The Watson Thread - Part Deux

[roaddog96]

1 minute ago, RJK said:

Tomorrow there will be another team besides the falcons. All this to force tepper to overpay for a player that doesn’t want to play here. So whether the panthers get Watson or not, Tepper got played and played himself.

If all these teams are being brought in to force Tepper to overpay, wouldn't it stand to reason that he has stood firm to this point on whatever offer was made to the Texans?

[MHS831]

Think about it---Atlanta will pitch the "home fires burning" but they will not have much else.  They would be remiss if they did not try it--maybe the fan base expects it--but they are simply giving it a shot.

[Proudiddy]

2 minutes ago, SgtJoo said:

 

Yup.  Like i said, if he didn't make a decision tonight, he isn't coming here.  He clearly heard our pitch and wants a better option.

[grimesgoat]

1 minute ago, RJK said:

Tomorrow there will be another team besides the falcons. All this to force tepper to overpay for a player that doesn’t want to play here. So whether the panthers get Watson or not, Tepper got played and played himself.

I don't get this take.  We don't know what the offer is.  We don't know if the offer has been increased.  We just know it was good enough for a face-to-face and nothing else.

The only people getting played are the folks that are buying the media-generating drama.

[uncfan888]

If he wanted to be here, he wouldn't keep adding teams to the mix. I'm over this

[Growl]

5 minutes ago, MVPccaffrey said:

yeah he's not actually going to Atlanta he's just driving up the price for the Saints

why would he do this

[MHS831]

Let's say Daniel Jones was a top 10 QB and he became trade bait---even if we were not in position to compete with other teams, would we not try to lure him back to Charlotte--his hometown?

[travisura]

Just now, uncfan888 said:

If he wanted to be here, he wouldn't keep adding teams to the mix. I'm over this

Is it possible that Houston is the party adding teams to the mix?

[frankw]

If he's exhausting options it's either to drive up the price or we are only his reluctant destination which would make giving up a haul for him moot as we would face an uphill battle in retaining his services down the line.

[La Pantera]

1 minute ago, roaddog96 said:

If all these teams are being brought in to force Tepper to overpay, wouldn't it stand to reason that he has stood firm to this point on whatever offer was made to the Texans?

Yep. Sounds like we've stood pat and teams are being drug in to try and force our hand.

[PanthersGOATFan336]

2 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

Yup.  Like i said, if he didn't make a decision tonight, he isn't coming here.  He clearly heard our pitch and wants a better option.

Or you know he could not rush a decision and take his time

[travisura]

Just now, Growl said:

why would he do this

Yeah makes all the sense in the world to further gut the team you're gonna end up playing for. Solid logic there.

[ForJimmy]

Just now, MHS831 said:

Let's say Daniel Jones was a top 10 QB and he became trade bait---even if we were not in position to compete with other teams, would we not try to lure him back to Charlotte--his hometown?

I get they want him. I just don’t see how it’s possible and what they could possibly offer…

[Coheed]

The more teams that get involved the more excited I get about the prospect of never seeing him in black and Carolina blue.