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Matt Ryan could still be traded after 4pm today, it will just cost the Falcons an extra $7.5m to do it. I honestly think they are having a very difficult time finding a trade partner for him.

This is taking so long because Atlanta is trying to trade Matt Ryan to make cap space to trade for Watson. Deshaun's mind is made up - he wants to go play in Atlanta. No doubt about that. Falcons might not be able to make it happen right now with Matt Ryan's insane cap number. He never agreed to the restructuring either. Unless the Colts come in in the 11th hour and trade for him the Falcons might be out.

lol she wasn't the only one with that scoop. as soon as the team reached out to Cam the news was everywhere

Correct me if I'm wrong but I haven't seen her drop a legit hot take.

Nothing has changed. Watson is waiting for Atlanta to figure out if they can make it work. Matt Ryan definitely has to be traded. If Atlanta makes this work without trading Ryan, the cap really doesn't matter and the NFL should adopt a MLB/NBA luxury tax structure.

Legit question

Consider the pieces lost on defense though. Reddick, Jackson, Gilmore, DaQuan Jones. And if they trade for Watson, it's likely Jeremy Chinn, Burns, and/or Derrick Brown will be gone. Possibly even Jaycee Horn. Not sure which players they offered. Defense is taking a step back next season either way most likely, but even worse to give up assets for Watson.

David Tepper is the one who needs to step back. I genuinely wonder how interested Scott Fitterer and Dan Morgan are in trading for Watson. This is directly coming from Tepper.

I'm not even sure they'd make the playoffs WITH Watson

Funny idea but will not happen. Panthers are still a long shot because I believe Watson will wait as long as he can to go to Atlanta.

Matt Rhule and co are under pressure to win this year. He will not be patient enough to develop a rookie QB. That ship has sailed. They will be trading for a QB or signing a veteran FA most likely.

nope. there's no "deadline" lot of twitter noise though This could drag on into the summer for all we know. I think everyone involved wants it to be done ASAP though.

Both are better than Darnold who has never even had a winning season. I don't love those choices but I'd take Baker on a rookie contract for a 1 season tryout over Darnold again.

Panthers should have traded for him last season from the Jags. Minshew is 5x better than Darnold and WAY cheaper. Dude has gotten a bum rap despite being a decent QB.

Garropolo, Mayfield.

I'm pretty confident the Panthers are exploring other QB trade options if Watson ends up going to Atlanta.

nothing has changed except the Browns apparently being out. As soon as Watson's camp reached out to Atlanta, they were the top choice. They still are. Watson is waiting to see if Atlanta can trade Matt Ryan to make enough cap space to trade for him.

The Falcons don't have a lot of options. Matt Ryan apparently never agreed to the contract restructuring apparently. Atlanta just doesn't have the cap space to make this trade with Ryan on the roster.

https://thefalconswire.usatoday.com/2022/03/17/atlanta-falcons-matt-ryan-nfl-trade/ They have to pay him a roster bonus of $7.5m. If they trade him today, the receiving team would have to pay the roster bonus. Colts might be daring the Falcons to take Ryan's roster bonus and trade him after.

Everything is hinging on Atlanta trading Matt Ryan right now. Pitts tweeted that out because Watson wants to play for the Falcons. But they need to trade Matt Ryan to make that happen. If they can work out a deal with the Colts it's done. This might not end today, tomorrow, or a week from now.

fake news

The Matt Ryan trade announcement is what I am waiting to see. If he is traded, Watson is going to Atlanta. That's it.

Matt Ryan trade announcement incoming? (I don't know for sure just speculating)

That's not exactly true but Atlanta is far and away where he wants to be