Thoughts/Opinions about yesterday's comeback win

[Cowboyny]

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see every play as my stream had difficulties at times.

Offense

-Lamb had perhaps his best game as a Cowboy, carried the team to a win. You would think teams will start adjusting their coverage away from Pickens now and give Lamb more attention. Pickens didn't many many catches, but the ones he did have were impactful.
-Good to see Williams get multiple touchdown runs. Scoring redzone td's are the key to an successful offense.
-The likes of Ferguson, Luek need to stop being the lead blocker, Spann-Ford is clearly the best blocker.
-OL had their struggles all day long against one of the best duos in the entire league. Dak was under constant pressure.
-Schott again with some questionable calls, bubble screen on 3rd and 1?
-Dak and the offense was put in the exact same situation in back to back weeks, but they succeeded this time, perhaps they learned from what went wrong against Baltimore

Defense

-Gave up too many chunk plays early on, but got better as the game progressed. Bland stuck out of one struggling the most.
-Porter's impact was felt, zero targets all game. Remember, CP's influence is also with Mike Pettite. Pettite was the DC with the Jets under Rex Ryan, they designed a scheme around a shutdown corner in Revis. Not saying Porter is as good, but we can see coverage start to roll to other side and blitzes forcing the ball out quickly. Something to watch.
-Run defense was good, but we have to remember Texans have struggled running the football all year long.
-Thought Q and Gary stood out the most in the front. They made key stops that ended drives.
-Have to get more health in the back-end, seeing Speed on the field on the final drive isn't good.

Special Teams

-Audrey much better on the kickoff this week.
-Another FG blocked, this has to be fixed in a hurry
-Questionable 65 yard FG attempt with time on the clock that led to an easy 3 points before half.
-Turpin had a few good returns

 

[Whirlwin]

We learned from our mistakes,
And that’s what this is about, getting better every game,

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

Offense - No concerns, can't wait for Smith to get back
Defense - Small improvements, interior DL looking better, Edge still a major issue, Porter is an instant improvement, but secondary still awful
Special Teams - Still a hot mess. The line blocking on the blocked kick was really really bad. Aubry kickoffs are still questionable. His last kick-off of the game barely got into the landing zone.

 

[Manster_Mash]

Streaming didn't work for me, so I couldn't watch any of it. They won, and on the road. It's a good win.

But *** was that defensive strategy on the hail Mary. Stupid.

 

[CWR]

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see every play as my stream had difficulties at times.

Offense

-Lamb had perhaps his best game as a Cowboy, carried the team to a win. You would think teams will start adjusting their coverage away from Pickens now and give Lamb more attention. Pickens didn't many many catches, but the ones he did have were impactful.
-Good to see Williams get multiple touchdown runs. Scoring redzone td's are the key to an successful offense.
-The likes of Ferguson, Luek need to stop being the lead blocker, Spann-Ford is clearly the best blocker.
-OL had their struggles all day long against one of the best duos in the entire league. Dak was under constant pressure.
-Schott again with some questionable calls, bubble screen on 3rd and 1?
-Dak and the offense was put in the exact same situation in back to back weeks, but they succeeded this time, perhaps they learned from what went wrong against Baltimore

Defense

-Gave up too many chunk plays early on, but got better as the game progressed. Bland stuck out of one struggling the most.
-Porter's impact was felt, zero targets all game. Remember, CP's influence is also with Mike Pettite. Pettite was the DC with the Jets under Rex Ryan, they designed a scheme around a shutdown corner in Revis. Not saying Porter is as good, but we can see coverage start to roll to other side and blitzes forcing the ball out quickly. Something to watch.
-Run defense was good, but we have to remember Texans have struggled running the football all year long.
-Thought Q and Gary stood out the most in the front. They made key stops that ended drives.
-Have to get more health in the back-end, seeing Speed on the field on the final drive isn't good.

Special Teams

-Audrey much better on the kickoff this week.
-Another FG blocked, this has to be fixed in a hurry
-Questionable 65 yard FG attempt with time on the clock that led to an easy 3 points before half.
-Turpin had a few good returns

If JPJ does nothing else I think he at least gives CP the confidence to be aggressive. That alone should make a huge difference.

 

[Carson]

Offense is elite. Smith should improve the run game this week.

Big issue is they don’t know how to close out games.

Two weeks in a row, they’ve had the ball, a touchdown lead and less than 7 minutes left. Pretty similar conservative play calling that led to points and immediately losing the lead

 

[Carson]

If JPJ does nothing else I think he at least gives CP the confidence to be aggressive. That alone should make a huge difference.

Porter is him. I understand him not being in game shape but you could tell him impact was felt

 

[Cowboyny]

Offense is elite. Smith should improve the run game this week.

Big issue is they don’t know how to close out games.

Two weeks in a row, they’ve had the ball, a touchdown lead and less than 7 minutes left. Pretty similar conservative play calling that led to points and immediately losing the lead

It's a learning process for every team learning how to win and finish. Were in the same exact situation and did finish with the victory this time.

 

[Acceptablename]

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see every play as my stream had difficulties at times.

