Last season was a tough time for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson — in his second season in the NFL — as he was sacked 62 times in the regular season, three times in the playoffs and was hit a total of 133 times.
In a recent ESPN.com article, ESPN Texans reporter Sarah Barshop was asked the following question: “Over/under 47.5 times sacked for quarterback Deshaun Watson?” Next is a portion of Barshop’s answer on ESPN.com:
“Over. The Texans took steps to improving the offensive line that gave up 62 sacks last season, but given the way Watson plays — his average time to throw last season was 3.