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The Houston Texans had one of the worst defenses in the NFL in 2010. And then came Wade Phillips, a DC who actually knew how to coach defense.
I knew we were screwed in the home opener against the Jets when Wannstedt continually put the Bills D in a position to fail. Imagine how the players felt week after week, thinking to themselves, "WTF is this guy calling?" The morale of the defense suffered in large part due to who was calling the defensive plays. But Wannstedt is (thank the Lord) gone, and Pettine is now in. The boost in morale alone should work wonders.
Consider this article...
"People thought Shaun Cody was too small. People thought Mario Williams was too big. People thought Connor Barwin was too inexperienced, that Brooks Reed was too young and JJ Watt was unnecessary. People thought Glover Quinn was a bad player, that Brian Cushing was only good because he was on steroids and that Wade Phillips was more hype than substance.
People were wrong.
There are plenty of people that deserve credit on this defense, but no one deserves more credit than Wade Phillips.
Houston's new defensive coordinator came in during a lockout shortened offseason to revamp one of the worst defenses in the NFL. The Texans were giving up 376 yards per game and 26.7 points per game. Those are stats that make it next to impossible to win in the NFL.
However, with almost no time to install his defense, Phillips managed to take six players that had never played in a 3-4 system and get them ready to be the best defense in the NFL before their bye week."
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Mike Pettine can turn this defense around quickly. It's been done before, and it can happen again. I'd be very excited if I were Arthur Moats or Nigel Bradham for they now know that they have a coach who will put them in positions to succeed and win in the NFL.
Did the Texans' have players like Byrd, Dareus, and Kyle Williams?
The only bad thing is that if Pettine turns the Bills D around in one year like Wade Phillips did with the Texans, he's going to be offered a head coaching position elsewhere with a very high price tag.
I knew we were screwed in the home opener against the Jets when Wannstedt continually put the Bills D in a position to fail. Imagine how the players felt week after week, thinking to themselves, "WTF is this guy calling?" The morale of the defense suffered in large part due to who was calling the defensive plays. But Wannstedt is (thank the Lord) gone, and Pettine is now in. The boost in morale alone should work wonders.
Consider this article...
"People thought Shaun Cody was too small. People thought Mario Williams was too big. People thought Connor Barwin was too inexperienced, that Brooks Reed was too young and JJ Watt was unnecessary. People thought Glover Quinn was a bad player, that Brian Cushing was only good because he was on steroids and that Wade Phillips was more hype than substance.
People were wrong.
There are plenty of people that deserve credit on this defense, but no one deserves more credit than Wade Phillips.
Houston's new defensive coordinator came in during a lockout shortened offseason to revamp one of the worst defenses in the NFL. The Texans were giving up 376 yards per game and 26.7 points per game. Those are stats that make it next to impossible to win in the NFL.
However, with almost no time to install his defense, Phillips managed to take six players that had never played in a 3-4 system and get them ready to be the best defense in the NFL before their bye week."
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Mike Pettine can turn this defense around quickly. It's been done before, and it can happen again. I'd be very excited if I were Arthur Moats or Nigel Bradham for they now know that they have a coach who will put them in positions to succeed and win in the NFL.
Did the Texans' have players like Byrd, Dareus, and Kyle Williams?
The only bad thing is that if Pettine turns the Bills D around in one year like Wade Phillips did with the Texans, he's going to be offered a head coaching position elsewhere with a very high price tag.
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