DeAndre Hopkins' production in 2016 was down sharply from the previous season, and you don't have to be an expert at reading between the lines to see that head coach Bill O'Brien clearly attributed that to historic struggles of QB Brock Osweiler when OB offered this up in his presser at the Combine in Indianapolis yesterday:
What do you think happened to WR DeAndre Hopkins last season that didn’t allow him to put up big numbers?
O’Brien: "He still had like 80-something catches. So he dropped off in catches and he dropped off in yards, but he did make some big plays for us during the season.