Written by: Sean Garza
Date posted: 10/14/2010
Texan Report: New York Giants After extended training camp in Oakland last Sunday, the Texans returned back to Houston for a two-game home stand beginning with the New York Giants. The Giants came into the game leading the league in turnovers, however, they may have lit the fuse to get their defense going after getting 10 sacks against the Chicago Bears in the previous week. The majority of the Texans fan base wasn’t too overly concerned with the Giants thinking that they were going to be nothing more then a little speed bump on the way to the Texans going 5-1 in their first six games. To add more fuel to the Texan fire that was burning very brightly, LB Brian Cushing was making his long awaited return to the team coming off his 4-game suspension for violating the league’s policy of performance substances. I, like the majority of the Texans fans, was probably thinking “Bring it!”.
There are probably about 1,000 different ways to describe the feeling after the first quarter of the game, but I think the Black Eyed Peas said it best when they say “Boom, Boom, Pow”. Those three words probably describe accurately the sound of 70,000 jaws dropping to the floor as the Giants opened not a can, case, or even keg of whoop-ass. No, the Giants pretty much catered the party with an endless supply of whoop-ass and even had some leftovers. The Giants put on a clinic and took what they wanted, when they wanted from the Texans as they cruised to a 34 – 10 victory.
First, Arian Foster who led the NFL in rushing going into the game was held to a mere 25 rushing yards on 11 carries (2.27 yards per carry). Foster, who was averaging 6.3 yards per carry for the season, was one of the primary focal points for the Giants' defense. In total, the Texans ran for a total of 24 yards rushing. With the rushing attack shut down, the Texans were forced to go into predictable mode and start throwing early. The Giants scored two touchdowns early by hitting WR Hakeem Nicks for a short touchdown pass and RB Brandon “The Human 18-Wheeler” Jacobs for a short TD run. As the first quarter ended, the Texans were staring at a 14-point deficit. Shocking? Yes. Disaster? Not even close. The Texans have the kind of offense and playmakers that can put up points in a hurry.
The Giants continued to dominate the Texans secondary by throwing another touchdown to Nicks in the 2nd quarter. The Texans offensive line was dominated throughout the first half. Passes were getting deflected, receivers dropping passes, Matt Schaub throwing inaccurately and overall a half to forget. Needless to say, the beer runs started early as the fans booed, as rightly I might add, the Texans off the field. I expected the Texans to realize that they were getting embarrassed, at home and couldn’t get anything going on offense, defense, or special teams. They needed to come out and be the aggressor.
Kareem Jackson had what SHOULD have been the spark to get the Texans up and running. He had his first interception of the season in the 3rd quarter and brought it back to the Giant 17-yard line. After Andre Johnson brought the Texans to the 1-yard line with a long catch, RB Derrick Ward punched it in to get the Texans within two touchdowns with seven minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. The 4th quarter began with the Texans down 17 and ended with a 24-point loss. The score was bad enough, but it doesn’t reflect how poorly they played and were coached. The Positives: I don’t entirely count this as a positive because of how he was burned by Hakeem Nicks, but Kareem Jackson had his first interception. Also, I thought Matt Turk punted great. He pinned the Giants back multiple times, but the defense thought they were backed up too much and gave them plenty of breathing room to operate. If he had been nominated for player of the game, he would have my vote without question.
The Negatives: You name it, it was a negative. The offense did nothing, the defense gave up everything and the special teams gave them nothing but foolish block-in-the-back penalties. I can say without hesitation that the Texans were outplayed, outplanned, and outcoached.
Before the Texans take the field this Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, they had honestly better take a damn good look at themselves. They have no one to blame for their constant mistakes and inability to stay focused for four quarters but themselves. They talk about taking the next step and growing up, but until they show that for four solid quarters, they will constantly be scrutinized for being “the same ol’ Texans”. However, the reality is that they are still 3-2. They are still 1-0 in the division and 2-0 on the road. There is no reason to jump off the cliff yet. They still have a lot of football left to play so let’s see how the next four games go. They will have some big tests during those four games, so let’s see how they respond. Will they show us the fight they NEED to have or will they show us a gigantic repeat of Sunday?
The Texans need to listen to the inspiring words from Coach Harris from "Revenge of the Nerds". “When you were a baby in your crib your father looked down at you and he had but one hope. Someday my son will grow to be a man……well look at you now. You just got your asses whipped by a bunch of GD nerds………NERDS! Well if I was you I’d do something about it. I would get up and redeem myself in the eyes of my father, my maker and my coach!” Class dismissed. GO TEXANS!SEAN GARZA
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