Can Texans Offense Survive Without Owen Daniels?

I’ve spent a bunch of times thinking about the Houston Texans today. Mainly the injury that was suffered by their all-pro tight end Owen Daniels.

This team is built around the idea that their remarkable offense will make up for the fact that they have a someone suspect defense, especially in the back end. We all saw what happened to that offense early in the season when you took away Kevin Walter. The team faltered against a Jets team that was debuting a new head coach and a new quarterback.

Now, Daniels is not Kevin Walter. Daniels is an amazing player. If I was to sit here and rank tight ends, he would be in the top tier with guys like Vernon Davis and Tony Gonzalez. Can this team survive without him making him respect the deep middle of the field?

Here’s whats going to happen now. Teams are going to roll their safeties over the top to double cover Andre Johnson. With Johnson double covered, Matt Schaub will have to find a new player to go to alleviate the pressure that will be put on him. I just don’t know if that player is on the Texans roster.

Typically, tight end is a premium position. One that is nice to have, but not necessary if you want to be a winning team. Unless of course, your second best offensive weapon is said tight end.

The Texans might be screwed.

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