How Did the Texans COLLAPSE and CHOKE Away the Game vs. Lions?

[@brandonhallam51]

Before I forget... lets not forget the NFL graphic where they showed up that the Lions coach was 0-12 when behind by 10 at halftime.... now hes 1-12.... thanks Slowik

[@notsure278]

Or since the 1950s no team has won with 5 or more ints and down by 15. We are the new Chargers.

[@ship22722]

We make history in the worst possible ways. That’s special. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@andrebrantley7167]

It's so hard being a Texan fan!!

[@texasboss5877]

I say this about Ward: he’s guaranteed to do 1 of the 3 in a game. Either get burned for a TD, get hurt or make a bone head play. And last night the bone head play was giving Lassiter a concussion

[@Nick-jx6ro]

🔥 BOBBY SLOWIK! IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT OF NO LONGER GARNERING ANY INTEREST. WE KNOW HOW THE SEASON IS GOING TO END ALREADY!

[@mattmar6017]

Absolutely humiliating

[@codystoots1]

Understatement.

[@AbigailRTeh]

To be honest, I felt worse after the Jets loss. This game, the offense showed some life in the 1st half. Now to study how to improve in the 2nd half ...

[@mac4118]

The thing is that they can’t bc of Bobby he’s the problem. Kenyon green is gone now the oline looks ok atleast so now he’s the last piece that needs to go

[@JamesBill-dk5bc]

Make Jerrod Johnson the offense coach he is the qb coach rn

[@brandonhallam51]

@@AbigailRTeh probably cause the Jets were a worse team and we lost on deep 1 on 1s with WR n Stroud almost died!!!

[@ANeal-mm4cs]

U are correct Cody. CJ should not have to be perfect. Geoff threw 5 ints and they still won because they have a OC that actually understands situational football and knows how to call plays. This Texans offense is a joke.

[@xJellyMx]

Tbh the lions OC was ass too 😂 how many times they do a dead run over and over and over

[@rickyeager5762]

​@@xJellyMxwrong the called good plays all game the defense just made great plays

[@xJellyMx]

@@rickyeager5762 if one trick doesn’t work you try another unless you’re a one trick pony

[@andrebrantley7167]

It's so embarrassing!! We do this in prime time!!!

[@Arthur_Foxache]

Our prime time record is beyond shocking.

[@myzena08]

No more prime times for Texans next year for sure

[@bgramirez966]

@@andrebrantley7167 and wearing our battle red unis too

[@christopherkouri2317]

And now comes Monday night football... 🤦‍♂️

[@arodri313]

One Pride!

[@AbigailRTeh]

That's why DeMeco was pissed post-game. He knew Slowik is not on good standing with the team.

[@dinobertagna4491]

We could’ve had Cliff Kingsburry. SMH

[@rohaltom]

Fire Slowik!

[@Lucky7PWA]

Just something to note and maybe something to look into. The Texans get out of their huddle on offense extremely late. How are the Texans supposed to make adjustments at the lien with less than 10 seconds on the play clock. Something is fundamentally wrong with our offense.

[@mellomike4012]

Yup, same ole Bobby Slowik inability to make the adjustments at half, 2 bad throws by CJ on the INTs, Ward goes head hunting and Lassiter as result isn’t there in the end to cover St.Brown, blown PI call on Arnold mugging Hutchinson, and an uncharacteristic bad snap by Weeks that might have cost us the last FG. Another wasted defensive performance. But we need to have the discussion, is this not a Super Bowl caliber defense? Josh Allen, Jordan Love, and now Goff had bad performances against this unit.

[@rickyeager5762]

But the defense is always exhausted by the 4th quarter because the offense NEVER does anything in the second half

[@Dave-de3cp]

@@rickyeager5762can’t expect the defense to be great for a whole game & the offense doesn’t do anything in the second half

[@sudukemsn]

Very good defense, now if only Demeco could rub some of their toughness off onto the pathetic offense

[@RaymondBeard-u6v]

Fire Slowik

[@FireWing-wq3xd]

they should've gone for it on 4th and 4 when we were in the lions territory in the 4th quarter

[@rickyeager5762]

That's the game right there

[@sudukemsn]

Offense is soft and scared

[@jacobjones5269]

One other thing that most QBs and fans learn pretty quickly, but should be reinforced from time to time.. When a guy is wide open, throw it right to him.. Don’t try to lead him or lollipop it..

