The Watson Thread - Part Deux

[travisura]

Looks like the Saints just restructured Marcus Davenport's contract to save them just under 7 million on the cap this year. Still nowhere near what they need for DW.

[Panthercougar68]

Is the Browns meeting now or 3pm central?

[MillionDollarCam]

Saints are starting to make room.

[Smittymoose]

1 minute ago, travisura said:

Looks like the Saints just restructured Marcus Davenport's contract to save them just under 7 million on the cap this year. Still nowhere near what they need for DW.

Interesting because it also knocks out what you would assume would be one of their few attractive pieces in a trade. 

[dpm0409]

This is getting out of control man.  I honestly don't know if acquiring Watson is the right move for us long-term or not, impossible to say for sure, but I sure as hell don't want him going to NO...

[Panthercougar68]

I mean…we cleared room the other day too. It’s something they had to do anyway for the season.

[gofightwin]

6 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

yet national media thinks Saints... none of this adds up. 

The national media WANTS the Saints.  They are a much bigger product than we ever were. Hell people don't even know what city the Panthers play in or what state Charlotte is even in.  New Orleans, while a "small market" has a fanbase 10x what we have. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

12 minutes ago, SazmoRanger said:

Allen is 8-28 as a HC…. He’s basically a skinny Matt Rhule… 

Record isn't everything. Personality matters and Rhule is arrogant about his abilities and puts blame on others when it doesn't belong there. That tends not to sit well with people. 

[travisura]

1 minute ago, Panthercougar68 said:

I mean…we cleared room the other day too. It’s something they had to do anyway for the season.

And we actually cleared enough to bring him in lol

[Panthercougar68]

https://overthecap.com/matt-ryan-deshaun-watson-and-the-falcons/
 

What the falcons would need to do cap wise

[t96]

2 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Record isn't everything. Personality matters and Rhule is arrogant about his abilities and puts blame on others when it doesn't belong there. That tends not to sit well with people. 

Don’t misconstrue his media appearances with how he’s perceived by players. All his players love him and are very vocal about it.

[PantherMan89]

14 minutes ago, joemac said:

They keep saying that a decision is likely to come tomorrow - at least thats the prevailing theory now.  And the Houston media and the Charlotte media all believe that Carolina is the leader right now. 

I’m a little behind reading today but do you have any updates from Houston media saying we’re leading? Only thing I’ve seen is national media saying Saints. 

[MVPccaffrey]

7 minutes ago, joemac said:

Exactly.  Apparently Houston is more than willing to just let Watson sit on the bench for another year and eat his salary.  They're not going to take pennies on the dollar just because he wants to go somewhere like Atlanta.  So, that no trade clause aint all its cracked up to be.  He could say "I will not accept a trade anywhere but Atlanta" and Houston could say "Have fun playing Safety on the Practice Squad for the next 4 years". 

Maybe not pennies on the dollar but probably 75c on the dollar versus sitting him another year in which has value then decreases to that 75c anyways.  

[MHS831]

3 minutes ago, Panthercougar68 said:

https://overthecap.com/matt-ryan-deshaun-watson-and-the-falcons/
 

What the falcons would need to do cap wise

Long shot, but possible, I guess.