Playoffs Made Houston Texans Draft Priority Clear

For most teams, the NFL playoffs are a time of celebration and hope, letting them know they’re on the right path to the ultimate goal, which is winning the Super Bowl.  Still for others, the playoffs are a jarring reminder of just how far away they are and distance they still have to travel.  It certainly seemed like the latter for the Houston Texans following their humiliating 30-0 defeat at home to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Nothing was made more clear to them in that game than how deficient they really are at quarterback.

Brian Hoyer delivered one of the worst postseason performances by a quarterback in recent memory.  Against a talented and disciplined Chiefs defense, he was rendered completely useless.  He completed just 44% of his passes for 136 yards, threw four interceptions and fumbled twice, losing one of them.  It was as complete a breakdown as there has been at the position in a long time.  People still wonder why the Texans didn’t bench him.

The reason is simple.  They had nobody else to go to.  Brandon Weeden was with the team for just a couple weeks and nowhere near ready to take the field in a playoff game.  Never mind the fact he’s a failed 1st round pick who hasn’t stuck with two different teams before arriving there.

In other words, the Texans are in desperate need of a reboot at quarterback.  Head coach Bill O’Brien bought himself some time by winning a division title in 2015 but in order to cement himself for the future, he needs to go get his own QB.  The upcoming NFL draft is expected to have as many as six signal callers go in the first two rounds.  Most of them have size, good arms and solid mobility.

All Houston would have to do is find one they think can be an upgrade over Hoyer, which shouldn’t be hard and go after him.