Today is the 325th day since Christian Watson tore his ACL.

I’ll be the first to admit I was among the doubters. Seeing Watson crumpled on the Lambeau Field turf, I thought the great experiment was at an end. Watson, the small-school prospect on whom the Packers had spent two second round picks, had been an exciting force during his first three years with the team, capable of blazing past any and all defenders with his mind-boggling speed. True, he’d struggled with injuries and inconsistency, but in year three he’d settled into a small but consistent role, putting up a career high 620 yards on just 29 receptions. He’d been fairly healthy that year, too, playing in 15 of the Packers’ 17 regular season games. Watson was making steps to becoming the player the Packers believed he could be.

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