do we think the watson trade is announced today (10/26)

[SmokinwithWilly]

11 minutes ago, Squid Game said:

If the NFL is going to suspend him, they would have done so already. He hasn’t been charged with anything. The NFL can’t really do anything. 

They don't have to suspend him right now. Houston isn't playing him. So the NFL can save face with the players union and allow its own version of due process without actually doing anything. 

If he gets traded and it looks like for half a second that he will suit up and play AND there will be some negative PR, his ass will be on the list or he'll be suspended. The NFL is a brand and it will be protected at all costs. It's just business and we've all seen Roger will do what's best for the shield, all else be damned. 

[Jon Snow]

55 minutes ago, stbugs said:

FU Louisville Loser. UK Basketball rules!

Amen brother!  

But I agree with him dammit!

[Squid Game]

5 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

They don't have to suspend him right now. Houston isn't playing him. So the NFL can save face with the players union and allow its own version of due process without actually doing anything. 

If he gets traded and it looks like for half a second that he will suit up and play AND there will be some negative PR, his ass will be on the list or he'll be suspended. The NFL is a brand and it will be protected at all costs. It's just business and we've all seen Roger will do what's best for the shield, all else be damned. 

He won’t be suspended. He’s playing the second he lands in Carolina.

[4Corners]

20 minutes ago, Squid Game said:

If the NFL is going to suspend him, they would have done so already. He hasn’t been charged with anything. The NFL can’t really do anything. 

The NFL can do whatever TF it wants to do. It prints money. The NFL is the judge, jury, and executioner. 
 

 

[Squid Game]

Just now, 4Corners said:

The NFL can do whatever TF it wants to do. It prints money. The NFL is the judge, jury, and executioner. 
 

 

And Watson will help the NFL get money if he plays. 

[CRA]

Just now, Squid Game said:

And Watson will help the NFL get money if he plays. 

the NFL doesn't give a poo about Watson.  It still chews guys like him up and spits them out with ease.  They aren't hurting without him playing. 

[4Corners]

3 minutes ago, Squid Game said:

And Watson will help the NFL get money if he plays. 

No player is above the league. I’m sure they want him to play but if he never played again it wouldn’t hurt their bottom line at all. 

[PanthersGOATFan336]

2 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

No player is above the league. I’m sure they want him to play but if he never played again it wouldn’t hurt their bottom line at all. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

6 minutes ago, Squid Game said:

He won’t be suspended. He’s playing the second he lands in Carolina.

Could be. But if all of a sudden an advocacy group starts making a lot of noise about the claims and it gets some steam and goes viral, he's not going to be playing. That's what makes trading for him so risky. Public opinion is the only court that matters in cases like this. 

[PanthersGOATFan336]

@DJ feed me moore

[Squid Game]

40 minutes ago, CRA said:

the NFL doesn't give a poo about Watson.  It still chews guys like him up and spits them out with ease.  They aren't hurting without him playing. 

The NFL needs Watson more than Watson needs the NFL. The NFL can’t even let guys like Randy Gregory, Kareem Hunt, Josh Gordon, and Richard Sherman go. That’s just a couple names. 

[CRA]

6 minutes ago, Squid Game said:

The NFL needs Watson more than Watson needs the NFL. The NFL can’t even let guys like Randy Gregory, Kareem Hunt, Josh Gordon, and Richard Sherman go. That’s just a couple names. 

The NFL doesn't care if those guys ever play a snap again. 

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, Squid Game said:

If the NFL is going to suspend him, they would have done so already. He hasn’t been charged with anything. The NFL can’t really do anything. 

They haven't needed to do anything because he's content to stay away and the Texans are content to let him. The commissioner's exempt list was pretty much created for situations just like this so that the NFL doesn't have to wait for the legal process to play out before they take action. It's on the CBA. The NFLPA later took it to arbitration and lost. The exempt list is definitely her to stay at least until the next CBA is negotiated.

[DJ feed me moore]

36 minutes ago, PanthersGOATFan336 said:

@DJ feed me moore

I've been duped by the media. ill take my ban