One Thing Texans Must Do This Offseason
The Houston Texans are set to be a very active team in free agency this offseason, with more than $54 million in cap space at their disposal, and more than 30 players hitting the free-agent market.
And with that much turnover, it is easy to lose track of every need the team needs to fill throughout the spring.
But what is the most critical move that Houston needs to make this offseason in order to take the next step and compete for an AFC title?
According to Sports Illustrated, the Texans must upgrade their secondary.
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"Houston has good weapons and would be wise to retain tight end Dalton Schultz, although the main focus should be defensively," Sports Illustrated wrote. "The Texans first need to re-sign edge rusher Jonathan Greenard, who after three uneven seasons, posted 12.5 sacks under DeMeco Ryans’s tutelage."
"Then, Houston has to find help in the secondary to put alongside corner Derek Stingley Jr. and safety Jalen Pitre. Looking at the market, Caserio could make a strong play for safeties Antoine Winfield Jr., Geno Stone and Kyle Dugger, and/or corners L’Jarius Sneed, Chidobe Awuzie and Kendall Fuller. Regardless, Houston must upgrade the back end to take the next step."
Fortunately for the Texans, there will be no shortage of options available on the free agent market in the secondary, with multiple impact players at both corner and safety set to hit the market.
That said, we tend to disagree with SI a little bit on this front.
Do the Texans need to upgrade the secondary? Absolutely. In fact, it is imperative that they do so.
That said, with Jonathan Greenard, Derek Barnett and Jerry Hughes all hitting the market this spring, it could be argued that addressing the pass rush is the bigger need.
And with names like Chase Young, Brian Burns, Danielle Hunter and others potentially available, things could get very interesting for Houston.
Either way, both needs are critical for Houston to take the next step. Fortunately for the Texans, they will have the versatility to do both.
