Four Reasons Joshua Dobbs Could be Better than Deshaun Watson

How great can Tennessee football quarterback Joshua Dobbs be? Here are four reasons the Volunteers senior could exceed Clemson’s Deshaun Watson in 2016.

Joshua Dobbs and Deshaun Watson have many similar attributes on the surface. Both are mobile quarterbacks from Georgia. Both play for teams with orange colors in cutting-edge pro-style offenses that have spread formations. Finally, both have high expectations for this year.

After leading the Clemson Tigers to the national championship game last year, Watson naturally has much higher expectations than Dobbs. After all, Watson nearly single-handedly led the Tigers to the national title against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

However, don’t discount how great Dobbs can be just yet. Last week, we did post an article on the four things that Dobbs needs to improve on.

While all of those things are true, there are many attributes to Dobbs’s game. Some of them are also rare attributes for a mobile quarterback.

If he can keep those attributes and fine-tune those specific weaknesses, there is a chance Dobbs plays better than Watson.

After all, Dobbs is on many of the same postseason awards watch lists as Watson anyway. He also already has a few things that he does better than Watson.

Despite eight returning starters on offense this year, Watson’s going to have even more pressure on him since the defense is expected to take a hit.

Dobbs won’t have the same issue.

So while all the Heisman Trophy hype has revolved around Deshaun Watson, Dobbs is a similar player who may even be better. Here are four reasons the senior quarterback could turn out better this year than Deshaun Watson.

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