Coach Gary Kubiak backs younger crop of Houston Texans player for LBs position – NFL News
Successive injury scares have depleted Houston Texans linebackers’ position and the team has to look upon the younger crop of players to keep the required strength intact for remaining five games of the regular season.
Coach Gary Kubiak expressed concern over so many players out with respective injuries and confirmed reshuffling of players to make up for the lost ones.
He said:
"How far we go, how well we play, how we hang on here and keep working has a lot to do with how they play. We have confidence in them."
As per update from the team, LB Brian Cushing is yet to report recovery from a knee injury. The team in the meantime has lost Brooks Reed certainly for the season. He has suffered a serious groin injury and may well be out of the team in the playoffs.
Meanwhile the team confirmed that inside LB Bradie James is day-to-day. He is probably set to miss a couple of games, at least, with a hamstring.
He said:
"That's the way this game is. I've never been around a team that had that many injuries in one position like we've had this year. But we're big boys. That's the NFL. Guys will step up, I'm sure."
The coach admits they have got themselves into very awkward position and to make up for the loss of the players, he has urged the side to put in more effort on the defensive line.
According to the coach:
"We need to eliminate some mistakes we made last week. We're trying to really isolate those guys. Sharpton's getting a ton of practice."
Apart from a loss, the Texans have so far maintained a hundred percent record in the league, courtesy of which they have retained top spot in the National Football League’s power ranking for three consecutive weeks. They are almost certain to playoffs and
win of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division, but the injury scares have become a new sign of worry for them.
The team no doubt has experience of handling so many injuries. Last season, they had a similar situation at quarterback, but they nevertheless stand affected and it might take a toll on their confidence level.
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