Value of Things: Roses and Thorns Texans vs. Jaguars

Looking at the bright side of things is always easier following a win. Yet, we are doing the same following every game no matter what the end result is. The name of the game for the Houston Texans this season is to find building blocks for the future. Most of these guys won’t be on the field when the Texans win their next playoff game, but some of them will be.

Of course, the reverse is also true. In order to get to that playoff game, the Texans will need to identify those guys that just aren’t good enough to cut it. They did this last year with the likes of most of their secondary and it has paid immediate dividends this season. Lonnie Johnson is gone. Eric Murray has hardly seen the field.…