Official Texans vs. Cowboys Game Thread, 10/7/2018

[barrett]

Originally Posted by Arky

Love beating the Cowboys....

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Obviously, something needs to be done about the red zone execution. Texans were 1/6 in the red zone. Why is it always a run up the middle or a pass into high traffic? Run off tackle, pitch out, roll-out - many unused options.....

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Some extreme adjustments need to be taken to keep Watson alive for the rest of the season. He'll never make it at this rate....

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I'm seeing an early line of the Texans favored by 8½ to 10 pt favorite over the Bills next week which is just silly. Every Texan game so far has been decided by 7 pts or less.....

Almost all of the punishment Watson took tonight was on plays he decided to scramble and then put his shoulder down. Very few hits in the pocket. The OL was actually not bad tonight. The best adjustment Watson can make is to slide, run out of bounds, throw the ball away, etc... Just tell him to watch Russell Wilson game tape for how to finish a QB run. That guy is a master of making the defense chase him for 50 yards of zig zagging only to escape the hit in the end with one of the many options open to QBs who want to escape hits.

[Keith]

First blush, the OL wasn't bad, but I wouldn't say they were good, either. Some credit is owed to the Cowboys defense... they aren't bad. But the Texans seem to be increasing the shotgun snaps and deep drops in recognition of their subpar OL pass pro. Could be helping Watson improve his pocket vision as well. Regardless, I think it is contributing to the redzone offensive woes, kinda like the Oilers back in the red gun/run n' shoot days.

[nunusguy]

Wow talk about coming back from the dead.
After that 0-3 start I figured that was it for 2018, but now after two straight
wins and the rest of the division losing yesterday we are now just a game out of the division lead.
So expectations for a Super Bowl appearance now ? Hardly but atleast we've got something to play for in the upcoming weeks.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Wow talk about coming back from the dead.
After that 0-3 start I figured that was it for 2018, but now after two straight
wins and the rest of the division losing yesterday we are now just a game out of the division lead.
So expectations for a Super Bowl appearance now ? Hardly but atleast we've got something to play for in the upcoming weeks.

Yep. Wait a day or so after an ugly win and it's indistinguishable from any other win. Especially in the small sample sized 16 game NFL schedule. In December nobody cares how you won your games, and the Texans did exactly what they needed to in the last two weeks. If they don't fix some of the problems then those wins won't mean what they could, but they saved their season for now.