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Houston Texans - Week Three Analysis, Part Deux
« on: Sep 19th, 2003, 5:58pm » |
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I had typed out a VERY long analysis this week, but when I clicked on "post" I got a "server error". The back button got me nothing, either, so this is my second shot at it.
The Houston Texans come off a disappointing loss to the New Orleans Saints last week, and face the #1 offense in the country in the Kansas City Chiefs. That's not good for a defense that is sufferring from some bad injuries in the defensive tackle position (Seth Payne AND Gary Walker are hurt). Look for massive rushing out of the Chiefs, which means that the Houston offense won't see much time of possession throughout the game. Luckily, they'll probably be coming from behind, which will inflate their passing statistics.
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David Carr took a step backwards in the second half of last week, sufferring five sacks by an offensive line that gave up zero the previous week. Look for Carr to rebound partially this week as he has to air it out in a similar fashion to how Maddox did last week.
David Carr - 250 yards passing, 1 TD, 1 INT; 10 yards rushing, 0 TDs
RB
The Texans' offensive line failed the Texans' rushing attack in Week 2, and I expect more of the same in Week 3. If the Texans fall behind (which is likely), the power rushing attack may be abandoned early, which means a Mack for Domanick Davis substitution. Stay away from Mack this week.
Stacey Mack - 50 yards rushing, 0 TDs; 0 yards receiving, 0 TDs
Domanick Davis - 30 yards rushing, 0 TDs; 30 yards receiving, 0 TDs
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The Texans receivers continue to exceed expectations, but unfortunately that means the odd man out is Billy Miller. Miller isn't seeing nearly the amount of looks that he did in 2002 from Carr, and I don't see that changing in the near future. Carr's goto guy is now Andre Johnson when he's in trouble. I reported on the Bradford/Gaffney relationship in the Week Two report, and from all local news reports, the mix will stay the same for the near future. If you start Bradford, you're a gambler for a big TD strike, and if you start Gaffney, you'll get consistent but boring numbers. Johnson may be the only WR worth a #3 WR start on anyone's roster.
Andre Johnson - 6 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD
Jabar Gaffney - 5 catches, 50 yards, 0 TD
Corey Bradford - 2 catches, 60 yards, 0 TD
Billy Miller (TE) - 2 catches, 30 yards, 0 TD
K/D
Against KC? Are you kidding?
Overall, I expect a high scoring game from the Chiefs. Unfortunately, the Texans will get yards but probably won't put up much point wise this week.
Chiefs 37, Texans 16
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Re: Houston Texans - Week Three Analysis, Part Deu
« Reply #3 on: Sep 22nd, 2003, 3:24pm » |
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Andre Johnson was available in my money league last week, so I took a gamble with him and dropped Troy Brown (NE). Boy, did that move pay off (considering my other 2 WRs - Torry Holt and Chad Johnson - had less than stellar performances) as Johnson had a huge week for me.
It looks like all of the WRs are getting looks, but has Johnson firmly implanted himself as the #1 in Houston?
Also, how significant/serious is the Carr injury?
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Re: Houston Texans - Week Three Analysis, Part Deu
« Reply #4 on: Sep 23rd, 2003, 12:27pm » |
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on Sep 19th, 2003, 5:58pm, Jetdoc wrote:
David Carr - 250 yards passing, 1 TD, 1 INT; 10 yards rushing, 0 TDs
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David Carr - 167 yards passing, 1 TD, 2 INTs; 10 yards rushing, 0 TDs
Tony Banks - 51 yards passing, 1 TD.
Another week, another couple of INT's for Mr. Carr. David's really feeling the pressure of a lack of a running game, and this week his otherwise hardy body broke down a bit. Capers said on local radio that Carr could've played the rest of the game, but he took him out to avoid further strain on his body (since the game was out of hand). As long as the Texans have to continue to come from behind, expect Carr's yardage to increase but his mistakes to increase as well. If Carr weren't knocked out this week, my projections would've been right on line.
on Sep 19th, 2003, 5:58pm, Jetdoc wrote:
Stacey Mack - 50 yards rushing, 0 TDs; 0 yards receiving, 0 TDs
Domanick Davis - 30 yards rushing, 0 TDs; 30 yards receiving, 0 TDs
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Stacey Mack - 39 yards rushing, 0 TDs; 43 yards receiving, 0 TDs
Tony Hollings - 41 yards rushing, 0 TDs
Jonathan Wells (garbage time) - 14 yards rushing, 0 TDs; 12 yards receiving, 0 TDs
Mack continued to see the bulk of the action this week, but was relatively ineffective as the Texans went into passing mode in the mid third quarter. Davis sat out the game with a late injury, which allowed Hollings to see his first action of the year as a change of pace back. Hollings was pulled (and Mack shortly thereafter) after he fumbled and the Chiefs rolled off 21 unanswered points. Mack will continue to be the main back in Houston, but I wouldn't be surprised to see Hollings/Davis a little more as the season progresses.
on Sep 19th, 2003, 5:58pm, Jetdoc wrote:
Andre Johnson - 6 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD
Jabar Gaffney - 5 catches, 50 yards, 0 TD
Corey Bradford - 2 catches, 60 yards, 0 TD
Billy Miller (TE) - 2 catches, 30 yards, 0 TD
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Andre Johnson - 7 catches, 102 yards, 2 TDs
Jabar Gaffney - 5 catches, 42 yards, 0 TD
Corey Bradford - 2 catches, 7 yards, 0 TD
Billy Miller- 2 catches, 8 yards, 0 TD
Andre Johnson continues to impress with his gamebreaking ability - this kid is going to be GOOD. Hell, he's good already. Gaffney and Bradford continue to be serviceable complementary WR's, but Johnson has established himself as the clear #1. Billy Miller owners...I'm sorry. He's the odd man out. Drop him while you can. He got all of his catches in garbage time.
on Sep 19th, 2003, 5:58pm, Jetdoc wrote:
Overall, a piss poor effort by the Texans...
Chiefs 42, Texans 14
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