Beyond the line: Texans could use playmakers like Le'Veon Bell

HOUSTON -- It’s easy to look at the Houston Texans' shortcomings on offense in 2018 and blame the offensive line.

After all, second-year quarterback Deshaun Watson was sacked an NFL-high 62 times in 2018 and had to play through injuries to his ribs and lungs after taking a hit early in the season. And while head coach Bill O’Brien -- and even Watson himself -- will be quick to say that not all of those sacks fall on the offensive line, the Texans need to make sure they can better protect their young franchise quarterback.

Houston needs to -- and will -- take a hard look at the offensive tackle and guard market in free agency, and it will likely use at least one of its three draft picks in the…