Mike Florio confirms: It's currently down to the Dolphins and Panthers for Deshaun Watson

[jayboogieman]

4 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Tepper seems to be pretty much in on the "win now" mode

So he's pretty much Michael Jordan when Kemba was a young player and the Hornets signed Big Al to cut short the rebuild since MJ didn't like losing. This in turn set the team back several more years and they finally seem to be on the right path.

[kungfoodude]

Just now, LegioX said:

Running back one thing. Face of a franchise? Completely different. Sorry, I just don’t feel comfortable signing a guy that has multiple accusations against him. Especially something of this caliber.  I don’t care how good he is.

RB? Tony DeAngelo of the Hurricanes.

Might want to do a little research about his past. Not at the level of what Watson is but definitely not a good look.

Now, that said, he publicly has been remorseful, has a REAL cheap salary(low risk) and he has been playing well for us. 

[Fox007]

2 minutes ago, GEM said:

Late last night on ESPN radio someone said that Texans liked the Carolina deal,but still thought there was a 75 percent chance he would go to Miami.

Sounds like ESPN

[LegioX]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

RB? Tony DeAngelo of the Hurricanes.

Might want to do a little research about his past. Not at the level of what Watson is but definitely not a good look.

Now, that said, he publicly has been remorseful, has a REAL cheap salary(low risk) and he has been playing well for us. 

Sorry I just saw deangelo and thought of our running back. Working 2 weeks straight and worked 17hours yesterday. I need more coffee

[kungfoodude]

2 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

So he's pretty much Michael Jordan when Kemba was a young player and the Hornets signed Big Al to cut short the rebuild since MJ didn't like losing. This in turn set the team back several more years and they finally seem to be on the right path.

Well, the difference being that was the first player Jordan had ever drafted that wasn't a bust. Then he resumed ruining the building by continuing to suck royally at player evaluation. See Hayward, Gordon for the current example. 

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, Fox007 said:

Sounds like ESPN

Yeah, ESPN wants him in a bigger market. 

[Monrowed]

12 minutes ago, joemac said:

Don't you think that Tepper and Co. will have done their due diligence and spoken to everyone involved prior to making a trade.  That being, the league, the legal side of things....all that?  Watson is not going to go to jail, I think we can all get that out of our heads right now.   

Yes, but it is the PR that they are going to have the most trouble with. I think that they are going to need to come out with the mindset of stating that he has not been criminally charged with anything and if he were charged, then they will take appropriate actions if that were to happen.

[joemac]

6 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

So he's pretty much Michael Jordan when Kemba was a young player and the Hornets signed Big Al to cut short the rebuild since MJ didn't like losing. This in turn set the team back several more years and they finally seem to be on the right path.

Al and Deshaun Watson are not even in the same category of player.  Its not comparable. 

Edited October 26, 2021 by joemac

[jayboogieman]

2 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Well, the difference being that was the first player Jordan had ever drafted that wasn't a bust. Then he resumed ruining the building by continuing to suck royally at player evaluation. See Hayward, Gordon for the current example. 

I don't blame the Hornets for signing Hayward. Now, overpaying him? Yeah, that is looking like a mistake.

[joemac]

2 minutes ago, Monrowed said:

Yes, but it is the PR that they are going to have the most trouble with. I think that they are going to need to come out with the mindset of stating that he has not been criminally charged with anything and if he were charged, then they will take appropriate actions if that were to happen.

Someone said this yesterday, but I think the best course of action if we do get him, is to willfully sit him down for the rest of the season, make him do some sort of redemption, as in setting up a fund for abused women or something, do community service, speaking engagements, the whole 9....then come back at the start of next season ready to kick some ass.  This season is a wash already anyways. 

[Wanderlai]

One things for sure...if Watson wants to avoid the media talking about him come to Carolina. 

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, Monrowed said:

Yes, but it is the PR that they are going to have the most trouble with. I think that they are going to need to come out with the mindset of stating that he has not been criminally charged with anything and if he were charged, then they will take appropriate actions if that were to happen.

The PR will be terrible but he isn't likely a candidate for the commissioner's exempt list based on a civil matter. Supposedly, they have no plan to put him on the exempt list if he is traded.  

[jayboogieman]

Just now, joemac said:

Al and Deshaun Watson are not even in the same category of player.  Its not comparable. 

Duh. Big Al is a huge man with those sweet, old school post moves. Watson is probably one of those guys that just jacks up 3s.

Joking aside, the premise remains that if Tepper is the one pushing for a trade, then he is the same sort of impatient, meddling owner, that MJ has been in the past. Also, the trade could end up being one of the biggest mistakes in franchise history.

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

@Verge, I want to believe you.

But why should we believe you?