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Training Camp Practice Updates - 2011

This whole spike it vs. make the INT is goofy. If the DB can make the catch, then he should catch it. To me that's the surest way to make sure no one else has it. As we witnessed to our horror, spiking the ball wasn't a 100% foolproof way of keeping it away from the WRs now was it? Defending that strategy smacks of a "that's the way we've always done it" thought process. And "the way we've always done it" led to us losing a game we could have/should have won.
 
ObsiWan said:
This whole spike it vs. make the INT is goofy. If the DB can make the catch, then he should catch it. To me that's the surest way to make sure no one else has it. As we witnessed to our horror, spiking the ball wasn't a 100% foolproof way of keeping it away from the WRs now was it? Defending that strategy smacks of a "that's the way we've always done it" thought process. And "the way we've always done it" led to us losing a game we could have/should have won.
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I think I answered everything you mentioned here in my post above, but I'll answer it again.

It's not about it being 100 percent anything. It's about decreasing the chances.

No one is going to chew a player out if he catches it, but if he tries to and misses and the wr comes up with it the coach is going to say something.

It's not about the way you've wHs done it an sticking to it for that purpose alone. Its about a method that has worked a plethora of times, but the only time most everyone has seen it backfire happened to be when gq tried it and failed.

Exactly how many times have you guys seen that happen?

That was the only time ever for me.

So now people are supposed to change something they know mostly works because of one fluke play?
 
The ultimate goal of either technique is to make sure the other guy doesn't catch it.
If that means spiking the ball, then spike the hell out of it.
If that means the making the INT, then by all means catch the damned ball, wrap it up, and take a knee.
We've seen any number of DBs make the pick to end a game too.
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I'm not arguing whether or not you should or shouldn't go for the int, I'm saying that batting the ball down is the way it's taught at all levels, universally. I'd actually be surprised to find any coach that teaches otherwise.

There's just way too much uncertainty given each situation and way too may dumb players out there for you to tell your players "go for the pick if it feels right." The safe bet is to tell your guys to knock it on the ground to avoid bobbling/tipping it.

GP said:
I can find anything I want. Hell, I can go survey the Amarillo-area high school coaches and ask them personally.
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I still find this hard to believe. Everyone, and i mean Everyone teaches to swat it down in a hail mary.
 
Sure we've all been taught to bat it down, however, the ball was heading for his chest as he jumped, to which he didn't even bat straight down. Batting the ball outwards to give extra hangtime is just poor technique.
 
ObsiWan said:
The ultimate goal of either technique is to make sure the other guy doesn't catch it.
If that means spiking the ball, then spike the hell out of it.
If that means the making the INT, then by all means catch the damned ball, wrap it up, and take a knee.
We've seen any number of DBs make the pick to end a game too.
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Yet we're told that it's 100% "knock it down" 24/7/365.

If it's Gospel truth to knock it down and never go for the pick, then why do we see games end on a pick (whether it's a hail mary or not is not the issue either).

Do those players get suspended for violating coach's rules? No.

Nobody wants to admit that we could have won that game if Quin had just caught the ball and rolled to the ground. Instead, he was just doing what he was told...but did it poorly. Fine. He should have disobeyed orders.
 
ObsiWan said:
This whole spike it vs. make the INT is goofy. If the DB can make the catch, then he should catch it. To me that's the surest way to make sure no one else has it. As we witnessed to our horror, spiking the ball wasn't a 100% foolproof way of keeping it away from the WRs now was it? Defending that strategy smacks of a "that's the way we've always done it" thought process. And "the way we've always done it" led to us losing a game we could have/should have won.
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I agree 100%

But that is not the norm in the NFL.

For years, watching football. It has been my understanding that guys who are fast & can catch the ball play on the offensive side of the ball. They're wide receivers.

Guys who are fast, but can't catch a ball, play defense.

When you put your hands guys in on ST.. or a suspected hail mary, you'll see WRs out there, not DBs.... for a reason.

