HappyDays Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 minute ago, HappyDays said: He said on PFT live that he thinks it'll be in the 4-5 PM range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 22 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: He said on PFT live that he thinks it'll be in the 4-5 PM range. Imagine that. It would be just before Watson takes the field for warmups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 15 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: Imagine that. It would be just before Watson takes the field for warmups. like a big neon middle finger to good old 'shaun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scott7975 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 18 minutes ago, HappyDays said: Delaying a ruling for possible settlement seems to me just a ploy so that Watson can play today. If Watson wanted to settle he should have tried to do so earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Forgive my ignorance but what exactly is there to settle? The NFL has total say at this point I thought? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Why did the NFL and the NFLPA agree to have this settled by a third party and when the penalty comes down, the NFL doesn't accept the third parties ruling ? Was the third party ruling a sham ? ...Was the penalty purposely set low to make the NFL look good by protesting the ruling and upping the penalty ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCOrange Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, The Wiz said: Forgive my ignorance but what exactly is there to settle? The NFL has total say at this point I thought? To avoid federal courts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, The Wiz said: Forgive my ignorance but what exactly is there to settle? The NFL has total say at this point I thought? They do but may want to avoid Watson's camp bringing a federal lawsuit against them. Watson's goal should be to avoid a year long suspension so his contract won't get pushed back a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Claude Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, TheBrownBear said: It really is, considering he doesn't believe he's done anything wrong! Serious question. Has Watson or his defense team ever explained why he had 60 or so massage therapists? Edited August 12, 2022 by Billy Claude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, frostbitmic said: Why did the NFL and the NFLPA agree to have this settled by a third party and when the penalty comes down, the NFL doesn't accept the third parties ruling ? Was the third party ruling a sham ? ...Was the penalty purposely set low to make the NFL look good by protesting the ruling and upping the penalty ? No. The judge could've ruled that the NFL didn't present enough evidence to warrant a suspension. Watson would've gotten zero games and there's nothing the NFL could've done about it. Edited August 12, 2022 by Doc Brown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 26 minutes ago, Billy Claude said: Serious question. Has Watson or his defense team ever explained why he had 60 or so massage therapists? Since there were only 4, or 5 maybe, cases that the NFL investigated, my guess is he could only be asked about those specific ones. 31 minutes ago, DCOrange said: To avoid federal courts 29 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: They do but may want to avoid Watson's camp bringing a federal lawsuit against them. Watson's goal should be to avoid a year long suspension so his contract won't get pushed back a year. I understand that part of it but hasn't federal court usually washed their hands of most of these things and tell them to "clean up your own house"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, The Wiz said: I understand that part of it but hasn't federal court usually washed their hands of most of these things and tell them to "clean up your own house"? Usually. Does the NFL want to take that chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 51 minutes ago, Billy Claude said: Serious question. Has Watson or his defense team ever explained why he had 60 or so massage therapists? In a nutshell..."he likes the strange." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 20 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Usually. Does the NFL want to take that chance? He's going to serve 6 games in either event so the worst case scenario is that Watson only gets 6 games if the federal court hears the case and sides with Robinson on the punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Wiz said: He's going to serve 6 games in either event so the worst case scenario is that Watson only gets 6 games if the federal court hears the case and sides with Robinson on the punishment. The NFL pry doesn't want him on the field week 7 along with a federal lawsuit hanging over the NFL all season. Twelve or more games with a hefty fine would avoid that headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Scott7975 said: Delaying a ruling for possible settlement seems to me just a ploy so that Watson can play today. If Watson wanted to settle he should have tried to do so earlier. I honestly want to see him play today to face the boos that will (hopefully) rain down on him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Too bad the Browns aren't playing in Philly tonight. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: The NFL pry doesn't want him on the field week 7 along with a federal lawsuit hanging over the NFL all season. Twelve or more games with a hefty fine would avoid that headache. You would think that the Watson camp wouldn't want it either. Imagine they take the lawsuit and then sometime late in the season they decide to agree with the NFL and he ends up serving the remaining 11 games but it's already week 15-16-17 whatever. That would mean those game checks he's going to lose are going to be from his year 2 contract that are only 3454x more than he would lose this year if he just took the full season (and yes, that is a made up number but I know it will be more than the ~300k he will lose as of now). Edited August 12, 2022 by The Wiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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