I’m very aware of the definition of hate. You and few others fall under that. Also delusional would describe the select few that includes you.
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I’m very aware of the definition of hate. You and few others fall under that. Also delusional would describe the select few that includes you.
Give it up. The context was that it was not any specific game plan that excluded the TE ever from being a receiving option. Crennel knows better than to say that in response for why the TEs did not have a single target......TEs are not ever specifically excluded from a scheme. When they offer an outlet, they are there to be used. Why they weren't used is not a matter that they were barred by scheme from being a receiving option.I asked him point-blank and he confirmed. Look back and you will find it.
I’m very aware of the definition of hate. You and few others fall under that. Also delusional would describe the select few that includes you.
What are the odds that was at least a partial tear?When I reviewed the play, it was evident that he hyperextended his knee.........the exact same mechanism when severe enough is involved in the causation of an ACL rupture.
Read posts 773 through 786.
He made it seem as if Watson purposely didn’t target the Tight Ends.
Hate has nothing at all to do with being a good , great , average or bad football player.
Read posts 773 through 786.
Exactly I dont see the big deal whether watson was targeting the T.E or not, heck sometimes stills or Cobbs don't get any looks at all too. Sometimes the game just plays out that wayI don’t think it’s a huge deal - the why the TE’s weren’t targeted. Akins didn’t play. Fells is the only other reliable pass catching TE they have. Maybe there was something going on with him, don’t know.
For the record, I don’t believe anyone told Watson to avoid the TE’s. He was seeing the field from a perspective much different than the viewers at home.
That’s the reason why I don’t respond to that dude anymore.
Exactly I dont see the big deal whether watson was targeting the T.E or not, heck sometimes stills or Cobbs don't get any looks at all too. Sometimes the game just plays out that way
Lol you say that yet actions show otherwise but nonetheless I won’t keep going back and forth with people who don’t know what they talking about. Wish you well my guy .
Of course they don’t say, hey Watson this week ignore your tight ends. But they definitely scheme in such a way that they are not legit threats. Especially when you are down to 1. Oh by the way Watson still had a nice game without using them.Give it up. The context was that it was not any specific game plan that excluded the TE ever from being a receiving option. Crennel knows better than to say that in response for why the TEs did not have a single target......TEs are not ever specifically excluded from a scheme. When they offer an outlet, they are there to be used. Why they weren't used is not a matter that they were barred by scheme from being a receiving option.
What are the odds that was at least a partial tear?
It's unlikely, since he did not appear to limp the remainder of the game. If it were a minor injury, the Texans would not want it to even show up on the Injury Report this Wednesday. But it will be interesting to see if he ends up on the Injury Report after the bye. I don't expect that unless he had significant injury to begin with or had an aggravation of an injury sustained last game.What are the odds that was at least a partial tear?
Torturing myself by watching the All-22. On the first offensive series of the game, it was 3rd & 1. We initially show an empty backfield. DW sees 6 defenders in the box (5 db's), so he signals Duke to the backfield. The Texans have 6 blockers on the line. We just need one friggin' yard, this should be a gimme! So much fail in this play!
So much fail in one play. Fans keep asking, why do we keep running the ball? It's because when the defense gives it to you, like in this case, you have to be able to take it.
- Duke has a BIG a$$ hole to his right, which he totally ignores. I mean, just from pre-snap, Duke should know there's going to be a lane between Tytus & Fells. What am I missing here?
- Nick Martin gets pushed back way too deep. This is a common theme with Martin, so not surprising, which shouldn't be the case. This causes Zach (who was pulling), to get to his man much slower and too late.
- Despite this, Duke still should have gotten the 1st if Brandin Cooks did at least an average job of blocking the corner.
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Torturing myself by watching the All-22. On the first offensive series of the game, it was 3rd & 1. We initially show an empty backfield. DW sees 6 defenders in the box (5 db's), so he signals Duke to the backfield. The Texans have 6 blockers on the line. We just need one friggin' yard, this should be a gimme! So much fail in this play!
