Report: Texans targeted Matt Barkley before Ryan Mallett deal

With an utter lack of talent at the position and the cross-pollenation between the Patriots and Texans coaching staffs, it seemed natural when Houston dealt for Ryan Mallett. But he might not have been their first target. According to Lance Zierlein of Sports Talk 790 in Houston, the Texans had targeted Eagles third-stringer Matt Barkley…