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Half Smokes Hypothetical: Defending Andre Johnson On The Game-Tying TD

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Half Smokes Hypothetical is a daily discussion where we throw out a D.C. sports-related question based on the news of the day. It's a hypothetical discussion, which is what makes it fun (we hope).

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So DeAngelo Hall is angry that he didn't get a chance to defend Andre Johnson on the last play. Despite the timing of his comments, he has a point that there's no way Johnson should have been matched up with Reed Doughty in the end zone.

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Therefore, here's today's hypothetical.

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If you were Jim Haslett, and you could go back in time, what formation would you use to defend the Texans on that play? Who would be on Johnson? Would it be man coverage or zone coverage? Would you blitz? What kind of blitz?

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