Expectations are sky-high after the Texans wrapped up their 2016 campaign with the No. 1 defense for the first time in franchise history.
The 2017 defense immediately improves with the highly anticipated return of a healthy J.J. Watt, playing alongside Jadeveon Clowney and Whitney Mercilus.
“I think we all know what J.J. brings to the table,” assistant head coach Romeo Crennel said Wednesday. “For opponents to try to figure out where they’re going to send their protection – do they send it to J.J.? Do they send it to Clowney? Exactly how they’re going to do all that as far as from a protection standpoint, I think that’s going to make it extremely difficult on the offense.