Data from Week _3_ vs _New York Giants______:
Run-Pass
|
18-44
|
Avg Starting Field Position
|
Own 22
|
1st Down Run-Pass
|
10-20
|
2nd Down Avg Distance to Go
|
8.3 yards
|
2nd Down Run-Pass
|
6-13
|
3rd Down Avg Distance to Go
|
7.6 yards
|
3rd/4th Down Run-Pass
|
2-11
|
3rd Down Conversions
|
8/16
|
Drive Starters – The 1st play of each drive can
often reveal the intent of a coach to establish his game plan. How committed is
he to the run or pass when the team comes off the sideline? We track it each
week here –
Wk 3 - _NY Giants_ :
_13 Drives - _4_ Run/_9_
Pass
Wk 2 - _Oakland_ :
_9_ Drives - _7_
Run/_2_ Pass
Wk 1 - _Washington_: _11_ Drives - _6_
Run/_5_ Pass
2014 Total: 33 Drives - _17_ Run/_16_ Pass _51
% Run
* This statistic doesn’t count any 1-play kneel down drives.
Play Action Snaps – 5
Play-action had been the Texan’s calling card under Gary
Kubiak and Matt Schaub, both of whom are now gone. But the fact remains that this offense goes
as far as their running game takes them, they have not been good enough to beat
teams solely through the air. Here we
will track those snaps.
Wk _3_ - _NY Giants___ : _5/38 yards_ _7.6 avg yards/play action
pass
Wk _2_ - _Oakland___ : _3/18 yards_ _6.0 avg yards/play action pass
Wk _1_ - _Washington___ : _6/119 yards_ _19.8
avg yards/play action pass
2014 Season Total: _14/175 yards_ _12.5 avg
yards/play action pass
Shotgun Snaps – 41
Shotgun snaps are fine on 3rd down and in the 2
minute drill. But, we track this stat from week to week to make sure the Texans
aren’t getting too lazy in using it. The NFL run/pass split across the league
is 15%/85% and most teams rarely run out of the shotgun with any time of
consistent success. Bill O’Brien is showing a tendency to be in shotgun a lot
and run the ball out of it, a lot. The
Texans consistently split the running back out wide when in shotgun I assume
wanting to exploit a matchup on the perimeter. They had not thrown to the back
once through the first 3 games and it leaves Fitzpatrick vulnerable to
pressure. The Giants rarely blitzed nor did they have to playing with a lead
but it is something to keep an eye on going forward.
Wk _3_ - _NY Giants___ : _41/62_ _66.1_%
Wk _2_ - _Oakland___ : _40/69_ _58.0_%
Wk _1_ - _Washington___ : _31/62_ _50.0_%
2014 Season Total: _112/193_ _58.0_%
Here is the breakdown by groupings:
Before you study the data below, I would recommend that if
the numbers for the groupings are unfamiliar, that you spend some time reading
a more expanded definition of the Personnel
Groupings here.
Package
|
Plays Run
|
Yards
|
Avg/Play
|
Run
|
Pass
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
3
|
4
|
1.3
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
12
|
54
|
4.5
|
10
|
2
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
5
|
32
|
6.4
|
3
|
2
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
0
|
S00
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
S01
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
S10
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
S11
|
38
|
298
|
7.8
|
2
|
36
|
S12
|
3
|
9
|
3.0
|
0
|
3
|
S21
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
Totals
|
62
|
397
|
6.4
|
18
|
44
|
* - Knee Plays are not counted in play calls.
Totals by Personnel Groups on 3rd/4th
Down:
Package
|
Plays
|
Yards
|
Avg/Play
|
Run
|
Pass
|
FD/TD
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
3
|
4
|
1.3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
S00
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
S01
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
S10
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
S11
|
10
|
23
|
2.3
|
0
|
10
|
2
|
S12
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
S21
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Totals
|
13
|
27
|
2.1
|
2
|
11
|
2
|
Splash Plays
Let’s take a look at the “Splash Plays” from Week _3_
at the _NY Giants_:
Splash Plays are key impact plays from the defense. Usually,
they are obvious, but there are some that blur the line. I have listed time and
play of each one for those who want to double check my work.
For more, read a detailed explanation of this study here: What
is a splash play?