[@sudukemsn]

CJ is off mentally, that was very unlike him

[@bigjakesbigadventures5584]

Case Keemun offensive coordinator next year

[@THECEREBRALVORTEX]

Admittedly, I am really upset with loss to detroit. Mostly because we choked like Romo, in a game we should have won, again. Everyone, including me, walked into that game expecting to lose. Then they proved in the first half, they have the talent to beat anyone. Without our best starters even. Then they lay it down. Decided that was good enough. Our defense gave the game to the offense, with a bow wrapped around it. Losing Lassiter was a big hit, but we blew a 3 possession lead, in the second half. We haven't scored a touchdown in the second half, since week 6? We used to be all clutch. It drove me crazy, but we won. Now we have zero clutch factor. Fairnbairn is a great kicker, but has now cost us 2 games that he could have won us. That kick to win was a mile wide. Detroit drills the same kick, with a rookie, in our stadium. That was beautiful, unless you're a texans fan. We blew it. Bobby Slovak used to call a wide range of plays, but now it seems he just wants to kill Mixon. Detroit is amazing. However, this game did show me we have the talent to go to the superbowl, if we get back to finishing it off. We need to play complete games. We won almost every game, from behind, by one score, at the end of game, last year. Now we rock the first half and play for the other team the second half. I swear Tunsil and Titus are playing for bets or bribes. They are two of the highest paid o linemen in the NFL. We could probably replace our whole line with Tunsil's salary. He is acting like Allen Iverson too? Wtf with Titus Howard stripping our own qb? Those 2 dudes are a cancer to our team. There is something wrong with them. We should replace Titus and tunsil with Zack Martin from Dallas and Robert Hunt from Carolina. We should go ahead and replace Diggs with Tyreek Hill. We need a monster center from the draft. We have everything we need to make these things happen. I would add another coach to help our oc. ~peanut gallery

[@inoutmobileservices]

Being conservative in the second half killed us, Bobby needs to have play calling duties taken away from him 😤

[@IcebergSnoop]

Let’s also blame CJ for missed throws. Tired of only Slowik and o line getting blame

[@Nick-jx6ro]

​@@IcebergSnoopThere were more drops than anything. While you want to "blame CJ."

[@ROD_MJ]

​@@IcebergSnoopsure but at this point I believe Slowik has been holding CJ back for a while now, CJ know his OC is aas and he losses confidence

[@kurtmetz6159]

@@IcebergSnoop watch the game instead instead of getting offended for the guys that are getting blamed after every game for very very very valid reasons

[@mellomike4012]

@@kurtmetz6159 1st INT, Dell rounds off the route, even so CJ puts the ball behind him instead of out in front towards the sideline….Bad throw by CJ. 2nd INT, CJ throws this too late.If he releases earlier, Davis doesn’t under cut the pass and Tank has a TD. Yes, CJ rightfully deserves blame too. Doesn’t excuse Bobby’s ineptitude in the 2nd half, nor the frustration of the trick plays or screens in the first half. The line played better in pass protection, was ass in run blocking except for the Mixon TD run.

[@Check_Dem_DMs]

Nailed it Cody

[@sudukemsn]

You can tell Demeco is not involved enough in the offense. The defense is tough with a relentless mindset, the offense is soft and scared... Complete night and day units

[@TheJCinator]

When they’re playing well as they were in the first half they’re a Super Bowl team. Get Nico and WAJ back in the mix and we’re golden. 2nd half woes unfortunately were unsurprising but hopefully they can make adjustments there.

[@rickyeager5762]

Wtf ????? They have not made halftime adjustments for 9 games !!!!! Why would they all of the sudden do that ????

