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1st preseason evaluation

badboy

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Give me your thoughts. It is hard to take it all in as many new numbers out there.

RBs all looked good except Foster's fumble. Channel 13s Spenser Tillman said he had a couple in practice. Tate awesome! Forsett looked darn good and seemed to be getting about 5 yards every carry.

Offensive blocking seemed pretty poor to me. Schaub knocking rust off.

Martin awesome as was Holliday. My concern with Trindon is I remember Kubes getting on Jacoby and he'd do good for one game then revert. We'll see. Other WRs did not stand out to me.

Graham at TE looked good but he did drop one ball when he saw LB coming.

Our kick offs sucked but coverage made up for it, mostly. Poor blocking on our returns as always but don't remember blocking in back penalties on us and that is an improvement.

LBs looked sharp but several plays our D had someone out of place it seemed.

Alan Ball looked like he interfered every play. He has got to do better or should get cut immediately to allow more snaps to others. Wade looks bad on this choice.

I was impressed by Keo who baled out McMannis on one play.

Finally, Brandon Harris and yes, I'll say it Kareem Jackson looked pretty good. I have Jackson and Joseph starting with Harris getting more plays behind all of them. Did anyone see Carmichael? I just remembered him.
 
badboy said:
Give me your thoughts. It is hard to take it all in as many new numbers out there.

RBs all looked good except Foster's fumble. Channel 13s Spenser Tillman said he had a couple in practice. Tate awesome! Forsett looked darn good and seemed to be getting about 5 yards every carry.

Offensive blocking seemed pretty poor to me. Schaub knocking rust off.

Martin awesome as was Holliday. My concern with Trindon is I remember Kubes getting on Jacoby and he'd do good for one game then revert. We'll see. Other WRs did not stand out to me.

Graham at TE looked good but he did drop one ball when he saw LB coming.

Our kick offs sucked but coverage made up for it, mostly. Poor blocking on our returns as always but don't remember blocking in back penalties on us and that is an improvement.

LBs looked sharp but several plays our D had someone out of place it seemed.

Alan Ball looked like he interfered every play. He has got to do better or should get cut immediately to allow more snaps to others. Wade looks bad on this choice.

I was impressed by Keo who baled out McMannis on one play.

Finally, Brandon Harris and yes, I'll say it Kareem Jackson looked pretty good. I have Jackson and Joseph starting with Harris getting more plays behind all of them. Did anyone see Carmichael? I just remembered him.
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One special teams tackle. That's it. Didn't see him make any tackle other than that.
 
badboy said:
Graham at TE looked good but he did drop one ball when he saw LB coming.
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I think you're mistaking him for Maehl. I don't remember Graham dropping anything. He got a helmet in the gut catching it between three defenders, but did not drop one. Maehl short-armed one when he saw a LB coming.

Yates looks like he's maturing as a QB. It's still way early, obviously, so we'll see, but I have hope for the guy. Lestar Jean made a couple nice plays. Tonight is the first I've seen of Grimes and I liked what I saw. But then I liked all the RBs, so that's a tough competition.

The pass rush is going to be fierce. I am looking forward to that maybe more than any other piece of the game. I told my wife tonight I think I enjoy watching the Texans sack the QB more than any given TD.
 
Also, I don't take anything out of the score, but I sure as hell did not enjoy seeing the team land on 16 points again. It's been far too common a theme the past few years that they go 1 of 4 and land on 16 points.
 
Ball was having problems with holding.
Officials need to reevaluate the taking a timeout for review every turnover....that is taking way too long.
Holiday may be small....but he has speed....speed kills and Special Teams Coach Marciano was raving about him 2 years ago.....coach was right....
Goal line offense needs to be be worked on....have got to get 7 instead of 3. Red Zone offense.....got to have that working better.....:logo:
Bullock has a leg.....52 yard field goal was strong.
Jean looked good so did Martin.
Foster needs to do have to walk around with a football all week everywhere he goes......and have teammate try and pull it from him.....
Tate, Forsett, Megget and Grimes.....all looked good.....real deep at rb.......

