The Matt Thomas Show with Ross - Jonathan M Alexander's 10 Moves the Texans Need to Make to Reach the Super Bowl

Episode Date: February 9, 2026

Jonathan M Alexander's 10 Moves the Texans Need to Make to Reach the Super Bowl

So, and again, number one is getting rid of Mario Edwards and Joe Mixing. Let's go to number two. Here's an interesting one. Restructuring contracts of DeNiel Hunter, Dar Shingley, and Nico Collins. All that makes sense. Totally. Now, it takes two to tangle on those things. Of course. They all have to be willing to do that.

And my guess is they probably would, as long as they don't lose any money on the deal. Current cap numbers are too high, apparently. Number three, extend the contracts of Dalton Schultz and Al-Zees-Al Shire. Schultz still in the prime of his career Shire's been excellent too, best season of his career coming off that. I'd like a tight end in to the draft. I don't think that's out of the question.

Because I mean, what Cades Stover and who's the other one that just came back from injury? Brevin Jordan's been hurt all year, but then there was some other guy. I mean, yeah, exactly. There's not enough there. Look, I like Dolton Schultz. He came on in the second half of the season,

but also, I mean, he's just, he doesn't bring a super dynamic. He's a nice safety blanket, security blanket? But he's not a playmaker. But the problem is he was put in the work of being the second biggest target on this team, and that just can't be the case. Next. He's no A.J. Barner. Exactly.

Picking up options on Will Anderson and C.J. Straud's contracts. That kind of goes without saying. Of course. All right. That's going to happen. Signing Cade Mays at Center. Carolina, Panthers is the team he plays for. Oh, okay.

I don't necessarily think it needs to be Cade Mays. It doesn't be somebody better. Anybody not named Jake Andrews, please. I'm sorry. Just terrible. Juice Scruggs didn't work out. Is that going on as a draft bust? Yes.

Second round pick, too. Oh. If we, they would be lifting the Lombardi Trophy if Nick Casario could draft. Lineman. If Kenyon Green and Juice Scruggs and Blake Fisher and Arionte Ursi were all big hits, but they'd be Super Bowl chains. And Urstery could be. Oursary, right, TBD.

Yeah, yeah. Blake Fisher played a little better this year. but not like the third But he was also your extra alignment I mean I would hope that you know you could help you out as being six Compos carding five But I think some people are saying

We're seeing a little potential maybe that But we'll see Here's an interesting Third year's big for Blake Fisher Signing Bruce Hall To a three year contract Now the reason why

Apparently the Texans were not overly Aggressive in grabbing him Is because he was going to be a He was on a lame duck contract. For an agency, rental. Now Jonathan believes that you go give him some good money. You're not going to get Kenneth Walker to Seattle. They're going to make sure he gets taken care of.

He had paid by senior. Breece Hall, best year ever for the Jets in his career. I wouldn't be opposed to that. I mean, honestly, let's be brutal on this. Woody Marks, not an everyday running back. There's nothing left in the tank anymore of, our boy uh joe mixon no no no the running back nick chub nick chub by the way my nick chub probably probably probably gonna go somewhere else too he's probably thinking i got more left than take you're not showing to me

yeah i think he's gonna play with the barcelona dragons that's true here's one re-sign ed ingram to a multi-year deal yeah that's going to cost you i like that but that's going cost you and he got himself some cash and sheldon rinkins in a new contract i like sheldon rinkins yes yep next this is very interesting because it's only happened once since Casero took it over and it was a pretty big jump. He says use draft picks from Washington to move up from number 28 to

number 13. Ooh, okay. He's talking about the Rams pick. Tunsel deal. Yes. He's basically, I'm going to go ahead and assume that Alexander's saying, get into the top 15. Yes. Whether it's 13, 14,

15. He wants them to get Ola and Vega Ionae. Poor Vandermere. Arierta Ursi and Olai Viva. That's a lot. Ioni. That's a lot.

Yoni. Next. That's fun. Draft a defensive tackle in the second round and a tight end in the third. All right. So we're kind of on the same page. I'd like to see a tight end. Honestly, I'm going to disagree with those. I would think I could probably go

down around on each one of those. I think third round tied in you can get an impact guy. Well, first of all, anybody that's... I'm of the belief I've always said this. Your third round players should be starting for you within two to three years. In theory. In theory. In the end, you've got so many positions, not everybody can be in the first round.

You should be able to get quality as a number, the 90th pick in the draft. Yeah, one, two, three, you should get... One should be impact. Two should be a good starter. And then three should be a starter who can hold their own. To me. And then anything after the fourth round is great. Gravy.

Yeah. And then the last thing he says is establish identity on offense earlier. Okay. Well, we're going to have a long time to talk about this. But what position group would you like as far as you're talking about to go down a tick? Another offensive alignment? Like take two? Yeah.

I'm not going to tell you you're crazy for saying that. You know the term run it back? You hear that all the time? Yes. Even the Astros used it one year. Yes. Or the rockets. after 18 when they lost, right?

Didn't they do run it back? I thought the Astros ran it back. Take it back. Okay, take it back, running back. Go back. I don't care what you used. Yeah, the rockets did run it back. And then they were out in the second round.

Even with Kevin Durant ripping his Achilles in half. Yeah, I will say this. You can't give me enough quality offensive linemen. You just can't. I agree. I think if you're going to resurrect, and this is what it is. Honestly, it's a resurrection. Quality is the key.

Word there. And you're not trusting the people that are in charge. You have to give CJ. And I don't think rookies necessarily do that. But if you're going to extend CJ and make him your franchise quarterback for the foreseeable future, you absolutely have got to give him a better offensive line. You just do. I think a better offensive line would probably calm the nerves down of CJ.

It would make him so fidgety. And I think it could absolutely, because he's got the arm. strength. He generally speaking, although the accuracy has gone down a little bit. Some of the decision making, I think, has significantly suffered in the last couple of years. And I think a lot of that is because he doesn't trust the five or six guys

in front of him. You can't, for me, you can't give me enough offensive line, especially in the first three rounds. I think a couple things. As the playoffs have gone along, I've been thinking Texans aren't of this class, but also as they've gone along, I've been thinking, you know what,

C.J. Stroud had nothing around him. I mean, the offensive line, the running, I'm watching these teams. I'm watching like Ken Walker streak down and make plays. I'm watching Jackson Smith and Jigba and all these other guys. And even the past catchers for the Patriots are better. These guys are great quarterbacks, the two Super Bowl, or very good quarterbacks. They're also in much better situations than C.J. Shrad is.

I'm not telling you, Houston, that he's going to be dynamic and amazing. But it's at a low point. and you might as well give him a couple of things that can make him feel better. A couple of linemen. And I don't even don't necessarily believe it's the draft. You can go get, like this center, this guy out of Carolina, if he's available,

imagine how much difference it would be if you had a quality center, how much it would change. I also think the running back, I frankly would go more running back over a tight end. You might as well add numbers there. And then you're pushing winning marks to either be better or you replace him.

But you need an RB1. This team does not have an RB1. you tell me you have a hodgepodge offensive line and no RB1 and we're expecting CEDA to be better next season. Yeah. Good luck with that.