Deshaun Watson requests trade
 

In just 1 year a seemingly up and coming franchise becomes a bottom feeder.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Deshaun Watson officially has requested a trade from the Houston Texans, per league sources. He actually did it weeks ago. Their new head-coaching hire, David Culley, has not and will not alter Watson’s thinking.</p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1354804995191840774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Not unexpected...

Trade to NFC plz.

Heading to NFC soon I hope. Hopefully to WFT so he can dominate that division and they'll stop talking about the goddamn Cowboys every year.

I hope they send him to the NFC. Badly.

Probably trade him to the ****ing Patriots cause goddammit.

Considering how stupid the Texans are, watch them trade Watson to the Colts within their own division.

The dude seems locked in on getting out of there. They might call his bluff but do you really wanna keep a guy around who wants to leave that bad?

They should get 4+ first rounders at minimum IMO. Which at that point, the team trading for him may be handicapping themselves a bit too much to build a consistent top 5 team.

He's a great player, and what a shit show the Texans have become.

Less than two years ago they make a slew of "win now" trades, and in the process destroy the team. I mean if they had just kept Hopkins they are a contender every year. Stunning.

49ers

Even a team like the Raiders would have to be involved. Could include Carr in the trade. Yuck.

There’s 20+ teams who will seriously have to make offers.

I think the Dolphins would make the most sense... they already have the "culture" and the foundation of a potential winning team in place.

Also they have the draft capital and Tua as trade assets.

Watson has a no-trade clause in his $156 million contract, allowing him to essentially choose his destination.

Just dont go to the Broncos or Raiders.

I like seeing those scum franchises suck ass.

He's a steal for the team trading for him IMO, I just don't know how they can actually afford to trade him.

Would make Miami a top 2-3 AFC team.

LMAO

Not worried about this guy.

I don't see how that eliminated the Patriots. They were down this year but he would probably love to play for one of the most competent organizations in the league. The Patriots are one of the only places he could go that I would legitimately see him as a threat. That said, I would hope Houston wouldn't be stupid enough to deal with the Patriots, but it seems like there is no end to their stupidity.

Jets have the only draft capital to make this trade.

2 - first rounders in 2021
2 - first rounders in 2022

Please not to Miami.

Anywhere else is fine.

Think we all know if anywhere, he's going to the Jets. He wants it, they have the trade capital and desire to trade big, out of division.

Supposedly he said that Jets rumor is false.

After this shit show id have to think it's not high on his list. He's even said he picks NYJ over Miami. I think he wants nothing to do with the patriot way bullshit.

I'm fine with the Jets. Just keep him out of the AFC West.

How much money and draft capital does Atlanta have? They'd have to get rid of Ryan some way, so maybe a QB swap could work while the Texans look for a QBotF.

The NYJ shit was false. And Flores coaches far from the Patriot way despite coming up with them

Dumb**** Texans. Do they know how long it'll be before they can draft another QB as good as what they have? The incompetence is staggering

Saints would be wise to trade the farm for Watson with Brees most likely leaving.

Winston and Hill aren't going to amount to shit.

They don’t have the cap room to do it. WAY in the red.

Miami has the #3 pick. That is a huge bargaining chip and I fear he will end up there, making for a juggernaut.

So the Texans are privately saying they aren't trading him, this is gonna so well.

Given the type of Quarterback that he's been recently taking in the draft, I would think Matt LaFleur would take a shot at him for sure. This is a joke of course... but kinda not.

This might make sense if you throw in Darnold and 1 1st rounder in each year.

Unless the rumors are true that he wants to play for New York Jets.

On the other hand Houston has a long term deal. Could just ruin his career. Let him sit if he does not agree to the best offer. No way can they give him away. It also sets a bad president if you do not get market value.

If I am Houston, either a team ponies up with a top 3-4 pick in the draft, and a bunch of future picks or we keep him. This is not the NBA.

You're talking 3 1s and other things Jamal Adams went for 2 1s a 3 and Bradley Mcdougal, so the Watson return has to be quite a bit higher.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">17 trade proposals for Deshaun Watson, ranked from least to most likely ��<br><br>Check out the full list here (ESPN+) ➡️ <a href="https://t.co/fgwtgN78bf">https://t.co/fgwtgN78bf</a> <a href="https://t.co/sfJ32oyn4V">pic.twitter.com/sfJ32oyn4V</a></p>&mdash; NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/1354807401816330248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It's becoming the NBA, the players are realizing they have power.

Marcus Allen his ass.

It is funny that people are worried where he ends up. He is not a top 5 QB.

I bet this happens. What a shit franchise.

Lol. Their owner is a dumpster fire. I am surprised more QBs don't do this. They have power. McNair thinks of them as just cattle and he's the ranch owner. He is about to find out thats really not the case. Nobody will want to go there when a guy like Watson wants out.

