A number of players saw their stock rise in this week’s game.
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Hoyer was at his best on the game’s most important down, connecting with Arian Foster on third-and-goal from the 7 and then hooking up with Hopkins for two more third-down scores. “I’m 100 percent ready, but I still don’t know what to expect”.
The defense got in on the scoring parade at that point.
You could have gotten a tight end on the cheap who was a great blocker.
Blake Bortles targeted Walters 12 times on Sunday and he came down with eight passes for a team-high 87 yards. Receiver Allen Robinson also suffered a lower leg contusion, but X-rays were negative.
With the investment of the fifth overall pick in 2012, Justin Blackmon was supposed to be the guy until it was clear his off the field issues would take him right out of the league altogether. You do that by taking it one week at a time, and Houston is another great opportunity for us to play a division opponent and get a win in the AFC South. There’s still an opportunity, we have to be very precise in what we do and take advantage of the game.
H.S. COACH: MANZIEL SOBER IN SPRING, SUMMER: Johnny Manziel did not drink when his former high school coach lived with him in the spring and summer, the coach told USA Today on Saturday. Hoyer was always looking for Hopkins, targeting him 15 times out of the 36 passes he attempted. All they needed was a quarterback, but for the second offseason in a row, O’Brien settled for castoffs. You hope that the defense puts you in position to where you can win a few games.
“I definitely think there needs to be more of a sense of urgency”, guard Zane Beadles said. The Texans have been beaten on the ground two weeks in a row, last week by Frank Fore and two weeks ago by Devonta Freeman. And the Jaguars passing game is better now that he’s returned and is an integral part of the passing attack.
Allen Robinson caught two TD passes last week and has hauled in four on the season. Others, the pass was out of his reach. Two of his touchdowns went to DeAndre Hopkins, the NFL’s best receiver to date.
Thomas admitted afterward there were still areas that he and Blake Bortles need to work on.
“It’s not something that’s going to happen next week or the week after that”, Thomas said.
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The simple fact is, like with that play in the Super Bowl, Carroll got too cute. Houston enters play with a 1-4 record and is 1-4 against the spread, while Jacksonville is 1-4 straight up and 2-3 at the betting window. Yet both – Tampa Bay last week and Houston on Sunday – beat the Jaguars by scoring more than 30 points. The 21-point fourth quarter answer was as definitive as any one the Texans delivered this season. The Jaguars drafted Alabama running back T.J. Yeldon in the second round of last year’s draft. Cornerback Kareem Jackson departed with a left ankle injury. On Saturday, the team said whether Watt plays will be determined by how he feels before the game.
