Nope, he wasn't. AJ is the most overrated Texan IMHO. Don't get me wrong he was great but not feared great. Oh and the TD thing. Foster destroyed teams every season before his injuries. Plus Foster had a great personality that got the Texans some primetime attention. AJ was as exciting as a rock on camera.
If only they could have ended Andre's tenure here the same way. Instead of the stupid "you'll only have 40 catches if you stay here".
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Arian Foster has missed 23 games over the last three seasons with back, groin and Achilles injuries. <a href="https://t.co/8FWqT9N3zK">pic.twitter.com/8FWqT9N3zK</a></p>— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/705412563299917825">March 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Arian Foster since 2010: scrimmage YPG (1st), rush YPG (2nd), rushing TDs (3rd). And that includes missing a lot time over the last 3 years.</p>— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPalmerTV/status/705415729277874176">March 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Reality: Arian Foster missed 23 of the Texans' last 40 games; He'll be 30 at the start of the season; And he was gonna cost $6.625M to keep.</p>— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/705416317797580802">March 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I understand the move. Foster was obviously among my favorites. Running backs like that don't come around very often.
See ya Arian. Glad to have that extra cap space $ to sign someone who will be productive on our team......or just take up space.
May not be a popular sentiment, but I wish the Texans would put up a statute or some type of plaque/remembrance for Foster. RB is a fierce position. Foster gave us his all for a long time, and he was truly one of the best to do it.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a> have released RB Arian Foster. <a href="https://t.co/reDZtFRmwC">pic.twitter.com/reDZtFRmwC</a></p>— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoustonTexans/status/705418554150146048">March 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nothing official yet, but other roster cuts for Texans expected to include safety Rahim Moore and tight end Garrett Graham</p>— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/705418410629267457">March 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>