How Texans approach Titans game: ‘We want to end season the right way, DeMeco has a plan and we have to trust his plan’

It looks like there has been some sort of reckoning at the NRG in the wake of the Christmas game.

The Texans’ strategy is different after a game wide receiver Robert Woods called an “embarrassment.”
Returning from a three-game NFL suspension, linebacker and team captain Azeez Al-Shaair said the team spent Monday being “real about what happened” before turning the page to the Titans game.
The Texans allowed a season-high 251 rushing yards against Baltimore, and Al-Shaair addressed the shortcomings with the team upon his activation from the reserve-suspended list. “The execution from top to bottom wasn’t up to par,” defensive coordinator Matt Burke said. “I mean, just everything, missed tackles, dropped coverages, all sorts of things. So, took a hard look at it when we came back. Actually, Azeez talked to the team about like, man, it wasn’t something we wanted to, ‘Hey let’s just move on,’ and brush it under the rug. I think we have a lot of talent and I think we have a good scheme and I think we can be a really, really good defense when we’re executing and when we’re not, it can go that way.”

Mixon emphasized it’s been a different kind of week of preparation this time.
“I thought that we had a hell of a week of practice,” Mixon said. “The way that we responded from last week, everything was timing up in practice with C.J., receivers, linemen and everybody being in sync. At a time like this right now, after the hiccup from last week, when you see stuff like that going into the playoffs, the postseason, you can never take that for granted. “I just had a conversation with them guys, I thought we had a hell of a week of practice.
In terms of going into the postseason, you can never take that for granted. You’ve got people after this week that are going home. You’ve got 14 teams left. From there, it’s time to put your best stuff on tape. I think that we have a great opportunity in front of us to go out there against Tennessee to try and do whatever we can to go into the playoffs with a great taste.”

“We just want to end the season the right way, on a positive note,” Stroud said. “We have to be ready to play and go to Tennessee, who has a good defense up there and a lot of good players. We have to bring our A game and try to end the season the right way.”
“I can say DeMeco has a plan for us and we have to trust his plan and to go out there and play. I am excited and it is a blessing to be able to go out and play in this league whenever it is. We are excited to play Tennessee and even more excited to play in the playoffs.”

The entire thing is worth reading:
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