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<blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1049232" data-attributes="member: 18006"><p>I'm so glad to hear someone else sees Watson this way, as well. I agree with every word you say. The man is simply not as bad as so many people insist he is; he's a lot better than most people seem to give him credit for.</p><p></p><p>I'm a big fan of Watson; I know he disappoints sometims, but I hope some of us can remember that for the first two years of his career Donald Driver - one of the most successful and beloved wide receivers in Packer history - had a catch rate of 50% and 42%. Compared to Watson's career 58%.</p><p></p><p>But the Packers knew they had somethng special with Driver, so they stuck with him, and he retired as Green Bay's all-time leading receiver. Which (considering Green Bay's legendary success as a passing team) is no small accomplishment.</p><p></p><p>But for his first 2 or 3 years in Green Bay, a huge number of Packer fans wanted him court martialed and shot. It seemed like every single Monday, all you heard on the radio talk shows was *****ing about why Driver hadn't been cut.</p><p></p><p>Remember also that for the first 3 or 4 years of James Jones' career, his nickname with the fans was "Alligator Arms". His hands were terrible; it was like he was playing with boxing gloves. Fans used to cringe when Favre fired a pass at him, wondering whether it would be intercepted when it bounced off his chest. But today, most Packer fans remember him very fondly, and would love to have him back.</p><p></p><p>Greg Jennings played here for 10 years, and his career catch rate (58.9%) was only .7% better than Watson's (58.2%). 5 of his 10 seasons were lower than Christian's career average so far.</p><p></p><p>But people don't seem to remember any of them that way...</p><p></p><p>Some of Green Bay's best receivers were not stars in college; they were later draft picks, and the Packers had to work patiently with them and coach them up. And I don't see many people today complaining that we held onto them so long.</p><p></p><p>I'm a big supporter of Watson; while (yes) he does need to improve his ball awareness, I think he's worth coaching as he does. He's a great teammate, very unselfish, never complains. Supports his teammates, everyone loves him.... he's a guy every team would liove to have.</p><p></p><p>And he has too many other skills for us to give up on him yet. A lot of young receivers are just starting to truly come into their potential at this point in the acreer arc. Get rid of him now, and we may be watching him rack up a half dozen all-pro seasons in Minnesota.</p><p></p><p>And here's a really important thing to remember about Watson - in his entire career (meaning, high school, college, and 3 years in the NFL) he has caught only 220 passes. Going into this season, he had only <em>200 </em>receptions since he first started even playing football.</p><p></p><p>He didn't play varsity ball until his senior year in high school, and I really believe that much of what we are seeing is just a relative lack of game experience compared to other receivers who under the kind of microscope that players with his stature often are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thirteen Below, post: 1049232, member: 18006"] I'm so glad to hear someone else sees Watson this way, as well. I agree with every word you say. The man is simply not as bad as so many people insist he is; he's a lot better than most people seem to give him credit for. I'm a big fan of Watson; I know he disappoints sometims, but I hope some of us can remember that for the first two years of his career Donald Driver - one of the most successful and beloved wide receivers in Packer history - had a catch rate of 50% and 42%. Compared to Watson's career 58%. But the Packers knew they had somethng special with Driver, so they stuck with him, and he retired as Green Bay's all-time leading receiver. Which (considering Green Bay's legendary success as a passing team) is no small accomplishment. But for his first 2 or 3 years in Green Bay, a huge number of Packer fans wanted him court martialed and shot. It seemed like every single Monday, all you heard on the radio talk shows was *****ing about why Driver hadn't been cut. Remember also that for the first 3 or 4 years of James Jones' career, his nickname with the fans was "Alligator Arms". His hands were terrible; it was like he was playing with boxing gloves. Fans used to cringe when Favre fired a pass at him, wondering whether it would be intercepted when it bounced off his chest. But today, most Packer fans remember him very fondly, and would love to have him back. Greg Jennings played here for 10 years, and his career catch rate (58.9%) was only .7% better than Watson's (58.2%). 5 of his 10 seasons were lower than Christian's career average so far. But people don't seem to remember any of them that way... Some of Green Bay's best receivers were not stars in college; they were later draft picks, and the Packers had to work patiently with them and coach them up. And I don't see many people today complaining that we held onto them so long. I'm a big supporter of Watson; while (yes) he does need to improve his ball awareness, I think he's worth coaching as he does. He's a great teammate, very unselfish, never complains. Supports his teammates, everyone loves him.... he's a guy every team would liove to have. And he has too many other skills for us to give up on him yet. A lot of young receivers are just starting to truly come into their potential at this point in the acreer arc. Get rid of him now, and we may be watching him rack up a half dozen all-pro seasons in Minnesota. And here's a really important thing to remember about Watson - in his entire career (meaning, high school, college, and 3 years in the NFL) he has caught only 220 passes. Going into this season, he had only [I]200 [/I]receptions since he first started even playing football. He didn't play varsity ball until his senior year in high school, and I really believe that much of what we are seeing is just a relative lack of game experience compared to other receivers who under the kind of microscope that players with his stature often are. [/QUOTE]
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