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HOUSTON -- A year ago, the Hoiuston Texans sported the top-ranked defense in the NFL. It was an aggressive, frequently dominant unit built around pass rushers J.J. Watt, Jadeveon Clowney and Whitney Mercilus, run-stopping linebacker Benardrick McKinney and the cover skills of top cornerback A.J. Bouye. A year later, a defense taken over by defensive coordinator…
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Head coach Bill O'Brien of the Houston Texans already is more involved in the offense this offseason after the team's struggles on that side of the ball in 2016. The Texans' offense sputtered with now-departed Brock Osweiler at quarterback last season and O'Brien expects significant improvement in 2017 with Tom Savage and rookie Deshaun Watson under…
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Brock Osweiler was supposed to be the future of the Houston Texans, inking a four-year, $72 million deal as a free agent before throwing 15 touchdowns to 16 interceptions in Year 1. But it evidently wasn’t his poor play as the starter in Houston, it was a locker room explosion in Week 17 that ended Osweiler’s…
