Texans Stock Up, Stock Down Ahead Of Cowboys Matchup

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Every week, The Drive with Clint Stoerner and Ron Hughley take Texans stock. Whose stock is up, whose stock is down?

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00:00It's time to buy or sell.

00:02It's time to sell!

00:04It's Texan Stock Up, Stock Down on the Drive with Sterner and Hughley.

00:10I'm going to pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers in this racket.

00:14The bell again.

00:16I love this damn bell. I know you do.

00:18That's right. It's Stock Up, Stock Down, Texan style.

00:22Do it every Wednesday here on the Drive with Sterner and Hughley.

00:25Right around 3.20, 3.25pm.

00:28It is simple. It's where we take a peek into the Texans market of sorts.

00:32Then Ron and Clint are going to tell you which Texans they're buying stock in,

00:36the ones they're liking, what they see,

00:38and what Texans players, if any, that stock is plummeting.

00:42And it's not looking good on the film and otherwise.

00:44So, let's get it rolling.

00:46We're in our Wolf of Wall Street here.

00:49Texan Stock Up.

00:52Let's start with some positivity in the spirit of D'Amico Ryans, the Texans head coach.

00:56Positivity. Week 11 Texan Stock Up.

00:59We're on the show, Hughley.

01:01Tell me what or who or which Texans players you are buying stock in heading into week 11.

01:07Thank you. It's just Ron.

01:09I want to say Jarrett Patterson.

01:13I say that because, listen,

01:18this offensive line has been historic in how bad they have been when it comes to pass protection.

01:25The last several weeks.

01:27It started with the Packer game, which was bad.

01:31Got worse with the Colts.

01:33It got bad to the tune of 8 sacks and 11 hits with the Jets.

01:38And there was some changes.

01:40They brought him in for a drive when Kenyon Green got hurt.

01:44Probably the best drive they had all game, maybe in a couple of games.

01:48And then he started, not at guard like he did when he came in for Kenyon,

01:52but started at center.

01:53And we heard D'Amico talk about him and his communication with the Colts.

01:57We felt like it would be a thing that would be helpful.

02:00That's what he said.

02:01And they moved Juice to guard who had played there before.

02:05But with him going in at center, Clint, even though, yes, they gave up four sacks.

02:10And, I mean, it ain't, you know, great yet.

02:13Clearly the Lions had a much better offensive line.

02:17But it was much, much better.

02:19And it seemed like the communication up front was better.

02:22It didn't seem like the Lions were trying a lot of stuff.

02:27Just didn't see just gaping, just guys just coming in free and missing.

02:32And I will give credit to the center, Jarrett Patterson,

02:35as he stepped in to see this offensive line and pass protection in particular.

02:40Now, run blocking, that was rough.

02:42They took several steps back with that.

02:44But in terms of what the big problem was, pass protection, it seemed to improve.

02:49And with him stepping into the center spot, I give him credit.

02:52His stock is going up.

02:54I couldn't agree more, Ron. Jarrett Patterson's money.

02:56That's a big-time run defense.

02:58That's not just been really good and statistically good,

03:01but they're literally designed to stop the run

03:06in the way that they game plan and call plays to stop the run.

03:09And so no surprise that we didn't run the ball as well as Joe Mixon has ran the ball.

03:14But Jarrett Patterson was absolutely tremendous

03:16when it comes to the communication and giving this team a better chance to win,

03:22play in, play out, whether it was run or pass.

03:25And so I agree with him in that.

03:27Him being – and we'll see how they fare against a better defensive front,

03:32but him getting in there and communicating better and being more reliable,

03:37that is definite stock up for Jarrett Patterson.

03:40I love it.

03:41There you go.

03:42Ronald Hughley rolling with the big man Patterson for his stock up.

03:47Let's get the former NFL quarterback stock up here for the Houston Texans

03:52as they prepare for Week 11 Monday Night Football in Dallas.

03:55Dirty Red Clint Starner, which Texans, if any, are you buying stock in right now?

04:01John Mechie.

04:02Yeah.

04:03John Mechie for me.

04:04Oh, yeah.

04:06I mean, looking really good when the opportunity was given to him,

04:12whether you're talking about late in the preseason when he ended on a strong note,

04:16or you're talking about, you know, the last handful of games

04:20where the Texans have been without Nico, without Diggs,

04:22and they've had to depend on John Mechie.

04:24I think John Mechie, whether he's catching the football

04:26or CJ missed him a couple of times, depending on what game you're watching,

04:29he is winning at all levels of the field.

04:31He's winning in the red zone.

04:33He's winning in the quick game on critical drives.

04:35He appears to be very quarterback friendly from that perspective.

