04-14-2009, 12:47 AM
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When the Texans entered the offseason, their priority was to improve a defense that ranked 22nd in the NFL.
Not only did the Texans allow 336.6 yards per game, including 122.6 rushing, they were tied for 27th in scoring defense, allowing 24.6 points per game. They also ranked 27th with only 25 sacks — 12 by defensive end Mario Williams.
That’s why four of the five free agents they’ve signed — end Antonio Smith, tackle Shaun Cody, outside linebacker Cato June and middle linebacker Buster Davis — have been on defense. The only offensive free agent is quarterback Dan Orlovsky.
Because Smith is the only free agent expected to start, it makes sense that the Texans need to improve their defense in the April 25-26 draft.
“I feel good about what we were able to do in free agency,” general manager Rick Smith said. “You’re never able to solve all your problems in free agency, but you do as well as you can. By filling some of our need positions, it gives us flexibility in the draft. We don’t have to get a player at any one position in the first round.”
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