The Houston Texans were once again bitten hard by the injury bug Wednesday when they lost LB Zac Diles for the season due to a broken leg suffered in practice. Zac had been playing his ass off for the Texans this season. One could argue that, thus far in the season, he has been our defensive MVP. This is extremely unfortunate for Diles, a former 7th round pick who was blossoming into the next great Texans' defender next to Demeco and Mario, as well as for our thin LB unit. The time is NOW for another player to step in and make the most out of the opportunity. It looks like the first guy to get a chance will be Kevin Bentley.
This is the NFL and injuries happen. Up to this point we had been relatively fortunate in that department, but our fortunes have recently taken a dramatic turn. The great teams in this league are not only the ones who get lucky and avoid key injuries but also those who can make adjustments and plug guys in who can take over where the others left off. I hope that we can be one of those teams. Regardless, we will definitely learn something about ourselves this weekend when the Ravens come to town.
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