Romeo Crennel
Romeo Crennel
Romeo "Rac" Crennelis an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Though he has spent much of his career as a defensive assistant, he has also been the head coach of the Cleveland Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs. On January 20, 2014 he signed a 3-year deal to become the next defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans...
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I think he's not where he was for the first game, ... He got most of the reps in training camp, and his timing was right on. Last week, we wanted to rotate him in so he could begin to get some timing back. Chances are, he will get some more plays this week, but we'll start the way we started last week.
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We still have a lot of work to do. That's why you look at the preseason with a jaded eye. Teams aren't playing their starters the whole game.
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If a guy starts developing a pattern, then you need to do something about it to change that pattern, ... So far this year, this is Bryant's first call and Edwards' first call. I'm not going to throw them out with the bath water.
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We took a step back today. Now we have to go back to the drawing board, start over and try to dig ourselves out of a hole.
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We thought we would be able to come in here and be more representative of what we were as far as the game was concerned, but we took a step back today. And now we have to go to the drawing board and start over and try to dig ourselves out of a hole.
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You guys always ask me about the backup here and there and their starter is not playing,
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As soon as that rumor gets out there and he reads it, he starts to wonder what's going on,
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All day, we were holding our breaths on their kickoffs. He's pretty fast. We were able to ... keep him from scoring (return) touchdowns, but it was difficult. He kept getting in the open and starting foot races and you're not going to win many foot races with that guy.
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All day, we were holding our breaths on their kickoffs, ... He's pretty fast. We were able to ... keep him from scoring (return) touchdowns, but it was difficult. He kept getting in the open and starting foot races and you're not going to win many foot races with that guy.
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It's rumors like that which cause guys to start thinking about what their role is. I shouldn't have to waste time shooting down these rumors, but I do it to keep my player in a great frame of mind so he can give his best performance on the field.
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I think Carolina would be a good game anytime because they are a good team. I told the team that two years ago Carolina was in the Super Bowl. If it hadn't been for the injuries they had last year they might have been back there again.
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I think Ben might be a little bit better than I initially thought he was in training camp, ... There was some talk about injuries with him and being better in pass coverage than the run. I think overall he's doing a pretty good job. Nothing great, but he is fitting into the system and understanding more about the defense. He's involved in coverage and the running game, so all of that stuff is good.
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I think basically he was inaccurate. If a guy's open and you don't hit him, that's not the defense.
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I said that we would evaluate our situation and if personnel changes needed to be made, we would make them, at whatever position. I did not specify any position or anybody, and that's what I'm leaving it at. OK?