[@TheJCinator]

@@rickyeager5762 point being that this team showed a pulse last night and the 2nd half issues are GLARING but solvable. Fickle ahh fans said same about the oline last week “they sucked all year why would they change now”. Shit idk they played pretty well last night. This one hurt but the glimpses of potential on the first half softened the blow. Which is more than I could say after the jets game

[@sudukemsn]

This team should be able to function without Nico, they've done it in the past, but the offense as a whole has regressed

[@Arthur_Foxache]

What I really don't understand with Slowik is why *he called the Tytus strip-sack play?*

[@notsure278]

Here is an idea.. how about we take away Bobby's play calling duties.. in the second half of games.

[@kyland2394]

The weakness of this team’s coaching staff is they are not good at adjustments. Whatever the initial game plan is they don’t deviate from it. If I see one more of those wide receiver reverses I’m gonna boycott NRG. 😂 😂. Also, the play before the game winning field goal I don’t know why there was no cornerback covering Amon Ra St Brown. Al-Shair was the closest defender to him

[@donovanv6219]

To go from all Rock 'n' roll and excitement in the first half, to nothing but infuriation and humiliation post game sure was a rollercoaster of emotions. Sadly classic Texans football.

[@dukedynasty]

Bobby slowik the best in the business at coughing up 2nd half’s

[@codystoots1]

🗣️

[@savageking7939]

That was embarrassing. How do we let a QB throw 5 interceptions and still lose?

[@AbigailRTeh]

Someone said our personnel are not a good fit for the kindergarten Shanahan Slowik is calling. OL can't block. No run game. TEs can't block, too slow. WRs without Nico can't separate. Just a bad mix. Missing Brevin Jordan, Noah Brown, Andrew Beck, Saubert - those unheralded guys who did the dirty stuff. This offense didn't replace them.

[@Texansballer74]

They’re not improving and we’re not making the right adjustments coming out of halftime. I never would’ve thought a Ryans coached team would be this undisciplined and not ready to play four quarters of football.

[@nick_crawford]

I know there was some positives to take out of the game but that's more Wednesday convo. So with that in mind.. Im over the reverses and screens. i am now cussing out bobby before plays even finished.

[@bryanrenteria9575]

As long as slowik is here we not winning a Super Bowl

[@codystoots1]

He’s not been good enough.

[@sb608557]

Yea I’m frustrated at this too. I think you are being too nice right now!

[@codystoots1]

!!!!

[@MRBOWONTHETOP]

WUZ UP CODY.

[@efontenette42]

They ran the defense into the ground last night. The defense was doing all they could to set the offense up for success but then it’s 3 and out. We are missing Diggs and Nico clearly, offensive line is horrible, and that made for a sad second half.

[@pattibarnett1142]

I saw a lot of brilliance on that field. I believe we really are a championship team ...

[@AEC292]

If your talking about the lions then yeah

[@pattibarnett1142]

Actually, I wasn't. As had been said before, if the Texans had decent play calling, the sky would be the limit ​@@AEC292

[@pattibarnett1142]

Actually, I'm not speaking of the Lions. This was a game played against a high quality team, the best in the NFL in my opinion. Other than the play calling in the second half, I didn't see anything for which I feel the need to hang my head. The Texans were brilliant during the first half and lost in the final minutes of the game. I don't buy into the drama. Texans are a young team with a bright future who, if given the opportunity, could win against any team in the NFL.

[@AEC292]

@@pattibarnett1142 agree to a certain point. OC needs help because clearly he can’t adjust or make good play calls when it matters most. 0 TDs in second half for the past 5 games is all you need to know that the OC is an issue besides the OL but that can be disguised by rotating guys around like we did this game

[@pattibarnett1142]

@@AEC292 Ingenuity is a lonely place when you're amongst a bunch of cry babies ...

[@patrickhding]

I thought CJ would have a sophomore slump this year because other teams would figure him out, but the rest of the offense would be able to offset any regression. Turns out the rest of the offense (o-line and play calling) caused the sophomore slump, and other teams aren't going to be the ones to offset the regression.

