October 10, 2024 • 10 mins
Inching closer to the weekend, the Texans roll into Week 6 a bit short in depth far as roster wise. Missing possibly two key pieces of their offense with one being Nico Collins out with a hamstring injury and two with Joe Mixon listed as day-to-day, the Texans offense seems a bit light rolling into Sunday's game. Up against rookie QB Drake Maye and the New England Patriots this Sunday and with Nico for certain to miss Sunday's game, followed by Mixon not practicing yesterday as we await another update to his status, the guys pose the question as to who may step up this weekend and fill the role in two of the most crucial positions on the Texans offense to help put them over with a win?
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And live out there. The Sewn Salisbury Show continued ALCS
burst today. The Dodgers beat the Padres. They play on Friday.
All Right, we broke the news late yesterday during our
show about Nico Collins headed to the ir for at
least four games with that hamstring injury. Thoughts on that
(00:25):
after what, I don't know coming up on twenty four
hours now. Obviously a lot of our show, excuse me,
our lineup yesterday I got to discuss a more in
depth and I know we kind of kicked around a
little bit of the DeVante Adams trade rumors and things
like that. But they still have Steph Diggs, they still
(00:45):
have Tank Dell. Who's going to fill that third role
Xavier Hutchinson, John Metchi.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
I would imagine it's more than one body. They don't
have Noah Brown.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
I think this is a big loss, I really do,
and especially coupled with the fact that Joe Mixon's still
trying to get healthy. You lose two frontline, but you're
best runner and your best receiver. That doesn't make it.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Now.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
The fact that we trust the quarterback to find ways
has been great. I'm also concerned that they've been inconsistent offensively,
protecting the passer up front, moving the pile at the
line of scrimmage. There's been something in every game not
to like, and there's been something in every game too like.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
I think it's a.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Very fairly unimpressive four and one. When I say that,
pep like, wait, you don't think they're playing they're still
four so hard to win, and they're finding ways to
win instead of finding ways like bad teams do to lose.
So that's good, but the problem is now you're adding
an extra amount of pressure play caller.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
That's what they get paid for, CJ. Stroud.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
But while it's a big loss, the fourth receiver should
fit in and go do your thing. And Steph Diggs
was brought here for this very reason to be the guy,
even though Nico Collins has become a number one guy.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
So I would expect some I don't think there.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
If you're asking me if they're going to back off
and not take shots, I don't think you're gonna see
anything different than the play calling.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
I think you're going to see him. I hope aggressive.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Still don't play not to lose, because if you play
not to lose, you'll go to New England. It'll be
one of those seventeen to ten games. You'll pull away.
You'll come away with a win, and I don't care
how you get them. Sometimes you'll go through eight games
and they'll have six ugly wins. That's fine, but they
should They are far better than the Patriots. They're playing
a rookie quarterback. You know what I look for. I
(02:30):
look for the defense to put the offense in a
lot of good positions this week where maybe you can
get away with not playing your best football and still
without Nico Collins and depending on mix and status, and
go win the football game. It's a good time to
look pretty and dominate. But I'll take a win anyway
I can get it. It is a definite effect because
you've got if you're New England, you're saying, damn okay,
(02:52):
now you've shrunk the field for our defense, and you
have so and comment upon the guy who's the fourth guy,
whoever that is, to come in and do his thing.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
But Bobby Slowak's got to be creative, he knows what.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
That's not an easy place to go play, regardless of
their record, and they're playing a rookie quarterback, so their
defense is pretty damn good, but business as usual. I
don't think they're going in there thinking we have no
shot to do anything offensively. I think if you get
to twenty points against the Patriots, you win the game.
I would love to see it without an Eco Collins
and depending on mix and stuff, I'd love to see
him go win thirty one to ten and it be
(03:28):
an impressive thirty one points.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Right.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
But hey, you know they've had every single game you're
like this, We've gone to oh my gosh, through the
point of when are they going to play series after
series where they dominate a game for four quarters looking
like we know they did at times last year. But
listen an their four and one. We were excited about
their progress last year. We expect their progress this year
(03:54):
and expect them to play better. So and they're going
to have to do it, and Bobby Slowk don't back off.
