ESPNs experts smashed their heads together and came up with a future NFL Power Rankings. Jeremy Fowler, Louis Riddick, Seth Walder, and Field Yates used a scale of 0-100 to rate each teams quarterback, remaining (non-QB) roster, draft, front office, and coaching. They then proceeded to tally and weight teams by roster (30%), quarterback (20%), draft (15%), front office (15%), and coaching (20%) to create an overall score in an attempt to make a subjective task as objective as possible. <\/p>\n
After all of this, the Texans were ranked 23rd because Deshaun Watson is really good and everything else is kind of bleak. This is what ESPN had to say:<\/p>\n
23. Houston Texans<\/p>\n
Overall score: 73.5<\/p>\n
Why theyre here: The Texans have had more recent success than any team in this tier of the rankings, with a chance to remain quite competitive as we proceed ahead. Houston traded away its most productive player other than Deshaun Watson this offseason in DeAndre Hopkins and has made a long series of audacious and roundly questioned trades that are often a primary talking point when assessing how the team will fare ahead. Yates<\/p>\n
Biggest worry: Its hard enough being a head coach in the NFL. Unless your name is Bill Belichick, its almost impossible to be both the HC and the GM and do them both at a high level in the salary cap era. Bill OBrien is going to have to answer the bell in a big way while wearing both hats if the Texans are going to make noise in the AFC. Riddick<\/p>\n
Looking ahead: Receiver has too many durability questions for long-term comfort. The Brandin Cooks-Will Fuller V-Kenny Stills combo might just work for 2020, but Fullers knee issues and Cooks concussion history should lead the Texans to draft receiver help just in case. Tight end Darren Fells can still play but doesnt have much time left at age 34. Pairing a dynamic tight end with Watson for the next decade would be a prudent move by OBrien. Fowler<\/p>\n
Top stat to know: In exchange for Laremy Tunsil, Stills, a fourth-round pick and a sixth-round pick, OBrien dealt two first-round picks and a second. Thats not a stat, but that trade is a year old and I still cant get over it. Nothing depicts Houstons front office problem quite like that. Walder<\/p>\n
In the AFC South, the Texans ranked behind both the Colts (10th) and Titans (11th) but way ahead of the Jaguars, who were ranked dead last in the entire league. What do you think about Houstons ranking and the methods used to determine it? <\/p>\n
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