Some Thoughts on Harper's Play Today...

darstep · 09-27-2011, 08:03 AM

Leading tacklers: Dunbar, Harper...
Usually its Vilma, Harper.
Dunbar is doing very well replacing Vilma, for now, and Harper is consistently at the top of our play making list. Guys have to keep stepping it up. When players go down, the backups have to come in and perform at a high level and the other guys have to cover for them when needed.
Houston has a prety good offense, but I still think +20 is too many for any team that we play. 1 touchdown and 1 field goal per half, that's 20, or less, per game. That's what I would call good defense.

Budsdrinker · 09-27-2011, 08:32 AM

Don't know if it's miss assignments or mental errors or what but there are too many times we don't pick up a back coming out of the backfield. Dunbar did OK but he has to turn his head and look for the ball. Casey made a hell of a catch on the diving TD but if Dunbar would have looked back he could have knocked that ball down. He did it on one play early in the game when at the last second he looked and tipped the ball away he just needs to do it all the time.

strato · 09-27-2011, 01:48 PM

Bud..that was Casillas on that Casey play..

Budsdrinker · 09-27-2011, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by strato

Bud..that was Casillas on that Casey play..

Yeah I was thinking about that after I posted it.
Thanks for setting me straight.

Danno · 09-28-2011, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by strato

Bud..that was Casillas on that Casey play..

And it should be noted that I don't think we've had an OLB that could cover that deep in about a freaking decade. Shanle would have been 5 yards behind him.

Mardigras9 · 09-28-2011, 11:47 AM

My concern of late has been Robinson, he seems a little lost a little too often at times in coverage.

09-27-2011, 08:03 AM	#11
darstep SaintSince67 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PortCity Posts: 2,044	Leading tacklers: Dunbar, Harper... Usually its Vilma, Harper. Dunbar is doing very well replacing Vilma, for now, and Harper is consistently at the top of our play making list. Guys have to keep stepping it up. When players go down, the backups have to come in and perform at a high level and the other guys have to cover for them when needed. Houston has a prety good offense, but I still think +20 is too many for any team that we play. 1 touchdown and 1 field goal per half, that's 20, or less, per game. That's what I would call good defense.
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09-27-2011, 09:58 PM	#14
Budsdrinker A Cajun Transforming TX Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,787	Originally Posted by strato Bud..that was Casillas on that Casey play.. Yeah I was thinking about that after I posted it. Thanks for setting me straight.

09-28-2011, 07:20 AM	#15
Danno Site Donor 2014 Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,640	Originally Posted by strato Bud..that was Casillas on that Casey play.. And it should be noted that I don't think we've had an OLB that could cover that deep in about a freaking decade. Shanle would have been 5 yards behind him.

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09-27-2011, 08:32 AM	#12
Budsdrinker A Cajun Transforming TX Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,787	Don't know if it's miss assignments or mental errors or what but there are too many times we don't pick up a back coming out of the backfield. Dunbar did OK but he has to turn his head and look for the ball. Casey made a hell of a catch on the diving TD but if Dunbar would have looked back he could have knocked that ball down. He did it on one play early in the game when at the last second he looked and tipped the ball away he just needs to do it all the time.

09-27-2011, 01:48 PM	#13
strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Bud..that was Casillas on that Casey play..

09-28-2011, 11:47 AM	#16
Mardigras9 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Land Mass between LA and AL Posts: 4,375	My concern of late has been Robinson, he seems a little lost a little too often at times in coverage.