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On Thursday, the Houston Texans season essentially ended after DeShaun Watson tore his ACL during practice. Watson is the member of the team to be placed on the injured reserve list, joining JJ Watt and Whitney Mercilus.
The Texans announced Watson would be replaced by Tom Savage, a quarterback who has repeatedly failed to live up to his awesome last name. Savage was the starting QB at the beginning of the year but was benched after a disastrous performance in the season opener.
Watson went on to capture the hearts and minds of fans and fantasy players around the league after his explosive debut, and it appears Savage has come to terms with the fact that he’s an inferior quarterback. He spoke with ESPN’s Jeff Darlington and admitted he probably won’t be able to match Watson’s level of play when he takes the field:
“You can’t replace Deshaun Watson. The kid has been playing absolutely lights out. My job is to just help out… I’m just going to state the obvious: There’s things he can do that I can’t do.”
The Texans will face off against the Colts on Sunday in a battle of mediocre replacement quarterbacks that won’t do anything to help the NFL’s falling ratings.