Dabo Swinney shocks Stephen A. by saying Trevor Lawrence is as good as Deshaun Watson | First Take

Stephen A. Smith is in disbelief when Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney says Tigers QB Trevor Lawrence is everything Deshaun Watson was, but bigger and stronger.
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[@ShaunbirKlair24]

Nobody: Literally nobody: Molly: “You can hide, you can run but you can’t hide” 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@harford_dropout9562]

Soo dumb 😂😂

[@chimiteabuede6427]

😂😂😂

[@Superamp777]

shaunbir klair Molly has got to go!!!!!

[@roderickcampgroundodom2063]

shaunbir klair 🤣🤣

[@tyquanbrown9499]

😂😂😂

[@izukumidoriya6117]

Stephen A's face to that response reminds me of that meme of John Travolta from Pulp fiction...😂😂😂

[@sesalalotoa2633]

He’s Better, He’s bigger, Faster, Unbelievable, Yet he’s struggling 😅 What else a coach supposed to say!

[@chimiteabuede6427]

Sesa Lalotoa 😂😂😂

[@blakkshultz5]

Faster? 😂😂😂

[@walt8238]

@Hoop Station he is faster than he was last year which is what he was talking about lol

[@walt8238]

@@blakkshultz5 dude he said he was faster than last year when he played bama did he not?

[@pawrestlingchamp]

That’s not what he said at all. Listen before you type something.

[@robinsonayuk8179]

Steven A is a living meme😂😂

[@Ydraug]

IAmaPersion speak for your self

[@Joseph-ny5rr]

I think Steven A Smith is one of the few real ones left

[@Rwg21]

Those cheerleaders have to be tired rubbing those pom poms together for so long and smiling

[@marvinydj]

RG I know right with their ugly asses

[@butwere3-0wou]

marvelous marvin Clemson cheerleaders am I right

[@AuburnFanSince2010]

Deshaun Watson beat the greatest Alabama team of all time. 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide Defense was basically a NFL Defense.

[@dreeco1762]

Russell Westbrook Fan since 2010 that’s true

[@randalcquebedeaux314]

ROTFL!!!! NFL defense?? Do not get carried away with your Bama propaganda!!

[@bigape2400]

Barley beat them u acting like he blew them out or something

[@yvonneparashad9371]

A win is a win d Watson > Michael Jordan

[@foxbodyblues6709]

Watson in the Clemson GOAT…T Law won that chip because of the defense. Five 1st rd picks on that defense

[@JeetMamba]

Daily reminder that molly offers nothing to this show.

[@fakephoenixprince]

If Trevor Lawrence cuts his hair, he decreases his draft stock.

[@ezekwu]

lol...

[@geezusnephew9087]

Spelt increases wrong sir

[@nathanielbaxter533]

@@geezusnephew9087 he's right. The look is part of the package.

[@rajankajun]

How else would people know that this is the second coming of Christ

[@nickbyrd1027]

Only one person on this planet has enough experience with Watson and Lawrence to decide how they compare to each other: Dabo

[@hassanhaulcy]

Dude is seriously overhyped. He’s nowhere near Watson

[@basman9560]

Hassan Haulcy I agreed another Ryan Leaf ACC throwing this many INT

[@LoSoNBanks22]

Woah too early. Guys def legit

[@davidbrown4655]

Facts

[@CLEMSONtiger300]

Trevor is legit

[@mattcates4094]

Trevor can ball yo him and Justin fields the Ohio state

[@nmj530]

Trevor Lawrence is outstanding QB talent. But to say he is better than Watson is ludicrous. Last year, Trevor benefited from a defense that had first round talent all over (still does). He is more of a Jameis Winston/Matthew Stafford talent than Elway/Manning.

[@huey1153]

Nebula you cannot tell if he’s better than Stafford talent wise. Stafford coming out of college was deemed the second coming of Jesus, and Stafford is a very capable starting NFL qb

[@ht82smash42]

Trevor Lawrence beat Alabama. Deshaun Watson beat Alabama at their best. End of story

[@gyoyobw123]

Nah everyone was saying that the Alabama team last year was the greatest Alabama team because they finally have a great QB. Now everyone wants to back track after they got pummeled by Clemson.

