Looking for answers.

[Clove]

Can someone please either tell me why, or explain to me why not even one team has thrown a deep pass against a receiver or Tight End that Watkins is covering?

I'm waiting to see how he defends deep passes, yet no one is testing him. Is there a possibility that the 5th round draft choice is already feared in this league?

[Rampage]

he will get tested sooner or later

[Clove]

Originally Posted by bigbadroy

he will get tested sooner or later

Roy Williams is certainly getting tested... This just makes no sense.

[austintodallas]

Well when you figure you have at least one of TNew, Henry, Glenn, or Williams all potentially in the same area, then yes, I would say there is probably a high degree of fear there.

Our secondary could really be something special if Watkins continues to play well.

[austintodallas]

Hey you used to be cowboyloveforever but you shortened it to clove. Just noticed that. The Kramer avatar tipped me off.

[AdamJT13]

Watkins might not be 1-on-1 with anyone to begin with. And there have been several fairly deep passes when he was the second defender involved.

[peplaw06]

Originally Posted by AdamJT13

Watkins might not be 1-on-1 with anyone to begin with. And there have been several fairly deep passes when he was the second defender involved.

That's what I was gonna say, has Watkins been manned up on somebody, or has he just been roaming around back there?? Anyone know?

[Clove]

Originally Posted by austintodallas

Hey you used to be cowboyloveforever but you shortened it to clove. Just noticed that. The Kramer avatar tipped me off.

Yeah, I didn't like the long name - funny thing is, some of my sig pics still have cowboy_love_4ever on them.

[Clove]

Originally Posted by peplaw06

That's what I was gonna say, has Watkins been manned up on somebody, or has he just been roaming around back there?? Anyone know?

It's hard for me to tell. It seems like he's free-lancing a bit, but in the system of course.

[Cowboy Junkie]

Originally Posted by Clove

Can someone please either tell me why, or explain to me why not even one team has thrown a deep pass against a receiver or Tight End that Watkins is covering?

I'm waiting to see how he defends deep passes, yet no one is testing him. Is there a possibility that the 5th round draft choice is already feared in this league?

I have been also waiting to see what hes got out there...
I am hopefull that not throwing to him is telling in itself or maybe telling about the pass rush

[TEK2000]

Perhaps our pass rush has Offensive Coordinators and QB's a little hesitant to call some LONG pass plays that take time to develop.

Then again, maybe the QB simply sees the 6'5" LONG WINGSPAN Watkins roaming around back there and thinks better of it.

[jrumann59]

It is possible that QBs are thinking his height and length will require perfect throws since what he lacks in speed his height would make up for the separation.

[Clove]

Originally Posted by jrumann59

It is possible that QBs are thinking his height and length will require perfect throws since what he lacks in speed his height would make up for the separation.

I think Watkins has outstanding speed. 4.40 40 time... So not only does he have size, but great speed.

[CrazyCowboy]

I was thinking the same thing.........teams must not be able to see over the top of him

[Yakuza Rich]

It looks like Watkins is playing a lot of centerfield and mostly in zone coverage, so it's tough to test him.

After charting the Dallas game, it was apparent that Dallas' main game plan was to take away the deep ball and make Brunnell beat them by either throwing in between the numbers or to Betts out on the flats.


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