Deshaun Watson of the Houston Texans
It appears as if Twitter has been participating in some revisionist historical past, and Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson is having none of it. When Fox Sports activities’ Doug Gottlieb advised the Chicago Bears had evaluated all of the accessible quarterbacks within the 2017 NFL Draft earlier than deciding on Mitch Trubisky, probably the most achieved members of that individual draft class took umbrage with that assertion.
Former Clemson standout and Heisman Trophy candidate Watson, who was drafted 12th general by the Texans that yr, jumped in and let Gottlieb know that Chicago had zero curiosity in him at the moment. Is that an exaggeration? Not in accordance with Watson, who retweeted Gottlieb, saying solely: “The bears NEVER ONCE talked to me..”
Watson had by no means commented publicly in regards to the Bears’ — or another group’s — determination to go him up till now, however there was studies Bears GM Ryan Tempo was extraordinarily negligent when he was looking for a franchise quarterback that yr, and Watson’s all caps assertion appears to again that up.
Bears GM Ryan Tempo By no means Seemed Watson’s Approach … However Why?
GettyChicago Bears basic supervisor Ryan Tempo didn't converse to one of many nation’s prime quarterbacks as soon as in his seek for a franchise QN in 2017. (Photograph by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Pictures)
In a chunk by Dan Wiederer and Wealthy Campbell of the Chicago Tribune that was written final November, Tempo’s negligence when looking for crucial place in sports activities that yr was highlighted a number of occasions. Wiederer and Campbell famous then that Tempo didn't have a sit down dinner with Watson the way in which he did with Trubisky and Patrick Mahomes. Tempo appeared laser-focused on Trubisky virtually to a fault, ignoring different way more achieved quarterbacks, they wrote. Watson simply primarily confirmed that through Twitter.
“When you've got a chance to get a quarterback of this caliber, you possibly can’t go on it,” Tempo mentioned about Mitchell Trubisky after shifting as much as choose him second general in 2017. Watson received a nationwide championship that yr, beating Nick Saban and the ultra-formidable Alabama Crimson Tide. Why wouldn’t Tempo need to decide his soccer mind on the very least? Why on this planet would somebody who was looking for one of the best candidate for the quarterback place not interview EVERY potential match, notably the Heisman candidate who simply received the Nationwide Championship?
It might be the one factor that follows Ryan Tempo round the remainder of his profession, and fairly frankly, it ought to, Watson didn’t must right Gottlieb, who initially asserted Tempo had evaluated “all” the quarterbacks accessible in 2017 and easily made a nasty name by deciding on Trubisky. This was greater than a nasty name. This was a probably franchise-crippling dereliction of responsibility by a basic supervisor with little expertise who then chosen the quarterback with little expertise over two play-makers who did nothing however win.
Simply final December, Bears followers needed to watch Patrick Mahomes, who Tempo additionally infamously handed up, decimate their group. They watched as Mahomes counted to 10 on his fingers after scoring in opposition to their formidable protection, a reference to the place he was taken within the draft. The Chiefs snagged him 10th general, and the Texans moved up from 25 to 12 to snag Watson. Now each Kansas Metropolis and Houston have franchise quarterbacks, and the Bears simply declined Mitch Trubisky’s fifth-year choice.
The Texans play the Bears Week 14 of this upcoming season, and Watson may have his first-ever alternative to indicate them what they missed out on.
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