J.J. Watt Injury Adds to Mounting Pressure on Texans QB Brock Osweiler

Quarterback Brock Osweiler got a little more than he bargained for when he signed with the Houston Texans for four years and $72 million in free agency.

For too long, the Texans relied on defensive end J.J. Watt as their on-field general and primary playmaker. It’s now Osweiler’s turn to pick up the slack after the all-world defender re-injured his back, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport:

Sources: #Texans star DL JJ Watt has re-injured his back and is expected to be out for an extended period of time. Could be the season.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 28, 2016

While the extent of the injury has yet to be revealed, Watt will likely end up on injured reserve, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo:

Expectation is indeed that JJ Watt is headed to IR soon. Awful news for Texans.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) September 28, 2016

The injury couldn’t come at a worse time for Osweiler, who hasn’t looked like the franchise-caliber prospect the organization envisioned when it signed him.

In fact, the 6’8″ gunslinger is coming off a terrible performance against the New England Patriots. Osweiler completed 24 of 41 passes for only 196 yards and threw one interception. The Arizona State product took full blame for the team’s 27-0 loss.

“I think any time an offense struggles with developing a rhythm, struggles with scoring points, I think the first thing you have to examine is the quarterback,” Osweiler said, per ESPN.com’s Sarah Barshop. “I’ll take the blame for this one.

“Any time a team doesn’t score points, it’s on me,” he said.

He added: “I need to play better so I can give this team an opportunity to win ballgames like this.”

Prior to the Patriots contest, Osweiler didn’t exactly set the NFL on fire. Against the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs, he completed 60.3 percent of his passes for 499 yards and three touchdowns with three …

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