Houston Texans forever - Like two different teams depending on O-line play (7 Viewers)

[GregR]

Sad, probably 30-40% 49er fans today

 

[Major]

Sad, probably 30-40% 49er fans today

Sounds like a lot of local tickets went on the market after that Monday night debacle.

 

[GregR]

Broncos All-Pro cornerback Pat Surtain II suffered a shoulder injury in the second quarter of Sunday's 44-24 win over the Cowboys and did not return.

Surtain hurt his left shoulder in the first half, did not come out of the locker room at halftime and was officially ruled out with just over six minutes left in the third quarter in Empower Field at Mile High.


Replay video showed Surtain twisted his left arm/shoulder awkwardly on a tackle late in the first half. As Surtain walked to the locker room at the end of the first half, he was holding his left shoulder with his right hand.

 

[GregR]

Texans defense. #1 in scoring. #1 in yards per game. #1 in 1st downs. #3 in 3rd down percentage. T-5th in takeways.

#1 in passer rating. #17 in sacks.

 

[JohnnyU]

Someone tell me why they are playing Berrios and Wade as much as they are?

 

[GregR]

Jets trade CB Carter to Eagles for WR Metchie

Eagles get: CB Michael Carter II, 2027 seventh-round pick
Jets get: WR John Metchie III, 2027 sixth-round pick

The Eagles acquired Metchie from the Texans in an August trade, but he only played 14 snaps for them.

 

[GregR]

Texans wideout Nico Collins is out of the concussion protocol and set to return against the Denver Broncos in Week 9, he said Thursday.

"Blessed to be off the protocol," Collins said. "Feeling good, feeling excited about this week's great matchup."

Texans wideout Christian Kirk, who missed the past two weeks -- and four games in total -- with a hamstring injury, also is expected to return. Kirk has 10 catches for 109 yards on the season.

 

[GregR]

So making fun of Dalton Schultz's blocking has kind of become second nature for me.

Well, heard a discussion of him, forget who it was, but essentially talking about how his teammates have recognized his improvement as a blocker this year.

So I said, ok I need to give the guy a fair shot. I just watched the 49ers game, and tried to find him each play and watch his blocking.

Yeah he's improved. He might not be the best blocking TE in the league. But overall he was effective. He did give up a pressure when he was isolated on the DE and he got bullrushed. It looked like he was just supposed to chip him and then release on a bootleg, but he got bowled back and CJ had to throw it away.

But other than that? Schultz was a net benefit on most of the running plays he blocked on. I'd give him a solid B to B+ on blocking for the game.

TE Harrison Bryant on the other hand I'd give a C. Watched him a lot too as I often couldn't tell if it was Schultz or Bryant until nearer the end of a play when their number was more visible. Bryant did very little to actually open up any holes in the running game. At best he didn't get pushed back too far.

 

[Buckna]

I don't expect to win this weekend with that Denver pass rush, but would be really nice if we did. Remaining schedule is pretty nice. Bills, KC, 2 x Colts (and one is week 18 when they may end up resting starters at this rate) are the only ones I would expect us to not be favored. Maybe Chargers if they are healthier by the end of December. I can still see possibly 6~7 more wins on the schedule if the defense keeps playing like it has and the offense can take care of business against the weaker defenses.

Just like the Texans to crush your hopes one week and then bring them back from the brink the following game. The seesaw is stressful

 

[Major]

So making fun of Dalton Schultz's blocking has kind of become second nature for me.

Well, heard a discussion of him, forget who it was, but essentially talking about how his teammates have recognized his improvement as a blocker this year.

So I said, ok I need to give the guy a fair shot. I just watched the 49ers game, and tried to find him each play and watch his blocking.

Yeah he's improved. He might not be the best blocking TE in the league. But overall he was effective. He did give up a pressure when he was isolated on the DE and he got bullrushed. It looked like he was just supposed to chip him and then release on a bootleg, but he got bowled back and CJ had to throw it away.

But other than that? Schultz was a net benefit on most of the running plays he blocked on. I'd give him a solid B to B+ on blocking for the game.

TE Harrison Bryant on the other hand I'd give a C. Watched him a lot too as I often couldn't tell if it was Schultz or Bryant until nearer the end of a play when their number was more visible. Bryant did very little to actually open up any holes in the running game. At best he didn't get pushed back too far.

