There were not a lot of people who had full faith in Houston Txans quarterback Tom Savage after Brock Osweiler was shipped out of town this offseason. That's one reason why the team decided to trade up in the first round of the NFL Draft this year to take Clemson's Deshaun Watson No. 12 overall.
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Even as soon as he was drafted, the Texans were already trying to allay concerns about who would be the starting QB. They kept saying that Savage would be the guy going into camp, but it seems that guarantee no longer holds. General Manager Rick Smith said during an interview on ESPN Radio that Watson will get his opportunity as well.
"We want to provide a competitive environment across the board. So [Watson will] compete," Smith said. "[But] like I said, we feel good about Tom and his abilities to manage the offense. But yeah, [Watson] will come in, and just like every other guy on the roster, he'll have time to play."
"Our mentality is that we try to create the most competitive environment possible, at every position," Smith said. "So there are some things that Deshaun has to come in and learn — all these rookies. They've got to come in, and there's so much that they don't know about pro football.
"So he is in the class with the rest of those men when they report next week. There's a lot for him to learn that way."
Hopefully the Texans will continue to rely on their stout and stellar defense and give Watson a year to learn or he could turn out to be the next Jared Goff.
[h/t Pro Football Talk]