[@ryanalexander4277]

@@gyoyobw123nah that Alabama defense was not good the offense was historically good not that defense

[@under_r8edking124]

Cardale Jones Beat Alabama 2years before Deshaun Watson so by your theory he is the Best!!! and he's on a practice squad so good luck with that!

[@ryanalexander4277]

@@under_r8edking124 I'm just saying that wasn't a great Alabama defense

[@ryanalexander4277]

@@under_r8edking124 and that was 4 years ago

[@erikhopkins9488]

I KNOW that dabo doesn't smoke weed but this dude looks BAKED!!

[@danlivni2097]

NY Jets met a huge mistake not taking Deshaun Watson with the 6th pick in the 2017 draft and taking Jamal Adams

[@garyg3425]

I’d ask everyone saying “he’s no where near Watson” to go back to a lot of the games in 2016. He had like 19 int that year. Clemson nearly lost to Troy, NC state, and did lose to Pitt that year.. Deshaun was next world in clutch moments, but don’t act like performance wise they aren’t even comparable.

[@antoniothegoat5401]

Gary G clemson just nearly lost to unc wym and trevor has 5 picks this year already?? trevor is great but don’t think he’s as good as deshaun was at least not YET

[@treyspiller6177]

Antonio The Goat wanna y’all about them interceptions now 😂😂😂😂

[@Hollow6Below]

He's good but I still don't see it, any time I watched Watson he had "it" especially against Bama

[@KobeMJ1000]

One game against Bama when you have the better line and defense : “Trevor is is just as good as deshaun” 😂 I’ve never seen a qb so hyped out the gate of one game

[@damianpresha5155]

Ever heard of Tua

[@damianpresha5155]

@Pinky Toe Lol the best based off what exactly a half of football then getting smashed by a underdog.But before that he was saved by his backup against georgia that same Tua.The most overrated QB in modern college football history playing against low level competition.

[@CLEMSONtiger300]

If you compared Trevor’s first 20 games against deshauns first 20 games Trevor has been better

[@KobeMJ1000]

CLEMSONtiger 300 wait till he faces adversity before we crown him. He’s been on the best Clemson teams so far. No real challenge from a good team yet, and he’s looked worse so far this season alone

[@emmandoe2290]

Devin Barnett and bro in that game Tua was clearly not a 💯

[@thegoat7594]

Dabo must be stopped Trevor is no where near on Watson level not even on his college level😂🤦🏽‍♂️

[@KobeMJ1000]

😂😂😂

[@CLEMSONtiger300]

Trevor is legit he is absolutely as good as Watson.. Trevor isn’t even half way thru his college career

[@KobeMJ1000]

CLEMSONtiger 300 I should report this comment...

[@pawrestlingchamp]

This is straight up cnn fake news.

[@KobeMJ1000]

Nebula he not even better than college Watson. He had a better Clemson team, we need to wait till the adversity hits later in his college career to see if he can do it twice like deshaun did. We don’t even know if he’s clutch yet

[@richardsomebody996]

Just watched this (mid-Dec 2019) and my respect for Dabo as a head coach keeps increasing as I become more knowledgeable of this man. He calls it as he sees it and again, only gaining more respect... he has turned Clemson into a real powerhouse that everyone in the country respects except for the SEC Network. That is because he is turning the SEC teams into ACC like games.

[@bashirabdulkadir9869]

Watson to me is the greatest college QB of all time with Vince young. Dabo just disrespected Deshaun by comparing him to a over hyped QB like Trevor. Deshaun faced an insane Alabama team that had a great defense.

[@KobeMJ1000]

Bka4real Ab twice! Put up 800 yard and made sabans defense look like Oklahoma’s lol

[@fwjacob5686]

umm lamar jackson??

[@trevonhenry5994]

He just saying that because that is his current qb but deep down Watson career was better than Trevor he knows that

[@TRE601]

Watson career is still better. Lawrence is great. Watson was a little better.

