Green Bay Packers tau pauv mus rau cov neeg txais khoom dav Christian Watson Friday.
ASSOCIATED XOVXWM
Greg Jennings. Jordy Nelson.
Randall Koob. Davante Adams.
Green Bay Packers tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws txij li xyoo 2006 tau txais cov neeg txais dav hauv qhov thib ob. Lawv tau sau Jennings hauv 2006, Nelson hauv 2008, Cobb hauv 2011 thiab Adams hauv 2014, thiab tag nrho plaub qeb nyob rau saum-10 hauv keeb kwm franchise hauv ntau pawg.
Tam sim no, lawv cia siab tias yuav muaj tib hom hmoov zoo nrog Christian Watson.
Hnub Friday, Green Bay tau pauv ob qhov kev xaiv thib ob - No. 53 thiab 59 - rau xaiv No. 34 thiab xaiv Watson, lub tsev kawm ntawv nyoos, me me thoob plaws hauv North Dakota State. Yog tias Watson txoj hauj lwm los ze rau kev sib tw ntawm plaub tus neeg txais Green Bay tau coj mus rau Round 2 nyob rau xyoo tas los no, Packers yuav tsis txaus ntseeg.
"Nws loj thiab nrawm thiab nws yog menyuam yaus zoo," Packers tus thawj coj-kev ncaws pob ncaws pob Milt Hendrickson tau hais. "Kuv tsuas yog xav tias nws yuav yog qhov zoo rau peb.
"Nws yog ib tug txiv neej uas dhau los ntawm cov txheej txheem uas koj paub, tsuas yog ua ke, koj saib nws qhov loj me, nrawm, nws tau ua si ntawm qhov kev pabcuam zoo kawg nkaus thiab nws tau siv los yeej. Yog li muaj ntau yam uas tau mus rau qhov ntawd, thaum kawg. "
Lub 6-ko taw-4, 208-phaus Watson tau khiav tawm ntawm 4.32-thib ob 40-yard khiav ceev ntawm NFL Combine. Nws kuj tau tshaj tawm cov qhab nia zoo heev ntawm 38 ntawm 50-nug Wonderlic xeem.
Ob qho tib si ntawm cov lej no nyob ntawm lossis ze rau sab saum toj ntawm pab pawg neeg txais dav.
Nws muaj cov lej zoo heev hauv kev dhia ntsug (38-1/2 "), dhia dav (11-4) thiab muaj tes loj (10 1/8"). Tab sis nws cov khoom lag luam hauv North Dakota State tsis phim nws cov khoom plig zoo tshaj plaws ntawm lub cev.
Ib feem ntawm qhov ntawd yog vim Watson tseem nyoos. Ib feem ntawm nws yog Bison yog kev ua txhaum thawj zaug.
"NDSU tsuas yog ua nws txawv," Watson hais. "Txawm hais tias koj tau txais 10 tus ntes hauv ib xyoos lossis 100 ntes hauv ib xyoos, txhua tus muaj lub luag haujlwm thiab koj kawm ntxov los ua tus tswv koj lub luag haujlwm thiab txhais koj lub luag haujlwm.
"Tau tua, NDSU tsuas yog npaj koj kom yeej, npaj koj kom ua tiav. Txawm hais tias nws yog dab tsi, kuv yuav ua haujlwm hnyav npaum li kuv tuaj yeem ua tus neeg ua si zoo tshaj plaws uas kuv tuaj yeem ua tau thiab cov sijhawm yuav los. "
Qee lub sij hawm, Watson muaj nws txoj hauv kev ntawm NDSU. Ntawm lwm tus, nws yuav tsum ua siab ntev tos.
Watson yog tus neeg ua si me me ua tus tshiab tshiab hauv 2018 thaum Bison yeej ib lub tebchaws. Xyoo 2019, txawm li cas los xij, nws tau ntes 34 kis rau 732 yards - qhov nruab nrab 21.5 yards ib tus ntes. Watson kuj tseem muaj rau qhov kev txais tos thiab qhov nruab nrab 12.5 yards ib punt rov qab.
Watson ntes tau 19 kis rau 442 yards (23.3) hauv 10 qhov kev ua si hauv xyoo 2020. Nws kuj yog tus neeg ncaws pob zoo tshaj plaws uas muaj ob qhov kev sib tw thiab qhov nruab nrab 33.8 yards ib zaug rov qab los.
