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Watson's arm strength

Discussion in 'Houston Texans' started by Two Sandwiches, May 5, 2017.

  1. Hey Now!

    Hey Now! Contributing Member

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    bobby's QB rankings*:
    1. Ryan Mallet
    2. Peyton Manning
    3. Tom Brady
    1,259. Every African-American QB

    * These may be unofficial; not sure.
     
  2. eric.81

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    Haven't you been listening, @Hey Now!... they're all RUNNING BACKS, not QBs.
     
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  3. rezdawg

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    Don't let the point go over your head...your 55 mph guideline is silly.
     
  4. Bobbythegreat

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    We'll see. I'm sure he won't suffer the same fate as other QB's that came into the league throwing with sub standard velocity because he's on the Texans and that means the flaws in his game are "silly" instead of something to be overcome.

    Well it's good that you've fully embraced being nothing but a mindless troll. Good for you.


    I could see an argument for either but Peyton never had the benefit of Belichick so I'd still give it to him despite Brady being on better teams.
     
  5. coachbadlee

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    Lol Ryan Mallet?! Say it ain't so.
     
  6. Bobbythegreat

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    Oh it's true, Hey Now! can't defend his position intelligently so he's just mindlessly trolling. It's probably just a defense mechanism.
     
  7. Nimo

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    I don't see all of the back and forth (I have Bobby on ignore), but this is hilarious.
     
  8. Mr. Clutch

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    Only needs Osweiler at #2.
     
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  9. rezdawg

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    Can you explain how throwing 53.5 mph with a very quick release is...sub standard?
     
  10. Htownballer38

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    Im seeing great touch, a few nice back shoulder passes, some zip on a couple of his passes and quite a few leading his receivers. It looks like he make every throw with ease. He also stands in the pocket, knows when to run (instincts) and isn't afraid to take a hit.

    This young man is a baller.

     
  11. DaGreatest

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    I feel bad for this brother becuz white ppl will overly scrutinize this guy at every turn. White qbs with half his talent get less scrutiny and more of a benefit.

    Houston is the type of fake bigot city that will turn on him in a heartbeat for the slightest thing. God please shield this Hebrew.
     
  12. coachbadlee

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    Well one thing for sure. Other teams know just as much about this arm situation as we do. Since it can be corrected, I am sure he, his agent, the coaches and the organization are working on doing just that. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
     
  13. Bobbythegreat

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    When the benchmark is 55 and the fastest example you can find is 53.5, that's sub standard because 53.5<55.

    Not necessarily the end of the world, but it's just weird when people can't admit obvious things like this.
     
  14. Newlin

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    Who decided that 55 was the benchmark?

    Where did Joe Montana rank? Did he have a strong arm?
     
  15. Nimo

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    Get on the Bears message board and see how they're tearing Trubisky apart.
     
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  16. Bobbythegreat

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    I just love that when a drafted prospect doesn't meet the standard the knee jerk reaction is to attack the standard. I hope that Watson will become the first successful NFL QB drafted in the last decade that throws under 55 too but that doesn't change the history of failure of QB's that throw less than 55 the last decade.

    I wonder if the Texans drafted a cornerback who ran a 4.8 40 if people would be saying that speed is overrated for cornerbacks.
     
  17. HR Dept

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    Watson has proved, on tape, that he has the ability to throw every possible pass required of an NFL QB. With zip or touch and accuracy. He's also proven that he has shortcomings and a lot of things that need to be tightened up. He's not a finished project.

    That's where we are right now fellas. You can go glass half empty or glass half full, but either way it's still the same 12 oz cup with 6 oz of liquid.
     
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  18. Nimo

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    What you got in that cup? Some lean?
     
  19. HR Dept

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    I jus poe'd a fo in a 2 liter.
     
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  20. Newlin

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    Can you please answer the question?
    Who decided that 55 was the benchmark?

    Where does Joe Montana rank? Did he have a strong arm?
     

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