Thread: Watson apparently not happy.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Not even sure if that's a thing the NFL would allow. And even so, still think I'd pass. Say we do it and charges come 3 ! months down the line? Then we just wasted 3 months that could have gone toward Lock getting reps and experience with the starters. I'd love to have a guy with his talent, but I personally believe he's guilty as sin of what he's accused of, and I'm not as confident as others that he'll be able to simply pay this away. And even if he gets away with this, I'm not convinced he wouldn't get in trouble with something else down the road.

I still don't think Watson plays in the NFL again.

Originally Posted by Davii

I'm not recommending this: could a trade be made contingent on him not facing charges?

Here's a draft haul and if he faces charges we get it back minus players which we get compensated for with additional draft picks?

I like the way your brain creates thoughts!

A roll-the-dice GM could offer, say, a 2022 first and a 2022 third for Watson with the condition that, if he's suspended, the team keeps their first and only gives Houston a third, but if he's not suspended, the third converts to a first in 2023.

It's a huge risk but that team is only out a third if Watson is suspended. If he's not, you've now added a top-tier QB for merely a pair of firsts, well below the asking price talked about before the controversy began. This would have to be done by a GM that feels *very* secure about their job but I could see it if it checked all the boxes (including Watson's approval).

Originally Posted by OrangeHoof

A roll-the-dice GM could offer, say, a 2022 first and a 2022 third for Watson with the condition that, if he's suspended, the team keeps their first and only gives Houston a third, but if he's not suspended, the third converts to a first in 2023.

It's a huge risk but that team is only out a third if Watson is suspended. If he's not, you've now added a top-tier QB for merely a pair of firsts, well below the asking price talked about before the controversy began. This would have to be done by a GM that feels *very* secure about their job but I could see it if it checked all the boxes (including Watson's approval).

Counterpoint: Houston would only agree to give him away for so little if they knew he was about to have the hammer come down on him. I'd be running for the hills if Houston started trying to offload him for nothing.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Counterpoint: Houston would only agree to give him away for so little if they knew he was about to have the hammer come down on him. I'd be running for the hills if Houston started trying to offload him for nothing.

Middlepoint?:
Its likely that Houston does not know anymore than anyone else at this point.

Counterpoint:
It is likely that houston might be the last to know about what is going on with how little watson wants to talk to them. It is possible we (or anyone connected to watson) may find out sooner. Just a thought.

Originally Posted by underrated29

Middlepoint?:
Its likely that Houston does not know anymore than anyone else at this point.

Counterpoint:
It is likely that houston might be the last to know about what is going on with how little watson wants to talk to them. It is possible we (or anyone connected to watson) may find out sooner. Just a thought.

I'd imagine the owners/higher ups might have connections/pull in the DA or police office. It might be true they'll have no clue, but if they are suddenly willing to give him away for nothing, that would tell me they were tipped to something.

Clearly, if the Texans knew which way this was going down, they wouldn't agree to the trade unless they thought Watson was getting put away. That's why you'd have to strike before a decision was known. Perhaps the Texans are sick of the uncertainty and the bad pub and just want to get it over with. Perhaps a a new team is willing to take the gamble thinking a third-rounder for Watson is like pennies on the dollar even if he has to sit out a year or more. Would you give up a third for a QB of Watson's talents even if you had to wait until 2023 to play him? Mike Tyson didn't forget how to box just by serving a prison sentence.

The Texans aren’t really concerned with it to that extent, they wasn’t trading him before it came out and they already knew of Watson behavior.

Originally Posted by SR

I don't want him in Denver.

Yeah, I hate Top 5 QB’s too.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Not even sure if that's a thing the NFL would allow. And even so, still think I'd pass. Say we do it and charges come 3 ! months down the line? Then we just wasted 3 months that could have gone toward Lock getting reps and experience with the starters. I'd love to have a guy with his talent, but I personally believe he's guilty as sin of what he's accused of, and I'm not as confident as others that he'll be able to simply pay this away. And even if he gets away with this, I'm not convinced he wouldn't get in trouble with something else down the road.

Conditional picks are commonplace, finding the right conditions would be the trick.

As for Watson, if wanting a handjob is a sin then I’m ****** too.

Originally Posted by Jaded

Yeah, I hate Top 5 QB’s too.

I hate serial rapists but that's just me I guess!

Originally Posted by Jaded

Conditional picks are commonplace, finding the right conditions would be the trick.

As for Watson, if wanting a handjob is a sin then I’m ****** too.

Presuming the allegations are true, this is a very poor interpretation of events

Originally Posted by King87

Presuming the allegations are true, this is a very poor interpretation of events

It’s exactly what he’s accused of doing.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

I hate serial rapists but that's just me I guess!

Well yeah … when you put it like that…

Originally Posted by Jaded

Yeah, I hate Top 5 QB’s too.

Oh, I love top five QBs. I don't love people that swing their cawks at message ladies.