Houston Texans: The Emergence Of Whitney Mercilus

I’m proud Houston Texans’ fans.

You should be proud as well!

In stately fashion, the Texans were able to win the AFC South Division and punch their ticket for the postseason for the first time in the last two seasons.

That’s quite a remarkable turnaround considering where we were just seven games in the season.

After two multi-point losses to the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins, the Texans were staring at a 2-5 record and likely a disappointing season.

I’ll be the first to admit to you that I was actually considering that the Texans consider letting Bill O’Brien go as well as Romeo Crennel, a total cleaning of house along with Rick Smith.

I was frustrated, we were all frustrated and we were seeking some restitution for such a farce of a season that we had witnessed thus far.

But then came the bye week and the coaching staff got back to basics such as tackling and simplifying the game plan and all of a sudden the Texans started to click on all cylinders.

The turnaround then came through with the Texans going 7-2 the rest of the way.

For the most the part, NFL history will tell you that holding a 2-5 record at the midpoint of season likely seals your fate of not making the playoffs but the Texans shattered that mold and get the opportunity to game-plan for at least one more week.

I give credit to the entire organization for rising above it and showing that a Houston deserves to be represented in the postseason.

They’ll face a tough, relentless Kansas City Chiefs team that had a similar narrative to their season and are now playing their best football.

Their pass rush is deep and their offense is functional but the Texans certainly have a chance to beat it.

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I honestly can’t wait until Saturday!

But let’s talk about a guy who has earned every bit of the four-year, $26 million contract extension that he received this past off season.

You definitely know that I’m talking about Whitney Mercilus.

Whenever there has been a call made out to him, he has answered it proficiently and has made numerous strides since his rookie year with the Texans.

His performance this past Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars was by far the best of the season and possibly his career.