HoustonFrog
Dallas Frog
Yeah, I know, Solomon gets on many nerves here and all. But taking the article as is, without the dislike for the writer that some here have, I think there are parts that have merit and in fact that many of us have talked about just recently. In fact I can be quoted here earlier in the season as saying I'd rather give up a few big plays and hit the QB, forcing mistakes by the opponent than sit and play safe. This is why I think Dick Smith is the anti-genius when it comes to scheming. I also wonder who the cource player was
So it took 12 weeks to make this adjustment...way to go
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/6137740.html
So it took 12 weeks to make this adjustment...way to go
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/6137740.html
A Texans defender told me he has walked out of dozens of defensive team meetings over the past couple of seasons shaking his head.
He says he left with the thought that, as committed as he was to making it happen, he doubted the teams plan would work.
Most of the time he has been right. (Another problem is many of his teammates went into games thinking the same thing).
Last week, there was a change in the way the Texans defense went about its business. In Cleveland, coach Gary Kubiak basically said mistakes, schmistakes; an aggressive attack is the name of the game.
Uncharacteristically, the Texans blitzed more than 20 percent of the time, including a couple of blitzes that we had never seen. (After not having been allowed to go there all season, DeMeco Ryans probably felt like he was trespassing when he stepped into the backfield).
As scary as it is with their inconsistent play at corner, the Texans went single safety in coverage several times, bringing Eugene Wilson up into the box to blitz. They disguised coverages, moved people around and seemed to run more games up front, trying to make things happen.