Chronic: Texans coaches deserve much blame; Carr being Carr

mario was double teamed a decent amount which can open things up for other lineman. he also had a couple of decent pressures

 

why, julius peppers didn't thew previous week, and isn't he among the gaggle of DEs you've held up as a standard for mario?

if the coverage had been there and harrington wasn't consistently - and quickly - finding open receivers, you'd have a point. but a guy with a career completion % of 56 completed eighty percent of his throws against a secondary that included a STARTING defensive back that commited four first half penalties and was eventually benched... and you're throwing "mario should have eaten harrington alive" at us?

no one has said that; mario's two sacks against the chiefs were a component of others breaking down the pocket - that's what a TEAM does. but when one guy is clearly your best defensive lineman - and williams is - he's going to get the bulk of the attention. he'll be double-teamed; plays will be run away from him, etc.

again, this isn't rocket surgery.

 

Not much blitzing. Kubiak admitted that we have been playing it safe trying to prevent the long ball. It worked against the Colts but we couldn't stop the mid game quick pass. Last Sunday we were flat too.

 

How about the defensive line which Mario anchors?

223 passing yards, and two sacks. It looks like they did have some effect on the passing game, no? Remember what Harrington did the week before? You've been describing Harrington's game as if he Peyton'ed us. Puh-lease. The Texans had more total yards in the game, more yards per rush, and more yards per pass. Yeah, the defense lost us that game. They were *horrible*.

 

Hmm, think I'm gonna use this one.

 

While I disagree with most of pg's take, I do applaud you for defending your statements against everybody else.

The only other thing I will say about this is you have to look at the bigger picture, and I will use Vince as an example.

You say that a DE is measured by sacks, well in that case a QB is measured by his QB rating. Vince had a 66.7 rating last year, yet I would say he was a darn good QB. He improved the titans offense. Stats aren't everything, and this applies to Mario as well. I've been to two games and watched him. He is disruptive.

 

it's an old david lee roth quote; one of my all-time favs.

 

Personally, I enjoy doing both rocket science and brain surgery...but that rocket surgery is on a whole 'nother level.

Bottomline, we have something very nice cookin with MW and Amobi on that DL.

 

How many games do you win scoring 50 and giving up 51? Oh, I don't know why don't you ask the Beagles? Sorry, giving up 51 to the Browns !?! Cincy, no playoffs. Why? You must play D, to be a playoff team. That was Kuby's POV, when deciding who to draft in '06. You cannot outscore the Colts, you must devise a D to slow them down and take them out of their rhythm. Of which, as evidenced by the score change in the 4th, the D started to make a little headway. But, baby steps rarely get noticed when you're up against the Wizard, Peyton!

Don't know if we are but, we are alot closer than Cincy. Until they find a D, they're screwed!

Obviously, PGabby you did not see Mario planting RB after RB since week 1. He's starting to make a significant impact even when the numbers say otherwise and yes, that IS significant because if he keeps replicating the same efforts the numbers will come MORE or one of his teammates will get the numbers more often! So, the D stats for rushing mean NOTHING ?!? No team has gained 100 yards on the ground vs The Texans! The Jags can't say that! The Broncs can't say that! But, I guess it's either sack the QB or Mario blows! What a tool!

 

I wish he was going against a defense like the Patriots this week.

I really want him to suffer for some reason.

 

Mean't to say no Texan opponent, obviously. But, the Jags couldn't stop the Titans and the Broncs could not stop the Colts on the ground. So I accidentally was at least half right. Because, I distinctly remember the Colts only gaining 92 yards on us on the ground, right?

 

You sure about that, Dave? You have a pretty large sample set to choose from, many of which were from less than a year ago...

Sound familiar Texan fans?

LOL, how do you overthrow a reciever by 20 yards on a 4th and 2 play?

 

The more Carr opens his piehole, the stupider I feel for defending him with so much passion and vitriol only twelve months ago.

Live and learn.

 

I hope Smith is working on his 5 yard routes, otherwise he won't be seeing the ball.

 

I have a feeling that the Pathers are going to force a lot of side screens to somehow get S. Smith in the game. We all know that Carr is incapable of getting him the ball down the field.

I've got Smith on my fantasy team and after this week I'm trading his ass if it doesn't look like Delhomme is coming back. Carr really knows how to shut down a teams offense.

 

This is ridiculous. No QB could lead the Panthers to wins right now. Carr is merely a victim of circumstance. I know people think Steve Smith is a great wide receiver...but he must not be, because he didn't catch many balls last week. And the Panthers have the worst OL ever. Oh, and the special teams never got him good field position. And also, it was kinda hot outside in case you didn't notice. Duh.

 

Just keep on rubbing it in.

 

David Carr...Defensive Player of the Year.

 

i'm just kidding...not picking on you personally!!!