Post-Draft 53 Man Roster Predictions

[sandman]

You know, I absolutely stated that if the QB’s were to switch teams Watson would excel in KC and Mahomes would’ve regressed under O’Brien’s BS offensive scheme.

Now, if you’re asking me if I would still stand behind my assertion based on what I know now? My answer would still be an absolute yes b/c nothing of what we know today would’ve made a difference based on the facts of both players first seasons in the NFL. If in KC, Watson would’ve had a coach whop would’ve modified his playbook to take advantage of Watson’s strengths…..might’ve changed the path he took as a player. If in Houston, Mahomes like Watson would’ve been forced to try and be successful in O’Brien’s offense while spending games running for his life. This reality hasn’t changed.

All things being equal, we've actually seen Mahomes mature as a QB even in a better system. He could have let the system hide his flaws, but he worked hard to get the hero ball out of his repertoire after losing Tyreek and having an aging Kelce. I feel like Watson - while it has been limited play over the last three years - has not shown that same maturation in playing style. Stefanski got his HC gig by being a successful OC, so it's not like Watson has been in a bad system. Look at what the upright corpse of Joe Flacco was able to accomplish. We will see this year with him being (allegedly) healthy and having LOADED offensive talent.

 

[steelbtexan]

You know, I absolutely stated that if the QB’s were to switch teams Watson would excel in KC and Mahomes would’ve regressed under O’Brien’s BS offensive scheme.

Now, if you’re asking me if I would still stand behind my assertion based on what I know now? My answer would still be an absolute yes b/c nothing of what we know today would’ve made a difference based on the facts of both players first seasons in the NFL. If in KC, Watson would’ve had a coach whop would’ve modified his playbook to take advantage of Watson’s strengths…..might’ve changed the path he took as a player. If in Houston, Mahomes like Watson would’ve been forced to try and be successful in O’Brien’s offense while spending games running for his life. This reality hasn’t changed.

Oh I believe that reality has changed quite a bit.