WEEKLY TEXAN REPORT: DENVER BRONCOS - SEAN GARZA - DECEMBER 28, 2010

WEEKLY TEXAN REPORT: DENVER BRONCOS

Written by: Sean Garza
Date posted: 12/28/2010

With the Texans fresh off another loss given to them by the Tennessee Titans last week, Houston traveled to Denver to take on the equally as bad, if not worse, Broncos.

The Broncos, who gave up 59 to the Oakland Raiders, make the defense of the Texans look respectable. To add to the ingredients for a Texan win, rookie QB, Tim Tebow, was starting his second game of his short NFL career. Now, we all remember how successful the Texans are against rookie quarterbacks (hey Mark Sanchez!). The difference this time is Tebow is still working on being a quarterback instead of being a running back who can throw on occasion (unlike Chris Brown).


The first half was the opposite of the first half of previous games. The Texans, who are internationally known for being unable to put together any type of offense in the first half of games, came out and lit up the scoreboard. Now, it took them a couple of possessions to get things moving, but they eventually got going. The offense delivered a Gary Kubiak special by being very balanced in the first half.

Arian Foster got things started with a nice long run and positioned himself to score on a 3-yard run. He showed great patience as he didn’t attack the immediate hole, but he bounced outside and scored on the edge. Texans score first (there is something you don’t hear every day) and end the first quarter with a 7-0 lead.



The second quarter began as the first quarter ended. The Texans put together another scoring drive, however, this time the Texans went to the air. Matt Schaub found TE Own Daniels for a 3-yard touchdown. It was good to see OD back doing what I believe he does best. He gives a threat down in the end zone and if he can stay healthy then the offense can flourish more. No excuses though because Joel Dreessen has done a more then adequate job filling in for injured Daniels.

The Texans take a 14-0 lead. What? No! I know I didn’t believe it when I saw it. Neil Rackers added a field goal as the first half ended giving the Texans a 17-0 lead at halftime. I told you it was opposite day. The Texans did the scoring and defense allowed no scores. Now, by a show of hands, who thought that the Texans could hold that lead?



Marching down the field

With the Broncos receiving the ball in the second half, Denver marched down the field and with a little under two minutes off the clock scored on a Correll Buckhalter 6-yard touchdown. The Texans lead was cut down to 17-7. Now, I thought that if the Texans scored 17 in the first half that they could put up at least 35 or 40 total. I’m starting to think the following information needs a disclaimer.

“The following is true evidence of a rumored claim and should come as no surprise to any Texans fan. Please read and/or watch at your own risk.”

The Texans can NOT put together a full four quarters of offense. Instead of doing all of their scoring in the second half, the Texans did all their scoring in the first half. Neil Rackers added a couple of field goals in the second half, but the Broncos responded with 24 second-half points being capped with a 6-yard run by Tim Tebow. It looked like a designed run going one way, then going to his left. All hope was not lost as the Texans were only down one point and moving the ball with ease against a weak Denver defense.

 

The Texans, sitting at the Denver 39-yard line, called for a quick pass up the middle to Owen Daniels; however, the ball hit Brian Dawkins in the helmet. Rookie cornerback Syd’Quan Thompson was there to pick up the garbage and send the Texans back home with yet another loss.

The Texans now drop to 5-10 and must now play in front of their “fans” in a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The game, originally scheduled for a noon start, has been rescheduled to 3:15pm due to the NFL flex-scheduling.


The bags are already out and a lot of seats will be empty.

After a 4-2 start, the Texans have now dropped 8 of their last 9 games and should be staring at a coaching change dead in the face. As I have mentioned previously, Bill Cowher and Jon Gruden will be the obvious names that will spark immediate interest by fans and should be by owner Bob McNair. There will be head coaches now that won’t be head coaches at the end of the season that could also be a possibility.


Lewis

 Marvin Lewis of the Bengals and John Fox of the Panthers are two defensive coordinators turned head coaches that have had mild success as head coaches. Brad Childress, Jeff Fisher, and possibly even Mike Shanahan may also become available due to their teams underachievement. A name that you may hear pop up could be former Baltimore Ravens head coach, Brian Billick. He has successful head coaching experience, a Super Bowl ring and brings an arrogance that would give the Texans some sort of identity.

When I listen to players talk now, I think that they're interviewing for a job. They don’t speak bad about anything or anyone. Gary Kubiak should get kudos for teaching his players to act like pros, but I think the Texans need someone now to teach them to play and win like pros.

SEAN GARZA

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