You're gonna have to go find a hidden gym. Last
year they found guys that were able to do it
when somebody else was here. You mentioned it yesterday, you
read Noel Brown, somebody else, and I can tell you
what you can't do. And maybe it's Robert Woods, since
he's a veteran whatever. Quit catching the friggin ball inside
(04:15):
the ten year old one puts because one of the time,
eventually you're gonna drop it and they're gonna score. And
now you put more pressure on your team thinking here
we go again.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
That's got it.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
They're making stupid mistakes and decisions each week coaching and
playing that they're fortunate to be for in one. Let's
put it that way. They are fortunate to be for
and one. But guess what, I wholehearted believe it. I
don't believe there's a lot of luck in football. You
may get one play that's lucky bounced the right way,
but in order to know you're not usually not lucky.
(04:46):
For four quarters they've been pretty resilient. But resilience is
one thing. You still have to play good football. And
this would be a shame to Walton too, New England
and play ugly and then we all say, oh, it's
because mixing and Nico Collins wasn't there. If you're if
you're Driko runs, you don't want that speech. So I
think they're gonna be okay and fine. I don't expect
(05:08):
us to come out of here with this. I expect
there to be some sluggish moments in the game because
it's in New England and New may all have some
good defensive but I also expected their offense in New
England to have a miserable time trying to move the
football with this defense.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
The defense is flying around, buddy, they are.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
I just think offensively, they've got to get mixing back.
I just look at these rushing numbers.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
It's like night. It's gonna be a killer to their
offense if it keeps.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Up mixing in Game one against the Colts, one hundred
and fifty nine yards rushing. Since then, cam Akers has
been the high rushing back. Thirty two yards against Chicago,
twenty one yards against Minnesota, fifty three yards against Jacksonville,
forty two yards against Buffalo. That's their high rush.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
During those games.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
Yeah, not even over the over fifty yards one time.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
You know what concerns in a game like this tool
it's Drake may you miss you know?
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Or you got a sack you miss?
Speaker 3 (06:06):
He runs around and makes some off schedule throw that
the coverage broke down in the secondary because of the scramble,
and they hit like two or three chunk plays that
you're like, come on, man, and not that that's gonna have.
Those are the things that concern you. I don't believe
against the Texans defense, did Drake May and that offense
can line up at their twenty five after the kicker
(06:29):
that you know, goes into the end zone where we
have the thirty?
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Now is that we go to the thirty? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (06:33):
I think I don't believe they can line up five
times and go seventy yards and score on the Texans defense.
I don't, to be honest with you, with the I
don't care if it was Brisset, Drake May or a
veteran quarterback. I don't think they're that explosive offensively, and
there as a matter of fact, not a matter think
they're not right. They don't score many points. If you
get to twenty, I believe you win the game unless
(06:54):
the Texans defense gives up some plays that they shouldn't
give up. I hope they're not thinking like Alabama did
against Vanderbilt. Oh, come on, man, we're supposed to.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Win this game.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
And looked at the numbers. You brought up twelve points
a game. Yeah, twelve and a half points a game
for the Patriots offense. Yeah, no, but I do believe
you can keep him there. And it's a blessing to
get to play against a rookie. But Drake May's a
talented player. He's going to make more throws into windows
than Brissett can. But I will be shocked if this
team's New England's able to hang twenty eight points on
(07:25):
the Texans.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
So I'd love a pretty win.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
I'll take an ugly one, but they have got to
start limiting some mental errors that continue to Like I said,
catching a ball at the three yard line on a punt,
Robert Woods knows better and do it twice. They can't
flounder around and keep it seventeen to ten in the
fourth quarter and all of a sudden, New England's got
the ball to fifty. You don't want to do that, Yeah,
(07:48):
and then they steal one from you. You just go
put your foot on their throat, keep them out of
the end zone. The defense, I think the defense will
do enough to make it fairly pedestrian for the offense. Yeah, don't.