[@sports3117]

I hate to disagree with you coach, but deshaun is clearly a more athletic quarterback than trevor lawrence

[@PMAGIC275]

1:57 Stephen A wants to know what he smoking hahahah

[@connormclean2222]

Imagine thinking a one year wonder is as good as a top 5 qb in the league who is also a MVP candidate

[@GOATSO99]

He not top 5 just stop

[@johnnyjets2343]

@@GOATSO99 we will see how the season plays out. If he goes and wins the mvp he would be top 5 at that point.

[@thee_legendary1]

Y'all really don't think he's top 5 put any qb besides Wilson behind that line. No one else is doing what Watson is doing. I'll add Mahomes in too.

[@mikegatt76]

@@GOATSO99 Outside of Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson who's better than Deshaun Watson this season?

[@KobeMJ1000]

mikegatt76 exactly, I’ll wait

[@NickJTerry]

I’m not mad at Dabo. Trevor is his QB and, as a coach, you’re supposed to have that kind of faith in him.

[@96-markyktv12]

Based off Personalities I’d def have Dabo as a coach over Nick Saban

[@JOHNKIRBY2077]

He's just doing his job as a coach. Everyone can see Lawrence is struggling a bit. If Trevor was already a pro and Watson was his current quarterback he'd say the exact same thing about him. He's not gonna take away a player's confidence.

[@jch1230]

1:10 lmao max texting his side chick

[@redwingsfan3621]

Lawrence wins every game .. Comments: Nowhere near as good as Watkins. Please..

[@kingssportskonversation7351]

I understand he has to hype his QB, but this is a joke.

[@Adrian-to3gq]

Stop it Dabo, he's good but no deshaun

[@adrianb8446]

Are you serious? He's way past him. Deshaun barely went mid first round. If trevor Lawrence came out last year as a freshman he would have been #1 draft pick. No questions asked.

[@PmK96]

@@adrianb8446 You're a moron Deshaun proved himself every year and was one of the greatest college football QB's ever. Trevor Lawrence is struggling right now against mediocre teams... Trevor had a great championship game, Watson had TWO great championship games and two great seasons. Add to the fact that right now Watson is a top 3 MVP candidate in the NFL.

[@nathanielbaxter533]

@@adrianb8446 where you are drafted doesn't say how good you are. Russell Wilson, Joe Montana, Tom Brady. I rest my case.

[@Adrian-to3gq]

@@adrianb8446 dude your a clown

[@bashirabdulkadir9869]

@@adrianb8446 do you even watch football dude I'm questioning your intelligence right now. Trevor is insanely overrated and never compare the Alabama team that Deshaun beat with last years team that's just ridiculous.

[@TheKAgenda]

Dabo got the sauce 😂

[@joeschmo7834]

Watson beat Alabama with a worse team in my opinion. He’s better than Lawrence. He hasn’t even been a Heisman finalist yet.

[@patrykkuffel2679]

I give Watson the edge just because he faced a way better Alabama defense than Lawrence

[@locman6228]

Clemson looks like this every regular season and destroys in the playoffs. ESPN and their SEC contract garbage.

[@Liquidsteel3]

What about the year before?

[@locman6228]

@@Liquidsteel3 What about a hundred years ago....

[@Liquidsteel3]

@@locman6228 lol I only bring it up. Cause Clemson always bring up last year championship

[@biscoloco]

Thanks Stephen A. We appreciate you!

[@eureka0521]

Dabo and Stephen A always have a good time

[@fujiapple9675]

Can everyone just appreciate the dude at 3:29 dressed as Trevor Lawrence?

[@Anthony-zt1zs]

Dabo seems like a down to earth, regular guy, who just happens to be living his best life.

[@gas2419]

He really is.

