(09-30-2024, 08:41 PM)carp8dm Wrote:

(09-30-2024, 08:15 PM)mikesez Wrote: Stroud is sneaky good.  He's going to win a championship or two if they can get a better o line and d line to support him.  Might not be in Houston though.

We got good pressure on Stroud.  We made him look average in the 2nd half.  We just didn't get him sacked on certain situations, and that hurt.  But even with the lack of sacks, we rattled Stroud in the 2nd half on D.  Neilsen did a good job adjusting.  The D should be proud of their performance.

The production of JHA and Walker is lacking.  There's no doubt of that.  But they did good enough against Stroud in the 2nd half to keep us in the game.  Even when JHA was pulled for his concussion, the D still held strong for the most part.  

With that said.  Both players should be allowed a C grade.

They are doing just enough.  They aren't doing great.  But, they are doing enough.  

The question, as it has been since last year, is why can't they get to the next level of performance?  Why aren't we progressing?  We're just stagnant.  Neilsen did a great job coaching this team against Tua and the high flying Dolphins offense.  But the moment that fumble happened, things changed all over the team.  

I still have faith in our players.  JHA and Walker.  That press conference by Doug after the Sunday loss isn't going to inspire a change.  It's time for the players to say [BLEEP] you to Doug and do it themselves.