As I recall, the scouting report on Watson was roughly:
- average to weak arm
-spread offense qb who will have trouble adapting to an nfl offense
- great character and team leader
-has ice water in his veins and no stage is to big for him
In the draft, I actually had my eyes on mahomes for the Texans. I'd read the scouting reports on him. I didn't know he'd be great, I just assumed Watson would be long gone by the time we picked and mahomes was projected by many to be there when we picked.
Is throwing someone open actually a thing or is it just anticipation? I feel like it's just gauging speed, leverage, and timing. I think we all know the window for an open reciever is much smaller in the nfl then it is in college. A crossing route might only be open for a half second. Maybe it takes 3 seconds before that opening? Where is the wr in Watson's progression? Does the ol allow that much time?
I think an efficient nfl passing game is infinitely more complex then people realize. What's the hot read in the event of a blitz? Does the same passing play have a route designed to beat man coverage and a route designed to beat zone coverage? Are the progressions or QB reads concrete or flexible based on the defense?
Good questions
As far as scouting reports,I actually read he had inconsistent accuracy but his anticipation was good