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But it is (reportedly) not as good as what the panthers will / offered. If they knew there was competition, the Panthers would offer top dollar---but if no other team offered, they might try an introductory offer. I think New Orleans would take the deal if accepted, but I do not think they think (based on the deals alone) they can compete with the Panther offer. They are hoping that Watson would rather go to New Orleans over Carolina and that would either cause Carolina to overpay due to the inferiority complex. My brain hurts.

The Panthers have been SO TRANSPARENT throughout this process--did anyone think that a division rival would NOT try to drive the price up? New Orleans is bluffing.

Has it occurred to anyone that New Orleans is merely driving up the price with no realistic intention of getting Watson? I mean--the numbers do not add up. We should sit on the offer and refuse to get played. Brady re-signs, Tampa Bay is out. Cousins re-signs--Minnesota out. New Orleans does not want to see us get a QB---so suddenly they are in? I think it is a bluff.

Reading these posts is very entertaining. Damn folks, grow some kahunas (unless, of course, you prefer being kahunaless). All we are hearing is noise. No need to react. I am guessing Tomorrow--maybe even Wednesday before anything is done.

Favre missed camp and then signed. He hated Camp.

Newsflash: Not Brady thread. Watson thread. Focus.

You know, there are a LOT of top QBs from the Atlanta area. Unreal

Prediction. Why? Because that is what I do. 3-way trade: Cousins to Colts, Vikings send picks from that deal plus a first to Houston for D Watson.

Pretty sure Thomas Davis tore all three of his ACLs---was funnier in my head

Not sure any starting qb will give discounts like Brady did moving forward. Rodgers getting $50m? One of the best of all time---but in 3 years you will have players who barely make the pro bowl as the second alternate demanding it. We need a position cap: QBs cannot earn more than 10% of the cap.

I will say it again---I will take the Panthers vs. the field in an Avatar bet. I will take a bet that requires the loser to use the avatar of the winner's choice until the first preseason kickoff. (as long as it is somewhat tasteful like my current avatar). I seriously think the Panthers will pay more that three firsts, a second, and 2 established players. Not saying that is what I would do---I am saying that I smell desperation and so does Houston.

I am looking forward to seeing what Henderson, Taylor can do at CB when given the chance. Did sitting a year help Pride? Don't forget, Horn will be our first rounder this year. Isn't it time to play Kenny Robinson at FS and Chinn at SS? I want to see what Deonte. Brown can do at RG. Will Tremble take another step at TE? I think they are planning on it. Can Chubba possibly become a solid part of a rotation at RB? I think we really need to see what Shi Smith and Marshall can give us at WR--even if it means trading Moore or Anderson. On the defensive side of the ball, Gross Matos needs to step up at DE. What do we have in Nixon? Play him more-especially if we trade Brown. I think Hartsfield has developed into a decent nickel. From what I can tell, most of the players I just mentioned flashed in 2021, but Rhule was too busy trying to save face he did not seem to notice.

We have normalized this clown show so much that his antics aren't even shocking anymore.

Nice argument--damn I wish we could filter people who live in Mom's basement off the Huddle. The Panthers are probably going to do this--I would bet on them vs. the field. Any takers?

Of course, we are considered the front runners for Watson because we are leaking and the press is reporting it--but am I hoping that we do not sign Watson--yes--but there is this: What will this front office do if we do not get Watson? They will go after the next Darnold.

Going out on a limb here--are they trying to discourage other teams or send Watson a message by telling the league they are willing to overpay? I am trying to make it all make sense.

Let me say this (or type this, to be accurate): I am so certain that Tepper is behind this, not Rhule, and he is tired of looking like an idiot. Hired Rhule, they brought in Bridgewater, Darnold, Cam---paid CMC a ton to sit on IR, etc. I think we are getting Watson and I think Tepper is going to go full retard to do it. So talk about the draft is a bitter process for me to consider right now. Day 3 maybe. CONSOLATION PRIZE: I would say this--for those of you, like me, who do not want Watson because it will take a lot to get him and because he is an accused sex maniac--only about half of the NFL's first rounders don't bust. So if you are looking at three firsts, think of it as 1.5 studs. Look at our own roster--Thompson, CMC, Brown, Burns, Horn---I mean, there is not a ton of production there--significant production, but how many pro bowlers? 1.

Hell, you can have 1 thread for all things Watson but the Huddle bottom feeders get a hold of it and they start personally attacking posters instead of offering relevant news and fact-based insights and derail the thread--the Watson thread is 37 pages and nothing has happened--that is not news on there-it is mostly nonsense. When I last read it, they were attacking someone's opinion by going after his background---wtf? I think a better policy is to simply include Watson's name in the thread and if you do not want more Watson banter, do not click. About this thread---I think Rhule is not behind this and his status as a coach is not something Tepper is that concerned about. If they met, Rhule probably said, "You can't win in this league without a QB." Tepper said, "Done."

Hard to say--they played the C at G a lot or at C flanked by two mouth-breathing doorknob humpers. The LT, as a rookie, played 4 OL positions and looked a bit lost a lot. The RG was on Jenny Craig's deluxe plan and they refused to play him for most of the season. Our LG is most famous for surrending the hit that ruined Burrow's rookie season. He was the weakest link on a weak unit in Cincy. So we really do not know what we have, and Rhule all but admitted that at the combine when he talked about BC--the guy who he has claimed to be a G due to his short arms---playing LT. Moton balled.

which leads us to Rhule's comments about Brady at the combine---

You are right--our OL always seems to have multiple question marks--in this case right now, we'd have 4--can Elf handle center? BC at LT, Brown at G? ???? at RG?

There was a shady attorney involved in this-- full disclosure--I was born in Columbia when my father was playing Football for the Gamecocks--so I am not a homer supporting a Tiger.

Here is a good read from OTC- The COST of trading for Watson https://overthecap.com/the-cost-of-trading-for-deshaun-watson/

If he can make a LT out of BC, a decent C out of Elflein, then we need 1-2 guards. Can he develop Jordan? I doubt he is more than a backup. D. Brown? There could be a RG there.