Draft an Identity: The No-Fly Zone Texans

The Houston Texans have a chance to draft an identity with the assortment of picks in the top-110 of the 2022 NFL draft.

Want a ground and pound team? Here is the pathway.

What if the Texans wanted to utilize their first four draft picks to take a dramatic step at creating a no-fly zone mentality? It is an idea that’s been modeled before by other NFL teams and one that is perfectly feasible with the quantity of draft capital held by Houston.

After questioning an offensive approach, the focus turns back to the defensive side of the ball. General manager Nick Caserio hopefully did choose Lovie Smith as coach for a reason and for Smith to be successful the team will require ample talent for his patented Tampa 2.

The Texans, unfortunately, do play in the AFC. The conference is home to most of the NFL’s young, elite quarterbacks and the team faces an uphill battle to compete for Super Bowls in the next decade competing against the likes of Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Deshaun Watson, Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, etc.

Draft an Identity: Part 2

Article coming soon… but how would everyone feel if the Houston Texans went all-in on becoming the AFC South’s “No Fly Zone”?

3- Kyle Hamilton
13- Derek Stingley Jr.
37- Roger McCreary
68- Bryan Cook

King gets to play nickel again #WeAreTexans

— John Crumpler (@TexansDoc) March 29, 2022

What if the Texans went all in on making life difficult for those quarterbacks and for their elite weapons? Houston was famous for launching rockets in the ’60s, maybe the football team reverses course and dedicates themselves to stopping the AFC’s elite vertical passing offenses from taking off.

Here’s how Houston could use picks Nos. 3, 13, 37, and 68 to create their own No-Fly Zoe