We had a historically bad offense. Defenses like that don't come around too often and we let them down with predictably idiotic offensive signings
Osweiler threw three TD passes that were dropped in the divisional round. If those balls were caught that's a totally different game.
I didn't care much for Osweiler before we signed him. The only reason I could think of as a reason we did was that he played well in big moments.
Something none of our QBs did before. They were great to serviceable in meaningless games, but disappeared when things started tp matter.
Brock had all kinds of problems... I'm not saying different. But those three dropped TDs support what I believe the thinking was behind signing Brock. Fiedo on the right sideline, Fiedo in the back of the end zone, the perfect bomb to the wide open Fuller.
If he wasn't a snotty nosed punk or if O'b wasn't always on edge, I think Osweiler would still be here, regardless his historically poor stats.
Osweiler is and was mediocre at best. There was no justification for that contract even if no one else better was available in free agency.
Preaching to the choir. I didn't say he was worth $37M guaranteed. I said the best available.
Watson was the third QB picked and we apparently didn't even have him as the first QB on our own draft board. Maybe not even second.
Some people felt he was the best. Across the board everyone agrees of the three he is closest to pro ready.
The QB position has now cost two firsts and a second plus one year of very high salary for bottom 5 production. That is ridiculously expensive. Watson has to be extremely good to justify that.
Don't forget the 1st round pick we used on Carr. The 4th on Ragone, what was it a 6th on Henson, two 2nds on Schaub, a fifth on Yates & the late 4th for Savage.
And no, there were other options, such as drafting Garropolo or Carr, just to name two examples. Other good QBs have been available in recent years.
No. I don't think so. Carr is looking better than I thought, but I didn't think he could win a Super Bowl then, don't think he can win a Super Bowl now. I think he's closer to Culppepper than Aaron Rodgers.
More or less the same about Garoppolo.
I haven't formed an opinion on Watson yet. On one hand I think Ricky McNair is setting O'b up for failure. On the other, I think Bill O'Brien is a dumbast