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Watson had better not stink- he and the Browns are going to be under enormous pressure to win immediately. It’s not going to be easy for him or the team- having to get past the Bengals and a Ravens team that’s going to be under pressure to improve, not to mention all the other good teams in the AFC.

Dolphins owner Ross has been suspended and fined, and the team forfeits next year’s first round pick, and 2024’s third round pick, due to improper talks between the team and Tom Brady, and Sean Payton.

The league can’t get away with having an attitude of “anything goes”. That would be a terrible look, and a damaging image problem. I do agree with your comment that a double standard exists (Kraft vs. Watson).

Easy to guess why possible manipulation was used by the league to get Watson on the field- the league wants the QBs on the field, to the point of altering the rules so there’s a smaller chance of their getting injured. I don’t know how true it is that the ratings are affected by which QBs are...

Yes good point. Seems most of the bellyaching and whining was coming from the Rodgers camp, not the Packers camp. Still, we shouldn’t have to hear this garbage going forward- if these QBs are not happy, it’s their own fault (they chose to sign the contracts).

Interesting that the most drama between QB and club in recent memory has been between the Packers/Favre and the Cardinals/Murray. They’re now the 2 highest paid QBs in the game, so now maybe we won’t have to listen to that horse shit any time soon.

Cardinals and QB Murray agree on an extension through 2028. Terms not disclosed yet.

Article at nfl.com about the Texans reaching settlements with some of Watson’s accusers. This could end with the team losing draft picks and fines as discipline from the league.

I saw that name- doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue like Heinz Field did. Steelers fans should just start calling the stadium “the joint”.

I didn’t remember that either

Similar, but not quite the same. Plunkett played 5 Seasons in New England, then 2 with the 49ers before going to Oakland, and Pastorini was in Houston for 9 years. My point, I guess I didn’t make it very well, is that it’s more accepted nowadays that teams show little or no patience with young...

Darnold and Mayfield were both drafted in 2018, so both are on their option years of their rookie contract. Seems to me the Panthers are kicking the tires on all 3 guys, and they aren’t committed to any of these guys long term, so it wouldn’t surprise me if they are in the QB market next year...

If he wants to be a starting QB elsewhere, he should just stop with the commercials, grow up, and work hard at being the guy.

Geez- will they have to change the name of the conference to the Big 20? I think it’s sad that established traditional rivalries in college sports are falling by the wayside.

Here’s another spitball- how about Cam Newton in a Browns uniform? He’s still a free agent, right? I would think he’s dying to be a starting QB again for a team, if only for 1 year, and I doubt he’d cost the Browns a ton of money. Please be gentle. 😁

A quick word about the Bengals- an article at nfl.com says they are going into this season with 4 new starters on the offensive line (the left tackle is the only last year starter that’s returning). As much as I have given the owner shit in recent memory, it seems that Brown and his helpers...

He’s not a hall of famer, in my opinion, but he’ll likely get in. It will be fascinating to see when he and Eli are eligible. Who gets in first?

What will be interesting to watch is when Watson is cleared by the league to play. Easy to predict what the Browns will have to do- use whatever cap space they have, mortgage the future, and do what the Rams did- go for it immediately. I still think this Watson acquisition will look like a...

Yes I saw that on FOX News that the league is mulling over an indefinite suspension with a one year minimum. No surprise- anything less than a year feels too lenient a punishment. No chance the Browns make the playoffs this year- you’d think the Ravens will bounce back, and the Bengals shouldn’t...

The Browns should consider themselves lucky to not be stuck with the whole figure against the cap, and maybe getting a day 3 pick for Baker. I guess the Seahawks want to make sure they, and not the Panthers get him.

I can’t say I really liked his sideline stuff for FOX, but he was a fixture in the league for a long time. RIP.

Article at FOX News that Watson, according to his attorney, is settling with 20 of the women. Seems obvious he was advised to do this for the sake of getting this story out of the news cycle as quickly as possible.

Not only would it hurt their financial situation to trade for another starter, they don’t have a lot of draft assets the next couple of years.

They may as well let Brissett play- why trade for Garoppolo, or someone else? Bite the bullet, and load up for 2023.

Aside from the league having to fight extra hard to get fans interested, the record gas prices and inflation is likely a factor too. I haven’t been following sports lately, but I would think attendance at baseball stadiums is off this year due to cost of living.

Yes I think you’re right. What do you think? He sits a year? 8 games? A suspension is definitely coming.

I don’t see the Browns trying to void the contract. Watson and his legal team would quickly file a lawsuit. The best the team can hope for is Goodell sits him for this year, the plaintiffs get a settlement, this hideous story leaves the news cycle, the shit storm subsides a bit, then The Browns...

If these rendezvous took place, and no money changed hands, or no coercion was involved, then Baker did nothing wrong. This still isn’t exemplary behavior by the face of a sports franchise though.

If Watson doesn’t get the Browns to a Super Bowl, the trade is a poor one.

If the rumors are true that Watson sits for the whole season, then what other choice do the Browns have but to bring him back next year, and hope the shit storm isn’t as severe as now? The fully guaranteed contract means they pay him if the league says he’s eligible to play. They have to stick...