It's not the same group as Nix and Okoye. Wade Phillips was on board for Watt, along with dozens of other coaching/FO changes. The only constant is Smith. The draft is clearly a group process in Houston and 3 different groups drafted those 3 players. And though nobody realistically thought they were drafting the best defensive player of a generation, everyone involved gets a ton of credit.
And even though nobody could have predicted it at draft time, Wade did say JJ was going to the HOF after his 5 sack rookie year.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ed-for-canton/
Wade is clearly a guy who knows NFL defense.