Data from Week _2_ vs _Oakland______:
|
Run-Pass
|
48-21
|
|
Avg Starting Field Position
|
Own 44
|
|
1st Down Run-Pass
|
23-5
|
|
2nd Down Avg Distance to Go
|
8.9 yards
|
|
2nd Down Run-Pass
|
18-7
|
|
3rd Down Avg Distance to Go
|
7.6 yards
|
|
3rd/4th Down Run-Pass
|
7-10
|
|
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 2 - _Oakland_ :
_9_ Drives - _7_
Run/_2_ Pass
Wk 1 - _Washington_: _11_ Drives - _6_
Run/_5_ Pass
2014 Total: 20 Drives - _13_ Run/_7_ Pass _65
% Run
* This statistic doesn’t count any 1-play kneel down drives.
Play Action Snaps – 3
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 _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: _9/137 yards_ _15.2 avg
yards/play action pass
Shotgun Snaps – 40
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 tendancy to be in shotgun a lot
and run the ball out of it, a lot. They
were in shotgun 11 an astounding 58% of the time against Oakland despite being in full control of the
game. It appears likely the Texans want
to use shotgun at least initially as their base and keep defenses off balance
by running the ball out of it early and often.
Example I – 1Q 11:18
It is the opening drive of the game and the Texans have a 2nd and 4 at the Oakland 41 yard line. Houston opened up the drive in shotgun and ran it with Foster for 8 yards as Oakland came out in their nickel to defend the pass.
Here we can see Oakland is in man coverage with Charles Woodson as the single high safety in the middle of the field. The corners are playing up on the receivers on the far side of the field.
The Texans are going to run it into the B gap between the guard Ben Jones and tackle Duane Brown. The keys to the play is for Brown to seal off rookie Khalil Mack, Jones to get to the 2nd level and get a hat on the inside linebacker while the center Myers must handle the tackle.
The play works exactly as it was drawn up and Foster rumbles for 41 yards getting to the Raider 1 yard line before JJ Watt hauls in his first career offensive touchdown a few plays later. The Texans offensive line were able to handle the Raiders front especially on the left side as Jones was able to use his impressive feet to get on the linebackers to give the backs plenty of room to run when in shotgun.
Wk _2_ - _Oakland___ : _40/69_ _58.0_%
Wk _1_ - _Washington___ : _31/62_ _50.0_%
2014 Season Total: _71/131_ _54.2_%
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
|
10
|
29
|
2.9
|
10
|
0
|
|
12
|
5
|
24
|
4.8
|
5
|
0
|
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
20
|
3
|
6
|
2.0
|
3
|
0
|
|
21
|
8
|
6
|
0.7
|
8
|
0
|
|
22
|
1
|
6
|
6.0
|
1
|
0
|
|
23
|
2
|
1
|
0.5
|
1
|
1
|
|
S00
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
S01
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
S10
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
S11
|
39
|
255
|
6.5
|
19
|
20
|
|
S12
|
1
|
5
|
5.0
|
1
|
0
|
|
S21
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Totals
|
69
|
332
|
4.8
|
48
|
21
|
* - 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
|
2
|
15
|
7.5
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
21
|
1
|
-1
|
-1.0
|
1
|
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
|
13
|
98
|
7.5
|
4
|
9
|
7
|
|
S12
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
S21
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Totals
|
16
|
112
|
7.0
|
7
|
9
|
9
|
Splash Plays
Let’s take a look at the “Splash Plays” from Week _2_
at the _Oakland_:
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 _2_ at _Oakland_______
