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Brooks Reed's affect on the defense

Discussion in 'Houston Texans' started by codell, Jan 5, 2013.

  1. codell

    codell Member

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    Just thought I would throw this out there for discussion:

    w/ BR (11 games)- 290 YPG, 17.5 PPG
    w/o BR (6 games)- 363 YPG 25.2 PPG

    Before looking this up, it seemed our D plays better when Brooks is out there.
     
  2. Nick

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    He's great against the run, and he's our best LB in coverage as well.

    He may not get as many sacks as Barwin or Merciles, but he's also not as one-dimensional at all (and still is able to bring consistent pressure when needed).

    Will be interesting to see if the team decides to eventually move him to ILB. I think he has the definite skill-set for it.
     
  3. Ottomaton

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    His affect definately has an effect.
     
  4. Bobblehead

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    No **** he helps.....ya know would also really help?....Cushing. We've been without our defensive QB for most of the year....
     
  5. rhino17

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    Reed and Cushing inside would be unstoppable
     

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