Harris Hits: Training Camp Day 2

The best thing about day one at Texans Training Camp presented by Xfinity is that there’s always a day two, which took place in the heat and humidity on Thursday morning. As such, let’s not mess around and get right to my Harris Hits for day two at the Houston Methodist Training Center.

The first observation is one that brought me back, if you will, to the J.J. Watt halcyon days in Houston. That man knew one speed and only one speed. If the offense wanted to get ANYTHING done, there were times they knew they had to get 99 off the field for a bit. 3rd year Pro Bowler Will Anderson Jr is getting to that status, seemingly.

Now, like Watt, Anderson Jr. will NOT leave the field at any point and the offense, honestly, wouldn’t want it any other way. He’s so relentless and has learned a number of different techniques and moves, honing them in the offseason. Thus far, all he’s doing is applying his recently learned skills on anyone (everyone?) in a blue offensive jersey. He won’t hit C.J. Stroud, but anyone else is freakin’ fair game.

In the second team period, he used long arm power to drive the right tackle right into Stroud, who then had to step up just to get the ball off.

Later, he used his deft handwork and explosiveness to set up the right tackle, then rip underneath him to get a clean line to Stroud. A freakin’ terror.

Now, before we start panicking about the OL (I’ll get to them), Anderson Jr. did that to every single Kansas City OT in the building in last year’s playoff game. He’s just now taking his already advanced game to a different level and forcing the OL to match his intensity as he says “Iron sharpens iron.”

I don’t want to steal too much away from Marc’s interview with OL Tytus Howard, but Marc did a little word association with Tytus on some guys in the OL room. Eventually, Marc got to rookie Aireontae Ersery…