The Perfect Rebuild: How The Texans Became A Contender In 1 Year

[@Jah14668]

First one here 😂

[@fallenherosc2410]

Bengals fans unite! Also its insane that the Texans may have just broken our record for the fastest rebuild😭🤣

[@SlamTF2]

The craziest thing to consider is that the Texans were so good this year, and they have a ton of cap space and decent draft picks to spend this year to further bolster their roster while already having a franchise QB, 2 good receivers, a good TE, a franchise tackle, a great pass rusher and D-line, and a good CB. They might be the scariest team in the league next season if they make the right acquisitions.

[@TheMILVSCR]

Totally agree, and I'm a Falcons fan. I'm happy that we're not in the AFC (not like it would matter 😂)

[@veggietalefacts1541]

It’s crazy to say but they can turn into legit contenders if they play their cards right this off season

[@thewestisthebest6608]

Shultz is probably going to leave in free agency but the backup Brevin Jordan is a good replacement Or they can wait until the 3rd-5th rounds for a decent TE if they wanted too

[@jesusdelatorre3340]

They need a running back badly

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

​@@thewestisthebest6608why would he leave???

[@cristianmunoz2480]

Bro this rebuild started in 2021. Nick did an excellent job when a lot of people wanted him gone. He got Collins in 21, Stingley, Green, Pierce and Harris in 22, and got Stroud, Anderaon, Tank, Henry T, Scruggs, and Patterson in 23. Out of all those players maybe Green and Pierce wont be here for long but overall hes done a phenomenal job. Especially in the later rounds

[@micahdavis1369]

The people that wanted him gone after a single season never made sense to me. His job is too assemble the best roster possible, obviously he couldn't do that with what he was given in just 1 year. If we fired him so soon we never would have gotten to this point.

[@NxFxKW]

I completely agree Caserio had to completely rebuild this roster cause the one he inherited was pretty bad. It’s a blessing that Deshaun asked for a trade because if not we would have been trying to make it work with him for years with a subpar roster. Him wanting out forced us to look in the mirror and realize we weren’t a very good football team and address the severe lack of talent.

[@Jay-nk6dm]

even green has a chance to come back cause he only had 1 year and then got injured. stingley completely changed under the new scheme so lets see what green can do. pierce just ended up getting left behind by the scheme change which isnt anyones fault tbh.

[@RobloxFungamez]

@@micahdavis1369Fans thought The rebuild would be one season

[@kobelewis8792]

I’d expect Henry Too’too to make a big jump next year like Christian Harris did

[@ederf23]

Really need to mention GM Nick Caserio when talking about this rebuild. He came in and helped clean the mess BOB left behind. He has managed the cap and helped orchestrate the trade of DW4 and WAJ. He deserves credit as well.

[@Josh-ut4wv]

well also i think this year he pulled out the stops as there were hints that if the team did not have some sort of a turn around his job was going to be on the line

[@judoka.]

@@Josh-ut4wvthose hints weren’t valid at all.

[@Josh-ut4wv]

@@judoka. well you can believe that but he had been in since bill was fired and he was there to turn the team around sure bill screwed him over but there was a lot of wasted picks during this time. So if you are an owner and you a getting a gm that says that he can change a franchise you want to see that not more crappy seasons. This the same ownership that went through 4 coaches in 4 years.

[@judoka.]

@@Josh-ut4wv i don’t feel like correcting you so believe what you want to believe.

[@ChiefGore429]

Yeah. Nailing your qb really helps. But nailing your edge rusher as well in the same draft. That's the 3rd most important role, I think. It was so aggressive to trade up like that, and boy, did it pay off.

[@bigbearkat2010]

Even better about that trade was the day of the draft people thought Arizona might have the 1 and 2 pick this draft because of it since we all assumed the Texans were going to end up like Carolina in all of this. Instead they ended up keeping the better pick from Cleveland once it was all over.

[@Souleater_4242]

Everyone was saying we overpaid for will anderson but he is worth the trade up gnna be a monster.

[@bigbearkat2010]

@@Souleater_4242if he keeps up the trajectory, it will probably be on par to when Atlanta traded up for Julio Jones.

[@thelyonking5812]

I’m just happy to hear people finally talking positively about my team after the last 3 years of disaster.

[@Bwkjam]

By finding a leader of men in Ryan, a Dog in Will Anderson, and presumably some kind of mutant in CJ Stroud.

[@ericparker163]

😆@mutant CJ is unreal. Can't wait to see what this offseason brings. Time to load up on offensive weapons.

