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The full reset: the Houston Texans story
Franchise era
2021—2022
The full reset
Houston Texans
The story in one sentence
The Texans accepted a ground-up rebuild, converted veteran value into draft capital and searched for the leadership structure to use it.
Accumulating picks and clearing the roster
Davis Mills, Brandin Cooks and Jonathan Greenard gave the era its recognizable core.
Its ending created the conditions for stroud and ryans arrive together.
Timeline
How it unfolded
Before 2021
What came before
Houston found dynamic quarterback play and won two more divisions before injuries, damaging personnel decisions and off-field crisis ended the core.
2021—2022
The full reset
The Texans accepted a ground-up rebuild, converted veteran value into draft capital and searched for the leadership structure to use it.
After 2022
What came next
Ryans restored defensive purpose while Stroud's record-setting rookie season delivered a division title and the franchise's first new foundation in years.
The core