Stanford Routt Is Coming to the Houston Texans and Other AFC South Must-Reads

With injuries mounting for the Texans' secondary, they had to make a move.

Tuesday, they reacted by signing Stanford Routt to a one-year deal.

According to Tania Ganguli of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans worked out the ex-Chief, signing him just before he was to fly to Pittsburgh.

Routt was signed to big deals by the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs on the perception that he was an elite corner. His play was so ragged however, that he has been released twice in the last two seasons.

With three Texans corners hobbled with injuries, the team had little choice but sign someone. At this late date, there simply aren't many NFL-caliber corners walking the streets.

While it is unlikely Routt regains elite status in Houston, he doesn't have to in order to be a quality pickup.

All Routt has to give Houston is stop-gap play for a few weeks until other players heal up.

Fans always want to envision the most hopeful of scenarios, and this is no exception. It's nothing more than a good, safe move to fill an immediate need.

General Interest

Vince Verhei of the Football Outsiders has the weekly Quick Reads column.

Mike Tanier of Sports on Earth goes through the Hall of Fame voting.

Scott Kacsmar of Cold Hard Football Facts runs down all the big comebacks.

Houston Texans

J.J. Watt appeared on Mike & Mike.

The Battle Red Blog looks at why Watt didn't get a sack against Locker. Quite simply, it's because the quarterback didn't have the ball.

Indianapolis Colts

ESPN.com Stats & Information posts a bunch of Andrew Luck numbers (hat tip to Paul Kuharsky).

Phil B. Wilson of the Indianapolis Star lists unforgettable finishes in Colts games.

Chase Stuart of the New York Times says Luck is beating the odds.

Adam Schein of NFL.com says Luck gets his MVP vote.

Tennessee Titans

David Boclair of the City Paper says Collin Mooney knows just how big Army-Navy is.

John Glennon of the Tennessean asks "What if...?" about the Titans' season.

David Climer of the Tennessean takes a look at Kevin Matthews.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Kuharsky on ESPN.com says there was some bad luck and bad choices involved in Clint Session coming to Jacksonville.

Kuharsky says the Jaguars could finally put the Tim Tebow talk to rest.

Ryan O'Halloran of the Florida Times-Union says Daryl Smith wants to be on the field.