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Texans Wide Receivers

Nico out at least one more week. Diggs out for the season. Tank is not looking like the player from his rookie season due to injuries. Robert Woods is who he is at this point in his career.

Who will step up? Xavier Hutchinson and John Metchie need to come up big. Dalton Schultz needs to rejoin the five headed monster.

Or Mixon can just put the offense on his back until Nico gets back.
 
Nico out at least one more week. Diggs out for the season. Tank is not looking like the player from his rookie season due to injuries. Robert Woods is who he is at this point in his career.

Who will step up? Xavier Hutchinson and John Metchie need to come up big. Dalton Schultz needs to rejoin the five headed monster.

Or Mixon can just put the offense on his back until Nico gets back.
All of the above will step up.
 
All of the above will step up.
There's nobody at the WR position that's more than a slightly above avg WR other than Collins. Woods is old, Metchie isn't the guy they drafted anymore, Hutch is a big possession WR who struggles to separate. Dell isn't the same guy after being injured/Shot. Let me ask y'all this, what WR other than Nico keeps DC's up at night worrying how they're going to defend them?
 
Tank is not looking like the player from his rookie season due to injuries.
I'm expecting more from Tank now that he's the #1 option (for a week, anyway). The Texans will miss Diggs, but he wasn't the explosive player he was in Buffalo. I expect Tank and CJ to re-discover their rookie chemistry over the 2nd half of the season.
 
Slowick should really run more 2-TE sets in this game. One to help the OL and two, give CJ some outlet options at 4-6 yards. Personally, I’d love to se ethos game be Stover’s coming out party. I just don’t understand Slowick’s inability and/or desire to incorporate his TE’s as receiving options.

As for Woods, I’d let him know that your job is to find the dead spot, get there and get your eyes on CJ so he knows you’re his emergency target when the pocket collapses. Woods has the veteran savvy to figure out how to make this work.

I’m looking forward to seeing how Slowick game plans for the Jets.
 
Slowick should really run more 2-TE sets in this game. One to help the OL and two, give CJ some outlet options at 4-6 yards. Personally, I’d love to se ethos game be Stover’s coming out party. I just don’t understand Slowick’s inability and/or desire to incorporate his TE’s as receiving options.

As for Woods, I’d let him know that your job is to find the dead spot, get there and get your eyes on CJ so he knows you’re his emergency target when the pocket collapses. Woods has the veteran savvy to figure out how to make this work.

I’m looking forward to seeing how Slowick game plans for the Jets.
Because they're keeping TE's in to block more often. Also Schultz has had a poor yr in both rceiving and blocking. It's like he got paid or something.
 
Slowick should really run more 2-TE sets in this game. One to help the OL and two, give CJ some outlet options at 4-6 yards. Personally, I’d love to se ethos game be Stover’s coming out party. I just don’t understand Slowick’s inability and/or desire to incorporate his TE’s as receiving options.

As for Woods, I’d let him know that your job is to find the dead spot, get there and get your eyes on CJ so he knows you’re his emergency target when the pocket collapses. Woods has the veteran savvy to figure out how to make this work.

I’m looking forward to seeing how Slowick game plans for the Jets.
Why do you think Slowick isn’t incorporating the TEs in the passing game? They get out there, they run their routes… Cj has to throw the ball to them.

Without Nico & Diggs chances are they’ll be getting the ball thrown at them more often.
 
I don't foresee a big game from Tank or any of the WR's TBH. If we continously find ourselves in too many 3rd and longs, The Jets secondary is just too good individually & i can't see our 3rd, 4th and 5th string WR's winning their match ups consistently enough for us to win a game in that fashion. & that's with me firmly believing that Sauce is about as overrated of a cb that there is. All this being said, CJ's will still wind up having to make alot of unscheduled plays this game; alot more than he normally does. He hit Metchie for a huge 3rd down conversion last game. Hutch came up huge with a big 3rd down coversion earlier in the game. We will need more of that from those guys. Be there when your QB is trouble & calls on you. I want to be wrong, but i don't foresee any of them having a "breakout" WR yardage/TD game tho.

I hope what we'll see is more of a focus on getting the TE group as a whole more involved where Schultz/Stover are the primary focuses early in some of the common sets like 12 personnel. Stover could wind up with the bigger game when its all said and done tho b/c CJ seems to have more repoire with him this year than Schultz......... & b/c that dude just plays more gritty as TE should than Schultz does.

Now, Given our WR situation..& because we had a few snaps of this last game, I expect us to lean a little more into the 3 TE & other bunch sets. These sets will have a dual purpose. 1, They signal run alot of the times..which is what we ultimately do wanna do. but 2, in the right down and distances we could use the same sets to set up little pop passes & flares to the TE's/RB's for CJ...which will serve to get the ball out of his hands quickly & negate their pass rush......Hell, even a guy like Quitoriano could get a target or 2 out of the 3TE bunch set...preferably in the red zone tho..... people forget that dude is 6'6 260lbs.

