Texans GM Breaks Silence On Joe Mixon Trade Which Made an Impressive Debut
Under first-time head coach DeMeco Ryans and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, the Houston Texans arrived much earlier than expected to the postseason.
Houston beat the Cleveland Browns in the Wild Card Round of the 2024 NFL Playoffs before losing to the Baltimore Ravens in the next round.
Despite the playoff exit, the Texans and their fans should be ecstatic with the trajectory of the organization as they seem set up to compete for years.
General manager Nick Caserio sensed a moment to go all-in on this current roster as he swung blockbuster trades for Joe Mixon and Stefon Diggs, giving Stroud even more firepower to work with.
With Mixon, the deal came as a total surprise to the league and Caserio finally broke his silence on how it came about via Around The NFL.
“Joe was set to be released. He was a player that we evaluated, and we thought could help our team in some capacity,” Caserio said. “So, to the earlier question, you get on the phone, talk to the team. ‘Hey, we’d be interested. Would you guys be willing to give up a pick, or if we gave up a pick would you be interested?’ That’s kind of how the trade was consummated.”
Houston used a rotation of Devin Singletary and Dameon Pierce, but Mixon is expected to take over as the lead back in the offense.
A bruising runner and solid pass catcher, Mixon offers more versatility in the backfield and should be a big-time contributor for a Texans team that appears ready to compete for a Super Bowl title.
Criminal experts will tell you that eyewitness testimony is unreliable. Simply put, we remember what we want to remember and forget what we want to forget. This is why we get the whole “back in my day…” business so much. We swore we would never do it and then we find ourselves doing it. The obvious fact is that any rigorous analysis cannot rely on memory or eyewitness testimony alone. We must have hard data to back everything up.
We began this journey by looking at Nick Caserio drafts as Houston Texans GM. That’s obviously a very narrow focus three years in. Smart analysis involves answering those nagging questions that come up when we offer the first round of analysis. In this case, it’s great to look at his three drafts, but how do those drafts stack up against the rest of franchise history?
We will go round by round again throughout the 20 year plus history of the franchise and rate players from one to four stars. One star players either didn’t make the team or made no impact. Two star players lasted a few years and were occasionally rotational players. Three star players were fairly solid starters or rotational players and four star players were elected to multiple Pro Bowls.
There is an obvious follow up question that comes on the heals of this analysis and that follow up question will be answered in part three. So, don’t think I’m ducking the obvious question. I’m simply pacing myself
