Five Things the Houston Texans Staff Should Do It’s hard to believe that this early in the season the time has come for the Houston Texans
organization to put up or shut up. But
Zach Cunningham Jersey , sitting at 2-3 with a glimmer of hope that comes from a team who nearly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory the last
two weeks, starring down the best strength of schedule in the NFL over the
remaining games, Houston could make some moves and give themselves a real chance
at doing something in the post season. Even if that something is make a hasty
exit from the AFC Wild Card round. Commit to the run gameDeshaun Watson is
taking a beating trying to improvise behind an offensive line made up of one
promising center, a few very green but high upside guys and a handful of traffic
cones and caution tape. The best way to keep your quarterback clean and healthy
is a solid run game. Oddly enough, committing to the run has never really been
an area of weakness for Bill O’Brien’s team, but watching them try to out-scheme
the Dallas defense last week with multiple miss-direction pay action plays and
designed QB keepers left a lot to be desired. With Lamar Miller and D’Onta
Foreman on the sidelines, the running back room needs help. Prescription: Bring
back Troymaine Pope. The “pinball with a football” did a thing, or
two
D’Onta Foreman Jersey , in the preseason and might just do it again. if nothing else, he’s a great wing to Alfred Blue’s yang. Shore up the Secondary and Lock
up the Honey BadgerTyrann Mathieu is one of the very few bright spots in the
Houston secondary so far this season. He plays with confidence, intelligence and
swagger that Houston has rarely, if ever, had from the safety position. Putting
him at the heart of the Texans secondary for years to come will add stability,
fire and leadership. With so many players landing in free agency in the 2019
off-season, the Honey Badger would be a great foundation that Houston can build
on. Prescription: Beat the bushes and find at least two more cornerbacks to
sign. Jonathan Joseph won’t be around much longer, Kevin Johnson may not either
and Kareem Jackson isn’t the long term answer to any question Romeo Crennel
should be asking. While they’re at it
Julién Davenport Jersey , signing Jadeveon Clowney might be useful to save some coin, too. Maybe J.J. Watt can restructure his deal to help them resign
Clowney... Send Bill O’Brien to Offensive Coordinator SchoolThe local flag
football association has a more diverse playbook available for coaches than what
it seems Bill O’Brien installs each week. How on earth you can have three trips
inside the red zone and not come away with a touchdown when you have arguably
the scariest wide receiver corps in the NFL, the most promising second year QB
in the league and a propensity to run the ball up the A-gap three out of four
plays is mind boggling. Newsflash: The All Field Goal Offense is not a viable
game plan! Prescription: Hand the offensive play calling duties over to someone,
anyone, who can actually call a game the opposing defensive coordinator doesn’t
see coming a week in advance.Beat Teams The Texans Should Beat!Losing to the
Tennessee Titans and New York Giants was fairly well inexcusable. Neither of
those teams is a threat to do anything in the post season. With games coming top
against similar level teams like the Buffalo Bills. Miami Dolphins, Denver
Broncos and Cleveland Browns anything less than 8-4 by week 13 is inexcusable.
Prescription: Identify someone already on the coaching staff who has a history
of getting teams ready to play and put that person in charge of the game plan so
Bill O’Brien can focus solely on “...do a better job of...” fill-in-the-blank.
Decide Right Now if They’re Playing for 2018 or 2019Sure this sounds crazy, but
having the 27th pick in the draft won’t help Houston land a great young
offensive tackle in what some are calling the best offensive line draft in over
a decade. Let’s face it, with just two more high quality offensive linemen (and
some pro-level play calling) the Houston offense could easily become the
scariest one this league has seen in a long
Will Fuller Jersey , long time. Prescription: Put Bill O’Brien on notice that one more loss means the ejector seat button gets smashed and he’s launched into
the ex-coach stratosphere. Houston would then have the pick of the litter for a
new head coach, a pile of higher draft picks and a core of great players - some
with many years still ahead of them - to build on for the future. What do you
think? Have a list of your own? Post your prescriptions in the comments section.
The New York Jets will be without two key playmakers on offense against the
Houston Texans.Starting running back Isaiah Crowell and wide receiver Quincy
Enunwa will not play because of injuries that kept them out of practice all
week.Crowell, who is dealing with a toe ailment, leads the Jets with 685 yards
rushing and six touchdowns. The game Saturday will mark the first the durable
running back has missed in his five-year NFL career."He's hurt," coach Todd
Bowles said Thursday. "There's nothing we can do about it. So, we just move
on."Elijah McGuire, who is questionable with an ankle injury, and rookie Trenton
Cannon are expected to replace Crowell in the backfield."It's a good
opportunity
Nick Martin Jersey ," Bowles said. "They've been playing some since they've been healthy. ... You like what you see, so they get a chance to prove
themselves."Enunwa has been sidelined this week by an ankle injury. He leads the
Jets with 38 receptions despite missing two games earlier this season.Rishard
Matthews and Deontay Burnett could see increased snaps this week in place of
Enunwa.The Jets also announced that backup linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu will
also be out with a concussion.Cornerback Trumaine Johnson (sore foot) and
linebackers Jordan Jenkins (shoulder/ankle) and Kevin Pierre-Louis (shoulder)
are questionable, and Bowles said they are all game-time decisions.
