Football Line

Week 12 of the NFL betting lines season is almost over, and the casualties of the grueling 16 game 17 week season are quickly adding up. One team that has sustained the most damage is the Houston Texans, as both their first and second string quarterbacks have suffered season ending injuries. As a result, the Texans are scrambling to find a competent quarterback to lead the team to their first playoff appearance in franchise history. As bookie software agents, we are always wondering if a team’s playoff hopes live and die with the ability of their quarterback.

The Houston Texans have long been considered that cheerleader working with a nerd in a science class, that is to say a tease to their fans. Essentially, it seems like annually we are writing columns about how good the Texans are or should be and how much they have fallen. Then 2011 happened, and the Texans sit at eight and three with five games remaining and have a very good possibility of claiming their first ever AFC South title. However, as most NFL fans know by now, the Texans literally have no quarterback, as both Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart are done for the season with shoulder injuries.

For this reason and the sake of the coaching staff’s jobs, the Texans need to go outside of the organization and acquire a quarterback. It may have been a long shot, but having Kyle Orton, who was on waivers last week and then picked up by the Kansas City Chiefs, doesn’t look like such a bad idea anymore.The possibility of raw third string quarterback TJ Yates or career backup Kellen Clemens guiding the team, is something we as writers let alone fans do not want to see for this team.