04:40And so John Mechie for me, we've gone from I don't think he's ready,

04:45I don't know if he can play at this level.

04:47And I mean play.

04:48He could be on a roster.

04:49I mean, I don't know if he could be a difference maker at the NFL level.

04:53I've gone from that to watching this dude play,

04:56and last week it all came to a head for me Sunday night

04:59where I believe John Mechie is a good fill-in,

05:04I don't mean good, like a really good fill-in

05:07for the No. 3 receiver with the Houston Texans.

05:11Yeah, let's see if he can continue to maybe put some more together.

05:15Yeah, yeah.

05:16That's the key.

05:17Can he come out and do it again?

05:18Because he's going to get the opportunities.

05:19Mm-hmm.

05:20He's going to get the opportunities.

05:21All right, Patterson and John Mechie,

05:23those are your stock ups for the Houston Texans right now.

05:26According to Clint Sterner and we're on the show hugely.

05:28Thank you for just tuning in.

05:29This is The Drive with Sterner and Hughley.

05:31It's Texans stock up and stock down for week 11.

05:35And let's stick with you, Dirty Red, right here.

05:38Okay.

05:39I want to hear now maybe these Texan are these Texans

05:43that just ain't living up to stock down for the Houston Texans right now.

05:49Well, for me it's Titus Howard.

05:51And, you know, not to pile on Titus.

05:54Strip sacking his own quarterback?

05:56I mean, that's just the cherry on top, right?

05:58But the reality of it is, Ron, if you remember correctly,

06:01last week before the Sunday night game,

06:03one of my takeaways on Tape Drop Tuesday was, yes,

06:07there are guys getting beat in pass protection that have to be corrected.

06:10But for some reason, Titus Howard is so soft at the tackle position,

06:14just allowing the DNs to push him into the lap of the quarterback,

06:17that it's shrinking the pocket.

06:19So the level of let's just call it a technique and a fundamental.

06:24Like whatever he was trying to execute there

06:28was allowing defensive linemen to push him into the lap.

06:30So I was worried about Titus Howard before all this went down.

06:34And then this week when I watched Titus Howard, it's multiple times.

06:37It's not just when he's trying to strip the quarterback and he quit on that play.

06:41But the level of quit, the inability to strain,

06:45and when I say strain, try to move mass regardless,

06:49frontside, backside, pulling, blocking down, doesn't matter to me.

06:53Your job, like the fundamental components of your position

07:01is all about moving mass.

07:05The unwillingness or inability to do that

07:07and even try to do it on a consistent basis,

07:10for me, I'm selling my Titus Howard stock

07:13and I'm damn sure not buying any more, boys.

07:15That's laid out pretty beautifully.

07:17And I think a lot of people would agree with you

07:19on Titus Howard stock down for the Houston Texans right now.

07:22Ron?

07:23I'm seeing Titus a lot here on the team.

07:26Yeah, hands agree with Clint Sterner.

07:28Ron Hugley, Texans stock down as we head into week 11 in Dallas.

07:33Yeah, mine goes to Nick Cacerea.

07:38Ooh.

07:40I think Titus Howard, I think he can take a part in that.

07:44First time we got somebody not wearing pads.

07:47I think he can take some part in that.

07:49Even with obviously the ones like Titus or Kenyon Green

07:58or any of those others, it's more of the like,

08:01hey, you've had a lot of injuries

08:03and you got yourself in a situation where you let go of a corner

08:09and now you got to bring him back

08:11and you felt like you were short a corner

08:13when Kamari Lassiter got hurt and you're playing less then.

08:19You know, like the feelings of the people you brought in

08:23to maybe back up certain guys

08:25and the situation you're in with your offensive line

08:27and not having, you know, better places to turn

08:31when you knew that at least it was on the table

08:34that a guy like a Kenyon Green could struggle

08:36and you didn't have that really on the table

08:39as somebody to come and help the running back situation.

08:43We're sitting here and there's no real backup running back

08:45and Daria Gumboala has to be on the field

08:47and you had one in Kam

08:50and you traded him away for nothing.

08:52You didn't really make any moves to help your team at the deadline

08:57while everybody else around you

08:59felt like they were able to find a way to make moves.

09:02Right now, just with some of the important moves

09:07or lack thereof, it is not looking good.

09:11A lot of the issues that the Texans are having

09:14are personnel issues.

09:16And a lot of that comes and falls at the feet of Nick Casario.

09:20Hopefully this doesn't mean that we can't get frozen yogurt.

09:23Still might not be. Still hoping to do that.

09:26But right now, I think my stockdown goes with Nick Casario

09:30when you see a lot of the personnel problems

09:33that the Texans are facing.

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