So how does a team defend a dual-threat QB, one that also completes passes at a high rate and one with a perfect delivery on back-shoulder throws?
“You don’t,” said Troy defensive coordinator Vic Koenning, tasked with answering the question Saturday as his Trojans face the Tigers. “What happens is it forces you to have a lot of one-on-one battles, and then when you have players like they’ve got, it is what it is.”
Troy senior defensive end Rashad Dillard relayed an idea of how NOT to attack Watson.
Playing for South Carolina State as a freshman in 2012, he faced off against Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M.