Better Defense Is Key to Turning the Houston Texans Around

October 14, 2015   ·   Vanessa de Beaumont   ·   Jump to comments


Entering Week 6, the underperforming Houston Texans (1-4) are struggling to salvage their season. Quite surprisingly, despite some legitimate concerns with the offensive line and the quarterback committee, their star-studded defense is largely to blame.
For the better part of the regular season, Texans fans everywhere have been doing something very closely resembling this:
And with good reason. Sitting at 1-4, Houston is just three losses shy of matching their total number of losses for the 2014 season—a 9-7 record upon which that many believed they would improve.
Fortunately for the Texans, securing a win on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars would put them in a tie for second place in the division with the Tennessee Titans, a team they'll be taking on in Week 8.
Between those two matchups will be a winnable game against the ailing Miami Dolphins. So, no, head coach Bill O'Brien is not crazy for making a statement like this:
The odds are decis...

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