[@rjvicious3317]

Bro Tank dell was on pace for 1420yrds and 12 TDs

[@edgoat14]

@@rjvicious3317crazy that CJ vouched for tank to be drafted by HOU and man did it pay off. Their draft class from last year can go down as something legendary.

[@FantasySportsZen]

Great comment. I made a post solely about CJ but tbh DeMeco was almost as big of an addition.

[@GroddDaGreat77]

Mutant 😂😂😂😂

[@paulweston8408]

If the Chiefs win the Superbowl, I really hope the NFL has the Texans play them in the 2024 season opener at Arrowhead! This season, the Lions got the opening game against the defending champions, and it seemed to work out. Houston is already scheduled to play in Kansas City next season. I can't think of a better way to start the season than by showcasing the next big thing!!!

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Maholmes and Stroud could be the next Brady and Manning

[@tmap92]

@@Bullboy_Adventures I'm a Bengals fan, so naturally I would say its Mahomes-Burrow is this generation's Brady-Manning rivalry, be we wont get that this year unless Bengals make the postseason. The more realistic rivalry is Mahomes-Allen; they will meet in the regular season again and I'm very confident they will battle in the playoffs again. CJ Stroud is a bright young QB, as well as the Texans a strong young team, so we will some Mahones-Stroud games. We need more games from them, so the Texans need to stay competitive and keep winning the AFC South so meeting the Chiefs becomes a regularity.

[@christianthecap]

Nico Collins was a great help and won me my Fantasy League. Thank you Nico & CJ.

[@caseybanter]

I picked Nico up from FreeAgency week 1. Best move I ever made. Wouldn't of made the playoffs without him

[@caseybanter]

You didn't give Nico Collins nearly enough credit! He had a Fire season!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@OkagaCalifornia]

Good video, I'm a huge Texans fan and your content is pretty accurate! The only thing I would say (as someone who had the misfortune of watching every game from 2020-2022), our rebuild wasn't just a 1 year rebuild. I'd say that Caserio in 2021 started it then, but our turnaround was absolutely a 1 year thing.

[@bigbearkat2010]

From the Chiefs playoff game until the this season, we really did have no choice but to embrace the tank.

[@OkagaCalifornia]

@@bigbearkat2010 A collapse of that magnitude was going to take a long time to really come back from. Caserio had to clean up some awful contracts from BoB and he’s going to reap the benefits this offseason. He played the long game and it’s really been so satisfying seeing it work out.

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

The future shines bright for Houston Texans you will see

[@JayBigDadyCy]

The Texans are basically the Lions after 2022. Room to make moves. Good picks remaining and an already good team. They will be tough next year. I'll still never understand why CJ wasn't talked about as much. As a Michigan fan, I watched that dude ball out for 2 years straight in every game he played.

[@themidnightace8295]

4:16 Correction no lead is safe with Bill O'Brien and Doc Rivers

[@aiwash2766]

The amount of crap the Texans got for trading their 1st round draft pick to get will Anderson was insane, in hindsight now it looks like a 1000 IQ move by them, they essentially got a potentially generational talent for a draft pick in the late 20s……. It’s unbelievable, truly unbelievable

[@bigbearkat2010]

Even better they kept the Cleveland pick which ended up being the better one.

[@dumpsterfirefrl]

Cardinals thought they were getting a top 5 pick 💀

[@rjvicious3317]

​@Lol-jd1gi the national media was saying 1st overall to the cards😅😅

[@claycassin8437]

It wasn't one year. It took four. We were drafting guys during that period who are now making a difference with better coaching. A superstar QB was a nice addition this year, though.

[@12thMandalorian]

7:00 “Texans traded up from 3 to 12”

[@derekpetersen7571]

This is the first time I can say next year and be hopeful

[@rylandkozlowski]

Jaguars fan here: y'all are what we wish we were

[@dumpsterfirefrl]

Jags roster is still better on paper

[@micahdavis1369]

If we keep drafting like we did this season, it’s only gonna take 2 or 3 seasons for us to be in the Super Bowl

[@cadedonnghail9317]

Dude it took Mike MacDonald not fucking up and your o-line outside of Laremy Tunsil not getting gassed to not make it THIS YEAR

[@aidencortez5490]

maybe even just 1-2

[@shaheemtaylor960]

This is what happens when u get a franchise QB with a great coach. All successful teams have that combo. Trans that struggle more than likely their missing one of the two or both.

