Change in Houston-The Coaching Career of Michael Smith

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2008 Season-Game 16-Texans 24, Bears 21 (OT)

I really didn't think the Bears would push me to OT, but watch out for that defense! Good Cover-2 teams have the ability to force turnovers, and that's exactly what the Bears did. 6 INT's and 3 defensive TDs made up for their offensive shortcomings, but we pulled this one out in OT.12-4 is good enough for the No.2 wildcard, on the road vs. the Chargers.

CU-DBC-Coverage Analysis


NFL note-Bucs HC Jon Gruden-100th win.

Chicago Bears at Houston Texans
Dec 28, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Chicago Bears (3-13)	0	14	0	7	0	21
Houston Texans (12-4)	7	7	7	0	3	24

Team Stats Comparison
	CHI	HOU
Total Offense	114	434
Rushing Yards	35	82
Passing Yards	79	352
First Downs	6	22
Punt Return Yards	10	46
Kick Return Yards	137	81
Total Yards	261	561
Turnovers	2	7
3rd Down Converstion	2-13	8-11
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0	3/1
Penalties	5-40	2-10
Posession Time	30:51	35:25

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J.P. Losman 10/22 111 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Jones 16 31 1.9 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Jackson 3 41 13.6 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Otah 1 0 J. Tait 1 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD L. Briggs 4 1 1 0 N. Vasher 6 0 3 2 M. Brown 3 0 1 1 C. Tillman 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Gould 0/2 3/3 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 B. Maynard 9 353 39.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD F. Jones 3 81 27.0 0 D. Hester 2 56 28.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Hester 2 10 5.0 0

Houston Texans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT M. Schaub 19/40 269 2 3 A. Woodson 4/10 93 0 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Buckingham 23 82 3.5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Johnson 10 202 20.2 0 J. Buckingham 5 78 15.6 1 H. Douglas 6 66 11.0- 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R. Schuening 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD K. Rivers 8 3 0 0 C. Campbell 4 2 0 0 M. Williams 6 2 0 0 A. Okoye 1 1 0 0 D. Chapman 2 0 1 0 N. Asomugha 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Serna 1/1 3/3 6 25 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Weatherford 3 127 42.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Z. Bowman 3 58 19.3 0 D. Tillman 1 23 23.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Z. Bowman 5 46 9.2 0

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2008 Awards

Rivers as DPOY came as a bit of a surprise, but he finished strong in the regular season games and managed it. Texan Pro Bowlers, followed by the major awards.


Pro Bowl:

QB-Andre Woodson
HB-Jamaal Buckingham
FB-Carl Stewart
WR-Andre Johnson
WR-Harry Douglas
LE-Calais Campbell
RE-Mario Williams
DT-Amobi Okoye
MLB-Demeco Ryans
ROLB- Keith Rivers
CB-Nnamdi Asomugha
CB-Zack Bowman
FS-Ken Hamlin
SS-Craig Steltz
K-Alexis Serna
P-Steve Weatherford

2008 Awards
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Brian Westbrook	HB	Eagles
Offensive Player of the Year	Brian Westbrook	HB	Eagles
Defensive Player of the Year	Keith Rivers	ROLB	Texans
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Jamaal Buckingham	HB	Texans
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Keith Rivers	ROLB	Texans
Best Quarterback	Tony Romo	QB	Cowboys
Best Running Back	Brian Westbrook	HB	Eagles
Best Wide Receiver	Brandon Marshall	WR	Broncos
Best Offensive Lineman	Marcus McNeill	LT	Chargers
Best Defensive Lineman	Calais Campbell	LE	Texans
Best Linebacker	Keith Rivers	ROLB	Texans
Best Defensive Back	Antoine Cason	CB	Jaguars
Best Kicker	Alexis Serna	K	Texans
Coach of the Year	Hap Ophamer	C	Patriots

[Mike3207]

2008 Final Regular Season Standings

Playoff teams with asterisks.

