In the latest sign that we may be entering a new wheeler-dealer era in the NFL, the Texans are reported to have traded veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to the New York Jets.  The 32-year old journeyman will be reunited with former Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey, who is now the Jets offensive coordinator.  The Texans are reported to have received a late round draft pick in exchange for the oft-maligned Fitzpatrick  – who might have led the Texans to the playoffs but for his season ending injury (and the bizarre total team meltdown at the end of the first half of the Stealers game).  Houston area sports radio commentators will have to find someone else to kick around.  They have already engaged in some pre-kicking around of Brian Hoyer – the latest quarterback rumored to be headed to Houston.  It looks like they can still can kick around Ryan Mallet who signed a fairly lucrative deal for a quarterback that has played all of about 1.5 games in the NFL in 4 seasons.  And then there is  Tom Savage, who the Texans did not trust to run the offense last season after Fitzpatrick and Mallet went down.  Instead, the Texans turned to Case Keenum to start the last two games of 2014 both of which Keenum managed to win.  But Keenum is gone too – having been traded back to the Rams for another late round pick.  The merry-go-round doesn’t stop.

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