It’s no secret that the Houston Texans have had some serious passing issues over the last few years.

This past season, Bill O’Brien saw his team use five – yes, five – different quarterbacks on their way to an unlikely AFC South championship. Four of these guys started at least one game for the Texans. To put it lightly, consistency was non-existent at NRG Stadium.

With a defence that can cause any opposing team problems and one of the best young receivers in the NFL in DeAndre Hopkins, Houston have the potential to become a real force going forward, but their lack of signal-caller is an obvious stumbling block.

However, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle (who should not be confused with a certain Bruce Willis character) the Texans are set to finally pull the trigger in 2016.

In an article on the future of Sam Bradford from PhillyMag.com, McClain claims that Houston’s front office are all but certain about the direction they want to go in.

“They want to draft a quarterback in the first round. They’re tired of using retreads.”

“They have not ruled out anybody but I don’t think they’re going to be signing or trading for a veteran unless they determine the quarterbacks that they would have a shot at in the draft are going to be too pricey to get.”

As the Texans arguably overachieved, and made the Playoffs this time around, they currently sit on the 22th overall pick in April’s NFL Draft. This means that, unless team owner Bob McNair is willing to part with a hefty trade package, the top passers in the 2016 class may be out of reach.

But this may not put the Texans off at all, as McClain claims that O’Brien may have an old friend in mind, a player who will likely be available when Houston get on the clock.

“I think Christian Hackenberg is going to end up being reunited with his former Penn State coach Bill O’Brien. I think that’s going to be their quarterback.”

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