Speedy
Former Yeller Dweller
Sure , Watson is better than any of the crap QB's OB had prior those guys were below average .... You could plug in just about any QB and get pretty much the same results.
But when you break down his game , I just don't see an elite QB. I see a guy who makes enough big plays to beat mediocre teams but not one that can sustain drives and beat the better teams. Broken plays / off script stuff is where this offense does its damage.
I don't see a guy who can eliminate his own mistakes and carry this team , not when he's made the same mistakes over and over again , misdiagnosing potential rushers , hanging onto the ball far too long , not seeing or passing over wide open targets , locking onto the first read .... forcing the ball down field rather than take the easy yards.
You guy's cant see Watson for what he is because of OB's ineptitude .... I see both of them as equal contributors - part of the problem.
Well, no, it’s not quite plugging him in and getting the same results.
Again, OB is 24-15 with Watson, 28-31 without him. Those are far from the same results.
So no, they aren’t equal contributors to the problem. This problem was here long before Watson got here.
And the team as a whole has gotten worse, as Sunday football players are run out of town and replaced with good character, good practice guys who get stupid money for ghosting on Sundays. So Watson has to overcome that obstacle as well, and is still winning at that clip.
But yeah, as far as being a true contender, it’s pretty much the same results, but like I said, the team as a whole is weaker. The defense that Hoyer and Fitz had was light years ahead of what it is now.
Look, I’m in no way saying Watson is Jesus in cleats, but this poorly designed and poorly coached offense will never allow us to see him reach his full potential. Nor will the poorly constructed team he’s on.
You have your doubts about a QB just entering his 4th season, that’s fine. But there should be absolutely zero doubts about the job OB is doing and the affect that has here in year 7. Zero.
Watson has his faults, sure, but I believe a lot of that could be coached up and corrected with coaches who actually knew what the **** they were doing. He’ll never get that with this staff. And so he’ll be stuck in that tier 2 group just averaging his way through his career, and people like you will try to lay equal blame on him. And that’s bullshit. That’s all I’m saying. This coach/GM is shit and he has to go.