The Saga of Deshaun Watson

[IATA]

Tom Pelissero
@TomPelissero
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The #Texans are signing QB Tyrod Taylor to an incentive-laden contract, similar to what Cam Newton and Jameis Winston agreed to in recent days, per source. It can be worth up to $12.5 million, but the base value is less than half that. Solid backup money, and more if he plays.

[Derek Smalls]

bears signed andy dalton to a 1year deal, $10 million.

maybe one less team? but that also is one less team to bid on sam.

Yeah, I don't really think a 1-year incentive-laden contract for Andy Dalton is going to prevent Chicago from looking at other QBs if they think they have long-term potential

[Johnny English]

It's not starter money. It's basically elite backup/shitty starter money, which is what Tyrod is.

Either way, it's a good sign that they brought in someone else who can competently play QB for when they trade Watson to us.

It's actually cheaper for them to let Watson sit out the season than it is to trade him, now they have a replacement for him it gives them somewhat more power over the situation. They can run the season with Taylor, see if they can right the ship and Culley can be vaguely competent, if so then Watson's job and contract is waiting for him to come back into the fold next year, if not then they can still trade him for a haul in a world in which the cap hit is far less damaging because the ceiling is $20M higher.

I wouldn't assume that this move is a sign that he's definitely getting traded.

[Derek Smalls]

It's actually cheaper for them to let Watson sit out the season than it is to trade him, now they have a replacement for him it gives them somewhat more power over the situation. They can run the season with Taylor, see if they can right the ship and Culley can be vaguely competent, if so then Watson's job and contract is waiting for him to come back into the fold next year, if not then they can still trade him for a haul in a world in which the cap hit is far less damaging because the ceiling is $20M higher.

I wouldn't assume that this move is a sign that he's definitely getting traded.

I agree, they need insurance regardless. But it's better than them NOT signing a quarterback.

[CatoTheElder]

BahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

TLDW: Watson now doesn't want to play in New York OR Miami. Also, general Michael Lombardi buffoonery.

https://twitter.com/RichEisenShow/status/1371943968787689478?s=19

[MBGreen]

BahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

TLDW: Watson now doesn't want to play in New York OR Miami. Also, general Michael Lombardi buffoonery.

https://twitter.com/RichEisenShow/status/1371943968787689478?s=19

Fred Flinstone retard

[SixFeetDeep]

The Athletic's Michael Lombardi reports that there are rumors that Deshaun Watson doesn't want to play in New York or Miami.
Instead, Watson is rumored to want to play for the Broncos or 49ers, probably because they have more talent on their rosters. Of course, rumors are rumors. If true, Watson is lowering his odds of actually getting traded out of Houston because the Texans wouldn't be in a prime position to draft their next quarterback with Denver or San Francisco's draft picks. Even if Watson is open to being traded anywhere else, the Texans need to be willing to let him go. Thus far, the entire organization has been committed to Watson, going as far as letting trade offers go to their voicemail. There will be plenty of speculation over the next few weeks, but the reality is that a potential Watson deal likely wouldn't go through until just days or minutes before the 2021 NFL Draft.

Rotoworld summary

[delavan]

  getting stupider by the minute

  https://twitter.com/isiahcareyFOX26/status/1372018415188250625

[Badger]

Had this thought before seeing the possible bombshell above -

We go into the season with Darnold and Watson refuses to play for the Texans. Darnold shits the bed and after 5-6 weeks our FO hits the panic button and trades 4 1sts to Houston who finally gives up Watson.

[reuben]

  getting stupider by the minute

  https://twitter.com/isiahcareyFOX26/status/1372018415188250625

I'm calling bullshit, just because of how preposterously self-promoting the lawyer's post is.  I'M A MARINE!  MY DAD WAS A BUTCHER!  DOROTHY BUZBEE IS A SAINT!

[CatoTheElder]

I definitely don't trust the lawyer.

[bojanglesman]

https://twitter.com/deshaunwatson/status/1372029170486771712?s=19

[Libero_2]

https://twitter.com/deshaunwatson/status/1372029170486771712?s=19

No idea what the truth is, but Watsons statement seems a heck of a lot more trustworthy than the lawyers was

[SixFeetDeep]

https://twitter.com/a_g_haubner/status/1372032468774100995?s=21

[Johnny English]

https://theathletic.com/2456192/2021/03/16/deshaun-watson-to-panthers-gets-more-intriguing-the-dominoes-started-to-fall-tuesday