I don't trust New England's offensive bit. I do think
Mayo will is a is a bright guy, and I
think that they their defense will fight you.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
There, But the Patriots offensive line is pathetic. It's like
the I think it's the bottom bottom two since in
the league for pressure race.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Since Brady left. They had some good moments with Mac
Jones his rookie year, they had some good moments.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
He had put up a pretty decent rookie year.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
Since then, they've only had moments they have not Their
offense is not done much. And okay, name me five
players on their offense, and I'm not.
Speaker 1 (08:37):
Kobe Rossett, who's their running back.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
I'm just telling that's my point, not that they're not
good because you can't name him, but there's not a
lot of fear factor with the This should be.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
A dominant Stevenson, Jalen Polk, this should be a dominant
defensive day for the team. Hunter Henry, he's their best
weapon offensively, I think, oh yeah, Khan, but he was
a hell of a college wide receiver.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Yeah yeah, yeah, I check that out.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
So that's my point, is it, if you just play
him right, did the defense should control this game?
Speaker 2 (09:20):
I'll put it to you this way.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
The offensive line is allowing the second highest pressure rate
through four games five games since twenty sixteen.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
And the Texans are one of the best pressure teams
in the wall of the NFL. Right, it doesn't bode
well for New England. That's why there's that hint of ugh.
You get a little scared because I mean, if you're all.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
Reading last Carolina, right, if you're reading all these bye
week last year, human nature says this.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Dude.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
If you're a hitting team and you got a guy
who they live in fastball doesn't move and he throws
at eighty eight, you're thinking, we're going to feast on
this thing, but we don't. Right, all of a sudden,
he's he's mixing his pitchesny thumber, you're right constant and
you're waving at the cunny thumb pitch and it's like,
what are we doing?
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (10:01):
And then he then he throws eighty eight and it
gets by you. Yeah, it's ninety five.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
So don't the thing they need to do Tomiico and
needs telling them lay off the don't don't sit here
and read all the stuff. Then the numbers about New England,
because you still got to line up and play four.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Quarters seven one three, two, one two five seven ninety
is the number to joint. Let's continue to talk about
the Texans offense Without Nico Collins, who's gonna step up
in that third wide receiver role that's next.
And live out there. The Sewn Salisbury Show continued ALCS
burst today. The Dodgers beat the Padres. They play on Friday.
All Right, we broke the news late yesterday during our
show about Nico Collins headed to the ir for at
least four games with that hamstring injury. Thoughts on that
(00:25):
after what, I don't know coming up on twenty four
hours now. Obviously a lot of our show, excuse me,
our lineup yesterday I got to discuss a more in
depth and I know we kind of kicked around a
little bit of the DeVante Adams trade rumors and things
like that. But they still have Steph Diggs, they still
(00:45):
have Tank Dell. Who's going to fill that third role
Xavier Hutchinson, John Metchi.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
I would imagine it's more than one body. They don't
have Noah Brown.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
I think this is a big loss, I really do,
and especially coupled with the fact that Joe Mixon's still
trying to get healthy. You lose two frontline, but you're
best runner and your best receiver. That doesn't make it.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Now.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
The fact that we trust the quarterback to find ways
has been great. I'm also concerned that they've been inconsistent offensively,
protecting the passer up front, moving the pile at the
line of scrimmage. There's been something in every game not
to like, and there's been something in every game too like.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
I think it's a.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Very fairly unimpressive four and one. When I say that,
pep like, wait, you don't think they're playing they're still
four so hard to win, and they're finding ways to
win instead of finding ways like bad teams do to lose.
So that's good, but the problem is now you're adding
an extra amount of pressure play caller.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
That's what they get paid for, CJ. Stroud.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
But while it's a big loss, the fourth receiver should
fit in and go do your thing. And Steph Diggs
was brought here for this very reason to be the guy,
even though Nico Collins has become a number one guy.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
So I would expect some I don't think there.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
If you're asking me if they're going to back off
and not take shots, I don't think you're gonna see
anything different than the play calling.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
I think you're going to see him. I hope aggressive.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Still don't play not to lose, because if you play
not to lose, you'll go to New England. It'll be
one of those seventeen to ten games. You'll pull away.
