Maraad Watson

[Rocky P]

With Elijah Robinson going to LSU.  Should Texas be concerned with Watson leaving to reunite with him?

[Bobby Burton]

Gonna be lots of things like this to be aware of. 

[WG Carter]

They have a lot of DTs

[GoHorns1]

1 minute ago, antcan95 said:

Did the dude even see playing time this year? If he did he didn’t make much of an impact. Let LSU overpay for JAGs 

Yes he got a lot of snaps and was a contributor.

[Doc Strangemood]

14 minutes ago, antcan95 said:

Did the dude even see playing time this year? If he did he didn’t make much of an impact. Let LSU overpay for JAGs 

You really follow things close.🤠

[LonghornLegends]

To be completely honest, I’m to the point where if you don’t want to be at Texas leave. They’re pretty much just mercenaries anyway, get 10$ more and they’ll bounce lol.

[Bunk Moreland]

39 minutes ago, antcan95 said:

Did the dude even see playing time this year? If he did he didn’t make much of an impact. Let LSU overpay for JAGs 

[Lnghrn]

41 minutes ago, antcan95 said:

Did the dude even see playing time this year? If he did he didn’t make much of an impact. Let LSU overpay for JAGs 

You obviously pay attention.  He played quite a bit, despite dealing with an injury much of season.  Have you ever changed jobs?

[CHorn427]

I saw Maraad Watson get pushed like a blocking sled by double teams multiple times this season. Literally sliding on the ground backward. 4 solo tackles. If LSU wants him badly enough to outbid what should be a second tier NIL package (non elite player) from Texas, they can have him. I think we should be able to find an adequate replacement. 
 

LSU seems like they will have multiple freshman DTs that should be able to produce more, so I doubt they’d go gung-ho for Watson 

[antcan95]

1 minute ago, CHorn427 said:

I saw Maraad Watson get pushed like a blocking sled by double teams multiple times this season. Literally sliding on the ground backward. 4 solo tackles. If LSU wants him badly enough to outbid what should be a second tier NIL package (non elite player) from Texas, they can have him. I think we should be able to find an adequate replacement. 
 

LSU seems like they will have multiple freshman DTs that should be able to produce more, so I doubt they’d go gung-ho for Watson 

Exactly this. Watson was a HUGE step down from Sweat-Murphy-Collins-Broughton 

[AusMOJO]

I like Watson, think he has good upside, but I wouldn't overpay for him. We need some bigger bodies in the middle that can make plays. Feel like we were pushed around a lot in the middle this year. Hoping Sharma can take a big step forward, because he's got the size/talent you want in the middle. Would also expect J.Terry to take up a ton of snaps, January to keep improving and hoping Kanu comes back. 

Not sure what Johnson is going to do, don't recall seeing him much.

[tsip92]

19 minutes ago, antcan95 said:

Exactly this. Watson was a HUGE step down from Sweat-Murphy-Collins-Broughton 

The dude was a true sophomore.  Your memories of those guys are in their 4th and 5th years.  DTs get better with time.  We’ll be better off if he has time to mature here. 

[Raistlin]

21 minutes ago, antcan95 said:

Exactly this. Watson was a HUGE step down from Sweat-Murphy-Collins-Broughton 

As an underclassman Broughton got put on skates more than any DT I’ve seen at Texas.  He surprisingly cleaned that up by his final year and held the point of attack well.  I’m sure Watson will too.

[Bobby Burton]

7 minutes ago, tsip92 said:

The dude was a true sophomore.  Your memories of those guys are in their 4th and 5th years.  DTs get better with time.  We’ll be better off if he has time to mature here. 

So true. 

[Bobby Burton]

FWIW - over the next couple of months, I think it hurts Texas for people to be speaking negatively about current players on the roster.

Let the coaching staff decide who they want to keep and who they don’t.

Some opinions I’ve read in this thread are woefully uninformed and can only be used as fodder for opponents. That’s reality.

I don’t mind due consideration and discussion. I do mind over the top stuff that is just blatantly untrue or entirely misinformed. 

[JMarquette]

7 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

So true. 

Having 2 5th year seniors who stayed with you all 5 years is so rare. Alfred and Vernon feel like the last of a dying breed. 

[Lawnmower 5.0]

11 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

FWIW - over the next couple of months, I think it hurts Texas for people to be speaking negatively about current players on the roster.

Let the coaching staff decide who they want to keep and who they don’t.

Some opinions I’ve read in this thread are woefully uninformed and can only be used as fodder for opponents. That’s reality.

I don’t mind due consideration and discussion. I do mind over the top stuff that is just blatantly untrue or entirely misinformed. 

I appreciate the effort Bobby but some of the experts on these threads can’t help themselves 🙄

[Joe Zura]

17 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

FWIW - over the next couple of months, I think it hurts Texas for people to be speaking negatively about current players on the roster.

Let the coaching staff decide who they want to keep and who they don’t.

Some opinions I’ve read in this thread are woefully uninformed and can only be used as fodder for opponents. That’s reality.

I don’t mind due consideration and discussion. I do mind over the top stuff that is just blatantly untrue or entirely misinformed. 

Make me mod and I’ll ban everyone and take all the smoke 

[kirktex]

I love Watson and hope he’s back next year. He has a lot of upside  

[Rocky P]

51 minutes ago, antcan95 said:

Exactly this. Watson was a HUGE step down from Sweat-Murphy-Collins-Broughton 

Sweat murphy also had the luxury of playing in the big 12.  

[Rocky P]

2 minutes ago, Joe Zura said:

Make me mod and I’ll ban everyone and take all the smoke 

You'd have to ban yourself first lol

[4thandFive]

2 minutes ago, Joe Zura said:

Make me mod and I’ll ban everyone and take all the smoke 

That’s……not how the site makes money, Joe. lol

[CHorn427]

35 minutes ago, Raistlin said:

As an underclassman Broughton got put on skates more than any DT I’ve seen at Texas.  He surprisingly cleaned that up by his final year and held the point of attack well.  I’m sure Watson will too.

That’s worth paying non-premium NIL for. Not getting into a bidding war for

[Ace Recruiter]

19 minutes ago, 4thandFive said:

That’s……not how the site makes money, Joe. lol

He's used to getting that free Oregon money. 

[Here for the Wins]

1 hour ago, Bobby Burton said:

FWIW - over the next couple of months, I think it hurts Texas for people to be speaking negatively about current players on the roster.

Let the coaching staff decide who they want to keep and who they don’t.

Some opinions I’ve read in this thread are woefully uninformed and can only be used as fodder for opponents. That’s reality.

I don’t mind due consideration and discussion. I do mind over the top stuff that is just blatantly untrue or entirely misinformed. 

Bobby, uninformed or inaccurate stuff is a message board tradition.  If you remove all that, what do we have left?

I will never quite understand the mentality of fans wanting the program to push people out the door assuming they go about their business the right way.  With NIL and the portal, things have shifted, but I’m not quite to that point.

Obviously we can improve, but this team didn’t lose games because we were physically incapable.  We simply did not make enough plays at the right time.  We were far from healthy too and the schedule was the most difficult to navigate.

I am woefully uninformed on NIL allocations and with that I cannot begin to discuss the proper moves regarding the roster.  So I take the guys for who they are and their upside, which for many players that upside is realized over the years and not necessarily from year 1.