Originally Posted by PrplPplEater
Originally Posted by Rishuz
Yeah I don't understand the absolute declarations either. Still time to determine how this will play out.

We have like three more years, because we're paying insane money no matter what and the hit of a cut or trade makes it effectively impossible to do either.
So, he's here, for better or worse which means we have plenty of time to watch and wait.

That said, there isn't much evidence to suggest that he isn't getting close to washed up. You are what you put on film, and so far, that is absolutely sub-par to the extent that if we hadn't paid so much for him, it's a near guarantee that he'd be gone/benched already. Money spent, and the dream that he can live up to it (which may be a pipe dream), is all that is keeping him as our number one.

Let us not forget - it's so much more than money. 2022 first-round pick (13th overall), 2023 first-round pick, 2024 first-round pick, 2022 fourth-round pick, 2023 third-round pick, and a 2024 fourth-round pick.
Three 1st round picks. a 3rd and two 4ths.

Watson's ability to play after missing an extended period - and his ability to play in the cold - and his metnal toughness and ability to play after being villified for his actions by the National media should all have been part of the risk assesment process. I'd say the decisions to go so hard after Watson as Baker's replacement have all been monumental fails.

We can all hope that the performance against the Titans is the 'Norm' - but as you just said, based on the collective, it's the outlier at the moment.