Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien used to be the quarterback's coach and offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots so he has spent a lot of time around Tom Brady. Ahead of the Texans' Week 1 meeting against the Patriots, O'Brien was asked if he saw any similarities between Brady and his current quarterback, Deshaun Watson.

O'Brien pointed to his young quarterback's passion for football as the trait that he shares with the Patriots legend.

“I do, I do,” O'Brien said via NBC Sports. “Deshaun is in that regard, very passionate about football. Loves to watch tape, loves to talk about the game, come in early, stay late. Always has good suggestions, ideas on game plans or certain things that maybe our defense was doing in training camp, how can we take advantage of that, this, that and the other whether it was a preseason game or against our own defense. So he really loves the game and it shows every day.”

Article Continues Below
Related News
Houston Texans former defensive end J.J. Watt in attendance as the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Tennessee Titans.
NFL legend JJ Watt throws down epic dunk during Pat McAfee visitJosh Davis ·
image thumbnail
Texans’ riskiest move in 2025 NFL offseasonDouglas Fritz ·
Iowa State wideout and Houston Texans 2025 NFL Draft pick Jayden Higgins (WO18) during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.
NFL rumors: Texans, Browns the reason 2025 NFL Draft second-round picks aren’t signingTim Crean ·
Nick Chubb in the middle, Bears, Texans, Steelers logos in the background, Cloudy skies in the background
Ranking best Nick Chubb fits late in 2025 NFL free agencyEnzo Flojo ·
image thumbnail
Houston Texans 2 best trade targets to round out 2025 rosterEnzo Flojo ·
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud attends game six of first round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs between the Denver Nuggets and the LA Clippers at Intuit Dome.
Texans rumors: Mike Florio makes C.J. Stroud prediction after Brock Purdy contractBen Strauss ·

There is no question that Brady and Watson are completely different quarterbacks. Watson is a guy who can get out of the pocket and have success and Brady is a guy that is in big trouble if he's out of the pocket.

Just because they approach the game a different way playing style wise they are both guys who take their job very seriously preparing for it. Watson will get his chance to return to the field during a regular season game on Sunday when the Texans take on Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium. The expectations are high for the Texans and a lot of how they will do falls on Watson.