What are you waiting for use our insider knowledge today to gamble on all the NFL Football Futures in our top online sportsbooks<\/strong><\/a> today.<\/p>\n 2009 Record: 9-7 If you guessed that the team with the most passing yards in the NFL last year came from the AFC South, you wouldn\u2019t be alone. However, if you knew that team was the Houston Texans, you\u2019d earn a gold star. The Houston Texans today have become what Arizona was a few years ago \u2013 that \u201cit\u201d team about which everybody says, \u201cThis is the year they get to the playoffs.\u201d <\/p>\n Then, for whatever reason, the \u201cit\u201d team fizzles. <\/p>\n In 2009 such was the story of the Texans\u2019 season, as high expectations led to perhaps the ultimate punch to the gut when Houston clawed its way to a 9-7 mark, only to have the tie-breaker go against them. This expansion franchise ended up on the outside of the playoffs looking in\u2026 again. <\/p>\n However, if quarterback Matt Schaub\u2019s career trajectory in Houston continues on the path it\u2019s been following, you can pencil the Texans in for the playoffs right now. He\u2019s not only improved every year, he\u2019s improved dramatically. It doesn\u2019t hurt that he\u2019s surrounded by maybe the best receiver in the AFC in Andre Johnson, a serviceable complement in Kevin Walker, and a fantastic tight end in Owen Daniels. All these ingredients add up to a passing game that\u2019s nothing to sneeze at. <\/p>\n Where Houston needs to improve on offense is in the backfield, specifically in the area between running back Steve Slaton\u2019s wrists and the tips of his fingers. Fumble-itis hurt both Slaton and the team last year. Running back Ryan Moats was good, but hardly enough to make up the difference. <\/p>\n This is likely the reason behind the selection of Auburn running back Ben Tate in the second round of the draft this year. It\u2019s also likely the reason for the heaps of criticism Houston\u2019s offensive line drew for its run blocking. <\/p>\n However, the Texans\u2019 offensive line doesn\u2019t lack for talent, it just needs to function better as a unit. Given the ability of this team on offense, Houston\u2019s success in 2010 will depend largely on the defense, a unit which will start the year hamstrung thanks to the suspension of last year\u2019s Defensive Rookie of the Year, Brian Cushing, due to his steroid problem. <\/p>\n Losing him to start the season is a huge blow to this team, since its defensive strength lies in its linebackers. This, combined with the loss of shut-down corner Daunta Robinson (Atlanta), forces not only rookie cornerback Kareem Jackson to step up immediately, but all the members of the defensive line (pro-bowler Mario Williams, Amobi Okoye, Connor Barwin, Shaun Cody, etc.) to generate far more pressure than they did last year (Houston ranked 25th in the league in sacks). <\/p>\n Such is the lot of talented teams on the playoff fence: If they maximize that talent and take advantage of the opportunities they\u2019re given, they\u2019ll end up in the post-season. <\/p>\n If they don\u2019t, they can\u2019t overcome the bad bounces and breaks and they inevitably find themselves again wondering \u201cwhat if\u201d while they sit at home in January. <\/p>\n Yet if ever there was a year to make their move, this is it for Houston. <\/p>\n The Texans match up with the NFC East out of conference, but they won\u2019t have to deal with Washington or New York in the winter, and they get to host the war for the Lone Star state at home against Dallas. <\/p>\n Watch for the Texans to finish above .500 and be a team no one in the AFC wants to face in the playoffs this year. Houston\u2019s destiny is truly in its own hands. <\/p>\n Super Bowl Odds: +3250 Place they\u2019ll finish in AFC South: 2nd <\/strong> It’s another season making NFL previews and Super Bowl predictions for the Houston Texans. 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\nATS: 7-7-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
Texans 2010 Outlook<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Texans 2010 Futures<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nConference Odds: +1415
\nAFC South Odds: +375<\/p>\n2010 Texans Predictions <\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nPlace they\u2019ll finish in AFC Conference: 5th
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\nDave Golokhov has written for <\/strong>BETUS Sportsbook, Sportsfanmagazine.com, FOX, Askmen.com, Sports-central.org, and the FOXSports.com Funhouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"