I think more than one thing can be true at the same time. I think the Texans did lose to two playoff teams, so it isn’t time to go running off the cliff yet, but there are some serious lingering issues. I think this team is overly reliant on the defense being great and it hasn’t been great in the first two weeks. They have been legitimately good so far, but great defenses get off the field. Great defenses force turnovers. They haven’t done that yet this year and have not consistently gotten off the field. There is a path to victory for those kinds of teams, but the fact that we can list them on one hand probably is not confidence-inspiring. This team will eventually need the offense to show up consistently. At least six of their points could be attributed to great special teams plays, so the offense will need to generate more than 13 points on its own to win consistently.
