Injury Report: Deshaun Watson out for the season

[Unholy Diver]

And the Browns are starting DTR against the Steelers. He was awful in his first start.

And aren't they missing one or both starting T's? Robinson might be under duress quite a bit

 

[Troy McClure]

And aren't they missing one or both starting T's? Robinson might be under duress quite a bit

They were missing their top three tackles on Sunday, but they should get one back.

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Watson's fall is a case study of scum vs scum, but one piece of scum lost far more than the other.


Houston was more than fine covering up for him...then Watson tried a power play to basically give players in general more power...

So then Houston activated their dirt throwing...sex scandal.

But then the sex scandal eventually blew up so big, Houston themselves wasn't clean.

But...Houston is a organization...Watson is just a player with a shelf life. Houston has a new QB...and yet another ascension to regular season success...just as with Watson and Schaub before.

Watson looks like his career is on the road to the end....

Real ironic, both Josh Allen and Deshaun Watson were compared to Mahomes but only Mahomes' stock has remained at its peak....

 

[StreetHawk]

A lot of credit to Andy Reid. Allen was progressing well then you noticed the drop these 2 seasons after Daboll left. Mahomes can at times lose it with bad QB play but Reid quickly fixes it. Dorsey not able to for Allen.

With the Browns they pushed so much cap hit into the future it’s going to hurt them. Was there no other way to have more cap charges apply in 2022 like via a roster bonus that they could have taken a cap charge highe r than the $9 mill and change on?

$63 mill after this season has been pushed into the future. And right now watson isn’t someone you want to extend. All they can do is adjust base salary of $46 mill into more bonus money and defer til when he’s off the team. Be like Tb and. Brady who counts $35 mill and not on the roster this season.

 

[Elvis P]

He's been paid $90M for 11 games.

 

[StreetHawk]

He's been paid $90M for 11 games.

And thus why his future cap charges are close to $64 mill for the next 3 seasons. Only around $29 mill of cap charges incurred yet $92 mill paid. That bill will be due in the future denending on how they decide to adjust his remaining base salary for the next 3 seasons. His $46 mill AAV is the base salary per year for the moment, but I fully expect them to move a bunch of that into a bonus to push down the line. I mean, Cousins got a $20 mill restructure bonus this season and pushed 4/5 of it into future years.
Cousins is scheduled to be a $28.5 mill dead cap charge to Minny next season. Brady, as mentioned is around $35 mill to TB this season.

 

[Primary Assist]

Maybe a massage could fix his shoulder?

 

[TheAngryHank]

Maybe a massage could fix his shoulder?

I'm sure all natural healing techniques will be explored.

 

[Primary Assist]

I'm sure all natural healing techniques will be explored.

I just want this story to have a happy ending

 

[Breakers]

Browns are FRANKED.......... absolutely FRANKED
Remember they restructured his deal to go all in ON THIS SEASON

 

[StreetHawk]

Browns are FRANKED.......... absolutely FRANKED
Remember they restructured his deal to go all in ON THIS SEASON

Always took a massive low $9 mill and change cap charge in 2022…. Like he was getting suspended. Was there no way to push more into last season? $29 mill cap charges on $92 mill cash paid…. Have to account for that $63 mill down the line.

 

[Elvis P]

Analysis: Giving Deshaun Watson $230 million guaranteed has become a disaster for the Browns

Giving Deshaun Watson a fully guaranteed $230 million contract has turned into another disaster for the Cleveland Browns.

apnews.com

 

[Elvis P]

Texans fans love the DeShaun trade.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Analysis: Giving Deshaun Watson $230 million guaranteed has become a disaster for the Browns

Giving Deshaun Watson a fully guaranteed $230 million contract has turned into another disaster for the Cleveland Browns.

apnews.com

As the Wiseman Juju Smith Shuster once said "The Browns is the Browns"

 

[EpochLink]

As the Wiseman Juju Smith Shuster once said "The Browns is the Browns"

...and Houston found their franchise quarterback in the draft.
Watson can play his air guitar next season.

 

[Bocephus86]

Maybe a massage could fix his shoulder?

damn it, I wanted to make this joke.

 

[TheAngryHank]

 

[Jive Pawnbroker]

I just want this story to have a happy ending

Well played, my friend; well played.

 

[GKJ]

 

[hatterson]

Always took a massive low $9 mill and change cap charge in 2022…. Like he was getting suspended. Was there no way to push more into last season? $29 mill cap charges on $92 mill cash paid…. Have to account for that $63 mill down the line.

They absolutely could have put more cap hit last year. But then he might have lost that money from a suspension.

His contract was designed around him losing as little money as possible from being suspended which naturally pushes money to other years. They combined that with also trying to keep it low this year in order to try to stack the team around him and go for it.

So when you get both of those things you get them paying him a truckload of money not to play for a season of a half and this dog their cap graves on future years.

They easily could have avoided it. They also could have easily not given him a quarter billion guaranteed money…

 

[StreetHawk]

They absolutely could have put more cap hit last year. But then he might have lost that money from a suspension.

His contract was designed around him losing as little money as possible from being suspended which naturally pushes money to other years. They combined that with also trying to keep it low this year in order to try to stack the team around him and go for it.

So when you get both of those things you get them paying him a truckload of money not to play for a season of a half and this dog their cap graves on future years.

They easily could have avoided it. They also could have easily not given him a quarter billion guaranteed money…

Just figured a payment for a roster bonus or workout bonus for 2022 would have protected his money since only base salary was impacted by the suspension.

Good luck managing paying him his $46 mill due in salary plus catching up the $63 mill in cap charges that got pushed forward.

 

[EpochLink]

What year is this!?