Well, Randy is fat but mediocre enough to be in the NFL kicker rotation - Mallet is just a lazy entitled P.O.S.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2002 Texans Avg. 3.2 yards a carry 84.2 yards a game 2015 Texans Avg. 3.3 yards a carry 87.9 yards a game <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a></p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/status/665193791997874176">November 13, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We ranked the top 10 WR corps in the NFL: 3. <a href="https://twitter.com/Bengals">@Bengals</a> 2. <a href="https://twitter.com/Jaguars">@Jaguars</a> 1. <a href="https://t.co/VSmKLaCEi0">https://t.co/VSmKLaCEi0</a></p>— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF/status/664922456507838466">November 12, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 6. Houston Texans (Average WR grade: 77.1) DeAndre Hopkins (92.2), Nate Washington (72.1), and Cecil Shorts (66.9) Plays with three WRs: 60.2 percent Average age: 27.3 Currently our fourth-overall WR, third-year standout DeAndre Hopkins emerged last season with 1,210 receiving yards and six TDs, but has taken it to another level this season. He is currently third in the NFL in receiving yards (870) and already matched his 2014 total of six touchdowns. Hopkins is also doing all of this while playing alongside average to below-average veterans in Washington and Shorts, as well as with struggling QBs in Ryan Mallett early, and now Brian Hoyer. Standout stat: – DeAndre Hopkins is the second-most targeted receiver (111) in the NFL, behind only Julio Jones.
smh this guy <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Jadeveon Clowney is day to day, 'dealing with back issue, it's painful, unlikely to play Monday night, O'Brien says</p>— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/665248243127705600" data-datetime="2015-11-13T19:21:55+00:00">November 13, 2015</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It was probably unrealistic to expect that he'd be able to crack his way into any other 53 man roster midseason. They have high picks invested in two LBs, and Ellerbe is a higher profile FA though injury prone. And it's probably a jump in complexity going from RAC to a Ryan defense. Sure would love for him to be playing here, but the short term IR spot was used for Ryan Griffin. Now we gotta wait til week 14, and that's IF he even comes to terms with the front office.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#Texans">#Texans</a> officially rule out Jadeveon Clowney and Kareem Jackson for Monday night game in Cincinnati.</p>— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/665603045988765697" data-datetime="2015-11-14T18:51:47+00:00">November 14, 2015</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>With Jadeveon Clowney out, Whitney Mercilus to start again at right outside linebacker, John Simon starts on the left side</p>— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/665602696427139072" data-datetime="2015-11-14T18:50:23+00:00">November 14, 2015</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Fair statement. Right now Mercilus is a better player. Hopefully 1 year from now when (if) Clowney is 100% he will be what everyone thought he would be.
Nice job, Texans. So little interest in a MNF game thread... it's even for a share* of first place on the putrid AFC South!
How is that money they paid Kareem looking? Everyone's talking about Clowney but Jackson was supposed to be the #1 CB this year. When playing, he has been like the 3rd best out of a secondary playing very mediocre.