Texans scrimmaged Wednesday night, and have a practice Thursday before an off day on Friday. Fantasy Football Talk: Can David Johnson crack 1,000 yards rushing?
Deshaun Watson, Texans “let loose” 1 week before start of season
By Drew Dougherty, Texans TV Host
Excerpt from the article: It’s for real a week from Thursday night, and Deshaun Watson is enthused by what was accomplished in one of the Texans’ final tuneups.
He and the Texans scrimmaged Wednesday night inside NRG Stadium, and the quarterback said the evening was a success.
“It went well,” Watson said. “We’re getting the details finished up exactly of training camp and things like that. The beauty of it, everyone came out healthy. We all came out healthy and scrimmaged was well, got some good competitive plays in a setting where we have to get used to, especially for our home games, so it was nice to be able to get on the field and just kind of let loose.”
Watson and the Texans will have a practice on Thursday, and be off Friday. All NFL rosters have to get trimmed down to 53 players by 3 p.m. CT on Saturday.
Can Texans RB David Johnson crack 1,000 yards rushing?
By Mark Lane, TexansWire
Excerpt from the article: For fantasy football players, what they want to know is how effective Johnson can be in an offense where he is one of many weapons, not the bell cow as he was in 2016. Will Johnson even get the chance to cross the 1,000-yard rushing mark, a feat he has not replicated since 2016?
According to TheHuddle.com, Johnson is projected to have 950 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns, which isn’t so bad. However, the former All-Pro is projected to have just 19 catches for 160 yards and a touchdown. Johnson would produce 159 fantasy points for the whole season, the 27th-most in the NFL.
What could be Johnson’s saving grace, and perhaps that of his fantasy owners, is playing behind the Texans’ offensive line, which is returning the same five starters for the first time since 2011.