Official Texans vs 49'ers Fake Game Thread, 8/27/2011

[barrett]

and while the SF offense is terrible, their 1st string defense had not allowed a point in the preseason. They are not a great defense necessarily, but marching up and down the field and putting up 18 first downs before half time is impressive.

[Keith]

Arky,
You're a hero with these posts. I'm managing my son's baseball team in a tournament this weekend and couldn't break away from his doubleheader yesterday to catch the game live.

So 2 weeks for Foster's hammy to heal? I dunno... I'd like to think Tate and Ward could still pile on yards on the Colts, right?

[nunusguy]

I love this defense, love watching it. 3-4s are always more entertaining because of the variety of LB combinations used to rush the QB, but they are also more risky for obvious reasons. It will be interesting to see what Wade has in store for opponents in regular season when he takes the wraps off of his blitz packages ?
And the D also seemed to be more effective against the rush ? Didn't check the stats, but San Fran was running a big OLine, probably 30-40 lbs bigger per man up front and still don't think they were that effective in running the ball ?
I thought Leinert was far more impressive than any previous appearance in this preseason ? And how much do we drop off with Tate/Ward in place of Foster, because that hammy could plague him off and on all season long ?

[NBT]

!) Special teams still not up to the other two parts of the team

2) Jacoby Jones still has all the tools needed in his body, but his head is still just not in the game.

3) Kevin Walter cannot get separation enough. He had a decent night tonight, but it is the first time all preseaon.

If we had complementary #2's to go along with AJ, we would have the best offense in the NFL. As it is the oposition will just double and triple AJ again this year.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by NBT

!) Special teams still not up to the other two parts of the team

2) Jacoby Jones still has all the tools needed in his body, but his head is still just not in the game.

3) Kevin Walter cannot get separation enough. He had a decent night tonight, but it is the first time all preseaon.

If we had complementary #2's to go along with AJ, we would have the best offense in the NFL. As it is the oposition will just double and triple AJ again this year.

Great post after a game in which Walter gets open on 3rd down and catches eveyrthing thrown his way. Do you want to pick this game as the time to talk about Nolan's coverage skills too?