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https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/dylan-horton-will-return-to-texans-practice-for-first-time-since-finishing-cancer-treatment Awesome news...

A partial tear is sprain. Someone can return, but an injury such as that is going to severely hinder his lateral agility and explosiveness, his two primary strengths. The swelling tells me there's some meniscus damage as well. (Not that I'm a doctor or anything...)

I have yet to check it out but it's on the list...

Stefon Diggs has been a solid #2 WR behind Nico Collins - he's not making a lot happen down field but he's getting a lot of work done underneath. Has 3 TDs on the season - two receiving TDs and one rushing TD. Joe Mixon was looking rejuvenated behind the Texans OL, but has been on the sidelines for the last two weeks following a hip drop tackle vs the Bears. Cam Akers was brought in late to back up Mixon - Akers has a moment or two of excitement, then is relatively unseen. Danielle Hunter has a ton of pressures but only 1.5 sacks to his name. The entire DL looks like its underperforming since the Chicago games. Denico Autry should be back after Week 6.

Speaking of which... @brownie man where you at, dog?

I can? I can only find burners here...

Ooooh, he's likely done. That's an ugly injury, and it's exponentially worse for guys who carry a lot of weight on their frame.

Denied.

That's how we do. Robbin' the weak.

Texans 2023 class. Stroud, Terminator, Juice Scruggs, Tank Dell, Dylan Horton, Henry To'o To'o, Jarrett Patterson, Xavier Hutchinson - with the exception of Horton (who was out last season due to an undisclosed medical condition) each one of these guys has come up as key contributors.

Pull pin... and... throw grenade: Kaboom.

My only take on these "advanced stats" is that whoever is using them needs to show their work. I'm sure there's value to these rankings, but there are a TON of qualifiers - dropped passes, batted passes, expected YAC, etc. The results on the field DO matter, y'know. You can calculate the variables in and out, doesn't change the on-field result.

Malik Willis at 5. 🤣

Totes have a thread we can use for this.