[@vonwigg3592]

I high key think the texans should go after saquad

[@heffegaming]

As a Texan fan who wanted stroud over young, NO! He’s damaged goods. Absolutely the fucc not. Keep that nigga in NY

[@theshape5187]

I hope my Texans win the superbowl soon

[@funkyfunkos6227]

It was really 2 years. As a Texan fan it did not start until culley was named head coach and we got our picks from the browns. Nice try though

[@ImNotOceanz]

I would argue it started in 2019 when they hired their GM, all their draft picks and moves lead up to this year. They were a solid team that couldn’t close out games but this draft put the finish touches on the roster

[@NxFxKW]

I’m a Texans fan and I will tell you straight up this wasn’t a one year rebuild this was a three year long process that the team stayed committed to… they caught a lot of flack for firing Culley and Lovie Smith after one year each but they knew when they hired those guys that we were going to be tanking for a few years and payed them to eat losses. The team had to be completely torn down and built up again and that started the day Deshaun asked for a trade.

[@joeford5181]

Hold on he was picked number 69!!! And his name is Tank Dell!!!! Damn!!! That's a steal

[@johnnydepp4866]

Much more funny if he was picked 64, or even as worse as 89

[@Sandman1724]

Hittin on Stroud, Anderson, Tank Dell was huge. Hiring Demeco is a ✅️ Getting Singley and Collins in '21 & '22 paid off. Caserio is proving to the right hire. But let's be real. THE MOST IMPORTANT move during the past 3 years was FINALLY FIRING JACK ESTERBY!!! That rotten bastard ruined this franchise!

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

I'd love to have 5 minutes with Bill and a baseball bat in a locked room. That guy destroyed my Texans team!!!

[@PapaSwisha]

The crazy part is it's been a 3 year rebuild, but yall make it 1 year, lmao

[@rjvicious3317]

just imagine if they would of gotten Bryce Young...ouch.

[@choosecarefully408]

@@rjvicious3317Why? Only one person bothered to study him & Stroud, how they go about setting up for the same plays (key point here) up until either the play-calling or lack of on-field talent sabotages them. Exactly like in the preseason, you can't tell them apart. They're the same QB, only one is in a much, much better situation than the other.

[@rjvicious3317]

@@choosecarefully408 no way in hell that was the case, better situation? It looks better now because Stroud is an Elite QB and Demeco is an awesome HC, nobody was saying Houston was a great situation, it was quite the opposite my guy.

[@choosecarefully408]

@@rjvicious3317That's *fascinating!* Wtf does it have to do with anything _I_ said though? Nobody _was saying_ Houston was in a better situation? Okay. I didn't say anyone had.

[@rjvicious3317]

@@choosecarefully408 my boy, are you mentally ill?

[@texanmetalhead1]

14:15 The funny part about Keenum playing against the Titans was the the Titans had sent his collage, University of Houston, a cease and desist for using Houston Oilers inspired jersys.

[@sammabuggy]

the fact demeco ryans didnt win coach of the year is absolutely insane

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

As urinating tree said: stroud is the qb coaches can only DREAM of!

[@jerrelvinson964]

CJ Stroud should be receiving the praise and recognition that someone like Andrew received. After all a quarterback like Lick (white QB) would be getting praise and respect and recognition on the level of nearly being over hyped

[@cadedonnghail9317]

He honestly scares me. That ability to just flick an arm and having it hit a guy 40 yards downfield without trying for it is scary. The fact that he makes good reads on top of that and pestered his team to draft a WR nobody cared about alongside him is even worse. He is going to plague the AFC for a decade at minimum, even if Ryans doesn't wind up cutting the mustard.

[@saydaddy91]

I think he’s getting the recognition he deserves. After all he’s now officially a pro bowler, he’s the presumptive rookie of the year and not to mention for the first half of the year he was a legit MVP candidate

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Andrew Lick? Lol

[@bigbearkat2010]

The Texans fanbase wants to name the team after him and he was getting MVP buzz through the first 2/3rds of the season, he's getting plenty of praise. His pre draft evaluation maybe didn't reflect that but at this point I'm not seeing anyone short changing him.

[@dumpsterfirefrl]

Dude Stroud been getting crazy hype wdym, has nothing to do with race and most people been saying he’s had the greatest QB rookie szn of all time.

[@chrisyentastic379]

Step 1 get a superstar QB, Step 2 win.

