Quote:In their games last season when Hoyer (or Mallett) wasn't turning the ball over repeatedly, the Texans looked pretty good. Are they one of the top-tier, elite teams? Definitely not.


But, with that defense (as long as it continues to play very tough) combined with an offense that doesn't give the ball away 2 to 6 times a game, they can compete.


We've seen it time and again, even recently, where a team with a tough defense and an offense that doesn't turn the ball over can win and even go far (i.e. last year's Broncos, Panthers, Seahawks). Heck, even the Vikings with the epitome of a game manager QB and a tough defense was very good last year. They only lost their playoff game to the Seahawks by a chip-shot shank FG which would've won it.


Anyway, yes, the Texans can be a tough team if their defense stays very good and Osweiler manages some turnover-free games.

Just my opinion.

 

We'll just have to disagree. The texans managed to win a really terrible division with a game manager, but game managers get exposed against good teams. They never looked good unless you were comparing them against the Gus Bus here in Jacksonville, against which pretty much every team looks good.

 

You're barking up the wrong tree with the Broncos/Panthers/Seahawks stuff. All three of those teams had strong QBs, with Peyton being the weakest, but still obviously a guy that knew what he was doing under center.

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