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Sunday, November 9, 2014

Decoding the Texans - Week 8



Data from Week _8_ vs _Tennessee Titans______:

Run-Pass
37-41
Avg Starting Field Position
Own 30
1st Down Run-Pass
23-10
2nd Down Avg Distance to Go
8.4
2nd Down Run-Pass
12-17
3rd Down Avg Distance to Go
8.9
3rd/4th Down Run-Pass
2-14
3rd Down Conversions
7-16

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 8 - _Tennessee Titans       : _12  Drives - _8_ Run/_4_ Pass
Wk 7 - _Pittsburgh Steelers    : _11  Drives - _3_ Run/_8_ Pass
Wk 6 - _Indianapolis Colts     : _11  Drives - _6_ Run/_5_ Pass
Wk 5 - _Dallas Cowboys        : _11  Drives - _8_ Run/_3_ Pass
Wk 4 - _Buffalo Bills             : _13  Drives - _5_ Run/_8_ Pass
Wk 3 - _NY Giants_               : _13  Drives - _4_ Run/_9_ Pass
Wk 2 - _Oakland Raiders       : _9_  Drives - _7_ Run/_2_ Pass
Wk 1 - _Washington               : _11_ Drives - _6_ Run/_5_ Pass

2014 Total:  91  Drives - _47_ Run/_44_ Pass _52  % Run

* This statistic doesn’t count any 1-play kneel down drives.

Play Action Snaps – 9

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 _8_ - _Tennessee Titans_ : _9/65   yards_ _7.2 avg yards/play action pass
Wk _7_ - _Pittsburgh _           : _6/43   yards_ _7.2 avg yards/play action pass
Wk _6_ - _Indianapolis _       : _4/72   yards_ _18.0 avg yards/play action pass
Wk _5_ - _Dallas Cowboys_  : _3/29   yards_ _9.7 avg yards/play action pass
Wk _4_ - _Buffalo Bills___   : 15/113 yards_ _7.5 avg yards/play action pass
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: _51/497 yards_ _9.7 avg yards/play action pass

Shotgun Snaps – 33

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 _8_ - _Tennessee              : _33/78   _42.3_%
Wk _7_ - _Pittsburgh              : _30/62   _48.4_%
Wk _6_ - _Indianapolis          : _24/51   _47.0_%
Wk _5_ - _Dallas Cowboys_  : _31/55_ _56.4_%
Wk _4_ - _Buffalo Bills___   : _32/63_ _50.8_%
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: _262/502_ _52.2_%

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
14
38
2.7
8
6
12
22
190
8.6
18
4
13
3
11
3.7
2
1
20
0
0
0.0
0
0
21
1
0
0.0
0
1
22
4
9
2.2
4
0
23
1
1
1.0
1
0
S00
0
0
0.0
0
0
S01
0
0
0.0
0
0
S10
0
0
0.0
0
0
S11
32
160
5.0
4
28
S12
1
0
0.0
0
1
S21
0
0
0.0
0
0
Totals
78
409
5.2
37
41

* - 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
1
3
3.0
1
0
0
12
1
2
2.0
1
0
1
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
14
82
5.9
0
14
6
S12
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
S21
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
Totals
16
87
5.4
2
14
7


Splash Plays

Let’s take a look at the “Splash Plays” from Week _8_ at the _Tennessee Titans_:

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 _8_ at _Tennessee Titans____

Q-Time
D/D/Yd
Player
Play
2-13:45
2/18/O6
21
PBU
1-6:00
1/10/O30
24
HARD HIT
3-14:30
2/4/O26
25
TFL
4-14:04
1/10/O39
25
PBU
2-7:30
1/20/O10
36
PBU
2-2:00
2/5/H40
36
INT
2-7:25
2/20/O10
50
QB RUSH
3-11:25
1/10/O31
54
HARD HIT
4-6:15
1/10/O9
96
QB RUSH
3-14:00
3/5/O25
96
FR
2-14:45
1/17/O7
99
TFL
2-7:36
1/10/O20
99
O. HOLDING
4-13:30
1/10/H18
99
QB SACK
4-12:55
2/14/H22
99
PBU
3-14:00
3/5/O25
99
QB SACK
3-14:00
3/5/O25
99
FF

Here are the season totals for _2014___:

Player
Name
Splashes
99
JJ Watt
48.5
59
Whitney Mercilus
16.5
58
Brooks Reed
12.0
36
D.J. Swearinger
10.0
25
Kareem Jackson
9.0
93
Jared Crick
7.5
21
Kendrick Lewis
7.0
57
Justin Tuggle
6.5
26
Darryl Morris
6.0
24
Johnathan Joseph
6.0
54
Mike Mohamed
5.0
56
Brian Cushing
4.0
96
Tim Jamison
3.5
95
Jerrell Powe
2.0
51
John Simon
2.0
94
Ryan Pickett
2.0
97
Jeoffrey Pagan
1.0
38
Danieal Manning
1.0
34
A.J. Bouye
1.0
29
Andre Hall
1.0
50
Akeem Dent
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.  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
3-5:00
3/2/O25
48-YD PASS
4
4-14:00
2/10/O39
43-YD PASS
5
4-1:59
1/10/H49
20-YD PASS
4
1-5:00
3/21/O19
19-YD PASS
3

Pass Rushers Against _Tennessee Titans_______ - _44_ pass rush/blitz situations:

Pass Rushers
1st D
2nd D
3rd D
4th D
Total
3 Rush
0
0
1
1
2
4 Rush
12
7
7
1
27
5 Rush
2
6
2
0
10
6 Rush
1
1
2
0
4
7 Rush
0
0
0
0
0

And, here are the full season numbers to date:

Pass Rushers
1st D
2nd D
3rd D
4th D
Total
3 Rush
0
4
2
1
7
4 Rush
82
77
41
1
201
5 Rush
20
32
20
0
72
6 Rush
8
7
22
1
38
7 Rush
4
2
3
0
9

The game by game pressure numbers:

Wk 8 - _Tennessee      : _14 /_44_ - _32.0_%

Wk 7 - _Pittsburgh      : _16 /_37_ - _43.2_%

Wk 6 - _Indianapolis : _20 /_51_ - _39.2_%

Wk 5 - _Dallas            : _12 /_41_ - _29.3_%

Wk 4 - _Buffalo Bills : _19 /_46_ - _41.3_%

Wk 3 - _NY Giants__ : _13 /_28_ - _46.4_%

Wk 2 - _Oakland__    : _16 /_45_ - _35.6_%

Wk 1 - _Washington_ : _9_ /_36_ - _25.0_%

Totals: _119_/_328_ - _36.3_%

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