Mr. Scot

He definitely comes off like a colossal douche. That doesn't necessarily mean the accusation is false of course, but it doesn't really help things.

My understanding is he was a neighbor of Bob McNair before he died, not Cal, though I've seen some speculation that Buzbee may have exaggerated that himself. There was a story that he bought billboards trying to encourage Bob to draft Johnny Manziel. Not sure why you have to resort to buying billboards if you've actually got an inside connection with the guy.

Actually it's more of a chuckle at your dumb post The idea that I'd be sad if we got Deshaun Watson is pretty stupid.

The rumor actually came from Michael Lombardi, someone who has a lot of legitimate connections but whose reliability on stories like this is...not the greatest. As for Denver, Albright did say they'd be legitimately interested if the Texans changed their mind about not trading him, but he doesn't believe the bit about Watson preferring Denver.

I've felt the same, but was able to get some explanations from a few of the people it happened to. Sad truth is that even for legitimate victims, there are a load of negative repercussions involved in seeking justice. It can permanently alter and/or damage their lives on top of what's already happened. Some would rather just move on. If you're a guy who's seriously angered by injustice, it's tough to take, but obviously nowhere near as difficult as it is for the victims.

You know that old saying about how there are no stupid questions? It's not true.

I've seen stuff like this from a few different angles. It's an unfortunate fact of my life that I've known several women who have been victims of assault. The vast majority did not end up going to the police. Honestly, the closest they came to any kind of justice was one whose brother kicked the guy's ass. I've also known people who have been falsely accused of stuff, though none of that went to the next level either. It was all just pretty much he said / she said type situations with varying results. And one unique bit: Had a friend of mine who I believed was being falsely accused of date rape. Later found out he was pretty much guilty but nothing ended up happening to him (not friends anymore). It's all pretty deep sh-t. Frankly, how this affects his trade prospects shouldn't be anybody's top priority. This is his whole life if anything comes of it.

I have a hard time imagining that. Howe seems to just be kind of toying with some tinfoil hat stuff. The one thing that I've noted before though is that there are Patriot connections in a couple of possible Watson destinations. Caserio was long time colleagues with the 49ers Adam Peters and would also be well appointed with Dolphins coach Brian Flores.

Not shocking. Some guys are as much salesmen as they are lawyers.

I'd want clarification. Specifically, whether it was about four quarterbacks being taken within a certain range or four quarterbacks being taken before we pick. If it's the second, us trading up would significantly alter the scenario.

It's not. Mostly a rehash of stuff that Person's already written. The one piece of new territory it broaches is Jeff Howe's theory about the Patriots trying to trade for Watson.

"Went too far" is a pretty broad statement that could mean a lot of things. Depending on which version of the story you read, Peyton Manning either just pulled his underwear down to moon a teammate or full on shoved his crotch in someone's face. No other details on this yet that I've seen.

Having had a brother who was not only a paralegal himself but also married to one, I've been around my fair share of lawyers. Yes there are good ones, but I've also met plenty that I wouldn't turn my back on. This one comes off like a "celebrity" lawyer, i.e. someone who maximizes his own exposure, and kind of a douche. According to one blurb I saw though, he was also at one time rated one of the best trial lawyers in the country.

He was pretty well valued in New England. In fact, it's been reported that the Patriots have reached out to the 49ers about trading him back. Not exactly a stretch to think Caserio might have similar feelings.

Pretty sure the correct term for this maneuver is "The Drew Brees Strategy".

Good. Don't go back. I'm not sure there's enough tinfoil in an entire grocery store to make this make sense.

I think this is the third time it's broken.

Niners managed to retain Trent Williams and signed Alex Mack. Damn...

The OP...isn't exactly about "football decisions". I'd tell you to read it, but on second thought, don't.

Yes but not doing that only lands you in jail. The penalties for b-tching on a message board are far worse. (people get mad and stuff)

Thing about false accusations is they don't only hurt the accused. They also make it tougher for genuine victims to get justice. Agree there should be consequences for stuff like that but yeah, it's complicated. That said, "I don't believe her because she's accusing someone I'm a fan of" is an ignorant, moronic attitude that also makes it tougher for true victims to get justice. That's exactly the kind of attitude that keeps women silent and allows some douchebags to get away with their crimes just because they're rich, famous or both. As far as this case goes, right now we don't know jack sh-t. There's an accusation, a denial, and a process designed to sort these things out that could very easily take a loooong while to work through. And Verge is right. This is bigger than football. What happens now has the potential to affect Watson's whole life.

Some would say that's part of being a Panther fan.

Don't know if I'd say "accepted" given the level of b-tching there still is about it. (something which I freely admit having taken part in)

No idea whether there's anything to the story, but damn did things just get weird.

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