Nick Caserio's trade for guard Shaq Mason is a step in the right direction to protect the...
In a repeat of 2021, Texans quarterback Davis Mills, bottom right, was sacked 31 times during the 2022 season.Texans general manager Nick Caserio nearly satisfied the immediate needs of the team’s interior offensive line by the end of the NFL’s legal tampering period. He swapped a sixth-round pick in the upcoming draft for a seventh-rounder plus former, a 29-year-old veteran whose additional seven years and two Super Bowl wins with the Patriots and Caserio help total 115 career starts.
Caserio hasn’t escalated bidding wars, particularly when courting former 49ers free agents who played for newly hired coach DeMeco Ryans and offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik. The Raiders outbid the Texans for Jimmy Garoppolo by offering him a three-year, $72.75 million contract, a deal that befits a presumed starter. Then the 49ers agreed to terms with starting center Jake Brendel on a four-year, $20 million contract.
Houston’s offensive line has a unique story within the franchise’s rebuild. Indeed, its long-term shortcomings partly necessitated Caserio’s initial overhaul. So the position group’s semblance of stability marks one of the first tangible signs that quarterbacks and running backs can safely inhabit Houston’s offensive backfield.
When former Texans general manager Rick Smith traded two first-round picks in 2017 to draft Deshaun Watson, the former franchise quarterback spent his first two seasons in football peril. He was sacked an NFL-high 62 times in 2018, prompting former coach and general manager Bill O’Brien’s urgency to secure Watson a star left tackle.
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