Ibar_Harry said:
Its not how many you won or lost in the preseason, its how you looked. In other words does it look like the team is coming together and gelling. I think in the case of the Texans the answer is no, except for 1 area and that is special teams. Yes, there have been penalties, but as a whole they our showing a lot of potential. You can not say that for the rest of the team. Right now, I would say our defense is in for a long year and so is the offense.
You can't see the improvement in the running game? Weigert didn't play on Saturday and yet Davis had big holes to run through and there was no penetration. The first two preseason games, also, our run blocking was somewhere between good and dominant. You watch. We will have one of the 4 or 5 best rushing offenses in the NFL this year- barring significant injuries.
Defensively, we may struggle early. There's been a lot of change. However, I bet we finish the season ranked a lot higher than last year (23). It looks like our Dline is playing much better and it also looks like we have some better depth at S and at OLB.
For the same reason I mentioned with the defense, the passing game on offense may struggle early as well- a lot has changed: LT and also a philosophical change that Carr and the receivers need to adjust to. However, again, by midseason they'll be reaping the rewards for it. When Carr is healthy and not jittery because he's getting sacked 5 times a game, he'll finish as strong as he began last season. Plus, with the strength of the running game and the addition of JMathis, I'm looking forward to the dilemna other defenses will be facing against us:
1. put 8 in the box to slow down our run game?
2. rotate a S to double AJ?
3. rotate a S to double Mathis on those fly patterns?