Preseason is wrapping up, which means the regular season is around the corner and last weeks game vs. Dallas was ugly in many ways. All three phases of the team (offense, defense special teams) struggled at some point, but the sign of a good team is how do you bounce back from adversity. Now with this being the 4th preseason game, I don’t expect to see any starters play at all. It will be on the young players of the team, and the guys fighting for a spot on the 53, that will have to play better this week against the Rams. The defense is pretty set in my opinion as far as who makes the team, but on the offensive side of the ball, look for these 3 things tonight. 1. Will the Texans keep 5 or 6 WR? This game will be fun to watch. The Texans have their top 4 wide receivers in Hopkins, Fuller, Coutee, and Carter. But the last spot or two is a close call. Will it be Vyncint Smith or Tyron Johnson? If the Texans keep six, then obviously they both will make it, but if it is five, the question is who? On top of that is practice squad is an opportunity as well? Last year, they kept two WRs on the practice squad, so if they keep two, who are they? Johnnie Dixon, who they paid a lot of money to get him signed here after he went undrafted, or maybe Jester Weah or Steven Mitchell Jr.? This position is one to watch tonight. Tough sledding on who makes the team, should be fun to watch them compete. 2. Risk or Reward? With Nick Martin being out up until last week, and him not playing well, I still can’t imagine him playing based on the injury risk that could happen. That being said, Nick and the lineman as a whole, obviously, need more reps and to continue to build chemistry. Last week was tragic losing Lamar Miller and Zach Fulton, and the risk isn’t worth it, in my eyes, but let us see who plays and who stays on sideline. 3. Who will be the running back crew? Lamar Miller is out for the year, and we’ve probably seen the last of Lamar Miller in a Texan Uniform. Now it’s the Duke Johnson Jr. show. He will get his touches in many different ways, which is a good thing, but he needs help. I do believe they will go and get a veteran back either in free agency or off waivers, but can one of the rookie backs help this team or even be the Phillip Lindsay of this class? Not sure how many running backs they will keep, but you better believe we'll see a boatload of Crockett and Higdon tonight.