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It’s power rankings Womens Tyler Ervin Jersey , but with science."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Texans StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Texans NewsYahoo Texans Team PageYahoo Texans ReportYahoo Texans Depth ChartYahoo Texans TransactionsYahoo Texans PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕2019 Houston Texans OffseasonESPN’S Projected Wins Power RankingsNew,16commentsIt’s power rankings, but with science. CDTShareTweetShareShareESPN’S Projected Wins Power RankingsTroy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsI always enjoy a good power rankings, especially when they come after a big calendar event. Right after the draft is prime power ranking time. This one from ESPN is right after the draft and involves science. Perfect. ESPN ranked each team based on their projected win total. This is what they had to say:If you were wondering about how the rest of the AFC South is ranked, the Colts are 5th with 9.2 projected wins, the Titans 13th with 8 projected wins Womens Shane Lechler Jersey , and the Jaguars 18th with 7.6 projected wins. You can read the rest of the article here. These are some good numbers right here." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesBattle Red Blog homepageHorizontal - WhiteBattle Red Bloga Houston Texans communityFollow Battle Red Blog online:Follow Battle Red Blog on TwitterFollow Battle Red Blog on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchBattle Red Blog main menuFanpostsFanshotsTexansOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Texans StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Texans NewsYahoo Texans Team PageYahoo Texans ReportYahoo Texans Depth ChartYahoo Texans TransactionsYahoo Texans PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Football Outsiders On the Texans’ 2018 Pass RushNew,13commentsThese are some good numbers right here. CDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Football Outsiders On the Texans’ 2018 Pass RushTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesThe Texans’ pass rush was decent last year. J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney were destroyers, a torrential onslaught, world devours from week four on, but the rest of the pass rush was lackluster. Whitney Mercilus played out of position and didn’t get to the quarterback. And the rest can’t rush the passer. Joel Heath, Brandon Dunn Zach Cunningham Jersey White , D.J. Reader, and Angelo Blackson who will now make $4 million a year to not get to the quarterback, are rats glued to traps when the quarterback drops back to pass. Despite Watt and Clowney’s great 2018 seasons, the Texans finished 22nd in pressure rate at 29.6%, and had 43 sacks, ranking 13th in adjusted sack rate. Now that it’s 2019 season preview season Womens Seantrel Henderson Jersey , and the Football Outsiders Almanac has been released, Football Outsiders is also releasing other statistics from last year. They recently published more information on pass rushes specifically. You can read about pressure by number of pass rushers here and defense and pass pressure here. Houston rushed only four pass rushers 60.6% of the time (25th), and created pressure 32.2% (10th). Once again, Watt and Clowney were awesome last year. Houston had a DVOA of 6.7% (12th) when they rushed four. They blitzed five or more 22.4% of the time and had a pressure rate of 42.9% (17th). This seems low for a Romeo Crennel defense. I’ll have to go back and dig through old books and see if this is an aberration. They were 26th in defensive DVOA when blitzing, which also sounds low considering Benardrick McKinney’s ability to blitz, and some Clowny dive bombing sprinkling in Ka'imi Fairbairn Jersey White , but this is what happens when Shareece Wright is your CB2. The other interesting type of blitz analyzed were defensive back blitzes. Houston blitzed defensive backs 9.8% of all snaps (13th) and had a DVOA of -51.4% (4th). I’d assume this can be attributed directly to Kareem Jackson. The other article breaks down the Texans’ defense with and without pressure. Houston’s DVOA was -76.3% with pressure (6th), and 40.9% without pressure (19th). The discrepancy of -117.1% was the 6th highest in the league. Once again, the Texans’ secondary was bad last year, and they were picked apart when Watt and Clowney weren’t getting to the quarterback because no one else could. All in all, the stats back up a lot of what we said around here last year. Yet, the eyes can only see so much. Houston’s defensive back blitzes Womens Zach Cunningham Jersey , front four pressure, and lack of ability to generate pressure when rushing four or more was surprising.