New allegations against Watson

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(09-11-2024, 03:36 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: Looks like he is facing more allegations this time claiming he exposed himself and sexually assaulted a woman during a date in 2020.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/deshaun-watson-news-browns-qb-strongly-denies-allegations-as-coach-stands-behind-due-process-amid-lawsuit/



As always I agree with innocent until proven guilty.   So let the case play out in court.  That said given Watson's play or lack there of I think most would agree the Texans  trade that landed them 3 first round picks for Watson robbed the Browns blind.

Browns  are not the only team whose large investment at QB isn’t paying off. Here’s an NFL reality check for the QB position:
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Jaguars paid Trevor Lawrence $275M ($55M average), and they’re 0-8 in their last eight games.

Bengals paid Joe Burrow $275M ($55M average), and he’s finished 50% of his career on IR and the Bengals are 0-3 to start the season.

Dolphins and Packers both paid their QBs $55M/year and both QBs are currently injured and not playing.

Chargers paid Justin Herbert $52.5M/year just to hire a run-heavy coach. Plus, Herbert continues to suffer and potentially miss time with injuries.

Eagles paid Jalen Hurts $51M/year, and he’s been extremely hot and cold. Hurts is currently T-3rd most INTs in 2024.

Broncos traded 2 first-round picks, 2 seconds and more for Russell Wilson. They’re currently paying $53M for Wilson to be the backup QB in Pittsburgh.

49ers traded 3 first-round picks to get Trey Lance. He made 4 starts.

Panthers traded 2 firsts, 2 seconds and D.J. Moore for Bryce Young. He was benched after 2 games this season.

Going back further, Eagles paid Carson Wentz $32M/year for 4 years in 2019. He was replaced by Jalen Hurts less than 2 years later.

Rams paid Jared Goff $33.5M/year for 4 years in 2019. Two years later, they traded Goff and 2 first-round picks for Matthew Stafford.
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The bottom line is the QB position is the most important position in sports, and teams will do some pretty wild things at the mere chance of getting it right.

Hindsight is always 20/20, but when teams makes these decisions, they’re making their moves for the ultimate upside. More times than not, it doesn’t work the way they hoped.

But that doesn’t mean you quit trying.