Official Texans vs. Jets Fake Game Thread, 8/15/2011

[cland]

I'll add in the Nose Tackle position for our defense (and ILB schemes based around it.) My one nagging fear is that the run defense will be soft up the middle. Unfortunately, Nick Mangold will be out so it'll be tough to be 100% convinced regardless of the result.

[cland]

Hehe I did look over 2012 NTs, and based on nothing but size and an article blip, I'll take this guy in case the small nose tackle experiment doesn't go as planned:

UGA John Jenkins (Jr.)
6’4", 360lbs.

Jenkins was the big-get for the Bulldogs this year from the JUCO ranks and is expected to make a serious push to start week one. It’s rumored that despite tipping the scales at 360lbs. he has less than 10 percent body fat, can run the forty in 4.9secs, and can bench press 500lbs. While at Gulf Coast community college he was also used as a fullback on short yardage situations and was pretty much unstoppable.

Wow!!!

[nunusguy]

Unlike Gary Kubiak, Jets coach Rex Ryan said Saturday that his plan is for his starters to play the entire first quarter.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...#ixzz1V68sLym1
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Good deal, atleast for our defense because they need all the practice/experience they can get against a starting NFL offense.

[painekiller]

If you really look at it, 10 to 12 plays is real close to a first quarter in most games. That is 24 plays total.

In an average NFL game there is 120-140 plays. With the frequency of plays getting higher going into the half and the end of the game. The 1st quarters usually goes by the quickest, so I would guess that 24 to 30 plays is an average 1st quarter.

Now last years Texans, almost never got 12 plays in the 1st quarter, cause they would go 3 and out, and 3 and out.

[Nconroe]

Since Jets use a traditional big body NT in their 3-4 might be fun to watch how Texans play 3-4 vs how Jets do it. 1 gap vs 2 gaps perhaps for NT, who rushes QB, who stops run, who drops on pass coverage, so on.

I sure hope we don't do a 3 and out twice with first team offense. First practice, I guess we will see extra penalties and so on.

several different analysis about the game
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/8...otball-contest

and just about the Jets view of the game
http://www.examiner.com/new-york-jet...texans-preview

[NBT]

With my usual optimism, and allowing that it is only preseason, I think the Texans win the game.

[Arky]

If you're watching at home (like I will be), I recommend printing out the roster list. Go here and click on the "#" (number) column to organize the list by number and just do a straight Print from there. If you use the website print feature, you'll end up with a 5 page list so don't use that - just use your browser Print or CTRL-P and it will only be about 2.5 pages....