~NEW. Houston. TEXANS. Preseason Thread 2017~ Pats @ NRG

The Texans usually give up a big play or two in the secondary (due to the rush not getting there), so I'm not really pissed about that. And I'm not even pissed at some of BOB's play-calling. They truly got the game taken away from them, multiple times. Atrocious and embarrassing officiating, and there won't be any consequence for it. The NFL will send a letter out, and it'll be all over. The evidence was all right there. Just like Charles Woodson mentioned, there's no point in having cameras and video if all you'll do is make the wrong calls. This was a really bad loss being that it wasn't even through your own doing. That **** is the worst.
 
After blowing off so much steam due to the abysmal officiating, it's disgusting that 3 Raiders TDs basically came from breakdowns in the secondary (or lack of pass-rush causing that). 21 points directly came from those. The Raiders really didn't even have to work for those scores, which is a shame, as the refs held their hands the rest of the way.
 
**** this team, the front office, and the owner.

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Texans PR ‏@TexansPR 48m48 minutes ago
Today's @HoustonTexans inactives:
5- QB Weeden
11- WR Strong
28- RB Blue
34- RB Ervin
51- OLB Simon
73- G Walker
78- G Aboushi


I had to look up who Walker even was :lol: Josh Walker, guard that was promoted to the active roster on November 8th
 
One of the least penalized teams in the league has an enormous amount of penalties today. You can't write a better book than that.
 
Win or lose, we still suck. This **** is so boring to watch.

Blows my mind how the stadium is still full. At what point to people quit showing up?
 
Win or lose, we still suck. This **** is so boring to watch.

Blows my mind how the stadium is still full. At what point to people quit showing up?

I'm not sure if that'll ever happen because people here know what it's like to not have a football team. Unrelenting loyalty unfortunately
 
I'm not sure if that'll ever happen because people here know what it's like to not have a football team. Unrelenting loyalty unfortunately

Sitting in my seat right now. I'd 100 percent rather be on my couch if I already didn't pay for this **** :lol:
 
Such a stupid play :lol: :smh: I don't get why they don't keep up the basics instead of all this cute ****
 
This team is really pitiful. The defense botched early on, but the QB play and play-calling is killing this team.
 
So do we get Savage ready for next week and the playoffs? People talk abut how Houston fans are impatient, but when the QB hasn't shown any type of improvement from game to game, you need to make a change. Can't say it's the o-line much anymore because he's had various times where the protection was good, but the passes still went wild. It's pathetic.
 
Brock sucks and needs to find the bench. The only thing keeping him on the field is his contract.

BOB and the front office needs to swollen their pride, like Seattle did with Flynn and Wilson. Even if Savage isn't the guy, it's fair to say Brock is 100 percent NOT the guy.
 
Brock sucks and needs to find the bench. The only thing keeping him on the field is his contract.

BOB and the front office needs to swollen their pride, like Seattle did with Flynn and Wilson. Even if Savage isn't the guy, it's fair to say Brock is 100 percent NOT the guy.

Yep. He hasn't shown any progression at all, he misses routine throws, and overall just puts your team in holes that they can't afford to be in. The only positives about Brock is that he'll run for a first down when he feel he needs to, and that he's a genuinely nice person. But you need everything else as a franchise QB to win games and truly have a chance at anything. Brock is hurting us terribly. We are not even getting middle of the back QB play from him.
 
From UPI Sports News:

HOUSTON -- Chased yet rarely caught by a frustrated Houston Texans defense Sunday, San Diego Chargers veteran quarterback Philip Rivers lumbered inside and outside of the pocket to uncork a series of accurate spirals with his trademark unorthodox delivery.

On a day where the Texans needed them to be stellar because of the ineptitude of quarterback Brock Osweiler, the defense was ordinary and too frequently remained a step behind a strong-armed quarterback who put on a clinic at how to play the position.

"We just beat ourselves," Texans cornerback A.J. Bouye said. "We didn't play well enough."

Rivers completed 22 of 30 passes for 242 yards, three touchdowns and one interception for a 116.3 passer rating during a 21-13 victory over the Texans at NRG Stadium.

Rivers' deft touch passes and ability to get the football out of his hand to avoid sacks prevented the Texans' defense from harassing him into mistakes. He was only sacked once and hit five times, unfazed by the Texans' pass rush.

"They're tough, but there were times we were back there on him a lot," Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney said. "I felt like we were hitting him a lot, getting to him. We should've kept coming with a lot more pressure out there, but the game got away from us."

During the second quarter, Rivers grabbed the momentum and never relinquished it from his grip. Rivers found wide receiver Dontrelle Inman on a fly pattern for a 52-yard touchdown in which strong safety Quintin Demps got juked and stumbled as Inman accelerated past him.

"It was a double move," Demps said. "I got to play it better."

During the first half, Rivers completed 13 of 16 passes for 148 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 144.8 passer rating.

It was a clear step backward for a Texans defense that's going to be leaned on heavily as Osweiler continues to struggle with turnovers as he threw three interceptions Sunday and now has 13 for the season.

"We didn't start fast as a team," Clowney said. "We should've won the game. I don't think we're playing up to what we're used to playing like the past few weeks, and we have to get back to that."

Behind the strength of Rivers' game, the Chargers were efficient on offense. It wasn't that the Texans were overwhelmed by Rivers as they allowed 302 yards of total offense and 18 first downs, but he was good enough to beat them.

"Great quarterback, probably one of the best in the league," Texans free safety Andre Hal said. "He did a good job of checking off at the line of scrimmage. He played a great game."

Sacked by inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney in the first half on a blitz, Rivers wasn't sacked in the second half. Hit four times in the first half, he was hit just once after halftime.

"I was riding in (Sunday) reading (The Houston Chronicle) and reading how they're fifth in defense," Rivers said. "I was reading all the different things you know about them, but I don't pay attention to some of those statistics. We knew we were coming into a good defense."

The Texans missed outside linebacker John Simon's gritty presence. Simon missed the game with a chest injury. He ranks second on the defense with 50 tackles and 3.5 sacks.

Without Simon, the Texans had to use different personnel packages. Backup nose tackle D.J. Reader played defensive end and undrafted rookie defensive end Ufomba Kamalu made his NFL debut. Clowney alternated between outside linebacker and defensive end, operating out of two-point and three-point stances. One time, he lined up at inside linebacker and shot through the center-guard gap.

"John Simon is a great linebacker for us," McKinney said. "We're sorry he couldn't play this game."

The Texans were stout against the run, surrendering just 68 yards on the ground on 18 carries as they limited Melvin Gordon to 70 yards on 17 carries. However, the bulk of the damage was done through the air.

"We shot ourselves in the foot a little bit, but they played a good football game," nose tackle Vince Wilfork said. "We didn't make enough plays."

The Texans' defense was also plagued by short fields created by turnovers, which included a lost fumble by running back Lamar Miller in the third quarter.

Unlike previous games where they were able to overcome those adverse circumstances, the Chargers capitalized as an interception by cornerback Casey Hayward in the second quarter led to a Tyrell Williams' touchdown catch.

The sudden-change situations impacted the Texans' defense.

"Very difficult, it puts us in tough spots," Clowney said. "You have to bow up. We did it a lot against Oakland. We should've bowed up against them when the offense turned the ball over.

"Defense, we have to play better. We can't have any letdowns. We set the tone, and we let this thing get away from us."
 
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