Browning did several things this year that were of benefit to UW and will likely move him to being a Sunday player (although he will probably be a Sunday back-up for several years first). First, he improved his touch. It was so improved this year that the lower half of his WR staff actually did pretty well...and that was on him, not them. The upper half of his WR staff did well because they are decent receivers, and Ross is the best player on the team. As a side note, how long has it been (if ever) that WSU and UW both did well and the best player on the team for both was a WR?
I think Browning's biggest improvement this year was in field vision. Touch is important, but knowing where you are trying to put the ball is even more important.
Finally, he also made strides in terms of game management, including management of himself. Not a lot of bad decisions.
At this point I think Goff was better at the end of last season than Browning is now, but not by a huge margin. If Goff had the supporting cast last year that Browning had this year, Goff would have looked better. And I'm not sure that Browning could have done nearly as well if he was working with what Goff had last year.
None the less, Browning progressed farther this season than I expected, and he deserves congratulations.
Falk also did well. I give him a lot of credit for our win streak. Unfortunately, when the WR's decide not to catch the ball and the D gets complacent, there isn't much that he is capable of doing to salvage the situation. I hope he is back next year; then we will see what he can really do.
