KDog13
"I See No Changes" - Tupac
As sad as it was to see that defensively we had no pressure, or couldn't cover anyone. Are players looked tired throughout the game. I can help to look at the positives of this game. Which mostly come on offense, obviously. I thought the offense looked very solid especially on a stacked Patriots team. The 2 goal line plays killed us though which I can't help to blame partially for the loss. As crazy as that sounds, we blew 14 points right there.
The positives though:
Henne - besides the goal line plays as well as the last "cheap" int, there's nothing you can say bad about him this game. He picked apart the Patriots D and looked good. At times he made plays while enduring a hit, he didn't force as many throws and actually scrambled. I was very happy to see him do well.
Bush - We saw flashes of what we will continue to see. It depends on how Bush is utilized though, certainly a goal line play should be used for LJ. Why the hell did we sign him if he's not the guy going to punch it in. I was happy to see the way we used Bush in the beginning though. Outside runs, as well as being a target for Henne (even as a checkdown) is what I hope to see more of. I really think Bush can put in a great year for us, just depends on Daboll.
Our Receiving Core - looked very sharp, making great catches and trying to get more after the catch. Marshall looked great, Fasano popped some eyeballs out of their sockets, Bess was ole reliable, and Hartline made some nice catches. There were some questionable drops though, but you have to expect that will happen. At least none of the drops were like (Holmes drop last year, that helped us win
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What do we need to do:
Honestly i'm not a big we should cut a guy right away but seriously Sapp and Carroll looked bad. If I was their laywer though, in their defense I'd say they went up against one of the best qbs as well as a tough receiving core. But then again, they weren't even close on some plays or existent besides Sapp breaking up the screen. That was the only flash I saw. Not saying we should cut them based off one game but we need to lite a fire under them. I'd say re-signing Will Allen is a must. I'm mad also that during the offseason we never looked at a guy like Kelvin Hayden who'd excel as our nickel cornerback. But, that's another story.
Shaun O' Hara needs to be signed and start at center or guard. Richie cost us in penalties and it was getting frustrating to be quite honest. I think Mr. Columbo outplayed him which is pretty sad considering Columbo was ehh. Anyways i'd like to keep Richie though but as our 6th man if that makes sense.
Give Tully Banta-Cain a look. He's a pretty good pass rush specialist. We had no pressure for the most part which was really sad to see. Not to mention Jason Trusnik looked horrible on special teams (holding penalties). It's not easy for a quarterback when you have to go an extra 10-30 yards down the field for points. What I'm saying is I see a olb that's not helping the team on the team, and one that could help the team thats not on the team.
Keep Phillip Merling as of right now. If McDaniels is out I suppose it's best to keep although I really don't see why we need Merling to be quite honest with our needs being at T, n secondary. Anyways, i'd keep him for now but i'm not sure what's there plan for him when McDaniels healthy. He has to have some value, or maybe not...
Texans Game:
The Texans are a very dangerous team and a possible playoff team once again this year. The one positive though is that it's Schaub at qb not Brady. The bad news is that the Texans have a good receiving core. We need to contain Owen Daniels, and Joel Dreessen. I knew the Patriots would exploit our safeties with their tight ends. We got used, and abused all game. We can't let that go down again. Then comes our coverage. They have AJ, Walter, Jacoby Jones, and even James Casey at FB. I really can't envision Sapp on Jacoby Jones, so I'm hoping for Will Allen. We should double AJ, and make Schaub rely on Walters who I think we can shut down but then again after yesterday who knows.
Their defense looked new and improved. They were very solid, and they will present problems for us. They really fixed their defense from last year but i'm not fully convinced yet. They need to be tested. I mean Kerry Collins was sitting on the couch retired, then he's unretired and a Colt. He had limited time to learn the playbook, and gain chemistry with his new teammates. It's not an excuse on why the Colts lost but it's pretty dam evident the offense didn't click at all. He also was sacked a bunch, as well as fumbled which could mean either the Texans pass rush was amazing (which it does look pretty dam good) or that the colts o-line isn't the same (They didn't look or seem like their dominant self).
I'm unsure if Arian Foster will play although Ward, Tate, and Slaton did a great job last week. If he does play it could be an advantage as odd as that sounds. I doubt he will be 100%, which won't make him as elusive or effective. His speed would be hindered as well. Hamstrings are a nagging injury, so I wonder what the Texans will decide.
