Post Mortem on the Watson Trade (from Albert Breer)

[Mr. Scot]

34 minutes ago, rippadonn said:

That was the most BS part of the article! Cleveland?! Superbowl? That last happen in the sixties dude, 1965.

Panthers have been there twice since 2003.

These media hype jobs are really twisting some impressionable noodles.

The past doesn't really matter.

Objectively speaking, Cleveland is way closer to being a Super Bowl team then we are right now.

He's not wrong about that.

Edited March 22, 2022 by Mr. Scot

[rippadonn]

8 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

The past doesn't really matter.

Objectively speaking, Cleveland is way closer to being a Super Bowl team then we are right now.

He's not wrong about that.

History has yet to record this "closer", odds aren't in their favor although the pundits are... hilariously.

[Sgt Schultz]

9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

The past doesn't really matter.

Objectively speaking, Cleveland is way closer to being a Super Bowl team then we are right now.

He's not wrong about that.

I think they are also closer than what's left of the Falcons and also the Saints. 

It wasn't like KC, Buffalo, or the 2021 Rams were seeking his services.

[Sgt Schultz]

1 minute ago, rippadonn said:

History has yet to record this "closer", odds aren't in their favor although the pundits are... hilariously.

It is highly likely that none of the four teams chasing him will get there.  I don't like any of their chances as of today.

[Jon Snow]

1 hour ago, PantherOnTheProwl1523 said:

After Browns acquired Watson there was negativity from a woman business owner in Cleveland.

They have been on spin control since the moment the trade happened.  It's been a constant stream on the nfl network for days.

[The Lobo]

43 minutes ago, WestPanthers said:

Yada yada yada..........but by end of the day, Money talks~

Yes, he literally called the panthers to ask for a similar deal and they said no. It was always about the money.

[MVPccaffrey]

90% of that article is spin artist BS from Watson's camp.  He wanted max dollars plain and simple.  He would have come here if Tepper had been foolish enough to bite

[Mr. Scot]

9 minutes ago, rippadonn said:

History has yet to record this "closer", odds aren't in their favor although the pundits are... hilariously.

They came closer to making the playoffs last year than we did. 

[thefuzz]

If it's football strictly....I'm not sure I'm buying what he's selling.  If it's a better roster than the other choices left...that may be true, or may not...the Saints do have talent on their squad.

What I'm getting at is....in the AFC you have Allen, Herbert, Mahomes, Russell, Jackson, Burrow, and to a lesser extent Carr, Ryan, Tannehill, etc...

That is a brutal spate of QB's to go trophy hunting against...in the NFC...what?  An OLD Brady and an almost OLD Rodgers.

If I wanted to win big, I don't think that I'd be in the AFC...and right now you have two legendary teams who are waiting in the background as well in the Pats and Steelers.

[trueblade]

5 hours ago, The Lobo said:

Yes, he literally called the panthers to ask for a similar deal and they said no. 

This article states it was written from Watson's perspective. I wonder why Breer never mentioned they called the Panthers at the last minute looking for a similar deal?

[Mr. Scot]

10 minutes ago, trueblade said:

This article states it was written from Watson's perspective. I wonder why Breer never mentioned they called the Panthers at the last minute looking for a similar deal?

It wasn't last minute.

Reports said he called about that before he eliminated us. We said no and were told we were out later that same day.

[trueblade]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

It wasn't last minute.

Reports said he called about that before he eliminated us. We said no and were told we were out later that same day.

Whatever the exact timeline, it just seems odd that Breer didn't even feel the need to mention it.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, trueblade said:

Whatever the exact timeline, it just seems odd that Breer didn't even feel the need to mention it.

The impression I get is that the people telling him the story didn't talk much about Carolina.

[Zaximus]

Yeah like others said, this was a money decision.  With that in thought, he was smart and probably made the right decision.   The fact that they saved him from losing money for a suspension may be the next big news story and I wonder what the league office thinks of this kind of structure.   

I thought it would be fun to have Watson here but realistically we're not often at the top of destination lists but I hope this all works out in the end.