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General Dog posted:Watson is too much of a hot potato to get traded/signed by anyone else right now, I think, no matter how much of a bargain it is. Sounds like a perfect fit for Dan "I pimped the cheerleaders" Snyder. Hell they even need a QB.
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General Dog posted:Watson is too much of a hot potato to get traded/signed by anyone else right now, I think, no matter how much of a bargain it is. I've been thinking this too, but if suddenly all these cases settle and/or get dropped will the NFL actually do anything?
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Impossibly Perfect Sphere posted:I've been thinking this too, but if suddenly all these cases settle and/or get dropped will the NFL actually do anything? Maybe not, but if the teams all decided a quarterback just wasn't worth doing business with for fear of the public response, that wouldn't be unprecedented.
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General Dog posted:Maybe not, but if the teams all decided a quarterback just wasn't worth doing business with for fear of the public response, that wouldn't be unprecedented. Watson is significantly better than Kaep was.
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May 26, 2021 18:02
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Watson is also accused of something that bothers less people than what Kaep was on tape doing multiple times.
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I’m not sure that’s the comparison as the public was not the people who disliked Kaep
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CharlestheHammer posted:I’m not sure that’s the comparison as the public was not the people who disliked Kaep A portion of the public certainly did. The ones that the owners happen to share sentiments with anyway.
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Ches Neckbeard posted:Sounds like a perfect fit for Dan "I pimped the cheerleaders" Snyder. Hell they even need a QB. Watson isn't gonna go play for Rivera lol he saw what Cam looked like last year
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May 26, 2021 21:58
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indigi posted:Watson isn't gonna play
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May 26, 2021 22:00
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oh to be young and naive
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Imagine Watson playing this year while Flash remains banned because reasons.
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May 26, 2021 22:07
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indigi posted:oh to be young and naive I actually have a mild amount of faith that he won't play No other team wants to take the PR bullet and he refuses to play for the Texans. That particular problem takes care of itself I just hope he doesn't manage to escape legal culpability if he's guilty which it seems like he almost certainly is
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May 26, 2021 22:51
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If the XFL ever comes back, that's where he's headed
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May 26, 2021 23:03
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May 26, 2021 23:11
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I think the safest guess is that he does not play in 2021, but that we have not seen the last of him in the NFL
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Laterite posted:She Bate Me 
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Nick Jr. Face posted:If the XFL ever comes back, that's where he's headed He's gonna join Trent Richardson with the Caudillos de Chihuahua of the Fútbol Americano de México. 
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May 27, 2021 00:44
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I’m sure the Fan Football League would take him.
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Yeah lmao, some one is going to trade for Watson like the moment he gets all of his cases settled. Watson is like top 5 QB in the league talent lol. Public backlash doesn't mean poo poo to them. Sports watching public loves a comeback narrative. It'd get annoying for the socials management team. But other than that, if Watson is good for the team that trades pennies on the dollar for him, the larger fanbase of that team likely wouldn't give a fuuuuck. The only reason it hasn't happened yet is because the cases aren't settled, and there is an off chance that something reaaaaaal bad comes out(a video) that would actually end his career.
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There are ongoing criminal investigations as well. I'm not sure how you can make any sort of move to trade for him until there is a resolution with the criminal investigations.
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Ehud posted:There are ongoing criminal investigations as well. I'm not sure how you can make any sort of move to trade for him until there is a resolution with the criminal investigations. If none of the victims want to work with investigators because he's settled with them, then they won't continue to pursue those.
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Dexo posted:If none of the victims want to work with investigators because he's settled with them, then they won't continue to pursue those. I guess I'm making an assumption that a victim filing a police report means they want to pursue this as a criminal matter. What would be the point of going down that route if they want to treat it as a civil matter and eventually settle? Is it just a way to put more pressure on Deshaun's legal team? Like hey if you don't settle then we'll move forward with investigators and pursue this as a criminal matter?
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If we're taking Buzbee at face value the victims aren't settling and want to wreck him. Unless he's facing real prison time he's going to play again and likely will even after if he gets out under 40.
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Ches Neckbeard posted:Unless he's facing real prison time he's going to play again and likely will even after if he gets out under 40.
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If he wasn't already sitting out I would bet any amount of money of him playing week one. The fact that he hypothetically requires a team to expend draft capital for him to play makes me think it's somewhat possible he still holding out week 2 or 3.
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indigi posted:Watson isn't gonna go play for Rivera lol tbh cam has more to do with cam being busted up than rivera
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the weird flying-under-the-radar element of this case (relatively, given the NFL) can't continue forever. At some point, if the Texans won't suspend him, Goodell will have his hand forced by public opinion. He will not play next year
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Laterite posted:She Bate Me
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Ehud posted:I guess I'm making an assumption that a victim filing a police report means they want to pursue this as a criminal matter. What would be the point of going down that route if they want to treat it as a civil matter and eventually settle? I wouldn’t be surprised if it was to combat the “they just want money or else they’d have gone to the police” narrative that was building the first few weeks, and it gets dropped upon settlement
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Laterite posted:She Bate Me 
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Ehud posted:I guess I'm making an assumption that a victim filing a police report means they want to pursue this as a criminal matter. What would be the point of going down that route if they want to treat it as a civil matter and eventually settle? Ches Neckbeard posted:If we're taking Buzbee at face value the victims aren't settling and want to wreck him. Unless he's facing real prison time he's going to play again and likely will even after if he gets out under 40. Yes to Ehud, and also everyone has a number. Lawyers lie to try and create leverage for their clients. Also they'd almost assuredly lose the criminal case, unless there is like video evidence or something. Might be able to eek out a win in the Civil case, but in that case you are still just getting money. And have to go through all sorts of bullshit and having your name run through the mud. It's why these generally always end in settlement, unless the person like genuinely does not need or give a poo poo about money. If they are willing to go down in legal fees and getting their name run through the dirt. It's bullshit but it's just kinda how these things go.
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Right now what's going on is in the best interest of the league. Watson continuing his holdout means that the league isn't really forced to step in and do something about him. Most likely this whole thing gets settled and swept under the rug, but it's too late for Watson to go anywhere. After it's settled the NFL says it never found any evidence and doesn't suspend him. When trading opens up next pre-season, by then someone trades for him and the vast majority of NFL fans are more then willing to act that since they victims took the money, Watson did nothing wrong and were just out for the money. The worst thing that could happen is if he reports to the Texans and proceeds to force the NFL and the Texans hand. But I wouldn't be surprised if there's some back door communication between him and the league for him to not report so the league doesn't have to take action.
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https://twitter.com/aaronjreiss/status/1400532862365888513
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It doesn't necessarily mean anything from the league side or legal side, Watson has continued to insist he'll never suit up for the team so they have to move forward with that mindset
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No one has gotten so many and so few opportunities to start as Tyrod Taylor.
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fsif posted:No one has gotten so many and so few opportunities to start as Tyrod Taylor. Remember the Tuh-rod vs. Tie-Rod controversy?
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What controversy? Anyone that says Tuh-rod is a moron, plain and simple.
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latinotwink1997 posted:What controversy? Anyone that says Tuh-rod is a moron, plain and simple. Tyrod says Tuh-rod lol
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Ches Neckbeard posted:Tyrod says Tuh-rod lol Well he'd probably get more starting time if he stopped.
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