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Houston Texans - Week 14 Analysis
« on: Dec 4th, 2002, 11:59am » |
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Sorry guys - I was out of town last week, so I couldn't report. Good thing too - the Texans were HORRIBLE last week and got blanked something fierce.
The Texans face the Pittsburgh Steelers this week and the returning Tommy Maddox. The Steelers have one of the better defenses in the league, which should mean a very long day for the men in steel blue.
Quarterbacks
David Carr continues to be a bright spot for this expansion team, even though he had a TERRIBLE week against Indy last week. I expect that he should have a decent game this week (but still not worth starting) as the Texans rushing attack becomes completely shut down by a great Steeler front seven.
David Carr - 220 yards passing, 1 TD, 2 INTs, 20 yards rushing, 0 TDs
Runningbacks
James Allen is definitely the more consistent of the two rushers at this point in the season, but that doesn't say much when either RB isn't performing at a level worth a fantasy start yet. It is looking more and more like the Texans will be going offensive line or RB in the early rounds or next year's draft to shore up their running attack (although Charlie Rogers in a Texan uniform would be a pretty sight). The Texans should have an abyssmal rushing attack this week, which means that Allen will see some draws, etc. and will be the more productive of the two.
James Allen - 30 yards rushing, 0 TDs; 30 yards receiving, 0 TDs
Jonathan Wells - 10 yards rushing, 0 TDs; 0 yards receiving, 0 TDs
Wide Receivers
Bradford and Gaffney are starting to show that neither of them are truly #1 WR's in the NFL. Yes, Gaffney is a rookie, but his talent level appears to be similar to that of Peter Warrick. The wideouts will have average games against a decent Steeler secondary, if only for garbage time alone. Bradford may be worth a start in a deeper league this week.
Corey Bradford - 4 receptions, 70 yards, 0 TDs
Jabar Gaffney - 3 receptions, 40 yards, 0 TDs
JaJuan Dawson - 2 receptions, 20 yards, 0 TDs
Billy Miller - 5 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD (come on, BILLY!)
Overall, I expect a sound thrashing of the Texans this week....
Pittsburgh 27, Houston 13
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Re: Houston Texans - Week 14 Analysis
« Reply #4 on: Dec 8th, 2002, 6:47am » |
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Jetdoc/anyone knowledgeable of and interested in the topic of Houston's wide receivers,
Corey Bradford has always intrigued me. In your analysis above, Jetdoc, you state that Bradford is showing that he is really not go-to-guy material. However, he was really lighting it up early on. Am I to suppose that what you are saying is that defenses have finally caught up to Bradford? Could his slide (into oblivion, granted) simply be attributed to the Texans' being an expansion team and Carr's being a rookie? How do you think Bradford's future (with the Texans) will go? How long do you think he lasts and what kind of numbers do you think he will have during that time? For that matter, you said the same thing about Gaffney as you did Bradford in your piece above. What is your take on Gaffney's future (with the Texans)? Given that Gaffney is but a rook, do you believe he can someday become an NFL go-to-guy (unlike Bradford), or will the Texans eventually have to look elsewhere to find their go-to wideout?
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