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On Sunday, October 7th at 7:20pm in Prime Time, the Texans will take on the Cowboys at home at NRG Stadium. The game will be aired nationally on TV on NBC 2 and on radio on SportsTalk 610 AM.
After the win on Sunday in over time against the Colts, little was done to energize the fan base. It was a win, sure, but the Texans vulnerabilities are still glaring. The offensive line is, well, offensive.
Much of the time, the Colts defense was in the back field stopping the run or forcing Watson to leave the pocket to try to scramble to find an open receiver.
One bright spot did come out of the game. The emergence of Keke Coutee. 11 catches for 108 yards. Not a bad start to his career and a big boost for the offense.
Here are the teams.
Your Houston Texans...
Offense:
WR DeAndre Hopkins Vyncint Smith
LT Martinas Rankin Roderick Johnson David Sharpe
LG Senio Kelemete
C Nick Martin Greg Mancz
RG Zach Fulton
RT Julie'n Davenport Kendall Lamm
TE Ryan Griffin Jordan Akins Jordan Thomas
WR Keke Coutee
WR Will Fuller V Sammie Coates Jr.
QB Deshaun Watson Brandon Weeden Joe Webb III
RB Lamar Miller Alfred Blue Tyler Ervin Buddy Howell
Defense:
DE J.J. Watt Carlos Watkins
NT D.J. Reader Brandon Dunn
DE Christian Covington Angelo Blackson Joel Heath
SAM Whitney Mercilus Brennan Scarlett Daeshon Hall
MIKE Benardrick McKinney Brian Peters
WILL Zach Cunningham
JACK Jadeveon Clowney Duke Ejiofor Peter Kalambayi
CB Johnathan Joseph Kayvon Webster Johnson Bademosi
CB Aaron Colvin Shareece Wright
S Tyrann Mathieu Natrell Jamerson A.J. Moore
S Kareem Jackson Justin Reid
Special Teams:
K Ka'imi Fairbairn
P Trevor Daniel
LS Jon Weeks
KR Tyler Ervin Bruce Ellington Keke Coutee
PR Tyler Ervin Bruce Ellington Keke Coutee
H Trevor Daniel
The Dallas Cowboys...
Offense:
QB Dak Prescott Cooper Rush Mike White
RB Ezekiel Elliott Rod Smith
FB Jamize Olawale
WR Allen Hurns Michael Gallup
WR Terrance Williams Deonte Thompson
WR Cole Beasley Tavon Austin
TE Geoff Swaim Blake Jarwin Rico Gathers Dalton Schultz
LT Tyron Smith Cameron Fleming
LG Connor Williams Joe Looney
C Travis Frederick Joe Looney
RG Zack Martin Parker Ehinger
RT La'el Collins Cameron Fleming
Defense:
DE Demarcus Lawrence Randy Gregory Dorance Armstrong
DT Datone Jones Maliek Collins
DT Antwaun Woods Daniel Ross
DE Tyrone Crawford Taco Charlton
SLB Damien Wilson Justin March-Lillard Chris Covington
MLB Jaylon Smith Leighton Vander Esch
WLB Sean Lee
CB Chidobe Awuzie
CB Anthony Brown Jourdan Lewis
CB Byron Jones Jourdan Lewis
SS Jeff Heath Kavon Frazier Ibraheim Campbell
FS Xavier Woods
Special Teams:
P Chris Jones Brett Maher
K Brett Maher
LS L.P. Ladouceur
H Chris Jones
KOR Deonte Thompson Jourdan Lewis
PR Tavon Austin Cole Beasley
At first look, The Cowboys have 2 weapons. Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott.
The front 7 of the Texans defense only need to key on 2 guys. Dak and Zeke. Shut those 2 down and the Cowboys have no offense. Their o-line is almost as bad as the Texans. Dak has had problems getting the ball to receivers. Two reasons. First, he has no real receiving threats and no tight end threat. And second, his offensive line has been almost as bad as the Texans.
With Clowney finally emerging and Mercilus finally getting his head in the game and Watt being Watt, The Texans defense should be able to get to Dak often and stop him from being a passing threat all together.
The only threat the Texans defense will face is Zeke and his legs. That won't be enough here at NRG.
Watson did show some ability against the Colts and he could very well be on his way back to what we saw last year. With Coutee emerging as a real threat, with Fuller on the outside should he play, with Hopkins being Hopkins and with Akins and Thomas starting to get more reps at tight end, We could see this offense finally take off. The running game needs to get back to the form of the first 2 weeks as well.
Hopefully, O'brien realizes he needs to turn Watson and this offense loose and let them play.
