Normally, the NFL trade deadline would come and go around these parts with nary a yawn to mark the passing. But, that was then, this is now. And now is the All-In-Bill-O’Brien-2019-Super-Bowl-or-Bust year.
With so many holes across the board, from offensive line to defensive line, cornerbacks to edge rushers, Houston still needs a lot of help to even be “one player away” from winning it all. And, with the wide receiver corps collecting injuries like trading cards, adding another marquee pass catcher wouldn’t hurt either.
With that in mind, let’s take a quick walk down recent memory lane:
The Texans failed to sign offensive tackle Nate Solder in 2018, which eventually led them to inexplicably sign Matt Kalil to play left tackle in 2019.