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15 hours ago
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Will DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud get the Texans back on track this season?
Will DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud get the Texans back on track this season? | Inside Coverage Jason Fitz, Charles Robinson, and Frank Schwab discuss whether or not C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans will have a successful season this year. Hear the full conversation on 'Inside Coverage' - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript What about the Texans? Advertisement Obviously, the cream of the crop in this just trash division. Uh, they went 10 and 7 last year. Over under on it is 9.5 this year. Rise, repeat, or retreat, Frank, from where you were a year ago on the Texans. How do you feel now? A year ago, pretty hyped on CJ Stroud being, you know, the. coming and the next Dan Marino and there we go. He's still had a very good year, but still, I like, where are we now? Easy retreat. I, I thought that over the second half of last season, the Texans were a pretty bad football team and we forget that because they won the, they got into the playoffs one playoff game, competed against the Chiefs. Advertisement So maybe they found something late in the year, but there was a stretch of about 2 months where you're just like, this is not a good team and everything kind of fell apart for CJ Stroud last year, and I don't blame it all on him, by the way. Their offensive line was a mess. Well, their offensive line is still a mess and the receiving situation, which we loved last year, oh, take Dale, Stefon Diggs. Well, those guys, well, Stefon Diggs is gone. Take Dell, we don't know if we're gonna see him this year, replaced by a couple of rookies, good looking rookies, they might, uh, you know, show out, but I just don't see how the tech. Advertisement are better this year. I, I do trust the coaching staff. I really do like the coaching. I like Dmico Ryan's a lot. I like CJ Stroud's talent a lot. I just don't like the infrastructure there, don't like the way they played late in the season. I just don't think this is a year ago we were talking CJ Stroud for MVP, Super Bowl contender, blah blah blah. We got two over our skis with that. I, me personally, I did. I know that. And I'm just taking, I'm kind of taking a step back with them and saying, I don't think this Texas team is really that good. I think they're gonna need another offseason. To fix some of their offensive problems before they can get back on that track where we really feel like, oh, the Texans are coming, the Texans are gonna be a Super Bowl contender. Advertisement I think they're gonna need another offseason to fix some of their issues. I think, you know, like you said, the, the wide receivers now heading into this season are far more unpredictable. Compared to last season when we knew Stefon Diggs was gonna be on the field, we knew Tank Dell was gonna be on the field and Nico Collins was gonna be there. Um, I, I was with you. I went through, I was flying high on them. I was like, uh, you know, this, there could be an MVP season for CJ Strout in year two. I did not foresee the offensive line just completely falling apart the way that it did and him getting pounded. Advertisement Um, I, I, I don't blame everything on him. I think, look, look, Bobby Slovik gets fired as offensive coordinator, clearly. The, I think D'Amio Ryan did not feel like Bobby Silk adapted his play calling or the offense down the stretch to augment for what was going on with that offensive line. He just, it just kind of ran it the way it was gonna run and it fell apart. I think it's a retreat because I, I look at a team that wholesale changes on the offensive line and I have no clue whether or not that's gonna, you know, fix the problem. And uh it's just very uncertain at the skill positions beyond Nico Collins and not having any idea whether the offensive line can protect um TJ Stroud, whose play definitely decayed as he got hit over the course of, of last season. So to me, I, I, I don't think they make 10 and 7 this year. I think they're, they're short of that.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Poll: Which offensive line position still needs help?
Last week's poll brought the expected response in a landslide of votes. Most Houston Texans fans are still concerned about the state of the 2025 offensive line. Despite very promising showings at OTAs this week from the wide receivers, defensive backs, linebackers and quarterback C.J. Stroud, questions remain. Maybe, the biggest difference for the 2025 season is new offensive coordinator Nick Calley. Well, maybe more than maybe. Advertisement Regardless, we're talking big men in the trenches today. 2025 Houston Texans offensive line depth chart - OTA Edition LT - Cam Robinson LG - Laken Tomlinson C - Jake Andrews RG - Tytus Howard RT - Blake Fisher That's what you call new places for new, and old, faces. And, quite honestly, none of them chase away all doubt. But, it's only May, so the next few months will provide the coaching staff a chance to make alterations as necessary. It should also provide valuable snaps as a unit. As the mighty Matt Weston would tell us, the strength of the o-line is working together, not individually. If this depth chart changes dramatically for minicamps, then again for training camps, it might be a solid expectation that the o-line will struggle for the first half of the season. Advertisement But, leader of men Demeco Ryans is on the job. If he and Calley can get this group of big ballers acting as one, the sky is the limit for this offense. It is the off-season, as we all know, where hope springs eternal. So, let's just assume this is unit that hits the field in week one. Cam Robinson will likely get every chance to succeed before the hook happens. Laken Tomlinson, the former pro bowl guard, is an immediate upgrade. Jake Andrews, former New England Patriots lineman, has allegedly supplanted Juice Scruggs in the anchor spot. Time will tell. Tytus Howard at right guard is a little surprising, although he's moved around the line more than any Texan in recent memory. Advertisement Blake Fisher at right tackle could pay huge dividends. The former Notre Dame monster has been waiting for his chance to grab the brass ring since the Texans took him with the 59th overall pick in 2024. Behind these men we have rookie Aireontae Ersery, the aforementioned Scruggs, Trent 'been playing pro football since before you were born' Brown, Austin Deculus, Eli Cox, Ed Ingram and a few others. Aside from Ersery, who is hopefully a solid backup as he percolates on the bench for 2026, there's not much there. Which brings us to the poll for the week: More from
CNN
2 days ago
- Health
- CNN
New England Patriots head coach says team is aware of Stefon Diggs boat video