Lub caij dhau los, Watson tau raug hu ua pab pawg thib ob Associated Press FCS All-American tom qab ntes tau 43 kis rau 801 yards (18.6) thiab tau qhab nia xya TDs. Nws plam thawj peb qhov kev ua si ntawm Bison lub caij nplooj zeeg, tab sis rov qab los rau NDSU lub teb chaws lub npe kev ua si yeej dhau Montana State.
Watson hais tias "Zoo li kuv hais, 100 ntes lossis 10, thaum kawg ntawm hnub kuv yuav ua haujlwm hnyav txawm tias kuv kov pob ntau npaum li cas," Watson hais. "Tua, NDSU yog qhov chaw loj hlob. Koj kawm ntau heev. Kuv tau kawm ntau yam thoob plaws hauv kuv txoj haujlwm thiab kuv xav tias qhov tseeb, qhov tseeb, npaj kuv rau qhov leap tom ntej no. "
Ntxiv rau Watson qhov nrawm, nws muaj peev xwm taug qab cov pob sib sib zog nqus sawv ntawm NDSU. Nws muaj ib tug zoo kawg nkaus catch radius, yog ib tug impressive siab jumper thiab muaj zog tes.
Watson yog ib txoj hauv kev muaj tswv yim khiav uas tsim kom muaj kev sib cais ntau thiab tuaj yeem ua tus tiv thaiv me me. Nws kuj tseem nyuaj tom qab ntes thiab nyuaj rau me me tiv thaiv rov qab los tackle.
Tab sis nws tau tawm tsam nrog cov tee thiab yuav tsum txhim kho txoj kev zoo nkauj ntawm tsob ntoo.
"Rau nws qhov credit thiab tham nrog cov kws qhia nyob ntawd, nws ua haujlwm txhua hnub ntawm JUGS tshuab," Hendrickson hais txog Watson cov tee. "Nws ua haujlwm txhua lub sijhawm, tsis yog ntawm nws txhais tes nkaus xwb tab sis ntawm nws txoj kev khiav thiab tsuas yog ua tus neeg ua si zoo dua."
Txawm hais tias muaj ntau tus neeg saib xyuas lawv tsis ntseeg txog Watson thaum cov txheej txheem pib, nws yog ib tus neeg sawv cev ntawm Senior Bowl. Qhov ntawd tau pab daws qee qhov kev tsis ntseeg txog Watson lub peev xwm los ua si tawm tsam kev sib tw siab.
Watson tau hais tias "Kuv tau mus rau hauv Senior Bowl nrog kev ntseeg siab tias kuv yuav tsum nyob ntawd thiab kuv yog ib tus ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws thiab kuv muaj txhua txoj cai nyob ntawd," Watson hais. “Yog li kev ntseeg siab nyob ntawd. Rau kuv nws tsuas yog tshem tawm cov lus nug ntawm qib kev sib tw.
"Kuv paub tias NDSU tau npaj kuv mus ua si ntawm qib siab tshaj plaws thiab kuv tau ua si tawm tsam ntau tus neeg txawj ntse thaum kuv nyob ntawd. Yog li rau kuv nws tsuas yog lwm lub sijhawm rau kuv los nthuav qhia tus neeg ua si uas kuv yog thiab pom tseeb tsuas yog txuas ntxiv tshem tawm cov lus nug ntawd thiab sib tw. "
Watson yuav muaj txhua txoj hauv kev los sib tw rau lub sijhawm ua si tam sim ntawd hauv Green Bay, qhov twg cov Packers tam sim no muaj cov riff-raff sau los ntawm wideouts. Tab sis yog tias Watson tuaj yeem los ze rau qhov cuam tshuam uas yav dhau los cov neeg sib tw thib ob xws li Jennings, Nelson, Cobb thiab Adams muaj, Packer Nation yuav zoo siab.
Watson tau hais tias "Kuv tau hais rau kuv tus kheej ib lub sijhawm yog txhua yam kuv xav tau txawm tias thaum twg los xij, txawm hais tias nws yog thawj puag ncig lossis zaum thib xya," Watson hais. “Ib lub sijhawm yog txhua yam kuv xav tau. Yog li kuv txhais tau tias, nws yog cua daj cua dub ntawm kev xav. Thaum kawg ntawm hnub kuv tsuas yog sim nyob twj ywm, txias thiab khaws cia thiab tos lub xov tooj ntawd, tos lub sijhawm ntawd thiab thaum kawg nws tuaj. "
Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2022/04/29/the-green-bay-packers-hope-christian-watson-can-be-their-next-sensational-second-round- dav dav /