Mr. Scot

Nine different women having false memories at once would be a pretty big stretch.

Yeah, probably.

Saw him listed at 6'0, 215. Not huge, but don't know that I'd call him "small".

I'm not calling him a liar because I don't know whether he's guilty or not. But the reality is that he might be. He might also be innocent, but either way, having nine or more accusers is a difficult thing to get past.

In the other direction, Tyler Larsen signs with Washington.

The fact that this used to be Richardson's team is a big reason why we shouldn't. It being investigated under the NFL's personal conduct policy is another big reason. The personal conduct policy doesn't require proof, only that the accusations be believable. Trading for him with what's hanging over his head now would be crazy, and not a good kind of crazy.

Nine accusers does look pretty bad. If it goes even higher than that, God help him.

This one reported by Bill Voth. Former Seattle Seahawk... How much cap have we got left?

Eeeehhh, no. You run the risk of trading away picks and players only to see some other bombshell drop after the deal is done. Until this comes to some sort of resolution, the Panthers shouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. Honestly, nobody should if they're smart. And if it resolves poorly, welp...

I think the only place Ciara chimed in on was Chicago because she likes it there. The other choices were made by Russ himself.

That was supposed to have been kept confidential. I'd guess the NFL probably would have announced it anyway, but the letter being posted didn't give them much choice.

If the 49ers sign Flacco, I'd say any chance of trading Bridgewater to them is dead.

FYI: Both Tom Pelissero and Jonathan Jones say the NFL, through a spokesman, has confirmed the investigation and that it does fall under their personal conduct policy.

Do we know that there is an overall plan other than "Get a quarterback"?

It might be cleared. It also might not. Either way, barring something insane, I wouldn't put any money on "soon".

For these specific accusations to be false, then all of the women making them would have to be liars. There's really no way around that.

How exactly would it be possible for the accusations to be false but the women making them not be liars?

Pretty much. I saw one place that said he claimed to be neighbors with Bob McNair but I don't know that it was actually verified. He's also said that he's never been much of a Texans fan, which is kind of funny given that he bought billboards encouraging the Texans to draft Johnny Manziel. I suppose you could attribute that to him being a Manziel fan but still... Bottom Line: Yhis is a really sad and extremely complicated situation that's probably going to take a long time to resolve one way or the other. Until it does though, I think you'd have to say the wisest course for the Panthers is to steer clear of it.

Been there. And for the record, I much prefer football conversations. But like I said earlier, this isn't really a football story anymore. The sad reality is as long as people are people, stuff like this is going to happen. Bad people who have power will misuse it. Innocent people who have wealth will be targeted by opportunists. And all the rest of us will just sit back with no easy way to tell what the real truth is. Sucks, but what can you do?

Never said I could, but you're acting like Watson's statements can't be questioned. I assure you, they can. And just to be clear, you're repeatedly pounding on this $100,000 figure when that amount was never quoted. Watson only said "six figures" and that was at the time when there was only one lawsuit. As to my position on this, it's the same it's always been. I have no idea whether he's guilty or not. I do know that having nine accusers (and potentially more) puts him in a pretty bad spot. This is going to play out in the court, as it should. The final result? Who knows. Frankly, this story's been so crazy so far that I wouldn't even try to predict it right now.

Can you absolutely guarantee that Watson is telling the truth?

Well, there's word now that the NFL is officially investigating the claims. So yeah, I'd say it's possible.

Technically, we only have Watson's word that this happened. So unless he's got actual evidence, this is just as much hearsay as the statements made by the womens' attorney.

I'm not exactly a big Mitch Trubisky fan, but for one year, 2.5 million? I wouldn't be screaming.

Not really, given this story would have the potential to put Watson out of football entirely. It could also put Watson on the Commissioner's Exempt List, which would mean the Texans would still have to pay him his full salary while he sat at home. If the Texans had tried to blackmail him with this behind the scenes or if they'd held on to it until he was traded away for a huge compensation package, one of those angles might make sense. The Texans putting this out there while they're still trying to bring him back or get compensation via trade makes absolutely no sense at all.