CPantherKing

It's telling that the sources put out info about Watson deciding he can't decide after he decided on the Falcons while leaving off the Panthers as an option and saying the Falcons and Saints are leaders. Texans are too funny. Tepper must be sitting back watching this and laughing at the Texans amateur hour when it comes to negotiations and leverage. Kinda like how the league laughs at the Panthers amateur hour on roster building.

Either Watson is indecisive or the Texans are stirring the pot. Imminent. Can't decide. Waiving NTC. Needs more time to decide who to waive the NTC for. The leaks are always about Watson not making up his mind or all in on a team. Nothing about the Texans negotiations stalling or the Falcons not getting a definitive decision from the Texans. Sources in the Watson camp would not paint him like that. Bad narrative for Watson and his PR team is already trying to clean him up. These reporters need to stop listening to and running with their Texans sources. So, looks like the Falcons got used up by the Texans as leverage. Never saw that coming.

I'm sure they did not make this move without talking to Rodgers. Packers will be drafting WRs in a loaded WR draft.

I don't want Watson either, but that is who Tepper wants to bet the franchise on. Watson just wants to be close to home. The competitive nature I want in a franchise QB is not there. He would have opened up to the Seahawks, 49ers, and Eagles if he wanted to win it all. This would be like Tom Brady deciding between the Lions and Bears because he wanted to be closer to Michigan and telling the 49ers and Bucs he did not want to meet with them. You won't have to worry about his loyalty. He'll want to stay close to home. His loyalty to his family will keep him around.

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I'm sure the two of them playing together and being close to home is why Watson won't shut the door on the Panthers. I don't expect to hear anything from Cam meeting with other teams until this Watson saga closes. If Watson is not here, Cam won't be back. I believe Cam was a play they made last year when Darnold bombed to get Watson back in the door, and I fully expect Cam to be the back up if Watson is the starter for the Panthers.

If the Texans got what they wanted from the Panthers, the Falcons would have never been brought to the table to tease Watson and this deal would have been done before free agency opened. Panthers are still at the table. Their offer may not be the ask the Texans wanted, but it is still as good if not better than the Falcons and Saints for them to be sitting there and not saying a thing as the clock ticks down.

You don't have to impress Watson like a free agent. You just need to make sure he doesn't say no and scratch you off the list. The game is with the Texans and not Watson. Texans have the final say with all teams Watson did not say no to. If the Falcons had the best offer for the Texans, and the Texans were not worried about Ryan landing with the Titans or Colts, the deal would have been done weeks ago. Tepper is calling the Texans bluff, and not giving them their ask. Giving the Texans and Watson enough to sit at the table. For Watson it is likely Falcons, Panthers, and Saints in that order. For Texans it is likely Panthers, Saints, and Falcons in that order. Texans just need to take the Falcons off the table. I highly doubt the Falcons getting Watson is the best outcome for the Texans. Only one advantage for Texans that I see with keeping teasing Watson with the Falcons as an option. More from the Panthers. Tepper will stay with his offer and there will be no second meeting for anyone. Tepper wins with the Falcons being blown out of the water or getting Watson in a fair deal that favors the Panthers. This could end up with the Panthers getting Watson in a deal that favors the Panthers, the Falcons imploding, and Ryan going to the Titans or Colts. Very risky for the Texans wanting to be greedy.

When you have a hand like this... Do you need a 2nd meeting?

Watch as Mayfield becomes the Texans starting QB

I fire a Rhule out of my Tepper every morning. Not sure why a healthy organization would have trouble with that. Maybe it's a problem if that organization were backed up bad for years and had to soften up that Rhule first. You could really tear your Tepper and be in a lot of pain otherwise. Vegetables are the key to a happy and healthy Tepper.

How do you feel about your future QB wishing he were with the Falcons?

Well looks like the Falcons really screwed this one up lol They get to spend the next 24 hours convincing Matt Ryan not to force a trade or hold out after they have to give him his money.

Yes. Friday after 4 is when all this mess will be settled. Texans just using Falcons like they used the Browns and Eagles. Tepper isn't flinching and giving the Texans their ask.