[@julians117]

I was just okay with having more wins than last year but playoffs proud Texans

[@mubashirmohiuddin5346]

Nah what the packers did this year is the true definition of going from rebuild to contender. They weren’t even supposed to have a winning season, let alone win a playoff game. Houston has been rebuilding for 2-3 years. CJ Stroud being good is what is finally bringing their vision together. It’s awesome to see them doing so well. Even rebuilding in 2 years is a big deal

[@clwest3212]

Not supposed to have a winning season let alone win a play off game is literally what the texans did too? Wtf you talking about. They weren't re building, they were dead in the water until this year. I'm stoked for the packers too though! But no one has it worse than a texans fan. We finally have something to look forward to

[@DivineOnwuemeka-c6y]

Have to mention Nick Caserio and Bobby Slowik also

[@xnvaznx]

I thought Anderson had a FG block in the first game of the season?

[@TYreLL0416]

Third game of the season

[@YOSSARIAN313]

Cleveland browns getting destroyed by karma never gets old

[@edub90]

Draft O Line , Defense and draft or free agent pass catching RB.

[@MrTHUD03]

Bro we need your input on the commanders news!

[@Avengedincorporated]

Contenders are teams in the championship game. Id call teams that made divisional playoff teams. Teams that made the wildcard are just that. Theyre wildcards

[@poiny91]

Houston never settled for Stroud... They always wanted him as their QB... If Stroud would've been taken first overall, they would've drafted Anderson at #2 and kept tradingdown until comfortable to pick Levis late in round one...

[@herps]

and now they have diggs😭 wth

[@clwest3212]

Tank dell! Cmown!

[@Somerandomperson2332]

That hail mary against the colts saved there future

[@chicagodude8888]

And the Bears fan base is split on whether or not to pick a quarterback or trade the top pick to “build around Fields”. Would the Texans have had this turnaround if they traded the second pick to build around Davis Mills. It’s almost like a good quarterback miraculously makes the receivers get open and catch passes by waving a magic wand. Almost.

[@Walker-ow7vj]

Bruv fields is 100x better than mills stop how dishonest you gotta be to act like they are at all comparable in skill 😂

[@chicagodude8888]

@@Walker-ow7vj I agree that Fields is the better quarterback. That’s still a low bar. If the Bears find that dude in the draft these “bad receivers, trash play calling bad o line” will likely get resolved because an elite quarterback will elevate the play of the entire offense and defense indirectly by keeping them off the field giving them rest and putting more pressure on our opponents offense. Raise the bar.

[@TwiistedTr33]

We need another pats video

[@MadSUPANOVA]

As a Bears fan... I digged my own grave.

[@STEPHEN1463]

You said "They traded from 3 to 12." Thats the other way around.

[@ericparker163]

Just for accuracy's sake, the Texans drafted CJ two, then traded into 3 to get Wil.

[@evandegge8230]

If they stay healthy they can easily win 13 games next season.

[@yup9715]

Hit on a Qb and play in a bad division, simple as that.

[@FantasySportsZen]

Lol. They drafted the best rookie qb in 25 years. That's how.

[@lolwutyoumad]

It didn't take just "one year", guys like Nico, Greenard, Stingley, Pitre, Harrris etc who were all critical to the Texans success were all drafted during the down years. Stroud got those guys over the hump but acting like all you need is one superstar QB is the mistake the Panthers made

[@VictorGonzalez-vd1ss]

I was thinking the same thing, definitely didn’t take just one year

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Everyone was saying they were nobodies before stroud got there

[@VictorGonzalez-vd1ss]

@@Bullboy_Adventures yes because they didn’t have a qb like stroud, he was the missing piece

[@dumpsterfirefrl]

Wouldn’t be surprised if the Panthers made the playoffs with Stroud instead of Young. Panthers were projected to win more games than the Texans. Even the receiving corps PFF had the Texans at #32 behind the Panthers #31 before the season.

[@ninjaplaz3517]

Yo

[@LazyVoidzTV]

missed the fact he tore his acl playing in the texans stadium then he sued the organization after retiring... Crazy story

[@williamjones9707]

A big part of this is finding a sucker gm that was willing to make the worst trade in nfl history

[@jayt4084]

What's up with delayed uploads 😢

[@TheGoogleScholar]

No love for Bobby Slowick?

[@44trae14]

Texans didn't have to settle for anybody... If they wanted Bryce they would have him

[@Swype87]

They drafted CJ at 2, not Will

[@Spite555]

former lsu qb joe burrow*

[@anthonyb2223]

It was less then a year

[@MagikFingers420]

One year? Brothis tihis has been a rebuild since O'Brien destroyed the AFC South Championship squad.

