The Texans Just Got Their Whole Team Back...

The Texans just got some big players back as new reports are coming out today with multiple injured players officially returning to practice. Is this exactly what the Houston Texans need to finally get back on track and go for that playoff push? What's up, ladies and gentlemen? Welcome back to Texans Digest. I'm your host, as always, Isaac Estrada. Man, we got some big news to cover today. Multiple players who have been injured for quite some time are returning to the field. We're going to dive into all that and more, man, because I do think that this can genuinely turn it around for the Houston Texans because lord knows we've had a rough season so far but man before we dive into all that about 90% of you guys still not subscribed so do your boy a favor hit that subscribe button you're going to be getting daily updates here on Texans Digest man let's not waste any more time let's dive right into it so we got this news today from Aaron Wilson who was at practice with the Houston Texans today he had this to say hashtag Texans Pro Bowl linebacker Azeal Alshire practicing today. A big return. So we're officially getting Azeal Alshire back. I don't know if he's going to play this Sunday, but I am very hopeful that he will be. From the reports we've been hearing, obviously we know he had that growing injury in week three against the Indianapolis Colts sometime around there. Didn't play last week against the Dallas Cowboys. Lord knows that we needed him badly. That Texans defense struggled dramatically against the Dallas Cowboys. We really needed him back, but we didn't get him this past Sunday. We are expected to get him back this Sunday. He was a full participant today, you can see on the right. That was the photo taken today with Azeal Alshire and Danielle Hunter hanging out at practice. So, some great news. And I want to dive into it because not only are we getting Azeal Alshire back, that 21-day window has officially opened for multiple other players on the Houston Texans and we've got some big reports regarding it. Something else I want to dive into. Our good friend Tank Dell is officially, officially back on the field. We got the news today from Jonathan Taylor, who was practicing a little bit yesterday, but today is the big news. Jonathan Alexander, who is also at the Houston Texans practice, had this to say, Tank Dell, practicing for the second consecutive day. So not only are we getting Azeal Alshire back, we're also going to get Tank Dell back. I don't know if that means Tank Dell is going to play this Sunday. I wouldn't absolutely say, hey, let's rush Tank Dell back, get him on the field as soon as possible now that that 21-day window's open. No, no, no. Slow it down a little bit. We're playing the Tennessee Titans this Sunday. I don't think we need a completely rushed Tank Dell back. I think if he needs the extra practice, let him rest this Sunday. It's the Tennessee Titans. I think we'll be all right. But it is huge to have Tank Dell back. I want to see him ready by next Sunday, by next week's game. Rushing him this Sunday, I think would be a little overboard. But either way, seeing Tank Dell officially back at practice is great. Something else I want to talk about. Not only is Tank Dell back. Not only is Ezekiel Lashire back. Brayden Smith is back to help that offensive line. Lord knows we need it. He hurt himself, hurt his knee around training camp when we were doing joint practices with the Carolina Panthers. He hurt his knee. Haven't seen him at all this season. Same thing with Caden McDonald. Caden McDonald, who drafted him in the second round this past draft. Everyone thought that that was a steal of the draft. He has yet to play. The 21-day window has officially been open for him as well. Some great news all around for the Houston Texans. So we are getting four, four big names back for the Houston Texans, and we really need this, man. We absolutely really need this. So I'm glad to see that multiple players are getting back on the field, but we're going to dive into it, man, because this is what D'Amico Ryans had to say. He was praising Tank Dell's return to practice. Tank Dell, reinforcements are on the way. So let's dive right into it, man. This is what D'Amico Ryans had to say when talking about Tank Dell coming back to the field. It's great having Tank back out there. Good to see him running around just looking to continue to acclimate to football and to team drills we're not putting the timetable on it he looked great out there so some great news from DeMeco Ryans I feel like this team man we started off 0-4 to start off the season we're finally starting to get some good news man and that is just like finally we're getting some good news we're playing a team this week that also has been terrible this season but has genuinely struggled to score a touchdown it's a divisional game I like the Houston Texans odds and on top of that man we're getting some big players back we're getting some big players back man so I'm just I'm excited I'm excited to see how this team is going to perform now that they're healthy now that we got Nico Collins back now that we got Ezekiel Alshieh back Tank Dell Braden Smith Kade McDonald three of those names we don't know if they're going to play this Sunday but I don't think we absolutely need them this Sunday but man just having them