Some CBs have good hands, & can catch just as well as any WR.... maybe they can't run routes, or can't figure out a play book. Who knows.

But yes, if I've got Deon Sanders in the end-zone, in that situation, I want him to catch the ball & take it to the house.

If I've got Glover Quin, Kareem Jackson, Jason Allen, Bernard Pollard, Eugene Wilson or Troy Nolan, I want them to know the ball out of play... straight down if possible.

Glover didn't do either... so there you go.

ObsiWan said:
The ultimate goal of either technique is to make sure the other guy doesn't catch it.
If that means spiking the ball, then spike the hell out of it.
If that means the making the INT, then by all means catch the damned ball, wrap it up, and take a knee.
We've seen any number of DBs make the pick to end a game too.
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Uh.. yeah, that's what I meant to say.
 
SheTexan said:
I'm beginning to wonder if he watches film, studies routes at all, or just isn't smart enough to "get it." Maybe he's not even coachable! Who knows! BUT, I sure as hell DO NOT want to go through another "KJ is learning year."
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It may also be the case he plateaued.
 
Doppelganger said:
I think he is a Nickle corner. Have the play in front of him and he can make the tackles. Have him try to run down the field and he will get blown up.
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Nickel at best, off the team at worst.

I don't even want him as CB depth. He's not an NFL cornerback. He didn't look like one last year, he doesn't look like one in camp this year.

You either have it or you don't. The only guy on our team who shows flashes and has rightfully been given time to develop is Jacoby Jones, and even HE finds ways to score TDs, make first downs, make big gains, return punts for TDs, etc. Big play "stuff" that KJ can't claim. Although he did have one interception vs. Dallas, IIRC. Still, he's pretty piss poor out there.
 
GP said:
Nickel at best, off the team at worst.

I don't even want him as CB depth. He's not an NFL cornerback. He didn't look like one last year, he doesn't look like one in camp this year.

You either have it or you don't. The only guy on our team who shows flashes and has rightfully been given time to develop is Jacoby Jones, and even HE finds ways to score TDs, make first downs, make big gains, return punts for TDs, etc. Big play "stuff" that KJ can't claim. Although he did have one interception vs. Dallas, IIRC. Still, he's pretty piss poor out there.
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He did only have 1 season though and piss poor coaching last year. Let's see what a year of real coaching do for him. If he can't hack it this year, then yeah he should probably be dumped.
 
Doppelganger said:
He did only have 1 season though and piss poor coaching last year. Let's see what a year of real coaching do for him. If he can't hack it this year, then yeah he should probably be dumped.
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Piss poor coaching for sure, but that doesn't explain the lack of foot speed and falling down non stop.
 
ObsiWan said:
This whole spike it vs. make the INT is goofy. If the DB can make the catch, then he should catch it. To me that's the surest way to make sure no one else has it. As we witnessed to our horror, spiking the ball wasn't a 100% foolproof way of keeping it away from the WRs now was it? Defending that strategy smacks of a "that's the way we've always done it" thought process. And "the way we've always done it" led to us losing a game we could have/should have won.
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knock it down is pretty much common sense when you think about it, the reason simply being that more things can go wrong when you try to catch a ball compared to when you try to knock it down. since catching a ball requires securing it with two hands and/or two hands and chest, you also need to get the ball slow and steady enough in order to secure it. when you try to knock it down, all you need to do is get one paw on it, and hit it in a fast, downward motion.

when trying for the catch you could bobble it, the opposing team could snatch it out of your grasp while trying to secure it, you could whiff (particularly troublesome on high passes), you could get hit hard while securing the catch and drop it. and all this is magnified, of course, when you consider that the offense is going to have its best receivers on the field in a hail mary and the defense is going to have DB's and perhaps the odd wide receiver.
 
I think people are overreacting on Kareem Jackson. After his bad year, everybody is just waiting for him to falter so every little mistake he makes has been magnified. Why don't we wait until the preseason games to see if he's gotten any better? I'm not saying he should be anointed as the starter, I'm just saying he's being looked as a scapegoat as the last remnant of last year's awful secondary. We should wait and see on who wins the competition for CB#2.
 
