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How to Fix the Texans' Offense

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The 2015 season was an eventful one for the Houston Texans to say the least. Expectations were low considering the offense seemed to be in shambles. No one really knew who the quarterback would be, Arian Foster was hurt and did not have a time table on his return, and nobody knew what to expect from the wide receiving corp after losing Andre Johnson (could Deandre Hopkins carry the load all by himself?). The beginning of the season seemed to match those expectations after a 2-5 start with blowout losses to Atlanta and Miami. Then the defense came alive and carried the team to a 7-2 finish, an AFC South Championship and a playoff spot. In fact, for the first time ever, all three major sports teams made the playoffs in the same year. That high feeling was quickly shattered in yesterday's 30-0 demolishing by the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild card round. It became very apparent that the Texans would never compete amongst the upper echelon of NFL teams without a solid quarterback, rega...