Post by jusnixx on Jan 11, 2017 12:10:30 GMT -6
Deshaun Watson had a great game but as another poster stated let’s not make one great game sway our decision on whether or not Watson can be “Our Guy” at QB. Watson was a big reason for the Clemson victory, but at the same time we shouldn’t let his overall performance blur the stats and realities that project to the NFL. The fact is, at the end of the day, the biggest knock on him remains unchanged after the big win – he’s a good passer but not great. The biggest knock on Watson coming into the title game is that he is too inconsistent, makes too many bad decisions, and is not that accurate – and all those still remain true. Reading the scouting reports many believe he cannot be a good pocket passer. Yes he can create plays with his feet and is very mobile, yes is has a very strong arm, but when you combine those with inaccurate throws and bad decisions you do not get success at the next level. It’s funny how one good game has many believing that he’s now the top QB in the draft when before so many people were questioning whether or not he’s a legit 1st rounder. On the other hand, just think if he would have went out there and thrown 3 pics and cost them the game? Most would be screaming “Don’t pick him before the 4th round” totally disregarding the rest of his body of work. Remember this is a guy who threw 17 interceptions this year. I am skeptical on his game translating to the NFL. After re-watching the game, I found that MANY of his throws were off target but his receivers were constantly bailing him out and there were some overthrows that were tipped and lucky to not be picked. In fact the placement of many of his throws would receive harsh criticism from many posters on this board if those passes would have come from the arms of Cutler or Barkley. Watson’s receivers Renfrow and Leggett both made a number of tough catches from bad throws and Mike Williams made some un-fricking-believable catches which takes me to my next subject: Mike Williams. I have seen several threads and ads on “Who’s stock rose the most after the Title game” and I can’t believe how many exclude Williams. He was already considered the #1 receiver by many but my goodness those catches he made! Those are the types of catches that are expected from elite NFL receivers. With the lack of top WR free agents this year I think Williams stock rose the most. After performing like that in the biggest game of his life, the NFL teams needing a top WR are on notice and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him go in the top 5. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see someone trade up that high to grab him. Top level WR’s are few and far between and it seems like he is as close to a sure shot as you can get. Another player who stood out to me was Bouleware, the LB from Clemson. This dude was in Beast Mode all game. He was constantly around the ball, had great play anticipation, and he is a hard hitter. My only question on him is his ability to pass cover. Another poster had commented that he will be a nobody in the NFL. I asked why they thought that and never saw a response so I’m still curious as to why that statement was made because based on this game the guy would be a good MLB in a 4-3 defense. My last thoughts are on Jonathan Allen. After re-watching I found that he did have more tackles than I thought and was key in stopping the run – but where is the pass rush? Many of the pass rush situations had him one on one and he did nothing with it. It’s only one game but I expected him to stand out in a big game in all phases. He did have 10 sacks this year so maybe it was just a bad game or maybe he had assignments but I was thinking I’d see a lot of Allen chasing down Watson in the backfield and that didn’t happen.