[@codystoots1]

Indeed!

[@stephanfletcher1159]

Lions fan here. I have a quick question. Why did the O-line #73 I think forced the fumble on Stroud?

[@sb608557]

Wait, I was not expecting this at 4:20. I totally agree. We have to make a change and this may be it. Get Bobby out.

[@goodguy-q8x]

The whole team should try taking a five minute power nap at halftime. What have they got to lose? They are not doing anything in the second half anyway.

[@AlbertM0119]

Love the content Cody. If the Texans stall out in the second half again and lose to Dallas do they fire Bobby slowik?

[@CrackNicholson]

My buddy from Detroit txted me at halftime and said ‘I’m going to go ahead and congratulate yall now.’ And I said just wait we seem to lose games like this. And sure enough. A whole other level of embarrassing.

[@AbigailRTeh]

I think DeMeco was pissed off post-game because he knows sooner or later he will have to let Slowik go. His buddy (maybe best buddy in coaching) is pulling this team down.

[@sudukemsn]

If he doesn't let him go it'll be him getting let go by Cal or Nick

[@RonaldPhillips-hh4yo]

The Texans need a new o-line

[@Nick-jx6ro]

New OC you mean

[@jf2000x]

Both

[@tyrannicaltypomichaeltester]

Slowick has to go.period

[@ElTexanToro]

horrible second half collapse, we need to play all 4 quarters

[@jerrylukens9314]

Think it's possible that if ref had called PI on that lion defender, Texans might of kicked a FG. Lions did make adjustments at half time. Texans fail to make adjustments.

[@jaklinhyde]

They should have went for it on that 4th and 4

[@Wheres-Wolfie]

It makes me want a drink and i don't drink.... Its hard to be excited anymore. 😔

[@Cpottsy4]

No shit. Why even pratice friday if your not gonna play sunday

[@bigjakesbigadventures5584]

Well does anyone think that the line is a little better

[@natedavis8669]

I would’ve rather gotten blown out honestly. We’re gonna go to the playoffs and get bounced in the divisional, Bobby Slowik is the second coming of BoB man

[@qantria]

If I was the owner I would fire this entire Oline and entire Offensive staff after a big goose egg they have laid in second half every freaking game man they suck like anything on offense what are you waiting for if you need a change make it now fire Bobby and Help CJ I blame Bobby for CJs regression and out of sync nothing feels right with this team they might win AFC South and may win one game in playoffs and then go Home like always 🤬

[@Dave-de3cp]

Bobby Slowik is not the answer, if he’s still coaching this team, we are a joke

[@notsure278]

Mina Kimes is likely right. Stroud is becoming the new Herbert now that they have a competent HC. Are we the Chargers? I don't think Bobby is ready to make adjustments in a game. Demeco's defense folds in big moments. All they have to do is put their best receiver in the slot since our corners don't travel.

[@raulanagnostopoulos2068]

Really believe they are under achieving, might as well make a change. Everyone is saying it’s Slovak, then do it. What can it hurt. Worst case they stay the same course and it wasn’t him. I just don’t understand how you have two different teams come out on offense from the 1st and 2nd half. Or maybe they just need time and a few more players to be a premier team. Who knows?

[@elisiodiggs2106]

Demeco deserves some blame too because he’s the leader and he’s being to conservative too! He’s trying to rely on the defense when they’re burnt out since he’s defensive minded. 5 ints and we don’t score TD’s. I believe we should have went for it on 4th and 4. Usually being conservative loses games. WE HAVE MANY ISSUES!!

[@bigjakesbigadventures5584]

I guess we find out who chokes worse of the 2 Texas nfl teams this week

[@bgramirez966]

Very disgusted, we don't show up in the second half after having a lead? we blow the Packers game, then we lose to the lowly Jets, then we let the Lions back into this game. It's very Texan like to blow opportunities like these, if we keep playing like this we won't be going too far...I agree Cody. And don't think we'll be beating Dallas playing like this either

[@ImNotHereToArgueFacts]

Did they blame the crowd noise again? Hard to fix a problem if you don't admit it exists.

