Under the leadership of head coach Gary Kubiak and offensive coordinator Troy Calhoun, Houston scored its most points during any preseason in team history. But heres the catch, you havent seen anything yet.
The preseason we were kind of vanilla, we didnt really want to show anything, Eric Moulds said. But now were going to put the bulk of our plays in and this is an offense that you really have to study. You have to know what everybody is doing because anybody can line up in any position. I could line up at running back sometimes, (Wali) Lundy could line up at receiver, so you have to know what everybody is doing. You have to get in your playbook and study because this offense holds people accountable.
The players will be held accountable by their coaches, but also the fans. Now in their fifth year, and after a disappointing 2005 season, the Texans have done little to excite football fans in the Bayou City. That should all change starting Sunday.
Most teams, even those under new leadership, will scale back both their offensive and defensive schemes during preseason play so they dont reveal too much information to their regular season opponents. That makes this Sunday the first opportunity for fans to see the Texans full arsenal on offense and the players are almost as excited as the fans.