NFL Preview: Houston Texans

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2010 RECORD: 6-10

KEY ADDITIONS: CB Johnathan Joseph (free agent), S/KRDanieal Manning (free agent), DE J.J. Watt (first round, Wisconsin), OLB Brooks Reed (second round, Arizona), P Brad Maynard (free agent), FB Lawrence Vickers (free agent), CB Brandon Harris (second round, Miami)



KEY LOSSES: FB Vonta Leach (to Ravens), S Bernard Pollard (to Ravens), DT Amobi Okoye (to Bears), QB Dan Orlovsky (to Colts), WR David Anderson (to Broncos), LB Zac Diles (to Rams), S Eugene Wilson (free agent)



Offense:

Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, Arian Foster, and Owen Daniels. This offense like always has a chance to be explosive and great. They had the league leading rusher from last year, one of the best WR and TE's in the game, and a QB that can throw it. However, I say this every year and they never take it to the next level. This team is great for fantasy football but will never finish above 8-8. The offensive line is nothing great, but whatever, with those weapons you should be able to make up for it.



Defense:

With Wade Phillips in town the defense is looking to make a transition to a 3-4. One small problem though, no one in the front 7 is a 3-4 type of players. Shaun Cody at nose is never a good thing.



It'll be interesting how Wade uses Mario Williams, if they can get him to play in the same type of mold as Demarcus Ware, the transition may not be that bad. But to bank on one player to form a whole front 7 is asking a lot.



They have awesome college guys in Brooks Reed, JJ Watt and Brian Cushing, but we need to see them get it together before you can proclaim them as any type of threat.



Their secondary gained Jonathan Joseph which is alright and if Kareem Jackson (former Tide player) can fit his billing as a number 1 pick of last year, this teams secondary could be on their way. I am very skeptical of that though.



Overall:



The Texans piss me off with their bullshit

8-8