Gantt takes shot at lack of pash rush . . .

[Rags]

Hopefully a rotation of Hardy, Johnson, Applewhite, Alexander and Keiser can do some damage.

[koolkatluke]

People it's just 1 preseason game (the 1st one at that). Can we please relax. Do you remember 2010 preseason? When we were getting 6 or 7 sacks a game in that preseason. How did that turn out?

[PiratePanther189]

I don't think the issue is the pass rush because I think that we will feature some exotic blitz packages that will help in that area. When our LB's start blitzing from the outside, CJ will get an opening and will make some serious damage. My biggest concern is the interior linemen, because I think that for the third damn year in a row we are fielding young scrubs expecting to make sugar out of sh*t, and it just doesn't happen that way in this league very often.

[CRA]

We tried tapping into Everette Brownness potential and all he did was spin around.

Brown is worthless without DT play. With penetrating DT play? Brown has a chance to make plays.

[CRA]

Maybe we should be a douche like Kubiak and blitz every down and throw in some line stunts.

Wade Phillips runs an aggressive 3-4 D. Preseason is for practice. Doesn't do his guys lots of good to practice playing soft.

If we never see any of this "aggressive JJ 4-3" in the preseason....why should we expect to see it week 1? We didn't week 1 last year after a safe looking preseason w/ Beason and Davis on the field.

[Jrock88]

brown is worthless period... hes too small, hes never gonna make it

[rayzor]

Maybe we should be a douche like Kubiak and blitz every down and throw in some line stunts.

i think the rest of the AFCS is probably happy that the texans opened up so much of their playbook that game. i know i would.

[rayzor]

Wade Phillips runs an aggressive 3-4 D. Preseason is for practice. Doesn't do his guys lots of good to practice playing soft.

If we never see any of this "aggressive JJ 4-3" in the preseason....why should we expect to see it week 1? We didn't week 1 last year after a safe looking preseason w/ Beason and Davis on the field.

seriously? you don't think there is some kind of strategic advantage to holding your cards close to your chest until it matters?

oh...and totally different situation last year. how much time did they actually have to implement the playbook? they had just barely gotten the basics by the end of training camp.

[Riverboat Ron]

[CRA]

seriously? you don't think there is some kind of strategic advantage to holding your cards close to your chest until it matters?

oh...and totally different situation last year. how much time did they actually have to implement the playbook? they had just barely gotten the basics by the end of training camp.

you are what you are to a degree....

again, the reason the Texans didn't blitz to "get us"....it is b/c that is what they do. Therefore they have to practice a basic function of their D. They weren't showing their cards. They were practicing.

You expect Beason, Luke, etc.....and our guys to suddently just be able to blitz in an aggressive scheme at the flip of a switch? Despite none of them playing in schemes before that emphasized it before?

[Herbert The Love Bug]

Our first unit looked pretty good. I don't really care about everyone else

[Argus Plexus]

What are the 2013 FA DT's, anybody know?

[rayzor]

you are what you are to a degree....

again, the reason the Texans didn't blitz to "get us"....it is b/c that is what they do. Therefore they have to practice a basic function of their D. They weren't showing their cards. They were practicing.

You expect Beason, Luke, etc.....and our guys to suddently just be able to blitz in an aggressive scheme at the flip of a switch? Despite none of them playing in schemes before that emphasized it before?

ok...you win. what you see out there the first week of preseason in the first few minutes is what you're going to get. the same boring ass defense that does nothing.

[Tarheels23]

Brown always had a good Preseason, then when the season came he never did jack. This thread is dildos.

Yeah, in 2010 Brown had a pro bowl like preseason, and then proceeded to suck once the season started.