Ultimately tho I think this is a Mixon game. So more often than not i think what will be the strategy in this game & in using these sets will be to bring the Jets' on average quicker defenders in a little closer to the LOS for our TE's and OL to have a better chance to be able to block them..............More importantly it will be to give Mixon the best chance to get out on the edge & in space against the Jets' on average smaller defenders so as to be able to punish them a bit. Reddick is a DE & is only 240 lbs. 1 of his issues in Philly & why they released him was he was basically too small of a defender & couldn't really stop teams from running when they chose to run at him. Quincy Williams as a Sam LB is quick as all hell, but only 230 lbs.... Reed & Carter are fiesty but tiny 180 lb dudes. Book is also out on Sauce now too...his frail ass ain't trying to tackle nobody. I like Mixon's 6'1 220 lb frame running down hill against all those dudes. & If Pierce is healthy enough to go, i like his 215 lb hard running style against them too. Wear out Quinnen Williams' ass & have him running sideline to sideline.
 
Okay I’m fully prepared for backlash but I’m going to throw it out there anyways.

If I was Caserio, I’d bring WR- Denzel Mims in for a workout. My first check, is the speed still a 4.34-40. Second, can he catch the ball. If he can do both, I’m signing him to cheapest prove-it contract he could imagine. At 6-3 and 207 lbs, he’d be big enough to get by DB’s and fast enough to stretch defenses. This helps all the other WR’s on the field. It also gives CJ a target downfield provided the OL gives the play enough time to develop.

Why Mims? I wanted him in the draft. It didn’t work out for the Jets, Lions, Steelers, or Jags. Three of those teams dealt mostly with an injured Mims. The Jags had other options and he was the low man on the totem pole….that doesn’t mean he was performing as a WR1 and not getting a chance, just something else not clicking. I believe he’s still trying to play….in the UFL with the Battle Hawks. Bringing him in for a workout couldn’t hurt and if he shines, it becomes a very low cost signing for the rest of the season with a reasonable chance to contribute right away. I just like the idea that he’s potentially low hanging fruit that doesn’t require giving up any draft assets to kick the tires.
 
Michael Thomas is a FA WR out there to sign. I don’t know his injury situation. He was pretty darn good and then had a series of issues. Texans would have that info.

From what I’m reading a he suffered a bad high ankle sprain and then had ankle surgery later, which also included complications over a few seasons. Then he had a foot injury and later a knee injury. He’s been a UFA this season, but the information didn’t provide any details regarding his current health.
 
The Texans WR room is looking a lot less promising after injuries have taken their toll. Looking like Nico/Woods/Hutchinson/Metchie (depending on how long Metchie is out with injury) just like the end of last season.

It will be Nico and the JAGs. Defenses will roll coverage over to Nico, load up the box to stop Mixon and wait for Slowik to adjust.

If Slowik does adjust, it will be the first time this season.

:(
 
The Texans WR room is looking a lot less promising after injuries have taken their toll. Looking like Nico/Woods/Hutchinson/Metchie (depending on how long Metchie is out with injury) just like the end of last season.

It will be Nico and the JAGs. Defenses will roll coverage over to Nico, load up the box to stop Mixon and wait for Slowik to adjust.

If Slowik does adjust, it will be the first time this season.

:(
There's no way to adjust.
 
AFC South Champions, Brian. Are we really back to that?

Seriously, though, they lost Diggs early, and now Dell. There's not much they can do now, and with all the underperforming slackers on the offensive line, this season is pretty much a foregone conclusion - one and done.

The Texans are going to have to add WR high on their list of needs in the offseason. It's unlikely Diggs will be returning and even if Tank comes back sometime in 2025, I don't think he's ever going to be the same.
 
We have really been snakebitten at this position the last few years. Metchie, Dell, Diggs. And there was a brief period Nico couldn’t stay healthy.
 
AFC South Champions, Brian. Are we really back to that?

Seriously, though, they lost Diggs early, and now Dell. There's not much they can do now, and with all the underperforming slackers on the offensive line, this season is pretty much a foregone conclusion - one and done.

The Texans are going to have to add WR high on their list of needs in the offseason. It's unlikely Diggs will be returning and even if Tank comes back sometime in 2025, I don't think he's ever going to be the same.
I'm hoping the ol of

Tunsil, Howard, Patterson, Scruggs and Fisher can perform like they did last week.

As far as the WR's go, I hope they bring back Dionte and draft Savion Williams in Rd 2. Weapons
 
I'm hoping the ol of

Tunsil, Howard, Patterson, Scruggs and Fisher can perform like they did last week.

As far as the WR's go, I hope they bring back Dionte and draft Savion Williams in Rd 2. Weapons
Williams is a guy that I just heard about in a wide receiver podcast. He’s intriguing and would provide a different kind of weapon.

