The Houston Texans are 1-6, and given their first and second round picks for 2021 are with the Miami Dolphins, the club won’t be able to recoup the sufferings of their 2020 season.
As such, it makes the Texans “sellers” at the trade deadline among Houston sports fan and in the media.
After the Texans’ 35-20 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 7 at NRG Stadium, interim coach Romeo Crennel declared he had nothing to say to the players about the trade deadline.
“I have no message for them about the trade deadline,” Crennel said. “I mean, I don’t even think about that. I think about losing and winning.”
For receiver Brandin Cooks, who has been traded three times in his career, though in the offseason and not at the in-season deadline, the message is to focus on the elements that are within your control.
“At the end of the day you’ve just got to, once again, continue to focus and do what you can,” said Cooks, who caught seven passes for 60 yards. “Those things are out of guys’ control. You can’t be thinking about that. You’ve just got to go and show up to work and show up that you love this game and be there for your teammates regardless of what the rumors are.”
Cooks stated there were “so many lies out in our media today.”
Said Cooks: “We just have to tune out that noise and focus within our building, and that’s the most important thing. I know it’s a cliché answer, but I think that’s what you’ve got to do.”
Houston goes into the bye week and will be able to regroup from the disastrous start. If the Texans can keep the outside noise from affecting them during their time off, they should be able to reasonably rebound starting Week 9 at the Jacksonville Jaguars.