Found December 19, 2011 on State of the Texans: Yardbarker Blogger Network
The Houston Texans are sitting at 10-4 and in the midst of their best season of their short franchise history. They just had their 7 game win streak ended by the Carolina Panthers, and the Texans must adjust on the run. Trying to fix their issues the Texans must get ready for the Indianapolis Colts this Thursday night on a short week. The Texans had 17 players on Monday that did not practice or were limited in what they could do for workouts. There are plenty of issues to correct, and this will be corrections on the run. It looks like the Texans will be concentrating on the mental part of the game instead of their normal schedule according to Gary Kubiak on Monday night. With this said there seems to be some growing concerns unfolding before our eyes, but it could be corrected in the last two games to give the Texans a fighting chance in the playoffs. 1. The pass rush has been no one else but Connor Barwin on a consistent basis the past few months. Brooks Reed, Antonio Smith, ...
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