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Uncle Rico said:
Ouch!

https://twitter.com/uSTADIUM/status/1153273882406793216

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Dang from first to last huh lol
 
thunderkyss said:
In all honesty I wouldn't be surprised.

Gaine/RAC has to have been right on their secondary additions/subtractions or our pass rush won't be as effective as years past. We saw a lot less McKinney & Mercilus blitzing & we never (that I recall) made any team one dimensional.
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IMHO, RAC has had to change his general strategy on D to accommodate the complete unreliability of OB's "offensive system". You can't roll the dice as much when your opposite is weak.
 
DocBar said:
IMHO, RAC has had to change his general strategy on D to accommodate the complete unreliability of OB's "offensive system". You can't roll the dice as much when your opposite is weak.
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Last couple years our secondary has been a bandaid on a bandaid with Jjo the only one reliable in coverage.

I like the old fella, but he hasn't been able to teach our LBs, Safeties, & CBs zone coverage.
 
thunderkyss said:
Last couple years our secondary has been a bandaid on a bandaid with Jjo the only one reliable in coverage.

I like the old fella, but he hasn't been able to teach our LBs, Safeties, & CBs zone coverage.
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KJAX had a great year last year too, but team didnt want to spend the extra M instead going for Roby who has been quite uninspiring. JJO holds his own with anybody not named TY Hilton even at this stage of his career, TY just gets under his skin and gets him rattled.
 
Uncle Rico said:
KJAX had a great year last year too, but team didnt want to spend the extra M instead going for Roby who has been quite uninspiring. JJO holds his own with anybody not named TY Hilton even at this stage of his career, TY just gets under his skin and gets him rattled.
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Another post where you're reading headlines instead of watching games. TY doesn't rattle JJo. He hardly even lines up across from him. TY is wicked fast & quick. He does most of his damage out of the slot and the Texans don't chuck him.
 
Uncle Rico said:
KJAX had a great year last year too, but team didnt want to spend the extra M instead going for Roby who has been quite uninspiring. JJO holds his own with anybody not named TY Hilton even at this stage of his career, TY just gets under his skin and gets him rattled.
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Kjax had a great year playing many positions. Although they call him a "starting CB" he was all over the place playing many different roles.

We need & have needed a CB to play opposite Jjo for a while. That's why they drafted Johnson 4 years ago. That's why they put Bouye outside & Kjax inside.

That's why Sharice Wright played outside when Kjax was healthy.

Kjax is a heck of a football player. But he's not a CB, a Safety, or a LB.
 
thunderkyss said:
Kjax had a great year playing many positions. Although they call him a "starting CB" he was all over the place playing many different roles.

We need & have needed a CB to play opposite Jjo for a while. That's why they drafted Johnson 4 years ago. That's why they put Bouye outside & Kjax inside.

That's why Sharice Wright played outside when Kjax was healthy.

Kjax is a heck of a football player. But he's not a CB, a Safety, or a LB.
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He's a tad small to play on the Dline so they'll have no choice but to play him in the backfield.:d:
 
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/2019-...ut-is-there-enough-around-them-123634259.html The Houston Texans have four great players. They need everyone else to do their part.


The Houston Texans aren’t exactly “stars and scrubs,” but close. They’re as top heavy as any team in the NFL.

Go find a better top four on any NFL team than quarterback Deshaun Watson, receiver DeAndre Hopkins, defensive end J.J. Watt and outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney. Maybe an argument can be made for the Rams, Saints or someone else having a comparable top four, but H
 
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IDEXAN said:
So here's my question for the day :
Who will report first, JD Clowney to Texans TC or C&D to TexansTalk. com ?
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Would be nice if we didn't need the docs expertise so often, but that's not reality.

My best game show announcers voice " Dr CnnD, come on down".

