{"id":68784,"date":"2025-07-17T02:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T02:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/68784\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T02:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T02:48:10","slug":"houston-texans-center-makes-honest-admission-about-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/68784\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Texans Center Makes Honest Admission About Offense"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Texans Center Makes Honest Admission About Offense<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most fans won\u2019t buy it yet, but one player believes the Texans\u2019 offensive line is ready to change the narrative.<\/p>\n

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In a recent interview with the voice of the Texans, Marc Vandermeer, Houston center Jake Andrews shared an optimistic outlook on the team\u2019s offensive line heading into the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to protect C.J. Us five up front\u2014we\u2019re going to make it our life\u2019s work to not have anybody in his lap.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following a year in which quarterback C.J. Stroud was the second-most sacked player in the league<\/a>, concerns about the offensive line have been both expected and warranted. The scrutiny only intensified when Pro Football Focus ranked the Texans\u2019 O-line dead last<\/a> in its latest position group grades.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe presence of veterans Laremy Tunsil and Shaq Mason prevented an already shaky Texans offensive line from being even worse in 2024, and the team cut ties with both this offseason,\u201d wrote PFF\u2019s Zoltan Buday. \u201cThere is very little to suggest that the group isn\u2019t deserving of the No. 32 ranking ahead of the 2025 season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In response to a horrid season up front, the Texans made several offseason additions, signing veteran tackles Trent Brown and Cam Robinson, as well as guards Laken Tomlinson and Ed Ingram. They also shifted Tytus Howard from right tackle to left guard and slotted rookie Blake Fisher in at right tackle.<\/p>\n

While it might be upsetting to fans that the team didn’t do more in the offensive line department during the offseason, it seems as though players are confident.<\/p>\n

Despite the doubts, Andrews is tuning out the criticism and focusing on the task at hand. He shared a confident message that many Texans fans needed to hear after a rough 2024 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to play tough, physical football. People are going to know when they wake up on Monday morning that they just got done playing the Houston Texans<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Offensive coordinator Nick Caley<\/a>, hired in February, previously served as the Rams\u2019 tight ends coach and pass game coordinator. Early signs have pointed to players buying into his system and Andrews doesn\u2019t think any differently.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ball is going to be run. (Nick) Caley is doing a good job putting that together,\u201d Andrews said.<\/p>\n

The clip sparked a range of reactions online. Some fans embraced the energy, with one saying<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019m ready to run through a wall now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another commented<\/a>, \u201cLove it. We haven\u2019t had that mentality on our front five in a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others remained skeptical: \u201cI\u2019m not gonna believe in this OL until I see it,\u201d one user replied<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019ll take more than just talk to convince the doubters, but Andrews\u2019 words could be a rallying point for a group looking to massively redefine itself in 2025.<\/p>\n

Related: Texans Urged to Trade Former Second-Round Pick Before Season Begins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Related: Houston Texans WR Nico Collins Lands on Exclusive List<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jul 17, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston Texans Center Makes Honest Admission About Offense originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Most fans won\u2019t buy it…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":68785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[48680,32614,15925,41304,4345,2505,48675,41301,48679,48676,18266,41299,26570,48678,358,48677,41303,3187,48681],"class_list":{"0":"post-68784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-blake-fisher","9":"tag-c-j-stroud","10":"tag-cam-robinson","11":"tag-ed-ingram","12":"tag-houston","13":"tag-houston-texans","14":"tag-jake-andrews","15":"tag-laken-tomlinson","16":"tag-laremy-tunsil","17":"tag-nick-caley","18":"tag-offensive-line","19":"tag-shaq-mason","20":"tag-texans","21":"tag-texans-fans","22":"tag-texas","23":"tag-the-texans","24":"tag-trent-brown","25":"tag-tx","26":"tag-tytus-howard"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114866297535485638","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}