Official Texans @ Chiefs Game Thread, 10/13/2019

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Arky

I think one of the Fuller drops was lost in the sun. Fuller was kinda making gestures at the sun after the long sideline drop. I dunno, maybe use one of those tinted visors on a cloudless, sunny day? He can look really awkward sometimes when he drops one. I've seen him make some tough catches before, too, so you get the bad with the good with him.

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Many mistakes made yesterday and yet they still won. 3 Turnovers. If you look at just the stats, it looks like a Texan blowout. The mistakes kept the Chiefs in the game..... An imperfect win counts the same as an perfect win....

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If the playoffs started today, the Texans would be the #2 seed behind the Pats.

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Hoping the Texans keep their heads screwed on straight after this win. They are in a bit of a letdown spot after the nice win over the Chiefs. Indy, IMO, is a more disciplined team than the Texans. I think they are coached better.
Part of it will be for OB to keep reminding them they hadn't won jack, yet....

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Early line has it as a Pickem to Colts by 1 next Sunday.

Fuller had 2 bad hands drops and one drop where he got spun around. His first half was as terrible as a WR can play. I was happy he caught some short passes in the 2nd half. Hopkins also dropped an easy one. If the WRs had helped out Watson the 1st half would have looked like the 2nd and we would have scored 50 again.

I don't think Indy is great. They play well from ahead because they run it and rush the QB. They are like the 2nd best version of the Matt Schaub/Arian Foster Texans. If we fall behind Watson is in trouble. If we start ok we are the better team and it will show.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by barrett

If we fall behind Watson is in trouble. If we start ok we are the better team and it will show.

Maybe this is true if I take the premise that somehow the Colts are better than the Chiefs with a lead, but... we just saw Watson fall behind 17-3 at Arrowhead and win the game. I sorta think Watson has often been a better player when the Texans play from behind.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Keith

Maybe this is true if I take the premise that somehow the Colts are better than the Chiefs with a lead, but... we just saw Watson fall behind 17-3 at Arrowhead and win the game. I sorta think Watson has often been a better player when the Texans play from behind.

The chiefs don’t rush the passer or run the ball like the colts. And Watson definitely wasn’t better playing from behind against the Colts in the playoffs.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by barrett

The chiefs don’t rush the passer or run the ball like the colts. And Watson definitely wasn’t better playing from behind against the Colts in the playoffs.

With this new and vastly improved offensive line it's a whole new world for Deshawn Watson, i.e, there's nothing like providing a QB with pass-pro to
realize his full potential.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

With this new and vastly improved offensive line it's a whole new world for Deshawn Watson, i.e, there's nothing like providing a QB with pass-pro to
realize his full potential.

Very true.

[HPF Bob]

I must say I've noticed the difference. Hopkins has turned into a possession receiver, the tight ends are medium-deep threats, and Fuller is there to scare secondaries that he might actually catch a deep ball.

Hyde and Johnson offer just enough of a running threat to not be ignored.

I'm still not sure we can beat the Colts unless we bring back Brandon Weeden.

[Arky]

I rewatched the game last night and the thing that stuck out to me were these new sets of plays where Watson rolls out right or left, he's got a TE (Fells) right in front of him, someone else (slot?) a little deeper then and then a WR (Fuller) even a little more deeper. Watson also could keep the ball and run. Good blitzbeaters and very Kubiakian. They were very successful until the Chiefs adjusted and then they were still kinda successful. You may recall a couple of penalties for "lineman downfield" to which Fouts observed the linemen couldn't tell if it was going to be a run or a pass so, I don't think they've worked out all the kinks out yet.

It was kind of refreshing to see. Watson should not have to be confined to being a pocket passer 100% of the time...