Well, stop commenting too with your pious self.
Well, stop commenting too with your pious self.
I do as I please. My comments are about the contracts not Watson.
Those type of contracts are made to be broken and mitigate the damage to each party. Nothing new except some homers are bitter Watson played for Clemson. Something that will never heal.
https://www.nfl.com/stats/player-stats/
You are welcome to look at the NFL passing leaders and see who is on top of that list if that helps.
I agree, have always thought it should be like this but I can see where you have a few teams that are loaded year after year due to Owners having much deeper pockets than others or more willing to spend
I still see him ending up with Jets
Do not blame DW for wanting out of Houston, he has given it all he has and when they traded away Hopkins(arguably best WR in NFL) plus an O line that is pathetic by NFL standards I would want me ass out of there as well. Through on top of that the ownership is USuC Alumni
Last edited by tprice; 02-04-2021 at 06:07 AM.
Life is too short to have a job with a terrible boss and surrounded by a bad team. No matter where you work.
You make a point. But the other side of the coin is what I was always taught: character isn't developed in good and easy times. The whole argument about how football or the military builds character is not from being successful but not quitting during a losing game or season, etc...
I do recognize the business aspect of the NFL mitigates my argument, though. I can see Watson's side of things, trust me.
I understand why some see this as a character issue. Without reading the terms of the contract it is difficult to say. Most have escape clauses. I worked under contract for 10 years and both parties agreed to a 90 days notice. The GM was terrible I often weighted a 90 day notice. During the Bush deep recession they closed, I was in sales and 2nd highest paid so I was terminated first. They forgot the contract. I hired an attorney and won 45 days salary. I was hired in the next 2 weeks and started work 4 weeks later so I mitigated some of the damages.
If I was playing behind the Texans o-line I think I would choose my health.
The best of offensive lines can still leave a QB horribly injured. Aikman comes to mind. Gracious, the hit Wilbur Marshall gave him. Or the knee to the head Dennis Brown delivered. Both scrambled his eggs, requiring him to leave the game.
Norm Van Brocklin used to kick his linemen when back in the huddle after a sack. LOL.
Honestly, I can't imagine mobile guys like Watson, Newton, or Jackson ever getting hit solidly enough to be an Aikman. Those guys are as adept at avoiding killer hits as any running back.
And Deshaun Watson has more character in his big toe than I have in my whole body. I didn't mean to imply he didn't have any. I was merely saying that pulling the escape cord is something "we" were discouraged to do in trying life circumstances. It's different for him in many ways because this is not just a game but a job. I can see both sides of this argument.
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