J.J. Watt, Texans pass rush rusty and inconsistent in Week 1 loss

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Romeo Crennel was cautious last week when talking about the impressive potential the Houston Texans have on their defensive line with the return of a healthy J.J. Watt, Jadeveon Clowney and Whitney Mercilus.

The Texans defensive coordinator cautioned that although the team's pass-rushers are extremely talented, "you don't know how they're going to recover" from those injuries or if "they're really back."

The missed time showed early in the Texans' 27-20 season-opening loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday. The unit struggled to get to quarterback Tom Brady, especially in the first half. The Texans did not touch Brady in the first half but finished the game with two…