Deepest team in terms of talent......

:texan:
 
A few observations from tonight's game:

1. Jean & Martin looked good. Nice catches from both of them.

2. Posey really didn't. Did he record one catch tonight? Possible rust from not playing last year, but Jean/Martin are definitely ahead of him.

3. Grimes looked legit. I wouldn't risk him on the practice-squad.

4. Alan Ball played terrible. I wouldn't be surprised if he's cut tomorrow.

5. All four QB's looked good. I expected Schaub/Yates to, but Keenum/Beck did alright too.

6. Whitney Mercilus played good. He recorded a sack and he was in on a few other pressures also. Really impressed me.
 
eriadoc said:
I think you're mistaking him for Maehl. I don't remember Graham dropping anything. He got a helmet in the gut catching it between three defenders, but did not drop one. Maehl short-armed one when he saw a LB coming.ok thanks. that does ring a bell.


Yates looks like he's maturing as a QB. It's still way early, obviously, so we'll see, but I have hope for the guy. Lestar Jean made a couple nice plays. Tonight is the first I've seen of Grimes and I liked what I saw. But then I liked all the RBs, so that's a tough competition. Agreed but Jean did not look as good as I hoped. Maehl either

The pass rush is going to be fierce. I am looking forward to that maybe more than any other piece of the game. I told my wife tonight I think I enjoy watching the Texans sack the QB more than any given TD.
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rush2112mn said:
Ball was having problems with holding.
Officials need to reevaluate the taking a timeout for review every turnover....that is taking way too long.
Holiday may be small....but he has speed....speed kills and Special Teams Coach Marciano was raving about him 2 years ago.....coach was right....
Goal line offense needs to be be worked on....have got to get 7 instead of 3. Red Zone offense.....got to have that working better.....:logo:
Bullock has a leg.....52 yard field goal was strong.
Jean looked good so did Martin.
Foster needs to do have to walk around with a football all week everywhere he goes......and have teammate try and pull it from him.....
Tate, Forsett, Megget and Grimes.....all looked good.....real deep at rb.......

Deepest team in terms of talent......

:texan:
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Kubes needs to put Tate at #1 next game and watch Arian go to probowl. The two are healthy competitors and crank each other up. I'm not worried about Foster..yet. Yep Red Zone O sucked again.
 
Grimes >>> Forsett

He's stronger, more physical, plays with better leverage, and runs behind his pads. I'd keep him over Forsett. I thought meggett played better as well
 
Great game overall...... no major injuries.

I like what I saw from our tight ends. Casey, Graham and OD all looked good. Anyone criticizing Posey needs to criticize Keenum and Kubiak first. Keenum missed him on a curl and Kubiak focused on the run game in the 2nd half. Butler's technique was terrible on a few plays. I really do think Newton is going to win the starting job.

Defense was solid. Mercilus is gonna be a beast. Kareem looked good. No first downs allowed in the 2nd half shows we have some serious depth.
 
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Texn4life said:
Great game overall...... no major injuries.

I like what I saw from our tight ends. Casey, Graham and OD all looked good. Anyone criticizing Posey needs to criticize Keenum and Kubiak first. Keenum missed him on a curl and Kubiak focused on the run game in the 2nd half. Butler's technique was terrible on a few plays. I really do think Newton is going to win the starting job.

Defense was solid. Mercilus is gonna be a beast. Kareem looked good. No first downs allowed in the 2nd half shows we have some serious depth.
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Fair enough. I was looking for him to make some catches and he didn't, while Jean/Martin looked good tonight.
 
Schaub's final play very disappointing - pressure and he made a poorly advised
pass which resulted in an interception.
And I saw one play where Butler got beat bad by a Panther reserve Lineman -
maybe Newt does start at RT against Miami ?
 
Texn4life said:
Great game overall...... no major injuries.

I like what I saw from our tight ends. Casey, Graham and OD all looked good. Anyone criticizing Posey needs to criticize Keenum and Kubiak first. Keenum missed him on a curl and Kubiak focused on the run game in the 2nd half. Butler's technique was terrible on a few plays. I really do think Newton is going to win the starting job.

