Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans Nick Martin Jersey , local sports, and news from around the league for Friday, March 15, 2019."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Texans StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Texans NewsYahoo Texans Team PageYahoo Texans ReportYahoo Texans Depth ChartYahoo Texans TransactionsYahoo Texans PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Battle Red Newswire2019 Houston Texans OffseasonHouston Texans News: March 15, 2019New,664commentsYour one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Friday, March 15, 2019.CDTShareTweetShareShareHouston Texans News: March 15, 2019Jake Roth-USA TODAY SportsHouston Texans NewsEx-Texans safety Tyrann Mathieu on decision to join Chiefs: ‘A no-brainer’ (Houston Chronicle)New Texans corner Bradley Roby: ‘I can guard anybody’ (Houston Chronicle)Ex-Jaguars WR-PR Jaydon Mickens visiting Texans (Houston Chronicle)Ex-Chargers corner Jason Verrett joins 49ers (Houston Chronicle)Ex-Texans DL Christian Covington is now a Dallas Cowboy (Houston Chronicle)NFL NewsLe’Veon Bell: ‘I don’t regret’ sitting out ‘18 season (NFL.com)Bridgewater re-signing with Saints after Fins visit (NFL.com)Replacing OBJ? Giants agree to terms with Tate (NFL.com)Bills GM rips notion FAs don’t want to go to Buffalo (NFL.com)Barr: Jets signing like marrying ‘wrong woman’ (NFL.com)Jordy Nelson cut after one season with Raiders (NFL.com)Michael Bennett admits ‘I used to hate the Patriots’ (NFL.com)Panthers release OT Kalil two years into $55M deal (NFL.com)Top free agents: Who’s signed? Who’s available? (NFL.com)Houston & Collegiate SportsHouston Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns game preview (The Dream Shake) Both the Texans and Colts went 4-12 last year. The Texans were crowned last place in the AFC South after losing both of their games to the Colts. The big reason for a downtrodden Cullen Gillaspia Houston Texans Jersey , displaced, and dejected 2017 for the Texans and Colts was injuries. J.J. Watt broke his lower leg.Whitney Mercilus tore his pec. Deshaun Watson shredded his ACL like a cheap bag of cheese. D’Onta Foreman tore his Achilles. Tom Savage had a concussion, probably more than once.Andrew Luck couldn’t even hold a football, let alone throw it, and sat out for the entirety of the 2017 season. This season, one team is the eventual AFC South champion.The other is a playoff contender. At 9-3 and 6-6, both teams are led by players who missed last season. Houston has Watt back. Watt has 11.5 sacks (T-4th), 20 quarterback hits, and is tied for third in the league with 36.5 pressures. He also has 35 solo tackles and 14 tackles for a loss, and is the 1(A) on the best run defense in football. After never missing a start in his career, Watt saw the last two seasons snipped short Cullen Gillaspia Jersey 2019 , yet once again, he’s back to being a Defensive Player of the Year candidate. Indy got Luck back. This season, Luck has completed 322 of his 489 attempts (67.9%) for 3,360 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions.While he is averaging a sub-optimal 6.9 yards per attempt, he’s been sacked only 14 times.Luck is 10th in DYAR and 12th in DVOA. This has happened with T.Y. Hilton and Eric Ebron as his best receivers and featuring a mediocre at best run game. Watt, along with Watson, are the reasons for the Texans’ improvement from 2017. Luck, along with a much improved defense, are the reasons for the Colts’ improvement. Both Luck and J.J. are the front runners for the 2018 NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award. Sure Color Rush Cullen Gillaspia Jersey , you can throw Aaron Rodgers, David Johnson, and Odell Beckham Jr. on the list, but they haven’t approached the heighs they’ve previously reached. Between Luck and Watt, my pick is Watt. He’s playing on one of the five best defenses in football (as long as no one throws the ball deep on them). He’s the best run and pass stopping defensive end in football. He’s not 2014 incredible, but he’s still outstanding. The Texans are a better team and will make the NFL Plauoffs, while the Colts may not.Luck, on the other hand, isn’t even fully back yet. He’s averaging less than seven yards an attempt.He is an intelligent and accurate pick and popper. Another year of throwing the football should lead to a return to the downfield heaving. Whatever happens on Sunday at NRG Stadium, my pick remains the same. J.J. Watt should win NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
