The defender took away his frustration after the defeat to the Bengals
HOUSTON – The defensive wing JJ Watt expressed frustration with the game of the Houston Texans in the middle of this losing season on several occasions, but his frustration seemed to boil over after the 37-31 defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals.
After acknowledging that the defense had played “terrible” on Sunday and that this was the most difficult year of his 10 NFL seasons, Watt was asked how the team would regroup on its way to week 17.
In response, Watt complained about how badly the Texans have played this season, saying that he feels bad for the fans and the people “who care so much” for this team, apparently in response to the Texans’ lack of professionalism.
“We are top athletes who pay a lot of money. If you can’t go in to work, go to boot camp and work hard, do your gym and do whatever you have to do then you shouldn’t be here. This is a job. They pay us a lot of money, ”said the experienced player.
“There are a lot of people who look at us and spend their time and money buying our shirts and buying a lot of shit … and they care. They worry every week. We are in week 16 and we are 4-11, and there are fans who are watching this game, who appear in the stadium and spend time, energy, effort and care on this. If you can’t go out to work, be on time … you shouldn’t be here. Because this is a privilege. It’s the best job in the world. “
“There are people who still tweet every week, who come to say: ‘hey, we still support you …’. They have no reason to. We stink. Those people are not paid. They pay us well. And that’s … that’s what I feel worst about, it’s our fans and the people who care so much about it and the city and the people who love it and really want it to be great. And it is not. And that’s stupid, because we don’t give them what they deserve, ”he emphasized
Texans are 4-11 and have lost four in a row for the second time this season. Houston fired head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien after his loss in week 4, and Romeo Crennel was appointed interim head coach for the remainder of the year.
It is the team’s worst rating in 16 games since 2017 when the quarterback Deshaun Watson his anterior cruciate ligament was torn in November.
The Texans’ defense allowed 540 net yards against the Bengals, with the quarterback Brandon Allen completing 29 out of 37 passes for 371 yards and two touchdowns. The Texans have only enforced eight sales, the least this season.