My Texans 'stoplight chart' has been updated through Week 5 and can be viewed here.
What may be surprising to some is the amount of red decreasing and the emergence of the first green square of the season immediately following the most devastating choke job in Texans (and almost Houston) football history.
Actually the Texans played their best football game this season -- and maybe any season - against the Colts. The problem is that football games aren't 56 minutes long.
The team improved in three categories: Run blocking, RB/FB performance and Getting off the field, while getting worse in one category (Takeaway/Giveaway). Sage's overall performance - minus 4 minutes of boneheadedness - saved the QB performance measure from going 9-1-1.
As long as there's less red on the chart, things are headed in the right direction - despite the most important measure of wins and losses.
I feel a lot better today than I did Sunday night and Monday. Being a fan is weird that way. It's time to start looking at the Phins...
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