Suspect Safety Play

I'm not talking in general with Reed, just that play. He didn't time at all, he didn't try getting the hand in, hell, he could have tried to rip his arm off so he wouldn't come down with the ball.

I just think he blew it 100% on that play.

He did get his hands on one of AJ's arms, but AJ is just a freak and was able to one hand it anyway.

AJ is 6'3 222 and arguably the top WR in the game, Reed is 6'1 210 and a backup safety.

Sorry but AJ one on one with Doughty is a total mismatch and he wins that battle 99 out of 100 times. Not sure what Doughty could have done.

He got it on, but it doesn't look like he even tried to rip it. Like I would have yanked the hell out of his arm.

Oh I know it's a mismatch, but I just don't think he did a good enough job. His ass should have been doubled anyways.

^^ Clearly, he forgot to yell "SHAZAM" and transform himself into Capt. Marvel prior to making his leap.

Honestly, I thought that Doughty played that ball about to the limits of his physical ability. He simply is unable to cover much better than he did on that play.

Which is why he is a good back up safety and borderline starter.

Reed is a backup free safety and you cannot expect him to compete with possibly the most athletic wide receiver in the league. The question should be, where was Buchanon? He was on Johnson and released him to the safety. Looked like a bad scheme.

There were so many things that went wrong in the fourth quarter and overtime, to single out Reed is not fair.

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DB's will get beat from time to time. It is not always their fault (scheme, mis-communication, lack of pass rush). To be fiar we are blitzing a ton and putting a lot of pressure on our DB's.
I did not like the all out blitz on the critical 3rd and 15 that they converted. I think we can blitz one or two and still cover on that play. All out blitz was not necessary.

Also perfectly stated, that's what I've saying. All that blitzing will come back to haunt you. What's the best way to beat a blitz? A short pass up the middle or a screen. What did the Texans do? Just that, plus play action that the defense kept biting on over and over.

Phillip Buchanon would like to thank everyone in here who is bashing Doughty. And would like everyone to forget how he left Andre Johnson one-on-one with Doughty.

Also perfectly stated, that's what I've saying. All that blitzing will come back to haunt you. What's the best way to beat a blitz? A short pass up the middle or a screen. What did the Texans do? Just that, plus play action that the defense kept biting on over and over.The 50 yard screen pass / run by Arian Foster was just killer. I love the aggressive attitude, but I agree that we can't leave the DBs out on an island so often.