I agree with dsorc on this issue. KJ was thrown into an impossible situation last year, a rookie starting at the CB1 spot with no FS help and terrible coaching. No one would have succeded in that situation. Even Aso and Revis weren't great until their 3rd year in the league and they weren't put in the impossible/no win situation that Kubiak threw KJ into. Looking for someone to blame for our terrible secondary last year look at Kubiak and Smith. I agree that every time KJ does something wrong it's overblown as if he's the only player to make mistakes. Cut the guy some slack, again he didn't make that ridiculous comment about himself, "He's the most pro ready CB in the draft" that was Kubiak and KJ isn't responsible for the Texans taking him in the 1st round that was Kubiak as well. Give the guy a chance. If he's still terrible and not showing any signs of improvement by the end of this season then their should be reason for concern.

As for this season I think Joseph will be CB1, Allen CB2, Harris and Jackson will be nickle and dime. I'm wondering if there will be a 5th CB and if so who it will be. McMannis?
 
I thought this thread was for training camp updates??
Hard to see any with all this debate over batted balls.

Did we not have page after page after page about the batted ball by Quinn last year?
 
Texans 2 deep depth chart after week 1 according to the Chron....

Offense

WR1.....Andre Johnson........Dorin Dickerson
LT........Duane Brown..........Rashad Butler
LG.......Wade Smith............Shelley Smith
C.........Chris Myers.............Mike Brisiel
RG.......Antoine Caldwell......Mike Brisiel
RT........Eric Winston...........Rashad Butler
TE........Owen Daniels..........Joel Dreesen
WR2.....Kevin Walters..........Jacoby Jones

QB.......Matt Schaub............Matt Leinart
RB........Arian Foster............Derrick Ward
FB........James Casey...........Lawrence Vickers

Defense

LE.........J.J. Watt................Damione Lewis
NT.........Earl Mitchell...........Shaun Cody
RE.........Antonio Smith.........Tim Bulman

LOB.......Connor Barwin.........Brooks Reed
LIB........Brian Cushing..........Darryl Sharpton
RIB........Demeco Ryans.........Stanford Keglar
ROB.......Mario Williams.........Xavier Adibi

CB1.......Johnathan Joseph......Brandon Harris
CB2.......Kareem Jackson........Brice McCain
SS.........Glover Quin..............Dominique Barber
FS.........Danieal Manning........Troy Nolan

Special Teams
FG.........Neil Rackers
P...........Brad Maynard
DS.........Jon Weeks
KR.........Trindon Holliday
PR.........Jacoby Jones


http://www.chron.com/sports/photogallery/2011_Texans_depth_chart.html#27385970
 
Tailgate said:
Texans 2 deep depth chart after week 1 according to the Chron....

Offense

WR1.....Andre Johnson........Dorin Dickerson
LT........Duane Brown..........Rashad Butler
LG.......Wade Smith............Shelley Smith
C.........Chris Myers.............Mike Brisiel
RG.......Antoine Caldwell......Mike Brisiel
RT........Eric Winston...........Rashad Butler
TE........Owen Daniels..........Joel Dreesen
WR2.....Kevin Walters..........Jacoby Jones

QB.......Matt Schaub............Matt Leinart
RB........Arian Foster............Derrick Ward
FB........James Casey...........Lawrence Vickers

Defense

LE.........J.J. Watt................Damione Lewis
NT.........Earl Mitchell...........Shaun Cody
RE.........Antonio Smith.........Tim Bulman

LOB.......Connor Barwin.........Brooks Reed
LIB........Brian Cushing..........Darryl Sharpton
RIB........Demeco Ryans.........Stanford Keglar
ROB.......Mario Williams.........Xavier Adibi

CB1.......Johnathan Joseph......Brandon Harris
CB2.......Kareem Jackson........Brice McCain
SS.........Glover Quin..............Dominique Barber
FS.........Danieal Manning........Troy Nolan

