RB Mark Ingram believes Texans can ‘be a championship-type team’

Houston Texans running back Mark Ingram has a much higher ceiling for the 2021 team than even the most optimistic of fans had in the offseason.

Mark Ingram and positivity go together like Whataburger fries and Whataburger gravy.

The Houston Texans running back is known for his can-do approach and his indefatigable attitude, and he wasn’t bashful about his view of the team’s potential in 2021.

Ingram went on NFL Network Thursday morning and shared his optimism about the 2021 Texans.

“I think we were just all on the same page, everybody’s saying this, saying that,” Ingram said. “We don’t care what nobody say. We know that we got good players on this team we know that we got good players in this locker room, we know we have guys who’ve played ball over several years in the league and many different places and who have played it at the highest level. And we knew that if we just prepare and went out there and just do what we need to do, hold each other accountable, compete with each other and be the best version of ourselves, that would be fine.

“We don’t care what nobody say. It’s all about what we believe in this locker room, it’s all about what we believe in this building, and we believe we have a team that can be great, win games and be a championship-type team. That’s what we have all aspirations for. If you’re not playing this game to be a champion, if you’re not playing this game to be the best, if you’re not playing this game to win, then you’re in the wrong business. And that’s what we all believe and that what we’re all pushing for, that’s what we’re working for.”

The Texans will get a chance to validate Ingram’s optimism in Week 2 when they take on the Cleveland Browns Sunday at 12:00 p.m. Central Time at FirstEnergy Stadium. If Houston comes away with a win over a playoff team from a season ago, it will force prognosticators to have a different view of what the Texans can do in 2021.