HOUSTON (CBS HOUSTON) – The Texans are quite adept at freestyling as a defense.

No, not Eminem on the stage in 8 Mile dropping disses on everyone in the shelter freestyling.

Defensive freestyling. J.J. Watt explains a little of his freedom.

“You never know where I’m coming from,” he said. “I never know where I’m coming from. That’s what makes the game fun and that’s why I appreciate playing for RAC (Defensive Coordinator Romeo Crennel), he gives me that freedom.”

That freedom is earned in the classroom.

“We give him some leeway once he understands the system,” Crennel said. “And that goes for every player. If they understand the system and where they’re supposed to be, the area they’re supposed to cover, then you can give them a little leeway to get to that area.”

Crennel stressed when he distributes that responsibility, players have to make sure to not have it negatively affect the team should they fail.

“The thing that you don’t want is that you don’t want everybody having a lot of leeway which opens up big holes in the defense.”

Watt echoed the need to make sure everyone is on the same page.

“It’s not just me, it’s everybody else knowing their jobs as well. I mean, if I’m going to move around, then everybody else needs to know what’s going on.”

You also never know what position someone might line-up in for the Texans.

Jadeveon Clowney, who Wednesday said he still feels like a rookie, has “always” had some freedom within the system according to Crennel.

He said Clowney had the freedom to make snap decisions within the plays in college and he is still using that during his pro snaps as well.

As soon as it stops working, Crennel knows he will need to reign Clowney in a little.

“If it hurts us then we have to get him back to his technique so that we don’t get hurt with it.”

Head coach Bill O’Brien knows they can use some of Clowney’s versatility and knowledge to maximize his impact.

“We try to move him around a lot,” he said. “He’s an instinctive guy. We don’t think he’s just and outside linebacker or just a defensive end.

“We try to look at what the opponent offense is going to do and see if we can get him into situations where after his film studies he knows what to do.”

O’Brien said Clowney had learned a lot from Brian Cushing and Watt.

The freestyling isn’t stopping anytime soon according to Watt.

“I think that’s something that, as we get more comfortable as a defense, as everybody gets more comfortable in their roles, you‘ll see more and more of.”

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