I think that vastly undersells how good Watson was a few years back. Of course that doesn't mean he necessarily has what it takes to do it under higher pressure in the playoffs. But that being said, I think today's game makes it very clear that it's still a big question mark whether he will ever be able to get back to the level he was at.
See, I wouldn't really say he was good though and just got carried by a weak division a la stafford (let's not forget that his lone 5,000 yard season came when he both had megatron and got to face a crippled bears/vikings team 4 times that year). Even if he goes back to the level he was at, we're at a point in which one guy can't really transform an offense and it's more about the pieces around him (see: my team where jared goff, a QB many people had touted as one of the worst, is leading a top-7 offense with one of the greatest rookie treasure troves in history). I'm under the impression he's going to be incredibly average, have something like a 65% completion percentage with 3,000 yards/21td's/10ints next year and be dead last with a 6-11 record next year. The bengals should remain dominant, the ravens (while also bad due to how overrated their QB is) should still be a playoff-bubble team, and the steelers should get better once they get some weapons for their QB.
I think that vastly undersells how good Watson was a few years back. Of course that doesn't mean he necessarily has what it takes to do it under higher pressure in the playoffs. But that being said, I think today's game makes it very clear that it's still a big question mark whether he will ever be able to get back to the level he was at.
See, I wouldn't really say he was good though and just got carried by a weak division a la stafford (let's not forget that his lone 5,000 yard season came when he both had megatron and got to face a crippled bears/vikings team 4 times that year). Even if he goes back to the level he was at, we're at a point in which one guy can't really transform an offense and it's more about the pieces around him (see: my team where jared goff, a QB many people had touted as one of the worst, is leading a top-7 offense with one of the greatest rookie treasure troves in history). I'm under the impression he's going to be incredibly average, have something like a 65% completion percentage with 3,000 yards/21td's/10ints next year and be dead last with a 6-11 record next year. The bengals should remain dominant, the ravens (while also bad due to how overrated their QB is) should still be a playoff-bubble team, and the steelers should get better once they get some weapons for their QB.