Not that I like Collinsworth, but what else is he supposed to say? Oh man who are these guys out there...they just suck and Belichick is a terrible coach. Same with Gruden on MNF. He's all over everyone but what else are they supposed to say? You can just rip someone and trash them on national TV.
10000% AGREED I love the Texans dearly , however I wont let that love blind me. When the Raiders stacked the box against our offense...we were exposed. Keep in mind this is the same Raider team that got steamrolled by theBroncos. Yea I know we didnt have AJ , but we still had "offensive juggernauts" such as Foster, Daniels, Casey , Jones and Walter. The Saints game (Brees w/o Colston and Jonathan Vilma) we struggled in the RedZone with AJ countless. We wont have that luxury in the playoffs. I like the love that members have for our beloved Texans, but to welcome the Steelers and Ravens in a playoff game is just stupid. Some even have the nerve to book us into the SuperBowl. With Schaub and Kubiak at the helm , be very very cautious. Its ONLY game for your life, and each blunder carries a TON of weight.
As a head coach, how can you allow this to go on?? I mean, Cameron is calling the plays, but Harbaugh is(or so I thought) a pretty heady guy. Why couldn't he have had one of those games against the Texans. He had one against J'ville and against Seattle. Should I predict more terrible games from the Ravens and their "running" game any time they are on the road against a non-division opponent. This thing called the NFL, hard to figure out sometimes.
Foster was not 100% against the Raiders and he wasn't even there against New Orleans. I think you are also dismissing the lack of Andre Johnson a bit too easily. Teams have stacked the box against Houston since then and have struggled. I think had the Texans tried more plays using the beef of the Raiders DL against them it would have been a different story. Kubiak isn't all that bright in terms of switching to what works when something isn't for some reason.
There's a huge difference to me with how Gruden slobbers over players. With Collinsworth every word or the way he says it sounds like he's a smug know-it-all. If you listen to both you can tell who was the coach and who was the smarmy douche wide receiver.
It wasn't just a stacked box, they knew where to clog the gaps and closed the cutbacks incredibly quick. They were an emotionally charged team that played incredibly well and showed a lot of discipline in sticking to the gameplan. We haven't seen Kelly or Seymour dominating an offensive line like that since then. Throw in the fact that Cable is a zone block guy himself so Hue Jackson should have a general idea of how to stop it. Teams will stack the box against the Texans, but it will take more than that to stop them for 4 quarters. Jacksonville tried it, and they have a much more complete front 7 than Oakland. With Tate backing up Foster, this offense can grind out 30-40 rushing attempts per game, and it's a thing of beauty to see those 2-3 yard gains in the first quarter become 7-8 yard gains by the 3rd quarter.
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Rodgers will become the 2nd unanimous MVP at the end of the season. Zero doubt in my mind. Blasphemy what he is doing to the league right now.
Is this Lil_Pun after the Eagles' loss? - (WARNING: profanity/extreme anger involved) http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhv7Vsx08fs222v7c6
