seem like this will be the only week we dont give up 400 yard of defence. Its all bush's fault, he gots to go
Jackson has looked approximately 10,000x better the few times we've let him play man to man coverage, by the way. I think a large part of his struggles are due to this crappy soft zone scheme which is making our entire secondary suck. As for nice plays in coverage, how about jumping the receiver's route for his INT? There were a number of times he was right on his man and did a great job locking him down too. Maybe if we had a defensive coordinator with a few brain cells he wouldn't have so many lapses. As for Dunta--god, he was way worse in coverage, and he missed tackles constantly in the open field. Statistically, he was the worst starting cornerback in the NFL last season, too.
He has been TERRIBLE in man to man coverage. He always tries to press the receiver and gets beat within one yard of the line of scrimmage. Have you been watching the TDs he is giving up? They are all in man coverage. That INT was a result of Cushing knocking Eli on his ass as he threw the ball. It was underthrown because of it and Jackson was able to make the catch. What games have you been watching exactly? Kareem Jackson has been bar none, the WORST DB in the NFL this season.
And if Dunta was so much worse in coverage, why is this current secondary on pace to set the NFL record for worst passing defense of all time when they were close to average last year
http://www.texansbullblog.com/crisis-secondary-start-cornerbacks/featured-articles/film-study/ By John Hallam, on October 19th, 2010 Since week one, there has been a growing wave of scrutiny and criticism concerning the young Texan cornerbacks, especially Kareem Jackson and Brice McCain. After all, we certainly have seen a lot of big plays where one of those guys were desperately chasing the WR from behind. It is my opinion that Jackson’s play has actually regressed since the Redskin game. But, why? Should we blame the secondary coach, David Gibbs? Or, maybe Jackson simply isn’t any good and Rick Smith should shoulder the blame for spending the team’s first round pick on the CB and then releasing Jacques Reeves before the season started. It’s hard to have certainty. However, I am not known for my humility. I’m confident that I know the problem with the secondary and with the lack of development of Kareem Jackson. It’s not Kareem’s fault. He doesn’t lack talent. He isn’t lazy or uncoachable. Regarding Brice McCain, I think he has played extremely well. The Cowboys, particularly, were able to exploit his lack of size. Otherwise, though, I see a CB that handles his responsibilities well and provides consistently tight coverage. I think their problem has predominately been the sloppy and undisciplined play of the veteran safeties and linebackers, especially (but not limited to)Bernard Pollard and Zac Diles. In Cover 2 zone, the linebackers consistently drop late and miss the throwing lanes on their drops. Furthermore, Bernard Pollard, as he did here (3rd play of the series), simply vacates his zone responsibilities leaving huge holes in the zone. Not only does their play make the CBs look bad simply because the CBs are the closest players to the WRs when the ball arrives, but these players have created a lack of trust resulting in confusion among the CBs. It has to be difficult for a rookie CB to let a WR running a post go at the right time and break down into the flat if he has no idea where the LB and safety on his side of the zone will be. This developing lack of trust drew to a head in the Kansas City game, compounded by the loss of Demeco, to the point where you could see the entire back seven defensive players were working almost entirely independently of one another. It is no wonder the CBs seem to look better in press man coverage. In those instances, they are likely relieved not to have to rely on these veterans that have proven unreliable. Here are five lowlights from the Kansas City game highlighting some of these issues: 1. Classic Cover 2 zone and Brian Cushing is late in his drop into the underneath zone on McCain’s side, creating an easy passing lane for Cassel (despite good, quick pressure with a 4 man rush). If Cushing sits in the zone, appropriately, Cassel has to manage the ball into a tighter window, increasing the difficulty of the throw a great deal. McCain is playing a little too soft on the WR here but I think that results form a total lack of confidence in the safety play behind him. 2. Notice this zone defense on 3rd and 12. There are three defenders surrounding the TE in the middle of the field, leaving Jackson on the outside all alone with no LB underneath him again. Diles should have slid into the zone but planted in the middle of the field with the other two LBs. 3. Actually, this is almost how a Cover 2 defense should look. If you notice, Demeco has dropped into the passing lane and is in position to possibly make a play on the ball before he crumples to the ground. The CB has the zone outside the seam and Pollard is a little late, but still basically in position on the inside of the WR. Cassel makes a good throw, Demeco falls down, and the WR makes a catch between the two DBs and takes a shot but holds on. 4. Watch Pollard as he simply keys on the wrong receiver (RB) and allows a free inside release to the TE on 3rd and 5, giving the Chiefs a ridiculously easy conversion. KC did nothing to create confusion. Pollard simply wasn’t paying attention and allowed the play. This was simple man coverage with only two eligible receivers on his side. Cushing was responsible for the RB and Pollard for the TE. 5. Avert your eyes if you are weak of heart! On 3rd and 4, Quin is playing soft in the Cover 2 Zone and Nixon was too slow to drop into his zone. Those two things allowed a huge window for Cassel to throw into. As the play continues, you can see the general unreliability and lack of cooperation and coordination as Bowe runs through the middle of the secondary for a 40 yard TD.
Any defense of Kareem Jackson is a waste. He falls down at the line of scrimmage several times a game. Seriously. How can you defend his skills when several times a game he stumbles as soon as the ball is snapped and his receiver goes by him? That's not coaching.
^ good article. Yes kareem has made mistakes but those mistakes are even more of an issue when the surrounding cast is also not playing well. The scapegoating of kareem is getting ridiculous and is an overly simplified way of seeing what is actually going wrong. Their cover 2 zone routinely gets burned. receivers are finding the soft spots in the zones all over the place...not all of that is kareem.
Sure but he is a ROOKIE and his confidence has to be VERY low. Every little mistake he makes will be magnified so he himself is probably playing mind games with himself. Starting him as a rookie was a HUGE mistake, I blame Kubes/Smith for that but KJ will be fine just not till 2012. Asomugha didn't start regularly till his 3rd year, not sure what in Kubes/Smith minds told them to start the kid from day 1.
How would it not? If you have pass rushers you can jam the receivers and play bump and run because you know the QB has to get rid of the ball quickly. Steelers have had great pass rush all these years with average CBs at best yet they have had great defenses. Colts don't have very good corners yet there pass defense is good because of Freeney and Mathis. What type of impact did you expect from a rookie corner? Do you want him to be Deion Sanders as a rookie?
Pressure on the qb has nothing to do with jackson falling down at the line of scrimmage or getting beat one step into a route It works both ways, the dline may get to the QB if the recievers were no open immediately. As for impact, I expected something more than a pile of dog ****
Yeah he falls down every single play and thats why the Texans pass rush has sucked for the last 8 years. It's all his fault.
the falling down thing is getting way over dramatized. He has slipped a few times...but guess what? alot of people slip on the texans field...it isnt very good.
I'll say it's the pass rush. We're getting no pressure on third down. Mario has been basically MIA since game 2. 8 tackles and 1 sack in the last 4 games.
Definitely dude is the scapegoat. Just like Mario was the year he was drafted #1. If you are a first round pick you better produce and quick. I think Kareem will be alright, he flashes potential from play to play and that's all I ask. I don't ask that he be a shut down corner, it's silly the Texans thought he could start on what is supposed to be a playoff team. Straight stupid. Kareem has been playing bad, but so is everyone on the defense not named Antonio Smith, Mario Williams, and Demeco Ryans. Pollard won us a game in Washington but he has really shown his weakness is coverage this year. I'd still want him to start on this team though i just wish we'd have a cover safety to make up for his faults.
