The Houston Texans appeared to be coming on strong at the end of last year winning five of their last six games. Granted they were games that they should’ve won against subpar teams, but that’s what you need to do in this league is win the games that you are supposed to win.
They may not be able to turn the corner in this tough division yet, but they are getting very close. Gary Kubiak is a great coach, and he will get this team into playoff contention if the ownership gives him the right time frame to work with.
One of the nagging problems for this team has been their starting QB, Matt Schaub only playing 11 games per year in his first two seasons as a Texan. He has posted a rating of 89.95, but has only averaged 2642 yards per year, and only thrown 26 TD’s to his 19 INT’s.
If they are going to be successful, he has got to stay healthy for the whole, or at least most of the season. Andre Johnson has not disappointed whatsoever and people are starting to call him the top receiver in the game these days.
Steve Slaton was a major bright spot for the team last year as well. Owen Daniels is easily one of the best TE’s in the conference, if not the league.
The O-line has to do some growing, but there is certainly plenty of youth there for them to do just that.
The defense is superior in the front seven, probably one of the top front seven’s in the entire league. Mario Williams has turned out to be a smart move by the management, as he has outplayed Reggie Bush in both of the last two seasons, in my opinion.
He is a consistent competitor that they will be able to rely on for 50+ tackles a year, and 10+ sacks per year. DeMeco Ryans is the real deal at middle linebacker, bringing his career tackle total up to 396 by the end of last year, after just three seasons.
Dante Robinson is a pure cornerback with great physical assets, and combined with Eugene Wilson, they bring good experience to that secondary. This team is almost there.
Their division is tough, they will have to fight for every victory against the AFC South opponents.
Prediction: 9-7. They will pick 18th in the 2010 draft.
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