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The old saying is special teams win championships...
Really? - I thought it was defense wins championships.
I guess everyone except the guys who put points on the board win championships.
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The old saying is special teams win championships...
I think the elephant in the room is our crappy special teams.
Our return game has looked ordinary at best, and our kicking game is plagued by noodle leg Graham and his inability to kick from distance.
The old saying is special teams win championships, does anyone really think we have championship quality special teams?
Really? - I thought it was defense wins championships.
I guess everyone except the guys who put points on the board win championships.
The tough times have passed!
There were seasons when we didn't have this many wins.
I think the tough times are upon us. Used to be, when we punted the ball (which happened a lot) you could go get some concessions, take a bathroom break, smoke a cigarette, & make a quick pass through one of the novelty shops, then get back to your seats on time to watch the offense.
Now that the defense is just as exciting to watch, if not more... you pretty much have to get all that done before kick-off.
:wadepalm:
Really? - I thought it was defense wins championships.
I guess everyone except the guys who put points on the board win championships.
well I know the reason for this cracking start...like a good luck charm (except I don't believe in luck) - I only started rooting for the Texans more recently.....it's really my long distance support that is the reason for the early season success thus farWhat surprises me is, even if you were a Houston Oiler fan from the start and then became a Texans fan, being 4-0 is a first.
Born in '63, I can almost go back that far, but I didn't become a sentient fan until a while after that.
There is always the potential for tough times in the future but I'm just enjoying this team right now! Correct me if I'm wrong but the way I see this team (with my limited knowledge to be fair)..I imagine there is 3 or 4 more straight years of cracks at the SB? (barring major injuries or losing players in other ways )
well I know the reason for this cracking start...like a good luck charm (except I don't believe in luck) - I only started rooting for the Texans more recently.....it's really my long distance support that is the reason for the early season success thus far
The old saying is special teams win championships, does anyone really think we have championship quality special teams?
Really? - I thought it was defense wins championships.
I guess everyone except the guys who put points on the board win championships.
If we drop a game, we're all going to fly to London, hunt you down, and beat the tar out of you.
Really? - I thought it was defense wins championships.
I guess everyone except the guys who put points on the board win championships.
Ok this is a little strange:
1. 11 carries for 4 yards (0.4 ypc) (lost by 21)
2. 8 carries for 17 yards (2.1 ypc) (lost by 28)
3. 14 carries for 24 yards (1.7 ypc) (won by 3)
4. 25 carries for 141 yards (5.6 ypc) (lost by 24)
5. 15 carries for 24 yards (1.6 ypc) (lost by 23)
Notice the anomaly in there? How did he rush so effectively against us. They were just as blown out in many other games... I wrote this off originally, but now I'm a little surprised. I didn't think the Vikings would shut him down so effectively (thought maybe he'd found his legs a little). Strange stuff
I think the difference is that in the end of the previous games they were throwing the ball. Hasselbeck wasn't familiar with the playbook and was getting eaten alive. They started running when we were in the nickel.
If the Jets run roughshod over us, then I'm going to be more worried.
I'll start worrying when we lose a game because our defense couldn't get a stop. If a team rams it down our throat to kill the 4th qtr, then we'll have something to worry about.
I look at the yards per attempt...and that is what worries me. You have to consider that we had them playing from behind the entire game, and we also won the time of possession war. So even though the total rushing yards that CJ got in the first three quarters was not huge, if you consider his yards per attempt.. it is actually pretty scary numbers.
I am not worried about it yet though. Last week the Titans won their game because of big plays, and I have a feeling that we came into this game with the mindset on defense that we had to prevent the big play. So stopping CJ from running the ball wasnt really at the top of our "to do list". I mean the guy was averaging 2 yards per carry before this week... not exactly their biggest threat.
So im hoping that the issue was simply that we were more interested in preventing them from chunking us, than running it. But it is definitely something that im gonna be keeping a close eye on from now on. Since week 1 ive felt that stopping the run was our defense's biggest weakness this year. If we go up against a team that can go toe-to-toe with us offensively.. and we find ourselves in a shootout...thats when im gonna be more interested in seeing what our defense can do to stop the run.
Im very wary of the next two weeks... Jets and Packers, and I dont want to jinx it by looking too far ahead.. BUT... I feel like our next BIG challenge is gonna be week 7 against the Ravens. That is a team that is capable on both sides of the ball just like us. And Ray Rice is definitely no slouch at RB. We could see ourselves in a situation where stopping the run is tantamount to staying in the game.
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So if we can stop the run when everyone knows it's a run, then that's an accomplishment to you?
I don't know what the deal is with us stopping the running game, but I honestly believe that we respect certain teams ability to run the ball and not others.
Wade is smart.
If a team likes to run a lot then we gear up to stop the run. Not many offenses can do everything. So we stop what they've been doing well and make them get yards in other ways.