Wade Phillips, Rock Star

When a coach lucks into even one of those exceptional high motor guys like a Jared Allen, it makes them look smart whether they are or just average. Maybe getting them or getting them in the right position to succeed is smart. But Wade has Cushing and Watt; two exceptional high motor guys and they are just killing it.

Enjoy it Texans fans, it's a rare thing.

 

WHoaaa there. Wade has been doing this since we were all a gleam in our mothers' eyes. If I were Wade, following the rules of George Costanza, I would retire after this season. You can't top being number 1 after being last the season before.

Sure he isn't the best head coach, though he still gets his teams to the playoffs, but he is an elite d coordinator with a beautiful mind.


Lol at the 'apple turnovers' nicely SERVED.

 

forgot part of the meme

 

True ,but even by scoring, we are 3rd in PPG allowed.

The defensive numbers are a little inflated, we've played 5 terrible offenses (Jaguars,Colts,Titans,Dolphins,Browns)

Nonetheless, you still have to play the games, and last year even bad offenses lit us up. The defensive turnaround has been astounding.

 

yea but that's not a measure of defense quality either . . .

 

exactly. In basketball you can use points per possession and that is a really good metric for determining defense quality. In football, it would be very difficult to come up with one stat. Even if you did yards per play(somewhat equivalent to points per possession), it would not take into consideration things like red zone defense or turnovers. Points given up per 10 plays would be the closest thing I could come up with.

 

I did a little math, the texans have allowed 157 points on 513 plays, thats 1 point every 3.3 snaps

Thier SPP ( snaps per point if you will )

5th in SPP
3rd in yards per play
4th in 3rd down %
1st is first downs per game

its a great defense, whatever metric you wanna use,

but i'm sure you will still find some reason to deny credit, being drunk on that haterade

 

thx for the info. I think their defense is good. I just prefer to do the eyeball test than go off any stats. By the eyeball test, it appears lots of teams come in with an unspecific gameplan (like the Browns) which means they couldn't find a weakness (besides Kareem Jackson of course).

 

Bottom line, when you look at the big picture the Texans are overall #1 from a subjective and objective point of view- They look nasty and dirty and bloody good, and statistically they allow the least yards given up, they allow the 3rd least amount of points given up. .. .

Love it!

 

Feels weird to say this, but it may be time to start worrying about Wade getting HC offers from other teams this offseason.

 

Real possibility. I think there will be many openings.

Rocket River

 

Look at his history. He spends atleast 2 seasons as a D-coordinator before moving up to head coach. I'm not worried about him leaving this offseason. The book is out on him: great DC, average HC. His Dallas stint is still fresh enough in people's minds to prevent him getting a HC job this offseason.

 

I think it'll be a while before anyone bites on Wade as HC again. If Dom Capers can't get any looks with what he's done in Green Bay, Wade probably won't either.

 

i'm curious how much Wade wants a HC at this time in his life...he is 64 after all.

 

And he loves Houston. He's always heralded when he is a DC, scrutinized and tormented as a HC.

 

I hope you guys are right. I suspect you probably are. But the quick turnaround is definitely going to raise some eyebrows around the league if it keeps up for the rest of the season.

 

I'm guessing that Wade finishes his NFL career here.

 

Did anyone else hear that the Texans now have the #1 ranked defense in the NFL?????

HOLY CRAP! What next? SNL will be funny again and the Rockets will be healthy?

The Offensive Line is being touted among the best in the NL, and the defense just nabbed a freaking #1 ranking. And the Texans are in 1st place, 3 games over .500.

It's like some alternate universe. Weird as hell. But fun. :grin:

 

Texans have benefited from a terrible division:

Colts (31st in offense)
Jaguars (32nd)
Titans (27th)

Still, the defense is good. Once AJ is healthy, they may be the best team in the AFC.