NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Houston Texans superstar defensive lineman J.J. Watt has lined up 70 percent of the time as the Texans' right end.

They move him around some to make blocking him a bit more difficult.

But if they stick with what they’ve been doing, Tennessee Titans right tackle Michael Oher and right guard Chance Warmack should be central in the Titans’ efforts to slow him down.

I asked Warmack how he should play in his third time against Watt, a guy who factored into the Titans' decision to spend the 10th pick in the 2013 draft on a guard.

“The first game was just like a welcome-to-the-NFL-moment with him, I didn’t know what to expect, he was already one of the best pass-rushers in the league,” Warmack said. “The second time around I kind of knew what I was looking at a little bit more, kind of had better preparation.

“Third time this week, I feel like I have a better plan in terms of trying to contain him. He's still a great football player, a great athlete. But as far as my mindset goes, he’s just a guy who can pass rush, just like any other guy that I’ve played ever since I’ve been here.”

Warmack is not going to be solely responsible for trying to slow Watt, by any means. And while he should respect Watt, anyone suggesting he's not being deferential enough is off in my estimation. A guy can't head into a matchup spending too much energy on the greatness of an opponent, no matter how great.

This is the sort of game where a player like Warmack whose development has not been as fast as it should be could show a big gain.

"[Watt] is a talented guy who can play on either side of the ball,” Warmack said. “I don’t think we’re going to change anything in our scheme just because he’s in front of us. I feel like it’s all going to go to a matter of how we take our sets and how we use our hands.

“That’s what film is for, to watch our opponents. He’s no different. We’re going to watch what he’s good at, watch what his tendencies are, and analyze it and work on those thing in the game.”

Warmack doesn’t mean that Watt is no different than any other pass-rusher. He knows he’s very good and a big challenge.

The Titans don’t have the option of pulling an armored truck onto the field and using it as a lineman. So they’ll prepare for the people they’ve got and go in expecting they can have some success.

Can they? So far this line has given people little reason to have faith.