Texans Starters To Play Against Steelers In Preseason Week 2

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Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans says the starters will get reps in their second preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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00:00All right, here was D'Amico Ryans.

00:02We saw in the first game, many of the ones,

00:05many of the two deep did not play at all

00:08against the Bears in that Hall of Fame game.

00:11He quickly, Monday, for those of you just joining us,

00:14lets you know what's going to happen in this game

00:17coming up when they face the Pittsburgh Steelers

00:21as they're practicing in Ohio.

00:23He lets it be known what his first unit's gonna do.

00:28When it comes to the snaps and preseason,

00:30everybody's trying to figure out.

00:32Some teams don't play starters, some play.

00:34I truly believe that a guy needs to get reps

00:38in a preseason game, right?

00:39We don't go to the ground, as you see,

00:41the way we practice.

00:42We try to keep guys up and be as safe as possible

00:44in practice.

00:45I think everybody needs that opportunity

00:47to go to the ground a couple times in a game.

00:50Just get up, dust yourself off, and know you're good.

00:53I'm okay.

00:54I can go to the ground and get up,

00:56so you just have to go through and play live reps

00:59of football before live action comes in September.

01:02So, you'll see our ones go out and get reps

01:04this week versus Pittsburgh.

01:06All right, as you said, there, right there,

01:08the statement there, D'Amico Ryan's from the head coach

01:10himself, that the ones will get reps.

01:14And Clint, how many reps are you thinking?

01:17Is this a one series and out type of deal?

01:20How many reps would you say you think the ones

01:23should get, CJ and the ones, and then that defense as well?

01:26We talk about this every year, obviously.

01:28I think it just depends on what the drives look like.

01:31You go out there and have two solid drives,

01:32even if they end in punts.

01:33If you go out there and it's six to eight play drives,

01:35and then you get another six to eight to 10 play drive,

01:38regardless of what happens at the end of it,

01:40I mean, you've got some good run.

01:41You've executed as a unit.

01:44You've communicated well.

01:45Your offensive line has got good work together.

01:47You're obviously, your voice and the cadence

01:50is being heard, and at that point, you've done your job.

01:56Now, you go out there and you go three and out

01:57a couple of times, and then I'd imagine there's probably

01:59four drives in the holster for these guys.

02:02So, look, I think it all depends on

02:06what the drives look like.

02:07I'd say 15 to 20 snaps for the starter.

02:11Really?

02:12Okay, see, I like at least two series.

02:16To me, I want you to, because sometimes,

02:18and I wouldn't be surprised if we do see this,

02:21that guys will play one series and come out.

02:24I like to, all right, hey, we played one series.

02:27Let's go in center and talk about what we looked at,

02:30and then go out at least again,

02:33especially for the offense.

02:34Go out at least again to run against this defense

02:38one more time.

02:39So, to me, it's at least two series.

02:43Even if the first one, even if the first one,

02:44they do an eight to 10 play drive,

02:46I want you to go back out and have that,

02:48and have that happen.

02:49Yeah, look, I think, to your point,

02:51I think what you want to at least accomplish

02:52is some communication on the sideline.

02:54You want to talk about what's going on on the field.

02:56You want to make a couple of quick adjustments.

02:58What does that look like?

02:58What does the communication look like?

03:00And go back out there

03:01and see if the guys can execute it, right?

03:02But when it's all said and done,

03:04if you go three and out twice,

03:05you didn't get a chance to accomplish any of that,

03:07because you didn't do anything good, right?

03:08So, I think, I mean, maybe 12 plays.

03:11I would say 15 to 20 plays, though,

03:13is what I would get in the next two games.

03:14You got Friday and Saturday.

03:16Yeah, because I don't think they're going to play

03:17the last one.

03:17So, to me, I think you've got two preseason games here

03:20to get to work in.

03:21Well, you got, I mean, the last one is going to be,

03:23there may be a few starters that,

03:25when I say starters, guys that end up starting

03:27that maybe you just want to see more out of.

03:29That decision hasn't been completely made yet.

03:31You never know what's going to happen

03:32at that interior offensive line.

03:33We're high on them right now,

03:34but you never know exactly what's going to happen there.

03:37When you look at any tight end,

03:39not named, Dalton Schultz, I think, right now is,

03:43I mean, Jordan's going to get a little,

03:44Brevin Jordan's going to get a little bit of love,

03:45but I think he's got to make some plays.

03:48He's got to get some work in.

03:50Potentially, a few guys, maybe that last week,

03:52just don't make it,

03:53because they still have to make some decisions,

03:54but I think the bulk of the work gets done

03:56in week two and week three, this Friday, next Saturday.

03:59I completely agree with that.

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