Texans coach on Deshaun Watson's 1st NFL game |
Former Clemson quarterback
Deshaun Watson was very impressive in his first NFL action against the Carolina Panthers on Wednesday night.
Watson finished the night 15-for-25 passing for 179 yards with zero turnovers and had three rushes for 24 yards including an impressive 15-yard touchdown run. His head coach Bill O'Brien spoke highly of Watson's first experience in an NFL game. "He's a smart player. He's an instinctive player," O'Brien said about Watson. "First game out there I thought he did some good things. It's a big jump from college to the NFL. I thought he handled it pretty well. Probably a couple of things that we could have done differently. He probably could have done a little better on certain plays but overall I thought he handled himself pretty well for first time out." O'Brien had the following take on starter Tom Savage's first action of the preseason. "Tom is a resilient guy," O'Brien said. "He's always going to go out there and put his best foot forward. He's a fun guy to coach." I'm not big on rookies starting their first season in the NFL and getting their confidence crushed but Watson will make this a tough decision for O'Brien regarding the quarterback battle.
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