Houston Texans: 2015 Season Preview

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Houston Texans 2015 | Keilone Gordon

Football has played a major roll throughout the life of Keilone Gordon. He has played the sport all his life and later began coaching children and high school students. His favorite NFL teams include the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers, and of course his home team, the Houston Texans. Below is a preview of the Houston Texans in the upcoming NFL season set to start this week as well as a few of Keilone Gordon’s predictions for what he expects to see out of his team.

Houston Texans Offense

Unfortunately, this offense could very likely be disastrous to start the season. One of the biggest threats on offense, Arian Foster, is hurt until at least week 4. Alfred Blue, Chris Polk and Jon Grimes will all get their fair share of touches in the attempt to try to find a true handcuff for Foster. Deandre Hopkins will definitely receive a lot more targets than he did last year, as he showed down the stretch that he could be “the guy” to replace Andre Johnson. His game against Tennessee last year where he had 9 rec’s, 238 yards and 2 td’s was one of the best all season among WR’s. He won’t get much help from his QB though, as Brian Hoyer was named the starter just one week ago. He didn’t exactly “win” the job; it was more of a lesser of two evils situation. Both Hoyer and Ryan Mallet were uninspiring in the Summer and in preseason, but Hoyer has much more starting experience on his side, hence the decision by Bill O’Brien to name him the week 1 starter. The offensive line has been built more for the run game, as evidenced by big road-grading guards in Brandon Brooks and Xavier Su’a-Filo. These two guys just might be good enough to open big holes for the backup RB’s like Blue and Polk.  

Houston Texans Defense

Jadeveon Clowney is actually expected to be ready to go week 1; this is a very scary thought for AFC South QB’s. With J.J. Watt and Clowney coming from both sides, one of them is only going to have a single blocker on most plays. The Texans didn’t think this was enough, however. They went out and got Vince Wilfork from New England to clog the run up the middle. Brian Cushing is fully healthy, that might not last long, but for the time being he is a very good box to box LB who can jack up a RB and also cover a TE with ease. The only main concern for Cushing is how long he can stay healthy during a season. The CB’s are both very reliable on each side, with Kareem Jackson locking down one half and Jonothan Joseph on the other. With the expected constant pressure from Watt and Clowney, these CB’s should be in for a lot of errant throws leading to interception opportunities. Rahim Moore comes over from Denver and will play his role of “centerfielder”. He is a very good lone cover safety who you can trust won’t get beat deep on many plays.

Season Prediction

If Jadeveon Clowney can stay healthy for a majority of the season, this Texans defense could be top 5. If Arian Foster can come back before week 5 and stay healthy, the running game will be a force to be reckoned with. Deandre Hopkins will be the undisputed #1 target on an inevitably poor passing offense. I think this could definitely be a playoff team and I’m hoping we can make a run this year in the 2015 NFL season.

The Value of Sports for Children

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Value of Sports | Keilone Gordon

Keilone Gordon has been an active participant in sports his entire life. After being a successful athlete in high school and college, Keilone went on to spend some time playing in the NFL. Since then he has dedicated his time to coaching young athletes in little league, football, track, and wrestling. Keilone has also been honored as a keynote speaker at numerous sports related events in his local community. As a coach and keynote speaker, Keilone Gordon hopes to share and pass on the life lessons he has learned through sports that have stayed with him throughout his life journey.

Sports are a great way for kids to stay active, make friends, and have fun. At the same time, sports provide kids with an even greater opportunity to gain important life lessons without even realizing it. Listed below are a few of the skills and life lessons kids will obtain through playing sports that they will take with them as they grow older and face life’s challenging obstacles.

Staying Healthy and Active

Physical fitness and health are some of the most easily recognized values of sports. Participating at practice and at sports games allows kids to stay busy and get off the couch. Engaging in physical activity will improve strength, increase flexibility and cardiovascular endurance, and prevent excessive weight gain.

Development of Social Skills

Sports provide an opportunity for kids to interact with other kids and build essential social skills. Kids will be able to more easily make friends and learn how to cooperate with other people by working as a team. Teamwork is a significant skill children develop that will be largely beneficial when they grow up, go through school, and begin looking for jobs in the real world.

Showing Respect for Opponents

Alongside teamwork comes the importance of showing others respect. Showing respect for opponents is a strong value in every sport that is always taken very seriously. Most children’s sports games end with the kids lining up to shake hands with the opposing team to say “nice job” or “good game”. Win or lose, it is important to remember that everyone is out there sharing the same experience of playing the sport they love.

Learning Commitment and Persistence

Playing a sport requires a certain level of commitment for the individual. Teammates and coaches are relying on you to make it to every game and practice so that the team can build together. Kids will learn the importance of being on time and sticking to a schedule. Another important trait kids develop through sports is persistence. If a child is willing to keep working at a particular skill, overtime they will see themselves improving and gaining noticeable results. They will begin to feel proud at the accomplishments they are making and will want to work more and more to become the best they can be, not just in sports but in their careers and futures with their families.