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said the team is aware of a video of wide receiver Stefon Diggs holding an unidentified pink substance in a bag on a boat was widely shared on social media. At a press conference, a reporter asked Vrabel if the team was looking into a 'certain substance, that people are guessing what is and isn't,' which was seen in the video, where Diggs – who signed with New England in late March and is recovering from a torn ACL suffered in Week 8 last year with the Houston Texans – is seen speaking with three women. During the video, Diggs pulls out a bag containing a pink substance and hands it to one of the women. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Vrabel stressed the importance of making 'great decisions, on and off the field.' 'Well, it's something we're aware of and, obviously, we want to make great decisions on and off the field,' Vrabel told reporters. 'Any conversations that I've had with Stefon will remain between him and I and the club.' Diggs has yet to comment publicly on the matter, but posted a series of intense workout videos to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, where he can be seen performing a variety of stop-and-start drills while tethered to a post and route running exercises. CNN has reached out to Diggs for comment. Representatives for the NFL said the league declined to comment. Vrabel emphasized that Wednesday's voluntary organized team activity, which Diggs missed, was a 'voluntary part of our offseason program,' but conceded that most of the Patriots squad had made it. 'The timelines, and the prognosis (of his ACL recovery), we're working hard to get him back and be ready to go. When he's here, we'll coach him and have him ready to go,' the coach said. When asked if he had spoken to Diggs since the video had come to light, Vrabel said: 'I talk to our players every single day, the ones that are here and the ones that aren't.' Diggs has been one of the best receivers in the league for years and hit another level after joining the Buffalo Bills in 2020 and linking up with QB Josh Allen, who won last year's NFL MVP award. He was traded from the Bills to the Texans last year, before signing with the Patriots to the three-year max $69 million deal, according to several reports, including NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.
CNN
2 days ago
- Health
- CNN
New England Patriots head coach says team is aware of Stefon Diggs boat video
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said the team is aware of a video of wide receiver Stefon Diggs holding an unidentified pink substance in a bag on a boat was widely shared on social media. At a press conference, a reporter asked Vrabel if the team was looking into a 'certain substance, that people are guessing what is and isn't,' which was seen in the video, where Diggs – who signed with New England in late March and is recovering from a torn ACL suffered in Week 8 last year with the Houston Texans – is seen speaking with three women. During the video, Diggs pulls out a bag containing a pink substance and hands it to one of the women. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Vrabel stressed the importance of making 'great decisions, on and off the field.' 'Well, it's something we're aware of and, obviously, we want to make great decisions on and off the field,' Vrabel told reporters. 'Any conversations that I've had with Stefon will remain between him and I and the club.' Diggs has yet to comment publicly on the matter, but posted a series of intense workout videos to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, where he can be seen performing a variety of stop-and-start drills while tethered to a post and route running exercises. CNN has reached out to Diggs for comment. Representatives for the NFL said the league declined to comment. Vrabel emphasized that Wednesday's voluntary organized team activity, which Diggs missed, was a 'voluntary part of our offseason program,' but conceded that most of the Patriots squad had made it. 'The timelines, and the prognosis (of his ACL recovery), we're working hard to get him back and be ready to go. When he's here, we'll coach him and have him ready to go,' the coach said. When asked if he had spoken to Diggs since the video had come to light, Vrabel said: 'I talk to our players every single day, the ones that are here and the ones that aren't.' Diggs has been one of the best receivers in the league for years and hit another level after joining the Buffalo Bills in 2020 and linking up with QB Josh Allen, who won last year's NFL MVP award. He was traded from the Bills to the Texans last year, before signing with the Patriots to the three-year max $69 million deal, according to several reports, including NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.
Fox News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Patriots coach ‘aware' of Stefon Diggs video involving mysterious pink substance on a boat
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said the team is aware of a viral video circulating on social media that appeared to show wide receiver Stefon Diggs passing around a bag of an unidentified pink substance. Speaking to reporters before Wednesday's practice, Vrabel was asked immediately about the video and whether the Patriots were looking into it. Vrabel confirmed that the team was "aware" of its existence but did not elaborate beyond that. He did say his expectation for all players was to make "great decisions" both on and off the field. "Well, it's something that we're aware of. Obviously, we want to make great decisions on and off the field. We're hoping that, with our time here on the field today, that when we don't have a script and we're on the call periods, that we're making great decisions. "The message will be the same for all our players, that we're trying to make great decisions. Any conversations that I've had with Stefon will remain between him, I and the club." A video of Diggs began circulating on social media this week. In it, the star receiver is surrounded by women on a boat. During the video, Diggs held a bag that appeared to contain an unidentified pink substance. An NFL spokesperson declined Fox News Digital's request for comment. Diggs signed a three-year, $69 million contract with the Patriots in the offseason. He is rehabbing a torn ACL he sustained last season with the Houston Texans. He is not attending this week's voluntary practices. "The timelines and the prognosis and everything, we're working hard to get him back and to be ready to go. When he's here, we'll coach him, and we'll have him ready to go," Vrabel said Wednesday. Diggs was recently linked to hip-hop star Cardi B. The pair were spotted courtside during an Eastern Conference second-round playoff game between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
