The Houston Texans went cheap at protecting quarterback Deshaun Watson’s blindside with re-signing Seantrel Henderson to a one-year deal and signing Matt Khalil in the second wave of free agency. They also went youthful drafting college tackles Tytus Howard in Round 1 and Max Scharping in Round 2 of the 2019 NFL draft.
On Aug. 31, the concluding solution was to trade for Miami Dolphins left tackle Laremy Tunsil, and this move is one that Barry Werner of the Touchdown Wire lauds as one of the brilliant moves among the remaining eight playoff teams.
The Texans swung a deal with the Miami Dolphins on Aug. 31, 2019, to shore up their offensive line and it worked out nicely as former first-round pick Laremy Tunsil has been stellar. He has earned his first Pro Bowl slot and is a force protecting Deshaun Watson. You can kick in Kenny Stills, who came along in the deal and had 40 catches for 561 yards in 13 games.
Though Watson took seven sacks against the Buffalo Bills in the 22-19 overtime win against the Buffalo Bills in the wild-card round, they wouldn’t have been in the postseason if not for Tunsil’s Pro Bowl efforts throughout the season.
Now, it will be up to Tunsil and the rest of the offensive line to protect Watson and clear running lanes for running back Carlos Hyde en route to a win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round at Arrowhead Stadium.