The Halfback Pass vs. the Jags

[TheMatrix31]

Originally Posted by Big Texas

I don't know the full story, but we left Jacoby because he was late to a meeting?

If so, that's some bullshit. I guess that missed meeting may have cost him his job. There were definitely some opportunities for punt returns.

Meh. That guy is just as likely to do something incredibly ridiculous as he is likely to do something positive.

[sinnister]

It was one of the worst calls I have ever seen. And please, why don't we throw AJ a few freaking screens......I mean, really. The best player on our team. Please.

[gunn]

Mediocre teams always seem to find ways to lose games. That's the case with this Texans team.

[coloradodude]

Gadget plays are either used by a good offense and its playmakers to screw with a defensive coordinators head or are used by a bad offense to attempt to mask its inadequacies.

[gunn]

Originally Posted by coloradodude

Gadget plays are either used by a good offense and its playmakers to screw with a defensive coordinators head or are used by a bad offense to attempt to mask its inadequacies.

If I could pinpoint one reason, it would probably be because of the finesse scheme and personel on the offensive side of the ball.

[Joshua]

I'm actually not sure what is worse, the play call or the fact that they obviously weren't prepared to run the play. If you are going to have a HB option play in your playbook, you damn well better have practiced it to the point where the back knows what to do if the play isn't there. Clearly, Chris Brown didn't. He should have eaten it and just taken the loss. Trying to throw the ball while being hit is inexcusable and I blame Kubiak for not coaching them up to know what to do if the play goes astray. Just the latest in a long list of indicators that Kubiak doesn't take care of the little things and doesn't have what it takes to prepare a team to play week in and week out.

[TexanJedi]

It was a bad call with even worse execution (is it not called a half back OPTION pass?, meaning Brown has the option to not throw it), but it did not cost us the game by itself. The defense held and the Texans got the ball back and scored a TD - nice play call to the offensive machine Chris Brown on the two point conversion attempt. The Texans loss had more to do with the inability to stop the Jaguar offense when it counted the most, on 3rd down and at the end of both halves. This particular play cost us more time than anything.

[popanot]

Originally Posted by TexanJedi

This particular play cost us more time than anything.

Which brings us to another thing... Does Kubiak and his band of idiots know how the run a no-huddle, hurry up offense? These guys are two scores down with ~5 minutes left and they huddle up and/or lollygag around like they still have a quarter to play. This has occurred in numerous games whether it's the first half or second half. Sure if they stop the Jags on the last drive they MIGHT have enough time to score, but with the way this game was going and this season has gone, the probability of that happening is pretty slim. Why not go no-huddle earlier and try to have as much time as possible? Oh, that's right... Kubiak's a fk'in idiot!!

[NBT]

The play didn't work because CB didn't get time to throw. The FB took the inside tackler instead of the outside one, causing the pulling guard to not have a chance to block the outside, or inside guy. If it had been blocked correctly the play had a chance of succeeding. I think Baby Shanny is the real culprit on that play.

[popanot]

I've said time and time again this staff runs the wackiest of plays when in the redzone it's mind-numbing. I've never seen anything like it in all the years I've been watching football. This was not only the wackiest of them all, it should be the one that gets Kubiak and his merry band of idiots a free ride out of town on the circus bus. Inexcusable.

To have Chris Brown getting most of the PT at this point in the season, Kubiak's career, and the Texas existence is mind-boggling . Kubiak's had 4 years to find a RB and has given us the likes of Samkon Gado, Ron Dayne, a crippled Ahman Green and now Chris Brown as starters. Moats fumbles once and goes into Kubiak's doghouse, while the dumb@ss lets Brown continue playing after blowing 2 games and doing virtually nothing to merit getting the amount of time and carries he gets. I don't get it and it's time for this staff to go away. Please, McNair, for my sanity - spare us!!!