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The Houston Texans are enjoying a great start to the season, playing competitive football against the New Orleans Saints. Deshaun Watson is doing a great job leading the team in what is an entertaining opener for both teams. In fact, Watson has been connecting really well with DeAndre Hopkins and unleashed a beauty of a […]

Coming as a surprise despite a potent Houston Texans offensive attack, the New Orleans Saints did not score first on Monday evening on the Bayou. Instead, Texans starting quarterback Deshaun Watson scampered 21 yards to reach the end zone first, giving his team an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Not only that, but […]

The Houston Texans love to take their shots downfield with Will Fuller in the offense. Against the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football, Fuller pulled down a ridiculous catch for a 50-yard reception. https://twitter.com/aaronjreiss/status/1171207911172923393?s=20 Late in the first quarter, Deshaun Watson stepped back into his own end zone and unleashed a pass downfield. On […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is entering his third year in the NFL, and at the ripe age of 23, figures to have a lot of football left in him. So much football that his goal is to replicate the lengthy careers of the New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees and New England Patriots’ Tom Brady. […]

Maybe the most anticipated matchup of Week 1 of the regular season will come on Monday night, when the Houston Texans visit the New Orleans Saints. The game isn’t just a meeting between two teams with legitimate Super Bowl aspirations, but also one between two of the league’s best quarterbacks on opposite ends of their […]

Deshaun Watson got off to a fairly great start during his 2017 rookie season with the Houston Texans, but unfortunately went down with an ACL injury at practice. While the Texans ended up finishing that season 4-12, their superstar wide receiver, DeAndre Hopkins, thinks the team could have easily turned elsewhere for quarterback help. Speaking […]

The Houston Texans selected Deshaun Watson with the 12th pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. Quickly, he became one of the better quarterbacks in the NFL and gave superstar wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins a reliable thrower. Now Hopkins is considered the best receiver in football by many and it’s pretty easy to see why he’d […]

The Houston Texans witnessed the retirement of division rival quarterback Andrew Luck last Saturday. The former Indianapolis Colts star delt with subpar to terrible offensive line play for most of his career. Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was on that pace until the Texans sent the Miami Dolphins a treasure trove of picks for a franchise […]

The recent retirement of quarterback Andrew Luck truly puts into perspective of the toll some NFL gunslingers go through. The list of injuries put on the former first overall pick are too much for some players to endure, from concussions and torn labrums to torn rib cartilege and lacerated kidneys. It’s not surprising that he […]

The Houston Texans appear to have a healthy competition brewing at left tackle heading into the 2019 NFL season. Quarterback Deshaun Watson has added some further intrigue to the situation with some praise for Roderick Johnson. Johnson has made a strong impression through training camp and the preseason. According to Avery Duncan of the Texans […]

The number of endless preseason games can only signify that it is officially fantasy football season. In the coming weeks, people will be frantically scheduling their fantasy drafts ahead of the regular season. Before you attack the draft, you need to know which quarterbacks should be at the top of your draft board. Contrary to […]

There’s clearly no love lost between the Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans following the teams’ pair of heated joint practices. But after DeShaun Watson, the Texans’ injury-plagued franchise quarterback wearing the no-contact red jersey, went down during a “non-tackling” drill during Tuesday’s session, he did his best to diffuse the situation. Asked if he […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson recently said that he’s learning from other NFL quarterbacks about just how important certain aspects of play are. According to Watson, he’s been watching video of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in order to learn just crucial it can be to keep plays alive, but Watson is also learning […]

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. […]

The Houston Texans are set to get well-acquainted with the Green Bay Packers in the week leading up to the 2019 NFL Preseason opener. It seems quarterback Deshaun Watson has already gotten a head start on observing his counterpart in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers. There is plenty for Watson to take away from a quarterback […]

When speaking about the 2017 NFL Draft, people are quick to mention Patrick Mahomes as the best quarterback in that draft. As that might be true, Deshaun Watson of the Houston Texans is also great in own right. In that draft, Mahomes was taken with the 10th overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs. Then, […]

Deshaun Watson has flashed his brilliance with the Houston Texans in the last two seasons. Although, a former coach in the NFL believes he could be even better with some changes. In an article by Mike Sando of The Athletic, a former head coach believes Deshaun Watson would benefit from more structure. Watson is relied […]

Everyone wants to talk about about the quarterbacks now, but former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky wanted to talk about who the best quarterbacks would be five years down the road. Appearing on ESPN’s First Take, Orlovsky listed his top five as Patrick Mahomes, Carson Wentz, Baker Mayfield, Jared Goff, and Deshaun Watson. I see no […]

With the talk of the NFL circling around Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson seems to be forgotten as a talented up-and-coming quarterback. For the past two seasons, Watson has continually shown he belongs in the NFL. Watson broke onto the scene with an impressive rookie season that ended prematurely due to a torn ACL. Before the […]