[@joshuthe1511]

So disappointing. And I even told my buddies at halftime that the lions are going to make better adjustments and make this a competitive game but I didn’t think we wouldn’t be able to even score a single point 😡

[@jacobjones5269]

That one angered me, Cody… And 6am comes early when you’re too angry to sleep!.. 30 minutes of football is just good enough to get you broke, to borrow a phrase from the pool hall..

[@AlbertDixon-c9o]

We are a championship team but not as long as slowick is calling the offense

[@ernieangel8512]

Demeco is gonna have to take blame also along with CJ .

[@spasmodicwon]

I have no words. We force five interceptions. We get better-than-expected O-line play. We once again, fail to find the end zone in the second half. In prime time. With the world watching. Is it that the Texans are psychologically afraid to win big games? Is the problem between the ears and not so much between the lines? The Lions are undeniable, and the Texans’ second half collapse felt inevitable. First play in the second half, we hand the ball back to the opponent. Week in week out the Chiefs and Lions find ways to win - week in week out the Texans find new and exciting ways to lose. It’s not a talent or capabilities gap. But what is it? Beats me…

[@RKey179]

Can we call any play other than a run up the gut on 1st down? Offense is so predictable, it’s sickening…

[@jlserna11]

Is your boy Landry still defending Bobby

[@4rah46]

As awful as the losses, Texans are still one (or 2) made plays away from beating the likes of the Packers & Lions. They go on a little run & beat a team like KC &/or Ravens, then get excited. But if they can’t run the ball in the 2nd half, forget this year’s playoff run

[@LookB4ULeap]

Seems like the Texans are making history for the wrong reasons this season. 1970 was the last time a team that threw 5 picks and was down by 15+ won the game. When Detroit made the field goal to tie the game, fans started leaving and it was reported that during the last 2 minutes fans were booing. I have been a fan since the Oilers and yeah, this is starting to feel like the same old crap all over again.

[@mason2412]

They were open they just weren’t getting the ball

[@charlesmelvin8085]

Fire Slowit now and see what you have in house to replace him. If interim OC doesn't work out, then go out and get an experienced OC .

[@nembilc1803]

Hey Cody remember how I told you last week on your show? You even read it out I’m sure. If we lost and it looked more of the same it would be a fan implosion. Well here we are and the implosion is here. This has gotten ugly and embarrassing to the city and its fan base. Not a way in hell Slowik can keep calling plays.

[@stevenjames5419]

Cody, Bobby has to go. At this point it doesn’t matter whether Bobby’s going to be a good OC or not right now he just isn’t. When you have more than one player regressing it’s coaching. Juice Scruggs is not strong enough for the NFL and he’s got to go with Bobby.

[@gregputman]

This team has a great survival instinct, but a terrible killer instinct. And BTW.....Stroud is regressing, big time.

[@xJellyMx]

It’s strange because he was killing it the first half but then he just dropped the ball the second half, he’s too easily rattled

[@KennethColeman-ke1mh]

I agree with this statement mainly been wanting on Nico too get back before saying something

[@mellomike4012]

Hmmmmm regression is a little far. He had 2 bad throws that resulted in INt’s. His footwork is better, confidence improved, and he was back to making plays like last year with a limited WR corps. The culprit in all of this is Bobby Slowik’s play calling and failure to adjust in the 2nd half. How do we keep finding ourselves in 3rd and long? Wr reverse, failed toss, another busted bubble screen….thats how. CJ, clearly doesn’t have the power to audible out of Slowik’s plays as a result of how many times Mixon was ran into stacked boxes.

