The NFL owner’s meeting is in full swing and the Houston Texans are at the table at The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Texans general manager Brian Gaine sat down with SiriusXM Late Hits with Alex Marvel and John Clayton to discuss the Texans off-season to this point.

Gaine discussed the following on the show.

on Bradley Roby

"We were entering the off-season with some key free agents and some tough decisions to make. Certainly thank the guys who departed and exited the Texans that moved on to other opportunities. We knew we had to upgrade some speed and some ability to play man-to-man coverage and a player like Bradley Roby fit that criteria for us. We did a one-year deal with Bradley, he offers some of the size and speed dimensions that you often heard me talk about in terms of our prototypical standards in what we are looking for at that specific position. 5-foot-11, 190 pounds, 4.3 - 4.4 coming out and can play man coverage. Someone we are familiar with, obviously, we have played Denver here the last two years, he’s played in a Super Bowl that was all advantageous in terms in how we looked at him."

on Tashaun Gipson

"We did lose Tyrann Mathieu, he was a great addition to the team last year. Unfortunately, we couldn’t keep him but we did sign Tashaun Gipson and someone we are very familiar with to play the safety position for us. Offers the size and dimensions we like at 5-foot-11, 210 pounds can play zone, can play man. We think he is a two-hole guy where can play the run and play from depth can match-up on tight ends."

on Briean Boddy-Calhoun

"We picked up another player who we think can play the nickel position, Briean Boddy-Calhoun from the Cleveland Browns in the RFA (restricted free agent) process. He wasn’t tendered we picked him up to add depth and competition to the secondary."

on the Offensive Line

"So last year we felt like we were able to address the interior of the offensive line and right tackle. Unfortunately, we had the injury with Seantreal Henderson the first game of the year, Seantreal would have been our 16-game starter at right tackle and he was playing well up until that point. In free agency, we were able to add two players with Zach Fulton at right guard and Senio Kelemete at left guard and then Nick Martin was returning from injury. So we felt we had the lineup going into the season and Julién Davenport was in year-two of his developmnet, we drafted him the 4th round out of Bucknell. We do believe that Julién is going to be even more improved this year, with two years under his belt, having the starting experience. Seantrel is back for another year at right tackle and now that the group has some cohesion and that they have played together we think that the group is going to be even better. Some of our issues in terms protection wasn’t always on the offensive line. There were some shared responsibilities there as in relates it could have been the offensive tackles, could have been the guards, could have been the backs, could have been the tight ends, could have been the quarterback."

on Matt Kalil

on Will Fuller and Depth at wide receiver

"Between (DeAndre) Hopkins and for Will Fuller, their skill sets are a great compliment to one another. As it relates to Will Fuller we feel like his return to play is all on schedule, we think he will be ready to go when the season starts. A fully dimensional skill set, there are two areas that I think Will does not get enough credit for and that is his route running and his improved hands. Everybody knows that Will can run fast and he is a deep threat, but his skill set in terms of running vertical and getting deep matches up with our quarterback. As well our quarterback throws a great deep ball, so having that dimension in the offense obviously is a great advantage for us. I think the addition of Keke Coutee and getting him back healthy and return to form, the two games he played in (vs. the Colts) he had over 20 catches for almost 200 yards, so he is an electric player. He gives us some balance in terms of in the middle presence passing game and the permitter element with Will Fuller and Hopkins. And the two young tight ends, as well, that we drafted last year. We feel like now there is some horizontal balance in the offense, we can test the defense vertical, we can test them underneath, we can test them intermediate, we can test them on the perimeter. So, once we get everybody back and healthy we are excited about our passing game next year."

on Offensive Line Draft Prospects

"I think it is a reasonably good draft on the offensive line. Is there a Johnathan Ogden in this draft? Perhaps not. I think there are some solid starters in this draft as it relates to the edge players at tackle. I think there are some opportunities on the interior on the offensive line to do that. I would say that history would tell you on interior offensive line that you have opportunities to get starters first, second, third, fourth, mid-rounds and even later. On the offensive tackle position, for the good ones, perhaps you might have to draft them high. But I think there will be some opportunities there, in the middle rounds, maybe even day two to still land yourself a starter at the tackle position."

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