It's interesting to see the wide variance between how well Tunsil does against the pass, but is not close on run blocking. Fant is consistent in both areas. Looks like Patterson's worst week so far. I know these aren't perfect, but interesting to see the differences in players and week-to-week performance.
Prescott had only 1 INT going into that game, and now he has 4. I can only hope San Francisco can do the same to Deshaun Watson this week. The 49ers defense has 8 INT this year and the Browns have only 1. In the 3 games Watson played he has 4 TD / 2 INT, and in 5 games Purdy is 9/0. They both have great defenses, but I'm hoping that Watson turnovers are the key to a big SF win.
Using Spotrac's "Market Value" feature: adding DJ Reader, Higgins and Uche along with re-signing Nico +Greenard would cost Hannah around $ 60 Million give or take a few. Great value. $60 mil is nothing. Yachts cost more. Enough money left for training camp fodder, rookies, leather prada boots. I prefer Tart over Reader because Reader will be 30 in July. But you can't go wrong with either.
Guys like Reader can play until their mid-30s, give DJ a 3-year deal and bring him home if they think he'll fit and can still play at a high level.
Does anyone know anything about this site I came across? I was looking at these QB rankings and completely disagree with a lot of them. In fact, just looking at yards, TD/INT and completion rates a few of them seem absolutely ridiculous to me. https://sportsnaut.com/nfl-qb-rankings/
Through five games, only two teams score touchdowns upon reaching their opponent’s 20 at a lower rate than the Texans (35.3%), whose output on 17 chances (six TDs, 10 FGs, one missed FG) has denied them 47 possible points. Considering the franchise has its first positive scoring margin (+15) since 2018, the team’s red-zone reticence is one of the major obstacles in the way of true playoff contention. Houston’s loss in Atlanta epitomized one of its most pronounced red-zone problems. The Texans average 1.7 yards per carry in the area, which is 48.9% lower than the league average (2.8). Of their 24 red-zone rushes, six have been stuffed for no gain and four have lost yardage. It isn’t an isolated issue. No team averages fewer yards per carry than the Texans (3.0) on any play, and their -0.210 EPA/play (which measures the chances of a team scoring on any given play) on rushes ranks 30th in the league while their 0.113 EPA/play on passes ranks ninth. It's a curious regression for Pierce, who earned a reputation as a punishing rusher while rushing for 4.3 yards per carry as a rookie last season. Pierce now averages 2.9 yards per carry, and the 2022 fourth-round pick ranks 45th among all NFL running backs (min. 20 attempts) with 2.21 yards after contact, according to Pro Football Focus. His 3.28 yards after contact in 2022 ranked 12th. Pierce has not been productive in the red zone. His 12 attempts have gained four yards (0.33 per carry), which includes a 1-yard touchdown run against the Jaguars. Devin Singletary, who signed a one-year deal after spending four seasons as Buffalo’s primary back, has instead generated more success (four rushes, 11 yards). Leading the Steelers 16-6 in the fourth quarter, Singletary bounced a second-and-4 run to the outside for a 9-yard gain to the 7, battered his way into a 1-yard gain, then slung a trick-play toss to Schultz for a 6-yard touchdown pass. Singletary’s efficiency inspires the creativity that befits the madness red-zone offenses sometimes require. Texans tight end coach Jake Moreland, who oversees the team’s red-zone game plans, joked the Singletary pass actually went “awful” when they installed it during the Thursday practice before the Steelers game. But when Singletary, who Moreland said has “been running the ball really hard,” forced the Pittsburgh defense to load the box and overextend against the run, Moreland and offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik felt it was the proper time to strike with the halfback pass. Moreland called Houston’s red-zone offense a “collaborative process,” but it’s a facet Slowik has allowed him to manage. Moreland, who’s in his third NFL season after spending four years as Western Michigan’s offensive coordinator, spends his time building the red-zone plan as most play-callers do: dissecting film from across the league, searching for trends, testing philosophical theories against the opponent’s defensive tendencies. Slowik calls the plays, but on Fridays, Moreland leads the red-zone meetings. Woods says Moreland is a “high-energy guy” during their sessions, and he’s clear on “seeing what their defense is going to be in.” Senior offensive assistant Bill Lazor, a three-time offensive coordinator, often helps brainstorm, and Slowik installs the plays during practice and chooses from them during in-game red-zone scenarios. “There’s a bunch of us that come up with ideas,” said Moreland, a former tight end with the Jets and Browns who joined the Texans after coaching tight ends for the Broncos in 2022. “We all kind of look at it. I might come up with an idea, and (Slowik) goes, ‘Well, what if we did this?’ And then, (Lazor) might be like, ‘Oh, hey, I’ve done this.’ It kind of just takes on a life of its own, and before we know it, we get to a play we all feel comfortable with, and the quarterback’s got his reads, the offensive line, all their protection issues are taken care of, and it just kind of goes that way.” Most of Houston’s red-zone solutions originate in the passing game. Stroud averages 3.7 yards per attempt in the area (the league average is 3.4), and the No. 2 overall pick’s 98.7 red-zone quarterback rating is 6.3% higher than the league average (92.7). There’s certainly more reason for the Texans to be more confident through the air. Stroud’s 0.102 EPA/play ranks 11th among quarterbacks, and his 186 passing attempts without an interception are now an NFL record for a quarterback at the start of his career. The protection issues that flared in Houston’s first two games have been mitigated. Stroud was sacked three times in three red-zone opportunities against the Ravens and Colts, and all three instances yielded field goal attempts (Fairbairn missed one against the Colts). Stroud hasn’t been sacked in three straight games, and, within that stretch, he’s completed 4-of-8 passes for 31 yards and three touchdowns in red-zone opportunities. Slowik and Moreland have demonstrated they sometimes favor the pass in short-yardage situations. On third-and-2 at the Jaguars 4, Stroud stood in the shotgun while fielding a three-wide receiver package, which produced a 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brevin Jordan and a 14-0 lead in the first quarter the Texans did not relent. While relying on Stroud and Houston’s passing attack to shoulder the load isn’t a sustainable model for long-term success, it’s the team’s most reliable option until its run-game issues are solved. Perhaps Woods sums it up best, and quite simply: “If we can just not have negative plays, we’ll probably score touchdowns,” Woods said.
How good is Tart I'm not that familiar with him. DT's should maintain performance until age 33 or 34. Give me Wilkins for Reader money if available. Guys a stud. I like Uche coming out of Michigan. How's he been doing up in Foxboro? Give me Banks or Hunter. Hunter should be attainable, bring him home. Use any extra FA money on LB. There are plenty of stud WR's in this draft. Get the 1st one available and add a TE in Rd. 2, unless Bowers is available. Weapons.
If Nick does not make a trade, using either of picks 4 - 7, he is telling the fan base we have the PERFECT Roster and we all know that's not true.