If Watson didn't want to be with either the Saints or Panthers he would have closed the door on them like he did Browns, Seahawks, and Eagles. That is all the power his camp has. If he hasn't closed the door on your team, he wants to be there. He had no benefit on leveraging a team he wants to go to. His contract is set. Watson wants to be close to family in Georgia and South Carolina. The Texans are the ones that get to pull the trigger on a trade, have interest in leveraging teams, and are steering this ship. Texans can rule out any team. Texans know Watson's #1 is Atlanta. It would have already been worked on and done if the Texans wanted Ryan to be in the QB mix. Issue here is Texans don't want Ryan with Titans or Colts, and Falcons don't want Ryan with Bucs (pre Brady), Saints, or Panthers. Those would happen to be the top landing spots for Ryan. So, why would the Texans toss the Falcons in late? Watson wasn't holding them back, the Texans were. This comes down to what the Texans want from Watson's agreed upon destinations. The fact that there is little talk with the Panthers now while not being ruled out by the Texans or Watson is the most telling. If Watson wanted to force a team friendly deal for the Falcons, he would close the door on the Panthers. The Texans are running this circus, and the Falcons are their least favorable trade partner for compensation and fallout with Ryan landing in the AFC South. So, why toss them in late when you knew that Watson/Falcons was the obvious attraction? Falcons were always #1 on Watson's destination list. The longer this draws out, the more likely Watson goes to Carolina. Remember, I don't want Watson. I'd rather face Watson than Ryan twice a year.

They tried. Watson won't meet with them. He doesn't want to be that far away from Mama Watson in Georgia.

I think major free agents are waiting for the QB storm to settle. Teams with their QBs in place have a strong head start. Commies and Broncos might take advantage of this insanity.

Finale on Friday. Just another day of Texans stirring the pot and blowing up QB relationships with other NFL teams like Browns-Mayfield and Falcons-Ryan. What other teams fracture their QB relationship today by seeing Watson on the side? Cowboys-Prescott? Eagles-Hurts? Bears-Fields? Cardinals-Murray? 49ers-Garoppolo/Lance? Lions-Goff? Watson the franchisewrecker!

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He has never played a full season (ACL/Bicep problems). Teams didn't want him on their opening day roster following the ACL injury. Brought in off the street mid season as an emergency/temporary RB for the Titans last season. Practice squad hero. Colts and Falcons tossed him. For a big back he doesn't have much power and gets taken off his feet easily. Stumbles and falls down often. Poor balance. Seems to want to avoid contact. Slow. Doesn't bring the same push he did before the ACL injury. Needs a strong interior OL that can open holes. Looks more like a good undersized TE/H-back. Good hands and great in the open field. A one and done player if he doesn't get cut in the preseason or tossed out during the season. Could be an ask by Watson. He wasn't receiving any offers. He has never been offered more than $1M for a season. Panthers overpaid for a practice squad player.

How many losses with Watson at QB before people can flame this move? 5 losses in a row? 10 losses on the season? He has had 1 winning streak and 3 losing streaks in his career to this point. I think people are falling in love with the Watson fantasy and do not realize how little he has accomplished and how close he is to the end of his career. His play style ends at 30 and not 40. He will have to develop into a pocket passer to have success into his 30s. Imagine getting a 27 year old lesser accomplished version of Cam Newton. Getting 1 or 2 more good seasons and then the QB talk begins again. Watson has a very small window to win with. I hope I'm wrong and he is at least as good as Aaron Rodgers until he is 40.

Too small? Do you know how big Corbett is? Panthers won with him at guard. Panthers got destroyed with him at center. He is an unathletic waist bender who gets bull rushed into the QB at center.

Elflein is horrible at center. If he is there, everything falls apart. Hoping they are going with... BC(LT)-Elflein(LG)-Linderbaum(C)-Corbett(RG)-Moton(RT) Elflein is still a liability at guard, but the OL can win with him at guard or draft one of many guards who will be an improvement. Keeping Elflein and then signing Corbett is extremely confusing. Why put a good guard next to a weak center?

Looks like Tepper is giving control of the offense to DeShaun Watson and his agent if he agrees to be a Panther. Rhule and Fitt must be happy with this lol. Are there any Texans players he wants coming over with him? This will be good. Expecting a total poo show with all the tension in the organization, but it will be a very entertaining poo show.

This defense was great when they were aggressive and attacked the passer Horrible in containing the run Horrible in stopping the run up the middle Horrible in defending a lead Horrible in defending the underneath pass Horrible in defending the seams Horrible in stopping an offense on 3rd down Horrible in forcing turnovers We have seen the Panthers field a college one trick pony defense. Teams would just let the Panthers coaches think they were in control since they would slow the game down and keep it close for 3 quarters. Then the opposing team would open up and take control with a few drives remaining in the game. Rhule and company never adjusted to this. I doubt they figured out what they were doing and how easy they made it for seasoned coaches to take advantage of their game plans and out coach them at the end of the game.