Slowik, is a very good QB coach, but he has a ways to go as an OC.... Norv Turner was a very very very good OC... But not a head coach. Same goes with Buddy Ryan, very very good DC but not a good head coach.. T_Man
You're definitely right. Slowik needs to time to grow and get some experience. Caserio will get this team better roster wise.
Rewatched the Texans offense. They just don't have the skill players outside of Nico to hurt the Ravens when they bring pressure and win quick. No running game to speak of. CJ didn't have a chance out there on 2nd/3rd and long. Overload pressures to one side and dropping players in to hot lanes. They were also blitzing safeties to annihilate our guards off their blocks to create immediate car crashes/interior pressure. Its a beatable defense if you have the talent on the outside.
Here's the rundown on the run calls: Run for No Gain (15:00) (Shotgun) D.Singletary left guard to HOU 25 for no gain (J.Clowney; M.Harrison). 1st & 10 at HOU 25 -1 Yard Run (7:56) D.Singletary left tackle to HOU 35 for -1 yards (J.Madubuike, B.Washington). 1st & 10 at HOU 36 Run for No Gain (3:22) D.Singletary right guard to HOU 45 for no gain (J.Clowney). 1st & 10 at HOU 45 7 Yard Run (9:10) (Shotgun) D.Singletary left end to HOU 31 for 7 yards (K.Hamilton, R.Smith). 1st & 10 at HOU 24 Run for No Gain (8:08) (No Huddle) D.Singletary left guard to HOU 33 for no gain (K.Van Noy). 3rd & 1 at HOU 33 2 Yard Run (0:51) (Shotgun) D.Singletary left end pushed ob at BAL 29 for 2 yards (B.Stephens). 1st & 10 at BAL 31 -3 Yard Run (11:31) D.Singletary right tackle to HOU 29 for -3 yards (R.Smith). 2nd & 3 at HOU 32 1 Yard Run (10:10) D.Singletary up the middle to HOU 37 for 1 yard (J.Madubuike). 1st & 10 at HOU 36 16 Yard Run (8:47) D.Singletary up the middle to BAL 39 for 16 yards (R.Smith). 2nd & 7 at HOU 45 After this point, the game was effectively over. The Ravens took a two touchdown lead and never looked back. I know CJ was straight up not having a good time, but he's what got you here. Dance with the girl what brung you. If you put all the false starts and dead run plays together, I have serious doubts that any QB could have won that game.
I was going to go back and look at the same thing. At one point in the second half the announcer said the average distance on third down was 10 yards. Then it got worse, so I think the average third down for the game was over 10 yards. The o-line false starts, o-line lack of run blocking, and Slowick forcing the run all made it impossible for CJ to have any reasonable down and distance. Plus those runs wasted a down where he could have thrown a short pass. I can't put this on CJ, he was still able to keep plays alive by sliding or rolling out, but he just didn't have time to complete long passes.
Orange - first down runs. Green - first down passes. Black bold - third down pass plays. Red - penalty This is the first half stats. I'll do the second half in a bit. 1st down Run: 5 plays for 8 yards. 1.6 yard a play 1st down Pass: 5/6 for 59 yards. 9.8 yards a play 3rd down distance on passes: 11.8 yards average Penalties: 5 for 35 yards First series 1st & 10 at HOU 25 (15:00 - 1st) (Shotgun) D.Singletary left guard to HST 25 for no gain (J.Clowney; M.Harrison). 2nd & 10 at HOU 25 (14:25 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass incomplete short right to N.Collins (R.Darby). 3rd & 10 at HOU 25 (14:21 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Stroud scrambles up the middle to HST 32 for 7 yards (G.Stone; R.Smith). 4th & 3 at HOU 32 (13:40 - 1st) C.Johnston punts 54 yards to BLT 14, Center-J.Weeks. D.Duvernay to BLT 25 for 11 yards (D.Ross; N.Hewitt). Second series 1st & 10 at HOU 25 (8:36 - 1st) C.Stroud pass short left to D.Singletary pushed ob at HST 36 for 11 yards (P.Queen). 1st & 10 at HOU 36 (7:56 - 1st) D.Singletary left tackle to HST 35 for -1 yards (J.Madubuike, B.Washington). 2nd & 11 at HOU 35 (7:21 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short right to N.Collins to HST 38 for 3 yards (K.Hamilton, A.Maulet). 3rd & 8 at HOU 38 (6:46 - 1st) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Stroud pass deep right to D.Singletary to BLT 36 for 26 yards (P.Queen). 1st & 10 at BAL 36 (6:14 - 1st) (No Huddle, Shotgun) PENALTY on HST-L.Tunsil, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at BLT 36 - No Play. 1st & 15 at BAL 41 (5:57 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short right to D.Schultz to BLT 32 for 9 yards (P.Queen). 2nd & 6 at BAL 32 (5:17 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass incomplete short left. PENALTY on HST-C.Stroud, Intentional Grounding, 10 yards 3rd & 16 at BAL 42 (5:14 - 1st) (Shotgun) PENALTY on HST-S.Mason, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at BLT 42 - No Play. 3rd & 21 at BAL 47 (5:14 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass incomplete deep right to N.Collins [J.Madubuike]. 