Quote:I'm sorry, stopped reading after  you posted "the fact that he looked completely lost the previous week", because that never happened (the guy played great in that game too)..

 

 

Lol. Great? But he did look lost. You can plug your ears and "Lalala" but, as you say, the fact remains that he did.

 

Clowney got brutalized every time he dropped back because he simply doesn't know how to read run-pass from that position. You know, he'd be able to avoid that situation altogether if all he had to do was rush the passer off the line of scrimmage like he was so used to doing... Oh wait.

 

It's going to be hilarious watching teams shred Houston with 2TE sets. I'll feel bad for Clowney because I know he's better than that, though.

 

Houston will switch to a 4-3 eventually. It's the only logical thing they can do.

 

 

Quote:"The Cardinals' combo of Carson Palmer and backup quarterback Drew Stanton torched the Texans' first-team defense."

 

Obviously, they weren't effective enough. We can talk and talk all day about "pressure" and getting to the QB, but if you get there and the quarterback still shreds your defense, you're still 50% of the problem.

 

And we can say "m-muh double team" all we want but he'd clearly be more successful at beating those double teams as a 4-3 end, which further supports my claim that he's not going to perform to his fullest potential as a 3-4 OLB.

 

And stop comparing him to Demarcus Ware. Clowney can think on his toes and that's what I liked about him, but he's nowhere near as football smart as Ware was.

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