This should be a win for our Texans at home and the Texans will take the Boot.
Texans 34
Cowboys 24
After the win on Sunday in over time against the Colts, little was done to energize the fan base. It was a win, sure, but the Texans vulnerabilities are still glaring. The offensive line is, well, offensive.
Much of the time, the Colts defense was in the back field stopping the run or forcing Watson to leave the pocket to try to scramble to find an open receiver.
One bright spot did come out of the game. The emergence of Keke Coutee. 11 catches for 108 yards. Not a bad start to his career and a big boost for the offense.
Here are the teams.
Your Houston Texans...
Offense:
WR DeAndre Hopkins Vyncint Smith
LT Martinas Rankin Roderick Johnson David Sharpe
LG Senio Kelemete
C Nick Martin Greg Mancz
RG Zach Fulton
RT Julie'n Davenport Kendall Lamm
TE Ryan Griffin Jordan Akins Jordan Thomas
WR Keke Coutee
WR Will Fuller V Sammie Coates Jr.
QB Deshaun Watson Brandon Weeden Joe Webb III
RB Lamar Miller Alfred Blue Tyler Ervin Buddy Howell
Defense:
DE J.J. Watt Carlos Watkins
NT D.J. Reader Brandon Dunn
DE Christian Covington Angelo Blackson Joel Heath
SAM Whitney Mercilus Brennan Scarlett Daeshon Hall
MIKE Benardrick McKinney Brian Peters
WILL Zach Cunningham
JACK Jadeveon Clowney Duke Ejiofor Peter Kalambayi
CB Johnathan Joseph Kayvon Webster Johnson Bademosi
CB Aaron Colvin Shareece Wright
S Tyrann Mathieu Natrell Jamerson A.J. Moore
S Kareem Jackson Justin Reid
Special Teams:
K Ka'imi Fairbairn
P Trevor Daniel
LS Jon Weeks
KR Tyler Ervin Bruce Ellington Keke Coutee
PR Tyler Ervin Bruce Ellington Keke Coutee
H Trevor Daniel
The Dallas Cowboys...
Offense:
QB Dak Prescott Cooper Rush Mike White
RB Ezekiel Elliott Rod Smith
FB Jamize Olawale
WR Allen Hurns Michael Gallup
WR Terrance Williams Deonte Thompson
WR Cole Beasley Tavon Austin
TE Geoff Swaim Blake Jarwin Rico Gathers Dalton Schultz
LT Tyron Smith Cameron Fleming
LG Connor Williams Joe Looney
C Travis Frederick Joe Looney
RG Zack Martin Parker Ehinger
RT La'el Collins Cameron Fleming
Defense:
DE Demarcus Lawrence Randy Gregory Dorance Armstrong
DT Datone Jones Maliek Collins
DT Antwaun Woods Daniel Ross
DE Tyrone Crawford Taco Charlton
SLB Damien Wilson Justin March-Lillard Chris Covington
MLB Jaylon Smith Leighton Vander Esch
WLB Sean Lee
CB Chidobe Awuzie
CB Anthony Brown Jourdan Lewis
CB Byron Jones Jourdan Lewis
SS Jeff Heath Kavon Frazier Ibraheim Campbell
FS Xavier Woods
Special Teams:
P Chris Jones Brett Maher
K Brett Maher
LS L.P. Ladouceur
H Chris Jones
KOR Deonte Thompson Jourdan Lewis
PR Tavon Austin Cole Beasley
At first look, The Cowboys have 2 weapons. Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott.
The front 7 of the Texans defense only need to key on 2 guys. Dak and Zeke. Shut those 2 down and the Cowboys have no offense. Their o-line is almost as bad as the Texans. Dak has had problems getting the ball to receivers. Two reasons. First, he has no real receiving threats and no tight end threat. And second, his offensive line has been almost as bad as the Texans.
With Clowney finally emerging and Mercilus finally getting his head in the game and Watt being Watt, The Texans defense should be able to get to Dak often and stop him from being a passing threat all together.
The only threat the Texans defense will face is Zeke and his legs. That won't be enough here at NRG.
Watson did show some ability against the Colts and he could very well be on his way back to what we saw last year. With Coutee emerging as a real threat, with Fuller on the outside should he play, with Hopkins being Hopkins and with Akins and Thomas starting to get more reps at tight end, We could see this offense finally take off. The running game needs to get back to the form of the first 2 weeks as well.
Hopefully, O'brien realizes he needs to turn Watson and this offense loose and let them play.
This should be a win for our Texans at home and the Texans will take the Boot.
Texans 34
Cowboys 24