Defense was solid. Mercilus is gonna be a beast. Kareem looked good. No first downs allowed in the 2nd half shows we have some serious depth.
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Keenum would have been better with some blocking, but this is what preseason is about.
 
1. I'm not worried about our WRs anymore. Keshawn is going to be a player. Lestar looked good. I expect Maehl to be cut after that alligator arm stunt he pulled. I need to see more from Posey. Iglesias didn't look bad. And Holliday? Wow.

2. I'm not worried about Tate and Foster. Forsett and Meggett showed flashes but it was Grimes who really stole the show. I expected more from Forsett.

3. I'm not worried about our QBs. But I am worried about our Red Zone offense.

4. I think Mercilus is going to get a few sacks this year but it's going to be hard to get Barwin and Reed off the field.
 
JimBaker488 said:
Schaub's final play very disappointing - pressure and he made a poorly advised
pass which resulted in an interception.
And I saw one play where Butler got beat bad by a Panther reserve Lineman -
maybe Newt does start at RT against Miami ?
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Yep you saw it correctly. Butler went down to a knee because he lost his footing while getting crossed up by a Panthers 2nd or 3rd string d-lineman.

He doesn't have the "it" factor to play RT. Better as a reserve guy, IMO.
 
- Schaub looked decent considering this was his "first game" back. Obviously some rust was evident, but he'll be fine. He's the starting quarterback of this team unless he falls to injury again.

- TJ Yates looked solid, and makes me feel extremely confident in our backup situation. He made good reads, used his feet when needed, and drove us down the field. There's some improved confidence in there. An actual year of learning behind Schaub as the primary backup will be good for him. He's going to be taken more seriously with his questions and opinions - with coaching staff and teammates - than he was last year as a third string QB.

- WR corps was just okay for me, our offense went through our RBs and TEs as usual. This offense will need a healthy Andre if we want to make any noise this year. Will have to take a wait and see approach to see who comes out this preseason looking like a serious piece to our offensive future. But if we're using this small sample size exclusively, then I'd say we still don't have our heir to Andre.

- Best RB of the day was Tate for me. Like our QB situation, we're insured if Foster goes down. I'm a huge fan of Arian but he's going to need to cut down on fumbles. All it's going to take one day for us to despise him is for him to fumble in a playoff game or something. It won't matter who the 3rd and 4th RB is, 95% of the carries will go to Foster/Tate, with maybe Forsett picking up Ward's carries from last season

- Even without Cushing or Watt, this defense was flying all over the place. I know Carolina wasn't going into their playbook really, but for the most part, our front 7 did a decent job at containing Cam.

- We sent blitzes from everywhere, confusion allowed Reed to come in untouched, and Dobbins stood out as well, we even showed off a tiny bit of that inside linebacker blitzing Wade was talking about.

- Kareem Jackson and Keo showed improved coverage. Wouldn't be surprised if Jackson takes another step towards realizing his potential and becoming a strong #2 CB.

- Though Mercilus looked good tonight, he didn't look as explosive as I thought he would be. I'm comparing him to Reed as a rookie, but it also could have been jitters. What allowed him to still make an impact however was his motor. He was often in the middle of the action and I loved that.

- Holliday was simply explosive tonight, showing off that track speed. I do cringe everytime he gets hit, but as long as he's able to stay healthy, we should expect some highlights from him this year.
 
What's scary is this:

AJ wasn't out there.

Ditto for Watt and Cushing.

With those three guys playing, it could have been murderous out there. And that would've been with them only playing a couple of series of football tonight.

This team can be very VERY beast of the injury bug stays in hibernation.
 
I have no complaints.

This time of year, five years or so ago, we would have been saying stuff like "Well, it's just preseason. We only show 'vanilla' and we'll see better stuff in week 1." Am I right?

Tonight, I was dancing around the house and woo-hoo'ing every 7 to 10 seconds.

Minor quibbles for me:

1. Foster fumble

2. Schaub interception

But those guys will let that gnaw on them all week. They'll shore that aspect of their game up, no doubt.
 
