IF TRUE... The Panthers wouldn't be going through these gymnastics if they weren't given the greenlight by the Watson camp. If they start trading or cutting their high priced contracts, that would be a clear indicator.
It also makes it to where Deshaun nor his agent can dictate the return in any way possible. Either you wanna go there or you don’t, butt man. Love this from Caserio
This is standard. No GM is going to waste time negotiating when the deal could be torpedoed by a 3rd party. I like Caserio, but everyone falling all over themselves to polish his nuts after Friday is pretty embarrassing.
Hoping the teams that are losing interest in Watson are aware of the potential package Carolina is willing to offer. It's sounding like the Texans could get more in return than some originally thought. Makes sense now with no charges, but I'm glad the Texans waited to pull the trigger.
Spoiler *Eagles reportedly out *Steelers reportedly out *Aren’t trading him to the Colts What’s so appealing about the Panthers? OK, the 6th pick and…? Jeremy Chinn & Brian Burns reportedly off the table (could be posturing) Want no part of Christian McCaffrey. *Just assuming these teams have their future picks, I could be wrong. *No idea what players, if any, they’d include (but will throw out some names anyways) Browns: —2022 13th(1st rd) —2022 44th(2nd rd) —2022 78th(3rd rd) —2022 98th(3rd rd) —2022 105th(4th rd) —2022 116th(4th rd) —2023 Own 1st —2023 Own 2nd —2023 Own 3rd —Denzel Ward?; Greedy Williams?; Grant Delpit?; Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah?; (Veterans Kareem Hunt? Jarvis Landry? Austin Hooper? Nahhh) Bucs: —2022 27th(1st rd) —2022 60th(2nd rd) —2022 91st(3rd rd) —2023 Own 1st —2023 Own 2nd —2023 Own 3rd —Antoine Winfield?; Devin White?; Vita Vea? Panthers: —2022 6th(1st rd) —2022 106th(4th rd) —2023 Own 1st —2023 Own 2nd —2023 Own 3rd —Jaycee Horn?; Derrick Brown?; gonna need a whole lot more Saints: —2022 18th(1st rd) —2022 49th(2nd rd) —2022 100th(3rd rd) —2022 118th(4th rd) —2022 136th(4th rd) —2023 Own 1st —2023 Own 2nd —2023 Own 3rd Seahawks: —2022 9th(1st) —2022 40th(2nd) —2022 41st(2nd) —2022 72nd(3rd) —2022 107th(4th) —2023 Own 1st —2023 Denver 1st —2023 Own 2nd —2023 Denver 2nd —2023 Own 3rd —DK Metcalf?; Tyler Lockett?;(<—Only because Aaron Wilson mentioned them); Jordyn Brooks? (Would they try to flip/include any of the guys they got from Denver? Shelby Harris, Noah Fant & Drew Lock) Vikings: —2022 12th(1st) —2022 46th(2nd) —2022 77th(3rd) —2023 Own 1st —2023 Own 2nd —2023 Own 3rd —No, don’t want Kirk Cousins but maybe they flip him for picks and then send those picks to Houston Seems like Seattle could put together the best package (picks wise) then maybe Cleveland…Minnesota?, New Orleans? Out on Tampa and again, Carolina ain’t that appealing.
A concern is that Carolina knows they are the best option and don't have serious competition for the trade. Hopefully we can find at least one other credible alternative to create a bidding war.
I disagree on Carolina, assuming you can get them to add Burns and Horn, possibly. The Bucs could give more enticing players than I thought. I doubt that Seattle would give DK or Lockett, but that would be appealing. Also, the reports are a little conflicting. I understood he would waive his clause for Carolina, not for everybody in general.
