bobcat Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Browns sign Benjamin Watson Posted by Michael David Smith on March 12, 2010 7:05 AM ET Benjamin Watson is a Cleveland Brown. Watson, a free agent tight end who played his entire six-year career with the New England Patriots, has signed a three-year deal with the Browns. As first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, it's a $12 million contract with $6.35 million guaranteed. A league source who confirmed the deal to PFT says the $6.35 million guaranteed will be paid out completely in the first year of the deal. The 29-year-old Watson played in all 16 games for the Patriots last season, starting seven and catching 29 passes for 404 yards and five touchdowns.
Mr. WEO Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Browns sign Benjamin WatsonPosted by Michael David Smith on March 12, 2010 7:05 AM ET Benjamin Watson is a Cleveland Brown. Watson, a free agent tight end who played his entire six-year career with the New England Patriots, has signed a three-year deal with the Browns. As first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, it's a $12 million contract with $6.35 million guaranteed. A league source who confirmed the deal to PFT says the $6.35 million guaranteed will be paid out completely in the first year of the deal. The 29-year-old Watson played in all 16 games for the Patriots last season, starting seven and catching 29 passes for 404 yards and five touchdowns. That's OK, we just resigned Klopfenstein---to bring our total to 4 awesome TE's.
bizell Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 but I thought their TE position was solidified for years to come w/ their signing last year of Robert Royal?
Pete Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 damn, I wanted Watson on Bills. He could of helped out our offense IMO
papazoid Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 a very good value signing.......would have liked the bills to get him.,,,,,,have always liked his play......dude even chased down and caught champ bailey from behind on an interception play.
DaGimp Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 the bills need no one they have been so successful for over 10 years....
Wagner Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 That's OK, we just resigned Klopfenstein---to bring our total to 4 awesome TE's. 4 awesome te's on the bills?
JStranger76 Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Another limp dick move by the Bills. Watson would have made a great 2 TE set with Nelson. With Watson going to the Browns, you can't use the "he probably didn't want to come here" excuse either. If we miss the boat on Kennedy, I think we'll officially be out of free agents who could of helped this team. Oh yeah, there will be another free agency after the draft.......
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 I am just glad he's not on the Pats any more. Browns are making some nice moves...
Mr. WEO Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 4 awesome te's on the bills? Yup---so awesome, we added Klop instead of Watson.
McBeane Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Oh God, the sky is falling. We didn't sign a free agent TE who had 29 catches last year. We are doomed now.
C.Biscuit97 Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 I really liked Watson coming out of college. He was a really athlete and a smart guy. But he's been a disappointed in NE. If you can't put up #s with Brady as your QB, I doubt you will with anyone else. How many players leave NE and come back to haunt them?
JStranger76 Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Who would also have been our best blocking TE too. Yeah, good thing we dodged that bullet.
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Does this mean Royal will be back on the market? Sweet. Do you think we can trade Whitner for Royal? Oh, wait, I forgot--are we trading Whitner for Quinn? Maybe Whitner for all of the players the Browns are about the cut?
DrFishfinder Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 damn, I wanted Watson on Bills. He could of helped out our offense IMO Me 2. Guess Nix & the boys are okay with what we have for the kind of offense they're going to run.
Mr. WEO Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 I really liked Watson coming out of college. He was a really athlete and a smart guy. But he's been a disappointed in NE. If you can't put up #s with Brady as your QB, I doubt you will with anyone else. How many players leave NE and come back to haunt them? Come on---he's the TE on a team where the top 2 WRs account for over 200 catches and 2500 yards in a season! He had 5 TDs last year as the 3rd or 4th option. No thought went into that post.
C.Biscuit97 Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Come on---he's the TE on a team where the top 2 WRs account for over 200 catches and 2500 yards in a season! He had 5 TDs last year as the 3rd or 4th option. No thought went into that post. The Pats drafted him to be an elite tight end. That's why they let Graham go. He's a solid player but in the eyes of a lot of Pats* fans, he's a disappointment. He had some big drops and the reason he isn't a bigger option is because Brady loses faith in him.
Meark Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Come on---he's the TE on a team where the top 2 WRs account for over 200 catches and 2500 yards in a season! He had 5 TDs last year as the 3rd or 4th option. No thought went into that post. He was a 1st round pick and didn't even even start all their games last year. He made some great plays, but he didn't materialize to be the elite TE they though he would. Sure, he's a decent player and it looks like the Brown's didn't really overpay.. so good for them. http://www.patriots.com/news/index.cfm?ac=...121&pcid=41 From the article posted on Patriots.com: So let’s look at Benjamin Watson, a clear first-round disappointment in New England. Over the years he proved two things beyond a shadow of a doubt – that he couldn’t stay healthy and couldn’t catch the ball with enough consistency when it was thrown to him. So, what did Belichick, Brady and Co. do? They made Watson less an emphasis in the offense, took advantage of his developing skills as a blocker and looked elsewhere more often with the passing game. Watson was supposed to be a Pro Bowl talent, a freakish package of athletic skills. But when he was the best option for the passing game – on a wide receiver thin 2006 Patriots team – he didn’t exactly dominate. When he was packaged with elite talents around him like Randy Moss and Wes Welker, he couldn’t maximize his opportunities in regards to big plays, mismatches and changing games as a middle-of-the-field playmaker. What’s that tell us? That Watson wasn’t a very good football player and clearly not a guy capable of consistently making plays at a high level.
Malazan Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 Oh God, the sky is falling. We didn't sign a free agent TE who had 29 catches last year. We are doomed now. yeah, but look who he had throwing to him and their run game was dominant.
manbeast Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 That's OK, we just resigned Klopfenstein---to bring our total to 4 awesome TE's. Watson actually drops alot of passes if you look we are not the only teams taking this approach and I believe we will be ok with Nelson and Schouman.
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