Official Texans vs. Bears Game Thread, 9/11/2016

[HPF Bob]

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The early game looked like the same Texan nightmare we see in our sleep - pass interference on Kareem, offensive holding on everyone, extending their drives and killing ours. Now we add the deep ball drop by Jacoby Jones, er, I mean Will Fuller.

Sucks that Cushing is hurt yet again (and will probably be joining Duane Brown on the waiver wire next spring for cap reasons). But the pass rush does look sweet when we get J.J., Clowney and Mercilus on the field at the same time. I could see the Bears didn't know who to double-team.

Ozzie's corkscrew delivery looked scary. Seemed to put the ball right on the money though - just with no touch. Good thing Beanie and Cecil (aka Nate Washington and Cecil Shorts III) aren't around to drop those passes, leaving more for our TEs and Fuller to drop.

But the Bears are sort of like the NFC's version of the Bills - a team you ought to beat if you don't beat yourself and that's eventually what happened.

1-0 and alone in first (thanks, NFC North) is just the right way to start the season. Now to get our revenge on the Chiefs.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

For the first time in a few years, I'm working on Sunday afternoons so I can't comment until that night or the next day. The browser will let me read your comments at work but won't let me reply

The early game looked like the same Texan nightmare we see in our sleep - pass interference on Kareem, offensive holding on everyone, extending their drives and killing ours. Now we add the deep ball drop by Jacoby Jones, er, I mean Will Fuller.

Sucks that Cushing is hurt yet again (and will probably be joining Duane Brown on the waiver wire next spring for cap reasons). But the pass rush does look sweet when we get J.J., Clowney and Mercilus on the field at the same time. I could see the Bears didn't know who to double-team.

Ozzie's corkscrew delivery looked scary. Seemed to put the ball right on the money though - just with no touch. Good thing Beanie and Cecil (aka Nate Washington and Cecil Shorts III) aren't around to drop those passes, leaving more for our TEs and Fuller to drop.

But the Bears are sort of like the NFC's version of the Bills - a team you ought to beat if you don't beat yourself and that's eventually what happened.

1-0 and alone in first (thanks, NFC North) is just the right way to start the season. Now to get our revenge on the Chiefs.

Only Bob could watch that game yesterday and make two digs at Fuller and say nothing positive about him.

[nunusguy]

Looks like JD Clowney may be back to his college position as a DE with hand on the ground when at South Carolina as that's where he played exclusively yesterday. I might be mistaken but I don't think he took any snaps standing up as an outside LB.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

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Keith is finally heeding my suggestions.

[Arky]

Early line for next week vs. Kansas City says the Texans are 1 to 2 pt favorites....

Don't think the Texans will be allowed to get away with any sloppy play in this one.... Like I said a few months ago, sure would be nice to head to New England 2-0 for the TNF prime time game....

[Keith]

Fuller can drop if he also catches 100+ yds and a score every week.

In fact, that was the problem with the offense in the first half against the Bears. It's like Godsey/O'Brien/Osweiler or some combination thereof just turtled once the early interception was thrown (or really just stripped from DeAndre's hands).

Everything about the offense seemed to be meant to stretch the field wide and not deep. It opened some running lanes for Lamar Miller in the first half - he had some nice gaps between the tackles - but it played right into the Bears gameplan to take away the Texans deep speed for which they obviously had no answer. The Bears were ready for the off-tackle rushes.

Here's hoping Godsey and O'Brien allow the offense to stretch downfield in spite of the occasional drop. Should they keep doing this out of a 3-wide set, L Miller will still find room with 7 in the box.