TdotTexas2Step said:
- Schaub looked decent considering this was his "first game" back. Obviously some rust was evident, but he'll be fine. He's the starting quarterback of this team unless he falls to injury again.

- TJ Yates looked solid, and makes me feel extremely confident in our backup situation. He made good reads, used his feet when needed, and drove us down the field. There's some improved confidence in there. An actual year of learning behind Schaub as the primary backup will be good for him. He's going to be taken more seriously with his questions and opinions - with coaching staff and teammates - than he was last year as a third string QB.

- WR corps was just okay for me, our offense went through our RBs and TEs as usual. This offense will need a healthy Andre if we want to make any noise this year. Will have to take a wait and see approach to see who comes out this preseason looking like a serious piece to our offensive future. But if we're using this small sample size exclusively, then I'd say we still don't have our heir to Andre.

- Best RB of the day was Tate for me. Like our QB situation, we're insured if Foster goes down. I'm a huge fan of Arian but he's going to need to cut down on fumbles. All it's going to take one day for us to despise him is for him to fumble in a playoff game or something. It won't matter who the 3rd and 4th RB is, 95% of the carries will go to Foster/Tate, with maybe Forsett picking up Ward's carries from last season

- Even without Cushing or Watt, this defense was flying all over the place. I know Carolina wasn't going into their playbook really, but for the most part, our front 7 did a decent job at containing Cam.

- We sent blitzes from everywhere, confusion allowed Reed to come in untouched, and Dobbins stood out as well, we even showed off a tiny bit of that inside linebacker blitzing Wade was talking about.

- Kareem Jackson and Keo showed improved coverage. Wouldn't be surprised if Jackson takes another step towards realizing his potential and becoming a strong #2 CB.

- Though Mercilus looked good tonight, he didn't look as explosive as I thought he would be. I'm comparing him to Reed as a rookie, but it also could have been jitters. What allowed him to still make an impact however was his motor. He was often in the middle of the action and I loved that.

- Holliday was simply explosive tonight, showing off that track speed. I do cringe everytime he gets hit, but as long as he's able to stay healthy, we should expect some highlights from him this year.
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I'll add one more thing to this A-1 assessment: Our Joel Dreessen replacement - Garrett Graham - looked pretty good. Three nice catches especially the one where he got a helmet right in the gut but held onto the ball.
 
GP said:
I have no complaints.

This time of year, five years or so ago, we would have been saying stuff like "Well, it's just preseason. We only show 'vanilla' and we'll see better stuff in week 1." Am I right?

Tonight, I was dancing around the house and woo-hoo'ing every 7 to 10 seconds.

Minor quibbles for me:

1. Foster fumble

2. Schaub interception

But those guys will let that gnaw on them all week. They'll shore that aspect of their game up, no doubt.
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This +1000000000:whip:

I remember watching preseason and not scoring at all in the Redzone or not being able to stop anyone running up the middle. If were being honest with ourselves our backups on this team(2012) are better then all of our starters on the 2005 team!!

FEELS GOOD!!:hurrah:
 
I'm concerned about QB position. I've changed my opinion about extending Schaub even though we all know McNair/Kubiak love him, to me he would need to accept a home town discount. Otherwise target one in free agency or draft first/second round.

Love defensive secondary except for Ball. Gotta go too much holding going on.

RB's nasty, depth trade is essential to leverage strength & not expose to PS.

WR still concern maybe in trade using RB?

LB look good even without Cushing. Dobbins played great. Mercilus is the real deal, reminds me of a cat pouncing on prey, quick & instinctual.

Goodell is a prima dona, needs to be taken down a peg or two or three. Replacement officials are bad for business & I hope fans voice their displeasure.

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I thought several players took appropriate steps forward over the offseason. Keshawn Martin, obviously. He's dangerous! How about Holliday's return? His speed and being so very short just makes him so elusive. Definitely making it a hard decision as far as the roster goes. Thought Jean would be better but he seemed like a decent backup. Posey just looked like a rookie. Grimes looked like Arian-lite. Smooth through cuts and good vision. And speaking of Arian...ouch. Let's just go ahead and get that one out of the way, save the greatness for the season, right? Yates looks really capable until the red zone gets up on him. Gotta make faster decisions when the spaces get smaller. Tate was strong. Thought the OL was pretty decent...I guess when nothing really stands out they're doing their job right?

