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Bill O'Brien gives Deshaun Watson high marks for poise, confidence

During a lengthy interview this week on the state of the Texans after their offseason program, coach Bill O'Brien talked about how impressed he's been with rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson.

O'Brien praised the Clemson coaches for Watson's development in college, providing him with a solid foundation for the NFL.

"He had to learn a pretty sophisticated offense at Clemson," O'Brien said. "He had to do a lot of things at the line of scrimmage. I think he was trained really well. That's a credit to the Clemson staff.

"He'd already been in some big games when he got here.