Christian Watson discusses hamstring injury, why he nearly dropped TD

Watson caught a touchdown pass from Love in the third quarter. Despite being wide open, Watson bobbled the ball:

On why he almost dropped the pass, Watson told Huber:

“I was kind of just drifting to the sideline and I kind of felt it at the last second, so I peeked back a little bit when the ball was in the air, so it made it a little awkward, but we’re good.”

In Watson’s first game last year, he dropped a wide-open pass from Aaron Rodgers that almost surely would have been a touchdown. That play defined Watson’s season for more than the half the season until he broke out scoring eight touchdowns in four games.

While it did not make a difference in the outcome of the game, it cannot be understated how important holding onto that ball was. If he had dropped it, he likely would have been under a microscope, with his past dropping issues getting rehashed.

Since Watson was coming off a hamstring injury, he played just 26 snaps, far from the usual amount he would play if he were 100% healthy. Huber asked Watson how his hamstring was feeling now, a couple of days after the game, and if he feels he will be able to play more in Week 5 against the Las Vegas Raiders. He responded:

Watson opened up about how he feels a few days removed from the game. “I feel good after the game," he said. "I feel good today. Now, I’ve just got to keep on stacking those reps. I definitely feel like I’m in a good spot.”

The Packers offense is certainly better with Watson on the field. It was hard to see due to the struggles of the injured offensive line, but Watson brings an added dynamic that makes the passing game so much more of a threat.

Green Bay does not play again until Monday, Oct. 9. Hopefully the long break between games will give several players a chance to get healthy so that a better product can be put on the field.