The Houston Texans spent last offseason signing a dozen linebackers. Last season, there linebacker play wasn’t good outside of Kamu Gruiger-Hill. Gruiger-Hill is an intellectual, he can play the hook, scamper to the flat, reads and reacts to the run game to create negative plays, and tramples across the field. Neville Hewitt had one good game against Miami, looping from the strong side to the weakside to make a ton of tackles, but it didn’t work when Lovie Smith kept trying it. Christian Kirksey? Bad. Kevin Pierre-Louis? Didn’t play and wasn’t worth the contract he received.
The Texans need front seven talent.