The Houston Texans Just Got A GOLDEN Opportunity... / This Changes Everything

The Houston Texans have a golden opportunity as coming off of their first win of the season multiple players are expected to return from injury. How does this affect the Houston Texans and can they still make the playoffs despite a one in four start? What's up ladies and gentlemen welcome back to Texans Digest. I'm your host as always Isaac Estrada. Man we got a lot we need to talk about today. Multiple players are coming back from injury for the Houston Texans. I want to talk about how that affects this Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London as well as if the Houston Texans can still make the playoffs man so let's dive right into that man but right before we get started I do want to apologize man two days ago was the first time in over two weeks that I did not upload a daily video man I'm in my senior year of college all that time is finally starting to catch up with me I had to do my scheduling for my last semester of college that plus a plethora of work finally caught up to me and I know yesterday I was a little bit late to the news about the Jacksonville Jaguars having a player injury so I do apologize guys, but I'm back, man, and I'm ready to get going with these Houston Texans. So, man, right before we dive into all that, 2,996 people have officially subscribed to this channel. We are very quickly approaching 3,000. I'm hoping to hit 3,000 by the end of the day. So, if you're watching right now and you are not subscribed, it would be greatly appreciated if you were to do so, but regardless, I appreciate you for watching this video. Man, let's dive right into it. Multiple players are expected to return from injury for the Houston Texans. I want to start off with one of the biggest names on that list. One of the names that I looked at and saw, how in the world are they already coming back? Henry Toa. So if you guys remember, Henry Toa got injured week one against the Buffalo Bills. The next day, we kind of got the confirmation the next day, hey, Henry's going to be placed on injury reserve. Henry got a shoulder injury. Henry's probably not going to play until at least week eight, probably around midpoint of the season. We got this news. We got this news recently from Aaron Wilson Texans are designating linebacker Henry Toa for return to practice after a sound recovery from shoulder injury that is huge man that is huge for Henry and it's huge for this defense man this defense needs a boost not just because they struggled against good teams like the Buffalo Bills like the Cincinnati Bengals even though I think that they get not enough credit for that Cincinnati game it's great to have Henry back on this team this this defense finally got a boost of momentum whenever they put a whooping on the Tennessee Titans this past Sunday so you have them putting a whooping on the Tennessee Titans you get the news a few days ago that Anton Harrison is going to be injured for the Jacksonville Jaguars that he will not be playing and now you get the boost that Henry Toto starting to come back I I want to point out very quickly though I don't think Henry is going to play this Sunday he's designated to return from injury soon I don't think it'll be this Sunday I know we have our hopes up I just I can't imagine him immediately hitting the 21 day window and them saying yes you're gonna go to London and you're gonna play I can't imagine that but either way it is such it is crazy that Henry's already back from injury when we were sitting here saying okay hopefully week eight or hopefully week nine because week eight is our bye week hopefully around that time is when we're gonna see Henry back and we're already starting to get the reports that he's back that he's back practicing and later we're gonna look at the injury report because it says a lot about that as well now I got even more news for you guys this one's also big Tank Dell logs full practice on Wednesday knee designated for return hey he had a full workout so let's dive right into it man we're gonna go very quick and fast today on Texans Digest man we got a lot of players to talk about Jonathan Alexander had reported this today from Houston Texans training camp or from practice a little bit of a lighter day practice today but this was the first time that Tank Dell was a full participant in practice since returning so tank dell had his first official practice from returning something else i want to talk about i wasn't able to get it on my sheet today but tank dell is going to go to london he's going to go to london he's going to go overseas with the team and he will be at that game we don't know if he's going to play we are not sure 100% if he's going to play it's great news hearing that he's going to be there though because at the minimum they're like hey let's get you there let's for sure going to know that you're going to go and then we'll start to decide as the week gets on as we get closer if you're going to play we're right there though it's Thursday already and we're talking about Tank Dell having his first