Changing of the guard: Texans shuffle line, moving Juice Scruggs to left guard, inserting Jarrett Patterson at center

#Texans offensive line coach Chris Strausser takes questions on pass protection, offensive line problems that included eight sacks, a career high for C.J. Mason had a 22.0 pass blocking grade, allowing a pair of sacks and four pressures.“That’s the one group where all five guys got to be on the same page at all times,” Howard said. Patterson returned to practice this week and was medically cleared under the NFL concussion protocol with no injury designation for this game after participating fully Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.“We’re always talking personnel, good or bad,” Texans offensive line coach Chris Strausser said Thursday. With eight games remaining in the season, he’s already been sacked eight times less than last season’s total when he passed for 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns and five interceptions. This season, Stroud has passed for 2,139 yards, 11 touchdowns and four interceptions.He completed just 11 of 31 passes, a career-low completion percentage in the loss to the Jets.“I think we’ve just got to do a better job,” Strausser said. Kendrick Green, who stepped in against the Jets when Kenyon Green injured his shoulder, is in a backup role.#Texans offensive line coach Chris Strausser reacting to the pass protection issues that have affected passing game with C.J. So, we’ve got to do a better job of emphasizing it during the week and making sure when we show up on game day, everybody and the unit has complete confidence in what we’re doing up front.”'We didn't play very good. The former NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year has already been sacked 30 times, the second-most in the NFL behind injured Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who has been sacked 33 times. He has allowed just two sacks.Before he got hurt, Green allowed six sacks this season for the second-most in the NFL among guards. Scruggs has allowed five sacks.Tunsil is the highest-graded lineman on the team with an 87.0 pass blocking grade to rank fourth among all offensive tackles. We all got to stick together, and we’ve all got to be on the same page all the time.”Why can’t the Texans block it better?Is it alignment, assignment, technique or talent? “When you’ve got a quarterback like C.J., we’ve got to be at our best at all times. Stroud was sacked a career-high eight times and hit 11 times overall last Thursday, the Texans are making a change.The obvious and stated goal: protect Stroud. At times I have to sit in the pocket and just trust my guys.“I really point the finger at me and realize I got to be better as a football player. I think there’s plays I got to make, throws I got to make. I think last year, different guys being in there, you hate to have to switch guys around like that. We have to learn how to dominate and stop learning how to go with the flow and play in the fourth quarter like we should be able to play good in the first half and then roll into the second. Stroud sacked 30 times overall, season pace of 56 sacks. Kenyon, I really think of this as being his rookie season.“That first year he was here, played some, got hurt. It is every position in the pass game right now.