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I was 100% wrong on the NASCAR package. It was very effective. You could tell Watson was not prepared to deal with it most of the game. Thought he would have more time or easily escape. I do think if they had Clowney it would not have worked that great and that's what I was going off of before he was traded.



I was wrong about Latavious. Extremely rare long distance TD scamper but it was impressive. Didn't think the man still had the juice. I will say though they went away from him when the game got super tight which they should.
It's going to be interesting to see if they try to preserve him with a lead or use him more. If they use him like a bowling ball with a good lead probably not ideal for him.

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Kamara had more carries than Latavious, probably due to the circumstances of the game. It was good to see that long TD run from Latavious, something we had seen in his highlight reel.

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Today is probably not a day to rant on Dennis Allen, however ....

He has to call a better defensive game plan inside of 50 seconds & no timeouts for an offense. We have too many 1st -4th rounders on the defensive side not to be able to defend the end zone better. Also the inability to get the D off the field on 3rd down is a concern.

It's happening more than a few times on his watch. Fix this ... please?

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I don't know what else could have been done. Watson and Hopkins are two of the toughest to stop. We sacked the hell out of him, hurt him and still...Hopkins making circus catches. For the first game our D did a good considering what they were up against.

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On the Texans last drive I saw everybody backed off their man except Lattimore. He walked up and tried to press Hopkins and the alarms in my head started to fire off. I knew exactly where Watson was going. Throw it to your best player in that situation and let him make a play. I love the confidence, but the only corner I’d be comfortable seeing that from in that situation is Jalen Ramsey.

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The Texans look like a carbon copy of us last year. It’s the Watson/Hopkins show. Will bite them in the end.

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Idk about that. Will Fuller and Kenny Stills are legit. Carlos Hyde and Duke Johnson are a legit combo. It’s offensive line issues holding them back. You can’t give up 6 sacks. EVER.

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The inexcusable part of the last Texans drive was letting Hopkins get to the sideline out of bounds. Needed to keep the Texans in bounds, make them spike balls and lose downs and feel the pressure.

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Hyde is a good RB but he was always on awful teams. Same with Duke. They are a fine combo. They are going to have their best season if this keeps up.

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It's obvious this team has learnt nothing from the past 2 playoff losses.

Both years, the offense failed to convert and put the game away, the D then gives up the lead extremely quickly.

That's literally what happened last night, we are extremely lucky to be honest. Until Payton does something about it, we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes.

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I’m dropping 5 deep and blitzing 6. Make ‘em get it out quick and have to make a play. I’m not a fan of Dennis Allen’s play calling.

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Hey it's week one. Still need to work the bugs out. Great game Great game. WHO DAT!

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Whew. Its gonna be a long season with that optimistic approach Diz. Lol

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Imagine that.

:bng::messedup:

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He pressed man coverage in the situation with 50 seconds.

I know people complain about the dime package, but that would've been the best time to use it.

Not the first time he's blew it like that. Brought back memories of the hail mary the Vikings pulled on us in the playoffs.

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Yeah, and the announcers were absolutely slobbering over Tunsil, who got blown up multiple times.

Watson was unbelievable, staying in there and delivering the ball. Hopkins was Hopkins, but IMO was given too much space and too little attention. He was wide open several times

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Murray looked decent but I’m still not sold. I do think Payton was a little pass happy. Hope to see more of him against the Rams.
I will eat crow when it comes to the offensive line. Rami absolutely OWNED J.J. Watt. Protection was pretty good all game. Still a little concerned about depth but McCoy looks to be the real deal. I can see why they put him with the 1’s immediately and never looked back.

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Yeah, We have have a hall of fame QB and all these play makers...

I think you have to make the call to not let them get the ball back. If the roles were reversed you don't put the ball in Bree's hands with 55 seconds left in the game.

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Speaking of the LA Rams ...

McVay had those guys in trips (3 WR's) & sometimes 4 receiver sets pretty much the entire game vs Carolina.

Dennis Allen has his work cut out for him on Sunday.

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Did it last year and we beat them ...

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Already bit them!

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No way Payton would hold the play book back considering how important was to get a W in week 1 given how tough the next 3 games are. Too important for momentum and player moral. If we lost the first game we could easily be looking at an O-4 start to the season. The whole organization was looking to break our streak of opening day losses. Ur friends a nut.

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I agree on this. Preseason you might hold back but come the regular season every game is so important that you do whatever it takes to win. The difference between a good and a bad team in the NFL is much smaller than the difference between a good and a bad team in college football. There are no easy games and any team will beat you if you just expect them to roll over.

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Last year was last year.

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Pretty awesome of you to eat the crow, Beast.

We could put some cayenne on it, though.

I cant say im not worried, this week.