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n Watson to Michael Jordan prior to the 2017 NFL Draft Arian Foster Color Rush Jersey , where Watson would get passed over by nearly a dozen needy teams, a lot of people scoffed and snickered. Now, nearly two years later, while not the bragging sort, Dabo is probably thinking to himself “How do you like me now?” Having played his entire professional career behind arguably the worst offensive line in the NFL, Deshaun Watson leads the league in sacks taken. While he has a tendency to hang onto the ball too long, he also has some magic up his sleeve. Despite the line’s inability to open rushing lanes for the running backs, despite their inability to prevent opposing defenses from getting five steps into the Texans’ backfield faster than Watson can, despite having to field his backup’s backup, Joe Webb, as his WR3, Deshaun has found a way to drag this team, sometimes kicking and screaming, to the #2 seed in the AFC Playoff race. Most of the Texans’ wins haven’t been pretty, and the losses have all been ugly Jose Altuve Color Rush Jersey , but when Watson is on his game, he’s proven to be unstoppable. Maybe the Texans should bring in Mercy Me to sing “I Can Only Imagine” as the their intro song before the next kickoff at NRG Stadium as we all dream of the day Watson, J.J. Watt, and DeAndre Hopkins hold up the Lombardi Trophy while standing behind an All-Pro offensive line. Or, maybe, just maybe, the Texans do it this year. The Texans have never been closer to a playoff bye than they are right now. In fact, if they can beat the Eagles and Jaguars over the next two weeks, they’ll have clinched the first bye in team history. Ugly wins or not, that’s something to get excited about. And, ugly wins or not, the trio of Watson, Hopkins and Watt can find a way to beat anyone on any given Sunday. Sure, they don’t match up well against teams with star quarterbacks.Sure, they don’t have a great track record against the Chiefs or Patriots in the NFL Playoffs Julien Davenport Color Rush Jersey , having been ousted by both in recent years. But the ball has been bouncing Houston’s way this season. Anyone with the ability to examine football teams would conclude Houston doesn’t match up well with anyone else in the AFC playoff picture. One could also argue Houston is only where they are due to a weak schedule. But the difference between winners and losers in the NFL is razor thin, and the winners often simply are the teams that find a way to win. With Deshaun Watson, J.J. Watt and DeAndre Hopkins – arguably three of the NFL’s biggest talents – Houston’s odds of success in the postseason should go way up. Most teams often only have one, possibly two superstars. Having a trio of them means if the Texans can get/stay healthy,if the offensive line can start functioning at a pro level, and if the team can continue to get some of the lucky breaks they had during the nine-game winning streak, a Super Bowl trophy is not only possible, it’s highly probable. What do you think? Convinced Houston is going to crash and burn or do you think this year is THE year? At least once a season, the media will identify a team that’s “one or two players away from winning it all.” At a surface level glance, it might be easy to think that team hails from the great city of Houston, Texas. In fact, for a lot of teams, having a franchise quarterback, future Hall of Fame wide receiver, quality running back Tyrann Mathieu Color Rush Jersey , one or more great edge rushers, and a hand full of other top flight playerswould mean that one or two key additions could put them over the top. Let’s take a quick look at the Houston Texans’ roster... ...just to see if it passes muster. Deshaun Watson, DeAndre Hopkins, Lamar Miller - these guys could easily fulfill the old “triplets” of a quarterback, running back, and receiver combo to lead an offense to the promised land. J.J. Watt, Jadeveon Clowney and Whitney Mercilus - while Whitney didn’t do much to pad his resume this past year, this is arguably one of the most lethal pass rushing trios in the NFL. Will Fuller V, Tyrann Mathieu, Kareem Jackson - if all three stay healthy in 2019, expect each to be Player of the Week at least once, if not multiple times. While none are true superstars, each can contribute to the W column for sure. With all those players, and a hand full of other solid guys, Houston seems like it could be set. But wait.What about...The offensive line - a unit some homers seem to be defending as “not that bad” gave up more sacks last season than any team should give up in two years. The cornerbacks - the injury bug didn’t just bite these guys; it chowed down. Even fully healthy Sammie Coates Color Rush Jersey , none of these players were going to make the cover of Sports Illustrated as a game-changer. The running backs - Sure, Lamar Miller can be produce (imagine him in this system behind an offensive line that can actually run block the way Gary Kubiak’s Texans did), but behind him the light turns off pretty quickly. Knowing that Houston has finite prospects in free agency, whittled down even further by scheme fit, character, and the preferences of those players as to where they want to move their families, plus a finite number of draft picks that are often hit or miss, where should Brian Gaine focus? Is there one area in particular where Gaine can’t afford to whiff ? One position he has to crush? Next season’s schedule doesn’t appear as favorable for Houston as2018’s. Tack on a recently announced trip to play the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, and things get trickier. With Houston’s inability to not lose multiple key players to injury every year, they need to focus on depth. This brings us to the question of the day:If you needed to put all your eggs in one positional basket, where would you go all in?Offensive tackle?Cornerback? Best player available? With more and more and more mock drafts coming out, and a growing list of potential free agents to target, Gaine and the Texans’ couting team have their work cut out for them. As a graduate of ACU (Arm Chair University) so do you. Give us your targets in the comments - then we’ll see who should earn the title of Ultimate Arm Chair General Manager.