Originally Posted by Versatile Dog
Do you really believe the idea being floated around that the Browns had no leverage?

Zero leverage. And anyone who has conducted business at a high level knows that. The entire league knew that watson and Baker could and would never co-exist on the same roster. They knew once the Browns signed watson Baker would have to go even if in the end the Browns had to cut him. They knew the Browns would either have to take anything they could get or they would get nothing.