You'll come away with a win, and I don't care
how you get them. Sometimes you'll go through eight games
and they'll have six ugly wins. That's fine, but they
should They are far better than the Patriots. They're playing
a rookie quarterback. You know what I look for. I
(02:30):
look for the defense to put the offense in a
lot of good positions this week where maybe you can
get away with not playing your best football and still
without Nico Collins and depending on mix and status, and
go win the football game. It's a good time to
look pretty and dominate. But I'll take a win anyway
I can get it. It is a definite effect because
you've got if you're New England, you're saying, damn okay,
(02:52):
now you've shrunk the field for our defense, and you
have so and comment upon the guy who's the fourth guy,
whoever that is, to come in and do his thing.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
But Bobby Slowak's got to be creative, he knows what.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
That's not an easy place to go play, regardless of
their record, and they're playing a rookie quarterback, so their
defense is pretty damn good, but business as usual. I
don't think they're going in there thinking we have no
shot to do anything offensively. I think if you get
to twenty points against the Patriots, you win the game.
I would love to see it without an Eco Collins
and depending on mix and stuff, I'd love to see
him go win thirty one to ten and it be
(03:28):
an impressive thirty one points.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Right.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
But hey, you know they've had every single game you're
like this, We've gone to oh my gosh, through the
point of when are they going to play series after
series where they dominate a game for four quarters looking
like we know they did at times last year. But
listen an their four and one. We were excited about
their progress last year. We expect their progress this year
(03:54):
and expect them to play better. So and they're going
to have to do it, and Bobby Slowk don't back off.
You're gonna have to go find a hidden gym. Last
year they found guys that were able to do it
when somebody else was here. You mentioned it yesterday, you
read Noel Brown, somebody else, and I can tell you
what you can't do. And maybe it's Robert Woods, since
he's a veteran whatever. Quit catching the friggin ball inside
(04:15):
the ten year old one puts because one of the time,
eventually you're gonna drop it and they're gonna score. And
now you put more pressure on your team thinking here
we go again.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
That's got it.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
They're making stupid mistakes and decisions each week coaching and
playing that they're fortunate to be for in one. Let's
put it that way. They are fortunate to be for
and one. But guess what, I wholehearted believe it. I
don't believe there's a lot of luck in football. You
may get one play that's lucky bounced the right way,
but in order to know you're not usually not lucky.
(04:46):
For four quarters they've been pretty resilient. But resilience is
one thing. You still have to play good football. And
this would be a shame to Walton too, New England
and play ugly and then we all say, oh, it's
because mixing and Nico Collins wasn't there. If you're if
you're Driko runs, you don't want that speech. So I
think they're gonna be okay and fine. I don't expect
(05:08):
us to come out of here with this. I expect
there to be some sluggish moments in the game because
it's in New England and New may all have some
good defensive but I also expected their offense in New
England to have a miserable time trying to move the
football with this defense.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
The defense is flying around, buddy, they are.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
I just think offensively, they've got to get mixing back.
I just look at these rushing numbers.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
It's like night. It's gonna be a killer to their
offense if it keeps.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Up mixing in Game one against the Colts, one hundred
and fifty nine yards rushing. Since then, cam Akers has
been the high rushing back. Thirty two yards against Chicago,
twenty one yards against Minnesota, fifty three yards against Jacksonville,
forty two yards against Buffalo. That's their high rush.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
During those games.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
Yeah, not even over the over fifty yards one time.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
You know what concerns in a game like this tool
it's Drake may you miss you know?
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Or you got a sack you miss?
Speaker 3 (06:06):
He runs around and makes some off schedule throw that
the coverage broke down in the secondary because of the scramble,
and they hit like two or three chunk plays that
you're like, come on, man, and not that that's gonna have.