[@Unknown71333]

I think if we had hopkins we beat the ravens

[@johnmathew7694]

No! No! No! They traded from 12 to 3

[@eastern1015]

Big difference between a playoff viable team and contender lmao

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Texans humbled the browns. Just sayin

[@NickWixx]

It was a lucky draft. CJ should have went to the Panthers. The 49ers have had the best team builds 3 SBs in 10 years with 3 different QBs.

[@xnvaznx]

The 49ers lucked out on being able to hire good coaches by getting John Harbaugh and then Kyle Shanahan within that span. They've both had success with QB's practically wherever they've coached.

[@ChristianDeJesus219]

​@@xnvaznx*Jim Harbaugh

[@joshespedahl443]

What's funny is the texans won't nearly be as good next year. If Anthony Richardson stays healthy colts win the division. If the jaguras don't choke an 8-3 start LOL they will win the division next year. Titans the weakest link but the texans will ensure that the division will surely be competitive and entertaining no doubt about it!

[@derekdraney2]

Lol Texans will be better. We’ve made good draft pics the past 2 years and have almost 70million in cap space. We have the franchise qb and a good head coach. They are definitely going in the right direction

[@FunGamerFever]

Don't get cocky buddy. Colts still have weakness and Jags have an overrated Lawrence. The Texans have all that cap space and Clevelands first rounder so they will only get tougher than those 2 teams

[@drainstorM11]

I do think it's worth mentioning that going into the season, AFC South had a lot of threats that ended up looking like puppies this season. The Colts should have had it (coming from a Jaguars fan btw), but their quarterback was injured early. And then it should have been the Jaguars, but Trevor Lawrence got injured and then forgot how to play football. And the Titans, who were better than their record would suggest, just didn't live up to their potential probably because of bad management and not a lack of talent. And with good picks and a solid offseason, there's a good chance the Texans go from 1st in the division to 3rd or 4th. That Browns postseason win was certainly unforgettable, but I think a lot of people didn't actually watch it closely. There were so many missed calls that favored the Texans, and even when the Browns were able to clean up their own play, the Texans had already run away with it. The game would have been a lot closer with better refing imo. I still think the Browns played bad, but you could see the morale shift during the first half. The Browns were also obviously riddled with injuries and are a serious contender next year as well (their only chance at the Super Bowl before getting screwed by the Watson trade). Even if the Texans stay strong next year, they're in AFC and competing with all of AFC South, all of AFC North, the Chiefs, the Bills, the Dolphins, the Chargers, and even the Jets with Aaron Rodgers (maybe). They'll have a hard time making the playoffs again, same thing I fear for the Jaguars, and if they do, with the fourth seed, they're probably playing one of the Bills, Dolphins, Browns again, Bengals, Ravens, or maybe even the Chargers with better coaching. Or the Colts or Jaguars or Titans, tbh. If the Jaguars were in NFC South rn, they'd have made a conference game already. Same thing with the Texans probably. But all of the talent is waiting to slaughter them in the playoffs. And if the Chargers manage a miracle run, the Texans will be against the Chiefs, and against the refs, in the wild card round. Overall, next year, I'd expect the top 4 seeds to be the Chiefs, Browns, Bills, and Colts, not in that order, with the wild card consisting of the Ravens, Bengals, and maybe the Dolphins or any of the 3 in AFC South. The Browns and Bills are both gonna be playing harder than they've done before because these might be the last years they have with a lot of these players, and I think the Chiefs will too, before losing Travis Kelce and a bit of ref favor. There's a good chance that the Texans don't even make the playoffs next season, and will have to wait another year for a run. NFC is so bad though lol. Only two good teams vs the 12+ in AFC lmao. Baker Mayfield has a chance at a Super Bowl berth in NFC.

[@theshape5187]

Stoping hating dude

[@FunGamerFever]

So sad you wasted your time being a casual typing up a paragraph about hate to Texans. Just can't admit they're on the right track and you're living in the past

[@carlcoleman6321]

That's a lot of rambling just to prove, " You know nothing, John Snow."

[@howardmighty6764]

The texans have never been good. They've be in a rebuild since their creation. The texans had a cupcake schedule this year. 😂😂

[@FunGamerFever]

Good try troll

[@howardmighty6764]

@@FunGamerFever Don't be mad. Ask JJ Watt or Andre Johnson 😂

[@FunGamerFever]

@@howardmighty6764 good try 🤷

[@jesusacosta5176]

What do you know about football 😆😆

[@ContestOfNoobs]

lol didn’t you made fun of them? After movie smith screw Texans with last game and got 2nd pick? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