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He was traded to a new team. The Browns had to prepare two different quarterbacks. Camp reps were split. Then he was removed from the team for 11 games.
Hard to practice on your own and simulate a game. Looking at the play book is not practicing with the team. Let alone real game reps.
No human being under the microscope of so many and under the circumstances he was living in is going to be mentally unaffected. When he did return after Jacoby played for 11 games. He came back to a team that was used to what Jacoby was doing.
Let's stop making excuses for Watson... Purdy and Watson were in somewhat similar boats.
Brock Purdy was the last player drafted in 2022 and on a team with an offense that was not designed for him. He didn't get any reps behind Jimmy G or Lance. He had to practice & simulate on his own with no real game speed. The team was use to Jimmy G & Lance when he became the starter through injury.
Purdy
6 Regular season games 67% completion% 1374 passing yards 13 TD 4 INT 107.3 RTG 65.6 QBR He went 6-0 in the regular season and won 2 playoff games
Watson
6 Regular season games 58.2% completion% 1102 passing yards 7TD 5 INT 79.1 RTG 38.3 QBR He went 3-3 in the regular season
