The release of long-time running back Arian Foster made sense for the Houston Texans for numerous reasons. First off, the four-time Pro Bowler has missed 23 games over the past three seasons. Secondly, Foster was set to count nearly $9 million against the cap in 2016. 

The issue here is that Houston doesn't have a single player on its roster to carry the bulk of the load in the backfield. Alfred Blue averaged less than four yards per attempt in replacement of Foster last year. Chris Polk also put up less than four yards per rush. Meanwhile, Jonathan Grimes gained less than 300 yards in 14 games. 

Selecting 22nd overall in April's draft, the Texans stand a good chance of adding one of the top-two running backs in the class, Ezekiel Elliott or Derrick Henry. Then again, Houston is in need of a quarterback as well. If one of the top-tier options at that position is available, Bill O'Brien and Co. may very well go in that direction. 

With the likes of Lamar Miller, Matt Forte and Doug Martin set to hit free agency, that seems like a more realistic option for the Texans. All three would fit what they like to do on offense and would come at a much cheaper cost than the $9 million Houston was slated to pay Foster prior to his release. 

Equally as important, Houston will have to get that top-end running back type to help out a quarterback (whoever that might be) that likely won't be able to carry the team's offense. 

From a fantasy perspective, this is definitely something to keep an eye on moving forward. Whoever Houston does acquire to shoulder the load, will likely be shouldering a rather big load in 2016.