Offense

-Lamb had perhaps his best game as a Cowboy, carried the team to a win. You would think teams will start adjusting their coverage away from Pickens now and give Lamb more attention. Pickens didn't many many catches, but the ones he did have were impactful.
-Good to see Williams get multiple touchdown runs. Scoring redzone td's are the key to an successful offense.
-The likes of Ferguson, Luek need to stop being the lead blocker, Spann-Ford is clearly the best blocker.
-OL had their struggles all day long against one of the best duos in the entire league. Dak was under constant pressure.
-Schott again with some questionable calls, bubble screen on 3rd and 1?
-Dak and the offense was put in the exact same situation in back to back weeks, but they succeeded this time, perhaps they learned from what went wrong against Baltimore

Defense

-Gave up too many chunk plays early on, but got better as the game progressed. Bland stuck out of one struggling the most.
-Porter's impact was felt, zero targets all game. Remember, CP's influence is also with Mike Pettite. Pettite was the DC with the Jets under Rex Ryan, they designed a scheme around a shutdown corner in Revis. Not saying Porter is as good, but we can see coverage start to roll to other side and blitzes forcing the ball out quickly. Something to watch.
-Run defense was good, but we have to remember Texans have struggled running the football all year long.
-Thought Q and Gary stood out the most in the front. They made key stops that ended drives.
-Have to get more health in the back-end, seeing Speed on the field on the final drive isn't good.

Special Teams

-Audrey much better on the kickoff this week.
-Another FG blocked, this has to be fixed in a hurry
-Questionable 65 yard FG attempt with time on the clock that led to an easy 3 points before half.
-Turpin had a few good returns

Did the Hammer have a good game. Also LT Overton did he have a good game

 

[JayFord]

I dont have any concerns about the offense

I have all concerns about the defense

 

[JoeyBoy718]

The season is a marathon, not a sprint. We could’ve won last week and we’d all be ecstatic about being 3-1. But maybe losing wasn’t the worst thing if we can truly learn from it.

The offense is good. Steele is the only real weak link, but maybe we’ll have Jones compete with him. And we’re getting our best OL back.

The defense is another story. I’m less concerned about the secondary because we have JPJ, a lot of guys coming back from injury, and Downs should improve. The LBs aren’t great, but we didn’t expect much from them anyway. The DL is where I’m more concerned. We invested quite a lot with trading/singing free agents and spending 1st/2nd round picks, and we don’t have much to show for it so far.

 

[WillieBeamen]

Reddy Stewart and Daron Bland are horrible corners that will cost us games unless our pass rush improves

 

[DeaconMoss]

Streaming didn't work for me, so I couldn't watch any of it. They won, and on the road. It's a good win.

But *** was that defensive strategy on the hail Mary. Stupid.

What is the deal with the free streams these days? Seems like they are impossible to find.

 

[My3Sons]

I dont have any concerns about the offense

I have all concerns about the defense

I will give you one. Steele has the potential to end Daks year on any given play.

 

[baltcowboy]

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see every play as my stream had difficulties at times.

Offense

-Lamb had perhaps his best game as a Cowboy, carried the team to a win. You would think teams will start adjusting their coverage away from Pickens now and give Lamb more attention. Pickens didn't many many catches, but the ones he did have were impactful.
-Good to see Williams get multiple touchdown runs. Scoring redzone td's are the key to an successful offense.
-The likes of Ferguson, Luek need to stop being the lead blocker, Spann-Ford is clearly the best blocker.
-OL had their struggles all day long against one of the best duos in the entire league. Dak was under constant pressure.
-Schott again with some questionable calls, bubble screen on 3rd and 1?
-Dak and the offense was put in the exact same situation in back to back weeks, but they succeeded this time, perhaps they learned from what went wrong against Baltimore

Defense

-Gave up too many chunk plays early on, but got better as the game progressed. Bland stuck out of one struggling the most.
-Porter's impact was felt, zero targets all game. Remember, CP's influence is also with Mike Pettite. Pettite was the DC with the Jets under Rex Ryan, they designed a scheme around a shutdown corner in Revis. Not saying Porter is as good, but we can see coverage start to roll to other side and blitzes forcing the ball out quickly. Something to watch.
-Run defense was good, but we have to remember Texans have struggled running the football all year long.
-Thought Q and Gary stood out the most in the front. They made key stops that ended drives.
-Have to get more health in the back-end, seeing Speed on the field on the final drive isn't good.

Special Teams

-Audrey much better on the kickoff this week.
-Another FG blocked, this has to be fixed in a hurry
-Questionable 65 yard FG attempt with time on the clock that led to an easy 3 points before half.
-Turpin had a few good returns

I actually missed the whole game. Thanks for your analysis. Did Revel have any snaps?

 

[DuncanIso]

We learned from our mistakes,
And that’s what this is about, getting better every game,

I wouldn’t say better.

 

[Denim Chicken]

 

[Whirlwin]

I wouldn’t say better.

Lol, well, we can hope

 

[Sully]

We learned from our mistakes,
And that’s what this is about, getting better every game,

What??? Learn from the mistakes? Really? Jerry Jones is still the GM. That is the classic example of NOT learning from mistakes.

 

[LouBrown]

Fundamentally, we didn't learn anything.

1. The offense is excellent.
2. The defense is bad.
3. The coaching staff continues to shoot itself in the foot.

Houston's offense is so bad the second two just didn't matter.