It's not an easy process. In a perfect world everything would be grass. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49030490/fifa-world-cup-grass-nfl-stadiums-debate-field-surface
You just re-linked the article I just linked… that you linked a few weeks ago?!?!? Did I follow that right?
more at the link.... Lost in the bluster of the Seahawks' Super Bowl run was just how well the Texans' defense was playing. Houston was second to Seattle in points per drive allowed by a hair (1.48 to 1.52). By success rate, the Texans were the fifth-best passing defense of the past 15 seasons. I'd call it a once-in-a-decade defense if not for the fact the Seahawks and Broncos put up similarly spectacular numbers. Somehow, Houston lost nobody from this defense. Last season's 11 leading snap getters are all back and healthy for 2026, and the Texans added another starter in free agent safety Reed Blankenship. He should fill a traditional box safety role that was perhaps the only below-average position on the entire depth chart. The player with the most snaps no longer on the roster (Derek Barnett, 388) is currently a free agent -- the Texans could bring him back if they wanted to. It isn't just the roster that stayed consistent. They didn't lose a coach. Defensive coordinator Matt Burke, who got a head coaching interview with the Cardinals, didn't leave. Defensive backs coach Dino Vasso got defensive coordinator interest but withdrew from consideration. None of the positional coaches left. It's hard to get my head around the potential of the Texans' defense in 2026. This isn't a defense that opposing offenses can solve in an offseason, either. They run a basic menu of coverages and don't try to hide their hand much. It's not a sneaky schemed-up system with yet-undiscovered weak points. The Texans are just bigger and faster and more talented than you, and if that ever stops working, they hit unbelievably hard. The Texans are absolutely capable of authoring a 2025 Seahawks-esque season, and we know where that ends up. The loaded AFC makes such a route harder, but the Texans' offense also has a ceiling higher than what the 2025 Seahawks offense reached. If the biggest impediment to a deep run is simply not getting the worst of Stroud we've ever seen ... I'll make that bet. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...tions-division-winners-awards-playoffs-trades The Texans are great to watch simply because of the D. I can't wait.
Don't think the Texan Defense helps as they are just that good, no real need to play exotic or hid coverage. The Texan Offense practice against a "basic" defense that is just in Beast mode all the time.
I wouldn’t lose much sleep over this. I think the Texans are going full bore smash mouth football this year. Very heavy on ball control with a run setting up the pass mentality. Their offensive line moves suggest that as the direction. Their tight end selection in the draft also points to this. I would like to see one more move to bring one more between the tackles running back to guard against injury. It will be imperative that the Texans “win” first down this year. Protecting the football should be Stroud’s main emphasis this year.
I hope/want/need/pray that Woody takes a BIG step this year, he is a hell of a blocker, and I want to see more screens for him. The running game is so dependent on the overall functionality of the offense I worry about depth, after Woody its J Jordan who did have a 100-yard game, but I would really like to see us get another elite RB.
