Honestly, when I first heard about this contract restructuring, the first thought that popped into my head was: "Someone within this organization is a f-----g genius."
They have both players by the gonads. They get both salaries to about an equal level, prompting a more level competition. And, even if one of them does not work out, but both show some improvement, they have both salaries low enough to make them decent trade bait down the line.
B-r-i-l-l-i-a-n-t.
This is some hardcore, championship team kind of business shrewdness. And, they don't have to worry about getting reputation for being cheap, because the Texans have shown very clearly that they take care of their performers.
Last year was supposed to end up that way. How did that work? We didn't even end up comfortable with one backup. And we certainly didn't end up with any trade bait.
Sure, we need several more wins because that's all that counts, but, behind the scenes, this team knows exactly what they are doing.