By: Colin Cook
No one can say the Texans had a "bad season". They did make the playoffs and win the Wild Card game, but aside from never having a losing playoff record, the Texans' final six or seven weeks of the 2012 season have been...well, abysmal.
The first twelve or thirteen weeks were absolute magic for Texans fans, as they put every team they played against on blast, dominating every aspect of the game. Sure, Matt Shaub had targeted his tight ends more often than any time in his career. Sure, they led the league in 'time of possession' with their ground attack led by the spry Arian Foster. But the Texans' offense, on the whole, was not showy.
In my years of being a fan of this team, I've come to expect us to kick field goals more often than scoring touchdowns; to the point that whenever we're in the other team's thirty yard line, and it's third down, I'll usually walk away and do something else while the field goal and commercials take place.
Since Eric Wilson was traded to the Raiders, the offensive line has definitely struggled to protect Schaub, and even though he is one of the least sacked quarterbacks, that added pressure would definitely force him to rely on the 'easier' tight-end passes.
Offensive Needs:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNC33q_hXp9elCmMSlHkBKO64W9wcQJYhSlELKDoEYn-C2QiwvfBTeTvAZ85TcvdKKKlhBiTK2JBFnF0TyO7G_ClKyfzrgG6EZ_9HEwW_PUQERFalpSyYYPCdgH-VaGYQjNXCCSfWPKjs/s200/6643950991_5a32bbdde2_z.jpg)
Offensive Greeds:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTn1brlUVk4POsn-3NzjwgdzU5oCg7PluBVogB_UEJiTEzO5f4K8fBUPCbjtrCluRYHIsFVQR9EjStfDEJbzVnelYuoLyuUztdqzejQyhiAdQrQVtHwqGts5E57gBL34Eh573w0c2V_E/s200/Houston+Texans+Matt+Schaub+Miami+Dolphins+5Hb6zIQOORcl.jpg)
The defense of the Texans, however, is a solid wall. Can you run through a solid wall? Nope; you can only beat yourself against it until you manage to break through a weakened spot. But how else do you get past a solid wall? Well, you can always throw the ball over it!!
Defensive Needs:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3Ph0RjMHRGs1EHzihQG_A6__pMUphttwUhD3WZXZfo2CXUXSN6wZfI-vPJPGRcui55gmm_5NiEmrN5ZKnGxuwp-amBjpVGSLHvvBx6t4kY6r-dwQIy5WNX_vst2ZTiyGW0skg9uV6PI/s200/136536538_crop_exact.jpg)
It didn't work. Our secondary is definitely improving, but as good as Wade Phillips is at blitzing, their coverage seems to be the weakest point on this team. And you know what they say about a team and it's weakest link...
Defensive Greeds:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxsAnkPe4FfYPsOv3W0P4o4ZxrZS9ElTLb-tjalRXdzLwGMNkY6dFGp5FUaFwNtTt9y0QP2qaDmK4E92m4TwbK8-fHEDYne2FCWJT7ruz1ujL8eGLfWePmd8-KC2RAL9BHZ7gxj9_JWQ/s200/url.jpg)
This is probably the most worthless thing to ask for, but the defense cannot get the injuries that they did this season. Even the secondary was running on empty! Alan Ball? Who is that?! Granted, our defense played like champions week in and week out (there are YouTube videos that back up that statement) regardless of the injuries, but you can never rely on second-string players in a starter world.
0 comments:
Post a Comment