[@KennethColeman-ke1mh]

@@mellomike4012 how does the not have the ability to make a change in play call at the line who will stop him

[@gregputman]

@mellomike4012 Stroud has had multiple bad throws in the last two games, he is getting rattled too easily, and his decision making seems to be slipping

[@Jccgrg]

Code just do a visual aid listing the screw ups and let everyone just comment, everything is obvious,

[@AlbertDixon-c9o]

Fire slowick right now.stupid play calling.Defence played their ass off I'm almost ashamed to admit to be a Texans fan We had the win in our pocket but slowick fucked it up seriously.Damn let Johnson take over the play calling.To damn conservative in the second half and dumb ass trick plays.Unexcusable shit

[@ashtoncooke0524]

Disgusting loss, same ole Texans unfortunately.

[@AlbertDixon-c9o]

I'm sick of slowick I don't want to hear his damn name again

[@earlharris7328]

CJ had been hit so much this season that it's affecting his decision-making. 😢

[@whimsicalgecko_6968]

we thought D4 was gonna be here for a decade and look what happened 😭

[@Capsized7]

Absolutely disgusting. I said I wasn’t going to watch and I ended up watching anyways but only because I’m off of work today and watching wasn’t gonna make me lose sleep. That’s the last time this garbage team will fool me. They showed everyone what they are out there on that field. C.J. is a one year wonder, Bobby is a disaster of an offensive coordinator, and the defense I don’t even know what to say. Do they just expend all their energy in the first half of games? Dunno, but I’ll tell you what Cody and I mean this with everything in me - I have NO faith in this team. I have no faith in CJ, I have no faith in Demeco, I have no faith in any of it. I’m tired of this team just letting us down week after week and it’s not like it’s just this year. This has been happening since 2002 and it’s not gonna change. The O-line might have been the brightest spot lol but it doesn’t matter because this team lacks effort. The Texans are a tiny step above the worst teams in the league and that’s it. They’re not even mediocre, they’re BAD. Bad and lucky they’re playing in a terrible division, but what’s it matter? Even if they make the playoffs they’ll get smoked.

[@charlesherber7735]

Yah second half was disappointing.

[@KennethColeman-ke1mh]

I hate to be this person but some people need to start losing their jobs Bobby I'm talking about Bobby

[@codystoots1]

Lots of folks talking about Bobby.

[@Spike-1954]

2 bad interceptions in the second half a lot of the blame is on CJ this time

[@myronbenson8605]

CJ gone after that Rookie contract when his agent wants more money than he should get.

[@Mr.Rejuvenator]

Its simple for all that. BOBBY got to go. He has to go now

[@jalenjohnson0339]

Fire the entire offensive staff and some of the players everyone was bad CJ Bobby the oline was decent but they couldn’t run block at all.But overall this offense is atrocious they wasted a brilliant defensive performance and that’s the sad part about it

[@steventexansfan4815]

Stoots solely your opinion does slow need to give up play calling duties or do you still believe in him ?

[@AlbertDixon-c9o]

Hell I could've called players better than that

[@raulgarcia5310]

We can’t get past 23 points

[@iMustPandaLean]

Your defense is not gonna shut out one of the best teams in the league I don’t blame them at all. 5 INTs. Yeah they gave up a couple 3rd & longs but na. This offense man this offense

[@CooperLordOfAll]

Also, we need to do better as fans in terms of selling to opposing fans. The lions fans were louder than us multiple times. Pathetic

[@danielpomeroy]

With all due respect you have forgotten how bad the Lions have been for DECADES. Just like the Houston Oilers the Lions have never been to a super bowl

[@brokentubing]

I think that Slowik did a wonderful job! Go Lions

[@mac4118]

Had 2 bad plays in the second half and the oline was bad but not atrocious like before in this game. It is 100% Bobby’s fault and nobody can make anymore excuses for him now. It was the olines fault but now they can’t use that excuse he has to go bro he’s so bad

[@AlbertDixon-c9o]

He needs to go back to pop warner football

[@iMustPandaLean]

Back to back battle red Ls 😒 and this on was right in their hands, I’m disgusted.

[@david-dy4ie]

Great defense, horrible offense....Out coached for the fourth game in a row.....Must make changes, the honeymoon is over.....

[@yungsilk]

Looked rigged to me 🤷🏾‍♂️!

[@SnakeMaster420]

Ill never believe in the texans again.