I sometimes still imagine a world where Caserio traded up to 13 and drafted Tyler Warren instead of trading back for a WR we rarely utilize

 

[JohnnyU]

So making fun of Dalton Schultz's blocking has kind of become second nature for me.

Well, heard a discussion of him, forget who it was, but essentially talking about how his teammates have recognized his improvement as a blocker this year.

So I said, ok I need to give the guy a fair shot. I just watched the 49ers game, and tried to find him each play and watch his blocking.

Yeah he's improved. He might not be the best blocking TE in the league. But overall he was effective. He did give up a pressure when he was isolated on the DE and he got bullrushed. It looked like he was just supposed to chip him and then release on a bootleg, but he got bowled back and CJ had to throw it away.

But other than that? Schultz was a net benefit on most of the running plays he blocked on. I'd give him a solid B to B+ on blocking for the game.

TE Harrison Bryant on the other hand I'd give a C. Watched him a lot too as I often couldn't tell if it was Schultz or Bryant until nearer the end of a play when their number was more visible. Bryant did very little to actually open up any holes in the running game. At best he didn't get pushed back too far.

I sometimes still imagine a world where Caserio traded up to 13 and drafted Tyler Warren instead of trading back for a WR we rarely utilize

I was holding my breath until the Colts were on the clock. I knew we were going to take him, but was frightened we wouldn’t.

 

[GregR]

Defensive ranks:

                      Denver      Houston
PPG                    5th          1st

YdsPG                  5th          1st

Efficiency             3rd          2nd

3rd down Pct           1st          3rd

 

[Buckna]

So making fun of Dalton Schultz's blocking has kind of become second nature for me.

Well, heard a discussion of him, forget who it was, but essentially talking about how his teammates have recognized his improvement as a blocker this year.

So I said, ok I need to give the guy a fair shot. I just watched the 49ers game, and tried to find him each play and watch his blocking.

Yeah he's improved. He might not be the best blocking TE in the league. But overall he was effective. He did give up a pressure when he was isolated on the DE and he got bullrushed. It looked like he was just supposed to chip him and then release on a bootleg, but he got bowled back and CJ had to throw it away.

But other than that? Schultz was a net benefit on most of the running plays he blocked on. I'd give him a solid B to B+ on blocking for the game.

TE Harrison Bryant on the other hand I'd give a C. Watched him a lot too as I often couldn't tell if it was Schultz or Bryant until nearer the end of a play when their number was more visible. Bryant did very little to actually open up any holes in the running game. At best he didn't get pushed back too far.

I sometimes still imagine a world where Caserio traded up to 13 and drafted Tyler Warren instead of trading back for a WR we rarely utilize

Reminds me of how every time I watch the Ravens (like last night) I'm taken back to us not drafting Kyle Hamilton and instead trading down to take one of the worst guards to literally ever start a game. Granted they did find Bullock later on but Hamilton is an All Pro at SS.

 

[Major]

So making fun of Dalton Schultz's blocking has kind of become second nature for me.

Well, heard a discussion of him, forget who it was, but essentially talking about how his teammates have recognized his improvement as a blocker this year.

So I said, ok I need to give the guy a fair shot. I just watched the 49ers game, and tried to find him each play and watch his blocking.

Yeah he's improved. He might not be the best blocking TE in the league. But overall he was effective. He did give up a pressure when he was isolated on the DE and he got bullrushed. It looked like he was just supposed to chip him and then release on a bootleg, but he got bowled back and CJ had to throw it away.

But other than that? Schultz was a net benefit on most of the running plays he blocked on. I'd give him a solid B to B+ on blocking for the game.

TE Harrison Bryant on the other hand I'd give a C. Watched him a lot too as I often couldn't tell if it was Schultz or Bryant until nearer the end of a play when their number was more visible. Bryant did very little to actually open up any holes in the running game. At best he didn't get pushed back too far.

I sometimes still imagine a world where Caserio traded up to 13 and drafted Tyler Warren instead of trading back for a WR we rarely utilize

Reminds me of how every time I watch the Ravens (like last night) I'm taken back to us not drafting Kyle Hamilton and instead trading down to take one of the worst guards to literally ever start a game. Granted they did find Bullock later on but Hamilton is an All Pro at SS.

I remember that well being an ND fan and part of the reason I hate Caserio. Instead of keeping things simple and going with the best player on the board, he needs to make all these complex trades to show everyone how "smart" he is.