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Dowell Loggains – October 23, 2018 Download PDF version

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Offensive Coordinator Dowell Loggains

(What have you observed from scout team work with some of your practice squad guys? How comparable has the performance been the last two months with WR Leonte Carroo and WR Isaiah Ford, not including WR Malcolm Lewis because he’s only been here a couple of weeks?) – “Those guys have been doing a good job for us and we try to do a good job of making plays, putting it in our language as much as possible. It helps the quarterback and it helps the practice squad guys. And that’s why you have those guys on the roster, so you can continue to develop them and when you need them, they’ll be ready for you. We expect those guys to come in and do a good job for us.”

(What is the hardest part about scoring in the first quarter, particularly scoring on the first drive of games? Why is that so difficult for some NFL teams?) – “I think you go in with a plan. This league is a lot about adjustments, being able to adjust. Everyone says halftime adjustments, but you need to be able to adjust in the second quarter and then come out in the third quarter as well and make adjustments. It’s really trying to get a feel for how people are going to play you, how they’re going to play your no-huddle, your tempo stuff, how they’re going to play all your different personnel groupings. When it clicks early, it’s great. Sometimes when it doesn’t you have to come over to the sideline, tweak some things and make adjustments and try to figure out how they’re going to play each personnel grouping in each situation.  Each game is always different. That’s always a challenge for the coaches and it’s a challenge for the quarterback and the players to be able to tweak things and add things during the game. They have to be able to have a good foundation of the offense. When new things come in, they have to execute them.”

(If you were to script a first drive and it doesn’t work out well, does that throw off a little bit of the game plan, so to speak, for the rest of that first half of the game?) – “No. I think the most important thing is you figure out why it wasn’t successful. Was it the defense did something differently that you need to start attacking it a different way? Was it a lack of execution? And then once you figure that part of it out, it’s easy to make adjustments and move forward there. We have a resilient group that handles that stuff well and we obviously need to start faster. That needs to be a point of emphasis for us and not wait until the second, third, fourth quarter to have the scoring start. It’s really just executing earlier in games and figuring out what they’re doing as fast as possible and get our guys in good situations.”

(What’s something the Texans defense appears to do best?) – “The front four. They’ve got two elite players that you have to have a plan for with ‘99’ (JJ Watt) and ‘90’ (Jadeveon Clowney). ‘59’ (Whitney Mercilus) is a guy that’s one of the more underrated football players in the NFL that people don’t talk about that has done a really good job for a long time. It all starts up front for those guys. This will be one of the better pass rush groups that we’ve face. It’s a challenge and we’re excited about it. I know that our guys up front on the offensive line are excited about it as well.”

(Did you notice anything interesting about LB Jadeveon Clowney and where he is in his development as you study the tape?) – “It’s a lot more fun to watch him when you’re not getting ready for him because he’s a guy that can do anything. He’s a little bit unpredictable in his rush patterns. He can do that because he’s long and really athletic. It’s going to be an awesome challenge for our tackles. The thing that pops out is the level of talent he has. You definitely see over the years that he’s definitely become more comfortable as a pass rusher as well.”

(Do you have a sense of where WR DeVante Parker is at the moment mentally and physically?) – “He is in Houston, Texas. (laughter) I think DeVante is in a good place. He’s excited to fill his role and contribute to the team. It’s obviously been a tough couple of weeks for him, but he’s excited to get out there with his teammates. That’s the most important thing for him is being out there in the huddle and contributing and help this team find a way to get a victory on Thursday night.”

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