Jordan Watkins-WR-Ole Miss-138th pick of the 2025 NFL Draft

This dude is a baller!

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:

Originally posted by SB49er4life:

Originally posted by zugschef:
The call was correct. As soon as the ball moved when he hit the ground, it was incomplete because he wasn't in bounds anymore. Complete the process of the catch, survive the ground...
Only problem I see, is that the interception before shouldn't have counted as well.

You're not wrong, and I'm on the fence about this due to following the rule to a T... but regardless, this is a stupid f**king rule and I thought this long before this play. If a player comes down with the ball and the ball doesn't hit the ground, it should be a catch, PERIOD. Idk why the ball moving after it's caught even matters.

It shouldn't matter and the rule is stupid. It's following it to a T. But the rule is wrong and should be changed. You catch the ball inbounds, both feet down, fall to the ground, hit the ground well out of bounds after the play is basically over. The ball shifts slightly but he doesn't completely lose it. Incomplete. That's just dumb. A dumb rule where the rule is overthinking it. In real time and not slowed down to tenths of the seconds and millimeters of shifting of movement that's a catch. It's just a bad rule.

I've argued about this for a couple years at least. The rule needs to be modified or eliminated. We had a play yesterday where the Niners punched the ball out just before the Raiders player crossed the goal line. If he had crossed the line and then had the ball punched out it would still have been aTD. Why. Why is it a TD when the ball crosses the line but not a TD when the receiver comes down in the end zone with the ball plainly in his possession. It shouldn't matter what happens after he gets knocked out of the end zone. Same for wen a catch is made anywher eon the playing field. If he's juggling it all the way then it's incomplete but if he has possession and it moves slightly as he falls it should be complete if it never touches the ground.

They're spending way too much time reviewing plays while looking for something really trivial. Football was never meant to be played under a microscope.

Definitely appreciate how he's stepping up. Purdy is such an anticipation and trust thrower that I figured it'd just take them a little while to form a bond. Watkins was probably catching more passes from Mac Jones in camp. But it's definitely cool to see hard work paying off.

Originally posted by glorydayz:
This dude is a baller!

You saw on that TD pass where he reached the ball, slowed up enough to block the defender and then caught it with the defender draped all over him. I think we are good with Watkins, Robinson & Cooks until Evans & Deebo return.

Brocks starting to trust him or simply forced to trust him, either way it's paying off.

Needs more targets

Him having a 2nd half of the season demon mode would be a great addition for us...

Small sample size, but Watkins has 10 catches for 224 yards on 13 targets this season…

I don't think people realize how much damage this guy could do or at least open things up for other guys as the season goes on.

Originally posted by niner4life21:
Small sample size, but Watkins has 10 catches for 224 yards on 13 targets this season…

I don't think people realize how much damage this guy could do or at least open things up for other guys as the season goes on.

Its in Brocks hand to actually throw him the ball.

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:

Originally posted by niner4life21:
Small sample size, but Watkins has 10 catches for 224 yards on 13 targets this season…

I don't think people realize how much damage this guy could do or at least open things up for other guys as the season goes on.

Its in Brocks hand to actually throw him the ball.

He will. Look at the last two weeks. Multiple completed deep shots. Multiple times Brock literally threw it up into the end zone simply relying on Watkins to make a play. Could've been two touchdowns but for an iffy reversal by the refs in Atlanta. It would be surprising for them to not build on this.