CoachRTM said:
Falcons deal was significantly better for the Texans.
Unless Cleveland just craters and all those first round picks are in the top 5-10.... which I guess is possible given their franchise history.
My favorite Jim Rome one-liner of all time was him saying, "The NBA Draft is tonight. Some Clipper fan needs to call the front office and remind Elgin Baylor that they need to start thinking about who to pick."Coog97 said:Remember when the Clippers wanted to trade for Hakeem, but were unwilling to part with either Danny Manning or Ron Harper???helloimustbegoing said:
$230 million of guaranteed money to a guy who
1) Quit on his team
2) Hasn't played in a year
3) Still has a potentially very embarassing civil lawsuit going on.
Only the Browns and the 1980s/1990s Clippers would think that's a good idea.
IrishAg said:
Also giving him a completely guaranteed contract that pays him more than Mahomes or Allen for the next four years is crazy.
They just acquired Amari Cooper and I wouldn't be surprised if they sign Will Fuller to a cheap deal soon.Ag_07 said:
They have talent but it's Cleveland. Chubb and that OL are good and Myles on defense. I think they lack WRs.
Yes... it's called $230m guaranteed. No other team is gonna touch that contract unless he starts putting up all world numbers which we all know is unlikely.LincolnBorglum79 said:
Now it's the Browns QB who has 22 civil suits that need to be settled plus a suspension for several games on a team with no first round picks for 3 years. Watson decided money was more important than playing at home in a dome, so he gets his first real taste of cold weather games at the mistake by the lake.
Cleveland will probably let him pick the next GM and coach. But does his new contract have a No Trade Clause?
rbcs_2 said:
I think the readiness the Texans had to move on from this shows in what they got back. It seems as long as a team was willing to meet the three 1st rounders, they were going to be an option for the Texans. And then let Deshaun choose where he wants to go out of those options.
And as far as a new contract goes, that's the other team's problem now. I think at least a renegotiation was always going to be part of the deal. Considering what the franchise was giving up, Deshaun had some leverage there. Cleveland was willing to sell their future to get him.
An interesting thing to watch for now is how the NFL handles a suspension with the base salary for this year being $1M. I wouldn't be surprised if the NFL "concludes their investigation" after the 2022 season and then suspends him in 2023, just to stick it to the Browns for trying to game the system.
Ryan34 said:
Deshaun's salary cap number also has to be huge past 2022. And not much wiggle room to restructure it to free up space. The Browns have a good roster now, but it will be interesting to see what they can do with no first round picks and limited cap flexibility. They really need to win in 2022.
Just doing some quick math:
- $45M of his contract was a signing bonus. That will count $9M against the cap each of the 5 years.
- Then $230M total - $45M signing bonus - $1M salary in 2022 leaves $184M left on the deal.
- $184M / 4 years averages to $46M + $9M prorated bonus = $55M average cap hit in 2023 and beyond.
it crossed my mind too...the local sportstalk is not happy to see Watson leave.Texan_Aggie said:
Now that the last of the BoB/Easterby contacts and markings are gone from the team, what will local media talk about now?
They may actually to have do their job and prepare
bilbobag said:
It will be interesting to see if the Texans try to recoup some of the money they have paid Watson.
LincolnBorglum79 said:
There is a decent chance that people will look back on this trade in a few years and wonder why Cleveland was willing to give up 3 first round picks plus a third and an upgrade from 5th to a 4th for Deshaun Watson. And at the same time signed him to a long extension as if he is the best QB in the NFL. I wonder how many trades have included 3 first round picks for a single player in NFL history?
MookieBlaylock said:bilbobag said:
It will be interesting to see if the Texans try to recoup some of the money they have paid Watson.
On what grounds?
IrishAg said:MookieBlaylock said:bilbobag said:
It will be interesting to see if the Texans try to recoup some of the money they have paid Watson.
On what grounds?
I wonder, if the league rules that he doesn't need to be suspended this year because he never played last year, then we should get some salary back.
MookieBlaylock said:IrishAg said:MookieBlaylock said:bilbobag said:
It will be interesting to see if the Texans try to recoup some of the money they have paid Watson.
On what grounds?
I wonder, if the league rules that he doesn't need to be suspended this year because he never played last year, then we should get some salary back.
Yeah good luck with that
LZ posted this yesterday...MookieBlaylock said:bilbobag said:
It will be interesting to see if the Texans try to recoup some of the money they have paid Watson.
On what grounds?
After paying D. Watson $27M as a signing bonus for a contract that he never play a down under and $10.5M for not playing in 2021, it will be very interesting to see if (or can?) the Texans decided to come for Watson's signing bonus since that contract has basically been voided.
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