So much fail in one play. Fans keep asking, why do we keep running the ball? It's because when the defense gives it to you, like in this case, you have to be able to take it.
- Duke has a BIG a$$ hole to his right, which he totally ignores. I mean, just from pre-snap, Duke should know there's going to be a lane between Tytus & Fells. What am I missing here?
- Nick Martin gets pushed back way too deep. This is a common theme with Martin, so not surprising, which shouldn't be the case. This causes Zach (who was pulling), to get to his man much slower and too late.
- Despite this, Duke still should have gotten the 1st if Brandin Cooks did at least an average job of blocking the corner.
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Torturing myself by watching the All-22. On the first offensive series of the game, it was 3rd & 1. We initially show an empty backfield. DW sees 6 defenders in the box (5 db's), so he signals Duke to the backfield. The Texans have 6 blockers on the line. We just need one friggin' yard, this should be a gimme! So much fail in this play!
So much fail in one play. Fans keep asking, why do we keep running the ball? It's because when the defense gives it to you, like in this case, you have to be able to take it.
- Duke has a BIG a$$ hole to his right, which he totally ignores. I mean, just from pre-snap, Duke should know there's going to be a lane between Tytus & Fells. What am I missing here?
- Nick Martin gets pushed back way too deep. This is a common theme with Martin, so not surprising, which shouldn't be the case. This causes Zach (who was pulling), to get to his man much slower and too late.
- Despite this, Duke still should have gotten the 1st if Brandin Cooks did at least an average job of blocking the corner.
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I agree Martin screwed that up but at some point our RBs need to have the vision to make the right cut. I blame them bothThe fail rests solely with 1 player, Nick Martin who singlehandedly destroys the timing of this play by getting destroyed himself......In fact he got destroyed so badly that Fulton gets re-routed so he can't get to his kick out block of the OLB in time & that in turn simultaneously re-routes Duke and he has to bounce it around both of them. If Martin is even remotely average on this play, Duke has time to cut it back & stick his nose in there for the 1 yard like It appears he thought about for a split second before staying playside b/c that's where the numbers are supposed to allow us the advantage on that particular play....
This is just 1 of the reasons i'm so critical of these side hand off run plays..Martin simply can't hold the point of attack. I've seen them try to run this with Howard pulling, the TE pulling from the other side like Fulton...all of them trying to do the same kick out block of the edge guy & they can never get there either b/c Martin is getting his **** pushed in disrupting the timing...or b/c they're just too slow getting there to execute the block (Fells, Akins). The other reason is b/c the play doesn't lend itself to the natural instincts of the RB. It's designed to go through the B gap and only the B gap. It's very hard for these guys to cut back when you're trying to read what's going on in front of you playside & your momentum is already taking you in 1 direction. They need to be put in situations where they can pick where the hole opens up. This is why Arian was so successful & guys like Adrian Peterson who ran primarily out of that I formation with no full back. Plays were designed to take you in a general direction but if something opened up on the backside, they were set up to be able to choose to cut back if it opened up. In Arians case, he was allowed to choose which hole he ran it through on those stretch plays.
The fail rests solely with 1 player, Nick Martin who singlehandedly destroys the timing of this play by getting destroyed himself......In fact he got destroyed so badly that Fulton gets re-routed so he can't get to his kick out block of the OLB in time & that in turn simultaneously re-routes Duke and he has to bounce it around both of them. If Martin is even remotely average on this play, Duke has time to cut it back & stick his nose in there for the 1 yard like It appears he thought about for a split second before staying playside b/c that's where the numbers are supposed to allow us the advantage on that particular play....
This is just 1 of the reasons i'm so critical of these side hand off run plays..Martin simply can't hold the point of attack. I've seen them try to run this with Howard pulling, the TE pulling from the other side like Fulton...all of them trying to do the same kick out block of the edge guy & they can never get there either b/c Martin is getting his **** pushed in disrupting the timing...or b/c they're just too slow getting there to execute the block (Fells, Akins). The other reason is b/c the play doesn't lend itself to the natural instincts of the RB. It's designed to go through the B gap and only the B gap. It's very hard for these guys to cut back when you're trying to read what's going on in front of you playside & your momentum is already taking you in 1 direction. They need to be put in situations where they can pick where the hole opens up. This is why Arian was so successful & guys like Adrian Peterson who ran primarily out of that I formation with no full back. Plays were designed to take you in a general direction but if something opened up on the backside, they were set up to be able to choose to cut back if it opened up. In Arians case, he was allowed to choose which hole he ran it through on those stretch plays.
