Extremely dumb Texans put in J.J. Watt and Vince Wilfork on offense, fail spectacularly

JJ Watt

The playoffs aren’t time to get cute. Being down 13-0 in the playoffs is less of a time to get cute. And being near the goal line down 13-0 in the playoffs is when you should get cute least of all. But the egos of Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien and offensive coordinator George Godsey never got that memo, which is why the Texans, trailing by 13 points in Saturday’s wild-card game and finally seeing some daylight with a 1st-and-goal on the two-yard line brought in defenders J.J. Watt to take the snap out of the Wildcat while fellow defender Vince Wilfork came in at fullback.

Clearly the Kansas City Chiefs were caught completely off guard by the defensive star coming in to take a snap at quarterback. No, wait, they, like every person on earth watching this game, knew Watt was going to take the ball and try to run it for a touchdown behind the big boys on the line.

The Texans had been moving the ball. They had a first down with two yards until pay dirt. Then they absurdly decided to get cutesy and put in defense to play offense and the Chiefs snuffed it out like a professional team should snuff out such nonsense. To cap it off, quarterback Brian Hoyer, with one less play to operate than he’d normally have, threw an interception on the very next play. Never has a coach deserved to watch his offense turn over the ball more than O’Brien did there. If the Texans are going to keep that first play in the playbook, they’re welcome to make a copy of this.