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 as a result:
“I feel like I'm ahead of where I was, of course, last year,” Watson said, according to Deepi Sidhu of the Texans' official team website. “Just decision making, operation of the offense, being able to do things that I couldn't do a year before and definitely my rookie year. Being able to take control and take leadership of this offense and be able to get the young guys lined up, make sure the protection is right, make sure the ball is getting placed in the right direction or where the ball needs to be versus this coverage. It's been a great camp and we're just trying to continue to improve and make this offense go.”
Watson is coming off of a season in which he threw for 4,165 yards, 26 touchdowns, and nine interceptions while completing 68.3 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 103.1.
The 23-year-old, who played his collegiate football at Clemson University, was originally selected by Houston with the 12th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.
He was on his way to having a historic rookie year and had thrown for 1,699 yards, 19 touchdowns and eight picks over his first seven games (six starts) before going down with a torn ACL.
The Texans won 11 games in 2018, capturing the AFC South division title. However, they went on to fall to the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs.
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