Rick Smith: Deshaun Watson will have chance to win starting job
You can’t be surprised that Deshaun Watson will have a chance to be the Houston Texans starter.
The Texans have already made it clear that Tom Savage is their starting quarterback heading into the upcoming season
Now that Houston traded up in the first round of this year’s NFL draft to take quarterback Deshaun Watson, things might change.
Texans’ general manager Rick Smith did admit during a radio interview on Thursday that Watson will have a chance to start.
From ESPN.com:
"“We want to provide a competitive environment across the board. So [Watson will] compete,” Smith said Thursday on the Stephen A. Smith Show on ESPN Radio. “[But] like I said, we feel good about Tom and his abilities to manage the offense. But yeah, [Watson] will come in, and just like every other guy on the roster, he’ll have time to play.”"
Of course there are things Watson must learn before he can start. That’s a given.
"“Our mentality is that we try to create the most competitive environment possible, at every position,” Smith said. “So there are some things that Deshaun has to come in and learn — all these rookies. They’ve got to come in, and there’s so much that they don’t know about pro football.“So he is in the class with the rest of those men when they report next week. There’s a lot for him to learn that way.”"
Even if Watson doesn’t start in week one, I find it hard to believe that he won’t take over the job at some point during the season.
The only way of course that Watson won’t have a chance to start as a rookie is if Savage turns into Tom Brady over night and I don’t think anyone believes that will happen.
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Given the fact that Savage has never looked great during his career and has had a hard time staying healthy, it’s really only a matter of time before Watson gets on the field.
Comment below and tell us when you think Watson will become the Texans’ starter.