About this episode

John Hickman discusses the Houston Texans' potential for improvement heading into the 2026 season.

John Hickman (@john_hickman12) of Locked On Texans joined the show to break down the Houston Texans heading into the 2026 season. We discussed why he believes the Texans' rebuilt offensive line and the addition of David Montgomery can fuel a much-improved run game, why he's so high on DeMeco Ryans as both a head coach and developer of coaches and players, and why he expects Houston's defense to be even better in 2026. We also dove into whether the defense can add more wrinkles this season, C.J. Stroud, roster strengths, training camp storylines, and the Texans' outlook as they chase Super Bowl contention.

People in this episode

Host: Garret Williams

Guest: John Hickman

Topics covered

• Houston Texans
• NFL
• football analysis
• offensive line
• defensive strategy
• Super Bowl contention

Keywords

• Houston Texans
• John Hickman
• DeMeco Ryans
• David Montgomery
• C.J. Stroud
• NFL
• football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Locked On Texans

Places: Houston

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