Texans making Gore first priority

[Lawrence Owen]

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-hope-improved-run-defense-shows-up-against-10784066.php?t=a3d774fd5a438d9cbb&cmpid=twitter-premium

 

The lowdown on the Texa's based article is that Gore, NOT Luck, is their #1 priortity come Sunday.

Never mind how good Luck has looked over his past 3 games, It still in thier head the Indy broke that 55 game streak without a 100 yard rusher against them.

 

I know that stopping the run is important, makes a team 1 dimintional and limits how good the play-action works, but 'Frank-ly', setting the edge against him is not as important as with outher Rb's in the league.  Gore goes to his assigned hole, finds the crease, and just plunges through for everything his hard churning legs get him.

If Gore averages 3 ypc, he has done his job.  It makes them continue to play the run knowing playing otherwise would give him another yard or two, and that would come back to the week 6 outcome.

.......On a side note, I wonder how many times they have practiced against the wildcat being Gore has accepted direct snaps a few times this year? 

 

[krunk]

Easier said than done.   They'll need to have more than 7 in the box to do that which will expose a secondary that will probably consist of AJ Bouye, Kareem Jackson and somebody other than Jonathan Joseph who is hurt to defend Moncrief, Dorsett, Hilton and all the rest of the boys.   Catch 22 situation for them.  If they play the run with 7 we should have some success.  To me it's possible the Texans may do an even worse or at least equal job stopping the run as last time. Directly related to the pressure that will be put on the depleted secondary to defend the WRS.

[Solon]

[VaAllDay757]

Yeah I wouldn't surprised if they looked for the run more that's when playaction will be very effective 

[PeterBowman]

as TY hasn't already had enough success against them.

[CanuckColtsFan]

Moncreif is playing this time. TY is going  to go off.

[throwing BBZ]

 

 Looks more like they have Fixed their run D.
 Their concern has to be more about our passing attack.

[RollerColt]

Yeah. If they have any sense of history, they'll make TY their top priority. 

[Restored]

I think this is more "coach's speak". A lot of coaches will say their first priority is stop the run when that isn't always the case.

[lollygagger8]

T.Y. Hilton just heard the news and was like: 

 

 

[jameszeigler834]

41 minutes ago, CanuckColtsFan said:

Moncreif is playing this time. TY is going  to go off.

They wont be able to double TY this time cause if they do then Doyle and Crief will beat them.

[GoDeep]

[BullsColtsFan1]

39 minutes ago, lollygagger8 said:

T.Y. Hilton just heard the news and was like: 

 

 

Not to mention the fact that Joseph is doubtful too.  That should make things even easier for T.Y.

[Dingus McGirt]

1 hour ago, CanuckColtsFan said:

Moncreif is playing this time. TY is going  to go off.

So might Moncreif...

 

[lollygagger8]

2 hours ago, BullsColtsFan1 said:

Not to mention the fact that Joseph is doubtful too.  That should make things even easier for T.Y.

 

[aaron11]

this could be nothing more than a smoke screen

 

with ty, moncrief and luck healthy they are worried bout our running game?

 

[jbaron04]

The Texans just talking, cause if they focus on gore 49 point day lol 

[Dudley Smith]

I don't believe the Texans are a very well-coached team. This reinforces my belief. Not that we have a lot of room to talk on the coaching front.

 

I will be very happy if their primary focus is taking Gore away and not stopping Luck.

[OffensivelyPC]

[Coffeedrinker]

I know if I were a HC of an NFL team and I read an article like this, I would completely ignore it and base develop my game plan how I normally would.

[colts8718]

Colts 23-16

[Defjamz26]

Guess they forgot who T.Y. Hilton does when we play them...they'll be quickly reminded

[will426]

I'm worried about the OLINE tbh  Ac I think might be bull rushed to death by clowney like last game and mercilus destroyed haeg and  I'm sure he can handle reitz 

[Lawrence Owen]

3 hours ago, will426 said:

I'm worried about the OLINE tbh  Ac I think might be bull rushed to death by clowney like last game and mercilus destroyed haeg and  I'm sure he can handle reitz 

Defensively, this is my worry.

The Texans Defensive front manhandled our o-line last time, especially the edges.

I would expect Allen and Doyle to be primarily doing a lot of holding back to help, or at least major chipping before going out for a safety valve route.

[Archangel]

IMOP The colts might want to play a short game this week so the texan D-line cannot get to him. But this remains to be seen, need a few screens a couple of slants a few draws 2 TE sets. Need a few pitches to the outside this can also help.  

[Shive]

4 hours ago, Archangel said:

IMOP The colts might want to play a short game this week so the texan D-line cannot get to him. But this remains to be seen, need a few screens a couple of slants a few draws 2 TE sets. Need a few pitches to the outside this can also help.  

I think that this would be a good way to start out and build a rhythm, as well as feel out their pass rush this time around. Clowney is banged up, so hopefully he won't be as much of a threat as last time and hopefully Haeg and Reitz can hold down the other side. If our Oline plays anywhere near how they did against the stout Jets' Dline, we'll be fine.

[will426]

17 hours ago, Lawrence Owen said:

Defensively, this is my worry.

The Texans Defensive front manhandled our o-line last time, especially the edges.

I would expect Allen and Doyle to be primarily doing a lot of holding back to help, or at least major chipping before going out for a safety valve route.

See we know what our offense should do to neutralize the pass rush the thing is they're too stupid at times to chip lol I forget which game it was but the olb kept thrashing haeg but they left him 1 on 1 I believe he's on the Titans 

[NewColtsFan]

 

I'd be perfectly fine if we reversed the usual practice and used the Pass to set-up the Run.

 

I'd be fine if we threw 10-12 passes in the 1st quarter (if possible)....    all short, quck stuff,  pass plays of 5-15 yards on 3 to 5-step drops.      Get the ball out of Luck's hands ASAP.

 

And I'd send receivers in motion every down....    no doubt the Texans will try to jam our receivers with tight coverage.    OK,  send them in motion to get easier releases.

 

Of course,  this only works if we're completing a high percentage, like 8-10 of these passes.
 

Once we forced the ILB's and Safeties to back up a bit,   THEN, we can gash them up the middle with Gore.

 

Gore is going to be a horse tomorrow,  and I look forward to riding him.    But the person who makes all of this go, of course, is Andrew.       Another HOT game from him and we'll all be happy about 4p your time, 1p my time!

 

[braveheartcolt]

On 09/12/2016 at 9:18 PM, colts8718 said:

Colts 23-16

Never thought of that, posting the  half time score, that is....

[Crunked]

Texans game plan, limit Gore and blitz McAfee...  Offensively they are going to abandon the run, and go to a 4 corners spread offense utilizing the pass and a series of laterals to eat clock. ~genius!

[CR91]

more worried about a 33 year old rb then a franchise QB? anyone else find that strange?