texanhead08
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He is similar in speed is about all.
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He is similar in speed is about all.
gary
Hall of Fame
He has the tools if healthy.
TimeKiller
Guest
If this is a move to get Jacoby out I think they need to give him one more shot on the field. Do or die. They spent a 3rd on him and if as much leash as they'll ever give is PR I call that a blown pick.
How are Aldriges' hands?
How are Aldriges' hands?
Ya know I love AA, Gary!
But he does fumble the ball when he gets hit hard, even though he can certainly run between the tackles.
He doesn't have problem handling the ball. It's just that he's too small.
If we're going to use him, I can only feel comfortable running plays that provide him a good chance to go near the sideline. Same thing on punt and kick returns.
He was a receiver that the Cougars converted to RB (since they didn't have a good one at the time but they had a lot of good receivers) so there are many ways to use him.
Best is to use him as a decoy like Reggie Bush!
But really, if they can use him properly, he might help in certain situations!
Let's say when you need a long one at the end of the half or when you're behind, that's where you don't have to worry about the risks.
gary
Hall of Fame
I understand this and I am not saying he is going to come in here and be God. Our RB has not come back to his 2008 form yet. He is low risk high reword type of guy on the PS if he does not work out then set him free but I say give him a shot.Ya know I love AA, Gary!
But he does fumble the ball when he gets hit hard, even though he can certainly run between the tackles.
He doesn't have problem handling the ball. It's just that he's too small.
If we're going to use him, I can only feel comfortable running plays that provide him a good chance to go near the sideline. Same thing on punt and kick returns.
He was a receiver that the Cougars converted to RB (since they didn't have a good one at the time but they had a lot of good receivers) so there are many ways to use him.
Best is to use him as a decoy like Reggie Bush!
But really, if they can use him properly, he might help in certain situations!
Let's say when you need a long one at the end of the half or when you're behind, that's where you don't have to worry about the risks.
Because he's a playmaker and he comes very inexpensive!
Let's say for some reason, if Slaton is down and we're at the 4 yd line and they stuff the LOS. The blocking by our O-line and Chris Brown would be hard-pressed to take it in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMIo5nbUz0c&feature=related
All he needs is a decent block by either the RT or the TE (whoever lines up outside) and a decent block by a big receiver like AJ for example.
Even if there's a safety back there, he would have better chance to get the goal line than Chris Brown.
He might even have a better chance than Slaton with that quickness and speed.
The chance of a fumble here is quite low.
There are other examples, I'll see if I can find them.
This play is low risk as well.
And do you think a LB can stay with him on this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5duOATfuKQ&feature=related
Imagine AJ as the WR that took both the CB and safety away!
Notice that the defense is in nickel.
On the other side, there are two receivers with 3 defenders on them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5duOATfuKQ&feature=related
Imagine AJ as the WR that took both the CB and safety away!
Notice that the defense is in nickel.
On the other side, there are two receivers with 3 defenders on them.
This one is also low risk.
He's too fast for any guy to get ready to put a lick on him!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs7HUBL4Q5s&feature=related
He's too fast for any guy to get ready to put a lick on him!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs7HUBL4Q5s&feature=related
And save this play for a rainy day.
Alridge to AJ somewhere near the redzone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAmMhnM56KQ&feature=related
Alridge to AJ somewhere near the redzone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAmMhnM56KQ&feature=related
mexican_texan
Furry Tractors
So far, I've asked for Mark Parson and Anthony Aldridge. 2 for 2.
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
Can you please ask for a winning season, since everything else is rolling your way?
CloakNNNdagger
Hall of Fame
His use in the running game could probably only be used in more selected situations, since as a pass blocker, I would think he would resemble a bowling pin.
Pass block? Probably not! Maybe once or twice a game. Rubbing off a lineman on the way out or a cut block, that's about it!
Against the 3-4, sending him out into the flat, even only as decoy, would serve the same purpose as blocking when we're in a single back formation.
The OLB will just have to follow him!
3-4 carries a game, perhaps a reverse once in a while.
Throw to him 2-3 times a game, either out of the backfield or as a receiver.
Use him as a decoy a 2-3 times.
Use him as a returner here and there, depending on game situation.
He can be the emergency RB, slot receiver, and kick returner.
With A.D.'s being day-to-day with a concussion, you never know if he may get activated. (I doubt it, but then again...)
badboy
Hall of Fame
Since our blocking seems to consist of getting close to an opponent and yelling "boogada, boogada" AA should do very well.
Texans going to run the "Cougar" formation?
I don't think the Jets "Seminole" formation went unnoticed
You know Art Briles is a very innovatice coach.
I really wish Kubiak would take the time to solicit opinions from more college coaches to see if there's anything he can incorporate into the current scheme.
There's one play which I like as Shanahan utilize the quickness of our O-linemen in open space.
Aound the 3-min mark before halftime, they set up a screen pass to A.D. to the right flat.
Slaton faked a run up the middle.
Three awesome blocks by Brisiel, Winston, and Myers went to waste simply because O.D. missed a block badly on Sheppard. So you're right, O.D. needs to stop the boogada chorus and go to work.
That one had a good chance for a TD.
And if it was Alridge, a quick six is extremely likely, I'd say!
