The Texans’ Deshaun Watson may be the best quarterback for a Houston NFL team since Warren Moon with the Oilers.
If nothing else, the two-time Pro Bowler throws the best deep ball in the game comparable to the Pro Football Hall of Fame field general.
According to NBC Sports’ Chris Simms, the best deep ball thrower of all-time was Moon.
“It was like poetry in motion when he threw the deep ball,” Simms said on the May 13 edition of “Pro Football Talk” on the NBC Sports Network. “It was always an absolute, perfect spiral. I don’t know if I ever saw ball that Warren ever threw have any wobble to it whatsoever.”
In 1990, Moon led the NFL with 4,689 passing yards and 33 passing touchdowns. The following year, while he failed to match his touchdown total, Moon bested his passing yards total by one yard.
According to Simms, the best deep ball thrower in the NFL today is Watson.
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And, again, of course, yes, he could throw it deep, but he could also — but regardless. He could do it any way he wants, but he was one of the purest throwers of the football I’ve ever seen in my life. I can remember going to one of my dad’s games and it just looked different. It looked pretty cutting through the wind. I think he might be the guy that I think might be the best at it.”
“Deshaun Watson’s the guy right now that would be the Chris Simms title holder for ‘good’ in the deep ball department,” said Simms. “When I watch him, a little like Warren Moon who I talked about, just so effortless, can do it anyway you want, can throw it high and far at 70 yards, can throw it line drive and hit it bullseye 50 yards down field.
“Doesn’t need to be in perfect position. And then, to me, a great deep ball is that pretty spiral.”
Watson surpassed the 4,000-yard mark just once in his career: 2018 when he threw for 4,165.
If Watson is the best deep ball thrower in the NFL, then he has a speedy receiving corps that should take advantage of this strength in Will Fuller, Brandin Cooks, Kenny Stills, and Randall Cobb.
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