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Steph with an in depth look at the Texans' offense balances run/pass, dispelling some common myths. Great read!
Texans mythbusters: The Texans are not a run first team
Texans mythbusters: The Texans are not a run first team
I read a lot of Texans content. And on of the most repeated things I read about the Texans that I think is WRONG WRONG WRONG is the statement that the Texans are a run first team.
But when Dennison came to the team, he wanted the Texans offensive line to be dominant in the redzone, to be able to impose their will in the redzone by running the ball whenever they want to. And that was the beginning of Arian Foster vulturing a lot of redzone TDs. Why risk a interception when a lot of times Foster can just pick his way through the blocks and walk into the endzone? (Not as flashy as a passing TD, but I got to tell you I very much enjoy the Foster untouched, saunter-in TDs. Namaste yall.)
Now probably the best recent description of the Texans offensive strategy comes from a Mike Silver article (link) last year after the dismantling of the Ravens. Why do you know it is spot on? Because it heavily quotes former Texans QB Sage Rosenfels, and isnt some random national writer dude who saw the Texans play a few nationally televised games the last few years or focuses on fantasy football stats or slept at a Holiday Inn Express one night and then tries to state his definitive opinion about the Texans...
Do you know which team threw the ball the most in the first half of games on first down? Throwing on first down is typically seen as a more aggressive offensive play.
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Do you know what teams ran the ball the most on first down in the second half of games in 2012?
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According to the Pro Football Reference Game Play Finder...