Former Super Bowl MVP would take Steelers' QB duo over Browns' Deshaun Watson, 'He's out of control'
The Pittsburgh Steelers have two QBs that are polarizing. Whether or not you believe in Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, you have to acknowledge the prior performance of Wilson and the potential of Fields. And for Super Bowl champion QB Phil Simms, that pedigree and potential is much more enticing than what is going on […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have two QBs that are polarizing.
Whether or not you believe in Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, you have to acknowledge the prior performance of Wilson and the potential of Fields.
And for Super Bowl champion QB Phil Simms, that pedigree and potential is much more enticing than what is going on in Cleveland's QB room:
Phil Simms Takes Steelers QBs over Deshaun Watson
In a recent appearance on his son Matt Simms' podcast Simms Complete, former Super Bowl MVP QB Phil Simms was asked to rank the QB rooms in AFC North, to which he named the following:
- Ravens-Lamar Jackson
- Bengals-Joe Burrow
- Steelers-Wilson/Fields
- Browns-Deshaun Watson
"Russell Wilson, he got slapped around again," Simms told his son. "His reputation and all that. Listen, it's a big motivation when they count you out. 'Oh, he doesn't know how to get along with people.' He still has talent. He's got a good, strong arm. Can throw it down the field."
As for Fields: "Justin Fields, he got better as the year went along last year," added Simms.
But for Watson, Simms wasn't so optimistic:
"What was he [Deshaun Watson] doing when he was healthy? He was playing out of control, Simms said of the Browns QB. "We [Simms family] talked about it, it was really unbelievable. It was like he was out there mad at the world. And was going to try and beat everyone up on the defensive side. Which, when you try to do that as a quarterback, you lose…..all the money, all the investment."
Here's the thing, Watson hasn't been great since he joined the Browns, and he certainly hasn't been the player we saw in Houston. It was rust in 2022, and in 2023, he dealt with a season-ending injury and decision-making woes before that.
He hasn't been the worst QB in the league, but the problem is, he has vastly underperformed in terms of return on investment.
Watson signed the first, and to this point, the only fully guaranteed QB extension in NFL History. His APY is actually not bad at $46m when you consider the rise of the QB market, but $230m fully guaranteed and three first-round picks is a hefty total for a QB who is somewhere between 20th and 32nd in terms of starters in the league.
A make-or-break year, we'll see how he responds to all the criticism.
