It comes as little surprise to see that the Houston Texans are in disarray once again. After going a pathetic 4-12 this season, the Texans are finally looking forward to trying to put stability around star quarterback Deshaun Watson. That would be well and good, but it looks like Deshaun Watson may not be on the same page with the organization. After the Texans hired their new GM, Nick Caserio from New England, without even consulting their 150-million dollar franchise quarterback. This move came as a shock to Watson because he thought he had an understanding that the organization would ask for his opinion of new hires in the organization. Things are not looking good in Houston.
In my experience, the Houston franchise has been a dysfunctional one for quite a few years now. Under former head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien, the Texans made the playoffs almost every year but never made a deep run. After a disappointing loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019, the Texans got rid of one of the best wide receivers in the game in Deandre Hopkins. This decision was made as a personal one by Bill O’Brien because he and Hopkins could not get along. This was what I believe was the final straw for Watson, he and Hopkins had a great connection and were friends off the field. After his trade without consulting Watson, the Texans proved to many that they are dysfunctional and do not care about what their star QB thinks.
What are some options for Watson? The most obvious would be to stick it out in Houston and hope that they eventually figure it out and surround him with talent. The other would be to demand a trade to another team, which he has contacted his teammates about doing so. Watson is considering all options and hasn’t talked to management in quite some time, so it looks as though the latter of the two is more likely to happen.
I would tell Watson to get out! The Texans have never been a great franchise. They have perpetually struggled and will continue to do so despite the amazing numbers he puts up. Watson passed for over 4,000 yards and had a career-high 70% completion rate. There are plenty of teams that would mortgage the bank to get him on their squad. I think a team that should do it (but they never will) would be the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers finished the year at 12-4 with an obviously old and withered Ben Roethlisberger. If they could give up multiple picks and a couple players, it could be a deadly pairing.
Where should Watson go? Will he end up leaving the Texans. Leave a comment and let me know what you are thinking. This is a crazy situation.
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