Official Texans vs. Saints Fake Game Thread, 8/25/2013

[Keith]

Originally Posted by chuck

These slapdicks didn't throw the ball into the end zone once this game.

I am trying my best not to complain about preseason play-calling, but it is really, really hard.

One of the less obvious playcalls that bugged me: I had a tough time swallowing the call on their second drive... it was a little after Ben Tate had the 39-yd run. Schaub then hit Garrett Graham for an 8-yd pass setting up a 2nd-and-2 from the Saints' 20-yd line. Offense is rolling... time to play fake and throw to the end zone? Nope. 2-yd handoff. Texans got the 1st down and even scored on the drive, but it typifies the sort of killer mentality the playcalling is missing on this offense.