Even though the Texans are on the down side of the AFC South right now, it’s hard to beat the feeling of hitting the bye week after a 44-10 mauling of an AFC powerhouse in the Baltimore Ravens.
In fact,
it’s hard to think of a better way to hit the bye week.
Sure, the offense has struggled. Sure Nick Caley hasn’t been the offensive savior we all hoped for, but it’s hard to deny what the defense has done.
When the defense plays like that, a team will ALWAYS have a chance in a game. When the defense plays like that and the offense clicks, you get what happened last weekend.
Now, the question is: can the offense continue to click?
Rumor has it Tank Dell is cleared to practice. Will bringing him into the game open things up? Or take away opportunities from Nico Collins, Xavier Hutchinson and the Cyclone Twins?
After that, what’s up with Joe Mixon? Nick Chubb and Woody Marks are fighting the fight, could Mixon elevate the run game? With so much mystery shrouding his injury and status, it begs the question: will he ever return?
None of that really matters until the offensive line gets right and works as a unit, consistently.
It’s great to point at the last 5 quarters of Texans football and say everything is fixed, but is it? The 1st of those 5 was against the Tennessee Titans, who repeatedly found ways to battle-fight for the bottom like a trash panda defending the dumpster floor.
Baltimore? Apparently, their defense is a magic pill for opposing quarterbacks:
So, let’s not get too big a head o’ steam over this one.
Well, on second thought, let’s revel in it for a bit. After the beating Baltimore put on the Texans last December, and the offensive ineptitude we witnessed earlier this season, 44-10 is pretty sweet right about now.
And, no matter how many times a Houston offensive lineman blocked another offensive lineman this season, the defense is still on point and has been.
Meanwhile, it’s time to root for the Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks and Las Vegas Raiders. The Baby Horses are on a tear, as are the Glitter Kitties, but at least the Raiders should destroy the BESFs.
And, no matter what, the Texans can’t lose this weekend.
