NFL Week #5: TNF | Houston Texans (3-1) @ Dallas Cowboys (3-1)

[bbgun]

Dez merely made a highlight reel, all time great play on that.

no one buys your phony compliments, hater!

 

[cmd34]

I think Dallas can win next week. Gotta be a turnover free game, though. I think we can run on them.

Thats assuming Rolando isn't badly injured to where he doesn't play next week. Defense is terrible without him in the middle. Should get Carter back too.

Wasn't Carter out 10 to 14 days?

As far as Seattle, that defense is going to smack us in the mouth and then the crowd will chime in. We are not mentally strong enough or coached well enough to handle that.

 

[bbgun]

we can't get away with this "bend but don't break/no sack" defense forever

 

[dbair1967]

Hey Dooms, explain to me again how Dez isn't worth it.

Thanks

 

[dbair1967]

That pick Tony threw was hideous. He has a bad habit of ducking (and therefore not looking) before he throws. He got away with it on the long pass to Dez.

He got blown up pretty good on that ball to Dez at the end didn't he? I was actually surprised the ball got there.

The pick was bad though, if he just throws that ball over Dez's head/arms its an easy TD

 

[cmd34]

Lack of pass rush + awful Safeties in coverage = team you can score on whenever you need to.

 

[dbair1967]

I don't hate Dez. I just don't think he's all that. We sure don't see teams taking Megatron out of games.

C'mon now.

I think its obvious to all that one of the reasons we can run the way we have is because of the way teams line up to play defense against Bryant. Williams and Witten see a lot of man coverage and we saw how wide open Murray was repeatedly on dump off passes today.

Just because Dez isn't getting 10 catches for 150 yds every week doesn't mean he isn't having a huge impact on the games themselves.

 

[bbgun]

Lack of pass rush + awful Safeties in coverage = team you can score on whenever you need to.

we were far worse against the run

 

[NoShame]

He got blown up pretty good on that ball to Dez at the end didn't he? I was actually surprised the ball got there.

The pick was bad though, if he just throws that ball over Dez's head/arms its an easy TD

Yea needed more air on that pass to get over the safety

 

[dbair1967]

we were far worse against the run

A lot of their run success came when we played nickel defense though. They also had a lot of success running to the side where Jack Crawford was a lot, he got washed out bad on at least a half dozen plays or so.

 

[cmd34]

we were far worse against the run

which is bad/sad, especially when you know it's coming.

 

[dbair1967]

Lack of pass rush + awful Safeties in coverage = team you can score on whenever you need to.

Wilcox has struggled most of the year, but he made some good plays today. Looked like he was starting to see things better. I still have hope for him.

The pass rush is just a shade late most of the time, maybe when Demarcus Lawrence gets back it will improve a little.

 

[bbgun]

funniest moment was when Randle tried to block Watt. swatted him like a fly.

 

[dbair1967]

Somebody posted that Dez play at CZ, does look like Romo stood in there and got hammered pretty good

Heckuva fucking play by both, but amazing catch by Dez

 

[Bonecrusher#31]

Well we are half way to 8-8 with 11 games to go...

4-7 the rest of the way

 

[dbair1967]

They are going to have to start dividing up the carriers some though. You could see Murray was absolutely gassed late in this game. He got beat all to hell too. Man is gonna be some kind of sore this week.

These refs never blow the whistle for forward progress with him and guys just keep hitting him and piling on. Cushing had a major shot the head on him to too on that run play before the short TD pass to Dez. he looked whoozey after it too.

 

[dbair1967]

Ro McClain reinjured that groin again.

 

[dbair1967]

Ronald Leary is kinda the forgotten man, but he had some beatdown fucking blocks today.

BB can you find that one where he pulls through the hole and knocks that Texan guy several yards? That was kinda Larry Allen-esque

 

[dbair1967]

Havent seen it mentioned yet, but I am wondering if Spencer got injured again. I didn't see him much (if any) in the second half. I saw him for a few plays early in game.

J Crawford was out there a ton in 2nd half.

Selvie also limped off once or twice although I think he did come back.

 

[Sheik]

Did Watt really even have a good game today? I wasn't really impressed, but Phil Simms is saying he was EVERYWHERE today.