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Panthers will "pay any price" for Watson (via Sportsnaut via PFN)

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6 minutes ago, top dawg said:

I expect the Texans to continue this strategy as long as Watson remains silent. He's at least going to have to say that he isn't playing for them regardless of what they do, before they soften their stance. And of course, if they want to call his bluff, a sit-out may be in order.

Yep. It sounds like he's gone nuclear quietly behind the scenes but is trying to stay quiet and let others do his communication to the public. He might have to go nuclear publicly.

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4 minutes ago, Varking said:

It would serve us no good to make statements like we will pay any price or that we have to have him. I don’t think this is coming from a legit source. 

One of the reasons I think someone is just putting their own interpretation on it.

We'd be absolute morons to let something like this be known.

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1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Most businesses don't have hard salary caps. Different ballgame.

The fact that there is a hard salary cap makes the smarter smarter, not dumber. Like I mentioned, Tepper purchased the franchise at a markedly lower bid than what was offered. Does this sound like a guy that just opens up the Brinks truck for no reason?

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9 minutes ago, top dawg said:

The fact that there is a hard salary cap makes the smarter smarter, not dumber. Like I mentioned, Tepper purchased the franchise at a markedly lower bid than what was offered. Does this sound like a guy that just opens up the Brinks truck for no reason?

JR didn't have a choice. The league was forcing him to sell and Tepper was their chosen one.

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18 minutes ago, top dawg said:

I expect the Texans to continue this strategy as long as Watson remains silent. He's at least going to have to say that he isn't playing for them regardless of what they do, before they soften their stance. And of course, if they want to call his bluff, a sit-out may be in order.

I’ve been thinking that as well. Would it change their mind if he had a sit down with them and straight up told them no matter what they do he will never play for them? 

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