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Old 05-25-2018, 09:50 AM   Topic Starter
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Justin Houston: “I want to attack the weakest link”
The reincarnation of "The Falcon"?


We’ve become accustomed to watching Justin Houston at the left outside linebacker position since the Kansas City Chiefs selected him with the No. 70 overall pick in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Over that time period from then to now, Houston has recorded 69.5 sacks, a total good for No. 4 in Chiefs franchise history.

But just because that is what we’re used to seeing doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll see it in 2018.

“I want to be able to attack the weakest link,” Houston said when I asked him about playing on the other side. “Every team is different. Everybody’s left tackle isn’t All-Pro and everybody’s right tackle isn’t All-Pro. Wherever the weakest link, whether it is the guard, center or even tackles, I want to be on the weakest link.”

That makes a lot of sense, given the fact that Houston is undoubtedly the Chiefs’ best outside linebacker.

A mixup may also be worth considering since the best stretch of Dee Ford’s career came in 2016, when he replaced Houston on the left side for the first nine games of the season.

During that stretch, Ford recorded 10.0 sacks. Once Ford switched back to the right side upon Houston’s return, he didn’t record a sack for the rest of the year.

There is an argument to be made that if Houston could prove to be just as effective wherever he is on the field, maybe it makes sense to put Ford in a position in which he has been far more successful.

The contract year for Ford adds even more incentive for him to rebound.

No matter the alignment, both players stand to benefit thanks to a small tweak to the Chiefs coaching staff this offseason.

As part of their yearly promotions, the Chiefs split the linebacker coaching positions after the departure of Gary Gibbs. Mark DeLeone was promoted to inside linebackers coach, while Mike Smith was promoted to outside linebackers coach.

“I think it is great just to have an outside linebackers coach,” Houston added. “There’s so much we get to do now just focusing on ourselves and the little things we need to work on. I think last year, we had a lot going on. You have to coach a lot of guys inside and out. It is hard to do that in the little bit of time you have. Now you have a separate coach, we can just focus on one thing, that’s us.”

All things to ponder as the Chiefs strive to finally have two effective outside linebackers on the field at the same time.

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Old 05-25-2018, 09:56 AM   #2
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If Justin Houston plays like Justin Houston scheme and how he is deployed will take care of itself.
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Holy shit. Letting Houston off the goddamn leash and allowing him to roam a little bit, ala DT, would be incredibly fun to watch. I'm betting that there were conversations (hard conversations) in the offseason surrounding the lack of aggression from the defense when it comes to the pass rush. Asking this guy to drop into coverage 70% of the time should have been a fireable offense.

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Holy shit. Letting Houston off the goddamn leash and allowing him to roam a little bit, ala DT, would be incredibly fun to watch. I'm betting that there were conversations (hard conversations) in the offseason surrounding the lack of aggression from the defense when it comes to the pass rush. Asking this guy to drop into coverage 70% of the time should have been a fireable offense.

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The less he's in pass coverage, the better the defense will play. He's stout vs. the run and can be stellar in the pass rush.
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The less he's in pass coverage, the better the defense will play. He's stout vs. the run and can be stellar in the pass rush.
The defense was objectively better with Houston in coverage.
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He should rushing the passer AT LEAST 85% of the time and probably more like 90%. I hope they finally make the adjustment.
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He should rushing the passer AT LEAST 85% of the time and probably more like 90%. I hope they finally make the adjustment.
On 3rd downs primarily. Way too many coverage snaps for Houston on 3rd down.
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Isn’t it amazing how Houston almost single handedly had our defense playing good in 2014? That team lacked star power big time. It was basically just Houston, Poe, Sean Smith and a little Hali.

But he was so good rushing the passer that year that it changed everything.
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Isn’t it amazing how Houston almost single handedly had our defense playing good in 2014? That team lacked star power big time. It was basically just Houston, Poe, Sean Smith and a little Hali.

But he was so good rushing the passer that year that it changed everything.
He's not the first player to regress after getting a huge contract. Hope both he and Berry stay healthy and have Pro Bowl stats this year.

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Just as long as he isn't attacking the tight end or wide receiver in some zone coverage any more. If I have to watch him chase down Antonio Brown 50 yards downfield one more time, bricks will be shat.
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Sadly, Houston is the weakest link.
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Sadly, Houston is the weakest link.
It's like your goal on this forum is to have the stupidest takes. Now that Tigeruppercut is gone, i suppose someone has to take the reigns.
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It's like your goal on this forum is to have the stupidest takes. Now that Tigeruppercut is gone, i suppose someone has to take the reigns.
Didn’t know you appreciated shitty Houston play that much. **** off leftist scum.
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Didn’t know you appreciated shitty Houston play that much. **** off leftist scum.
It's cool, brah.

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Sadly, Houston is the weakest link.
This has been debunked. Houston was ranked top 5 in coverage and run support- and also finished at an elite level in sacks / QB pressures, per pass rushing attempt.

Teams also sent an extra blocker to his side since we were only rushing 4 a lot of the time. You could tell Houston looked frustrated being held and double-teamed for 5 straight minutes while the QB waited for someone to get open.
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