Trade Proposition DJ for Deshaun Watson plus a 2nd

There's no way Joe Schoen would do such a horrible trade. There's also no way that co-owner meddling Mara would approve such a deal.

Watson was a stud with Houston, but has been blah @ best w/ Cleveland. He's a better QB than Jones. That's undeniable.

But the whole off the field stuff has to be considered.

In comment 16401061 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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Watson was a stud with Houston, but has been blah @ best w/ Cleveland. He's a better QB than Jones. That's undeniable. But the whole off the field stuff has to be considered.

If we had a OL and weapons,I may feel differently...
Do you think the NY market could deal with having him as our QB?

The whole 'big bad NY media' is complete horseshit IMO, at least in 2024. I think it mattered 20 years ago before social media/Twitter/everyone being online...I think Eli's personality was perfect for the area, while Rivers would have been a disaster here.

I don't want Watson because of his off-field behavior but he hasn't been good since 2020. It's actually shocking how bad he's been.

Also, I think you need at least two firsts to take on Watson's contract, it's that bad.

and is more valuable as a fantasy QB. Maybe not even that anymore.

I would not want him as our QB even at half the salary

WTF?

In comment 16401099 section125 said:

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WTF?

+1.... from the old section 131

GM is what influences half the threads from fans on here and I guess it's kind of justified. They feel empowered. I mean if a former GM thinks this trade makes sense are they really smarter than the average fan?

In comment 16401068 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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The whole 'big bad NY media' is complete horseshit IMO, at least in 2024. I think it mattered 20 years ago before social media/Twitter/everyone being online...I think Eli's personality was perfect for the area, while Rivers would have been a disaster here.

I was just talking to a buddy about the Eli/Rivers draftday deal and what would have been if it hadn't hapoened

if that was to happen, I would never root for them agin. Lets go get a criminal/asshole.

Kraft would ok the trade.

For so many reasons zero chance.

In comment 16401109 pjcas18 said:

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GM is what influences half the threads from fans on here and I guess it's kind of justified. They feel empowered. I mean if a former GM thinks this trade makes sense are they really smarter than the average fan?

Interesting take
Care to elaborate?

In comment 16401087 DefenseWins said:

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and is more valuable as a fantasy QB. Maybe not even that anymore. I would not want him as our QB even at half the salary

He literally is a championship qb and was special in his early nfl years grinding out wins with some clutch play.

I haven’t seen that guy since his…ahem…break from the game so he’s obviously not even a consideration. As it stands, both teams are looking forward to getting the contracts of their books. We just won’t have to wait as long.

In comment 16401061 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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Watson was a stud with Houston, but has been blah @ best w/ Cleveland. He's a better QB than Jones. That's undeniable. But the whole off the field stuff has to be considered.

I'm not sure this is true anymore.

DOA

In comment 16400685 JonC said:

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and demons, even 20 years ago. Issues with alcohol and substances also isn't uncommon in the NFL.

It's actually very strange how Kerry Collins is still demonized, and made fun of to an extent, for having alcohol issues, while Brett Favre admitted to having a serious opioid addiction. Favre's is downplayed by saying he was addicted to "painkillers."

of the owner letting the football people make football decisions, this type of decision is an owners to make. Trading for Watson is a reflection on the Giants franchise and reputation that goes beyond what he does on the field. He should be brought decisions like that to weigh in on, and I am sure he would veto it.

I also don't know why either team would make this trade. The Giants get a better QB but less control and more term. The Browns get an injured, underperforming QB who gets paid too much who they can get rid of next year.

Why does anyone do this trade?

In comment 16401369 Mike from Ohio said:

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of the owner letting the football people make football decisions, this type of decision is an owners to make. Trading for Watson is a reflection on the Giants franchise and reputation that goes beyond what he does on the field. He should be brought decisions like that to weigh in on, and I am sure he would veto it. I also don't know why either team would make this trade. The Giants get a better QB but less control and more term. The Browns get an injured, underperforming QB who gets paid too much who they can get rid of next year. Why does anyone do this trade?

Tannenbuam argued that the Browns get DJ who would benfit from a decent Ol and weapons around him
The Giants get a tremendous talent to build around for the next 3 yrs

In comment 16400683 HardTruth said:

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- said “Mr. Not In Charge” John Mara

It would be funny if the Watson for Jones trade happened to see all the threads started asking the question:

Why didn't Mara do something to block the trade?