Texans have a bevy of players that could be traded before November 3rd trade deadline should the next 3 weeks see no improvement post OB.
Injuries are happening like crazy and to top position players. Teams in serious contention for the playoffs could be looking to fill holes.
Watt (RD3), Mercilus (RD3), McKinney (RD4), Cunningham (RD4), Roby (RD3), Fuller (RD3), Cooks (RD2), Cobb (RD3), Stills (RD4), Martin (RD5). I'd do my dammdest to try and trade these assets before cutting them. Dead Money is going to be a black-eye one way or another......but if I could load up on RD3 picks or later for the 2021 draft during a short re-tooling, this may be a way to get it moving.
I'd definitely check with Watt as to where his preferences would be while assuring him the Texans would always re-sign him when he's ready to call it quits so he can officially retire as a player of the Texans.