Houston Texans general manager Rick Smith did his job on Thursday night. After so much talk about wide receivers, Smith decided to stop ignoring the problem and finally address the issues in the secondary.
By picking cornerback Kevin Johnson, the Texans have done themselves an enormous favor. Johnson was far and away the best defensive back available, and now the Texans can say they have a plan behind Johnathan Joseph.
“I was just sitting in the green room and there was pick 16 up on the screen,” Johnson told Brian Smith of chron.