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Originally Posted by GoChargers
I actually agree with Tigger for once. Watson is too much of a project, IMO, to go in the first round. He has no experience in a pro-style system where he has to read the whole defense. His accuracy and decision making have been very inconsistent. He does have all the intangibles that everyone drools over in a quarterback: he's a winner, he's a leader, he plays better in big games and the fourth quarter. But that's not quite enough to make up for what he's currently lacking in the basics of how to play the position at this level.
With that said, Tigger has zero credibility because he's the type of guy who will grasp for any excuse why the Chiefs shouldn't draft a quarterback every year.
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Why do you think accuracy is a big issue? He's thrown 67% completion % all three years. Pretty much the same as Mariotta in college.
"Overall, Watson was accurate on 47.5 percent of his deep targets, throwing for 1,196 yards and 18 touchdowns on passes of 20-plus yards. Only Bowling Green’s Matt Johnson found paydirt on more occasions in 2015. Watson was a little aggressive on occasion, throwing seven picks on deep targets, but he made many more positive plays than mistakes, especially late in the year." (From PFF last year).
I'm not claiming to be a Watson or QB expert, I'm just trying to compare him to recent QB's who came out and how they are transitioning in the NFL.