Pariah Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 Well, Michael Vick had a reasonably productive career after spending a couple of years in jail. Maybe DeShaun Watson will too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Pariah said: Well, Michael Vick had a reasonably productive career after spending a couple of years in jail. Maybe DeShaun Watson will too. Also, having Nuke Hopkins to throw to probably helped pad the stats in Hpuston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Sports Illustrated headline: The Browns Will Never Live Down Trading for Deshaun Watson Nor will it work out. That contract is insane, and it's going to gut them. The draft picks...they'll be in a similar shape to the Rams. The contract terms are obscene...in Watson's favor. He's getting a $45M signing bonus and a $1M salary...so even if the league suspends him, the Browns are out the bonus. Wow. I'll grant that I'm not as anti-Watson...charges were NOT pressed, so calling him a rapist is inaccurate. I *do* think...with that many charges, that many different people...he's a slimeball. And he was jerking his team around like that Green Bay git, before the charges came to light. So... --I agree that even if he's not a rapist, his rep is SO bad that it's going to be a massive PR problem. --He's proven he has no loyalty. --We have to question his off-field judgment. Yet the Browns *grotesquely* overpaid. This feels like the Herschel Walker or Ricky Williams trades...just from the trade mechanics. Much less the foolish contract terms, and the toxic nature of the player. Yeah, I suspect the Browns have totally vaulted to the top of the Most Hated Franchise here. And Stupidest Franchise...beating the Jets takes work, but this does it. Grailknight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cygnia Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 https://www.yahoo.com/sports/browns-acquisition-of-deshaun-watson-proves-one-thing-theres-no-bottom-for-the-nfl-233148261.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Our tirades against the Browns, and those in the media, will mean nothing. The only thing that will is if the Browns lose season ticket holders and local sponsors...in large numbers. That seems unlikely. Still...I now fervently hope the league suspends him, or puts him on the exempt list, long-term. The Browns deserve it. Watson...well, let's face it, he doesn't care any more. He can't be hurt even *by* a suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 3 hours ago, unclevlad said: Still...I now fervently hope the league suspends him, or puts him on the exempt list, long-term. The Browns deserve it. Watson...well, let's face it, he doesn't care any more. He can't be hurt even *by* a suspension. This is probably the worst part about all of this, even more than stabbing Mayfield in the back or the Browns committing ethical suicide. Watson is guaranteed almost a quarter billion dollars. The contract is set up in such a way that even a suspension won't cut into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 In terms of draft picks, what Cleveland gave up to get DeShaun Watson is pretty similar to what Denver gave up to get Russell Wilson. In what alternate universe does that make any sense at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 56 minutes ago, Pariah said: In terms of draft picks, what Cleveland gave up to get DeShaun Watson is pretty similar to what Denver gave up to get Russell Wilson. In what alternate universe does that make any sense at all? Stop trying to apply logic to the Browns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Old Man said: Stop trying to apply logic to the Browns. It's part of his 3 impossible things before breakfast. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 6 hours ago, Pariah said: In terms of draft picks, what Cleveland gave up to get DeShaun Watson is pretty similar to what Denver gave up to get Russell Wilson. In what alternate universe does that make any sense at all? He's a PR nightmare. His proclivities (Assuming he is guilty. I think there's go to be some fire connected to all that smoke but this IS America. There are no pending criminal charges and the transcripts of these civil cases will probably never see the light of day so there IS a non-zero chance that he's clean but I'll have to see proof). But the Browns are betting on the on-field Watson being the same guy. Just by the numbers, Watson is a top 5 QB and he only 26 years old. Statistics wise he's on a HOF career path. I think the Browns are so desperate they'll even swallow a 1 year suspension in the hope that he can lead them to a Super Bowl. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WatsDe00.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Cleveland Rape Crisis Center receives more than 1,000 donations after Browns trade for Deshaun Watson Logan D. Hurricanes, unclevlad and Old Man 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Browns trade backup QB Case Keenum to the Bills for a 7th-round pick and sign Jacoby Brissett to replace him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Cygnia said: Browns trade backup QB Case Keenum to the Bills for a 7th-round pick and sign Jacoby Brissett to replace him Oh my. Epic spellcheck AND editor failure from that story: Quote But they restructured to make it more pallatible for Buffalo, and essentially purchased the seventh-round pick for $1 million. When you know you're gonna ditch Mayfield, I guess this makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Longtime NFL reporter John Clayton, known as 'The Professor,' has died at age 67 Cancer and unclevlad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Pariah said: Longtime NFL reporter John Clayton, known as 'The Professor,' has died at age 67 D**n. He was a local, and one of the few reasons I listened to one of our AM stations for football analysis. My guess is the Russell Wilson fiasco killed him. RIP, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Pariah and Cancer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 6 hours ago, Pariah said: Longtime NFL reporter John Clayton, known as 'The Professor,' has died at age 67 Ohhh man. That makes me very sad; he was old school, not some airhead former player or vacuous talking head. It must've been something nasty; all I can find is, hospitalized quite recently, then...this. Bummer....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Bengals are for sure signing RT La'Ell Collins, so they have completely revamped center and the right side of their OL- last year it was basically paper mache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Jerry Jones, reminding us that he's a scumbag too. https://www.yahoo.com/news/nfl-owner-jerry-jones-latest-130000189.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 31 minutes ago, Cygnia said: Jerry Jones, reminding us that he's a scumbag too. https://www.yahoo.com/news/nfl-owner-jerry-jones-latest-130000189.html I'll withhold judgment on this. Accusation is trivial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/a-close-reading-of-dee-and-jimmy-haslams-statement-on-trading-for-deshaun-watson/Content?oid=38585163 Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 21, 2022 Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 Police have arrested three people in connection with the break-in. Personally, I think they ought to put those three guys in a room with Thomas's old friend Von Miller and, you know, see what happens. Memorabilia, other items allegedly stolen from home of late NFL receiver Demaryius Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 Chiefs trade six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Tyreek Hill to Dolphins In return, the Chefs get Miami's first-, second-, and fourth-round picks this year and their fourth- and sixth-round picks next year. Miami will be paying Hill $120M over four seasons, including ~$72M guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 Looks like the Chiefs are also trying to handle the salary cap problem downstream of drafting a wunderkind QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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