The way I see it, this would be the year for the Texans to make that big Free Agent splash. There are quite a few areas of need that will be available. There are very good CBs and very good Safties out there, even a few good DTs.
IMO this is why you didn't spend the big money before - to save for an offseason inwhich there were many players to choose from that would bolster and improve your roster.
Don't give me the excuse that we build through the draft. You already did that:
OL - Two good tackles you got in the draft
RB - One you didn't get in the draft, one you did get in the draft and we are waiting for him to heal. Wanna build through the draft this year? Maybe you improve the RB depth by going RB in the draft again, after cutting Slaton.
QB - You could draft a QB to groom
WR - You drafted the best in the league, and you already drafted a playmaker in Jacoby. You could still "build" through the draft with another pick here.
DL - You drafted two and one has made the Pro Bowl twice. Seems like we need an immdeiate impact player here and that immediate impact needs to come from the DT or NT. Need to spend money vs. trying to develop a player.
LB - Switching over to a defense where the LB play is very important. On a team with an effective offense, you can't waist time developing a drafted player here. Your LBs need to be bad ass yesterday. We've built through the draft with two pretty good ones in Demeco and Cushing. Because of where we pick in round one you could get your OLB in the draft, but you could spend minimum cash for a FA here too.
Secondary - The biggest need on the team with the most available FAs. You need to spend money here.
My point is, we've already built a team that can win through the draft. Now's the time to put players around that team we built.