full practice and possibly having his first international game in London this is big for Tank Dell man this is big for Tank Dell man like I said we're going to move very fast and quickly we got another one man we got another one Texans Jalen Pitre week to week with shoulder injury no surgery needed this is one of the big news today update on Texans nickel Jalen Pitre left shoulder injury we know he was having that left shoulder injury will not require surgery or need to be placed on injury reserve again I know I'm just a touch bit late to this news but I want to go over everything over all the injuries about the Houston Texans so at the end we can say hey is this team still playoff caliber this was a big one Jalen Pitre hurt his shoulder a lot of people were saying hey straight to injury reserve man straight to injury reserve he goes it looks like he's going to have shoulder injury or shoulder surgery excuse me tongue twister there he didn't need it he didn't need it and not only does he not need it it's talking about it right here he's not going to be placed on injury reserve that's a big one when you talk about someone getting placed on injury reserve you think dang hopefully in a few weeks hopefully in four weeks time or whatever we will see you no he's not going to be placed on injury reserve is considered week to week again this is another guy who I'm saying hey maybe it's not 100% that we're going to play him this Sunday but just knowing that he's not going to have shoulder surgery it probably means he's done for the season no he's not done for the season he's not going on injury reserve he's week to week over the next few days before traveling to London so I think he will still be in London I'm not sure but I don't think he's gonna be playing but he still will be there supporting the team obviously obviously great to see that so Petrie something I want to talk about for his return obviously at this point he is a seasoned vet in the game last season he had one of the best seasons of his pro football career obviously doesn't compare to that 2022 season obviously I know that but last season he had a great season this season he was off to a pretty solid start but faced that injury either way when we get this guy back on the field it will be great all right like I said guys like I said we're going to be moving very fast paced today we're on to the next one Texans linebacker Aziz Al-Shair misses practice with growing injury expected to play versus the Jaguars so we got this a few days ago actually I think we got this around a week ago but we know Aziz was struggling with the groin injury we weren't sure if he was going to play this Sunday internationally against the Jacksonville Jaguars we're saying hey he's having a growing injury that's one of those injuries that you can't necessarily rush but it's also not necessarily an injury that you expect someone to be gone for for weeks at a time I get that Aziz so far looking good didn't know if he was going to travel internationally for this game against the Jacksonville Jaguars we know we need him in a big way we did get this though we did get this Texans linebacker Aziz Al-Shaiy growing not practicing today but look at the last part of it guys this is from our good friend Aaron Wilson you know he's always at those Texans practices he's expected to play against the Jacksonville Jaguars generational having Aziz playing again is going to be big for us that defense they got a boost of energy this past Sunday they were looking good this past Sunday but you do it against the Tennessee Titans so you're really wondering does it really matter if it's against one of the worst teams in the league? Either way, I think that win gave them a huge boost of momentum. You're doing that and now you're going into London. I'm going to say a hot take right here. I think London is definitely, it's become Jacksonville's home away from home over the past few years. They're always sending Jacksonville Jaguars to London. We know they played there last week, obviously. So I think if anything, it's going to be pro Jaguars, but either way, having Aziz back on the field is going to be big. All right, now on to the next one. Houston Texans reported this very recently. We have activated Braden Smith from injury reserve and made other roster moves. How are we feeling, you guys? How are we feeling, Houston Texans fan? Braden Smith is officially back from injury reserve. Right before the season started, when we were having joint practices with the Carolina Panthers, Braden Smith got hurt. He got hurt, and we said, hey, we're probably not going to see him for a little bit. Got placed on injury reserve. We were hoping he would come back this past week. Either way, it didn't seem like we really needed him. Offense was rolling last week. we're finally getting him back. They've officially activated Braden Smith, and we need that in a big way. I'm going to be real serious with you guys. That offensive line, when I look at this team and I say, hey, defense is finally starting to improve a little bit. They're finally starting to get a little