![]() Watson is also dealing with a bit of pressure.Īgainst: Those things only matter so much. Jordan Leggett does have a step on the trailing defender.Īgainst: Leggett does not have a step on the safety coming over the top.įor: It hits the wide receiver on the hands, and he could use two hands, although it might leave him open to a devastating hit. Pittįor: This is a really athletic play by the DB. A blitzing DB = vacated space in the secondary.īut the DB doesn’t blitz, and instead he drops.Īgainst: He probably needs to expect the defender to be where he is. Watson smelled blitz, and he threw into it as QBs are wont to do. The second time he looks over (and the last time he looks at anything other than the center’s butt to catch the snap) the DB has cheated even more to the inside. In Watson pre-snap setup, he looks at the one-on-one matchup he has to the outside. There’s a reason Louisville’s Jaire Alexander has five interceptions this season. This isn’t a real 50-50 ball, because the Turf Monster gives the WR less than a 50 percent chance to catch it.Īgainst: This is a risky throw anyway, to lay it up and give a great cover corner a shot. Besides walking to the receiver and putting it in his hands, there’s not much more Watson’s could have done.įor: His wide receiver loses a step, and it impedes his ability to essentially act like a DB and make a play on the ball. I’m an “if it hits you in the hands, catch it” guy. He probably should have just laid it up and let Williams make the catch in the air with his immense size.įor: Here’s an INT that is unequivocally not on Watson. Watson creates this interception with a hurried throw. Watson’s play fake sucks the LBs in and creates a window to throw into.Īgainst: But the throw’s way behind Williams, and it allows the DB to catch up. Louisvilleįor: The first part of the play is good, at least. This is Clemson’s problem this season: letting teams hang around with pesky mistakes. This was in the red zone and would’ve been all but a killshot. Also, maybe Mike Williams ran the wrong route.Īgainst: Maybe Williams ran the right route. Georgia Techįor: This ends up being a safety because the DB fumbles into the end zone, so perhaps Watson’s true brilliance is that this was a two-point throw. The throw’s just a beat late, and the WR is three steps out of his break before Watson uncorks it, allowing the safety to diagnose what’s happening. The outside receiver’s curl holds up the cornerback, and if the QB can make the throw into the window created between corner and safety, there’s a nice completion to be had to the inside wide receiver. It’s third-and-long in opponent territory, and Clemson had to do something aggressive anyway.Īgainst: The smash concept against a cover 2 defense is supposed to create this scenario (minus the interception). Even if he isn’t there, this ball’s going to be underthrown for the WR.įor: It is a pretty athletic play by the DB here to drive on the throw and make the play. Troyįor: Did the WR run the wrong route? Or at least, does Watson think the curl is at a different depth than it’s actually run?Īgainst: Deshaun, the hell is this? The DB reads his eyes and just sits there, waiting on the throw. Watson stops the throwing motion just a touch short, and there’s way too much air under the throw. There’s a large gentleman in his face, popping him in the mouth because of an inadequate block by the LT. But you can see why Watson isn’t able to drive the ball as he would have liked to. It sails on him, and it damn near looks like it was intended for the DB. And Watson’s eyes are squarely on one WR (which could be a coaching point, sure). ![]() Auburnįor: Well, uhh, there’s pressure coming off the edge on the back end that could have hurried his motion? It also is quite a play by the defensive back.Īgainst: The throw’s a beat late and a bit high. The best way to test that is to go to the tape, so let’s do it. It’s a common refrain that Watson is a victim of bad luck on many of this interceptions, that they aren’t indicative of lapses. Watson throws more than the other three, but he’s also thrown one pick for every 32.5 attempts, worse than Alabama QB Jalen Hurts’ 37.4, Washington QB Jake Browning’s 50.4, or Ohio State QB J.T. He tossed three in Clemson’s lone loss, at home against Pitt in November, and has been picked at least once in all but four games. What’s less great are Watson’s 15 interceptions in 13 games. The 3,914 yards and 37 touchdowns are great, as is the 154 efficiency rating. There’s one hitch in Watson’s stats this year, though. ![]() He is prolific both in his individual numbers and his 30-3 career record as the Tigers’ starter. He won the Davey O’Brien Award this year and last, for the top quarterback in the country, and is a potential top-10 draft pick. He finished second in Heisman voting this year, the second year in a row he got to New York. Clemson junior quarterback Deshaun Watson is brilliant.
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