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Bill O'Brien Says Texans Trading Picks for Laremy Tunsil, Duke Johnson Paid off

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Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien stands by his aggressive offseason moves, even if it only resulted in a trip to the AFC Divisional Round.

The squad traded multiple first-round picks for Laremy Tunsil and made deals for running backs Carlos Hyde and Duke Johnson before the start of the 2019 season. O'Brien believes these transactions were key in helping the team win games.

"I think that those moves did pay off," the coach said Wednesday, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. "Those guys came in, without mentioning each guy specifically, but I do believe that those guys came in and really entered into our culture of what we're trying to do, learned the systems, tried to go out there and those guys played well.