Those are the things that concern you. I don't believe
against the Texans defense, did Drake May and that offense
can line up at their twenty five after the kicker
(06:29):
that you know, goes into the end zone where we
have the thirty?
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Now is that we go to the thirty? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (06:33):
I think I don't believe they can line up five
times and go seventy yards and score on the Texans defense.
I don't, to be honest with you, with the I
don't care if it was Brisset, Drake May or a
veteran quarterback. I don't think they're that explosive offensively, and
there as a matter of fact, not a matter think
they're not right. They don't score many points. If you
get to twenty, I believe you win the game unless
(06:54):
the Texans defense gives up some plays that they shouldn't
give up. I hope they're not thinking like Alabama did
against Vanderbilt. Oh, come on, man, we're supposed to.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Win this game.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
And looked at the numbers. You brought up twelve points
a game. Yeah, twelve and a half points a game
for the Patriots offense. Yeah, no, but I do believe
you can keep him there. And it's a blessing to
get to play against a rookie. But Drake May's a
talented player. He's going to make more throws into windows
than Brissett can. But I will be shocked if this
team's New England's able to hang twenty eight points on
(07:25):
the Texans.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
So I'd love a pretty win.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
I'll take an ugly one, but they have got to
start limiting some mental errors that continue to Like I said,
catching a ball at the three yard line on a punt,
Robert Woods knows better and do it twice. They can't
flounder around and keep it seventeen to ten in the
fourth quarter and all of a sudden, New England's got
the ball to fifty. You don't want to do that, Yeah,
(07:48):
and then they steal one from you. You just go
put your foot on their throat, keep them out of
the end zone. The defense, I think the defense will
do enough to make it fairly pedestrian for the offense. Yeah, don't.
I don't trust New England's offensive bit. I do think
Mayo will is a is a bright guy, and I
think that they their defense will fight you.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
There, But the Patriots offensive line is pathetic. It's like
the I think it's the bottom bottom two since in
the league for pressure race.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Since Brady left. They had some good moments with Mac
Jones his rookie year, they had some good moments.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
He had put up a pretty decent rookie year.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
Since then, they've only had moments they have not Their
offense is not done much. And okay, name me five
players on their offense, and I'm not.
Speaker 1 (08:37):
Kobe Rossett, who's their running back.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
I'm just telling that's my point, not that they're not
good because you can't name him, but there's not a
lot of fear factor with the This should be.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
A dominant Stevenson, Jalen Polk, this should be a dominant
defensive day for the team. Hunter Henry, he's their best
weapon offensively, I think, oh yeah, Khan, but he was
a hell of a college wide receiver.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Yeah yeah, yeah, I check that out.
Speaker 3 (09:13):
So that's my point, is it, if you just play
him right, did the defense should control this game?
Speaker 2 (09:20):
I'll put it to you this way.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
The offensive line is allowing the second highest pressure rate
through four games five games since twenty sixteen.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
And the Texans are one of the best pressure teams
in the wall of the NFL. Right, it doesn't bode
well for New England. That's why there's that hint of ugh.
You get a little scared because I mean, if you're all.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
Reading last Carolina, right, if you're reading all these bye
week last year, human nature says this.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Dude.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
If you're a hitting team and you got a guy
who they live in fastball doesn't move and he throws
at eighty eight, you're thinking, we're going to feast on
this thing, but we don't. Right, all of a sudden,
he's he's mixing his pitchesny thumber, you're right constant and
you're waving at the cunny thumb pitch and it's like,
what are we doing?
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (10:01):
And then he then he throws eighty eight and it
gets by you. Yeah, it's ninety five.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
So don't the thing they need to do Tomiico and
needs telling them lay off the don't don't sit here
and read all the stuff. Then the numbers about New England,
because you still got to line up and play four.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Quarters seven one three, two, one two five seven ninety
is the number to joint. Let's continue to talk about
the Texans offense Without Nico Collins, who's gonna step up
in that third wide receiver role that's next.
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