Andre had bad series, Fitzpatrick made a Fitzpatrick type play at the end and coach Bob got out coached big time. Bob has been disappointing.
There's tons of blame to go around in this game, but Fitz doesn't deserve any of it really. When the O line plays that poorly and the QB throws 0 picks and has over 100 QB rating, it's not on him. The defense was awful and they put us in too big of a hole to dig out of. If we want to scapegoat anyone we can go with Andre Johnson, anyone in the secondary, anyone on the line, or even Fat Aggie or Nuk Hopkins.
Joseph just doesn't have it any more. Can't blame him for that. He's playing to the best of his ability. Swearinger whiffing on tackles is another story. I'm not sure he's on the team next year.
Let us also not forget Fat Randy yakking on a relatively easy FG. Had he made that one, we would have only needed a 3 to take the lead at the end, which is a VASTLY different scenario as opposed to needing to get a TD. And also, Swearinger... JHFK are there any COACHES on this staff??? ANYONE who will get in that kid's face and chew him a new one? I swear to God the next time I see some ball-carrier just run right by that guy while he just swipes at the ball, I am going to lose my mind.
It's unbelievable how many people are giving Fitzpatrick a pass for all his failures. It's always the o line, receivers, defenses fault, everyone except for fitz. Yet matt schaub would get blamed (not his last season) for every loss even if he had a good game.
That or first round picks being injured. Missing half the season. I really hope he's ready to go after this long break. God, I long for another player capable of pressuring the QB along side of Watt.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bloom off the rose on Bill O'Brien. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a> haven't been ready to play to start basically any game this year, and butchers the clock late.</p>— nick wright (@getnickwright) <a href="https://twitter.com/getnickwright/status/520418580186152961">October 10, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>And that's why the argument about whether you'd take Luck or Watt is silly. Watt was amazing but Texans still lost. QB league, <a href="https://twitter.com/PriscoCBS">@PriscoCBS</a>.</p>— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/520418604857425920">October 10, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FearTheBeard?src=hash">#FearTheBeard</a> <a href="http://t.co/SGKJ9EuPUH">pic.twitter.com/SGKJ9EuPUH</a></p>— Jason Wilde (@jasonjwilde) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonjwilde/status/520418999579189248">October 10, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> And Hopkins getting roasted.
Any love for Mercilius? He had a really good game. Watt put on Hall of Fame performance in prime time. The Texans fought back and were poised to make the winning drive TWICE. They just Fitzlled.
The only good thing about having Ryan Fitzpatrick on your team is watching him try to shove that al qaeda beard into his chin strap.
I think he got outplayed on a couple of catches and that Luck put the ball in a place where he couldnt' get it. I thought swearinger played worse than joseph.
At least Houston Texans head coaches are consistent. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>O'Brien: "It wasn't good football... To give some credit to our guys, they fought back." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TexansGameday?src=hash">#TexansGameday</a></p>— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoustonTexans/status/520422857529372672">October 10, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>OB says he's proud of the way his guys came back.</p>— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZangaro/status/520423001163321345">October 10, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>OBrien says he honestly doesn't know why his team is starting so slow. Not sure how to fix it. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a></p>— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZangaro/status/520423253454909440">October 10, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>O'Brien says he thinks his team was ready to play, just didn't play well early.</p>— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaro) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZangaro/status/520423561614594048">October 10, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>O'Brien: We let them get ahead too much. 24-nothing is hard to overcome. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a></p>— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoustonTexans/status/520423592283353089">October 10, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>O'Brien very complimentary of team's attitude, ability to fight back. "We've got a lot of great guys in that locker room." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a></p>— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoustonTexans/status/520423885410668545">October 10, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
What exactly did Luck do to bail his O-line out? He had plenty of protection. All he ever did was move into the pocket. He never had to scramble or evade multiple pass rushers. I agree that we need a better QB, but better O-line play is needed more, in my opinion.
