Uncle Buck Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 58 minutes ago, ET80 said: I posted this in another thread: The team that Watson signed with and the team right now? Completely different units. I'll never like BoB, but apparently - Watson did. Once BoB left the building, Jack started calling the shots and Watson didn't like that. Palcic was probably the biggest move, a very well respected professional that wasn't involved in Football Operations, fired over a political tweet. Jamey Rootes took responsibility, but the feel was that Easterby was operating on his own accord following the social media checkups he was known to do. In a five month span, the franchise Watson signed on with was taking a completely different look, simply because Easterby was in charge. That look should have been swept out of the building - instead, Cal McNair doubled down on it, despite a highly respected search firm all but inking a deal with Omar Khan of Pittsburgh to become the next GM of the Texans; The change that was so close was RIGHT THERE, only to watch it evaporate as Nick Caserio was named GM. Easterby wasn't just staying - he had a puppet to warp the building into whatever he wanted it to be. Was it perfect under BoB? No, but it was better than this Orwellian/1984 Nightmare. (Nobody was being followed after they left the facility under BoB, that's for sure). That's why Watson said what he said in his exit interview (pay attention to the bold - I mean, you don't have to be in the Texans facility to know exactly who he's talking about): https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2925389-deshaun-watson-says-texans-need-a-whole-culture-shift-and-new-energy "We just need a whole culture shift," Watson said. "We just need new energy. We just need discipline. We need structure. We need a leader so we can follow that leader as players. That's what we need." "We've all got to be on the same page," Watson said. "There's too many different minds, too many different ideas and too many people thinking they have this power, and it's not like that. We need someone that stands tall, and this is who we follow and this is the way it goes." It certainly sounds like Easterby is the problem. That could have been worked around if the proper GM was put in place. Even a coach with a strong enough personality to create his own winning culture and drown out what is coming from up above. Unfortunately, it sounds like Easterby never would have signed off on a guy at either the GM or Head Coach position who has the stones to stand up to him. As far as Palcic being fired, it's a shame that it has come to that in our country. I hear every day about groups of people trying to put fellow Americans out of business and really just destroy their lives simply because they disagree with their opinions in certain areas. Those people have gotten a lot of satisfaction out of seeing it happen to those they disagree with. The problem with that kind of thinking is that, while it may be satisfying for them in the moment, it isn't very fun when it boomerangs back and hits them in the face. I'm not justifying Palcic's firing. My point is that it shouldn't be going on AT ALL, to anyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, seminoles1 said: You've heard of the franchise tag, right? Yes. From a player's perspective, that has to be a buzzkill, but at least they can only use it for a few years. Doesn't it get more and more expensive for the team after each year they use it too? It sounds like Dak Prescott is going to be dealing with that this year. It happened to Kirk Cousins too. It probably wasn't very fun for him, but he ended up doing pretty well for himself financially, in spite of the trials in Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 8 hours ago, Uncle Buck said: Yes. From a player's perspective, that has to be a buzzkill, but at least they can only use it for a few years. Doesn't it get more and more expensive for the team after each year they use it too? It sounds like Dak Prescott is going to be dealing with that this year. It happened to Kirk Cousins too. It probably wasn't very fun for him, but he ended up doing pretty well for himself financially, in spite of the trials in Washington. You have to look at this from Watson's perspective. Best case scenario is Houston only uses the franchise tag twice. Including the rest of his rookie deal, that means he's stuck in Houston for 3 more seasons. Also remember that Watson has torn his ACL twice already and every hit behind that O-Line takes a toll. He took long-term financial security over risking it. It's not nearly as simple as you made it seem by saying he could have just played out his rookie deal and signed wherever. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSURacerDT55 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 100% player empowerment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I am glad Mayock and Gruden appreciate what Carr offers and aren’t responding to any trade inquiries. Carr gets a bad rap but doesn’t deserve it imo, and last season doing as well as he did with kinda a joke surrounding cast showed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagahide13 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1. Watson's situation is completely understandable and he's actually handling it pretty well.Not a diva. 2. Stafford wanted out because he's too old to rebuild. Again. He worked with management and everybody won.Not a diva. 3. Russ is using his clout to scare the front office into signing players he wants and helping to build his brand.Russ is a diva. I'm not sure if he is currently displaying diva behavior though. 4. Aaron Rodgers is the MVP. FO is looking around the room for the next pretty girl. No idea what's going on there, but it feels like there is a lot of bad blood boiling below the surface. Rodgers is becoming undeniably likeable as he ages. Did anyone else ask to be traded or hint at it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamblinMan99 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Tom Brady has too much power in the NFL. He might be the winningest QB in the history of the league, but he's still just a player on a roster at the end of the day. That's the kind of pretentious garbage that ruined the NBA and now it's ruining the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilenFroggen Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 27 minutes ago, RamblinMan99 said: Tom Brady has too much power in the NFL. He might be the winningest QB in the history of the league, but he's still just a player on a roster at the end of the day. That's the kind of pretentious garbage that ruined the NBA and now it's ruining the NFL. Do what now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 10 hours ago, seminoles1 said: You have to look at this from Watson's perspective. Best case scenario is Houston only uses the franchise tag twice. Including the rest of his rookie deal, that means he's stuck in Houston for 3 more seasons. Also remember that Watson has torn his ACL twice already and every hit behind that O-Line takes a toll. He took long-term financial security over risking it. It's not nearly as simple as you made it seem by saying he could have just played out his rookie deal and signed wherever. Mmmm...OK. I'll buy that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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