return to the field is going to be great it's going to be great for this team I fully expected to make a huge difference throughout the season and Brevin Jordan had said it man when talking to the media this past Sunday following the loss to the Cowboys Brevin Jordan said he said hey man I have full faith in this team I think we can go from 0-4 to 13-4 and I think we got to have some faith in our team as well I've talked about it in the past few videos it seems like a lot of Houston Texans content creators are giving up on this team and being like man this team is not it's not it's not what we thought it was. Man, have a little bit of faith in these Texans. This isn't the first time that we started off the first month of the season on a rough spot. Let's bounce back with the huge win against the Tennessee Titans. Let's get the winning momentum back in our veins this Sunday and build from there, man. I don't want to see people giving up on this team yet. If I'm not giving up on this team, I don't want to see other people giving up on this team, man. The media gave up on this team. A lot of other teams don't see us as a threat anymore. I need the fans to get behind this team and not give up on this team man but with Ezekiel Alshieh coming back Braden Smith McDonald's Tank Dell what does a fully healthy Texans roster mean for the AFC type A if it means a deep playoff run type B for division title and nothing more you better not type B type C for too late the season's already gone you also better not type C i'm really looking forward to this team being fully healthy man just from start to finish we've constantly had before the season even started man. C.J. Stroud, contract issues. Season started, defense played terrible against the Buffalo Bills. Week two and three, the offense really struggled. Week four against the Dallas Cowboys, we struggled defensively again. We haven't had our full team healthy at all this season. We're going to get all these guys back, man, and I think it's genuinely going to be big for the Houston Texans to get these guys back. We have to put a little faith in this team, man. We have to put a little faith in this team and understand that it's still doable. It's still doable, man. We still got a chance at the dance, man. So let's not give up on this team. We got to have faith, man. Got to have a little bit of faith. But these are the key insights for the Houston Texans. The run game gives them nothing. We've talked about that constantly. The Texans strong suit offensively has to be the passing game. CJ Stroud has yet to throw an interception this season. Obviously, he has been a lot more conservative with that football, but we saw it against the Dallas Cowboys, man. He can still sling it around. He still has the rocket. He can still do what he needs to do. Texans have 79 rushing yards a game against a league medium of 107 yards. I had said it a few videos ago. Woody Marks needs to be RB1. David Montgomery needs to be RB2. I don't want to see David Montgomery getting the starting snaps anymore. And even when Woody Marks is RB1, I think we still need to air it out. Point number two, the passing game is where this team does its damage. Texans have a 285 passing yards per game with CJ Stroud against a league medium of 244. The Houston Texans, man. That passing game is what's going to tear these teams up, so we need to lean on that passing game a lot more. We got to, man. We haven't been leaning on the run game a lot, and even when we do, it breaks down. I think Braden Smith being back on this team is going to be huge. I think that is going to genuinely help the team out a lot. I just don't think it's going to help the team out for the run game. I just don't think we go back to give David Montgomery 20 rushing attempts a game just like we did week one. I don't think we do that, man. Turn to the passing game. I don't want to see Nick Cayley calling up screenplays anymore, man. I want to see us open up that playbook we clearly have it there also this is one key point that I love one thing that the Houston Texans have been great at this year they do not give the ball away keeping drives alive the Texans have zero interceptions thrown against a league medium of three we're seeing quarterbacks like Drake May quarterbacks like Matthew Stafford who are considered top quarterbacks in the league both of those guys have what six interceptions on the season seven interceptions on the season CJ Stroud has been great with that football but I would if throwing an interception means being able to spin that ball out a little bit more, I'd be all for it, man. But we got to see. We got to see, man. We got to see where these Houston Texans are going to be. But thank you guys so much for watching. It's some great news to have these guys back on the field. And I want to know what you guys think. Does it even matter to have them back on the field? I don't think it's over for this team. And from my comment section in the past few videos, a lot of people are still thinking, hey, let's not quite give up. If we lose to the Tennessee Titans, I agree. Then we're going to start questioning who are we going to fire. But until then, man, let's get behind these Houston Texans, and let's hope that it's going to be better. Thank you guys so much for watching today on Texans Digest. Have a great day. Have a blessed day. I'll see you guys tomorrow.