By Gerald Porter
The Houston Texans went from division champs to league wide chumps, rather quickly, in what was a landslide of a season. After two strong wins against the Chargers and Titans, the Texans season was everything but good from that point on. The first blow came after the downfall of Matt Schaub, who at the end of the 2012 season was 11th among NFL quarterbacks with 4,008 total passing yards. Yet Schaub’s poor play earned him a spot on the bench only six weeks into the season. The next hit to the Texans was the loss of Arian Foster. With a bulging disk in his back, Foster had to undergo season-ending surgery. With two key players missing from their roster, the Texans were left scrambling to find a way to achieve the previous seasons success. There were parts of a deteriorating Houston team that showed promise if they were built upon, but a complete team was nonexistent. Another source of the Texans woes was there ability to close games. In 9 out of 14 games, all loses, were within 7. With these games in reasonable distance, if these 9 games were wins, it would’ve turned a 2-14 season into an 11-5 season, which more than likely would’ve put the Texans in position to contend for the division title. And while everything in Houston was falling apart, Gary Kubiak, the team’s coach for the past seven years, was fired. While Houston’s season was a complete bust, it’s not all bad. At least they get a number 1 pick for their terrible play.
Beneath The Helmet 