1st drive analysis

[Wolf]

this is from http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/playbyplay/NFL_20040919_HOU@DET

Some are saying the 1st half we where too conservative. I don't know if that is really totally correct. David couldn't hit the side of a barn in the 1st half. His throws where just flat out ugly.

1-10-HOU20 (15:00) D.Davis right end to HST 25 for 5 yards (E.Holmes).
2-5-HOU25 (14:19) D.Davis right end to HST 31 for 6 yards (S.Rogers).
1-10-HOU31 (13:38) D.Davis right end to HST 36 for 5 yards (E.Holmes).
PENALTY on DET-J.Hall, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at HST 31 - No Play.
1-5-HOU36 (13:07) D.Davis left end to HST 44 for 8 yards (E.Holmes).
1-10-HOU44 (12:23) D.Carr pass incomplete to C.Bradford (F.Bryant).
2-10-HOU44 (12:19) D.Davis up the middle to HST 49 for 5 yards (A.Lewis; K.Edwards).
3-5-HOU49 (11:35) D.Carr pass incomplete to C.Bradford (F.Bryant).
4-5-HOU49 (11:31) C.Stanley punts 36 yards to DET 15, Center-B.Pittman, fair catch by E.Drummond.

1st drive when we ran, we ran well.

1-10-HOU47 (8:17) D.Carr pass incomplete.
PENALTY on DET-J.Hall, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at HST 47 - No Play.
1-5-DET48 (8:08) D.Davis left end pushed ob at DET 47 for 1 yard (J.Davis; C.Cash).
2-4-DET47 (7:41) D.Carr sacked at HST 48 for -5 yards (sack split by J.Hall and S.Rogers).
3-9-HOU48 (7:02) (Shotgun)
PENALTY on HST-C.Pitts, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HST 48 - No Play.
3-14-HOU43 (6:11) (Shotgun) D.Carr pass incomplete to A.Johnson (C.Cash).
4-14-HOU43 (6:07) C.Stanley punts 39 yards to DET 18, Center-B.Pittman. E.Drummond to DET 17 for -1 yards (C.Bradford).
PENALTY on HST, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at HST 43 - No Play.
4-19-HOU38 (5:59) C.Stanley punts 48 yards to DET 14, Center-B.Pittman, fair catch by E.Drummond.


A sack and 2 penalties hurt the drive. David still can't get a pass caught.



1-10-HOU32 (3:46) D.Davis right tackle to HST 37 for 5 yards (D.Wilkinson).
PENALTY on DET-D.Wilkinson, Face Mask (15 Yards), 15 yards, enforced at HST 37.
1-10-DET48 (3:27) D.Carr pass incomplete to A.Johnson.
2-10-DET48 (3:20) D.Davis left end to DET 47 for 1 yard (D.Wilkinson). FUMBLES (D.Wilkinson), touched at HST 48, RECOVERED by DET-J.Davis at HST 48. J.Davis to HST 48 for no gain (D.Armstrong).

3rd drive.. well.. the big fumble ended that drive.



1-10-HOU37 (2:03) D.Davis left tackle to HST 37 for no gain (S.Rogers, K.Pritchett).
2-10-HOU37 (1:27) D.Davis right tackle to HST 36 for -1 yards (J.Hall).
3-11-HOU36 (:46) D.Carr pass to C.Bradford to HST 48 for 12 yards (F.Bryant).
1-10-HOU48 (:05) D.Davis left tackle to 50 for 2 yards (E.Holmes).
Second Quarter
Houston Texans continued...
2-8-50 (15:00) D.Davis right tackle to DET 49 for 1 yard (F.Bryant; J.DeVries).
3-7-DET49 (14:18) (Shotgun) D.Carr up the middle to DET 40 for 9 yards (K.Smith).
1-10-DET40 (13:39) D.Carr sacked at HST 49 for -11 yards (J.Davis).
2-21-HOU49 (13:02) D.Carr pass to D.Davis to DET 43 for 8 yards (C.Cash).
3-13-DET43 (12:15) D.Carr pass intended for D.Davis INTERCEPTED by K.Smith at DET 37. K.Smith to DET 39 for 2 yards (D.Davis).

... Detroit made adjustments and our running game started to stall and it did put more pressure on David to complete 3rd and longs. a Sack and a big interception ended that one.


