Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has a full offseason healthy to work with the team and take another step forward and that is something the team is excited about. Last year, Watson tore his ACL so his offseason was spent rehabbing rather than trying to actually improve his game.

Texans General Manager Brian Gaine is excited about what this offseason is going to hold for Watson and the Texans, especially the receivers.

“There’s a ton of upside with Deshaun Watson, great kid,great skill set,” Gaine said, via the Houston Chronicle. “We’re optimistic that the ceiling is really high with him. We’re excited about his offseason and now he’s going to have a full offseason with [DeAndre] Hopkins, [Will] Fuller, [Keke] Coutee, the full skill set of the offense. The timing of that, the coordination of that, the silent communication of that, I think that will pay great dividends for us.”

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For Watson to take the next step forward, the most important thing for the Texans is going to be to get some offensive line protection. Too often last year Watson was running for his life or getting hit in the backfield and an improved offensive line would go a long way towards the team and Watson taking the next step forward.

That would give Watson more time to throw to the guys out wide, and make the work done this offseason even that much better.

Look for that to be a priority in the draft and free agency and for those guys to get work in with Watson too.