The key here is balance. You can't expect the defense to be out there for long periods of time while the offense is running the tango (1-2-3-kick). Any defense will wear down and come Thursday, the Texans' offense HAS to keep drives alive, eat the clock and score. That keeps Luck on on the sidelines and gives them a legit chance at pulling out a win.
What about the 1st half when his offense came out lethargic and sluggish again for the 5th straight week? That is not the makings of a good Coach. And Kubiak's team have made plenty of comebacks that resulted in a few wins while the others they came up short. So to say his teams would have not completed the game is a false assessment on your part.
Why must people exaggerate to make a point? Indy's offense is not WAY better. They average 40 more yards and 4 more points than DAL while playing against worse defenses.
Hey, you know what? I have not read the whole thread, but I don't see most Cowboys fans being anything but respectful and complimentary of the Texans. The Texans played a heck of a lot better than I expected, and I applaud them. Believe it or not, whether you like it or not, I am a fan of BOTH teams. In any case, many many Texans' fans do not hesitate in the slightest to say the most vile things, both about the Cowboys and about the fans. So, fine, whatever. However, you want to dish it out, then be man enough to take a little in return when the other team wins. Instead of acting like little babies.
To whomever left me this rep about my comment on throwing on 3rd and 2: "If we had run the ball then you would be asking why we didn't pass it. Am I right?" My answer: No, I would have said good defense by the cowboys and punted. Foster was gashing them and looked like he was going to break a TD at any moment. You don't ask Fitz to win a game for you. He did a good job mounting a come back. You let your red hot 9M/year RB win the damn game and ram the F'ing ball down their throats.
BOB has to loosen the offense much more like he did on that game-tying drive. Sure, Cowboys were playing prevent defense and we had nothing to lose at that point, but our offense has been so predictable and conservative that it stalls and we rely on our defense too much, tiring them out. I think we need to take more chances. Let Fitz throw the ball more. He's not the most accurate or best QB in the league, but he can make safe throws and it keeps the offense more balanced.
I was afraid they were going to run there. It looked like the momentum was all on the Texans' side, and Foster had been having a lot of success. I guess the coaching decision was just that the defense would have been expecting a run and were stacked against it. In fairness, the offense had also been having success with the short passes over the 4th qtr and so BO'B figured it was a sensible gamble. And if it had worked, we are probably all talking about how smart BO'B is, and what a great call it was, and how amazing it is that the Texans are sitting at 4-1.. But that's why they play the games. If it had been me, I think I probably would have run it, maybe on a draw or something, or maybe a screen. SOMETHING to get the ball reliably into Foster's hands.
Here is my issue with the 3rd and 2 play at the end... First off, their DLine was getting knocked the F around there at the end. Getting two yards with Foster was almost a sure bet. But, fine, BOB wanted to pass there... Either it was a poor play call...or Fitz just had no intention of looking at the other side of the field. It seemed like he was only locked into one option...and that option didnt get open, so the play failed. Just a bad call on the play and poor execution. I actually would have run the ball twice there...the way we started hitting our stride in the run game, I think we should have taken two chances at getting two yards. You dont deserve to win the game if you cant pull that off.
He did, but I went back and looked. I didn't see anybody else open. Dallas defended it well. There were no good alternatives to Foster on that play.
And that's kind of my issue with the play...I dont like the fact that our play is based around a RB playing WR. If you are going to run a pass play, keep Foster in the backfield to keep the defense honest. We're basically telling Dallas that we are 100% passing the ball with the way we lined up. With Foster in the backfield, get a play out there that is geared towards passing to AJ, Hopkins, or Graham. At least, in that scenario, if one of the 3 guys isnt getting open immediately, then Foster can help with blocking to give the receivers some more time. I dont know...just seems strange to rely on having your RB play wideout in such a crucial play of the game...and making him the #1 target on that play. Another reason for the others not getting open is probably due to the fact that they were nothing but decoys on that play.
Same response to you as to Sammy. You guys want to dish out all kinds of vile hate, be man enough to take it when the game goes the other way.
when they play the cowboys, yes. and who said i don't like the Texans? i do, just when they play the 'boys, i root for the team i'm been following for ~50 years.
Well, I predicted that Romo would throw interceptions, but the Texans offense was just bad enough to not capitalize those. The Texans are not just a good team this year, but they are still better than last year, that is ok for me.
The only explanation I can think of on that 3rd and 2 is that I guess everyone was expecting a run and OB wanted to surprise them with a pass. It didn't work so on to the next one.
Yup, and that's why I mentioned that we could have run a pass play with Foster in the backfield...so that the Cowboys actually think the run play is a viable option. When we go with an empty backfield, we're telling the Cowboys that we are passing the ball. Oh well, it is what it is. I think BOB did a poor job yesterday, but I can only hope he learns from it. Big game Thursday night, so those coaches and players cant dwell.
This is a recipe for disaster. Fitzpatrick is neither good enough nor accurate enough to make the kind of throws that this strategy requires. BoB would get his butt roasted by folks here if he tries this on Thursday night and Pickspatrick throws several INTs.
