Really? The guy who has a 3-route tree can't even run the one he excels at correctly? One that most of us knew how to run in High School?
(But seriously - good post; this kid is just soooooo raaaaw. This isn't a kid that's going to be ready by November. Of 2023 even. This is a kid who MIGHT be a contributor in year 3 if everything goes well) [Reply]
Christian Watson had another drop against air in drills today. His hands have definitely been questionable. I don’t think there’s been a practice yet where he hasn’t dropped at least one pass. Does it matter much? Prob not - but noteworthy at least.
By the way - we have Christian Watson. Don't even need a different jersey.
Tell me the difference in Christian Watson and Justin Watson.
Justin is 6'3'', runs a 4.42, similar 3-cone and shuttle times. And unlike Christian, he was extremely productive in his FCS program with 3 straight 1,000 yard seasons. He's also demonstrated excellent hands.
For the next 2 years at least, there's an excellent chance that Justin Watson is a better football player than Christian Watson.
Dude is just an underwear warrior, man. Still can't believe folks were mocking this kid to us in the 1st round. [Reply]
I still can't believe he went as high as he did. Nothing suggests to me that he's going to be a good WR other than his athleticism. Maybe they'll get a gem, but I've seen far too many flame out with all the athletic gifts in the world to be a believer yet. [Reply]
Originally Posted by kccrow:
I still can't believe he went as high as he did. Nothing suggests to me that he's going to be a good WR other than his athleticism. Maybe they'll get a gem, but I've seen far too many flame out with all the athletic gifts in the world to be a believer yet.
I kinda feel like the Packers blinked.
This is the same organization that traded up for Jordan Love. It just seems like they get a little panicky, lose trust in their board and then go wild reaching on guys they think they 'need'.
It's what Veach did w/ Speaks but he definitely appears to have righted the ship there. [Reply]
What’s weird to me is that Christian Watson looks to me like…a more raw MVS. That’s weird to me bc it feels like they just replaced MVS with that pick.
If you think about it they are quite similar but MVS developed over time and seemed to correct his drop problem.
Maybe they are looking for that from this kid? Who knows. We all laughed at DK Metcalf bc he couldn’t run routes and his 3 cone was terrible. [Reply]
The thing with Watson that cooled me on him as a prospect for the Chiefs is how easily he gets shut down if you are physical with him at the line. He has a hard time getting free from a jam.
When teams realize this they're going to do it all game. [Reply]