Special Teams
FG.........Neil Rackers
P...........Brad Maynard
DS.........Jon Weeks
KR.........Trindon Holliday
PR.........Jacoby Jones


http://www.chron.com/sports/photogallery/2011_Texans_depth_chart.html#27385970
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That's CB2 line isn't looking good. Kjax and mmcain? And no sign of jason allen. Wow this is going to be interesting
 
redwhiteANDblue said:
That's CB2 line isn't looking good. Kjax and mmcain? And no sign of jason allen. Wow this is going to be interesting
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Yeah... where is Jason Allen? What happened that he's not at least #2 at the CB-2 spot?

Public Enemy #1
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redwhiteANDblue said:
Brandon Harris INT
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Ballhawking skills. He got 'em.

I know he's 2nd on the CB1 position (behind J Joseph) but in all seriousness, I think he could be CB2 by the time reg season hits. Gotta' have a good preseason, though. If he does, and KJ looks like KJ...I will be disappointed that we didn't put Harris at CB2 opposite J Joseph.

Play your best players, round you were picked in makes no difference. In theory, at least.
 
redwhiteANDblue said:
lol well thanks for the rep but it wasn't me that uploaded it, I just found it. Tomorrow I'll be getting my own videos and it should be good quality too
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You posted it, we wouldn't have seen it without you.

Also, I look forward to seeing YOUR videos when you can get 'em posted.
 
GP said:
Ballhawking skills. He got 'em.

I know he's 2nd on the CB1 position (behind J Joseph) but in all seriousness, I think he could be CB2 by the time reg season hits. Gotta' have a good preseason, though. If he does, and KJ looks like KJ...I will be disappointed that we didn't put Harris at CB2 opposite J Joseph.

Play your best players, round you were picked in makes no difference. In theory, at least.
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Earl Mitchael has been the guy thus far.
 
AJ's:Texans training camp notes: Sunday, August 7

The Texans completed their first week of training camp with a two-hour practice Sunday morning in front of another packed house at Methodist Training Center.

Nearly 4,000 fans attended practice on Saturday, according to reports, and Sunday's crowd looked to be about the same.

Bleachers and endzones were packed with fans, but with a little more cloud cover and a nice breeze out of the south it didn't seem near as hot this morning as it did on Saturday.

Random observations from practice:

The team practiced in shells today (helmets, shoulder pads and shorts). Call it a light contact session.
During individual position work, the DBs worked on corner blitz drills. One player wearing a large pad on his outside arm lined up opposite the 'blitzing corner'. At the snap, the corner blitzed and worked on hand technique, chopping the blockers outside arm as he rushed the simulated QB which was played by a coach.

The linebackers did similar drills yesterday and today - there's lots of teaching going on with various hand techniques, i.e., slaps, chops, etc., associated with shedding and getting around blockers.

Heard in the crowd: "90 guys out here is crazy looking." Actually, 89 if new signing Dobbins made it into town, but yes it's a crowded practice field out there. Normally rosters are at 80 this time of year.

I'm not sure I'm buying into the James Casey at fullback experiment. Casey is a ripped 6-3, 245 but he doesn't have a fullback body - at least not a lead blocking back's body. I like those squatty 5-11, 250 lb guys with a lower center of gravity that can get up and under a linebacker's pads and into their chest.

Seventh round draft pick Derek Newton is one big fella. Listed at 6-6, 314 and looking every bit of it, Newton, a backup offensive tackle, doesn't have much of a chance to make the 53 but he should be a good candidate for the practice squad

Andre Johnson practiced and looked great. Brian Cushing did not practice and was wearing a large ice wrap on his right knee during part of the practice. WR Paul Williams and RB Arian Foster were on excercise bikes at the start of practice and watched from the sideline. Ben Tate came out but his hamstring tightened during warmups and he was excused. WR Terrence Toliver was out sick.