Week _3_ at _NY Giants_______
Q-Time
|
D/D/Yd
|
Player
|
Play
|
3/4/H13
|
26
|
PBU
|
|
1/10/O15
|
99
|
TFNG
|
|
1/10/O49
|
25
|
TFL
|
|
2/1/H1
|
54
|
TFNG
|
|
3/3/H15
|
99
|
TFL
|
|
2/7/H24
|
25
|
QB Rush
|
|
2/7/O31
|
99
|
QB Rush
|
|
3/2/H11
|
99
|
PBU
|
|
2/8/O35
|
99
|
QB Sack
|
|
2/7/H10
|
21
|
FF
|
|
2/7/H10
|
24
|
FR
|
|
3/8/O41
|
29
|
QB Rush
|
|
1/10/O39
|
25
|
PBU
|
Here are the season totals for _2014___:
Player
|
Name
|
Splashes
|
99
|
JJ Watt
|
16.0
|
58
|
Brooks Reed
|
6.0
|
36
|
D.J. Swearinger
|
6.0
|
25
|
Kareem Jackson
|
5.0
|
21
|
Kendrick Lewis
|
3.0
|
24
|
Johnathan Joseph
|
3.0
|
59
|
Whitney Mercilus
|
2.0
|
57
|
Justin Tuggle
|
2.0
|
93
|
Jared Crick
|
2.0
|
95
|
Jerrell Powe
|
2.0
|
54
|
Mike Mohamed
|
2.0
|
96
|
Tim Jamison
|
1.5
|
56
|
Brian Cushing
|
1.0
|
97
|
Jeoffrey Pagan
|
1.0
|
38
|
Danieal Manning
|
1.0
|
34
|
A.J. Bouye
|
1.0
|
26
|
Darryl Morris
|
1.0
|
29
|
Andre Hall
|
1.0
|
90
|
Jadeveon Clowney
|
0.5
|
Blitzing Report
Romeo Crennel has been around the NFL for over 30 years with
the past 12 spent as either a head coach or a defensive coordinator. He is known for being an aggressive
coordinator who isn’t afraid to blitz and blitz often. It’s too early to draw any conclusions off
one game but one trend did show up versus Washington.
He is not going to stand back and play coverage on most 3rd
downs, he will bring the heat and force the issue on the QB.
Opposing Big Plays
Q-Time
|
D/D/Yd
|
Play
|
Rushers
|
1/10/O33
|
15 yd Run
|
0
|
|
2/5/H24
|
15 yd Run
|
0
|
|
2/7/O31
|
18 yd Pass
|
4
|
|
2/6/O24
|
61 yd Pass
|
4
|
|
1/10/H26
|
26 yd Pass
|
7
|
|
1/10/O21
|
18 yd Run
|
0
|
Pass Rushers Against _NY Giants_______ - _28_
pass rush/blitz situations:
Pass Rushers
|
1st D
|
2nd D
|
3rd D
|
4th D
|
Total
|
3 Rush
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4 Rush
|
8
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
15
|
5 Rush
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
10
|
6 Rush
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
7 Rush
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Mentioned last week that Crennel got little predictable
blitzing on 3rd down sending six or more that Washington did have
opportunities to take advantage of. It
seems clear that they were going to attack rookie Derek Carr on obvious passing situations regardless of
the score. The Texans were able to get
stops on the first four 3rd down situations of the game when they
brought 6 but were exploited in the 2nd half as the Raiders
converted four straight. However the
outcome of the game was no longer in doubt.
It is interesting to see if the Texans continue to be predictable on 3rd
down and put their secondary at risk of giving up the big play. The blitz becomes ineffective if the offense
knows it’s coming and has the weapons to exploit the secondary you just left
out on an island.
And, here are the full season numbers to date:
Pass Rushers
|
1st D
|
2nd D
|
3rd D
|
4th D
|
Total
|
3 Rush
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4 Rush
|
35
|
24
|
11
|
0
|
70
|
5 Rush
|
6
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
20
|
6 Rush
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
1
|
14
|
7 Rush
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
The game by game pressure numbers:
Wk 3 - _NY Giants__ : _13 /_28_ - _46.4_%
Wk 2 - _Oakland__ :
_25 /_45_ - _55.5_%
Wk 1 - _Washington_ :
_9_ /_36_ - _25.0_%
Totals: _38_/_109_ - _34.9_%
