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Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger
The whole "Mahomes vs Watson" thing left me not liking Deshaun much tbh and hoping Pat outshines him every week. But when I look at it without biased eyes he was amazing In his rookie season before the injury...and he came back and had a decent season last year. He's obviously good with his feet and has the ability to have magical moments like the late TD he threw against the Saints before the Saints stole it in the end...or that TD he threw the other day when he got his on the eye kicked. No doubt when he's In the mood he's a top ten QB for sure.
But, whilst he does have big moments, he also has some pretty bad games too. Pat had to be flawless almost every week last season to win the MVP and yet people were putting Watson's name into the mix this year despite having very poor games against Carolina, The Jaggs and Indy (where he threw a late pick to lose the game). Now today he faced a good defense and again he was found wanting.
As for Jackson...when a team takes away the run and clamps down in his tight ends then it's gonna be very interesting to see how he copes. He's having the time of his life right now but sooner or later some DC is gonna find the code to shut him down like the Chargers did In the playoffs and then we will see if he's for real.
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Jackson is a lot of fun to watch, but it’s only a matter of time before these rushing attempts catch up to him. My fear for him is that it’ll start with one devastating freak-ish injury (landing odd, getting rolled up, etc) and snow ball from there. He may lose a bit of his athleticism after the first injury and then not be able to evade the hits like he can now.
I hope that isn’t the case, but history shows that QBs with a heavy run element to their games don’t last. There’s a reason running backs are typically done at 30 and guys like Brady, Brees, Manning play into their 40’s.
Hope he can adjust and just use the run to get out of trouble, but that is going to require a major change in mindset. It’s also going to take a coach that can see the bigger picture, even in the heat of a game. Sometimes, there are more important things than picking up a key 3rd and short.