First of all I would like to apologize to everyone for writing this article so late. Because I live in Dallas, I was not able to find a place to see the game. Luckily NFL network replayed the game so I was able to watch it later. The Texans traveled to New Orleans to play game 2 of the preseason as well as earlier in the week to practice with the Saints. The Texans pulled out a victory in what some would consider a slugfest. In fact, neither defense seemed to play exceedingly well.
The game was mostly an offensive highlight show in the first half. The second half had some exciting points as well, but the starting offenses were both great. Honestly, the Saints' defense may have actually been worse than the Texans' offense was good. As expected, the Saints offense was good. More accurately, New Orleans' starting offense has scored on 5 out of 6 drives so far this preseason.
Most of the focus from the home crowd was on the defense; specifically on Jason David. As deserved, Jason heard boos on several occasions; including three times in a row at one point. He seemed to be lost at times and Matt Schaub took advantage of his poor technique. Schaub finished-- for 16 with 187 yards and 2 touchdowns. My father said "our secondary made Schaub look like Tom Brady or Peyton Manning". I could not agree more, the Saints defense has to step up and play better.
I will try to run down the highlights and scores for each quarter. In the first quarter the Saints scored first after a bobbled punt, but the Texans scored the first TD, with a pass from Schaub to Kevin Walter for 26 yards. The second quarter was highlighted by another Schaub TD pass as well as a couple spectacular plays from the Saints. One of the great plays was a swing pass caught by Reggie Bush who hurdled a defender to get into the endzone. The other play was an amazing one-handed catch by Marquis Colston on a fade route. The third quarter had two one yard TDs, one from each team. The fourth quarter was highlighted by a 10 yard TD run from the Texans' Steve Slaton, who had a great game.
Overall, I was impressed by both starting offenses. The Saints' secondary did not play great but the front seven seemed to play well. I was impressed with the Saints running game more so than game one. Deuce McAllister looked very good in his limited duty; he seemed to hit holes and make decisive cuts. Kevin Walter looked great for the Texans and Lance Moore kept his name in the hat for keeping a spot on the Saints roster. Both teams looked good in certain areas, but show that they still have room to improve.
The game was mostly an offensive highlight show in the first half. The second half had some exciting points as well, but the starting offenses were both great. Honestly, the Saints' defense may have actually been worse than the Texans' offense was good. As expected, the Saints offense was good. More accurately, New Orleans' starting offense has scored on 5 out of 6 drives so far this preseason.
Most of the focus from the home crowd was on the defense; specifically on Jason David. As deserved, Jason heard boos on several occasions; including three times in a row at one point. He seemed to be lost at times and Matt Schaub took advantage of his poor technique. Schaub finished-- for 16 with 187 yards and 2 touchdowns. My father said "our secondary made Schaub look like Tom Brady or Peyton Manning". I could not agree more, the Saints defense has to step up and play better.
I will try to run down the highlights and scores for each quarter. In the first quarter the Saints scored first after a bobbled punt, but the Texans scored the first TD, with a pass from Schaub to Kevin Walter for 26 yards. The second quarter was highlighted by another Schaub TD pass as well as a couple spectacular plays from the Saints. One of the great plays was a swing pass caught by Reggie Bush who hurdled a defender to get into the endzone. The other play was an amazing one-handed catch by Marquis Colston on a fade route. The third quarter had two one yard TDs, one from each team. The fourth quarter was highlighted by a 10 yard TD run from the Texans' Steve Slaton, who had a great game.
Overall, I was impressed by both starting offenses. The Saints' secondary did not play great but the front seven seemed to play well. I was impressed with the Saints running game more so than game one. Deuce McAllister looked very good in his limited duty; he seemed to hit holes and make decisive cuts. Kevin Walter looked great for the Texans and Lance Moore kept his name in the hat for keeping a spot on the Saints roster. Both teams looked good in certain areas, but show that they still have room to improve.
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