That series has pretty much summed up the season thus far: 1-10-HOU 25(8:57) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass short right to 84-R.Griffin to HOU 34 for 9 yards (38-R.Parker) 2-1-HOU 34(8:30) (Shotgun) 26-L.Miller up the middle to HOU 31 for -3 yards (96-B.Logan). 3-4-HOU 31(7:54) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson sacked at HOU 30 for -1 yards (50-J.Houston). Penalty on HOU-68-B.Giacomini, Offensive Holding, declined. 4-5-HOU 30(7:41) 9-S.Lechler punts 52 yards to KC 18, Center-46-J.Weeks. 10-T.Hill for 82 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Bill: We feel terrible for them individually, personally. Tough to put all the work they put in & have it cut short because of injury. It's tough BUT this football team understands it is the next man up philosophy. It's going to take an effort by a lot of different people to fill those roles. They're not canceling the season John. We're looking forward to the rest of the season. We got a good football team. In the places I've been, we've had injuries to major players like in New England in 2008. That's why you put together the best roster you can. It won't be one guy. It'll be multiple guys, schematic, all different things that go into it. We're excited that we got a lot of season left & lot to teach off this film. No doubt JD will be a guy we count on to play real well for us. He plays hard, has been practicing well. Whether JJ & Whitney were there or not, he's a guy we rely on to play at a high level. That won't change. I feel bad. I can't express it any other way. I've gotten to know these guys over the last 4 years. They mean a lot to me personally. I've asked them to do different things. They've done it. I owe a lot to them for doing that. The deal in this league though is the train doesn't stop moving. It keeps going. Guys will have to step in. It will be multiple guys. You don't replace them with one guy. That's ridiculous. Coaching staff needs to do a great job too. We gotta do a better job keeping these mobile guys in the pocket. Not just on 3rd down. Probably let him out of the pocket 10 times. They're dangerous out of the pocket. We've seen that with our team. We gotta do a much better job with that. Will Fuller has played well. He worked hard in the offseason, got hurt & worked very hard to get back. He had a significant injury there. I give him a lot of credit. Good route runner. Worked on improving his hands. He's playing at a very high level. (Watson switching ball to other hand) That's good coaching. No question. (That's a joke) He's an instinctive player. He can keep his eyes down the field while avoiding the rush. He has the confidence in his arm & WRs to make a play. Chiefs do a great job. Give them a lot of credit. They do a lot of different things with Alex. Very difficult to defend. A lot of it comes down to combining the rush with the coverage. We have to communicate better. We have to do better job, coaching & playing & have a good week of practice. We have to figure out a way to win. There are certain things we can build on. It's my job to make sure this team understands that, in all 3 phases. This offense can get cooking if we can sure some things up. We have a chance to be pretty good. We've been good but not consistent. We have to be more consistent. We've run the ball well. Our passing game has looked good at times, other times off. If we can clean some things up in both areas(run & pass), we can really get going. (DW) He has an excellent demeanor, very poised guy. He's learning all the time. He's only played in 4 1/2 games basically. We have to understand that. He's a competitor. He never believes the game is over. He's all about winning. He doesn't care about stats.
It was 4th and 5 but still should have gone for it IMO. Down 2 scores in the 4th and the Chiefs had scored on 7 of their 8 drives before that, keep the ball in the hands of the guy who is keeping you in the game.
I don't even know why I still bother with this team. Living in Europe I only get to see 1-2 Texans game per year and every time in ends up a miserable and frustrating loss. (The Mexico game last year comes to mind) I think I'll just give up watching any Texans game...
I don't know about going for it on 4th and FIVE when they just got negative yards on 2nd and 3rd down. I think he probably would have gone for it if it was 4th and 1 or 2.
Wow we just can't catch a break. I mean do the football gods hate us that much. Losing both Watt and Mercilus for the rest of the season is bigger than the loss to the Chiefs.
I would agree with you in most situations. But the Chiefs were scoring at will and more importantly in that situation, absolutely dominating T.O.P. Not to mention the Chiefs have one of the best special teams in the league. Just don't think you put the game back in the hands of the defense and special teams.
It's really not the football Gods. The fo gutted the ol and secondary and there is very little depth. KC had like 3 OL injured plus Eric Berry and lost Kelce for a half and they are still the best team in the NFL.
My mistake, it was 4th and 5. Point is, you COULD NOT tell me that to save your life you would have trusted our defense to stop Alex Smith and the Chiefs when they had been converting 3rd downs into firsts with regularity no matter the distance. Huge turning point that pretty much cost us a shot at the game.
