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Solomon: For Texans, mediocre season would be a significant stride
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Regardless of what bookmakers say, Texans coach Lovie Smith, left, and general manager Nick Caserio are convinced they have a better team than the one that went 4-13 a season ago.In the NFL, mediocrity is rewarded with a chance to make the playoffs.With three weeks left in the 2021 season, all but four teams were mathematically alive.

The Texans made it a week deeper into the 2020 season before getting knocked out of the playoff chase. After that 36-7 loss to the Bears, J.J. Watt summed it up succinctly: “We’re not competitive.”After two such seasons, it is time for the Texans to go from messy to mediocre. He is in just his second year and still fighting to build something with the Bill O’Brien-Jack Easterby albatross around his neck.

Davis Mills doesn’t have to be a franchise quarterback for the Texans to win games. The Lovie Smith plan is to establish the run, protect the football, and play good defense.Caserio says most games come down to eight to 10 plays. The team that wins those plays wins the game.

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