All that'll do is ruin them in free agency, holding a dude hostage isn't a good look.

Dolphins have cap space, #3 and #18 picks this year, they also have two picks the second round. And they could send Tua as part of the deal.

Miami would be scary with Watson, but if he's going to the AFC east I'm fine with it.

If he sticks to his guns it will happen. Texans may as well do it and get it over with. They can get a big haul.

If Patrick wanted to pick the next HC would Clark let him? He certainly would not hire an HC Mahomes doesn't want.

I know there are Bill O'Briens out there that would give three first rounders for Deshaun Watson, but no intelligent GM would give that, I could see 2 firsts and a second but the Texans will likely have to lower their expectations a tad.

Sorry, bumped the down vote on this accidentally.

The Miami GM, defensive coordinator, ex defensive coordinator all come from the Patriots. He may be less like the tree but I would not trust that given the shit show he just went through.

All the Texans had to do was interview him, then claim they found someone they liked better. That they didn't offer even a courtesy interview speaks volumes about Easterby and is exactly the reason Watson should leave asap no matter how much they try to convince him to stay.

Last time the GM was with the Patriots was in 1999. Before the "Patriots Way"

Depends on the contract. Some of the contracts with huge signing bonuses become impossible to trade given the cap hit the trading team would incur. So a team just can not trade the guy. Some of those contracts are way too high so no one is going to want them.

Deshaun is sort of a exception then the rule. Not much a signing bonus.

Further the thing the NBA has is max contracts and no cap hit to the trading team. So a team can easily decide if the player is worth a max contract or not. Further a lot of those contracts are short periods and at the end of those contracts they can walk. So a guy with 1-2 years left tells team trade me now or you get nothing. That is compelling.

If the guy is in the NFL you can look at him and say nah we will just franchise you for a couple more years.

What is Deshaun's options for not getting traded? Not report? OK. Report and not try? MMM unlike the NBA good chance you get hurt if not by the other team, your own team.

Hopefully. Though if not better not be the patriots! :mad:

You're nuts if you don't think it's going to take at the very least 3 first round picks to trade for one of the best QBs in the league.

We are the juggernaut....bitches

OK?

That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t want easier paths to Super Bowls. Right now, Houston with Watson is not a threat. If he goes to Miami, they are.

LOL.


K.

I'm rooting for the Texans to refuse to trade him and force him to be a Texan or retire. Love a good standoff.

A lot depends on how high the 2021 first rounder is. i may be tempted to trade him for the number 1 overall pick without getting another one but that might be it.

We know that it would take at least three ones to move from the end of the draft to the top, 2 ones and something else most years to move from 4th to 1 (sometimes more)....As long a the 1 pick is a team that does not want a QB.

LMAO Easterby won't ever be able to walk the streets of Houston safely.

A year ago, they were a contender.

Hindsight...

He's the most valuable thing in team sports, a young franchise player at the most important position. If you get the same return Jamal Adams got, you ****ed up.

"Hot to Destroy an NFL Franchise in 3 Quick Steps" --- Author Bill O'Brien

Worked great

As long as Mahomes is upright I'm confident with this team.

Cry baby bitch. Don’t sign the extension.

Go get him, Washington.

OK, that's fair.

To be fair a lot happened after he signed that.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here&#39;s Houston&#39;s leverage, if used:<br><br>*Can fine Deshaun Watson $95,877 for missing minicamp.<br><br>*Can fine him $50,000 per day for each day of training camp missed, plus one week salary -- $620,000 -- for each preseason game missed.<br><br>*If he retires, Texans can collect $21.6 million.</p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1354817779333963788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

C'mon Texans! DO EEEEET!!!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here&#39;s Houston&#39;s leverage, if used:<br><br>*Can fine Deshaun Watson $95,877 for missing minicamp.<br><br>*Can fine him $50,000 per day for each day of training camp missed, plus one week salary -- $620,000 -- for each preseason game missed.<br><br>*If he retires, Texans can collect $21.6 million.</p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1354817779333963788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2021</a></blockquote>
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His cap hit would be $10.5 million in 2021. **** that’s cheap.

They'll have an extra prayer session for his safety and all will be well.

Couldn’t have happened to a better city BTW. **** Houston. **** the Astros. **** the Texans.

I don't see how any one can be afraid of a damn Watson led team as long as KC has Mahomes, Reek, and Kelce.

Of course the Texans are going to SAY they aren't trading him. They aren't going to close off any of their options. They will be trying to repair the relationship via the new HC. But if as Shefter reported Watson's anger with the Texans is a 10 out of 10 then it's hard to see how that gets fixed. If Watson is willing to sit out the season and give up however much money that would cost him, then a trade will probably get done. Is he that committed?

Watson is just going to have phantom injuries to keep his money.

This creep's photo should be posted in every thread about Houston and their failures:

https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/p...2fmk0dubap.jpg

I didn't know Gru worked for the Texans