[@aaronwilson5978]

If I could play for any coach it would either be Saban or Dabo

[@jctslice]

Disagree... It's close, but I would take DeShaun... This is no knock on Trevor tho... TLaw is a monster, but Watson is a Clemson legend basically

[@hotboy6811]

David is so charismatic lol

[@PhoenixLain]

You can hear the laughs after he says it haha

[@htx7139]

Watson led them to 2 national championships with 2 great seasons Trevor is good I just think he's been a bit overhyped Watson beat Alabama when they were at their best Trevor Lawrence beat Alabama at a time when people are questioning if they are in the decline not to mention Trevor Lawrence is struggling this year

[@thisismybrutality5061]

Watson in 2015 lost to Bama 40-45. But Watson in 2016 won 35-31. But Trevor Lawrence in 2018 won 44-16. Which is better 44-16 or 35-31?

[@yonisw3649]

@@thisismybrutality5061 the way ur talking about Lawrence he better be top 10 qb in his first year in nfl or he’s a bust

[@RS7evenSLDR]

So we just gonna pretend like all those other full time students didn’t say “whaaattt???” When he said the quarterback is gonna graduate in 2 and a half years. 😂😂😂

[@zechwilson5934]

Lawrence is obviously good but Idk how you can make that comment knowing deshaun beat bama when they were extraordinary not to mention he’s killin it in the league.

[@imhxly9747]

Everyone in the comments : Literally everyone : deshaun is better 😂

[@RayBlack321]

It’s amazing, in between all the Cy Young awards Max Scherzer is able to coach the Clemson Tigers as well.

[@AuburnFanSince2010]

Trevor Lawrence is white. Deshaun Watson is black. A white can be half good and still get the same amount of praise as a black.

[@Antisatan7771]

Russell Westbrook Fan since 2010 Ain’t that something? At this point we shouldn’t even be surprised lol...And Trevor hasn’t even played a full season yet! Lol

[@matheusenriquesteurer398]

Idiotic comments

[@PhoenixLain]

As much as I’d like to deny it you’re correct, I’d say we’re seeing the same thing with Lamar Jackson too

[@nevikcam6057]

That's stupid

[@standarsh2186]

Y’all always make it about race

[@garythompson7419]

I love dabos attitude

[@TheSportsFanatic]

He's better than Watson, yet behind like 5 other QBs in college football lol how does that happen? Too early for this nonsense. He needs to improve and play better. I like him but he's not no DeShaun Watson.

[@crashglass]

Just when I thought molly was gone

[@kztheog]

@Raymond Lacey shut up simp

[@Liquidsteel3]

Dabo didn't need to get on shows and tell everyone Watson was good. We all knew he was. Trevor is then first QB I've ever seen that's been talked into greatness. Instead of playmaking his way into greatness.

[@treyspiller6177]

He did playmake his way to greatness he wouldn’t be talked about if he was game managing

[@Liquidsteel3]

@@treyspiller6177 they played bums all season

[@treyspiller6177]

Steelman Clemson played bums every year 🤷🏻‍♂️even when Watson was there but Trevor was killin since he took the starting spot I ain’t saying he better than Watson cause Watson has a Tom Brady like iq and he’s a clutch in big moments and can figure out defenses like no other qb but Trevor has him beat in physical talent except for speed Trevor better in the pocket while Watson at his best when the play breaks down to me there different but both great

[@Liquidsteel3]

@@treyspiller6177 Watson doesn't have the team. Like Trevor has

[@russgaartexastrainingandbo949]

Stephen A is so openly racist and everyone just lets it go. Trevor will be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL in 5 years or less.

[@standarsh2186]

Stephen A cheered against his beloved Bama team because a white QB replaced Tua

[@realme-tq4cq]

Go to 6:30. That girl voice deep asf

[@dezcaughtit316]

Bless SAS for carrying the biggest sport media outlet & network in the world! ESPN owes him ownership % 💯✊🏾 ............Lawrence can't hold Deshaun 's jockstrap either foh

[@jjohnson649]

Deshaun is gone and isn’t coming back he has to show un dieing loyalty to what he has now, stop making this bigger than it needs to be

[@walt8238]

Exactly

[@horseeladyyy1015]

See Dabo gets paid millions of dollars to evaluate and cultivate the talent of college athletes. You guys watch it from your couch. I'm going to go with the informed, professional opinion. Despite its bias. But uh, whatever you need to say to make yourselves feel manly and smart!

[@jboroughs9295]

Finally a voice of reason !!!

