South AFC rumors: jeans, watts, polts

Although the breaking point for Deshaun Watson came when the Jeans did not keep him abreast of his hires this offseason, he shared his frustration with coaches and management after last year DeAndre Hopkins trade. GM of jeans seeds Bill O’Brien assured Watson that he would be aware of future general decisions, according to Mike Sando, Aaron Reiss and Jason Jenks of The Athletic (subscription required). Watson expressed these concerns after the Hopkins exchange also led to the non-trade clause in his Texan extension. However, the quarterback was disappointed with the franchise as the regular season progressed. After the losses of the jeans accumulated and Cal McNair fired O’Brien, Watson questioned the team’s direction, according to Athletic. Shortly before Watson signed his extension, he said he “loved” the McNairs, the organization and Houston. The Texans have insisted they are not interested in negotiating Watson, but several teams are. And the three-time Pro Bowler has shown no setbacks.

Here are the news from AFC South:

• Watson’s teammate, JJ Watt, has been on the market for a week. It has been connected to some computers, including the Titans. After GM Jon Robinson confirmed that the team had held discussions with Watt, Mike Vrabel – Watt’s former defensive coordinator in Houston – addressed the possibility of a signing. “You mentioned JJ Watt and there will be other veteran players who will be available that we will talk about, and we had discussions about JJ Watt“Vrabel said during a call with subscribers.”… There are many things to incorporate free agents, certainly those who have gone from 30 or to the later half of their career“. Vrabel was the coach of the 2014-16 and DC Texan drivers in 2017. The Titans signed Vrabel’s former position Jadeveon Clowney last year, but it goes the way of the free agency. And the Tennessee Passage continues to need to be strengthened.
• Although Matthew Stafford seeing the Colts as a possibility during his stint in the commercial block, Indianapolis did not offer its first round of selection for the 12-year-old Detroit starter. Washington and Carolina offered first-round changes, while the Rams won with their monster proposal. The Colts, however, were a little worried about the 33-year-old quarterback’s level of play and whether it would end up being worth a big commercial package, notes Stephen Holder of The Athletic. Frank Reichhistory of Carson Wentz it certainly played a key role in the Colts playing a long-standing play in the Eagles, and the team ended up retaining their first-round and second-round picks from 2021 in doing so.
• He Jeans they hire a former Lions character coach Dylan Thompson for a similar role, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle tweets. Former UDFA quarterback who moved to an NFL offside role, Thompson is a friend of Texas executive vice president Jack Easterby, points out Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. His relationship with Easterby helped him work in Detroit and previously with the Charleston Southern basketball program.