4 ways the Texans have gotten better since trading WR DeAndre Hopkins

The Houston Texans have improved since the trading of receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Here are four areas where the team got better after the trade.

4. Receiver

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Think of the title of the article: “4 ways the Texans have gotten better since trading DeAndre Hopkins.”

At the moment they traded Hopkins, to go back to the loose grade from the running back vignette, Houston went from an A to a C. However, they made moves after the Hopkins trade to improve their receiving corps from a C to at least a B ⁠— that’s technically an improvement.

The Texans recovered the loss of Hopkins’ slot skills by signing receiver Randall Cobb. Houston added another speedy receiver opposite of Will Fuller by trading for Brandin Cooks. The drafting of Isaiah Coulter in the fifth-round could be seen as an improvement, but the Rhode Island alumnus’ impact possibly won’t be felt until 2021 at the earliest.

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