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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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rodgers is good at turning chicken salad into...nevermind
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Reports from Packer's sources say their 7th round WR looks better and more NFL ready.
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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.
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First play on offense and he blows this perfect opportunity. Pretty much incapsulates what we thought of him.

Oh no, Christian Watson... 🤦*♂️pic.twitter.com/jk4dWxUfVI

— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) September 11, 2022

Lot of folks didn’t like this kid bc they thought he was an elite athlete and not a football player. Turns out they were right (so far).
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The drop was so bad. His hands were too far apart and they were flat. It wasn't even close. And after burning PP.

All the talent in the world but if you can't catch... yeesh.
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Skyy, OTOH, looked nasty on his reception.
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Oof. How do you alligator arm a catch that's right in your breadbasket?

Yeah - nothing about this kid said he should've gone that high. "GENERATIONAL ATHLETE!!!!"

Just a laughable draft crush.
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Yeah, that was the perfect ball. Under no pressure. Mind boggling.
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I couldn't get off the bandwagon fast enough when I saw his drop rate. That was clearly going to be an issue.
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It's one of those 'god bless the broken road' moments....

Watson might have been appealing to Veach in his first or 2nd year as a GM. But he's learned from past mistakes and gave the kid a wide berth.

You can't bite on fools gold like that. There are just too many ways for it to go wrong.
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Much better go route though- kid has all the tools in the world. Be interesting to see if he can figure it out or if he flounders his opportunity.

There was a bubble screen late that Watson wasn't ready for, almost caused an INT. Game seems way too fast for Watson right now.
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