Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt became the team's premier pass-rushing threat when linebacker Mario Williams bolted to the Buffalo Bills as a free agent this offseason, and the emerging second-year man out of Wisconsin doesn't think his team will miss the former number-one overall draft pick.
According to a report from ProFootballTalk.com (via NFL.com), Watt had this to say of his former teammate:
I'll miss him in the locker room, but not on the field.
Now it is likely that Watt's comments, as Dan Hanzus over at NFL.com noted, were meant more as a show of support for his current teammates, who happen to make up one of the most anticipated defensive units in the NFL this season, rather than a slight toward Williams, whose play in Houston earned him the mega-deal he received from the Bills.
But what say you, Texans fans? What meaning do you think Watt intended with his comments?
Also, for coverage on everything relating to Houston's Week 2 trip to face the Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday, keep checking the game's StoryStream throughout the week.
For more on the Texans, be sure to visit Battle Red Blog and stay tuned to SB Nation Houston.