Now that the Super Bowl has been played and the season is officially over it's time for fan's everywhere to start thinking about what they want their team to do this off season. Whether it's replacing a coach, upgrading at a position, or just plain getting better all around everyone wants something to be done to make their squad better. As a Texans fan here are my 3 early wishes for the off season.
A Healthy Jadaveon Clowney: After ending his rookie season on the IR the #1 pick of the Texans must comeback completely healthy to make the impact he was intended to. He showed flashes that he could be the type of disruptive force the Texans expected before he injured his knee in the first week of the season. During a preseason game against the Falcons Clowney made a play similar to the one he made against Michigan in college. He was so quick off the defensive line he was basically hitting the RB as the ball was handed off. Then on the next play he sacked Matt Ryan blowing by the left tackle easily to make the play. These are the type of plays the Texans expected out of Clowney when they picked him. If he can get right and stay healthy, the Texans may have the best defense in football next season. Pairing a healthy Clowney with 2 time DPOY JJ Watt would strike fear in the eyes of just about any offense.
The same starting QB for all 16 games: Whether it was under ex Texans had coach Gary Kubiak or new Texans had coach Bill O'Brien the Texans haven't had a QB start every game of the season since what seems like the days of David Carr. I'm going next season will be a different story though. My hope is that Ryan Mallett starts next season as the Texans starting QB, with Ryan Fitzpatrick backing him up. Mallett showed in just 2 starts he had a better command of the offense Bill O'Brien runs. Mallett will more than likely have plenty of other offers being that he's an unrestricted free agent, but his familiarity and the likelihood that he'll be the starter should be enough to keep him in Houston for at least a couple more years. If the Texans can keep their QB healthy for 16 games they'll have a better chance at being a playoff team and also a contender amongst the league's top teams.
A consistent downfield threat at WR: The Houston Texans have always lacked that break away WR that can take the top off a defense. They dabbled with using ex Eagles WR Denorris Johnson in that role this year and it wasn't as successful as many would've hoped. This past season the Pittsburgh Steelers picked speedster Martavias Bryant in the 4th round. Bryant was the perfect compliment for Ben Rothlisberger's big arm. I'm hoping the Texans can find the same type of player for Ryan Mallett in the draft or free agency this off season. It's no secret amongst those who root for the Texans that picking up chunk yardage has been something they haven't done well for sometime now. Hopefully they get it fixed.
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