11 Observations from an Early Texans OTA Practice
A lot to like from a simple early workout
The Houston Texans allowed the media to observe their second organized team activity practice on Thursday.
Here are 11 observations from the workout.
DeMeco Ryans said the team is ahead of where they were last year. Despite his usual insistence that they start over, he said he observed the offense and defense as in a “much better place” than a year ago. The offense and defense each had standout moments during the practice. The offense was better in 7-on-7, but the defense was better in full team moments.
C.J. Stroud threw an interception at the start of the first team portion. Jalen Pitre stepped in front of a pass over the middle. It was among the only mistakes from Stroud. He was surgical in 7-on-7, fitting the ball into tight windows, mostly to Dalton Schultz, and finding the little space afforded to him by the defense. He dumped the ball off to the running backs a few times. A few plays went nowhere because the defense shut them down. Stroud had good accuracy on the throws. We didn’t get to see him uncork anything deep.
