And even that was a 4th down play...he didnt have many options...plus, Hopkins would have probably come down with that in the regular season. But yes, overall a very solid performance from Brock.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Sorry. I dozed off. Nick Novak kicked his third FG, this one from 36 yards to give Texans a 16-9 lead with 1:55 left. Yawn!</p>— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/McClain_on_NFL/status/767193324297916416" data-datetime="2016-08-21T02:55:16+00:00">August 21, 2016</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Novak slow to get up after trying to make that tackle. <a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#Texans">#Texans</a></p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/status/767193407718617088" data-datetime="2016-08-21T02:55:36+00:00">August 21, 2016</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Nick Novak heads to the locker room with the trainer. <a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#Texans">#Texans</a></p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/status/767194561089249280" data-datetime="2016-08-21T03:00:11+00:00">August 21, 2016</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Not being picky but Fuller was targeted 8 times (caught half of them). They obviously were looking to get him the ball. Maybe putting film out there to discourage opposing defenses from doubling Hopkins.
In other news, two other QBs in the division (Luck vs Ravens, Mariota vs Panthers) played close to perfect.
Brock would've had 2 TD with 0 INT if Fuller managed to catch the ball from Brock on the 3rd down endzone pass. Yes the throw could've been slightly lower, but that's a play a WR needs to usually make. The 4th down situation our coaching staff put Brock in was apparently to test him on that play. He's apparently had issues with that specific type of play in the endzone in practice.
Not to state the obvious, but our O has an entirely new dimension to it this season. Speed is important... who would have thunk?
Only one of those targets were I would say "bad hands" incompletions while another was just him running a different route than what he was supposed to. Others were just regular plays by the defense.
Players who most likely lost their jobs tonight: - Erving - Cecil - Fairbairn (injury to Novak may have thrown him a lifeline)
Possibly. I was just pointing out that he was targeted 8 times. With Hopkins, Lamar, and the other receivers; I doubt he will have a lot of regular season games with that many targets.
Some of his highlights http://video.nfl.com/films/vodzilla/22669/160820_pre_wk2_hou_will_fuller_highlights-20160820_190415636_5000k.mp4
A catch is a catch is a catch. With his speed, he can afford those since he's fast enough to just run into balls. If he is unable to make hand catches in situations that need them though, that will be concerning to me. I think the kid did great tonight personally.
Almost all of them were just normal catches. The only time his hands were an issue was in the endzone throw that would've given Brock his 2nd TD on 3rd down.
