Defense

[KJ3]

Originally Posted by Arky

I think that's what happened yesterday. The defense finally opened it up, consequences be damned. If there is a breakdown, then hey, you fix it.... This particular jalopy just took a long time to get out of the garage... We'll see...

seriously though, how often is weaver (or ANY DE) going to get a pick? even when you send him back there 3 times a game? the only jalopy is the defensive philosophy. the most coverage a DE should ever get involved in is a flat zone to cover screens and such imo. blitzing is great though, i'm glad the texans have decided to play football.

[papabear]

Originally Posted by KJ3

seriously though, how often is weaver (or ANY DE) going to get a pick? even when you send him back there 3 times a game? the only jalopy is the defensive philosophy. the most coverage a DE should ever get involved in is a flat zone to cover screens and such imo. blitzing is great though, i'm glad the texans have decided to play football.

I was on the way back from Oklahoma, and haven't had a chance to watch the DVR yet. I did see the highlight of that pick, and I think they actually brought a blitz on that play. That would be the difference from all the other times we've dropped lineman into coverage this year. There was never a blitz in our zone blitz.

You can get away with it if you keep mixing things up....come from different angles. drop different guys into different places. If it was just a case of them sending another d lineman into coverage with a three man rush...then Smith just got lucky and that will probably validate that coverage in his mind and we will be stuck seeing it again...until he gets fired.