bit of credit. We're starting to see these guys, hey, Jalen Petrie isn't going to need season ending shoulder surgery, or surgery in general. Henry Toto should be coming back soon. Aziz is for sure going to play this weekend, or expected to. That offensive line is still trash. That offensive line is still not good at all. A lot of people were dogging on the Marvin Harrison trade saying, hey, it doesn't matter if you trade for Marvin Harrison Jr. when this offensive line is terrible. That is why we signed Braden Smith. That is why you give him that 20 plus million dollar free agency contract. So that way he can do big plays. And he's officially going to play. I think he's going to play this weekend. And we need that in a big way, man. This offensive line has been putrid. David Montgomery and Woody Marks have been having a terrible time behind the line offensively this season. And we saw, despite having a good win, we saw guys like Jeffrey Simmons still have great games against the Tennessee Titans because that offensive line was still faltering I think having Braden Smith back on the team is going to be big for them I think he's going to replace Trent Brown I'm not sure either way big for the Houston Texans to finally get him back I think that's also going to help Woody Marks we saw Woody Marks officially have the best game of his season last week 62 rushing yards had himself a pretty solid game I think that plus getting Braden Smith back is definitely going to help the run game out a lot more yeah man that is big now something i want to talk about it's not injury related but i did think it was very interesting polymarket reported this today fans are speculating that texans wide receiver marvin harrison jr isn't it so great to hear that after all the speculations about no he's not coming yes he is coming maybe it's not us maybe it's las vegas finally hearing texans wide receiver marvin harrison jr is showing more effort and explosiveness in practice than he did in the games for the Cardinals this season something I want to point out I don't think it's the fact that Marvin is because some people are saying like oh he just didn't want to be in Arizona so he wasn't trying so he could get traded I don't think that that's the case at all I think Marvin is a competitor what I think is going on is Marvin had a rough time in Arizona this past season the season before that he missed five games had a bit of a dip from his rookie season this season he had a real big struggle the last time we saw him activated in Arizona for his last game he had one catch and went for a touchdown but one catch I think Marvin right now and this photo was taken at practice him and Keishawn Booty getting some routes going something I've noticed from Marvin he knows he says hey I'm coming into this league I was supposed to be a generational wide receiver yet before my rookie contract season was over I get traded now I'm on a team with a guy who I know very well and CJ Stroud now I'm on a team with a guy who's one of my good friends I'm on the team with a great head coaching staff unlike I was in Arizona there's no more excuses I gotta show up and show out there's no more excuses I think that's more like what's going on with Marvin he knows that if he misses this opportunity in Houston it might be bust for him he might be seen as a bust hopefully we don't see that I think it's going to be a great connection so we're getting all these news we're getting the news that Marvin Harrison Jr. is looking good at practice Henry Turco is expected to come back soon we're not sure on Tank Dell but he might be back this weekend or he might be back next week Braden Smith is officially back we should expect Jalen Petry back he's week to week Houston Texans fans I'm going to end the question with this do these returns turn Houston into a playoff team we keep talking about it hey is it still possible 0-4 start you turn around and finally get a win you make a big trade for Marvin now we're starting to see the injuries begin to play in our favor in terms of getting players back does this turn them into a playoff team I want to know, tell me, do you guys think yes, do you guys think no, or let's see how Sunday goes because as much as some of us hate to say it, Jacksonville Jaguars, they're still a competitive team, we saw it against the Eagles last week, you can never count them out, what was it, eight seconds left and they were able to get in field goal range and kick that field goal after the kick return, you can never count out Jacksonville and especially in their home away from home in the UK we know that the NFL constantly sends them there, our good friend Roger Goodell constantly sends them to the UK that is their home away from home, is it still possible, let me know what you guys think below, thank you guys so much for watching today on Texans Digest again, I'm back to being consistent again, I'm balancing this amazing channel plus being a senior in college, but I thank you guys regardless for watching, have a great day, have a blessed day. 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