Clip Breakdown: Week 1
When doing our breakdown of the Houston Texans’ game versus the Miami Dolphins, there were a few things that we saw that caught our eyes. We wanted to share what we saw, and trust us we could have shown screenshots all day. We hope to continue this series week to week but we decided to start small for our first installment. We focused on two particular plays that seem to keep popping into our mind. Here are the two. Play #1: Where is he going? Here is a All-22 view that gives a better…
The POGs: Miami Edition
RELIANT STADIUM – The Texans, with high expectations, opened the 2012 season by routing the Miami Dolphins 30-10. Albeit the first quarter was comparable to a chess match, the Texans’ strengths far outweighed the Phins’, which is ultimately what led to the victory. The Phins’ defensive front threw some things at the Texans’ offensive line that seemingly caused fits in the running game. And, on the flip side, the Phins’ offensive line battled the Texans’ defensive line better than expected – in the first quarter, that is. Once the defense figured out how to stop the Phins’ running attack, which was essentially only one-quarter of play,…
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Dolphins Edition
The Houston Texans opened up their regular season yesterday against the Miami Dolphins at Reliant Stadium. The Dolphins, with rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill, came into this game hoping to do to the Texans what Mark Sanchez did to them his rookie season and win his first career football game. It’s obvious that the Texans remembered that game and were not about to allow it to happen again. The Texans started off slow but they broke out of the slump when the defense made big play after big play. The offense was given a couple of short fields and punched it…
Sunday Primer: 3 Things to Watch
Finally! Game day is upon us and the Houston Texans are set to open their 2012 season against the Miami Dolphins. Much anticipation is growing around the city of Houston and it feels like Reliant Stadium is going to be the place to be. The Texans are set to defend their AFC South crown and, with bigger goals in the back of the team’s minds, it could have the making for a big season. The AFC South championship banner is set to be dropped and a celebration of the Texans’ 10 year anniversary as a franchise is also on tap, with former…
Texans Players to Watch: Dolphins Edition
With the 2012 season fast approaching, expectations have never been higher for a Texans’ team. In fact, some “experts” are predicting not only a repeat AFC South Championship but also a Super Bowl appearance. But, let’s not get carried away – they still have to play the games. This Sunday the Texans will play host to the Miami Dolphins, who feature a rookie quarterback in former Texas A&M Aggie Ryan Tannehill and a rookie head coach in Joe Philbin. Wearing jersey number 17, Tannehill is ironically the 17th starting quarterback for the Dolphins since legendary hall of famer Dan Marino. However, the good news…
Are Sherman and Nolan the Secret Weapons?
Week one is upon us and the Houston Texans are early favorites to defeat the visiting Miami Dolphins in the season opener at Reliant Stadium. The Dolphins have been featured this season on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” and been the center of talk surrounding the reality portion of the NFL. Always important for a team to start the season off on the right foot, the Dolphins seem to think they have some inside information on what the Texans could be doing this Sunday. Look no further than the names of Mike Sherman and Troy Nolan, who are both coming to Houston…
Texans vs. Dolphins: Week 2 Snap Counts
Here on the State of the Texans we are going to release the snaps counts of the Texans players on offense and defense for the next few weeks. We wanted to see the snaps that the Texans players accumulated over the season, and also give us a better insight on the personnel packages they used on offense and defense. We looked at snaps, carries, targets, hurries and anything else we could have thought of. Here are the reports from week 2. YOU CAN CLICK ON THE LINKS TO SEE THE COMPLETE SNAPS OF THE GAME. Offensive Notes: Offensive Snaps vs….
Texans Talking to Karl Dorrell for Coaching Vacancy
Reports from Houston Fox Sports director, Mark Berman, that the Houston Texans are in early talks with Miami Dolphins quarterback coach Karl Dorrell. Dorrell has been with the Dolphins for the past 4 years, as the wide receiver and quarterbacks coach. Dorrell is being interviewed to replace ex-quarterback coach Greg Knapp who accepted the Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator position at the beginning of the week
Behind Enemy Lines: With DolFansNYC
This marks the second installment of Behind Enemy Lines where we focus on the opponent for the week. This week we get help from DolFansNYC, and discuss various topics from each of the teams, we cover the Dolphins game against the Patriots, Reggie Bush, Chad Henne, Brandon Marshall, the Texans off-season, J.J. Watt, Mario Williams and much more.
