I came here to ask what your suggestion was then! But then I saw you made that statement a link. Kudos
Agree with this, howevah, and I hope I'm wrong, I think the odds of BOB finding somebody from outside his little football circle who he will actually trust and listen to are very small.
Yeah; the key is to get a fresh perspective. To recycle a NE crony makes the effort ultimately useless. I want new ideas; a different voice - someone - ANYONE! - to push BO'B to get more creative.
I am a bit concerned there has been no rumblings about an OC. That seems like a must at this moment in time.
The Texans would be wise to cut Lamar Miller and get a RB in the 3rd or 4th round. Myles Gaskin, Isaiah Holyfield, Josh Jacobs if he is there, David Montgomery. They all have more talent than Lamar Miller and won't cost the Texans 6 million dollars that can be used on a starting RT or LT. Myles Gaskin Elijah Holyfield Josh Jacobs David Montgomery All would be upgrades.
If they take that advice, I think we'll find out the hard way how Lamar Miller is one of the best RB's in the NFL when overnight we no longer have any run game whatsoever in any game.
Lamar Miller still looked damn good when running behind this garbage offensive line. Miller is worth every bit of $6M honestly. I'm still down with drafting a RB in the 4th, but mainly because I'm not sure Foreman will ever return to form, and Alfred Blue sucks out loud.
Lamar Miller isn't even close to one of the best RB's in the league. He is average at best. I would take, Elliot, Gurley, Barkley, D. Johnson, Howard, Leveon Bell, Christian McCaffery, Derrick Henry, Sony Michel, Marlon Mack, Damian Williams, Kareem Hunt, Nick Chubb, Alvin Kamara, Melvin Gordon,James Conner, Leonard Fournette, and Dalvin Cook over Lamar Miller right now. That doesn't include guys like Kenyan Drake, Matt Breida, and Phillip Lindsay either. Lamar Miller is below average in regards to starting RB's. He should be a back up in this junction of his career much like he was for the Dolphins.
This garbage OL ran block decent. They just couldn't pass protect for their life. Look at all the young RB's in the league now. How people watch Lamar Miller and think hes one of the best is shocking. He looks good compared to Alfred Blue and a one legged Donta Foreman. The Texans RB group is one of the worst in the league.
That's simply not true. Lamar Miller isn't being used properly and he still was essentially a 1000 yard rusher as the 11th leading rusher in the NFL despite only playing 14 games. On top of that, he's at his best when catching screens and the Texans aren't smart enough to run those very often. Anyway, if the Texans opt to have no run game whatsoever by cutting Miller, I think we'll all have a new appreciation for what he's been able to do despite BOB
Lamar is a poor man's Alvin Kamara being used like a poor man's Mark Ingram. Or a poor man's James White being used like a poor man's Sony Michel. Or a rich man's Duke Johnson being used like Nick Chubb. You get the point. Plus think about this; almost every team with a successful running game has a #2 better than Alfred Blue. I think the Texans should keep Lamar one more year and also draft a rookie. Miller, rookie, and Foreman might do the trick. But first and foremost they need to fix the whole running game; starting with the line. Chiefs and Rams had 100+ yards with their #3 backs. One was just picked up off the street. For an offense that relies so much on the run game, they should have multiple capable options to be successful.
One things I don't like about the Texans - and maybe Gaine will get better at this - is they seem to set their roster/line-up on Sept. 4 and then lock it down. To some degree, they *have* to - they can't constantly bring in guys who have to learn the system etc. But for units where there's genuine struggle.... man, I'd be beating the **** out of the bushes to find reenforcements. RBs, OL, CB........ they should have had street FAs on a continuous loop, trying to find something - anything - that could offer an upgrade.
I agree. The excuse I've heard given is that the offense is so complicated that it is hard to teach on the fly. Maybe they need a new offense. I was on here begging for them to reach out to Baushad Breeland especially after Kevin Johnson went down. In past seasons they bring new players throughout the season for tryouts. They just weren't necessarily sign them. It seems they prefer to sign young practice squad guys over older vets. Maybe because of special teams. Shareece Wright should never have been on an active roster.
A good road grader will also help the backs. O'Brien wants to run the ball so I can see a good guard or two coming to Houston. They tried with XSF but for some reason (probably coaching) he didn't pan out here. I hope they figure it all out this off season.
The last month of the season they couldn't run or pass block. It was a moral victory just getting a first down.
