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..... Hoarding Time Outs?

ElTexan

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20 seconds left in the half, other team has 2nd and goal, Defense lines up wrong... DB tries to get other DB to come over to help frantically signaling to him... instead of using one of the THREE TIME OUTS that were going to go unused in the half!!

somebody help me here???
 

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There is a loser mentality to this team. It goes beyond hoarding timeouts and incorporates an entire sequence of events that can turn a 13-3 lead into a 24-13 deficit in two minutes.

That whole thing needs to be blown up and get some players in there that are mentally and emotionally tougher than what is out there.
 

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In summary:

WEEK 7: at PITTSBURGH (L, 30-23)
24 PIT points in 2:55 of game time
* 13-3 HOU, FG 3:13 left in 2Q
This was the seemingly innocuous drizzle before the unplanned-for hurricane that would eventually come, and ironically, the first stumble came from the best player in football, when J.J. Watt jumped offside on a 3rd and 15 that would've gotten the Texans' DEFENSE off the field. Instead, Le'Veon Bell took the next play 43 yards on a a catch and run (which single handedly may have ruined Brian Cushing's rep as a plus inside linebacker in the process), leading to a Steeler field goal that got them on the scoreboard for the first time that night. It wouldn't be the last time.
* 13-10 HOU, TD 1:36 left in 2Q
Needing a couple first downs to get into the locker room up 10 and getting the ball to start the second half, the Texans' OFFENSE instead goes three-and-out, giving the ball back to the Steelers, who need only two plays -- a 28 yard catch by Bell, and Martavis Bryant's first career catch for 35 yards and a TD -- to cut the lead to 13-10. But wait, there's more...
* TEXANS TURNOVER (Fumble), 1:14 left in 2Q
After Danieal Manning fumbled the ensuing kickoff and recovered it in time to get to the texans five yard line (SPECIAL TEAMS error), on the second play from scrimmage, Arian Foster fumbles (OFFENSE error), and the ball is recovered by Pittsburgh at the Texans three yard line. But wait, it gets better....
* 17-13 PIT, 1:10 left in 2Q
The Steelers go into major "heat check" mode, running a wide receiver pass option end around where Antonio Brown throws a touchdown pass to Lance Moore, who's caught three passes all season. The crowd is in a frenzy. But wait, there's more....
* TEXANS TURNOVER (INT), 1:03 left in 2Q
For some reason, Bill O'Brien thought "What the hell, this place is coming unglued, we've given up 17 points in two minutes, but I've got RYAN FITZPATRICK. Let's go GET US SOME POINTS...", even though the Texans just needed to run out the clock to quiet the crowd, and down one score, get the ball to start the second half. Well, you know what happens now. Fitzpat-pick....Pick-patrick....Fitzpickrick...whatever funny nickname you want to come up with....Ryan Fitzpatrick threw an INT....to a defensive lineman....with a beard bigger than his (beard conspiracy?). Steelers ball at the Texans eight yard line. Huge OFFENSE gaffe, huger COACHING gaffe.
 
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