For D, that was just nasty. Mercilus was a natural. Reed and Barwin set up shop in the backfield. Looked like everyone in the secondary took a step forward as well. I think Dobbins is beating out Alexander like...pretty easily and Sharpton never was so solid either. Pretty unimpressed with the backup DL.

Even less impressed with scab refs.
 
I have a complaint...

Is it me or does the Nike swoosh on the right shoulder pad look backwards? That drove me nuts all night...

The one on the left shoulder pad looked correct, like we are use to seeing it but the one on the right shoulder just looked backwards to me...

Oh and the turnovers and lack of Red Zone scoring bothered me as well BUT I'm not even concerned....

I WAS very pleased to see Jackson making plays on the ball. Had a break up and a near INT. I think Joseph mentoring him is gonna make all the difference in the world this year for KJ
 
The thing about Schaub and Arian's turnovers is the fact that we all know what we have in the two of them. It doesn't change our opinion of either of them, and really doesn't concern me much. If it had been new players/starters turning it over or struggling, I'd be a lot more upset.

Edit: On second thought, I guess I am a little concerned with Arian's fumbles. He has always held the ball loosely.
 
BullNation4Life said:
I have a complaint...

Is it me or does the Nike swoosh on the right shoulder pad look backwards? That drove me nuts all night...
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Look at a Nike shoe. The swoosh always goes toward the back. If you are looking at it under a logo on a shirt, then it always "swooshes" to the left like a check mark. On the Jerseys, to help with aerodynamics, they wanted to ensure that the hook in the swooshes wouldn't create wind resistance...
 
BullNation4Life said:
I have a complaint...

Is it me or does the Nike swoosh on the right shoulder pad look backwards? That drove me nuts all night...

The one on the left shoulder pad looked correct, like we are use to seeing it but the one on the right shoulder just looked backwards to me...

Oh and the turnovers and lack of Red Zone scoring bothered me as well BUT I'm not even concerned....

I WAS very pleased to see Jackson making plays on the ball. Had a break up and a near INT. I think Joseph mentoring him is gonna make all the difference in the world this year for KJ
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Helmets do the same thing with team logos. Just look at my avatar to see the blue horn pointing back on both sides.
 
My "job assignment" from another post was to evaluate crick and yates. If crick even played tonight I didnt see him. I'll watch the game again to more strongly form any opinions on any line play either side. Evaluating line play is always more difficult for me then plays in space. My initial concern as far as the line goes is that neither caldwell or butler are the dominant road grader winston was. We'll see how that develops.

As for yates,

I was impressed. His footwork and mechanics looked solid. He is easily the most athletic qb on the roster and I think he has the best "adlib ability." Often plays dont turn out the way their drawn up on boots/waggles etc, but I think yates has the athleticism and instincts to overcome. He showed good command of the offense with no notable miscues and improved poise. His accuracy was good though I worry hes to confident in his arm considering the small windows I saw him throw into. Preseason thats not an issue but perhaps against first stringers half way into the season it is. Hes progressing well . At this point I like what i'm seeing and I think theres a good chance he will be Schaub s eventual successor. He reminds me of tony romo for all the right reasons and not the bone headed crap tr sometimes does. The sample size for yates isnt huge but right now im optimistic. That could change a week from now because something I have to see from any qb is consistency.

Our redzone offense has to improve and I place the blame on the coaching staff rather them any one player.
 
powda said:
My "job assignment" from another post was to evaluate crick and yates. If crick even played tonight I didnt see him. I'll watch the game again to more strongly form any opinions on any line play either side. Evaluating line play is always more difficult for me then plays in space. My initial concern as far as the line goes is that neither caldwell or butler are the dominant road grader winston was. We'll see how that develops.