:coffee:
 
Four Super Bowl Contenders Hiding in Plain Sight

Houston Texans (40/1)
What happened last year: In Deshaun Watson’s first full season as a starter, the Texans went 11-5 and won the AFC South—and then were swiftly pasted by the Colts in the wild-card round. Houston’s staff was completely outmatched by Indy head coach Frank Reich and defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus. In his first playoff start, Watson went just 29-of-49 passing and averaged only 4.8 yards per attempt. It was a humbling moment for a young QB who’s been so good early in his career, and for a team that in early December had threatened to earn a first-round bye. The season may have ended in crushing fashion for Houston, but there were still plenty of promising aspects. DeAndre Hopkins continued his run as maybe the best receiver in the NFL. Also: J.J. Watt is back, baby. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year collected 16 sacks and seven forced fumbles as he returned from a leg injury that torpedoed his 2017 season. Jadeveon Clowney also had the best season of his career with nine sacks and 28 run stops (which ranked tied for fourth in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus). Arguably no team in the league relies more heavily on its small contingent of stars on both sides of the ball.

Why they could overcome the odds: Watson is still there, right? What Patrick Mahomes II accomplished last season has overshadowed just how ridiculous a year Watson had. He may not have lit the league on fire like he did as a rookie, but Watson was still phenomenal in Year 2. Other than some predictable touchdown regression, Watson’s numbers were better across the board in 2018. In fact, his first two seasons as a starter stack up with any QB’s in history. Among players with at least 20 starts over their first two years, Watson ranks third in yards per attempt, adjusted yards per attempt, and touchdown percentage. Only Dan Marino has a higher QB rating. Any team with this guy under center has no business having 40/1 odds to win the Super Bowl. His 33/1 MVP odds are also downright silly.

Sure, some aspects of Watson’s game hurt Houston’s offense in subtle ways last season, like his tendency to hang onto the ball and consistently make his offensive line’s job more difficult. But there’s almost no way the Texans’ pass protection will be worse in 2019 than it was last season, when they led the league with 62 sacks allowed. Houston drafted offensive tackles in the first and second rounds, and ideally, Tytus Howard and Max Scharping will win starting jobs somewhere on the line before the season begins. If that group can improve (and Watson can do his part to aid that improvement), the rest of the Texans’ offensive personnel is all but set. Will Fuller’s injury history is concerning, but he’s an ideal downfield threat to pair with Hopkins, and slot man Keke Coutee was excellent as a rookie. This group has a chance to emerge as one of the most explosive passing offenses in the league.

What might hold them back: Houston finished fourth in scoring defense last season at 19.8 points per game, but by the time the playoffs rolled around, the cracks had started to form. The Texans already had serious concerns on the back end of their pass defense, and now they’ve replaced two of their more reliable pieces—Kareem Jackson and Tyrann Mathieu, who both left in free agency—with former Broncos corner Bradley Roby and former Jaguars safety Tashaun Gipson. Injuries and plenty of shuffling in the secondary certainly didn’t help matters in 2018, and Houston has now replaced 40 percent of its starting defensive backs this spring. If the first-year starters can step in and make an immediate impact, the Texans have the personnel to be a top defense. But that’s no guarantee. Houston also thrived off turnovers last season; their plus-13 margin was the second best in the league, just ahead of the Bears’. That number is likely to decrease this year. It doesn’t help matters that this team is one Deshaun Watson high ankle sprain from serious disaster, and thanks to the combination of his playing style and Houston’s offensive line issues, he’s often in harm’s way. The Texans have more than $40 million in remaining cap space and might be a logical candidate to trade for a player like disgruntled Washington offensive tackle Trent Williams. But that’s the job for a general manager—which the Texans don’t currently have after firing Brian Gaine in June. The margins of a roster can mean everything for an NFL team late in the season, and right now, Houston doesn’t seem equipped to address those issues as well as other possible contenders can.
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IDEXAN said:
Say what, you are no longer in charge in these parts ?
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I've never been in charge around here.

Never wanted to be in charge of anything. I just come here to talk a little football and be called a liar/racist for the fun of it.
 
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