Nah. I'm tired of wasting pt for people because you keep trying to justify a draft pick. He has done nothing, so why not try and fix the problem. three years
well, if it is conspiracy it is not so much because he is local.
http://www.houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=5579
(on RB Anthony Alridge) "Very fast. Small, fast. But he's given us a good look because of the back that they have that's so fast, so it's nice to have him here this week to help simulate that type of speed. Nice young man, just getting to know him myself."
http://www.houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=5579
(on RB Anthony Alridge) "Very fast. Small, fast. But he's given us a good look because of the back that they have that's so fast, so it's nice to have him here this week to help simulate that type of speed. Nice young man, just getting to know him myself."
TB I have to disagree
1.McNair was new and he gave Casserly total control. McNair knew that the first coach with an expansion franchise always gets fired after 4-5 years.
McNair knew he didn't need the PR back when the franchise was formed because Houston was a football hungry town.
2. After the CC debacle the fans were turning on McNair and the milk from the cash cow was about to dry up. Hence the hiring of the hometown boy done good (Kubes). After 3 years of Smithiak the team has improved (after CC it would be hard not to) Smithiak are saying the Texans are a playoff team. After week one this team is looking more like the team CC told the fans they were playoff caliber. The CC team that finished 2-14.
The fans see an uninspired team that got phsically kicked in the mouth by the Jets and seemed to quit. The fans are getting restless and rightfully so. IMO If Kubes has a losing record this year I predict the PR guy that McNair is will force Kubes to be fired.
A new coach with a SB win on his resume will be hired (there are 5-6 of them available) This will buy the McNair PR team more time. It will keep the cash cow alive and the milk (money) will keep on flwing.
I believe McNair is about
Making money first and if the team happens to win that makes it even better. Eight years and not even a winning record speaks volumes to me.
JMHO
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
McNair didn't really know crap about the NFL when he started out day 1, (he pretty much admitted that) so how is he going to know he was going to need to fire his coach automatically after 4-5 years? Also this goes against your argument, because if McNair didn't give a crap about what his team did the first couple of years....like you're trying to argue (remember like you say, he didn't need "PR") He would've just hired the first guy who came along and wouldn't have turned down Kubiak in the first place....
Nope....seems to me, McNair thought his team needed to have a better chance at winning early on (and not just bank on a Honeymoon period) and went with the more experienced Capers (about the only experienced coach who would be willing to take on a expansion project...so your point there doesn't even make sense.
"Hometown boy done good", give me a break
you act like Kubiak wasn't a HOT up and coming coach that was on MANY people's radar. I remember reading MULTIPLE articles about him long before we even hired him...and at the time he fit what we were trying to fix...A broke QB. I believe Dan Reeves might've had something to say on the matter as well.Kubiak wasn't just some good 'ol boy who didn't deserve a damn job....NOBODY questioned the hire and if we didn't hire him, someone else would have.
Biggest misconception of all...
If all McNair cared about was money he would've drafted the "Cash Cow" Vince Young... Young would still be selling jerseys here, because he's invinceable
(and there's plenty of idiots in this town that would still be sucking all that crap up)and if it wasn't Young it would've been Bush. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that McNair put his wallet aside and chose the player who wouldn't greatly increase his bank account (Young) and wouldn't give his team national commercial exposure (Bush), instead he PUT THE TEAM FIRST AND CHOSE THE BEST OPTION FOR THE TEAM, which was Mario Williams..despite everybody and their mother calling him a moron.
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NitroGSXR
Super Sic #58
Then McNair isn't a good businessman. Playoff teams are raking it in hand over fist. So much money to be made on the road to the Super Bowl.
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
And this is why it's stupid to think McNair isn't trying to win or doesn't have the team's best interest at heart.
There probably isn't a soul in this city who wants to him more than Mr. McNair, sadly he has a couple of character flaws......he's too damn loyal and passive. (He should've never let Kubiak hire his own G.M. it's just a conflict of interest) But if Kubiak and his cronies don't turn it around this week and win atleast 9 games, they're gone. Hell, winning 9 games might not even save them....it should be playoffs or bust.
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GNTLEWOLF
Rookie
And this is why it's stupid to think McNair isn't trying to win or doesn't have the team's best interest at heart.
That is the way it should be, but unfortunately I believe that this team would have to do a monumental nose dive in the scale of Capers' last year in order for McNair to look elsewhere.
Carr Bombed
Hall of Fame
I don't know.....I remember reading before the season that McNair "expected" the team to go to the playoffs and anything short, he'd be extremely disappointed. He did give Capers 4 years......just happens to be the same year Kubiak is in also.
Anybody remember Capers first 3 seasons?
1st year....4-12
2nd year....5-11
3rd year....7-9
improvement each year.
and then everybody (including the media) expected them to turn the corner and they fell on their face and went 2-14
While Kubiak has done slightly better (although with way more talent) and has only had one losing season (still no winning seasons though), so far it's looking awfully similar. Each time this team faces real expectations, they wilt in the heat. Definition of softness.
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mexican_texan
Furry Tractors
Hmm....I dig the loveable loser title, but sure. Mark Parson, Anthony Aldridge, and magical playoff run.Can you please ask for a winning season, since everything else is rolling your way?