time to Savage this season! so close today, but not to get down. we will be right in position to win vs the colts but do hit me over the head if it's 3rd and 1 with the ball to win it, foster tearing it up and we go shotgun for an incomplete pass. Wish we'd use those TEs more. Just because the rookies get a flag and miss blocking assignments does not mean you have to alienate Graham. throw him the damn ball. oh yeah it's a mallet thread. He lacked in energy today, almost no celebrations. When he is celebrating, you know our offense is doing something. Got to head butt harder.
it's not even about that. unfortunately i see some kubiak in obrien. annnnnnd, that encompasses a resistance to change. obrien is coaching scared and he's rolling with who he's "comfortable" with. once the 0-3 stretch is complete (dallas, indy, pitt), obrien will probably be more open to mallett. by then it will be too late. right on par for the texans as a franchise.
I know many of you are tired of Fitzpatrick. But today's loss was on Bill O'Brien. Bad play calling is what cost them the game today. Fitzpatrick did a decent job today that interception he had was not his fault it was Foster's. The awful play calling was just terrible today. Now i'm worried about coaching.
True play calling may have jacked up the game, but the Texans are averaging 22 points a game. The offense is limited. We should be throwing down field with Hopkins and AJ80. Maybe AJ was more injured then we thought. Put Posey in or someone that can run a deep route. Having weapons and being able to utilize them because of an inept quarterback is disturbing.
I would play Savage or Mallett after the Indy game, to see what else we've got. College QBs are able to generate more offense than Fitz has been in 1st halves. Otherwise, we should always play 2-minute no-huddle offense. That seems to be his best suit.
We don't know much about O'Brien at all. How about we wait two or three years until we act like we know the guy like the back of our hand? The offense is limited due to multiple factors right now..... lack of desired personnel including no stud slot receiver, no elite speed, a below average qb....you also have a first-time playcaller in Godsey........they also don't know what scheme they want to use to run the ball..........Should we go to Mallett? He's extremely slow-footed. He also has accuracy issues. Not sure when or if they'll even go to him? Savage? No chance they go to him. O'Brien needs more than one draft/offseason to turn this offense into what he wants it to be. The qb of the future is most likely not even on the roster. If they suck two or three years from now.....then he'll be gone.
We do know that O'Brien asks an awful lot of his QB's. They have to orchestrate the offense, they have the keys to the proverbial car. They make all the reads and call the plays and yes even audible unlike Kubiak's QB's. It's basically like the Giants, whose fates are tied to a hot-n-cold Eli Manning. So we're kinda seeing the same thing now with Fitzpatrick. Except that unlike Manning, Fitzpatrick is short, has a weak arm, and has no previous track record of winning football in the NFL...
did i say i want BOB gone? no. it's clear that BOB coached "not to lose" today, and that was Kubiak's M.O. i understand the roster limitations & so forth, but I also see a QB (fitzpatrick) who has no chance. i am not saying "it can't get worse than fitzpatrick (that's geno smith territory), but i am close. he needs to show up on thursday. inexcusable to virtually have 3 quarters of horrible play against a terrible dallas defense.
Everything always comes back to the qb. Their top guy was Bortles but they couldn't justify taking him over Clowney at 1-1. The rumors were that they and other teams would have been willing to trade up to the mid- teens if Bortles had fallen. Too bad he didn't so he was never much of a realistic option. He's got a good amount of potential. Bridgewater and Garoppolo were real options. Should they have taken one of them with 2-1? We will find out at some point in the next few seasons. They thought and still think highly of Su'a Filo but it's hard to argue that a good guard is more important than a good or even just solid qb. I think they were scared off of Bridgewater due to his frame rather than his "terrible" pro day. O'Brien downplayed the pro day stuff after it happened. And it's hard to pull the trigger on a Division 2 qb with arm strength issues with what amounts to a late first-round pick. They apparently have a plan for the future of the position and have been heavily scouting the current college qb's this season. O'Brien is not an idiot. He knows how important the qb is. One will be drafted high if Savage doesn't progress and grow to their liking over the next several months. Mallett is most likely a long shot who they brought in because he knows the system and they'd rather throw him to the wolves than Savage if it comes to that this season. I'm guessing they take a speed receiver who can play in the slot with one of their first three picks next year as well. Damaris Johnson and Keyshawn Martin are not good. They must add a legit weapon with speed. Hopkins is very good but he's not a burner and Andre is still very good but can no longer take the top off of a defense. Also, hopefully CJ will grow into a good tight end or else that will continue to be a position of need.
It really does suck that we have to wait until the offseason to replace him, because the Texans are a playoff team with better QB play. You can say that about 2/3 of the league, of course, but all the wasted talent is frustrating.
If you play Mallet and he impresses, you drive up the price to resign him. If you think he can be the guy, extend him now. Having a good QB on a cheap contract is a huge advantage .
I don't think the Texans would have much to lose going with Mallet. The ceiling with a Fitz quarterbacked team no matter the talent is more than likely 6-10 or 7-9 at the most. Nobody knows what we have in Mallet but I think its worth a shot. The Texans have talent to be in the playoffs with just decent QB play. We have no shot with Fitz. NONE!
Interesting, think you are on to something. Do the deal now, and plan to start him after the Indy game. Risky, but I like it.
What are some examples? I don't think a coach who calls an empty backfield on 3rd and 2 after you've gashed them for chunks of yards throughout the second half is playing "not to lose." Nor is it playing "not to lose" to sell-out and blitz the heck out of Romo on third down a few plays later. He's absolutely protecting Fitzpatrick - anyone who watches the games and sees how widly inaccurate he is, even on caught balls - should understand and accept this. I really think he's maximizng talent and, other than the NY game, has had the team in position to win four times. You have to appreciate the difference in talent level, especially yesterday.
No it was Fitzpatrick fault we been through this crap before... nice of Foster to try to help but we know. It wasn't Jacoby Jones fault either.