NFL Standings - Updated: Jan 1, 2009
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Eagles*	13	3	0	458	326
Giants*	11	5	0	439	286
Cowboys*	11	5	0	500	372
Redskins	2	14	0	272	477
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Vikings*	9	7	0	318	310
Lions	7	9	0	220	302
Packers	4	12	0	231	336
Bears	3	13	0	143	317
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Bucs*	14	2	0	410	210
Saints	10	6	0	434	287
Falcons	6	10	0	219	343
Panthers	4	12	0	244	417
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Rams*	11	5	0	383	253
Seahawks	8	8	0	355	356
49ers	5	11	0	306	416
Cardinals	4	12	0	281	445
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Patriots*	15	1	0	496	172
Bills	5	11	0	288	347
Jets	4	12	0	202	416
Dolphins	3	13	0	223	363
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Steelers*	8	8	0	351	326
Bengals	7	9	0	343	380
Browns	6	10	0	389	520
Ravens	4	12	0	378	466
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Colts*	14	2	0	422	245
Jaguars*	12	4	0	359	271
Texans*	12	4	0	485	316
Titans	10	6	0	317	254
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Chargers*	10	6	0	322	272
Broncos	10	6	0	359	271
Chiefs	8	8	0	263	262
Raiders	6	10	0	231	326

[Mike3207]

2008 Final League Leaders

26 rush Tds for Westbrook-there must be some pretty weak rush defenses in the NFC. Not sure if Cromartie is with the Falcons, but he did have 10 INTs.

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1, 2009
Pass TDs		PTD	Pass Yds		PYD
	1. Tom Brady	42		1. Tom Brady	4686
	2. Eli Manning	40		2. Tony Romo	4536
	3. Tony Romo	38		3. Eli Manning	4523
	4. Derek Anderson	37		4. Peyton Manning	4384
	5. Peyton Manning	32		5. Donovan McNabb	4312
Rush TDs		RTD	Rush Yds		RYD
	1. Brian Westbrook	26		1. Maurice Jones-Drew	1572
	2. Marion Barber	20		2. Brian Leonard	1440
	3. Reggie Bush	17		3. Marshawyn Lynch	1432
	4. Steven Jackson	16		4. Ladainian Tomlinson	1318
	5. Jamaal Buckingham	15		5. Willie Parker	1312
Receiving TDs		ReTD	Receiving Yds		ReYD
	1. Randy Moss	19		1. Brandon Marshall	1911
	2. Brandon Marshall	17		2. Chad Johnson	1696
	3. Plaxico Burress	17		3. Reggie Wayne	1607
	4. Braylon Edwards	16		4. Marques Colston	1594
	5. Reggie Brown	13		5. Braylon Edwards	1510
Sacks		S	Interceptions		I
	1. Calais Campbell	20		1. Domonique Cromartie	10
	2. Shawne Merriman	17		2. Antoine Cason	9
	3. Julius Peppers	17		3. Leodis McKelvin	8
	4. Charles Grant	16		4. Tye Hill	8
	5. Kyle Vanden Bosch	15		5. Aaron Ross	8

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2008 Final Houston Texan Stats

Houston Texans Stats - 2008
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
A. Woodson	278/476	4080	8.5	255.0	49	26	26	81.9
M. Schaub	60/115	926	8.0	57.8	38	4	6	68.9
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
J. Buckingham	310	1208	3.8	35	7	15	75.5	7
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
A. Johnson	76	1316	17.3	6	49		87.7	247
H. Douglas	79	1200	15.1	7	49		75.0	224
E. Doucet	52	890	17.1	6	44		55.6	173
D. Krause	38	497	13.1	5	29		31.1	94
J. Buckingham	34	418	12.2	2	34		26.1	134
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
J. Staley					7		14
R. Schuening					6		10
E. Winston					6		4
D. Hale					4		1
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
D. Ryans			113	8	32	7	0	1
K. Rivers			105	13	30	8	6	1
F. Bennett			85	0	4	14	1	0
C. Steltz			78	3	13	8	3	2
K. Hamlin			76	1	8	14	3	1
M. Williams			70	8	24	1	0	1
N. Asomugha			63	1	4	14	5	2
D. Tillman			48	1	8	1	0	0
D. Chapman			45	6	16	8	1	0
C. Campbell			43	20	25	2	0	0
A. Okoye			36	7	13	3	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
Z. Bowman	32	796	24.8	85	1	55/454	8.2	0
D. Tillman	33	774	23.4	44	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
A. Serna	33	40	82	54	52	52	100	151
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
S. Weatherford	55	2100	51	38.1	1725	0	7	9

[Mike3207]

2008 Wild Card Game-Chargers 29, Texans 28

So near and yet so far. I don't mind getting blown out, but I hate the tough losses. Overall, I think we just neglected the running game and made too many mistakes. About par for the course for a overachieving Texans team the 1st year.

Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers
Jan 3, 2009	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston Texans (12-5)	7	14	0	7	28
San Diego Chargers (10-7)	7	17	0	5	29

Team Stats Comparison
	HOU	SDG
Total Offense	371	351
Rushing Yards	2	139
Passing Yards	369	212
First Downs	17	15
Punt Return Yards	11	13
Kick Return Yards	140	115
Total Yards	522	479
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	8-13	7-15
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/0	1/1
Penalties	3-33	7-55
Posession Time	24:31	35:27

Houston Texans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Woodson 24/42 378 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Buckingham 14 2 0.1 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD E. Doucet 6 127 21.1 1 D. Krause 7 73 10.4 1 J. Buckingham 2 62 31.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK R. Schuening 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Campbell 5 1 0 0 D. Chapman 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG A. Serna 0/0 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Weatherford 3 105 35.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Tillman 3 74 24.6 0 Z. Bowman 2 11 5.5 0

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Rivers 14/23 219 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. Tomlimson 32 126 3.9 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD V. Jackson 5 55 11.0 0 C. Chambers 3 54 18.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK J. Clarey 1 0 M. McNeill 1 0 K. Dielman 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Williams 2 1 0 0 L. Castillo 4 1 0 0 S. Phillips 4 1 1 0 I. Olshansky 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG N. Kaeding 2/2 3-3 9 43 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Scifres 6 246 41.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Cromartie 3 85 28.3 0 D. Sproles 1 30 30.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. Sproles 3 13 4.3 0

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Playoffs and CPU Coaching Moves

The rest of the playoofs and the coaching moves made by the Game AI. There will be a dearth of good GMs for a while; a few of them retired this year.Overalls will be included with the coaching moves

Playoffs:

Wildcard:

Cowboys 17, Rams 10
Jaguars 20, Steelers 13
Vikings 37, Giants 30

Divisional:

Patriots 35, Chargers 21
Vikings 35, Bucs 24
Jaguars 26, Colts 14
Eagles 38, Cowboys 24

Conference:

Patriots 34, Jaguars 22
Eagles 24, Vikings 17

Super Bowl:

Patriots 27, Eagles 21

Coaching moves:

Staff Retirements:

GM Guy Torrent-61-Jets
HC Jim Zorn-Redskins-27
DLC Derek Brock-35-Seahawks
DC Dick Lebeau-86-Steelers
GM Josh McClout--36-49ers
LBC Billy Davis-33-Cardinals
GM Mikey Lewis-67-Saints
OC Jim Colletto-32-Lions
QBC David Lee-10-Dolphins
WRC Darryl Drake-44-Bears
GM Riley Smithe-49-Texans
STC Bob Casullo-34-Bucs

Staff Promotions:

Bucs HC Monte Kiffin-99
Bucs DC Raheem Morris-34

GM:

49ers-Jeremy Strauser-19
Lions-Ray Zest-32
Jets-William Gordon-12
Falcons-Mack Miller-12
Panthers-R.C. McGriggs-9
Rams-David Baumhower-12
Saints-Marvin hurley-20

HC:

Bears-Alex Gibbs-45
Redskins-Clancy Pendegrast-54
Ravens-Gary Hammermill-45
Raiders-Lovie Smith-48

OC:

Dolphins-Lane Kiffin-34
Jets-Dan Henning-34
Bears-Butch Millwood-41
Falcons-Tyke Tolbert-38
Lions-Jim Westgate-45
Raiders-Kippy Brown-42

DC:

