Official Texans @ Colts Game Thread, 11/1/2010

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Originally Posted by nunusguy

I don't think it was necessarily unrealistic of the Texans' coaching staff to expect they could get enough pressure off of the edge from Mario and Barwin along with A.Smith on the inside in nickel situations to provide enough cover to offset the youth and inexperience of their corners they decided to go with in 2010, but alas injuries happen. It's just that they cut it too close and really had nom plan B when Connor went down. next year one way or the other we get ATLEAST one more pass-rushing prospect.
About your Capers reference ? Dunno if you're totally jesting or are you also promoting the idea of a 3-4 conversion ?

First off I agree they had a more than realistic chance of a pass rsuh prior to Barwin's injury. And that the failure may have been the lack of a plan B when he did become hurt.

I was joking about Capers, but IMO if this coaching staff does not have this team in the playoffs, and they fall to .500 or below by years end then the HC and his defense is gone. McNair can keep Dennison to run the offense and look for a new HC. At the top of the list for new HCing jobs has to be the recycled guys, Cowher, Grudden, Brian Billick, and Dungy (not likely). When you look at the Cowher and Billick, they have a 3-4 background.

There are 4-3 guys out there, but few with a name big enough to satisfy our fanbase and the owner.

I can very likely see our team going to a 3-4, and the guy I would pick to run it would be Wade Phillips if he becomes available, not as a HC but as a DC. He runs an aggressive 3-4 similar to the Steelers, not the more passive style that was run here in the early years.

We are one big NT away from a decent 3-4 lineup.

Now another route would be to look at the coordinators in the league, but that is another thread all by itself, and we are 4-2 right now.

But my current top coordinators to watch, Chuck Cecil of the Titans (4-3), he is getting production from Babin, so he must be watched.