Doug Gottlieb Responds to Critics of His 'Deshaun Watson is Overrated' Take

Doug Gottlieb: “My point is not that I’m not a Deshaun Watson fan – I AM – and my point is not that Deshaun Watsons stinks – HE DOESN’T – but based on the amount of money he makes and the perception of who he is, I know that he’s OVERRATED.” (Full Segment Above)

Listen to Doug Gottlieb discuss his viral take on Tuesday that proclaimed that Texans’ quarterback Deshaun Watson is ‘massively overrated’ and ‘not a top 10 quarterback’, as the quote was quickly ratioed on Twitter, mostly from angry Texans fans and local Houston media members.

Here was Doug’s original segment from Tuesday:

“Deshaun Watson has almost the same exact record with the Houston Texans since he got there as opposed to the four years before he got there, including 1-2 in the playoffs before he got there, and 1-2 in the playoffs since he’s been there… Deshaun Watson is viewed by many people as one of the elite quarterbacks in the NFL, and there is no record to point that out. If you look at Aaron Rodgers, every year he’s healthy in the NFL with the exception of the year that Mike McCarthy got fired, his teams won 10 games. Same thing with Tom Brady, same thing with Drew Brees, same thing with ALL these guys… Deshaun Watson somehow gets a pass, when no other quarterback gets a pass for their win/loss record. You can sit here and pound into the table that Deshaun Watson is great and that he needs more help. Well, he might have gotten more help if he didn’t sign this gargantuan contract… Deshaun Watson is massively, MASSIVELY overrated… It’s really amazing how Teflon that dude is... Was it Bill O’Brien’s fault? Sure. It’s also Deshaun Watson’s. Deshaun Watson is NOT a top 10 quarterback. You ain’t no top 10 quarterback at 4-11.” (Full take at bottom of page)

Check out the segment above as Doug doubles-down on his belief that the media needs to stop giving Watson a pass for his team's terrible record in 2020, which is tied for the third-worst in the NFL, ahead of only the Jets and Jaguars.

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