A few generic thoughts about the game

[NashvilleNinja]

COACHING

 

Couldn't ask for a much better response to last week and their injury situation. Any win is a good job, but this felt especially good. Vrabel does indeed have balls. Nice, big, hairy balls.

 

OFFENSE

 

Good overall plan to keep things conservative, even with the call to go for it twice. Awesome trick play to get the touchdown. Running game wasn't nearly as effective as you'd hope during the course of the game, but it wasn't detrimental so that's a positive in and of itself. But we got chunks when it counted.

 

Passing game was a play-keep-away game-management effort. Obvious they didn't want Gabbert throwing all over the yard. For the most part Gabbert seemed to play within himself and didn't try to do more than he's capable of, which isn't much to begin with. But he followed the blueprint so good on him. Also, I don't know if he knew tossing the ball out of bounds would result in fewer lost yards, but if he did... awesome.

 

Having said that, if it's not painfully obvious via this game how necessary Mariota is then there's not much more brain power I'm going to waste trying to talk to you. Gabbert is barely a relief pitcher. Granted, we needed the relief today big time.

 

Side bar... Corey Davis needs to learn how to secure the motherfucking ball. Jesus... he almost single-handedly destroyed that game-winning drive.

 

DEFENSE

 

They were hyped early in the game. Pretty encouraging effort from them, at least early in the game. Bent in places, but didn't break and closed the Texans down when it counted. Good play AJax in the first half and congrats on the INT. Seemed like we kept good pressure on Watson for most of the game. Jurell Casey seemed like he was all over the place. Pressure couldn't get there on the Hopkins touchdown, but that was the only real gaffe in an otherwise good effort.

 

The 2nd half was a different story. It's not necessarily that the defense played badly, but the Texans adjusted and were helped by an overall toothless offense that couldn't really move the ball effectively as the game wore on. You can only keep a team down for so long before they start taking chunks out of you. If the offense could have moved the ball and at least got themselves some field goal opportunities maybe things play out a little better and we don't need the nail-biting, curse-inducing game winning drive at the end.

 

OFFICIATING

 

-Bullshit pass interference early in the game

 

-Bullshit intentional grounding? Gabbert was out of the pocket and outside the hash?

 

-Had some issues with spotting the ball that makes me think they might be going blind.

 

-Didn't like the sack no-call in the 3rd quarter. Watson seemed to be in the grass and going nowhere, yet he's still allowed to throw it away late in the sack? Smelled like bullshit.

 

Overall the officiating was better, but there's still plenty of room for improvement from the league.

 

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So, in short: boss job by Vrabel and staff, I'm thrilled with the win, encouraged by the defense, and Gabbert, while effectual enough, showed just how much we need Marcus.

[kgsTitan]

12 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said:

 

Overall the officiating was better, but there's still plenty of room for improvement from the league.

 

Nice job by Morelli to know the rule on the double-forward pass by Gabbert.

 

We would have been screwed on that in the Miami game.

[TitansFan23]

2 minutes ago, kgsTitan said:

Nice job by Morelli to know the rule on the double-forward pass by Gabbert.

 

We would have been screwed on that in the Miami game.

The refs probably would have given Miami a touchdown on that.

[kgsTitan]

1 minute ago, TitansFan23 said:

The refs probably would have given Miami a touchdown on that.

Plus a safety and unsportsmanlike conduct on Gabbert, ejected from the game.

[japan]

1 minute ago, JoelinBellevue said:

Need more floaters and interceptions? Get Mariota 

Joel, do you have any other insights into the game other than Mariota driven posts? 

[NashvilleNinja]

Just now, japan said:

Joel, do you have any other insights into the game other than Mariota driven posts? 

I'm starting to think @TitanDuckFan is right. Maybe he really is from Bellvue, WA. Must be a Duck hater.

[earlers]

Casey balled out!!

[TheChosenTitan]

4 minutes ago, JoelinBellevue said:

Need more floaters and interceptions? Get Mariota 

Out of all that and you write this? Lol what productive input

[earlers]

3 minutes ago, japan said:

Joel, do you have any other insights into the game other than Mariota driven posts? 

Who is this dude...anyway? Is he a Berger troll?

[japan]

4 minutes ago, earlers said:

Who is this dude...anyway? Is he a Berger troll?

Not sure.  He and that guy VincentVega showed up at the same time both with the same agendas.  I think Vega was a Bucs/Winston fan (who must be really confused at this moment with Fitz.)  Joel is a one issue poster.

Edited September 16, 2018 by japan

[Little Earl]

Anybody pay attention to Jonnu Smith?    I missed the game, but see he had zero catches.    Not a good start at being Walkers replacement.

[japan]

5 minutes ago, Little Earl said:

Anybody pay attention to Jonnu Smith?    I missed the game, but see he had zero catches.    Not a good start at being Walkers replacement.

I saw him out there quite a bit.  I don't think he was really part of the gameplan today.

[ctm]

15 minutes ago, JoelinBellevue said:

I've stated mine. You people want to hang onto the belief Mariota is better then have at it. This thread is about QBs. If I find a D thread I'll wade in.

I thought the thread was about a few generic thoughts on the game.  A game in which Mariota didn't play and thus isn't relevant to the thread.

[japan]

I think we need to get used to Butler getting burned once a game, but then make up for it with good play elsewhere.

[Justafan]

It wasn't perfect and it wasn't pretty but I'll take it.  

 

Here's to hoping they get healthy going forward.