Totally agree with your observations yesterday (and Locker grades today). Eyeball-test left me with concerns over Stroud. He is the leader of the offense, so any ‘lallygagging’ lands at his feet. I’d like to see more urgency overall, but especially with Stroud. There seems to be a true competitiveness lacking. And yes, there is a difference between striving for perfection and competitiveness. Perhaps tempo is the key. There definitely was a lack of tempo through the first half… except for the final drive, the best drive of the game. Tempo, in my opinion, lies squarely on the the OC and the QB. I hope they figure it out, because if not it’s going to be a long season.
I agree with everything said......with a few exceptions.....I think the Ogonbowale fumble would have happened with any RB we have...or for that matter to any RB in the NFL.....The punch on the ball was PERFECTLY exicuted. He hit the point of the ball and no matter how you cradle it....it was gonna quirt out the back. Just purely bad timing for us.
I understand the grading being low based on the loss but I'd be willing to bet they would be a grade or two higher if we pulled off the win at the end.
If CJ hhad ended this with a TD pass to any of our WRs he would end up with a solid B grade. Pocket presence is questionable at times but with the rotating door of O-Linemen I kinda give him some wiggle room there.
The WRs averaged about 7.5 yards per catch.......That to me is fair.......Overall if the ball got there they caught it.......with the exception of the Higgins wrestling match loss......I would have liked to have seen Nico utilized more but I think both CJ and Caley wanted to give their other targets a little bit of full speed game experience. We know what we have in Nico and even in Hutch....We needed to see how the rooks handled the "BIG SHOW"......My grade would be a low C for the newbies.
RBs....Chubb surprised me.....in a kinda good way......everyone else surprised me as well....but NOT in a good way........DP needs to just be a returner. He has no daylight vision.....Woody need more carries and passing opportunities....He should be Chubbs ONLY relief when he needs it. Ogonbowale should be used only as an emergency back. Minus the unfortunate fumble at the end....I'd give the RBs a hich C especially for how they ran in the second half.
O-Line????.......If we are going to play musical chairs with the line all year.....We are SCREWED
I have said this for months......We need to work Jamal Hill in at Nickel Back.....He has LB size and mentality and Safety ball skills and speed.....Pitre should be a CB or Safety......He has issues covering across the middle and EVERY OC and QB we will play knows it.
This was a game the Cardiac Cows should have won.......Too bad
Totally agree with your observations yesterday (and Locker grades today). Eyeball-test left me with concerns over Stroud. He is the leader of the offense, so any ‘lallygagging’ lands at his feet. I’d like to see more urgency overall, but especially with Stroud. There seems to be a true competitiveness lacking. And yes, there is a difference between striving for perfection and competitiveness. Perhaps tempo is the key. There definitely was a lack of tempo through the first half… except for the final drive, the best drive of the game. Tempo, in my opinion, lies squarely on the the OC and the QB. I hope they figure it out, because if not it’s going to be a long season.
For nearly a month the O-Line was set and they practiced their positions daily. Then one man goes down and they shuffle the deck?
That's how it went.
I agree with everything said......with a few exceptions.....I think the Ogonbowale fumble would have happened with any RB we have...or for that matter to any RB in the NFL.....The punch on the ball was PERFECTLY exicuted. He hit the point of the ball and no matter how you cradle it....it was gonna quirt out the back. Just purely bad timing for us.
I understand the grading being low based on the loss but I'd be willing to bet they would be a grade or two higher if we pulled off the win at the end.
If CJ hhad ended this with a TD pass to any of our WRs he would end up with a solid B grade. Pocket presence is questionable at times but with the rotating door of O-Linemen I kinda give him some wiggle room there.
The WRs averaged about 7.5 yards per catch.......That to me is fair.......Overall if the ball got there they caught it.......with the exception of the Higgins wrestling match loss......I would have liked to have seen Nico utilized more but I think both CJ and Caley wanted to give their other targets a little bit of full speed game experience. We know what we have in Nico and even in Hutch....We needed to see how the rooks handled the "BIG SHOW"......My grade would be a low C for the newbies.
RBs....Chubb surprised me.....in a kinda good way......everyone else surprised me as well....but NOT in a good way........DP needs to just be a returner. He has no daylight vision.....Woody need more carries and passing opportunities....He should be Chubbs ONLY relief when he needs it. Ogonbowale should be used only as an emergency back. Minus the unfortunate fumble at the end....I'd give the RBs a hich C especially for how they ran in the second half.
O-Line????.......If we are going to play musical chairs with the line all year.....We are SCREWED
I have said this for months......We need to work Jamal Hill in at Nickel Back.....He has LB size and mentality and Safety ball skills and speed.....Pitre should be a CB or Safety......He has issues covering across the middle and EVERY OC and QB we will play knows it.
This was a game the Cardiac Cows should have won.......Too bad
HOLDING ON TO MY FAITH WITH MY PINKY FINGERS!!!!!
GO TEXANS!!!!
It is very easy to criticize the Texans today!! I am curious though, so I can judge its value, what is
Landry's NFL experience, was he a General Manager; Head Coach; Coordinator; Scouting
Director; OR??
Jack Schultea
Obviously Fischer & Juice are not trusted to play. Why are we wasting the spots on the roster? At best put them on the practice squad.