Anyways sorry for my rant, I don't normally post threads either. I just wanted to share my thoughts as well as hear everyone else's thoughts.
The positives though:
Henne - besides the goal line plays as well as the last "cheap" int, there's nothing you can say bad about him this game. He picked apart the Patriots D and looked good. At times he made plays while enduring a hit, he didn't force as many throws and actually scrambled. I was very happy to see him do well.
Bush - We saw flashes of what we will continue to see. It depends on how Bush is utilized though, certainly a goal line play should be used for LJ. Why the hell did we sign him if he's not the guy going to punch it in. I was happy to see the way we used Bush in the beginning though. Outside runs, as well as being a target for Henne (even as a checkdown) is what I hope to see more of. I really think Bush can put in a great year for us, just depends on Daboll.
Our Receiving Core - looked very sharp, making great catches and trying to get more after the catch. Marshall looked great, Fasano popped some eyeballs out of their sockets, Bess was ole reliable, and Hartline made some nice catches. There were some questionable drops though, but you have to expect that will happen. At least none of the drops were like (Holmes drop last year, that helped us win
)What do we need to do:
Honestly i'm not a big we should cut a guy right away but seriously Sapp and Carroll looked bad. If I was their laywer though, in their defense I'd say they went up against one of the best qbs as well as a tough receiving core. But then again, they weren't even close on some plays or existent besides Sapp breaking up the screen. That was the only flash I saw. Not saying we should cut them based off one game but we need to lite a fire under them. I'd say re-signing Will Allen is a must. I'm mad also that during the offseason we never looked at a guy like Kelvin Hayden who'd excel as our nickel cornerback. But, that's another story.
Shaun O' Hara needs to be signed and start at center or guard. Richie cost us in penalties and it was getting frustrating to be quite honest. I think Mr. Columbo outplayed him which is pretty sad considering Columbo was ehh. Anyways i'd like to keep Richie though but as our 6th man if that makes sense.
Give Tully Banta-Cain a look. He's a pretty good pass rush specialist. We had no pressure for the most part which was really sad to see. Not to mention Jason Trusnik looked horrible on special teams (holding penalties). It's not easy for a quarterback when you have to go an extra 10-30 yards down the field for points. What I'm saying is I see a olb that's not helping the team on the team, and one that could help the team thats not on the team.
Keep Phillip Merling as of right now. If McDaniels is out I suppose it's best to keep although I really don't see why we need Merling to be quite honest with our needs being at T, n secondary. Anyways, i'd keep him for now but i'm not sure what's there plan for him when McDaniels healthy. He has to have some value, or maybe not...
Texans Game:
The Texans are a very dangerous team and a possible playoff team once again this year. The one positive though is that it's Schaub at qb not Brady. The bad news is that the Texans have a good receiving core. We need to contain Owen Daniels, and Joel Dreessen. I knew the Patriots would exploit our safeties with their tight ends. We got used, and abused all game. We can't let that go down again. Then comes our coverage. They have AJ, Walter, Jacoby Jones, and even James Casey at FB. I really can't envision Sapp on Jacoby Jones, so I'm hoping for Will Allen. We should double AJ, and make Schaub rely on Walters who I think we can shut down but then again after yesterday who knows.
Their defense looked new and improved. They were very solid, and they will present problems for us. They really fixed their defense from last year but i'm not fully convinced yet. They need to be tested. I mean Kerry Collins was sitting on the couch retired, then he's unretired and a Colt. He had limited time to learn the playbook, and gain chemistry with his new teammates. It's not an excuse on why the Colts lost but it's pretty dam evident the offense didn't click at all. He also was sacked a bunch, as well as fumbled which could mean either the Texans pass rush was amazing (which it does look pretty dam good) or that the colts o-line isn't the same (They didn't look or seem like their dominant self).
I'm unsure if Arian Foster will play although Ward, Tate, and Slaton did a great job last week. If he does play it could be an advantage as odd as that sounds. I doubt he will be 100%, which won't make him as elusive or effective. His speed would be hindered as well. Hamstrings are a nagging injury, so I wonder what the Texans will decide.
Anyways sorry for my rant, I don't normally post threads either. I just wanted to share my thoughts as well as hear everyone else's thoughts.
