Week Sixteen Preview: Colts at Texans
by BigBlueShoe
on Dec 23, 2006 9:41 PM EST
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As always, divison games are tough. Two of the most heartbreaking loses this season were to divison rivals (Tennessee and Jacksonville). In order for the Colts to secure a winning record in the division, and keep the possibilty of home field alive, they must beat the Texans in Houston. That is no small feat, despite Houston's losing record.
The Texans have never beaten the Colts. Ever. As in, it has yet to occur. The Pope is Catholic. Bears crap in the woods. The Texans have never beaten the Colts.
Believe me, Texans players and coaches are very aware of this. They own the Jags, have beaten the Titans, but they are the whipping boys of the Indianapolis Colts. The Texans bypassed Reggie Bush and drafted DE Mario Williams because they wanted to build a defense that could beat the Colts.
Small side note: Mario Williams has 4.5 sacks and 40 tackles for his rookie season thus far, which is very good for a rookie DE. Meanwhile, Jesus in Cleats (Reggie Bush) is still averaging 3 yards a carry running the football. Translation: Taking Williams over Bush was a good idea. Bush stinks. Running backs that average 3 yards a carry suck hard donkey gonads. Yes, I know he has a lot of catches. If Bush were a WIDE RECEIVER, that would mean something. He was not drafted to catch the football. He was not drafted to return punts and kicks. He was drafted to RUN the football. Mario Williams, meanwhile, is doing what he was drafted for: he's getting to the QB and making tackles.
So, I feel it is a prime opportunity to applaud the Houston Texans for smartly taking Williams over Bush, and give a giant F YOU to the boys at Bristol (ESPN) for wrongly bashing the Texans. Yet another example of ESPN acting like the band of ignorant butt monkeys they are. Boo-yah, gents! You suck.
The Texans also got a very good rookie linebacker in DeMeco Ryans (137 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT). Teaming him with Williams and Dunta Robinson, and the Texans have a strong young nucleus on defense. Building a defense with young players like this is more important than getting Mr. 3 yards a rush. This is why NFL GMs do their job, and why moron pundits like Sean Salisbury at ESPN should just STFU.
The keys for the Colts are to run Joseph Addai (whose parents will attend the game) and Dom Rhodes (who is from Texas) at the young Texans. Run them early and often. On defense, the Colts must build on the Bengals game and keep Houston under 100 total yards rushing. They are going to want to run, shorten the game, yadda, yadda, yadda. Force David Carr to throw. And the Colts must limit their turnovers. No more dumb Special Teams screw ups that have plagued this team in recent weeks.
The Texans have a nice, young roster. As far as the future goes, guys like Vince Young or Maurice Jones-Drew don't scare me. A young, aggressive Texans defense does. And that is what they are building. Gary Kubiak has done a fine job with this young squad. They are finally moving in the right direction.
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Houston was wrong
Mario Williams also has a history of TAKING PLAYS OFF! Is that the kind of guy you want on your team? Now I on the other hand have watched a number of Saints game this year and Bush has gotten better and better at each game. You, have not watched any Saints games because if you did you would realize that they use Reggie Bush more as a receiver than as a running back because the Saints run a pass first offense. Your "logic" that Bush's receptions don't count because he is a running back is laughable. There are many things that make a good running back a good running back and catching is a big part of the equation. According to that logic pass protection skills shouldn't be considered when evaluating running back talent. Oh and by the way Reggie Bush has become very good at pass protection.
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The Texans were stupid not to take Reggie Bush or Matt Leinart. Mario Williams has a history of taking plays off and is not #1 overall talent.
by MasterRWayne on Dec 24, 2006 8:28 AM EST 0 recs
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Question: what kind of RUNNINGBACK worth a damn is bad at running in traffic?
It is the very job of an RB to dodge through traffic, run through holes, and gain yardage in tough situations. RBs that can't do that STINK. And yes, I know Williams had a history of taking plays off in college. To my knowledge, I have not seen or read anything from coaches suggesting he's done that this year. 40 tackles and 4.5 sacks for a DE/DT is quite good BTW. Julius Peppers had 44 tackles and 7 sacks in 2003, thank you.
Oh, and Bush supposedly lied to the Texans in his pre-draft interview when he said his family did not receive favors from USC boosters. He's still being investigated for that you know. The bottom line with Bush is he can't run the football well, and he is a running back. They have to do special things to make him effective. He's also a sketchy character.
Translation: he stinks.
Addai, Maroney, Williams, and Jones-Drew are BETTER running backs. They don't need special situations drawn up to maximize thier effectiveness. You hand them the ball. They run. They gain over 4 yards a carry. Simple as that.
by BigBlueShoe on
Dec 24, 2006 9:42 AM EST
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how do you know BigBlue
He rushed for over 100 yds against the Giants so he can also rush the ball.
by Terry on
Dec 24, 2006 3:53 PM EST
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Some nonsense
by beester on
Dec 25, 2006 1:52 AM EST
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Incorrect
As for running in traffic he did struggle with that early in the year, but he has gotten better at it. I saw him take on Porter and Palamalu when running for a 10 yard TD run against Pittsburgh.
Also, you are forgotten that he had a high ankle sprain throughout the first 8 weeks of the season. The fact that he played through that is a testament to some degree of toughness. You always like to see that from your running backs.
Who cares if they do special things for Bush. In fact, that is the mark of any player with talent. The Colts do "special" routes and such for Harrison and Wayne. Does that mean they suck? And all those running backs that you mentioned do get special plays drawn up for them with the exception of Maroney. Jones-Drew is the best example of that because they give him different play calls than they give Fred Taylor. Thats the mark of a good player not a crappy one. Besides Jones-Drew has a VERY sketchy past much more criminal than a ACCUSATION of taken booster money. Does that mean Jones-Drew sucks? Again, theres a double standard that you apply.
The issue here man is that I hate ESPN just as much as you do and I hate the fact that they do make guys out like Vince Young and Reggie Bush to be "Jesus in cleats." However, you have to separate what they say and what is fact. Is Reggie Bush a good running back with special abilities? Yes he is without question. But at the same time he is also not as good as EPSN makes him out to be and neither is Vince Young. In fact, the most impressive first round rookie thus far has been Matt Leinart, but ESPN mentions his name less than Bush or Young.
And finally, 40 tackles and 4.5 sacks is not good for a guy that plays both passing and rushing downs. Williams is also a first overall pick and Peppers was not. Ernie Simms and AJ Hawk are also clearly better defensive players. Houston went for a "need" position rather than taking the best players on the board. Y
by MasterRWayne on Dec 24, 2006 11:51 AM EST 0 recs
Wow
You're freaking grasping here. Like way more than usual.
by Burnt Orange Nation on Dec 26, 2006 6:00 PM EST 0 recs
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