Browns-John Mitchell-53
Jets-Brett Bourbin-33
Redskins-Robin Matthews-43
Steelers-Chuck Bresnahan-45
49ers-Richard Smith-38
Cardinals-Jerry Gray-39

STC:

Giants-John Harbaugh-47
Falcons-chris Staymates-46
Bucs-chick Harris-27
Chargers-Jim Caldwell-42
Colts-Jon Gruden-33

QBC:

Colts-Dan Mifflin-55
Jets-Don Miraldi-39
Packers-Kyle Shanahan-40
Dolphins-James Lofton-40
Raiders-Dan Tunney-39

RBC:

Panthers-Anthony Lynn-47
Browns-George Henshaw-44
Lions-Tim Sanders-41
Bears-Lorenzo Westbrook-40
Raiders-Jim Skipper-23
Seahawks-Bishop Harris-49

WRC:

Bills-Mike Mularkey-51
Bears-Larry Kirksey-50
Raiders-Mike Johnson-50
Dolphins-Chad Merriam-47

OLC:

49ers-Bill Laveroni-38
Raiders-Rusty Alexander-34

LBC:

Cardinals-Greg Manusky-49
Jets-Rickey Hunley-47
Redskins-Johhny Holland-55

DLC:

Seahawks-Jethro Franklin-38
Steelers-Mike Katkavage-33

DBC:
Steelers-Mel Phillips-58
Redskins-Jon Hoke-47
Bucs-Joel Collier-25
Ravens-Chipper Duncan-22

Super Bowl:

Eagles:
STC Pepper Johnson-27
DLC George Edwards-22
DBC Ray Horton-20

Pats:

STC Barry Trammell-25
DLC Pete Jenkins-35

Trainer:

Ravens-Dr. Mike Bailey-64
49ers-Nick Rogers-39
Browns-Garvin Poujade-32
Chiefs-Dexter Simons-27
Falcons-Cory Wright-27

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Houston Texans Coaching Moves

Now my coaching moves-I fired everyone but the STC-you get -10 approval if you fire everyone

GM Don Ross-Stoic-39-Trade Neg 2/3, Contract Neg 3/4. All Potential Evaluation and Rookie Scouting skills to 4 at least. SS-Mid-Major School Insider, Accomodation.

OC Brian Schottenheimer-Analyst-36-Team Chem 4/4, Playcall 4/5, Strategy 3/5, Performance 2/4. All dev to 3 at least. Special Skills-Ambition, Game Film Analysis, Speed Training.

DC Greg Blache-Traditionalist-45-TC 4/5, PC 5/5, Str 3/4, Perf 3/4. All dev to 4 except Phys Dev DB-3/3. SS-Speed Training

QBC Tom Clements-Guru-74-TC 3/4, PC 4/4, Str 4/5, Perf 2/4. All dev to 5, SS-QB Readiness.

RBC Tom Rathman-Optimist-61-TC 3/4, PC 2/4, Str 4/5, Pef 3/5. Phys Dev 3/4, Int Dev 4/5, Lrn Dev 5/5. No SS.

WRC Brent McDaniel-Guru-26-TC 2/4, PC 1/3, Str 2/2, Perf 1/4. All dev to 4 except PHys Dev TE-2/2. No SS.

OLC Tim Cobble-Analyst-35-TC 3/4, PC 1/3, Str 3/4, Perf 2/4. Intangibles 4/5, others 3/4. No SS.

LBC Jim Herrmann-Captain-47-TC 1/3, PC 3/5, Str 5/5. Int 4/5, Lrn 3/5, Phys 3/4. No SS.

DBC Mel Tucker-Loyalist-60-TC 3/4, PC 3/5, Str 3/4, Perf 2/3. Lrn dev 5/5, Int Dev 4/5, Phys Dev 3/4. SS-Speed Training.

DLC Tim Spangler-Captain-23-TC 3/5, PC 2/3, Str 1/3, Perf 2/4. Phys and Lrn dev 3/5, Int Dev 2/4. No SS.

Trainer Arron Lee-Ambassador-99-Injury Evaluation and Rehab 5/5, Fatigue Rec 4/5. No SS

Not much room to improve. I will upgrade STC, GM and DBC if I get a chance, but otherwise you can't do much better.