Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien is a big believer that 2020 is a veteran’s type of season. With no offseason programs, preseason games, coaches aren’t going to entrust their fortunes with players with a year or less under their belts.
Nevertheless, there have been some youngsters who have caught O’Brien’s attention, and he mentioned them in his presser after the Texans’ scrimmage Thursday night.
“I think a lot of guys have really performed well in a situation where they haven’t had an offseason and they’ve had to just really concentrate in training camp,” said O’Brien. “We’ve got a ways to go, like I said before, but I think some guys are really trying to get better.”
1. CB John Reid
O’Brien mentioned that the former Penn State cornerback “has had a good camp.” Known for his maturity, Reid has taken to the Texans’ system and seeks to provide support at cornerback as both an inside and outside guy. The position is quite competitive with Bradley Roby, Vernon Hargreaves, Gareon Conley, Lonnie Johnson, and even Keion Crossen battling it out for increase playing time.