"The Texans cleaned out their lockers Monday and left their season behind. No one did it as well as Matt Schaub. He limped away in a walking boot, but with his reputation never feeling better.

Had he been healthy, wouldn't the Texans still be playing?

But the question became something else entirely for another, and no one saw this coming just a few months ago.

Given his price, as well as how the Houston defense played without him, Mario Williams might have cleaned out his locker for the last time."