Here’s a look at some of the most interesting storylines from Wednesday coming from the Tennessee Titans’ AFC South rivals, the Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans.
Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt said he won’t be seeking a contract extension in 2020, and instead is going to try and prove his worth first.
“No, I don’t think that’s necessary,” Watt said. “I fully understand and respect the situation that I’m in at the moment and what’s happened in the past few years. So, I’m not going to sit here and demand anything because I’m going out there to prove what I’m worth, and I believe that’s the right situation for everybody.”
Watt has had issues staying healthy in three of the past four seasons. Out of a possible 64 regular season games he could have played in since 2016, Watt has missed 32. He didn’t play in either game against the Titans in 2019.
Jay Gruden says he would like to utilize D.J. Chark in the slot more (via Jaguars Wire)
Jaguars offensive coordinator Jay Gruden says he would like to use wide receiver D.J. Chark in the slot more often in 2020.
“He’s got the skill set with the size, speed and ability to come in and out of cuts,” Gruden said. “I think we can do a little bit more with him. I’d like to get him inside and do some more things with him in the slot. But he’s an excellent specimen. And the thing that I have come to know about D.J. in the limited time I got to meet him was that he’s hungry.”
Chark had a breakout campaign in his second season after being drafted in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. The LSU product totaled 1,008 yards on 73 receptions and scored eight times, all career-highs.
Colts aren’t concerned about OL depth (via Colts Wire)
One season after Indianapolis’ starting offensive line played all 16 games together, Colts head coach Frank Reich hopes the group upfront can do that again in 2020.
“I really am hopeful that we can go again with our same five starters playing every snap. I don’t know how realistic that is. I don’t want to say (it’s) a concern, it’s always a priority,” Reich said Tuesday in a conference call. “It’s always a priority if the right opportunity would have fell in the draft, there was discussion of finding the right guy, but it just didn’t fall that way. It just didn’t fall that way for us.”
If it can remain healthy, the Colts’ offensive line is the class of the AFC South and arguably one of the best in all of football.
The real question is, can Philip Rivers elevate the team’s offense to a higher level than Jacoby Brissett was able to last season? If so, the Colts are going to be a tough out.
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