As for Dionte, I wanna see how he performs in the playoffs before we bring him back.
 
Agreed. In what became a glorified preseason game he stuck out as being more talented than the other players at his position.
He had a bad game last week? That's news to me? Really

Ummm no. Dionte looked very good on the all-22. He was getting easy separation often.
Three catches of six targets for 15 yd an average of 5 may not have all been on him but I just was not impressed overall. To be fair, I was probably wanting to see the stats and ability that would get him a 10 to $15 million a year contract.
 
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Three catches of six targets for 15 yd an average of 5 may not have all been on him but I just was not impressed overall. To be fair, I was probably wanting to see the stats and ability that would get him a 10 the $15 million a year contract.
He was open for a TD and Mills missed him. So that's 4 out of 6. What do you expect from a guy that had been with the team for 2 weeks? I would do a 3 yr 33 million dollar contract with Dionte in a heartbeat. The guy's a great WR2.
 
He was open for a TD and Mills missed him. So that's 4 out of 6. What do you expect from a guy that had been with the team for 2 weeks? I would do a 3 yr 33 million dollar contract with Dionte in a heartbeat. The guy's a great WR2.
We will know in a few more hours. He should shine with no competition and Stroud passing to him. I am rooting for the guy as that would save a draft pick on day two. I still want Tre Harris.
 
Three catches of six targets for 15 yd an average of 5 may not have all been on him but I just was not impressed overall. To be fair, I was probably wanting to see the stats and ability that would get him a 10 the $15 million a year contract.
Stroud also had a heck of a time being accurate. Everybody struggled to catch with his hospital ball placement/outright misses.
 
He did poorly last week which is not one game. You want to give him what he wants to extend? That is a pretty ridiculous position.

Which game did you watch? Or did you? The stats lied. Johnson can separate on a near elite level. I watched some cutups, plus what they showed during the broadcast. There is a reason why I said he is a borderline #1 on a WR poor team and a very solid #2 on a team with a bonafide stud like Nico.

No matter his performance today, I’d offer a short term contract, probably one year. Let him bet on himself. You’ll get the best version of himself next year to prove he isn’t a malcontent …then he can cash in elsewhere. Meanwhile draft a guy that can be the 3rd guy and potentially move to #2 in 2026. If Dell manages to come back in 26, great but I wouldn’t bet house money on it, so gotta go with the idea that he is done.
 
We will know in a few more hours. He should shine with no competition and Stroud passing to him. I am rooting for the guy as that would save a draft pick on day two. I still want Tre Harris.
I want Caserio to re-sign Dionte and draft Harris. This would solve the Texans WR issues for the next 5 yrs, Particularly with Nico's injury issues, Harris is the closest thing to Nico in this draft.
 
Which game did you watch? Or did you? The stats lied. Johnson can separate on a near elite level. I watched some cutups, plus what they showed during the broadcast. There is a reason why I said he is a borderline #1 on a WR poor team and a very solid #2 on a team with a bonafide stud like Nico.

No matter his performance today, I’d offer a short term contract, probably one year. Let him bet on himself. You’ll get the best version of himself next year to prove he isn’t a malcontent …then he can cash in elsewhere. Meanwhile draft a guy that can be the 3rd guy and potentially move to #2 in 2026. If Dell manages to come back in 26, great but I wouldn’t bet house money on it, so gotta go with the idea that he is done.
Looks like a good idea to me. Basically the Diggs contract. It's also something Dionte would probably be willing to do.
 
I want Caserio to re-sign Dionte and draft Harris. This would solve the Texans WR issues for the next 5 yrs, Particularly with Nico's injury issues, Harris is the closest thing to Nico in this draft.
I'm only on board with johnson this season due the injuries. But no way would I resign him next season. The guy refused to enter a game which is a big no from me.

We have a ravens fan in this board maybe he/she could tell us more about him
 
I'm only on board with johnson this season due the injuries. But no way would I resign him next season. The guy refused to enter a game which is a big no from me.

We have a ravens fan in this board maybe he/she could tell us more about him
I would rather hear from Panthers fans, was he an issue there? He got traded to the Ravens and obviously didn't want to go there and not play much in a contract yr. Cant really blame him for having an attitude, they were messing with his money.
 
Well other than Nico collins, that is not saying much. Again, he just was not what I expected to get a rich extension from houston.
I did not expect anything in that game. Today will be his audition. And hopefully he will get three more games after today to make a convincing case for a rich extension from Houston!
 
I would rather hear from Panthers fans, was he an issue there? He got traded to the Ravens and obviously didn't want to go there and not play much in a contract yr. Cant really blame him for having an attitude, they were messing with his money.
We saw from Diggs before his injury that his issues were overblown. Moreso a competitive alpha type rubbing people the wrong way. He seemed to fit in well here and I wish he didn’t get injured.

Hopefully Johnson is a similar case but I still can’t forgive refusing to enter a game.
 
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