Deshaun Watson

Originally posted by 9erguy:

You are correct. Many people are troubled by the change but it is inevitable.

Originally posted by NinerGM:

Owners will fight this tooth and nail given the average career of an NFL player.

Avg NBA player career - 4.5 years
Avg NFL player's career - 3.3 years

Also NFL career-ending injuries I'd say happen more often in addition to the accumulated injuries (like concussions) that also can force players to retire much earlier is more likely to happen in the NFL.

What we might see a haves and have-nots on contracts like this. If you have the talent/leverage to demand this, you'll see this type of deal (top players). If you aren't probably not.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by 9erguy:
You are correct. Many people are troubled by the change but it is inevitable.

Not as long as contracts are still setup the way they are.

This isn't the NBA where when you sign a $150M deal you get $150M regardless.

Originally posted by PhillyNiner:

Wont matter once they figure out they can get it from the next team. Not saying it will be for everyone. But the elite are very soon to figure out they can leave if they want to.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by PhillyNiner:
Wont matter once they figure out they can get it from the next team. Not saying it will be for everyone. But the elite are very soon to figure out they can leave if they want to.

Not true. You lose a yrs worth of salary, that s**t is gone. The new team isn't gonna say oh well so you sat out for a yr I'll just tied on an extra $20M that you lost.

As long as the NFL doesn't have FGTD the owners will have leverage.

Originally posted by LasVegasWally:

I heard a "Trade" this AM on Football Talk.

I would do it!

For Watson we trade Houston:

Fred Warner, JG, Jeff Wilson and Give Our 1 & 2 this year, Our 1 & 3 next year

Thoughts??

Originally posted by Mertonschickendance:

Originally posted by LasVegasWally:
I heard a "Trade" this AM on Football Talk.

I would do it!

For Watson we trade Houston:

Fred Warner, JG, Jeff Wilson and Give Our 1 & 2 this year, Our 1 & 3 next year

Thoughts??

As long as we get to keep Bosa we should do it!!

Originally posted by Eli_23:

Give up the entire draft for him

Originally posted by 5_Golden_Rings:

Originally posted by Eli_23:

Give up the entire draft for him

Originally posted by PhillyNiner:

Originally posted by 5_Golden_Rings:

Originally posted by SanFranFanfrmVa:

If Lynch/Shanahan go with Kirk Cousins I'm taking a leave of abscence from the 49ers/NfL.

Why? The team wouldn't be any worse. Hell, it would be marginally better.

Originally posted by PhillyNiner:

Originally posted by SanFranFanfrmVa:

If Lynch/Shanahan go with Kirk Cousins I'm taking a leave of abscence from the 49ers/NfL.

It is just another b******t rumor that has zero backing from the team until someone actually steps up and says so. All of these have been rumors, funny how even Stafford with all that talk was shown to be a no offer from us after the fact. The thing is we kick the tires on every car in the lot so people get all excited...it doesnt mean anything. Cousins is about the same level of talent as Jimmy, you trade worse leadership for better durability. That isn't a huge gain, if it was an even swap, it would be a tepid maybe from me, just because he would be a lot more likely to play the whole year.

And a better arm.

But the durability thing is underrated here. When Jimmy's injured, he's as useful as Nick Mullens. Trading for Cousins over Jimmy is trading for Cousins over Mullens half the year.

I don't think Cousins' arm is much better if at all. Jimmy has just let his accuracy go to s**t due to lower body injuries making his mechanics garbage fairly often. It is fixable with a rare stretch of health and good coaching.

Mullens wont be back next year, offseason surgery on the throwing arm and a RFA? I don't think we bother, and if we went with either Jimmy or Kirk we would have to draft a kid just based on the risk that either were to implode or get mangled.

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by 5_Golden_Rings:

Originally posted by Eli_23:
Give up the entire draft for him

Grant is so dumb. We don't even have 40 people under contract

Originally posted by 9erguy:

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by 5_Golden_Rings:

Originally posted by Eli_23:

Give up the entire draft for him

Grant is so dumb. We don't even have 40 people under contract

He has the most punchable face in human history.