The Houston Texans got to see their first fully-healthy secondary in a 38-24 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
Between Bradley Roby, Johnathan Joseph, Lonnie Johnson, Gareon Conley and Vernon Hargreaves, Houston had talent they were giddy to use on Sunday. So giddy, in fact, that none of them played more than 76% of snaps (Roby).
That was the plan. The Texans wanted to let all of their talent hit the field.
“We were trying to rotate them. We’ve got some players we want to get into the game. That’s what we were trying to do,” said coach Bill O’Brien on Monday. “Obviously, just collectively as a defense, we have to play a lot better pass defense. But, that was the plan going into the game.”
Despite rotating through a quintet of talented cornerbacks, the Texans could not defend the pass on Sunday. Rookie quarterback Drew Lock, in his second career start, went 22 of 27 passing for 309 yards, three touchdowns, an interception and a 136 passer rating.