The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t waste any time this offseason and signed Tyrann Mathieu in hopes to bolster their secondary. Even after Mathieu left the Houston Texans, he is still defending one of his former teammates. Recently, EA Sports released their rating for this year’s Madden video game. Among the players who disliked the ratings, […]

The Houston Texans are trying to build a team to make a Super Bowl run under Bill O’Brien. That is especially true while the Texans have the luxury of having Deshaun Watson on a rookie deal. Watson is heading into the third season of his rookie contract, and so far, he has been a home […]

Houston Texans wide receiver Vyncint Smith isn’t a household name yet, but judging by Deshaun Watson’s comments it might only be a matter of time before he is. Smith only played in seven games last year catching five passes for 91 yards and a touchdown, but he has spent time this off-season with his quarterback […]

The most important position for any team in the NFL is the quarterback position. As it stands now, we have some of the best play from under center than we’ve ever seen. Troll accounts on Twitter would probably dispute that, but the numbers don’t lie. Teams are incapable of winning with sub-par play from their […]

Deshaun Watson took the NFL by storm during his rookie campaign with the Houston Texans in 2017, throwing for 1,699 yards and 19 touchdowns over his first seven games (six starts) and was on pace to shatter the rookie passing touchdown record. However, Watson then tore his ACL, ending his season and bringing up a […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson had a solid 2018 campaign, but given that he was coming off of a torn ACL, he couldn’t really have the type of season he had been hoping for. But now, Watson feels like he is ahead of where he was last season, and he sees the Texans’ offense flourishing […]

Houston Texans had much to improve on following a disappointing end to the 2018 NFL season. Fortunately, head coach Bill O’Brien is pleased with quarterback Deshaun Watson’s improvement this offseason. Despite their struggles, the Texans still have high expectations going into the 2019 NFL season. According to ESPN’s Sarah Barshop, O’Brien is impressed with how […]

Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans had an undeniably successful season in 2019, but it ended in very disappointing fashion. The Texans won the AFC South but got blown out at home in the first round of the playoffs by their division rival Indianapolis Colts. Watson struggled in the game, which again revived criticism about […]

Michael Vick visited the Houston Texans’ facility recently, so Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson got the chance to meet him. Speaking to the media recently at the team’s minicamp, Watson revealed Vick was one of his childhood heroes, so the meeting was extra special. “It was dope to be able to hang out with a longtime […]

After Keke Coutee’s NFL debut in Week 4 last season, the Houston Texans were hopeful they’d finally found their slot receiver. In the Texans’ overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts, Coutee caught 11 passes for 109 yards. Those 11 receptions were the most by a receiver making his NFL debut since 1970. But because of hamstring injuries, Coutee played […]

The Houston Texans have taken leaps-and-bounds to become a legitimate playoff contender. They have an elite defense led by J.J. Watt, and on the other side of the ball sits one of the best quarterback-wide receiver duos in the NFL. But, despite their abundance of star power, the team has failed to win a post-season […]

The Houston Texans had a successful season last year, although it ended in disappointing fashion. They won the AFC South, but got beat handily in the first round of the playoffs by the division rival Colts. As they look to carry over that same success to 2019, they’re mostly just running it back with the […]

What’s there left to say about Tom Brady? A six-time Super Bowl champion, three-time league MVP, and 14-time Pro Bowler goes to show that he’s the greatest quarterback to play the game. It will be a long time before someone matches what Brady has done in the NFL. But one of the highest marks to […]

It didn’t take long for Deshaun Watson to establish himself as one of the top up and coming talents in the NFL, as he took the world by storm during his rookie campaign in 2017 before a torn ACL ended his season prematurely. Many expected big things from Watson in 2018, and while he certainly […]

The Houston Texans lucked out when they drafted Deshaun Watson 12th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. Watson had another great year in 2018 and PFF had an interesting stat on the Houston quarterback. According to PFF, Watson was ranked third out of all 32 starting quarterbacks in the NFL in passing yards outside of […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was sacked a league-high 62 times this past season, so, obviously, he was probably hoping for some better protection heading into 2019. The Texans have tried to address that issue this offseason, taking offensive linemen Tytus Howard and Max Scharping in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft. Watson […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has scrambled for his life during his 23-game career. According to Pro Football Focus, Watson has been pressured on nearly half of his drop backs. Over the past five seasons, Watson has appeared as the most pressured and seventh-most pressured quarterback. In 2018, Watson was also the best while under […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is coming off of a very impressive second season in the NFL, leading his team to 11 wins and an AFC South division title. Of course, the Texans bowed out to the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, but this is a very good football team […]

The Houston Texans had a semi-successful season in 2018 but it ended in disappointing fashion. The Texans finished the season with a record of 11-5 and made the playoffs as the third seed in the AFC. Unfortunately, the Texans came across the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card round and they were defeated. It’s terrible […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has easily established himself as one of the most promising, young players in the NFL. It seems head coach Bill O’Brien is rather optimistic about his potential moving forward. Watson was able to follow up on his phenomenal rookie campaign with another stellar outing in the 2018 NFL season. O’Brien […]