Ask Battle Red Blog: The Unofficial Q&A about the Houston Texans

I hate you.

I didn’t notice it until you pointed it out. How did he find all of those tags? I think it’s hillarious.

That and panda suits.

/curtsies

Been looking forward to this game as well. A true test for our newly minted secondary. I hope we hold up well. Well as in less than 5td passes would be nice.

Anyhoo, I’m never too concerned about our WR corps. Ever. Johnson is the #1 target, sometimes #2. As for the rest, they’re mostly role players. Kevin Walter(s) is more of a blocking WR that you can rely on to make tough catches in the middle. Jacoby Jones is a speedster that is always a threat to break a big one. That’s if he catches the ball. David Anderson and Bryant Johnson seems to be playing the role of possession receivers.

As I mentioned above, Jacoby Jones is always a threat to score. Whether it be returning punts, or breaking one for a long TD. But Matt Schaub has plenty of weapons at his disposal(3 athletic TE’s and a H-back/fullback/Tight-End/WideReceiver/human swiss army knife in James Casey) and a good running games to back him up.

So the answer is a noyes.

If it’s for fantasy purposes, he’s always good for at least 45yds and a TD every other game or two. Start in deeper leagues as WR3 or Flex, never as a WR1 or WR2.

I sure miss those 4th quarter leads that turned into last minute losses

The worst one was when we led Dallas 27-6 in the 4th Quarter. Richard Todd got hurt.

Then came 60 yr old Kenny Stabler to save the night

But I can’t. I have no ties with the Oilers. But a lot of people do see it as a harbinger of good things to come.

Yes. Yes.

Middle of the D-line is very weak with Shaun Cody as our starting bag-o-suck NT and ILB’s that are still adjusting to the 3-4 scheme. But Cushing is starting to come around and our safeties are reliable in run-coverage.

That’s why I’m scared of Ingram. That dude is a battering ram shot out of a cannon.

I expect heavy doses of HB dives, draws, and screen from Sean Payton.

Part of that is Wade’s scheme and part of it is personnel. If you commit to the run you will have some success. We’ll make a few plays in the backfield, but you will be able to spring a couple of big ones because someone gets too aggressive. Dolphins rookie had a lot of success last week when he cut back on us.

They must hate him with a passion. Not sure how anyone can claim Drew is in decline after the two games he just had. He’s thrown for 6 TDs and 0 INTs. Much better stats than Matt Schaub (3 TDs, 2 INTs).

I was pointed towards the direction of a fanpost that discussed the “decline” of Drew Brees. My response to that can be found in one of the tags. It’s like easter egg hunting!

You got swacked.

Definitely not against the Saints.
Improvement has been seen, heck Kareem Jackson is playing better, but no way are really going to affect you guys.

The Rush is what causes the secondary to look strong. There hasn’t been a lot of pocket time for the previous two QB’s. And I don’t expect either QB to have much time this week.

I feel like they’re capable of making a few stops, especially if they’re playing with the lead. But with Brees and his merry band of receivers, nope.

But, he’ll likely get torched from Brees.

and everybody started hopping in the bandwagon. 10 games later, and these degenerate, luke-warm, bandwagon fans started calling for his head. Of course there are some die-hard fans out there that were calling for his head too, but it was mostly a mob of bandwagoners.

I’d like to believe that he’s turned the corner and playoffs is only a couple of knots away. The 2-0 record this year feels so much different from last year. Better game management(as shown in the 4th quarter of the Miami game) and great personnel decisions are starting to turn the “Fire Kubiak” bandwagon over.

I feel like I should disclaim that I’m a huge Kubiak fan. He’s an offensive mastermind that’s slowly learning how to become a better Head Coach. Having Phillips around for the defense helps him focus on getting better at the minute aspects of running a team. And so far, he’s done a great job.

And even if he is, Brees will still get to exploit the other side of the field. Jason Allen or Kareem Jackson will be burnt toast if Wade can’t find a way to cover up their weakness.

But I can’t go much into detail because I’m still in awe at our defensive improvement and focused on the big gaping hole that we have in the middle of the d-line. I’m sure others can give you a more elaborate breakdown.

From what I’ve seen lately, We’ve been playing a lot of man-to-man. Especially on the other side of the field with Kareem Jackson and Jason Allen.

If he gets in a zone…watch out ’cause the rest of the “D” will feed off of it.

and then was double teamed on nearly every snap vs the Dolphins, which freed up our other pass rushers. We only recorded 2 sacks, but we hit Henne a ton that game. Why he was missing simple throws, because he had no poise. Or he just sucks.

Mario is basically playing the same role he has always played. He’s just standing up and aligning a little wider. He rushes the passer virtually every play. He might drop into coverage 2-3 times a game. He’s had to adjust some, and he’s still working on his footwork and some other technique stuff that is different from the stand up position. Every time he steps out on the field he looks more and more comfortable. Wade is also adding things little by little. I would say Wade has only put in maybe 75% of what he has planned. In other words I wouldn’t be surprised to see Mario used in a way we haven’t seen yet this weekend.

In the nickel package he’s back down as a traditional 4-3 pass rushing end.

That’s a tough question.

As poor as the Saints linebackers are, Jenkins is a top 10 safety right now, and possibly a top 5 one. Safeties are so important in subtle ways.

I absolutely love the way Jenkins is playing for the Saints now. I was only “satisfied” with the pick at the time, because LB was such a glaring need and because there were so many 1st round worthy LBs in that draft. It seemed a shame not to grab one, and instead opt for a solid CB that would later become a FS. Given how atrocious the Saints LB corps is, I still think taking a LB there might have been the better move overall.

He was amazing as a rookie, but between the suspension to start the year and nagging injuries he never really got going and was a disappointment last year. He’s been active through 2 weeks racking up tackles, but hasn’t had the same impact as a play maker he did his rookie year so far.

he sucks. Who throws for 5 incompletions and under 300 yards? FIRE THE BUM!!!

/start chased daniels instead