HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans secondary showed an ability to turn heads going all the way back to training camp -- for those who were willing to look.
Texans defensive backs consistently prevented explosive plays through the air on the practice field during the summer, though most of the focus remained on an offense struggling to produce them, not the defense that was preventing them. Observers wouldn’t gain a full picture of the quality of the secondary until it played four quarters against a first-team offense other than the one it faced on the practice field.