The Texans’ Biggest Question For The 2019 Season

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty ImagesPeople often come up to me and ask, Matt, how many games will the Texans win this year and why? I’ll be grabbing items from the top shelf of the grocery store for the elderly, walking my big dog, in the middle of an excruciating set at the gym, or laying in the grass and reading a Virginia Woolf novel and they’ll come barging right in. I don’t mind it. This is the life I choose to lead. My answer has been the same. If Deshaun Watson plays at a MVP level they’ll make the playoffs. Houston will need to score around 27 points a game, and be stuck playing shootout against a ruthless schedule filled with great passing offenses that will shred apart their below average pass defense. If Watson can do this, and just as importantly, if Bill O’Brien runs an aggressive offense that puts the ball downfield, Houston would be able to win 10 games or so, and hopefully, finally, make it past the Divisional Round.

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