As for yates,

I was impressed. His footwork and mechanics looked solid. He is easily the most athletic qb on the roster and I think he has the best "adlib ability." Often plays dont turn out the way their drawn up on boots/waggles etc, but I think yates has the athleticism and instincts to overcome. He showed good command of the offense with no notable miscues and improved poise. His accuracy was good though I worry hes to confident in his arm considering the small windows I saw him throw into. Preseason thats not an issue but perhaps against first stringers half way into the season it is. Hes progressing well . At this point I like what i'm seeing and I think theres a good chance he will be Schaub s eventual successor. He reminds me of tony romo for all the right reasons and not the bone headed crap tr sometimes does. The sample size for yates isnt huge but right now im optimistic. That could change a week from now because something I have to see from any qb is consistency.

Our redzone offense has to improve and I place the blame on the coaching staff rather them any one player.
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Crick was inactive for tonight's game.
 
I thought Matt was ok. He looked worse than he had in the past, but hopefully he gets better with time. Yates was good. I think if schaub is out for some reason we'd be fine. Not sure what to make if Keenum. Beck did some good things but I don't trust him.

Arian needs to not fumble. Tate ran really well. I thought grimes was better than Forsett and meggett, but I'll admit I'm biased. I like him more than those guys.

I didn't notice the fb, but that can be a good thing. I lime Grahm and I think he's going to be a solid player this year.

O line needs some work. Looked good most running plays, but the straight drop back pass blocking needs work.

I thought the we'd played well. I liked Martin. Didn't notice posey. Jean made some plays.

Defensively Kareem looked good. Really good. Looks like a completely different player out there.

I thought mister Alexander played well. Dobbins played well. Didn't notice Brady james, but honestly I don't expect him to be a playmaker.

I thought Harris showed some skills.

Overall, it was pretty much what I expected.
 
GP said:
1. No injuries, that's a given for all of us.

RESULT: No injuries...Woot!

2. Can this Houston team limit Cam Newton enough to at least not get embarrassed on his opening drive? I mean, seriously, we held Mike Vick in check not too long ago and almost won that game... but guys like VY and Garrard, the guys who run the ball once coverage downfield has drifted far from the LOS, they eat us up. Cam did too. Can we learn, can we hold him back???

RESULT: No highlight reel runs or score by Cam. Satisfied with the outcome.

3. Keyshawn Martin. Period.

RESULT: Satisfied. Caught his passes. Looks fluid. Made something nice on the same end-around that Jacoby normally got 3 yards on.

4. LBs. Will Bradie James call the game the way Wade says he can? Will we miss DeMeco not being there? How will Reed and Braman look, because they might have sophomore slumps IMO. Not worried about the other LBs, tbh.

RESULT: Reed looked really good. Braman almost made a pick. Later made a sack out of pure hustle.

5. Kicking competition. Look, just like there was a couple years ago here, between Rackers and Brown...Kubiak will have us kicking FGs a lot (rather than trying risky plays on long 3rd downs when the ball is already in FG position). He has got to see Graham and Bullock kick a few times each game to get a grasp on their handling of game time kicks from different distances.

RESULT: Bullock made a 52-yarder right down the pipe with a good five yards to spare. Graham needs to get a shot at a long one next.

6. O-Line. Not worried about Center or left side. How will the right side hold up, and how well can Brooks and Newton perform when we know they're going to be battling the Panthers' own 2nd or 3rd stringers??? Not going to see Brooks and Newton against a team's 1st string defensive line group, folks...so how will those two guys' performance shake out when we know it's against 2nd or 3rd stringers in the first place? Plus, IF they bomb badly against 2nd or 3rd stringers out there...does that cause our sacks to shrivel up a bit? Maybe it does. That's a crucial situation for us, folks. CRUCIAL.

RESULT: Ummmm....I have to re-watch the game to look at this one.

7. QBs. Will Matt even play at least one series? How will TJ do? How will Beck and Keenum perform?

RESULT: Not concerned. Beck even looked very competent. Beck looked better than Grossman and Leinart put together.

