't take advantage of that Vs the Ravens and the result is easy to see , settling for three FG's.
I think you are misunderstanding my thoughts here.
Im talking about throwing the ball "INTO" the endzone .... Not simply throwing the ball or the average length of route / pass combinations.
Having the target IN THE Endzone gives you a theoretical advantage in that you have either a completion , an incompletion or a penalty with the rules heavily favoring the offensive player. Two of those three possible outcomes are good for the offense ....
They didn't take advantage of that Vs the Ravens and the result is easy to see , settling for three FG's.
I would have liked to see Hopkins have a chance to go get it in the end zone .
With Schaub as a QB you don't have to worry about him running and you don't have to cover long .
He's fine as long as he has a clean pocket .... but all too often in the NFL that just isn't the case.
I had to think about whether to vote for getting rid of Schaub or Kubiak, ending up voting for getting rid of Schaub since that'll be a quicker fix. Although getting rid of either or both would make me happy.
The problem is that neither TJ or Keenum are ready to start, so you'd have to just go ahead throw one of them to the wolves.
I get why you'd throw the ball in front of the sticks or just short of the end zone at times. The defense is usually giving you that space and if your guy can catch it and make a play it can work out nicely.
But Schaub doesn't throw the ball well enough for that. A lot of his throws are late with little velocity. Look at the throw to Andre yesterday. He bobbled it, but it was not a good throw at all. Ball should have been out in front if him, thrown quicker so he could catch it and quickly turn up field to beast for the first down.
We can't consistently be a good team if we have to constantly fight to make up for the shortcomings of the qb. That should be reversed. The qb should be mostly making up for shortcomings of others.
I don't think Schaub played all that terrbibly ...
I get why you'd throw the ball in front of the sticks or just short of the end zone at times. The defense is usually giving you that space and if your guy can catch it and make a play it can work out nicely.
But Schaub doesn't throw the ball well enough for that. A lot of his throws are late with little velocity. Look at the throw to Andre yesterday. He bobbled it, but it was not a good throw at all. Ball should have been out in front if him, thrown quicker so he could catch it and quickly turn up field to beast for the first down.
We can't consistently be a good team if we have to constantly fight to make up for the shortcomings of the qb. That should be reversed. The qb should be mostly making up for shortcomings of others.