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It is entirely possible that some of the four remaining are strong cases and some are weak; there are many reasons cases settle, or don’t. Each plaintiff has to make up her own mind…

That’s not at all what I said. Just the opposite.

It’s not a class action and probably could never have been filed as such. It’s just as (if not more) likely that the last four cases have the least merit and therefore Watson and his team are offering substantially less to settle them.

Can’t agree with your argument that Ruth faced worse competition…there were fewer teams and baseball was far and away the dominant team sport back then…the great athletes weren’t being diverted to basketball or pro football, although there was of course the color barrier, which was certainly a big deal, and few if any Latino players…

You are right, of course. This thread is turning into an IQ test…

You’re failing here…no one said Kraft is a victim…just that he’s no Watson. And of course you have no idea if he received favors from a trafficked woman, or if he knew it. Quotes from a state’s attorney are not evidence. 100 percent speculation. Well done.

Your post is non-responsive.

There was never any allegation that Kraft trafficked anyone. So the argument breaks down completely.

Any evidence that the woman was trafficked? Any evidence that Kraft trafficked her?

Correct. Kraft situation involved consensual sex with an adult female…not in any way comparable to the Watson scenario.

I know about the trade…just wondering why they are saying hi

Why would they say hi? I don’t understand. I couldn’t care less about them.

Oh, I think he’ll play again, but I don’t think he’ll ever be close to what he was. I think he’ll be mentally and emotionally shot…

If Watson is forced to sit out another full season, I’m going to go ahead and say his career is essentially over, and the Browns might have made the worst trade in NFL history.

Knox and Davis have a lot of potential, but neither is a proven, top level player yet. It’s reasonable to think one or both will break out this year, but it’s far from a certainty.

That was really bad…

Simms is not real high on Josh’s supporting cast on offense…I tend to agree, and think many here overrate our offensive weapons. Josh makes them look better than they really are…

The problem is, Matt Ryan’s tank is empty. The Colts are tough, though…very fortunate to find suckers to take Carson Wentz off their hands…

There is absolutely no reason to believe that Sam Darnold is better than Case Keenum, especially as a backup.

Extremely unlikely, for the reasons you stated. In other words, could be more than 66, could be less. What a colossal idiot.

Oh, I understand what he's saying...And I'm telling you that the Browns would be laughed out of court if they try to void the trade on the grounds that at the time, they only knew about 23 Deshaun Watson victims, while in reality there were 24. I'd love to ask the Browns GM under oath why the team was cool with 23 victims, but the 24th just put them over the edge... No, it couldn't, unless (a) the newly revealed allegations are materially worse than the allegations of the first 23 victims, (b) that Houston knew about the newly revealed, really bad stuff, and (c) that Houston had some contractual or other legal duty to disclose that stuff to the Browns.

So the Browns were cool with 23 victims, but if their new franchise quarterback abused 24 women then that's just a bridge too far? You know that makes zero sense, right?

You don’t see the difference between consensual sex acts between adults and (alleged) sexual assault?

Totally different situation. As gross as it was, I don’t think Kraft’s conduct was ever alleged to be anything but consensual.

I don’t think that’s the way it works. When a team trades for a player, I don’t think there are any “reps and warranties” from the player’s old team, other than perhaps regarding the player’s medical condition. In this case, there were so many bad facts that were publicly known, it would be impossible for the Browns to convince anyone that they got scammed. Plus, the Browns knew that the league had yet to weigh in, so they ran the risk of trading for a guy who potentially wasn’t going to be available…they had plenty of opportunity to vet the situation and they utterly failed.