1-10-HOU9 (6:49) D.Davis up the middle to HST 14 for 5 yards (C.Redding).
2-5-HOU14 (6:20) D.Davis up the middle to HST 14 for no gain (F.Bryant).
3-5-HOU14 (5:42) (Shotgun) D.Carr pass to A.Johnson to HST 38 for 24 yards (T.Lehman).
1-10-HOU38 (5:02) A.Johnson right end to HST 39 for 1 yard (F.Bryant).
2-9-HOU39 (4:20) D.Davis left end to HST 42 for 3 yards (J.Hall).
3-6-HOU42 (3:34) D.Carr pass incomplete to C.Bradford.
PENALTY on DET-A.Lewis, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at HST 42 - No Play. Penalty on DET-F.Bryant, Illegal Contact, declined.
1-10-DET43 (3:28) D.Carr pass to J.Gaffney to DET 18 for 25 yards (Bracy Walker).
1-10-DET18 (3:02) PENALTY on HST-C.Pitts, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DET 18 - No Play.
1-15-DET23 (2:38) D.Davis right tackle to DET 20 for 3 yards (J.Davis; E.Holmes).
2-12-DET20 (2:00) D.Davis left end to DET 21 for -1 yards (D.Wilkinson).
3-13-DET21 (1:20) (Shotgun) D.Carr pass to D.Davis to DET 16 for 5 yards (T.Lehman).
4-8-DET16 (1:11) K.Brown 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Pittman, Holder-C.Stanley.
HOU 3 DET 7, Plays: 10 Yards: 75 Possession: 5:50.


Carr started to get some passes completed a penalty on them helped us and then we shoot ourselves in the foot.

1-10-HOU32 (:34) (Shotgun) D.Carr pass to D.Davis ran ob at HST 48 for 16 yards.
1-10-HOU48 (:28) (Shotgun) D.Carr pass incomplete to J.Gaffney (J.DeVries).
2-10-HOU48 (:24) (Shotgun) D.Carr right end ran ob at DET 46 for 6 yards.
3-4-DET46 (:17) (Shotgun) D.Carr sacked at HST 46 for -8 yards (J.Hall). FUMBLES (J.Hall), and recovers at HST 46. D.Carr to HST 46 for no gain (S.Rogers).

I thought we might call timeout with a few ticks on the clock and heave it deep.
Seems in the 1st half. Capers (when faced with 2nd and 5+ yards) likes to run the ball and get a manageable 3rd down and 5ish ...

 

[Wolf]

from http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/playbyplay/NFL_20040919_HOU@DET

Of course the 2nd half is going to look better. Carr settled down and threw better.

1-10-DET38 (11:28) D.Davis up the middle to DET 28 for 10 yards (Bracy Walker, C.Cash).
1-10-DET28 (10:53) D.Carr pass to D.Davis to DET 21 for 7 yards (C.Cash). FUMBLES (C.Cash), RECOVERED by DET-Bracy Walker at DET 19. Bracy Walker ran ob at DET 21 for 2 yards.

WE int Joey and then we give them the momentum right back with a fumble.

-10-HOU18 (6:33) D.Carr pass to D.Davis to HST 27 for 9 yards (E.Holmes).
2-1-HOU27 (5:58) D.Davis right tackle to HST 28 for 1 yard (E.Holmes).
1-10-HOU28 (5:21) D.Carr pass to M.Bruener to HST 34 for 6 yards (J.Hall).
2-4-HOU34 (4:36) PENALTY on DET-J.Hall, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at HST 34 - No Play.
1-10-HOU39 (4:08) D.Davis right end to HST 41 for 2 yards (C.Redding).
2-8-HOU41 (3:24) D.Carr pass to D.Davis to HST 46 for 5 yards (E.Holmes).
3-3-HOU46 (2:39) (Shotgun) D.Carr pass to A.Johnson for 54 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
K.Brown extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Pittman, Holder-C.Stanley.
HOU 10 DET 14, Plays: 6 Yards: 82 Possession: 4:07.

A penalty helped us and we FINALLY got to throw it downfield.


