Houston Texans Facing Potentially Disastrous NFL Offseason-HN

The Houston Texans have won the AFC South division title for the second straight year and will be facing the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs this Saturday.

However, you can’t help but think of the future for the Texans, who were actually one of the NFL’s most disappointing teams this season in spite of their division crown.

Houston entered 2024 widely viewed as the heir to the Kansas City Chiefs’ throne in the AFC, but things certainly haven’t turned out that way. As a matter of fact, some feel the Texans are the worst group in the 14-team playoff.

So what happened in Houston?

The Texans went on a spending spree last offseason, signing edge rusher Danielle Hunter as well as trading for wide receiver Stefon Diggs and running back Joe Mixon.

Dec 21, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans returns to the sidelines against the Houston Texans during the first half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Houston’s roster looked stacked going into the year, but Diggs ultimately suffered a torn ACL midseason, Mixon has faded and the Texans have been ravaged by injuries up and down the roster, including a second straight season-ending injury for wide out Tank Dell.

As a result, most have written off Houston in its matchup against the Chargers, and there is already conjecture about what the Texans can do this coming offseason.

Here is the problem: Houston is projected to have in the neighborhood of $14 million in cap room without having many cuttable players, so the Texans are going to run into some issues.

Meanwhile, Houston’s AFC South rivals will all have some decent money to spend, putting the Texans at a rather significant disadvantage.

Diggs will likely depart in free agency, and Dell may end up missing most—if not all—of 2025. That leaves Houston with Nico Collins and not a whole lot else in its receiving corps,

The free-agent crop actually looks pretty solid this March, but the issue is that the Texans aren’t going to be able to dip too deep into it.

Battle Red Blog, a Houston Texans community

Houston actually needs a lot. It needs offensive line help. It needs more weapons. It needs help along its interior defensive line. It needs to add another cornerback alongside of Derek Stingley Jr.

But the path to the Texans actually acquiring those pieces will be difficult.

Houston will have to get creative when it comes to restructuring contracts, and it will probably have to hit a home run in the NFL Draft.

The Texans are fortunate to play in arguably the league’s worst division, but their goal isn’t to win the AFC South; their goal is to dethrone the Chiefs.

Given Houston’s current financial situation, that will be monumental task. At least in 2025.

But who knows? Maybe the Texans will embark on a shocking playoff run here and make this entire point moot.

Related Posts

Legend Tom Brady emotionally shares his journey from the pinnacle of glory to his decision to retire from the field after an illustrious career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the NFL.

It’s always hard to walk away from the game — especially if you’re one of the game’s all-time greats. Tom Brady did just that in 2022 after…

Buffalo Bills head coach says he will resign immediately if Colin Kaepernick joins the team: Calling him an “uncontrollable troublemaker”, claiming he does not fit the club’s culture and values!

BREAKING: Buffalo Bills Head Coach Threatens Immediate Resignation if Colin Kaepernick Joins, Calling Him “An Uncontrollable Troublemaker” – NFL Fans Erupt in Outrage and Debate The NFL…

UPDATE: After rookie training camp, the Chiefs continue to adjust their squad with 4 important changes in the lineup to prepare for the new season.

The Kansas City Chiefs swapped out a couple of undrafted prospects after rookie minicamp. The Kansas City Chiefs finalized four more undrafted transactions on the evening of May 6,…

The Buccaneers have received praise from experts for successfully retaining a series of key veterans in a competitive free transfer period.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers still employ several players from their Super Bowl champion team, and those players help establish the culture of the franchise. Two of those…

Tyreek Hill OFFICIALLY JOINS BUFFALO BILLS: The decision shook the entire NFL as the fastest offensive line in history gradually took shape!

Tyreek Hill ARRIVES to SIGN with Bills, Creating NFL’s FASTEST Offense – Sparks Frenzy and Fierce Debate Across the League! In a blockbuster move shaking the NFL…

BREAKING NEWS: Patrick Mahomes – The bright star of Kansas City Chiefs is inexplicably underrated despite his impressive performance.

It’s really impossible to argue that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes isn’t one of the greatest quarterbacks of his generation. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has won three rings with the…