Linebackers did a little drop and cover drill where they had to shuffle laterally over pads on the ground, then drop and react to a ball thrown by Reggie Herring (who has a hard time throwing a spiral apparently)

Vance Joseph spent a fair amount of time with the DBs drilling foot and hand placement during press coverage. Wade Phillips was watching intently
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Continue reading on Examiner.com Texans training camp notes: Sunday, August 7 - Houston Houston Texans | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/houston-texans-in-houston/training-camp-notes-sunday-august-7#ixzz1UUfdDDjx
 
disaacks3 said:
The best part today was during line drills. Antonio Smith was up and got his upper body too far forward on the rush. He did a beautiful face-plant in the grass.

Even better was Cody making fun of him afterward! :texflag:
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Did he get a personal foul for hitting the ground?
 
Honoring Earl 34 said:
These dudes train to hit a 4.4 forty one time at the combine . I'd say it's much more important to see if they play fast on film or have a track background .
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Don't disagree with your point but WRs, RBs, CBs and safeties are tested in the 40 in high school and college not just the combine. It is an important test for most if not all 32 teams.
 
dsorc said:
I think people are overreacting on Kareem Jackson. After his bad year, everybody is just waiting for him to falter so every little mistake he makes has been magnified. Why don't we wait until the preseason games to see if he's gotten any better? I'm not saying he should be anointed as the starter, I'm just saying he's being looked as a scapegoat as the last remnant of last year's awful secondary. We should wait and see on who wins the competition for CB#2.
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I will speak for myself after immediately blasting the pick when he was drafted. I react to him being a first round pick from a noted college coach (Saban) who ran a "pro style"defense. KJ was labeled by some as the most "NFL ready CB" in the draft.

I do agree we should give him more time but he should have made some progress by now & I have not reead one positive note on this.
 
http://thexlog.com/201108061851/xtra-point-football/nfl/houston-texans-training-camp-report/

Houston Texans Training Camp Report

Jayson Braddock
By Jayson Braddock
NFL Scout
August 6th, 2011

I waited until August 4th to finally head out to Houston Texans’ training camp. That’s the day the league year started and it also allowed enough time for players to put the pads back on. It’s my favorite time of the season. At this time of year every fan base has high hopes; rookies are living out their dreams, and the whole season ahead of us. I’m based out of Houston, so most of my work will be what I’ve seen at Texans camp.

The morning practice had all of the action in it but the afternoon saw Johnathan Joseph, Danieal Manning, Jacoby Jones, Matt Leinart, etc. all get to practice for the first time as the league had a rule to not allow free agents and restructured contracted player to practice until after 4 pm EST on August 4th. Let’s break down what I saw at both of them.
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if this was quoted earlier, my apologizes
 
Lucky said:
Mario is getting held a lot. And when he's not being held, Williams will run himself out of a play and forget backside contain. It's going to be a problem if he doesn't figure this out.
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This was Marios biggest problem at DE. I'm hoping Phillips will break him of this. Hell maybe they should of moved him inside and put Cushing on the outside. Thd more I think about it the more that makes sense.
 
Wolf said:
http://thexlog.com/201108061851/xtra-point-football/nfl/houston-texans-training-camp-report/



if this was quoted earlier, my apologizes
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That was a great wrap-up you posted, even if it was from a few days ago!

I have a hunch that Jason Allen will be CB2, but the coaches are putting KJ and McCain in there with as many reps as they can get juuuuuust to make sure.

There is no way an honest man would start either those guys over Jason Allen. You just don't do it. I'm not saying KJ has to get cut THIS year, but he sure doesn't have to be the automatic CB2 out there in game 1.

Look for the Texans to start KJ in as many preseason games as they can, trying to watch him and see how he handles facing other offenses and their top QBs and WRs.

The more I think about this, and the more I hear people say how horribly mediocre KJ looks compared to others, I get to the point that I have to think they're doing everything they can to give KJ as many "live ammunition" sessions as they can...to see if he's going to sink or swim.

And that's going to continue into the preseason games too. People are going to freak out that he's out there running with the 1's in preseason, but I think you have to judge it as being done for evaluation purposes.

