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00:00How about the Houston Texans, right?
00:0510-7 last year, coming out of the blue, no one expected that at all.
00:10A lot of people jumped on their bandwagon this year.
00:13I did to a certain extent, but I was keeping my expectations to a minimum.
00:18Going from a last-place schedule to a first-place schedule in the NFL
00:21doesn't sound like that big a deal, but it really is.
00:24Here they sit, they're 7-5.
00:26They lost three of their last four, four of their last five.
00:29Only scored 17 more points than what they've given up.
00:32Them losing last Sunday is keeping the Colts, as mediocre as they are,
00:37alive in the AFC South.
00:39I do expect the Texans to ultimately win the South,
00:41but any thought of them challenging in the postseason,
00:45the way they're playing right now, they're at that point.
00:48Again, separation Saturday.
00:50If they lose to Jacksonville, which is coming off a bite on Sunday,
00:54and then they fall to 7-6, again, they'll win the division,
00:57but they'll be thrown into the category of the NFC South.
01:00Okay, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay, whatever, you'll win,
01:03but are you seriously going to contend?
01:05No.
01:06I think a lot of people thought the Texans would seriously contend this year,
01:09but it hasn't happened.
01:11I thought they'd win the division.
01:13I didn't think they'd contend for the Bulls or anything like that.
01:15I thought they was a little overplayed here.
01:17That defense still has issues.
01:19We know that it's average at best.
01:22They've got some pass rushes there.
01:24They can get to the quarterback,
01:25but they have problems on the second level and the secondary there.
01:27It's a work in progress.
01:29I don't think that's a surprise.
01:32You sort of knew that.
01:33C.J. Stroud has regressed some.
01:35Maybe teams are seeing him a second year offseason, have a book on him now.
01:38It can't all be because of the injuries.
01:41You lost Diggs, but, you know, Collins, Dell.
01:45I know Collins was out too.
01:46We always had somebody.
01:47Schultz hasn't been all that great, but Mixon has been fantastic.
01:50Been really good, better than expected by anybody.
01:54The offensive line is, once again, so-so.
01:56That can be an issue as well, especially with the passing game.
01:58I'll tell you this, though.
02:00If they lose to Jacksonville on Sunday, and, you know, there's a shot here.
02:04Jacksonville is coming over by.
02:05They think Trevor Lawrence could play.
02:07If it was Mack Jones, there's no chance in hell they're losing.
02:09But if it's Trevor Lawrence, it wouldn't be the ultimate,
02:12oh, my God, what the hell happened here.
02:14I'd be surprised, but I wouldn't be shocked.
02:16But if they lose to Jacksonville, they're not winning the division.
02:19I'm not so sure they make the playoffs.
02:20After that, they play Miami, who's as hot as anybody in the NFL,
02:24Kansas City, Baltimore.
02:28Yeah, that can be real hard, real quick for Houston.
02:31So I don't think they lose Sunday.
02:33I don't.
02:34But, you know, hey, I didn't think they'd lose Tennessee either.
02:37So we'll see how it goes here, but they got to put us to bed here.