Thread: This was a very winnable game

Texans played a good game but I wouldn't call it great.

I completely agree about Bush. This guy has run the ball very good for us all year but Lovie loves him some Forte. Run the shit out of them both
and let Forte run out and catch the ball.

I agree BiH, well at least until we trotted out Campbell in the 3rd.

This O still came out flat in the 1st qtr. We pass way to much early on, and it's just not what this team does well. Need to run the snot out of our RB's, if Forte isn't having a great night, throw Bush in there, if he's struggling throw Forte back in there. but you HAVE to run it, 20-30 times a game, minimum.

Maybe I am wrong, but when Cambell initially came out and they started stuffing the ball down their throats with Bush, I thought "Well, maybe it takes an injured Cutler to finally go to a running game." I was actually thinking that the game was going well.

Then Cambell started trying to pass and it all broke down. Not sure if he can't see open guys or what the deal was, but he checked down for losses more than once and his accuracy was nothing to write home about.

And Gould missing a FG? rarely happens. That would have made it a 1 point game. Not sure if that would have made a difference in the Texans scoring a TD, but it might have changed momentum just enough. Probably still a loss as we did not do thr right things to consistently move the ball.

We have success with Bush, and what do we do? Go to the pass... Maybe we had to because time was running out in the end, but we stopped running Bush MUCH earlier than that. I know we want to prove we have an explosive passing game, but before you can prove that, you actually have to have an explosive passing game and we don't. We have several good targets that we don't use. Then Our QB misses an open Marshall more than once. And we don't have a TE that could find their own ass with both hands, a hunting dog and a searchlight.

Originally Posted by Riczaj01

I agree BiH, well at least until we trotted out Campbell in the 3rd.

This O still came out flat in the 1st qtr. We pass way to much early on, and it's just not what this team does well. Need to run the snot out of our RB's, if Forte isn't having a great night, throw Bush in there, if he's struggling throw Forte back in there. but you HAVE to run it, 20-30 times a game, minimum.

Originally Posted by Riczaj01

I agree BiH, well at least until we trotted out Campbell in the 3rd.

This O still came out flat in the 1st qtr. We pass way to much early on, and it's just not what this team does well. Need to run the snot out of our RB's, if Forte isn't having a great night, throw Bush in there, if he's struggling throw Forte back in there. but you HAVE to run it, 20-30 times a game, minimum.

The play that stood out to me was I believe in the 1st QTR, or early 2nd. 3rd and 5, and we take a shot in the End Zone 30+ yards downfield. Of course when you're turning the ball over on 3 consecutive possessions to start the game...

BiH, your points are good and I was thinking a lot of similar thoughts.

It was clear Forte was not getting it done. Certainly some of that was Houston's defense keying on him but I have to think a lot of it was predictable due to the weather and field conditions which made his style of edge and cutback running less possible. Bush, as a downhill between the tackles runner, was likely to be more effective...especially since Houston's NT was sidelined. And he was. Yes, his fumble sucked and hurt us bad but he needed to be carrying the ball a lot more and before the damn 4th quarter. That was just stupid mismanagement by the coaching staff there.

Otherwise, it was bad execution. TOs, a few close calls that went against us, a lot of missed passes by Campbell, some bad drops, and an embarrassingly pathetic performance by Davis.

Originally Posted by bearsinhouston

Maybe I am wrong, but when Cambell initially came out and they started stuffing the ball down their throats with Bush, I thought "Well, maybe it takes an injured Cutler to finally go to a running game." I was actually thinking that the game was going well.

Then Cambell started trying to pass and it all broke down. Not sure if he can't see open guys or what the deal was, but he checked down for losses more than once and his accuracy was nothing to write home about.

And Gould missing a FG? rarely happens. That would have made it a 1 point game. Not sure if that would have made a difference in the Texans scoring a TD, but it might have changed momentum just enough. Probably still a loss as we did not do thr right things to consistently move the ball.

We have success with Bush, and what do we do? Go to the pass... Maybe we had to because time was running out in the end, but we stopped running Bush MUCH earlier than that. I know we want to prove we have an explosive passing game, but before you can prove that, you actually have to have an explosive passing game and we don't. We have several good targets that we don't use. Then Our QB misses an open Marshall more than once. And we don't have a TE that could find their own ass with both hands, a hunting dog and a searchlight.

I agree w/all this actually. But again the issue was when we ran, we ran in chunks, and when we threw we threw in chunks, never in a drive did I wonder what they were going to do after the first 2 plays, it always seems run run run, run, or pass pass pass pass.