I think the season has exposed the real teams versus the frauds in the AFC. there are five good teams and two that will get in because there are seven playoff spots.
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I think the season has exposed the real teams versus the frauds in the AFC. there are five good teams and two that will get in because there are seven playoff spots.
I think that's the way it always works. Why they call those extra teams "Wild Cards."
of course, one of those wild cards is going to be the AFC South Champs...and I hope that team is the Texans
Texansphan
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I would love to see a stud RB come in here.
They are game changers - look at Henry in his prime.
Zamir White looked like a stud today and ultimately took the game away from the Chiefs.
Oh and another stud WR in case one goes down.
badboy
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Exactly and a stud cornerback and stud safety and stud Edge rusher and stud interior defensive lineman and a stud left guard Plus one or two stud linebackers who can cover and then I am good.
I keep thinking what if a Bijan Robinson was available this year at our round one pick.
Doubtful all of this can be done in the draft. I'm going to put out a mock next week and would like your feedback.
badboy
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Agree on getting not getting it all in draft but FA/ Trades will help. I am adjusting my Christmas mock I wanted to post today. Looking forward to yours. Mine usually reflect what I would do not what I think Texans will do. For example I would probably take a wide receiver 1 in top two rounds but doubt Caserio will.
FA just looks weak for game changers though Danielle Hunter could eliminate a need. Greenard should be back but depending on costs, I'm against that. Derrick Barnett could be an interesting extension and might be a 1 year prove it.
FA Geno Stone as a pure free safety moving Pitre to more of a LB role is interesting.
Stone is not a very good tackler vs run but he battles for the ball in air and often overwhelms his opponent.
I am surprised that we have heard nothing about Texans interest in Sebastián Joseph-Day starting DL cut by Chargers.
Edit: just read again and saw that I had left out Pitre in the sentence discussing Stone. I think Pitre is a free safety with a strong safety mindset that is not working out.
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TheMatrix31
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CJ wouldn't be able to carry a team this banged up. It was bad enough with DBs and OL but now it's more.
badboy
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I get your point however I would like to have seen CJ with both Noah Brown and Nico collins. Heck I believe he could have even hit Hutchinson on one of his deep routes. I don't want to be taken wrong as I am extremely glad Stroud did not play. As I think we will have a good win against Tennessee sunday, I am hoping Stroud since that one out also.
10-7.
They can beat the Inbreds and the Colts with CJ healthy and playing well at QB.
Texansphan
Football connoisseur
That would be nice but not realistic from solely a draft stand point - not in one draft anyway!
I would feel pretty good about this team if we could add just a couple of studs to both sides of the ball - two from the draft, and two from FA.
Very doable.
Texansphan
Football connoisseur
I feel like we have already come out in front considering Vegas had us at 6.5 wins for the season plus we have our franchise QB to build around now.I’m good with 8 wins if it accelerates bringing back a fully healthy team next year. Too many important players out and if they bring them back too prematurely could be disastrous moving forward.
TheRealJoker
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DeMeco says they don’t have specific players “follow” the opponents’ top weapon. Obviously that did not workout against Cooper. Think the team will make adjustments? Or is it a philosophical thing?
Following is more a man-to-man concept and the Texans play mostly zone, so schematic or philosophical.
Porky
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My instincts say when you have a guy like Cooper torching you, you put your best corner on him..period. I think you can mix zone and man concepts. One guy plays straight man, everyone else plays zone.
thst said, Demeco knows more about defense in his pinky finger than I do in my entire body…so I will 100% defer to DeMeco on this issue. I’m still 100% in Ryans corner. He’s the right guy for the job and is going to be here for a long time.
thst said, Demeco knows more about defense in his pinky finger than I do in my entire body…so I will 100% defer to DeMeco on this issue. I’m still 100% in Ryans corner. He’s the right guy for the job and is going to be here for a long time.
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KoolAid Sipper
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You think the players we had on the field were capable of playing mixed coverages as a unit? You better stay outta Thorn's stash...LOL
While not impossible, that gets more assignment screwy especially if the offense uses motion and bunch formations to get the man-to-man corner out of position. Methinks Ryans likes to keep assignments relatively simple.
A hundred ways to skin a cat & all that.
Demeco benched a member of the secondary. So it tells me that's where he saw the problem. Works for me.
badboy
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Zone blocking and zone defense is just a way to make up for not having the best players. Certainly there are exceptions but not what I prefer.Fantasy Football WR Report: Man, zone coverage performance ahead of NFL Week 16 | Fantasy Football News, Rankings and Projections | PFF
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badboy
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Demeco doing the best he can with what he has. Will be interesting to see what he does this off season. Perhaps we will get a better feel of his future plans of attack on both sides of the ball.
The Texans have implemented Ryans' preferred schemes on both offense and defense. personnel and execution will be the primary difference in the success of those core schemes going forward.
We oversimplify these things when talking about them on the message board. Teams mix zone, gap or man-on-man power blocking. No team runs either exclusively.
on man versus zone defense
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