Official Texans vs. Ravens Game Thread, 10/21/2012

[Big Texas]

One interesting thought...

Kubiak seemed to have the same game plan as last week. The only difference was Green Bay jumped all over our ass from jump; forced us to abandon the run. We were lucky enough to not get torn apart in same way after those first two 3 and outs.

On the other hand Wade definitely made some adjustments. The defense clearly came out with cruel intentions. Congrats to Barwin, Antonio, and Whitney for being showing up.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Big Texas

One interesting thought...

Kubiak seemed to have the same game plan as last week. The only difference was Green Bay jumped all over our ass from jump; forced us to abandon the run. We were lucky enough to not get torn apart in same way after those first two 3 and outs.

On the other hand Wade definitely made some adjustments. The defense clearly came out with cruel intentions. Congrats to Barwin, Antonio, and Whitney for being showing up.

I remember us coming out throwing last week.

[Big Texas]

You're absolutely right...but he's come out throwing before...and we still came away with the win. My point was that our defense kept it tight early on while we had a couple three and outs...as opposed to last week...great game

[chuck]

The defense was unreal today. I can't remember a more complete performance, ever.

[popanot]

Mercilous definitely needs to be in the rotation from here on. He had a burst that we haven't seen from anyone not named Watt. I think this kid is going to be a very disruptive force for us for in the future and for a long time. I'm actually surprised at how big his lower and upper body is. When he came out of college he looked much more slender than he is today. He has the body type and speed of Suggs (well, the Suggs before he became a fatty by putting on like 30lbs during his injury). I think we have a player here, folks.

[nunusguy]

What a day for Antonio Smith yesterday: Back-to-Back sacks on Back-to-Back plays on his BD ! Happy belated 31st big guy !

[Nconroe]

Glover Quin had a real good day as well.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Big Texas

You're absolutely right...but he's come out throwing before...and we still came away with the win. My point was that our defense kept it tight early on while we had a couple three and outs...as opposed to last week...great game

I agree the defense kept us in good position early until the offense got untracked. But the gameplans weren't similar, the lack of execution was. Luckily, when you field a complete team, neither the offense nor the defense has to always perform on every possession (a luxury very good teams like NE/NO/CHI/SF do not have).