[@NinaBT-nu3vs]

Trevor Lawrence is better than Deshaun Watson

[@wercum9526]

I watch Stephen A Smith 24/7 and I work that Clemson game today wanna see if I find him I'll update my comment later to let y'all know if I see him

[@azneph611]

Sunshine of Clemson

[@georgeabraham3522]

Trevor is nowhere near as good as Deshaun Watson. Trevor played against the shittiest Bama defense I've ever seen, Deshaun went against the best Bama defense ever twice

[@thisismybrutality5061]

Which is better 35-31 in 2016 or 44-16 in 2018? Then tell me that you still believe what you're saying.

[@yonisw3649]

@@thisismybrutality5061 Watson the better qb lol

[@tammy_buoy332]

Pls tell me that someone saw how molly was looking at Max’s phone 1:21

[@Jay-gs5mq]

🤣🤣

[@LaTrey_95]

If Deshaun Watson had a Offensive Line that can at least hold up on average, he become even more dangerous of a Quarterback and man that's scary.

[@Davidsl1991]

Going back, people werent 100% buying that if a team passed up on Deshaun they would be mistaking. Dude hasnt lost a gane since high school. Lets wait and see Trevor in the Pros

[@davidlax5067]

Dabo's love for Watson is similar to Krzyzweski love's to Christiann Laettner

[@ronschueler909]

Biased media still wants to criticize Trevor. Steven A never satisfied.

[@christian-gu5oq]

I would trust the coach he has seen both players

[@coltsallday9]

Not yet

[@JRkota318]

When Coach Dabo is able to get Trevor to walk on water then and only then will ESPN feel he is worthy of any attention.

[@alcindor1313]

Dashaun put Clemson on the map. Back to back national championships appearances. That's why Shaggy Doo isn't living up to the hype.

[@achill69]

Who else saw max getting cut off 😂😂😂😂😂

[@stingerjordan3687]

Dabo knows Watson is better. But Dabo also knows how to run a winning team. Of course he will keep his guys built up rather than tell them he knows they dont have the quarterback they once had. Come on guys.

[@ionly6805]

Lawrence isn't even close to Watson... Just another OVERHYPED White QB

[@godfather2084]

I guess you would know more than the person who actually coached both qbs

[@ionly6805]

@@godfather2084 He is a white man... 100% bias.

[@ionly6805]

@@munchiecrunchy7766 All the young good QBs are Black... Mahommes,Dak,Watson ECT ECT.. the young white QBs are having a HARD time

[@SuperHamrick94]

@@ionly6805 yet how many black QBs succeed? less than 3%

[@godfather2084]

@@ionly6805 What about Goff and wentz ???

[@jdscovers356]

I love Dabo seriously can't dislike him even though his team whipped my team in the national Title game with Trevor. Its entirely possible Trevor isn't feared anymore. But rest assured Dabo. Karma is coming. I think the 1st playoff committee poll will have Bama 1 Clemson 2. LSU 3 Ohio State 4

[@KevinBrown-yb3zn]

No secret where loyalties lay here, but it’s so funny to hear comments from people who don’t know Deshaun or Trevor from Adam, but yet they see a little on TV and all of a sudden they are on the Heisman Panel. I agree he isn’t there yet, but don’t any of these people kinds, sorta, or at least a little, believe Dabo? He has coached them both, so that alone would out my fire of wanting to say one or the other

[@lysolwipes3515]

I fucking DESPISE Clemson, but even I know TL is not anywhere near as good as Deshaun Watson

[@KingFreddyG97]

Who here after the national championship

[@richardjones1743]

Trevor Lawrence is a generational player as was Deshawn Watson. I just wonder if there are other schools who have young men with the same ability but because of the school and who they play for never reach the same outcome. The development of quarterbacks in college or even high school now plays a big part of their teams success! Of course they have to be surrounded with talent at other positions.

[@amandamorton7325]

Max kellerman, saw you texting

[@jshulman98]

Max Kellerman or A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie ??? 4:01

[@trich103]

As a bama fan, it's okay to have a great team with a solid QB. Dabo and the media need to stop acting like trevor is the reason for Clemson's success

[@raymondmyers6899]

Trevor shredded "the best college team of all time." Took 'em behind the woodshed and spanked 'em. nuff said.

