Chronic: Texans coaches deserve much blame; Carr being Carr

i swear, the Gatorade is spiked in the 4th quarter.

"hey guys, we're down two scores. not too worry though, good things come to those to wait. let's kill the clock to the very last second of each play."

 

How does he know this about AJ? Is he just shooting off at the mouth like a typical mediot, or is he sharing something he encountered inside the lockerroom?

 

i don't know it to be true...but i certainly thought about it yesterday when i saw that stat line and heard smith was upset.

 

do you want a quote, then you'll say how aj is a jerk. its a tricky situation for the media.

 

Some might, but I wouldn't. I was just curious is all. But I see where you're coming from. It just doesn't seem very responsible to me to write those things dogmatically without either specifically qualifying it as one's opinion or having solid knowledge of it. And, if he knew Andre felt that way but it was supposed to be off the record, he should leave it off the record.

 

Ephraim Salaam blows big purple donkey dongs.

Easily the worst starting OL we've got.

 

Didn't he have a serious leg injury? I don't think he will have the mobility to block the faster ends.

 

Yes he did. It's still fairly unlikely that we'll see Spencer this year.

Not many people in the NFL can stop John Abraham. The dude is a monster. Salaam made some mistakes, but he's still the best we've got. Trust me, there isn't a one of us who should want the alternative (Jordan Black).

 

This line just cracked me up:

"He might as well have been back in Houston. Some quarterbacks attract hangers-on. Carr attracts tacklers."

 

Regarding the first bolded topic: I thought we blitzed more than we have all season. We didn't blitz at all against Manning for fear of him burning us. Well, we blitzed against Harrington and he found the holes and burned us.

 

I would guess it's probably more inference from all the things AJ has said since - both some veiled shots at Carr and all the praise for Schaub.

 

Salaam has had to go against Freeney and Abraham in back to back weeks. He made some mistakes but they are considered elite DE's for a reason. We'll have trouble with quicker DE's even if Spencer comes back (which I doubt he will from what I've heard).

The OL is actually one of my least worries for once. We need to get healthy first and foremost, improve the running game, and really take a look at possible replacements for Faggins.

 

same here. hilarious!

 

David Carr is a crunch player. He always scores in the final minutes.

 

On the arrogant game plan I was gonna criticize what the writer said but his view on it does make some sense on 2nd thought...But still, just because you get stopped on the first drive doesnt automatically mean you cant get those "3rd & 1's" anymore after that. Actually if you're getting 3rd & 1's your actually doing what you NEED TO. Its the 3rd & 6's you don't want. And there isnt a rule that says of your first 3 plays you have to attempt at least 1 pass. I missed the 1st few plays but if they did that for mentality and mindset then yeah, kinda weak.

I do think coaching messed them up this game a little. 4th quarter comeback offense was decently efficient in moving the ball, but the clock management was bad. And WHY when you're down 2 scores (10 pts) with under 3 minutes to go, do you KEEP trying to get a TD (that you DONT have to have right THEN) and kill more clock? You need TIME not the biggest score you can get. They were lucky to get the ball back off a blocked field goal with just a 10 pt deficit in the first place - take the field goal points (that they ended up missing anyways ) and get another stop that you NEED to get anyways, with time on the clock. To me THAT was arrogant - that was almost saying we're gonna get a TD, the ball back, and another TD for the WIN not a tie.

I'm not gonna soften the load on Mario with excuses. He should get pressure to perform at all times, its part of being former #1 pick. But you can't shine on the DL every week. Even the best might have 1.5 tackles a game over 4 weeks with no other stat to show for them. If his effort was lacking definitely rag him. But if he was helping out what was a solid unit against the run, maybe should give him a dose of credit for overall team D improvement. Now its time for him to perform up to Amobi level

 

I actually think Salaam has done an admirable job so far this year as the LT. Especially considering his age and that much wasn't expected of him. I worry that people are overestimating what Charles Spencer will do when he comes back for this team. He learned and developed quickly last year, but he had only been on the field for two games when he was injured. We really don't have a good idea yet how capable he will be when he gets back out there...IF he gets back out there. I just hope that Salaam can maintain his current play through the year and into next in the case that Spencer doesn't come back this season, and requires a little bit of adjustment time for next season.

 

i have no idea who this cockstick is (he calls himself the king? jesus alou...), but this is far and away the stupidest thing i've read in, like, days. i thought mario got decent push against the colts and one of okoye's sacks, either that day or this past week against atlanta (games are starting to run together) was a direct result of mario flushing the QB from the pocket into okoye's waiting arms.

anyone disappointed by mario williams so far this year is, wadr (though not much), a moron and should kill themselves by death. or stop watching football. he's been a frickin' disruptive little beast each and every week. even against mr. rocket arm.

 

It's funny how a lot of people talk about Mario Williams having his sacks presented as gifts, but they never mention how he creates them for his teammates, as well.