Official Texans @ Redskins Game Thread, 11/18/2018

[barrett]

Defense is playing awesome.

Like many games this year the officials are embarrassing themselves. With replay you have a built in copout where you can just say "call stands" any time you feel like it. But somehow these morons confirm a call when there was clear evidence of no catch.

And as I type Watson does the only thing you can't do when your defense is playing like this...he turns it over. Both TOs today come on balls that never should have been thrown. The intercepted screen pass is brutal. Miller loses yards on that play even if he catches it. If any ball needs to be thrown at the guys' feet, it's that ball. Watson is looking better and better the last 7 games, but learning to let go of plays remains a work in progress.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by barrett

And as I type Watson does the only thing you can't do when your defense is playing like this...he turns it over. Both TOs today come on balls that never should have been thrown. The intercepted screen pass is brutal. Miller loses yards on that play even if he catches it. If any ball needs to be thrown at the guys' feet, it's that ball. Watson is looking better and better the last 7 games, but learning to let go of plays remains a work in progress.

All true. But I hate that play design.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

All true. But I hate that play design.

True for sure. But in 50-75 plays there will always be some dogs. Great QB play is one part making great plays and one part recognizing those dogs and ending the play without physical or game damage. I think Watson is getting better, but he's so good he still thinks he can make every play a winner.

[barrett]

We got screwed earlier on the reviewed fumble, but the refs just did us a solid on the defensive holding call to give us a first down.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by barrett

We got screwed earlier on the reviewed fumble, but the refs just did us a solid on the defensive holding call to give us a first down.

That was a brutal call. The officiating has been pretty awful today. I remember thinking, fairly recently, too, that the NFL officials were as a group the best among major sports. I don't think I can say that anymore. I don't know who is best. Maybe you could go with baseball simply because so many of their frequent mistakes get corrected.

[barrett]

That 2 minutes of clock the free first down got us probably saved us from ourselves today.