The Houston Texans relied heavily on their outstanding rookie running back Dameon Pierce in Week 9 to move the ball on offense and found moderate success before succumbing to the Philadelphia Eagles’ overwhelming defense. Pierce has been one of the most reliable runners in the NFL this year, and head coach Lovie Smith told reporters on Friday that he remains impressed by what he has seen.
“It’s kind of the same song on a lot of what Dameon [Pierce] has been doing,” Smith explained. “Did he run hard last night? Second effort, the defensive player with him coming at, just a lot of the same things. How I’ve talked about him since his first preseason game, that’s what we see it seems like every time he gets the ball. What has changed a little bit, he carried the ball how many times last night? 27 or so? Maybe we need to give it to him more, because it seems like something positive is happening for the Houston Texans when he has the ball.”
