Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson knows full well he is being tasked with carrying the offense going into the 2019 NFL season. As a result, he has seen an increase in his workload around this time of year.

Watson has spent the first two seasons of his career finding his footing as a franchise quarterback. According to Albert Breer of SI.com, he feels capable of retaining much more information than he has before:

“I can just have a lot more information on my plate, whenever I need it,” Watson said. “The past couple years, it was more calling the plays. Or they’d give me two plays, for different looks. Now I can have five, six different plays in my head, and make sure we get in the right one. Biggest focus is really just taking that leadership role as a quarterback, and mastering my craft with my knowledge of the offense, knowledge of the defense and being able to get us in the right plays.”

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Watson has not been sy about expressing his expectations for himself this offseason. The Texans got well-acquainted with the Green Bay Packers during their joint practices in training camp. Watson revealed his efforts to mimic quarterback Aaron Rodgers' ability to extend the play on offense.

Of course, he still has a long way to go before doing his best Rodgers' impression on a consistent basis. Regardless, Watson certainly boasts the talent and the skill set to be able to pull such feats off. He is hoping that it will finally come to fruition in the 2019 campaign.