Selected Quotes from the Texans' Message Board - Wild Card Weekend Edition

[TheMugwump]

Probably a topic that deserves his own thread, but one of those articles said...

"Mack repeatedly beat the Texans’ defense to the punch, working the perimeter for the majority of his yards."

Was that the impression anyone here was left with? My overwhelming impression is that of him following Big Q into the 3-gap? (I'm not completely fluent with the terminology). But aside from a few runs that he busted outside, I thought he got most of his yardage between the tackles.

Maybe I'm just still buzzing from that double-juke run he had. I echo others here who have called it the best run of his career. Just Barry Sanders-esque.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by TheMugwump

Probably a topic that deserves his own thread, but one of those articles said...

"Mack repeatedly beat the Texans’ defense to the punch, working the perimeter for the majority of his yards."

Was that the impression anyone here was left with? My overwhelming impression is that of him following Big Q into the 3-gap? (I'm not completely fluent with the terminology). But aside from a few runs that he busted outside, I thought he got most of his yardage between the tackles.

Maybe I'm just still buzzing from that double-juke run he had. I echo others here who have called it the best run of his career. Just Barry Sanders-esque.

Gaps are pretty simple. The A gaps are on either side of the center. B gaps are outside shoulder of the guards. C gaps are outside shoulder of the tackles. Some teams will change those to numbers, but the concept is the same.

It’s hard to run outside on the Texans because of their speed. I think you are right he started inside and a few he worked his way outside.

[Puck]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Gaps are pretty simple. The A gaps are on either side of the center. B gaps are outside shoulder of the guards. C gaps are outside shoulder of the tackles. Some teams will change those to numbers, but the concept is the same.

It’s hard to run outside on the Texans because of their speed. I think you are right he started inside and a few he worked his way outside.

Pretty good posts lately Chrome...... don't fuck it up

[Dam8610]

I like that second to last quote.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by Puck

Pretty good posts lately Chrome...... don't fuck it up

Thanks, but I wouldn’t get your hopes up

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by TheMugwump

Probably a topic that deserves his own thread, but one of those articles said...

"Mack repeatedly beat the Texans’ defense to the punch, working the perimeter for the majority of his yards."

Was that the impression anyone here was left with? My overwhelming impression is that of him following Big Q into the 3-gap? (I'm not completely fluent with the terminology). But aside from a few runs that he busted outside, I thought he got most of his yardage between the tackles.

Maybe I'm just still buzzing from that double-juke run he had. I echo others here who have called it the best run of his career. Just Barry Sanders-esque.

If he followed Nelson, they were likely C gap runs, which is and/or usually takes a RB to the perimeter. Lots of Mack's runs, especially the big ones, broke toward the sidelines or well outside of the hashes.

[TheMugwump]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

If he followed Nelson, they were likely C gap runs, which is and/or usually takes a RB to the perimeter. Lots of Mack's runs, especially the big ones, broke toward the sidelines or well outside of the hashes.

If he follows Q, that's literally, "between the tackles" though, so even if he ends up on the sidelines after her gets past the line of scrimmage, it's an inside run, right?

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by TheMugwump

If he follows Q, that's literally, "between the tackles" though, so even if he ends up on the sidelines after her gets past the line of scrimmage, it's an inside run, right?

You aren’t accounting for a pulling guard or tackle.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

If he followed Nelson, they were likely C gap runs, which is and/or usually takes a RB to the perimeter. Lots of Mack's runs, especially the big ones, broke toward the sidelines or well outside of the hashes.

That big first half one was that Baldinger was talking about today in his tweet. Nelson pulled and blocked Clowney and Mack ran outside the tackle.