[@breezy3127]

They wasnt the best team of all time...one of them yes but the best no

[@raymondmyers6899]

I guess we listened to different talking head analysts? Me, American. You? I'm guessing Armenian?

[@breezy3127]

@@raymondmyers6899 nope not really me...actually analyzing things properly and knowing that one they had a freshman at CB Patrick Surtain Jr and they were bitten by the injury bug on defense mainly at the LB position. So you were told I looked into it but I'm sure that's the American way believe everything youre told right lol I'm American btw lol

[@raymondmyers6899]

@Lord Yak Agreed ... but easy to say now. Was not the consensus message last year and that's what I referred to. :)

[@Liquidsteel3]

Alabama defense was bad last year. An they bad this year

[@VampireKingRyan]

I get that he doesn't want to talk bad about his qb, but no way is Lawrence better then Watson and he is having a terrible season so far. Saying he is better then last year and yet he definitely hasn't shown that on the field.

[@20DosSaludos]

Is Dabo wearing a cape?

[@hawkeyes2777]

Watson’s Clemson Team would beat the brakes off of Trevor Lawerence’s Team. This is coming from A SC Gamecocks Fan.

[@mariagregg2350]

Wow Trevor is getting a lot of negative publicity lately! I believe in you Trevor

[@jam1870utube]

And the day after beating Ohio State, Dabo is fully vindicated

[@Moonroofmusik]

Deshaun watson

[@shelbypearson1301]

CLEMSON. the big bad wolf of college football.

[@jfredknobloch]

And then there is LSU… Game set match

[@jeffreytripp2892]

That white boy is not as good as Deshaun.

[@cryptodwayne5174]

TongaViaMiaBlowa "Isn't" an NFL Quarterback Period!!

[@TrevWILL79]

Never Stephen A. was that tall!!

[@onebuffalo5402]

Dudes gonna be the #1 overall pick that alone proves hes got more potential that Watson who wasnt even the #1 QB taken in his draft.

[@Antisatan7771]

Based on your logic Trubisky is better than Watson and patrick mahomes. Since he was picked before them smh... Idiot!

[@onebuffalo5402]

@@Antisatan7771 Nah bears reached on Trubisky (which everyone knew at the time). Trubisky was projected to go where watson went in the draft(early-mid teens), and watson was projected ahead of him in most mocks.

[@jacobstrouble6631]

@@onebuffalo5402 So you just disproved your own statement. Good job.

[@onebuffalo5402]

@@jacobstrouble6631 Not quite princess. Perhaps you should take a lesson in syntax and reading comprehension.

[@mikamikaele4002]

Draft pick doesn't prove nothing tape does n im with alot of people deshaun has proved himself trevor hasnt so ill give him another year or so to prove if he has it cos at this rate hes not going no 1

[@kungfuactioncheese]

Better?? Last year’s team would not have a nail biter against UNC. Seriously, ESPN’s CFB coverage is so garbage.

[@chillgunner4689]

graduated in 2.5 years in tours and rec? with tutors, people doing ur hw and teachers giving u passing grades?

[@thisismybrutality5061]

I like both Trevor Lawrence and Deshaun Watson. But Deshaun Watson is better at running the ball than throwing the ball. Because Trevor Lawrence has better control and focus of throwing the ball than running the ball. Because we all know not everything is 2 dimensional when it can be 1 dimensional. Because Trevor Lawrence is the greatest passing QB in college football. Because Jalen Hurts is really good at running the ball but not as good as throwing the ball like Trevor Lawrence is. Is that a fair objective statement to make?

[@yonisw3649]

Watson leads the league in passing yards with a 70% completions percentage how tf is he better a running than throw plus throw 33tds lol Lawrence isn’t his league lol

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

He hasn't even play in the NFL yet. The pros is different from college 😆

[@attatara5364]

thats not the topic, we are comparing watson in college vs lawrence in college

[@official-mrthree4755]

Roll Tide