Deshaun Watson to the Browns

edit: I will never beat Jack Parkman to the punch on an NFL scoop

 

Teams can’t officially trade to March correct

 

Take the cap penalty now. Next year is a busy for them anyway.

 

It can't be official until the next league year starts in March. You can agree to a trade and have everyone report it's done today if you want.

 

so what happens if the texans just refuse to trade him? can he force their hand somehow?

 

He just won’t play if he chooses to go down that route.

 

Having your 25-year-old superstar QB request a trade has gotta be tough to deal with as a fan

Lol Texans

 

Character coach >>>>>>>>>>>>> Superstar qb

 

Possibly.

Either way Goodell hates when shit like this happens during the super bowl week(s) because it detracts from the super bowl and teams playing in it.

 

Not sure I buy that.

The NFL wouldn't want Watson to get traded on Super Bowl Sunday. Probably not in the 1-2 days before, either. But if Houston agreed to a Watson deal any time in the next week it's not doing anything to detract from the Super Bowl. Especially in a COVID environment.

 

This makes sense in theory. Step 2 of that plan where they have to actually work it out with Watson long term as their QB after they just fined him $21.6M seems like it could be tricky, though.

 

More like trying to avoid negative news/PR and would rather it be focused on the upcoming game. Players getting traded isn't necessarily negative but the other stuff with Houston could be viewed as such.

 

the texans have no leverage

i feel like he would just sit out until they trade him and if they don’t trade him they get absolutely nothing for a superstar qb

fucking weird ass religious people ruin everything

 

The thought of Watson playing for a contender and a better staff is fun to consider. I certainly hope to see him in a new uni next year

 

he isnt going to sit out 5 years. call his bluff

 

There's going to be a weird thing going on around the league where half the teams are calling Watson trying to trade for him, while at the same time owners/GMs are probably really hoping Houston refuses to trade him and he ends up back there. Watson demanding a trade and getting it 5 months after signing an extension for $160M is a road they have to be terrified of.

At least for Houston they could do it because of the contract structure. If that contracts was structured more on signing bonus than guaranteed salary they wouldn't be able to move him even if they wanted to.

 

No one is involved yet. Everyone is assumed to be interested outside of a few teams. He has a no-trade clause, so you can scratch off teams like Detriot and Carolina, probably.

 

I would not trade him. If you really think he’s a top 5 QB, you’re not going to be that far off from returning to the playoffs.

 

A lot of things I’ve read make it seem like it Mia or NYJ and possibly Panthers are the only ones who can logistically make it work.

 

i hope he calls their bluff and retires if they refuse to trade him

they put him in such a shitty situation fuck em

 

If they don’t trade him and fine him like that, good luck not becoming a wasteland.

 

As a Texans "fan," trading him actually makes the team better long term.

But the spiteful part of me wants to see Watson sit out and Texans fine him into Bolivia.

 

We won like 4 games this year. We are already a wasteland.

 

Delushaun is not used to being told no

 

This type of holdout rarely works in the NFL.

 

The biggest egos are usually the owners. They don’t like being pressured by players.

 

unless he’s been traded already, this isn’t a gotcha

 

He didn’t have to sign the extension last year

 

this is the era of player empowerment. We saw it in the NBA, now it's happening in the NFL.

 

Not really, everyone knows the owner is an absolute moron failson.

 

What am I missing? Did a trade happen?

 

they also didn’t have to completely give up on the team and let a crazy religious fuck run the entire team

fuck em

 

All those happened before he signed the extension. Watson wants his cake and to eat it too

 

aw yeah let’s side with the billionaire owners here

like he couldn’t have signed that massive contract with any other team. maybe he was trying to be loyal, liked the city, and they promised a bunch of shit that didn’t happen

we love the owners

 

this religious freak must have something on the texans owner to keep him around like that