Texans Intend to Hire Romeo Crennel as Defensive Coordinator

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Originally Posted by nunusguy

Going with the more traditional 2-gap 3-4 puts your best defensive player (JJ Watt) at a disadvantage and fails to exploit the opportunity of using him at his natural postion as strong-side 4-3 DE and also drafting the best DE coming out of colleg since atleast Julius Peppers as the weakside 4-3 DE. If this is true, then O'Briens first significant decision does not represent an auspicious start to his regime.

How do you figure Watt's natural position is a position he has never played in the NFL rather than the position he has been DPOY playing?