Pretty sure the hearing today isn't going to go his way, which would follow your story.
Ugh. So do we get pass on this guy who is a legitimately great QB who seemingly got away with at best questionable behavior or give up the future in picks and players and any sense of moral high ground?
I am not thrilled with the Carolina trade packages being hypothesized on twitter - 3 first round picks and a few of our past 1st round picks. No point in trading for Watson if we are reduced to Texans-level talent.
Just spoke to my guy. Things have changed since last time we spoke. They really are going hard after Watson now. Package appears to start with CMC, DJ Moore, and draft picks. Tepper wants QB and OL which is obvious. But things have been ratcheted up. And I have no idea what happened as far as Watson today, but the info I got an hour ago is that it’s ON. Will report back anything I get.
This seems like it is setting up to be an awful trade. Giving up CMC and Moore would be fine, but this team has so many holes that losing any material draft picks would be crippling. And they have to hang on to Burns, Chinn, and Horn given how bad the offense will be. Watson is good, but he isn't that good. Especially with everything else swirling around him.
But in the end, I think he'll lean towards Pittsburgh anyway. Playing for the Black Urban Meyer is too good a fit for Watson to pass up at this point in his saga, and Pittsburgh can directly continue its line of sexual predator QBs. Win-win.
This seems like it is setting up to be an awful trade. Giving up CMC and Moore would be fine, but this team has so many holes that losing any material draft picks would be crippling. And they have to hang on to Burns, Chinn, and Horn given how bad the offense will be. Watson is good, but he isn't that good. Especially with everything else swirling around him.
But in the end, I think he'll lean towards Pittsburgh anyway. Playing for the Black Urban Meyer is too good a fit for Watson to pass up at this point in his saga, and Pittsburgh can directly continue its line of sexual predator QBs. Win-win.
Well I don’t think Watson gets to lean towards either, if he waves the no trade clause for both. That will come down to Houston and which deal is better for them and they thus accept that trade.
Yeah he is
The Bridgewater decision was predicated on the Joe Brady thing though.
I think Bridgewater or Darnold would have made the playoffs this year if they were installed as quarterback of the Patriots, but this team is just way too unstable to have a below average quarterback make them look serviceable.
This Watson news is surprising for a few reasons, based on news reports today that the grand jury refused to indict on 10 separate complaints.
First, grand juries in state courts rarely refuse to indict.
Second, the quoted remarks from Watson and the district attorney make it sound like no one was surprised by this decision.
To me, that indicates the fix was in one way or another.
At face value, cases involving massages that “went to far” might indicate some degree of gray. The grand jury decision leaves no room for gray.
Either: 1) this is a complete conspiracy against Watson and all 22 complainants are lying or manufacturing their testimonies for a payday (perhaps cobbled together by one lawyer) or 2) financial settlements have been reached and all of the complainants/witnesses became tight lipped in front of the grand jury.
If financial settlements have been reached expect them to be announced a few months from now as undisclosed settlements.
If a conspiracy was launched against Watson, man that’s a big conspiracy.
We’ll see what happens. But what had been put in the press today indicates to me there is no middle ground on this case. Time will probably tell.
I think theyre as good as rookie Mac Jones.
Just spoke to my guy. Things have changed since last time we spoke. They really are going hard after Watson now. Package appears to start with CMC, DJ Moore, and draft picks. Tepper wants QB and OL which is obvious. But things have been ratcheted up. And I have no idea what happened as far as Watson today, but the info I got an hour ago is that it’s ON. Will report back anything I get.