TheCasillas

This is most likely going to be the offer on our end. Maybe a future 2nd/3rd.

I am leaning into the fact that not all player acquisitions revolve around the draft.

Do you mean 3 players? Im assuming you are referring to us trading 3 first rounds picks (which I dont think we will offer more than 2) If that's the case, I dont think we are risking "a ton" of potential talent. Just two players.

All free agents? More reason this can be pulled off. Although, Id leave McCoy on the street.

they dont have the leverage. They are going to lose in this deal no matter what the outcome.

So with Watson, you dont think we win those single score games this year when we have the ball and an opportunity to win the game...?

The contract is written like a 3 year contract, loading all of the money into a short spurt. Long term deals gives you more flexibility. Also, don't be shocked if Watson becomes the first QB to take a standardized contract. (Which will become the new norm for QBs in years to come) Aaron Rodgers was very close to being the first QB to sign one in this last extension. We would still have the rest of the draft to pick players. We are giving up a first round pick, not our entire capital. We still would be able to draft 6+ players each draft. You are acting like team's have never been in this situation before. GMs are licking their chops for this kind of opportunity. Superstar QB and build a franchise around him. We already have milestone players in impact positions.

they dont have much leverage in this situation. The day Watson is traded... most reactions will be "holy poo, thats all they got?"

add another first and that deal would be probably pretty close to what we offer. Maybe a 2nd and 3rd pick swap. I don't think we would offer much more than that, bc the Texans arent in a place where they have much leverage.

There would not still be that 40.4 million dollar cap figure. The Panthers literally could front load his entire contract to 2021 if they wanted to and build for years to come. The way watson's contract is currently written is a big fug you to the texans. It's a bad contract. Even when it was occurring many sports outlets were saying the contract was a desperate attempt for the Texans to keep him. Whoever his new team is, they are going to throw that thing out and turn it into a long term deal that is manageable for the franchise. The current contract is way too risky, and no one will trade all these assets without revising the entire contract.

This is very true. However, a couple things come to play when making this decision as a team trading a player away: 1. Will this impact the texans chance of getting back into the playoffs if watson is in their conference? (ie would this make the jets competitive for years to come, therefore eliminating a playoff spot for the texans to grab for the next 5-7 years) 2. Does the team who receives Watson cause their first round pick to de-value based on their division competition? (ie. Dolphins would most likely become AFC east favorites with Watson, therefore their 1st round picks in the future would equate to late round picks) 3. Is the team on the no-trade clause list?

Here is a list of teams in the 2020 draft WHO DID NOT HAVE A FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK: 1. Bills 2. Steelers 3. Colts 4. Rams 5. Bears 4 out of 5 teams who made bold moves to get the player they wanted by offering a first round pick..... had winning seasons and ended up in the playoffs. You see a player worth the risk, you take the risk.

The salary cap would be wide open, especially after this year. And as I posted in another message on this thread, we wouldnt keep Watson at the current contract, we'd extend. Every single team who would trade for watson would do this. Pending on what players were dealt in this deal, we could create a massive cap gap. Also, the cap opens up extremely after this year.

Any team that makes this trade, turns his remaining contract into a long term deal. The reason he didnt sign a long term deal with the Texans is because he didnt want to stay there if they didnt prove things were changing. His current is purely a watson friendly deal to keep him in HOU. Now that he would be leaving, that new team (should be smart here) and re-write the deal in form of an extension.

but a All Pro QB for year's to come and wide open salary cap. Not sure the issue here. This is an exact situation where a GM proves he is worth the big bucks.

I really expect Donte Jackson or Shaq to be the legitimate candidates. if we are going after Watson, it would be dumb to offer an offensive asset.

Lol. This is the real news that we have all been waiting for right here. Alright, everyone it’s official... threads closed. Watson has a no - trade clause and will waive for teams of his choice. Rumored teams are us, Miami and SF. Let’s let his list come out before coming out so confident here.

I don’t think the Texans will want to take back another running back in a trade. They will want picks, a bridge qb, and a defensive player most likely.

Lets find out after the draft. He is still better than a quarter of the starters this year. If a team drafts a young QB and needs a veteran QB on a one year rental.... TB is that guy

We can trade teddy post June 1 and not get hit with much dead cap 5mm to be exact.

This season isnt gonna happen