A lot of legal online sports betting sites point at the loss of Mario Williams early in the 2011 season as a reason why the Houston Texans did not advance past the divisional round of the playoffs. The team lost Williams in week five of the 2011 season, in a year when Williams was learning a new position that he had never played before. Yes, Williams was progressing nicely, but his injury is not what cost the Texans a spot in the AFC title game. The injury to quarterback Matt Schaub is what did the Texans in, and the Texans know it.
The good thing for Houstonis that third-string quarterback T.J. Yates turned out to have a lot of promise and was moved up to second on the depth chart. The football betting sites are still ready to pull the plug on the Texans if Schaub gets hurt again, but at leastHouston fans can cling to some hope that the season can be salvaged with Yates under center.
Offense
With names like quarterback Matt Schaub, wide receiver Andre Johnson and running back Arian Foster on the roster, it is no wonder the online bookie population is still excited about the prospects for the Texans’ offense in 2012. Running back Ben Tate adds some extra punch to the offense as well. The Texans have one of the finest offensive lines in all of football. If Schaub, Johnson and Foster can stay healthy, then there is no telling how far the Houston Texans will be able to go in the 2012 playoffs.
Defense
Considering that the Houston Texans lost what many people considered to be its best defensive player in week five, the defense held together pretty well. By the time the season was over, the Houston Texans’ defense was in the top four in every team defensive category in the league, including second in overall defensive rankings. This team is just loaded on defense, and that is whyHoustonwas able to let someone like Mario Williams go in free agency.
A sportsbook review of the 2012 draft shows thatHouston added even more punch to its defense when it took defensive end Whitney Mercilus in the first round. With Wade Philips at the controls of theHouston defense, this unit can only get better.
Outlook
The thing that has been holding the Texans back for years is its offense. With the many improvements the team has made, and the reappearance of healthy star players, the Texans can look forward to a prosperous 2012 season that will end with another playoff berth in the AFC. If theHoustonteam can stay healthy, then a berth in the AFC Championship is not out of the question. The Texans are much deeper on defense than on offense, so keeping star players healthy will be a primary concern in 2012.
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