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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale
I'll say this: for whatever reason the sports media annointed Watson and are far less critical of him than other qbs.
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That is true. His success at Clemson is carrying over into media coverage of him these days. But if you dig through Houston Texans fan forums, you will find that they know he holds the ball too long and doesn't read defenses as well as you would want for a $39M per year QB.
One of my biggest knocks on Deshaun is that he tries to run over defenders. He is not smart at all about sliding or going out of bounds. If the team expects you to be a franchise QB for 15-20 years, you damn well better get smart about this aspect of the game. People talk about Lamar Jackson being a short term QB in this league due to running so much, but he has a much smarter approach to avoid hits compared to Deshaun.