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Tom Savage and Deshaun Watson Impress in Preseason Opener
If the Houston Texans were hoping that their first preseason opener would provide some clarity in regards to their quarterback situation, Wednesday's game did not deliver that. If they were looking for promising signs that the offense could function with either quarterback -- presumptive starter Tom Savage and rookie Deshaun Watson -- then the team... Read More
Bill O'Brien Focusing on Quarterback Play in Preseason Opener
With the Houston Texans playing their first preseason game Wednesday, head coach Bill O'Brien says he is paying close attention to how the team's quarterbacks -- especially starter Tom Savage and rookie Deshaun Watson -- perform during the game. O'Brien says he is looking to see that both quarterbacks have "good operation of the offense"... Read More
All Healthy Texans to Play in Preseason Opener
Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien announced a few days ago that defensive end J.J. Watt would play in Wednesday's preseason opener, but today he took that one step further by announcing that every healthy member of the team will be available for the game. The question of who should play in preseason games and... Read More
Tom Savage to Start Preseason Opener
Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien announced that quarterback Tom Savage will be the starting quarterback for the Texans' preseason opener on Wednesday. Though this doesn't come as a surprise -- Savage has taken all the first-team repetitions in training camp -- it still helps clarify Houston's quarterback picture. Savage is the starter for the... Read More
J.J. Watt Expected to Play in Preseason Opener
Three-time Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt only played in three games last season after suffering a back injury. Heading into 2017, many wondered if Watt would be ready to go when the season began. Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien took a major step toward answering that by announcing that Watt will suit... Read More
Texans Release Initial Depth Chart
Ahead of their first preseason game next Wednesday night, the Houston Texans have released their first depth chart of the 2017 season. Though Houston head coach Bill O'Brien cautioned the media to not read too much into this depth chart -- it still includes the injured Will Fuller -- it's worth looking at some notable... Read More
DeAndre Hopkins Believes Tom Savage Should Be Starting Quarterback
Coming only a couple of days after reports that Houston Texans quarterback Tom Savage was impressing the entire organization at training camp, star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins says that he believes Savage should be the team's starting quarterback when the 2017 season begins. Hopkins told ESPN that he puts his "stamp" on Savage as the... Read More
Jaelen Strong Looking to Step Up in Will Fuller's Absence
One player who should see an increase in playing time during the early part of 2017 is Houston Texans wide receiver Jaelen Strong. Strong, who is entering his third season, showed some promise in 2015, converting his 14 catches into three touchdowns, but didn't show much improvement last season. That could change in 2017 with... Read More
Tyler Ervin Showing Promise at Texans Camp
Houston Texans second-year running back Tyler Ervin has impressed coaches and observers at Texans training camp thus far. Ervin barely saw the field on offense last season -- he finished with only one carry -- but he carved out a role on special teams, returning 27 punts for the Texans. With Will Fuller injured, Ervin... Read More
Tom Savage Looking Strong at Texans Camp
According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, Houston Texans quarterback Tom Savage is looking like "a preseason All-Pro" so far in Texans camp. Though much of the talk around the team over the past week has focused on the strides being made by rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson, McClain says that coaches and other players... Read More
Bill O'Brien Praises Rookie Quarterback Deshaun Watson
Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien had some high praise for rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson on Tuesday, saying that "Deshaun is ahead of any rookie quarterback I've ever been around." Though all signs still point to Tom Savage as the starter when the NFL season begins, O'Brien has spent much of the first week of... Read More
The Perfect Pair - Two Mid-round QBs Who Can Combine for QB1 Value
In my home league for fantasy football, I've adopted the strategy of avoiding all the top quarterbacks. Some guy I knew in college is definitely going to pick Drew Brees three rounds early and someone else is going to think picking Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady is a tremendous value--they'll never have to worry about the... Read More
Texans Sign Safety Marcus Gilchrist
If there was one major red flag in regards to the Houston Texans defense coming into 2017, it is the secondary. With the departure of cornerback A.J. Bouye and safety Quintin Demps, there were major concerns about how the team would perform in pass coverage. Some of those fears are assuaged by the signing of... Read More
Will Fuller Shows Signs of Improvement
After a season in which he constantly flashed his speed and showed off his route-running abilities but struggled repeatedly with drops, Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller is looking to be even stronger in 2017. The second-year player who started 2016 off strong with a pair of 100-yard games had issues down the stretch for... Read More
Braxton Miller Impresses at Texans Camp
According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, second-year Houston Texans receiver Braxton Miller has looked impressive so far in training camp. Head coach Bill O'Brien said of Miller that he has "become a better route runner." O'Brien's system is often talked about as a difficult one to learn. With improved route running, the team... Read More
Deshaun Watson Impresses Early at Texans Camp
Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien told ESPN's Sarah Barshop that quarterback Deshaun Watson is"wise beyond his years" and is "handling [training camp] well" so far. Watson, who the Texans traded up to take with the No. 12 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, is competing with Tom Savage for the starting quarterback role with the Texans.... Read More
Boom or Bust - Tight End Projections for 2017
Right now, there seem to be three names floating around whenever people talk about who the top fantasy tight ends will be: Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce, and Jordan Reed. Here's the problem with that: two of those three players tend to...umm...miss a lot of games. I really hate the idea of labeling a player as... Read More
The Grass IS Greener - NFL Free Agent Moves That Will Increase Value
There's a Sheryl Crow song from the '90s in which Crow sings that "a change would do you good." It's a sentiment that works well when applied to someone's personal life, but it's a complicated notion when it comes to sports. Players who move between teams often find themselves struggling to fit in with their... Read More