1-10-HOU19 (2:11) D.Carr pass to D.Davis pushed ob at HST 28 for 9 yards (J.Davis).
2-1-HOU28 (1:41) D.Carr pass to D.Davis to HST 31 for 3 yards (J.Davis).
1-10-HOU31 (1:04) D.Davis up the middle to HST 33 for 2 yards (K.Pritchett).
2-8-HOU33 (:25) D.Carr pass to C.Bradford pushed ob at HST 46 for 13 yards (Bracy Walker).
1-10-HOU46 (:03) J.Wells right end pushed ob at HST 49 for 3 yards (E.Holmes).
Fourth Quarter
Houston Texans continued...
2-7-HOU49 (15:00) D.Davis right end to DET 49 for 2 yards (S.Rogers).
3-5-DET49 (14:20) D.Carr pass to D.Armstrong to DET 42 for 7 yards (F.Bryant).
1-10-DET42 (13:48) D.Davis left tackle to DET 35 for 7 yards (Bracy Walker; B.Marion).
2-3-DET35 (13:07) D.Carr pass incomplete to A.Johnson (C.Cash).
3-3-DET35 (13:03) D.Davis up the middle to DET 27 for 8 yards (K.Smith).
1-10-DET27 (12:26) D.Carr pass to C.Bradford for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. D.Carr pass to J.Gaffney is incomplete. ATTEMPT FAILS.
HOU 16 DET 21, Plays: 11 Yards: 81 Possession: 4:56.

We are still mixing it up. It isn't like we are running the run and shoot now. We are actually completing passes.. NO penalties or sacks on this drive or the last one.

1-10-HOU10 (4:33) D.Davis right tackle to HST 13 for 3 yards (S.Rogers).
2-7-HOU13 (4:12) D.Carr pass to B.Miller to HST 20 for 7 yards (A.Lewis).
PENALTY on HST-T.Washington, Tripping, 6 yards, enforced at HST 13 - No Play. Penalty on HST-S.Wand, Offensive Holding, declined.
2-13-HOU6 (4:07) D.Carr FUMBLES (Aborted) at HST 6, and recovers at HST 6. D.Carr to HST 6 for no gain (T.Lehman).
3-14-HOU6 (3:39) D.Carr pass to D.Davis to HST 21 for 15 yards (A.Lewis).
1-10-HOU21 (3:13) D.Carr pass to D.Armstrong to HST 41 for 20 yards (T.Holt).
1-10-HOU41 (2:53) D.Carr pass to D.Davis to HST 47 for 6 yards (T.Lehman). DET #96-Hall injured on play.
2-4-HOU47 (2:33) D.Davis up the middle to DET 48 for 5 yards (A.Lewis).
1-10-DET48 (2:14) (Shotgun) D.Carr sacked at HST 44 for -8 yards (M.Bell).
2-18-HOU44 (2:01) (Shotgun) D.Carr pass incomplete to A.Johnson.
3-18-HOU44 (1:56) (Shotgun) D.Carr pass to D.Armstrong pushed ob at DET 45 for 11 yards (A.Lewis).
4-7-DET45 (1:47) (Shotgun) D.Carr pass to D.Armstrong to DET 34 for 11 yards (F.Bryant; A.Lewis).
1-10-DET34 (1:21) D.Carr pass incomplete to A.Johnson.
2-10-DET34 (1:19) (Shotgun) D.Carr right end ran ob at DET 23 for 11 yards (Bracy Walker).
1-10-DET23 (1:13) (Shotgun) D.Carr pass incomplete to D.Armstrong.
2-10-DET23 (1:09) D.Carr pass to A.Johnson to DET 15 for 8 yards (B.Marion).
3-2-DET15 (1:03) (Shotgun)
PENALTY on DET-S.Rogers, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at DET 15 - No Play.
1-10-DET10 (1:03) D.Carr pass incomplete to A.Johnson.
2-10-DET10 (:58) (Shotgun) D.Carr sacked at DET 17 for -7 yards (J.Hall).
3-17-DET17 (:50) (Shotgun) D.Carr pass to D.Davis to DET 5 for 12 yards (T.Lehman; R.Babers).
4-5-DET5 (:42) (Shotgun) D.Carr up the middle to DET 1 for 4 yards (M.Bell).


The last drive. I was surprise we ran the ball with a little over 2 minutes left. The 1st play, no problem and I agree with the announcers, You come out of a timeout and call 2 plays. You hope that with the running play you catch the defense in a prevent and you get 10-15 yards with the run. Watching the game I was suprised we ran the ball with a little over 2 minutes left,but it was 2nd and 4 and only 33 seconds left until the 2 minute warning so we could get a 1st down and run another play. That is it for the runs on the last drive, the others where David scrambling/fumbling the snap.. Looking at this, I realize it wasn't as bad as it seemed, but our "4 minute" offense wasn't exactly quick on that drive,but I guess give the lions credit, they worked the prevent defense like it was supposed to work when you have a 12 point lead

 

[Wolf]

yeah I do too. I am mainly suprised that our TE's aren't involved,but the ball is going to DD