Sink. Or swim.
 
mussop said:
This was Marios biggest problem at DE. I'm hoping Phillips will break him of this. Hell maybe they should of moved him inside and put Cushing on the outside. Thd more I think about it the more that makes sense.
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When Mario was a rookie he did the same thing.

I think he just needs to get used to playing his new position. No reason other than a mental breakdown as to why he'd lose backside contain.

And really I'd have to see the play myself to say it's his fault. More people than Mario are responsible for the cutback.
 
I don't know where they came up with this depth chart, but there's a lot I'm not buying.

C.........Chris Myers.............Mike Brisiel (Has Brisiel taken any snaps at Center? Maybe he will, but Wallace is running 2nd team, right now)

NT.........Earl Mitchell...........Shaun Cody (It might shake out that way by the opener, but Cody has run with the 1st team more)

LOB.......Connor Barwin.........Brooks Reed (Reed has actually been playing the weakside, running 2nd team behind Mario. Nading has played behind Barwin)

RIB........Demeco Ryans.........Stanford Keglar (Adibi has gotten more snaps with the 2nd team at this spot)

ROB.......Mario Williams.........Xavier Adibi (And Adibi has not played OLB at all)

CB1.......Johnathan Joseph......Brandon Harris (This would be Jason Allen)

SS.........Glover Quin..............Dominique Barber (Nope, Quinton Demps has been 2nd team)

Did the Chronic even bother sending a reporter to watch the practices?
 
Lucky said:
I don't know where they came up with this depth chart, but there's a lot I'm not buying.

C.........Chris Myers.............Mike Brisiel (Has Brisiel taken any snaps at Center? Maybe he will, but Wallace is running 2nd team, right now)

NT.........Earl Mitchell...........Shaun Cody (It might shake out that way by the opener, but Cody has run with the 1st team more)

LOB.......Connor Barwin.........Brooks Reed (Reed has actually been playing the weakside, running 2nd team behind Mario. Nading has played behind Barwin)

RIB........Demeco Ryans.........Stanford Keglar (Adibi has gotten more snaps with the 2nd team at this spot)

ROB.......Mario Williams.........Xavier Adibi (And Adibi has not played OLB at all)

CB1.......Johnathan Joseph......Brandon Harris (This would be Jason Allen)

SS.........Glover Quin..............Dominique Barber (Nope, Quinton Demps has been 2nd team)

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I was wondering. From what I saw in the pictures and what people had said about different guys running with the 2s, it didn't seem to jibe to me.
 
GP said:
Look for the Texans to start KJ in as many preseason games as they can, trying to watch him and see how he handles facing other offenses and their top QBs and WRs.

The more I think about this, and the more I hear people say how horribly mediocre KJ looks compared to others, I get to the point that I have to think they're doing everything they can to give KJ as many "live ammunition" sessions as they can...to see if he's going to sink or swim.

And that's going to continue into the preseason games too. People are going to freak out that he's out there running with the 1's in preseason, but I think you have to judge it as being done for evaluation purposes.

Sink. Or swim.
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I've been thinking the same thing for a few days. Kubiak doesn't like admitting that he's wrong about a pick to the point of detriment to the team. I think they'll give KJ every chance they can in preseason to prove himself. People on this board really are going to freak out when they see KJ starting every game in preseason. The coaching staff will watch him like a hawk and analyze every move he makes trying to make him better. He might get better by the end of the season but I don't expect much improvement by the end of training camp, just not enough time. At best he's the nickle or most likely the dime.
 
Wolf6151 said:
I've been thinking the same thing for a few days. Kubiak doesn't like admitting that he's wrong about a pick to the point of detriment to the team. I think they'll give KJ every chance they can in preseason to prove himself. People on this board really are going to freak out when they see KJ starting every game in preseason. The coaching staff will watch him like a hawk and analyze every move he makes trying to make him better. He might get better by the end of the season but I don't expect much improvement by the end of training camp, just not enough time. At best he's the nickle or most likely the dime.
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If Jackson sucks I can't see them not trying something different in the second or third game.

