The Texans are currently 25th in total defense, 24th in scoring defense, 27th in passing defense, 22nd in sack, 29th in takeaways.They still suck.
You forget to mention rush defense. We have gone from dead last to 16th in the league. From 144 yards given up to 116. That's a pretty big change. Our secondary is still pretty bad, we need to address the safety and one of the cornerback spots.
Am i missing something? Mario looked like crap again today. He even got benched in the 4th quarter. Has he had a good game yet?
Mario was a complete non factor as he is every week. Where was his big impact that a #1 pick should have???? Vince had impact, Mario is a joke, and its not because of plantar fasciatis. Unless Jack Bauer himself had me under torture, there would never be another reason. Especially when you have Vince f'n Young and Reggie Bush on the board. Total mistake.
The biggest problem Mario has is that he's being outplayed by Demeco every week and it will be Demeco and not Mario who'll be getting postseason mentions and when you were the first pick in the entire draft, that has to suck.
Williams is a junior who came out early for the 2006 NFL Draft. He was a tough player to grade at times because when he does not attack, he does not consistently impact the play. He goes through some stretches where he does not dominate at the level he is capable of. He has the rare combination of size, strength and athleticism for a defensive end -- When he plays aggressively, he can be a completely disruptive force in every aspect of the game. For a college defensive end, he has a surprising variety of pass-rush moves. He can beat the offensive tackle with a swim/arm-over move, an aggressive club move and a strong inside rip move. While he will never be the explosive speed/edge rusher that the Colts' Dwight Freeney is, he has the ability to beat the offensive tackle around the corner, can beat him through the inside gap or can just jolt and drive him backward into the quarterback's lap. Williams did not consistently dominate, but overall he was a very productive defensive end who impacted one play out of every 9.5 snaps playing both defensive end and defensive tackle. He offers the veratility to be able to slide inside to defensive tackle and has shown the consistent ability to pressure the quarterback when he does. In the end, he is going to be a premier defensive end in the NFL who consistently impacts/changes games, but he will always be a bit frustrating because he will go through some stretches where he does not produce to the level he is capable of. http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/williams_mario
Mario was a non-factor today. I dont even remember seeing him that much in the fourth quarter. If the foot is bothering him, he should just pack it up for the season. On a side note, Kubiak being conservative cost us the game yet again. At the end of the game...he chose to run the ball on third down (no gain practically) to set up the game-tying field goal, instead of going for the first down and extending the drive so we could go ahead. How can Carr even lead the team on a game winning drive when the coach doesnt allow him to?
Because Kubiak doesn't have any confidence anymore than he can. His problem with turnovers and bouts of inconsistency seemed to have spooked Kubiak into playing Carr to 'not lose the game' rather than 'to win'. Whether that is more a fault of the coach or the QB is debatable; but either way, something has to change.
Mario was completely dominated and thrown around like a ragdoll today by the Titans OT's. If the draft was reheld today, is Mario even a first round pick?
Let's remember the nature of the rankings system. It only looks at yards. It does NOT consider turnovers forced. It does NOT consider points against It does NOT consider 3rd down % or red zone %. It does NOT consider how much help your defense gets from your offense. It's just one piece in evaluating a defense. Do you think the Raiders have the third best defense in the NFL? Well, the rankings have them as the #3 overall and #1 ranked pass Defense. Rankings, shmankings. The Texans have made some improvements on defense due mainly to Demeco Ryans, who looks like a perennial probowler type talent, but they still have a long way to go. Similarly the Titans are not a good defense by any means, but they aren't the worst defense in the NFL, regardless of yardage rank. The worst D in the NFL doesn't hold the Colts offense to 31 pts in 2 games.
