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They need to drum up a multi bid, and take the best offer ASAP. They played the long game and it backfired. It could backfire worse yet though, if criminal charges are filed or he suffers significant injury in camp.
Perhaps Caserio does not have the authority to take the best action he sees fit.
Compared to this???
I would think there plan would be to win outright and admit to nothing by preventing it from ever reaching court and to keep all the details out of the public.
I think the issue is that this has a sense of entitlement, privilege, and disrespect, etc. all wrapped around kind of an icky creepy weird sexual vibe that people don't really want to be around (even tho I know there is some weird #### out there) ....and that will follow you around forever since the cat is already out of the bag...like someone that gets tagged as something by a rumor, even if it isn't true....that "tag/rumor" still follows you wherever you go....people want to cross over and walk on the other side of the street...
That ship has clearly sailed. Right now, a lot of people believe he enlisted massage therapists, and sexually assaulted them. If they could paint the pic that he was calling over rub n tug artists, and some sleazy lawyer rounded them all up for a payday, that is without question the lesser of two evils. He would be the butt of jokes for a while, like Kraft. Should be said: The chances of this thing going to court, raised in the post I was commenting on, is very very slim. PR battle, and settlement. Long and the short of it, there is no reason not to let the public know that these women are sex workers. It would be much, much better for Watson. That is why I made that assumption.
If you had some sex workers over, rather than unsuspecting massage professionals who were dragged into a fetish without prior consent, that mitigates a lot of the creepy factor. Not completely, we all have varying levels of icky-ness, but quite a bit, I would think.
Right. And if we're being honest, their track record indicates the likelihood of the Texans front office negotiating a fair trade was remote even in the best of circumstances.
The ship hasn't sailed. The story has been really quiet so far and isn't getting anywhere near the same national attention that Vick's dog fighting scandal or even deflategate got. If this gets settled outside of court and everyone signs an NDA, we will never get any real details and Watson will recover just fine imo.
for many many people there isn't much difference between "settling" and admitting guilt......its just the way it is....most think they are the same....and in some ways you are even more sleazy then just admitting it and facing the consequences...
I want to be clear, I was not comparing the actions of deflategate to what Watson did. Not the same universe. I only meant in terms of press coverage. For example, my wife who doesn't care for sports knew what deflategate was because it was talked about on The Today Show, Evening News, Tonight Show, etc. I don't think my wife even knows who Deshaun Watson is yet alone some kind of sex scandal around him. It's just not getting a lot of mainstream coverage. I look at Tyreek, Mixon, Ben, Hunt who all had worse situations because there was video and/or there were details. Those incidents were just speed bumps in their careers. It will likely cost Watson endorsements but I don't think it will impact his NFL career- as long as he can keep any gory details out of the press.
details have already been released.....we know the things he was trying to do in these situations and what he is being accused of....repeatedly....that horse can't be put back in the barn...it has "lost steam" because things are basically on hold so to speak all the way through FEB IIRC ....as that is when some of the court stuff is scheduled to happen for Watson....other things may happen between now and then.......(at least that is what someone mentioned above)......it will pick up steam as we get closer to the season, and the league and/or team makes decisions on his status..... and then once the season starts it may cool again....but once resolution is near, there will be a lot more steam...
Well, different front office now. Unless they are going to contract negotiations out to Alabama's offensive coordinator.
I'm glad that you have determined the facts of this case based on the few limited leaks that have come out publicly. You are truly a scholar and legal expert.
It didn't change. Someone brought up a hypothetical, and I went down a rabbit hole.
But he's being made to play on 2nd team defense as a safety. They also have used him as a RB catching a swing pass out of the backfield. He's clearly not being welcomed back.
I assume it's some kind of punishment for the trade demands. I assume they have no choice but to let him attend camp but they really don't want him around. Bizarre.
I thought for sure this was a bad attempt at sarcasm.
I love these kind of posts....lol...I said several times IMO...this is a discussion in a thread...I'm giving one POV.....what we have heard seems to be pretty consistent....can't really argue that....I'm all about letting it play out #hillthread....if they all 24 turn out to be lies.....great and I hope all 24 of the accusers get in trouble for false reporting and I hope Watson goes on to have a great career...I am mostly attacking the angle of those that think he should settle and "it will all go away".....I don't think that happens here, in part because we already do know some of the details.....and "settling" will be perceived by many as admitting wrong doing...
I disagree that anyone who is following the story would perceive anything beyond a $100M player settling just to be rid of the situation. I say that because settlement was not immediate, his attorney has protested any confidential settlement, prosecutors conducted witness interviews and did not file charges, NFL has conducted interviews and not suspended or put on leave, etc. in short, a whole bunch of things that run contrary to guilt. But assuming you are right, perception of wrongdoing results in… what exactly?
Which is blatantly idiotic by the Texans. What happens if/when he gets injured in these silly punishments? Now you are on the hook for his salary, no matter what happens with him legally.
That'd be something, doubly so if its a legit injury.
I wonder if they also assigned him the smallest locker stall , the one right next to the bathroom.
32 teams say I don't want this guy being the face of my franchise and his NFL career is over...?
Same. I thought it was funny, too.
This opens the door for a lot of criticism of the league as well. How many other players were told to stay away for a single charge, let alone 24? Him being there is interesting in many ways.
IMO, the Texans have to so this now if they have any hope of trading him.
Up till now the league has never sent anyone home not facing criminal charges unless video evidence exists and/or after completing their investigation.
People also keep throwing around 24 "sexual assaults" when it s been sexual misconduct, which is a very different thing. Its like the difference between shoplifting and armed robbery. Misconduct isn't a felony.
You're absolutely right that there's a difference.
