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The Houston Texans Should Have MadeAaron Doster-USA TODAY SportsFrom the onset
it looks like the Texans are set on the interior. They have Senio Kelemete at
left guard, Nick Martin at center, and Zach Fulton at right guard. Here’s the
trouble. Kelemete has shoddy hands, is inconsistent, and struggles blocking the
second level.Martin is a below average run blocker, and pass blocking isn’t
really all that important as a center; it’s a lot more helping than taking on
individual rushers. And Fulton, well
Womens Julien Davenport Jersey , he follows the golden rule: every offensive lineman who leaves Houston gets better and every offensive lineman who
arrives in Houston gets worse. Fulton was a fringe Pro Bowler in Kansas City,
and was mediocre last season in Houston. The Texans could release Kelemete. They
could move Martin to guard. They could move Fulton to any interior offensive
line position including center. Everyone is up in arms about improving the
tackle position this offseason. In free agency those options are thin. Immediate
improvement can come on the interior. Brian Gaine has $72 million to work with
this offseason to improve the roster. And with that cap space he can maneuver it
to make interesting trades. He can do things like swap draft picks, or provide
later round picks, to pick up veteran players on expensive contracts a team is
looking to get rid of, and/or are still having to pay guaranteed money to. The
Browns did this sort of thing when they traded Kevin Zeitler to New York for
Olivier Vernon. And today, the Jets made this exact same type of trade. They
traded a fifth round pick, for a sixth round pick and Kelechi Osemele. In this
case the Jets took on a player they’ll have to pay $10.2 million to this
year
Seantrel Henderson Jersey White , and $11.7 million to next year if they decide to keep him. The Raiders moved up in the draft and moved on from a player
they were going to release anyways. Osemele didn’t have a great 2018, but no one
on Oakland’s offensive line did. Former greats Rodney Hudson and Gabe Jackson
underwent similar sad years. Osemele still sits on a throne of skulls while
picking his teeth with a tibia. He’s the most violent run blocker I’ve ever
watched. Defenders are flattened cartoon characters after he’s done with them.
And he has the strength to evaporate pass rushers at the point of attack. There
is no muddying up the pocket against him. Osemele would have been a perfect
power run/inside zone blocking improvement at left guard for Houston. This is
the type of trade Houston should have been in on and looking to make. The only
reason why they shouldn’t be is if the Texans want to actually commit to some
type of run blocking scheme, or identity, instead of putting it through the wash
throughout the year. If Houston is committing to running the outside zone then
Osemele wouldn’t be a great fit, but if that’s the case, it makes Rodger Saffold
all the more appealing. Regardless of Osemele, these are the type of trades the
Texans need to be looking to make to expand the talent pool outside of
unrestricted free agency. They have the cap space. They have all their draft
picks including two second rounders. Moving a late round pick and taking on
salary is an easy thing for them to do. They should be looking at trades as a
way to improve their roster even if they didn’t make a move for Osemele. Titans
quarterback Marcus Mariota left last Sunday’s loss to the Colts just before
halftime with what was initially called an elbow injury
Womens J.J. Watt Jersey , but head coach Mike Vrabel said on Monday that the quarterback actually suffered a stinger when he was sacked late in the second
quarter.Mariota did not return to the game after halftime and Blaine Gabbert
played the rest of the way in the 38-10 loss. Vrabel indicated that Mariota
might have been able to return to the game, but that the feeling was it was
safer to keep him out because he wouldn’t be able to do everything needed of
him.While Mariota was not doing everything on Wednesday, he was able to take
part in practice on a limited basis. He said at a post-practice press conference
that his grip of the ball was not affected by the problem and that he feels
confident he’d be able to play without a full week of practice.The Titans will
have an extra day to see if Mariota’s OK this week before taking on the Texans
on Monday night.
