ill be honest i havnt read every post in this thread but am i the only one who thinks mercilus is actually having a decent start to the season. his getting into the backfield a bit
Brooks Reed and Whitney Mercilus are young and talented. I think they'll be fine as the season progresses. A lot of players, on both sides of the ball, seem to be off to a very slow start for the Texans.
At the moment I'm more concerned with Arian Foster's lack of production considering as many carries as he's been getting. He should be top three in the league in rushing yards but a 3.7 yards per carry average (37 carries for 136 yards) is highly disappointing to see.
Especially when Ben Tate is doing more, 8.2 yards per carry with less carries (18 carries for 148 yards). This Sunday at Baltimore, I would expect a heavy dose of Ben Tate and Arian Foster, perhaps close to 15-20 carries apiece, especially if Duane Brown or Andre Johnson are out.
We have to ride that strong running game all year long. Hopefully Arian Foster starts to break off some bigger runs, as in 20, 30, 60-yard runs to the house. We need the real Arian Foster to show up soon. He is called a superstar and the second best RB in the NFL after Adrian Peterson for a reason.
Trust me guys, if our offense was kicking ass like they should be, scoring 40 points a game, which they are very capable of doing with seven pro bowlers on offense and possibly eight with the emergence of DeAndre Hopkins, our defense could afford some mistakes here and there.