During offseason workouts, two important things happened. First, it’s looking more and more like Tom Savage is going to be the opening week starter, and just as importantly, Duane Brown sat out while the rest of the team participated in Houston’s mandatory mini-camp.
Brown is a veteran. His absence during mini-camp isn’t catastrophic. He knows how to be ready for the season. He has played a lot of snaps next to left guard Xavier Su’a-Filo already. Him missing something that seeps cliches out of coach’s mouths in June will mean nothing at all if he’s back out there playing by the time the season starts.