The Houston Texans will once again put their faith in Case Keenum at quarterback. Whether Matt Schaub is healthy or not, Gary Kubiak announced that Keenum will start Week 8 against the Indianapolis Colts. While this decision may not be for the remainder of the season, Kubiak believes the quarterback gives the Texans the best shot at winning. Now if they could just their ground game situated.
In Keenum's NFL debut, he put up 271 yards, going 15 for 25 in the loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Kubiak said the team played better than the score indicated and Keenum did some positive things on the field that has led him to believe the second-year quarterback could build off potential. Schaub admits he is disappointed, but understands it is his fault.
''It's obviously very disappointing with all we've been through here and all we've done, but I'm part of the reason we're in this situation as a football team,'' Schaub said, via Yahoo! Sports. ''As a player and a competitor, I don't like it and I want to be out there. Obviously, I haven't played up to my standards this year. I think that's where it mostly stems from.''
Now that the Texans have their quarterback situation figured out for the week, their attention can shift to the running backs. Both Arian Foster and Ben Tate missed practice following the bye week, making both appear questionable against the Colts, as reported by Fox 26 Houston. Both Tate and Foster have been battling hamstring and rib injuries, but were expected to be healthy coming out of the bye week.
If both Tate and Foster are unable to play, the Texans have a real issue on their hands. The team signed Deji Karim and Dennis Johnson off the free agent market while likely promoting Ray Graham off the practice squad. Neither of those three backs are capable of assisting Keenum against a tough Colts defensive front.
Foster still expects to play on Sunday. He told the Associated Press that his injury was coming along well, but was unsure if he tore anything. Tate could likely be out since he suffer four broken ribs while playing in place of Foster against the Chiefs. Fantasy owners should really just consider sitting everyone that plays for the Texans at this point.
