The Texan's Can't Catch A Break...

The Texans just can't catch a break as this wide receiver on the team just got confirmed for a season-ending injury. That mixed along with the fact that the Houston Texans are already 2-5 in this bye week. What's up ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Texans Digest. I'm your host as always, Isaac Estrada. Man, we got some very unfortunate news yesterday out of the NFL regarding a wide receiver on the team officially going to miss the rest of the season. We're going to dive into all that because I don't only want to dive into the injury because we got that report yesterday. I want to dive into how this affects the team and who needs to step up in wake of his injury. So we're going to dive into all that more today on Texans Digest. But right before we do, man, about 83% of you guys are not subscribed. If you're not already subscribed, do your boy's paper and hit that subscribe button. You're going to be getting daily updates here on Texans Digest. So without wasting any more time, man, without wasting any more time, let's dive right into it. Texans wide receiver Jalen Noel suffers season-ending turf toe injury. Fastest wide receiver on the roster gone for the season. Man, this one's a really gut punch. This one is a gut punch, and the reason why is because Jalen Noel really felt like he was starting to come into his own. It really felt like Jalen Noel was really starting to come into his own. Obviously, you look at the games against the Jacksonville Jaguars. You look at the game against the Tennessee Titans. Those are both two games where Jalen Noel had himself great performances, especially against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Best game of his career so far, 107 yards on four catches and a touchdown. He just has looked incredible this season. It really feels like in wake of the fact that Nico Collins kind of missed the first few games of the season. That makes with the fact that Tankdale didn't come back till this past week. Jalen Noel really stepped up and has really been helping this offense out a lot. It seemed like him and CJ Stroud's chemistry was looking great. Obviously, if we pull up the numbers right here. In seven games, he had 19 receptions for 331 yards and two touchdowns. Again, if you look at it right there, 17 yards a catch. That is insane. And his catch percentage was 82.6. He stands in the top 3% in the NFL. So. Obviously, one of the fastest receivers in the NFL, obviously, if we pull up his combine numbers, I believe, check me if I'm wrong, you guys, but he ran a 4.39 in the combine. Obviously, one of the fastest receivers in the NFL. He was giving Tank Dell a really big run for his money, and I think in wake of the Tank Dell injury this season, it really felt like Jalen found his footing and where he needed to be on this team, and that is a fast, deep shot wide receiver. And I love that, man. I loved his role on this team. And especially with such a crowded wide receiver room, we were kind of wondering, is it going to kind of shrink a little bit for him? No, it didn't shrink at all. His first game after the Marvin Harrison trade, he got 107 yards and a touchdown. He looked great, man. And I don't think that, obviously, Tank Dell only had one grab in this. In his game back, in his mega return back, but still, I still feel like Jalen Knoll is always going to have a place on this team. We got the news yesterday, man. We got the news yesterday. This one coming from Aaron Wilson, Texans wide receiver Jalen Knoll, turf toe injury regarded as a season-ending injury per a league source, is a blow to the offense and special teams, most explosive and fastest player on the roster with a 4.39 speed in the 40-yard dash. That's a big blow man. That's a really big blow to the Houston Texans and obviously Jalen Knoll, Aaron Wilson also posted this. Jalen Knoll kind of updated us and said hey I'll be back better than ever. You still hate to see it though. You still hate to see it and obviously we're looking at the new update. Season ending turf toe injury and a pending surgery. Man that sucks and obviously with turf toe injuries it's one of those things where it's like ah the darn turf toe. Gonna miss another week or two. No, this one ended up being one of the most serious situations of a turf toe we've seen in a long time. He's gonna be out for the rest of the season. You hate to see it, man. You hate to see it for Jalen Knoll. Really started to feel like he was coming to his own this season. Obviously, pull up the stats one more time. This time, put it on the big screen Obviously his most productive season of his career in just his first two seasons in seven games. In seven games, ladies and gentlemen. He already surpassed his amount of yards from last season where he played every single game. I'm telling you, he really looks like he found where he belongs on this offense next to CJ Stroud. Of course, where he fits in among this deep, deep, deep wide receiver core, he really found his footing. So obviously seeing all that, where he finds his footing, where he really belonged on this team, and then of course Of course, we get the news. Via Aaron Wilson. He's done for the year, man. He's done for the year. That is a huge, huge blow to these Houston Texans. And I'm going to remind you, a Houston Texans team that's already 2-5 right now. I don't know about you guys. I was headed into this bye week saying, man, we're 2-5. At least we don't have to take another loss this weekend. And then Jalen gets injured. And it's like, okay, now what are we doing here? Are we cursed? Is this team actually cursed? Obviously, you hate to see it, man. What I want to talk about, and of course, I always leave it up to your guys' jurisdictions. This