Hopefully kj plays well, but if he doesn't you have to figure out who can and the only way to do that is to test them out.
 
From a draft perspective once that particular draft has been completed, where they were drafted makes little difference it's history. Of course you hope scouting department is on the money, coaches can mold him to fit scheme & if everything goes to plan you have a productive football player.

Talking with Sabin (radio) when he was in town, mentioned Kareem strugled as a freshman, much like he did as a rookie with the Texans. His next season made the adjustment, never looking back, just a real solid corner. I would suggest Texans follow a similar path & don't just give up on Kareem. He needs more positive reps, strengthen his footwork & stay looser in his hips, so he can come in & out of his breaks smoother. He's got excellent size, tough & will compete. Now he is competiting to earn his old job against some serious corners, just the way he likes it as proven @ Alabama.

That's as close to endorsement as it gets, rest is up to him :fingergun:
 
GP said:
I have a hunch that Jason Allen will be CB2, but the coaches are putting KJ and McCain in there with as many reps as they can get juuuuuust to make sure.

There is no way an honest man would start either those guys over Jason Allen. You just don't do it. I'm not saying KJ has to get cut THIS year, but he sure doesn't have to be the automatic CB2 out there in game 1.

Look for the Texans to start KJ in as many preseason games as they can, trying to watch him and see how he handles facing other offenses and their top QBs and WRs.

The more I think about this, and the more I hear people say how horribly mediocre KJ looks compared to others, I get to the point that I have to think they're doing everything they can to give KJ as many "live ammunition" sessions as they can...to see if he's going to sink or swim.

And that's going to continue into the preseason games too. People are going to freak out that he's out there running with the 1's in preseason, but I think you have to judge it as being done for evaluation purposes.

Sink. Or swim.
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Yet one wonders who is pushing this strategy. Both Wade and DB coach Joseph just got here and (I suspect) pushed to draft Harris for CB. So they don't have any ties to KJ. Why would they give him so much rope? It's not just Kubiak's job on the line but Wade's rep as a defensive makeover magician is at stake too.

Something about this just doesn't add up. I hope Uncle Bob hasn't adapted a new "project".
 
ObsiWan said:
Yet one wonders who is pushing this strategy. Both Wade and DB coach Joseph just got here and (I suspect) pushed to draft Harris for CB. So they don't have any ties to KJ. Why would they give him so much rope? It's not just Kubiak's job on the line but Wade's rep as a defensive makeover magician is at stake too.

Something about this just doesn't add up. I hope Uncle Bob hasn't adapted a new "project".
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The first six weeks, we'll probably be playing the nickel more than anything. All three guys will be on the field alot.

So they probably don't care.

After that, I'm sure the CB situation will work itself out. & if KJac isn't the 2nd best guy on the roster, I don't think Wade would hesitate to play the best guys.
 
Lots of good tweets (and some bad)

BigRon281 BigRon
Manning, Holliday, McManis, and Townsel working KR. Manning clearly the guy. Just broke one. Holliday catching securely is a good sight.
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PHABMK6 Patrick D. Starr
Schaub TD against Jackson. Hitch an stiff arm TD. #Texans
43 minutes ago
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BigRon281 BigRon
Matt Leinart with the dime to Graham on a corner route. Lovely touch. #Texans made the right move w/ Matt over Dan O at #2 QB.
48 minutes ago
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PHABMK6 Patrick D. Starr
Winston has to hold Barwin at the point of attack. Barrwin faster. #Texans
51 minutes ago
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BigRon281 BigRon
Much more disruptive than what I saw Sat. In the backfield on several snaps, run and pass. RT @derekt529: what Mario out there doin?
26 minutes ago
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BigRon281 BigRon
Good morning for @scorindorin out here also. Fade TD catch over J-Jo and another just now over McCain at about the 4-yd line. Both in 7-on-7
2 minutes ago
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Patrick Starr's twitter handle is @PHABMK6
 
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