Math checks out.Yeah, Johnson is 6’1” so he could literally fall forward from the line and get as many or more yards than he is getting running it.
I don't know where to start and have so many questions. It's one yard. How many of the OL have even driven their man one yard downfield? Why does the OL seem to get so little push? Even if this was a play action, look at Fells getting beat again.
Is it coaching or talent? Exactly what blocking scheme are they using on this play? Man or zone? Why do we have so many of these slow footed guards pulling?
This is what I appreciate the most. You literally broke the entire play down as well as post the great All-22 footage of that particular play. You’re not focused on one individual or trying to place blame on just one player.
Top of the line stuff right here gents.
This just shows the lack of vision our RB’s have as well as not really having the feel for the game. This further exhibits the point of us not winning the battle in the trenches.
Just another play in OB's playbook that should be scratched off.Torturing myself by watching the All-22. On the first offensive series of the game, it was 3rd & 1. We initially show an empty backfield. DW sees 6 defenders in the box (5 db's), so he signals Duke to the backfield. The Texans have 6 blockers on the line. We just need one friggin' yard, this should be a gimme! So much fail in this play!
So much fail in one play. Fans keep asking, why do we keep running the ball? It's because when the defense gives it to you, like in this case, you have to be able to take it.
- Duke has a BIG a$$ hole to his right, which he totally ignores. I mean, just from pre-snap, Duke should know there's going to be a lane between Tytus & Fells. What am I missing here?
- Nick Martin gets pushed back way too deep. This is a common theme with Martin, so not surprising, which shouldn't be the case. This causes Zach (who was pulling), to get to his man much slower and too late.
- Despite this, Duke still should have gotten the 1st if Brandin Cooks did at least an average job of blocking the corner.
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This the question that plagues me too. Our offense was so much better last year. I never was an O'Brien fan .... but his simple but aggressive power run offense last year was very effective .... it gave freedom and energy to the passing game .... we've got all the same players on the offense, except DeAndre Hopkins and Carlos Hyde. Of course, Hop is leading the league (no surprise), but Carlos Hyde is running 3rd string .... and he ran for nearly 100 yards/game last year. It allowed us to be an energetic, proactive team .... it's more fun to be aggressive than absorbent. It wouldn't be that difficult to get back to that .... and the players would be happier .... "tis better to give, than receive !!
The fail rests solely with 1 player, Nick Martin who singlehandedly destroys the timing of this play by getting destroyed himself......In fact he got destroyed so badly that Fulton gets re-routed so he can't get to his kick out block of the OLB in time
I don't think he's even interested in run blocking, just making it look like he's trying.Cooks doesn't even slow down guys, he just lets them through
Even if this was a play action, look at Fells getting beat again.
Look at Fells when the defender gets near and he's about to "block". Fells' head is down. Nobody is blocking anyone with your head down. That's coaching.Is it coaching or talent?
If I had five concussions in six years, I probably would be making "business decisions" to avoid any unnecessary contact too.I don't think he's even interested in run blocking, just making it look like he's trying.
Before joining the Texans, Fells had a reputation for being a good blocker. Last season, I heard an interview where he mentioned because of his limited experience at TE, he knew his career would be as a blocking TE and worked with an OL coach to improve his blocking. He joins the Texans and has led the NFL in missed blocks by TEs.Look at Fells when the defender gets near and he's about to "block". Fells' head is down. Nobody is blocking anyone with your head down. That's coaching.
Look at Fells when the defender gets near and he's about to "block". Fells' head is down. Nobody is blocking anyone with your head down. That's coaching.