is a democracy over here. I always leave it up to you guys. Who needs to step up most following Jalen's injury? That's what I want to dive into really in this video. Obviously, most of you guys know Jalen's been injured. Most of you guys found this news out yesterday that Jalen was injured. I wanted to make this video today because I want to talk about this specifically. Who needs to step up the most following Jalen's injury? Is it Nico Collins? Is it Keishawn Booty? Is it Marvin Harrison Jr.? Is it Tank Dell? Or is it somebody else that maybe we are not talking about? When it comes to a lot of these guys, man, When it comes to a lot of these guys, it's going to really depend on how C.J. Stroud decides to stretch out that ball. Hang on, I'm pulling up an asset right now. Someone I want to talk about. Keishawn Booty. He coming into this team, obviously we made a trade for him from the New England Patriots. Coming onto this team, we really were hoping that he would have a lot bigger role on this team than he's had so far. Keishawn Booty has not had a very great year so far. He's not been looking good so far. Obviously, there's been multiple times where he has that huge catch that you look at and you say, Oh my gosh, there's Keishawn Booty. There's the guy who can get hardly any separation, yet still be one of the most productive wide receivers on this team, and he's just in little moments, and then he ends the game with like two catches, and you're like, okay, well, never mind. That has happened a lot. Marvin Harrison Jr., obviously, we love him being on this team. Everyone loves him, so Marvin Harrison Jr. In his first two games, it really looks like he's still trying to find out where he belongs on this offense. Not that he's not a great wide receiver, because we all know he is, but he's still trying to find out where he fits in this offense. Obviously, his first game is against the Jacksonville Jaguars. As the Houston Texans, he had three catches for a little over 30 yards. Not a bad start. Last week, he got his first touchdown, but just one catch for six yards is not something Something you want to see for a guy that. He gave up a second round pick for it and is still considered a generational wide receiver. Again, I don't think that's all on Marvin. I think he's still trying to find his footing on this team and decide where he belongs. Because Jalen had already established himself as one of the best deep threats on this team. The speedy wide receiver that you can always count on to make those deep shots. I think Nico Collins, Mr. Reliable, the most reliable receiver on this team, Nico Collins. Obviously, he knows where his team, his place is on this team. He is the number one wide receiver. He is the go-to. Tank Dell is still just finding his way back onto the Texans field for the first time in almost two years. So I don't, I think we need to hold that with a little bit of a grain of salt. Marvin Harrison Jr. is the one where it's like, okay. I think it's time to start deciding where Marvin Harrison Jr. fits on this team because he has been a deep threat. Obviously, if you look at this past game, Marvin Harrison Jr. was open for a wide open shot over the middle, and it's one of the only times you're going to see C.J. Stroud miss one of those passes. If you guys remember, over the middle of the field, center field, Marvin Harrison wide open, C.J. Stroud just a little too deep, just had a little too much sauce on that shot. So obviously, you hate to see it. I'm going to answer this question, but again, I want to know what you guys think. I think the person who needs to step up the most following this is Marvin Harrison Jr. I think Marvin needs to step up more than anybody else on this team because Nico Collins knows where he belongs on this team. He knows he's the wide receiver number one. Kayshawn Booty, I think we know what we're going to get out of Kayshawn Booty. A lot of people have been talking about him being a trade candidate so far in the season, which I think is crazy. But again, he's not being that productive wide receiver that we thought he could be. He's not being that sharp wide receiver too that we thought he could bounce off of Nico Collins very well. He hasn't been that. And I don't think now is the time to start relying on him to be that. Obviously, Tank Dell. He's still finding his footing back on this field, man. He hasn't been on this field in over two years. So talking about him stepping up, it's a work in progress for him. The guy who needs to step up is the guy that we paid the big dime for. It's the guy who we paid the second overall or second round pick for in Marvin Harrison Jr. I think this is the guy who needs to step up the most. Obviously, him and C.J. Stroud's connection has been, it's been okay. It's been mediocre, I think. But it needs to step up a lot headed into this season or headed into the rest of the season. Coming out of the bye week, you have time. I think today or tomorrow, March the 1st day that the Houston Texans are officially coming back onto the field. They had about a three or four day stretch where they just had a rest day where they were able to enjoy their bye week. Now, they're coming back. How does this decide for the team? Let me know what you guys think in the comments. I think it needs to be Marvin. I think Marvin needs to be the one that steps up the most out of anybody in this team. But as always, let me know what you guys think below. Let me know how you think this affects the Houston Texans. And even if it's not a wide receiver, who needs to step up on this team the most following this loss to the Houston Texans? So thank you guys for watching as always. Have a great day. Have a blessed day. I will see you guys tomorrow.