Recapping A Wild Day In Texans History

The Houston Texans came into the offseason with a huge hole at quarterback. That hole has existed since Matt Schaub threw a pick-six in 45 straight games (or something like that).

After back-to-back years of Ryan Fitzpatrick, Brian Hoyer and a few other names mixed in, the Texans have chosen their quarterback of the future.

Brock Osweiler, formerly of the Denver Broncos, agreed to a four-year, $72 million deal that will earn him $37 million guaranteed in the first two seasons. It’s a win-win contract for both parties. Osweiler gets his first big contract and a good chunk of change for his potential upside. On the Texans front, they get to try and develop that potential, but can get themselves out of the deal after just two seasons if need be with little future cap issues.

As I wrote yesterday, I’m not the biggest Osweiler fan, but I certainly understand the move by the Texans front office. GM Rick Smith and head coach Bill O’Brien needed to give O’Brien a quarterback to work with in year three of his deal and O’Brien chose Brock as his guy.

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The regime has put all their eggs in the Brock basket and it will determine their legacy in Houston. Fans have to be excited that they finally have a direction under center, instead of the carousel of quarterbacks they have employed the last two seasons.

But quarterback wasn’t the only positioned they filled. After cutting Arian Foster in the offseason, the Texans brought in a dynamic running back in Lamar Miller. Miller was the PERFECT signing for the Texans, better than any other available running back.

At just 24-years old, Miller has proven to be durable and effective after four years in Miami. Luckily for the Texans, the Dolphins severely under-utilized Miller, only giving him over 200 touches in just one of his four seasons. That bodes well for the Texans who will likely work Miller hard over the his four-year deal.

Miller has the speed the Texans have lacked on offense. While Foster was a heck of a running back, his health and age were unfavorable for the future. Miller gives the team huge playmaking ability, as he could bust a long gain easily and is also a big threat as a receiver.