Texans' Off-Season Checklist

The Houston Texans won the AFC South behind J.J. Watt and a strong defense. However, the Colts did the Texans in, eliminating them in the wild card round. What do the Texans need to do to take the next step to Super Bowl supremacy?

• Find a Punter: Shane Lechler retired after a long NFL tenure with Oakland and Houston. He was one of the better punters and was also quite consistent in the NFL. His absence will leave a void on Houston's special teams. Granted, Houston won't find a Johnny Hekker-type punter on the market. But they can look for a punter in the later rounds of the NFL Draft.
  
• Address Left Tackle (done?): Houston can also look for a left tackle in the NFL Draft. They added David Steinmetz, but that appears to be a depth piece. Tackles such as Greg Little and Jonah Williams could fit in for Houston if they take a tackle in the early rounds.
  
• Address the Jadeveon Clowney Situation (done): Jadeveon Clowney, the Texans' star edge rusher, will eventually need to get paid. Whether the Texans let him walk given their current cap situation remains to be seen (the Texans have $38,785,111 in cap space). But giving him the franchise tag will help their edge rusher situation... for now.