|
Q-Time
|
D/D/Yd
|
Player
|
Play
|
|
|
1/10/O20
|
Justin Tuggle
|
TFL
|
|
|
1/10/O17
|
Justin Tuggle
|
QB RUSH
|
|
|
1/10/H31
|
Jared Crick
|
QB RUSH
|
|
|
1/10/H31
|
Kareem Jackson
|
INT
|
|
|
1/10/O44
|
Brian Cushing
|
TFL
|
|
|
2/4/O45
|
Kendrick Lewis
|
FF
|
|
|
2/4/O45
|
Johnathan Joseph
|
FF
|
|
|
2/4/O45
|
D.J. Swearinger
|
FR
|
|
|
1/10/O24
|
Kareem Jackson
|
PBU
|
|
|
2/10/H35
|
Jeoffrey Pagan
|
TFL
|
|
|
3/13/H38
|
D.J. Swearinger
|
FF
|
|
|
3/13/H38
|
Johnathan Joseph
|
FR
|
|
|
1/10/O20
|
Jerrell Powe
|
Drew O. Holding
|
|
|
3/16/O14
|
J.J. Watt
|
QB RUSH
|
|
|
2/4/H37
|
Danieal Manning
|
TFL
|
|
|
2/10/H33
|
Jerrell Powe
|
QB RUSH
|
|
|
3/4/O24
|
J.J. Watt
|
QB RUSH
|
|
|
3/4/O24
|
Brooks Reed
|
INT
|
|
|
2/10/50
|
Jared Crick
|
PBU
|
|
|
3/10/50
|
Whitney Mercilus
|
QB RUSH
|
|
|
1/10/H20
|
Tim Jamison
|
QB RUSH
|
|
|
4/10/H20
|
Mike Mohamed
|
QB RUSH
|
Here are the season totals for _2014___:
|
Player
|
Name
|
Splashes
|
|
99
|
JJ Watt
|
11.0
|
|
58
|
Brooks Reed
|
6.0
|
|
36
|
D.J. Swearinger
|
6.0
|
|
59
|
Whitney Mercilus
|
2.0
|
|
21
|
Kendrick Lewis
|
2.0
|
|
57
|
Justin Tuggle
|
2.0
|
|
93
|
Jared Crick
|
2.0
|
|
25
|
Kareem Jackson
|
2.0
|
|
24
|
Johnathan Joseph
|
2.0
|
|
95
|
Jerrell Powe
|
2.0
|
|
96
|
Tim Jamison
|
1.5
|
|
54
|
Mike Mohamed
|
1.0
|
|
56
|
Brian Cushing
|
1.0
|
|
97
|
Jeoffrey Pagan
|
1.0
|
|
38
|
Danieal Manning
|
1.0
|
|
34
|
A.J. Bouye
|
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/O21
|
23 yd Pass
|
4
|
|
|
2/4/O35
|
15 yd Pass
|
4
|
|
|
1/10/O24
|
15 yd Pass
|
4
|
|
|
2/10/O17
|
41 yd Run
|
4
|
Example II – 2Q 14:53
The second quarter has just begun and the Raiders are down 7-0. It is their 2nd possession and looking at 2nd and 10 after an incomplete pass on the previous play. They come out in shotgun and Houston is in their nickel defense with both safeties deep.
The Raiders call a zone read for their rookie QB Derek Carr, the play made famous by Vince Young at Texas. It requires the QB to make the proper read of the defensive end to see if he is crashing down to pursue the RB or stay at home and contain the QB.
Brooks Reed (#58) crashes down to pursue the back McFadden and Carr makes the proper read to keep the ball and take off up field.
Carr ends up going for 41 on this play but he should of only gained 10-15 yards max, not 40 plus yards. Safety Danieal Manning (#38) lost complete sight of the football and assume McFadden took the carry into the box and vacated half the field. This allowed what should of been a 10-15 yard play turn into a 41 yard carry for Carr.
The Raiders were able to drive inside the Texan 35 yardline before Carr threw his first interception of the day.
Pass Rushers Against _Oakland_______ - _45_
pass rush/blitz situations:
|
Pass Rushers
|
1st D
|
2nd D
|
3rd D
|
4th D
|
Total
|
|
3 Rush
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
4 Rush
|
15
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
29
|
|
5 Rush
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
|
6 Rush
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
|
7 Rush
|
2
|
0
|
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
|
27
|
20
|
8
|
0
|
55
|
|
5 Rush
|
2
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
10
|
|
6 Rush
|
2
|
3
|
7
|
1
|
13
|
|
7 Rush
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
The game by game pressure numbers:
Wk 1 - _Washington_ :
_9_ /_36_ - _25.0_%
Wk 2 - _Oakland__ :
_25 /_45_ - _55.5_%
Totals: _34_/_81_ - _42.0_%
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