4th & 21 at BAL 47 (5:09 - 1st) C.Johnston punts 34 yards to BLT 13, Center-J.Weeks, fair catch by D.Duvernay. Third series 1st & 10 at HOU 45 (3:21 - 1st) D.Singletary right guard to HST 45 for no gain (J.Clowney). 2nd & 10 at HOU 45 (2:49 - 1st) (No Huddle, Shotgun) C.Stroud pass incomplete deep right to D.Schultz. - Schulz drop 3rd & 10 at HOU 45 (2:43 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short right to N.Collins to BLT 45 for 10 yards (P.Queen, O.Oweh). 1st & 10 at BAL 45 (2:19 - 1st) (No Huddle, Shotgun) PENALTY on HST-G.Fant, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at BLT 45 - No Play. 1st & 15 at 50 (1:58 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass deep right to D.Schultz pushed ob at BLT 29 for 21 yards (R.Darby). 1st & 10 at BAL 29 (1:24 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short left to D.Singletary to BLT 27 for 2 yards (K.Hamilton). 2nd & 8 at BAL 27 (0:45 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass incomplete short middle to B.Jordan (T.Jones). 3rd & 8 at BAL 27 (0:40 - 1st) (Shotgun) PENALTY on HST, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at BLT 27 - No Play. 3rd & 13 at BAL 32 (0:40 - 1st) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass incomplete short right to N.Collins. 4th & 13 at BAL 32 (0:28 - 1st) K.Fairbairn 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-C.Johnston. Fourth Series 1st & 10 at HOU 24 (9:09 - 2nd) (Shotgun) D.Singletary left end to HST 31 for 7 yards (K.Hamilton, R.Smith). 2nd & 3 at HOU 31 (8:34 - 2nd) C.Stroud pass short left to D.Singletary to HST 33 for 2 yards (B.Washington). 3rd & 1 at HOU 33 (8:06 - 2nd) (No Huddle) D.Singletary left guard to HST 33 for no gain (K.Van Noy). 4th & 1 at HOU 33 (7:27 - 2nd) C.Johnston punts 45 yards to BLT 22, Center-J.Weeks, fair catch by D.Duvernay. Fifth Series 1st & 10 at HOU 27 (3:19 - 2nd) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass incomplete deep left to D.Singletary. 2nd & 10 at HOU 27 (3:12 - 2nd) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short left to X.Hutchinson to HST 29 for 2 yards (T.Jones, J.Madubuike). 3rd & 8 at HOU 29 (2:25 - 2nd) (Shotgun) PENALTY on HST-J.Scruggs, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HST 29 - No Play. 3rd & 13 at HOU 24 (2:00 - 2nd) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass deep middle to N.Collins to BLT 47 for 29 yards (B.Stephens). 1st & 10 at BAL 47 (1:20 - 2nd) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass short left to N.Collins to BLT 31 for 16 yards (B.Stephens; M.Williams). 1st & 10 at BAL 31 (0:51 - 2nd) (Shotgun) D.Singletary left end pushed ob at BLT 29 for 2 yards (B.Stephens). 2nd & 8 at BAL 29 (0:46 - 2nd) C.Stroud pass incomplete short right to R.Woods. 3rd & 8 at BAL 29 (0:40 - 2nd) (Shotgun) C.Stroud pass incomplete short right to R.Woods. 4th & 8 at BAL 29 (0:37 - 2nd) K.Fairbairn 47 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-J.Weeks, Holder-C.Johnston.
Slowik’s playcalling held this team back the whole season. The Carolina loss, for example, is on him. 1st down runs for no gain are the dumbest plays, CJ was bailing out the offense from behind the sticks all year.
not saying I agree, but the argument would be those runs for no gain enable CJ to ball out by forcing defenses to commit
A no gain play is somehow responsible for enabling the offense later on? That's the dumbest **** I've ever heard.
Nothing worse than a coach who wants to prove (his scheme) not the players make the diff. Carolina game prime example - coming off bye week, Carolina worse run defense in game … Slow takes ball out of CJ hands and believes he can get our running game going against Carolina Reminds me of Obrian, Fisher, Payton etc etc ^ trio would try and turn Lamar Jackson into a pocket passer
I’m convinced we have the dumbest fan base ever. Not to mention maybe the most fair weather fans of all. What we did with this offense this year is nothing short of a miracle compared to where we came from. Massive amount of injuries and rookie play caller/QB combo to boot. Imagine thinking you want to mess the trajectory we are on despite all the variables that were working against us this season. Truly fascinating to watch.
Exactly. On top of thinking Johnson with no experience over QB coach would come in and do better. Slowik is trash but Jerrod can do what he can? Make it make sense. Losing Slowik would hurt CJ, end of story
Would Gary Kubiak be interested? If he can turn a qb like Schaub into a probowl qb imagine what he would do with an elite talent like CJ.