8. RBs. Forsett is getting lots of publicity thus far. Want to see him in a game situation. Grimes too.

RESULT: Grimes better get a fair shake if we only go with 3 RBs. I had been a Grimes-will-be-a-PS-guy but man oh man I thought tonight Grimes had the vision and decision making that made him look better than Forsett.

9. FB and TEs. Norris-Smith-Casey...hmmmmm.....a mystery to me. Graham, can he deliver like Dreessen did? I dunno. Will have to hope he can.

RESULT: Going to have to re-watch, but saw one play near end zone where Norris made his key block and our RB just couldn't get past his own man, meaning Norris did right and didn't miss anything on that play.

10. Kubiak. Can he bear to watch his kickers' kicks or will he turn away and watch the replays later on? LOL. Old habits die hard.

RESULT: Did he watch the FG attempts? Anybody see any footage of him watching? LOL.
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My things-to-look-for, from another thread...I quoted it and made my remarks in the quoted post above.
 
Carr Bombed said:
I'm sorry, you must be confused, because you think I actually give a flying crap about what you think about my assessment. Try not being a ass again.
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I think you had a fair assessment. Forsett cant be hidden on the practice squad however and grimes can. Probably will factor into any decision.
 
powda said:
I think you had a fair assessment. Forsett cant be hidden on the practice squad however and grimes can. Probably will factor into any decision.
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That argument is only going to be legit for another game. If Grimes consistently produces the next three preseason games like he did tonight I wouldn't be surprised if Washington or another ZBS team snatches him before he has a chance of being on Houston's PS. The Texans coaches supposedly "love" Grimes so far; if true they won't risk losing him by placing him on their PS.
 
darnbni99a said:
Ball sucked.
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Yup. The first penalty or so i wanted to give him the benifitt of the doubt because of the replacement refs but he was grabby and a step out of position. Reminded me a lot of jaq reeves because he seemed to know the ball was in the air but had no idea where it actually was. Hes a midseason injury fill in if need be but cut him now and give younger players with a higher ceiling the playing/practice time.
 
JCTexan said:
That argument is only going to be legit for another game. If Grimes consistently produces the next three preseason games like he did tonight I wouldn't be surprised if Washington or another ZBS team snatches him before he has a chance of being on Houston's PS. The Texans coaches supposedly "love" Grimes so far; if true they won't risk losing him by placing him on their PS.
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Possible but it wont be the skins that do it. Think seahawks instead. Keep in mind he was an undrafted free agent every team had a chance at. Grimes MIGHT be picked up; Forsett has no ps eligibility. No way we keep 4 rbs. I need to see more before I form a concrete opinion, but at this point grimes is a rung (or 2) below forsett even if this game displayed otherwise.
 
Anyways, did anybody notice the defenses blitzing a lot more than normal preseason games.?
 
powda said:
Possible but it wont be the skins that do it. Think seahawks instead. Keep in mind he was an undrafted free agent every team had a chance at. Grimes MIGHT be picked up; Forsett has no ps eligibility. No way we keep 4 rbs. I need to see more before I form a concrete opinion, but at this point grimes is a rung (or 2) below forsett even if this game displayed otherwise.
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In your mind. The coaches reportedly "love" Jonathan Grimes. If they think he's the third best RB on this team, then is it a reach to think they could keep him over Forsett? They could possibly keep Meggett on the PS as insurance if that happened.
 
JCTexan said:
In your mind. The coaches reportedly "love" Jonathan Grimes. If they think he's the third best RB on this team, then is it a reach to think they could keep him over Forsett? They could possibly keep Meggett on the PS as insurance if that happened.
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Theres been more tc buzz around forsett then grimes and hes listed as the #3 back on the depth chart. Clearly the coaches like him to. I essentially said i liked what i saw from grimes so i have no idea what your arguing about.
 
b0ng said:
If you really don't care why bother responding?
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hmm.. I really don't care. He told me to write another assessment. I responded to him, because I do not care enough about his opinion to do that. I also responded to him, because he was a immatue ass and felt like telling him so, I did care enough to do that. I mean what did he really offer to this thread? Here's a question though... why do you care why I responded, was either of our comments directed at you?
 
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