YoloinOhio Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Edited March 14, 2022 by YoloinOhio 1 2 Quote
thenorthremembers Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 So now this goes away quickly when he threatens to counter sue the accusers for defamation? Looks like he will be back. 1 1 Quote
YoloinOhio Posted March 11, 2022 Author Posted March 11, 2022 I think he can just settle the civil suits 1 Quote
transient Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Git’r done Beane!! 🤪 Edited March 11, 2022 by transient 3 Quote
DapperCam Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 I thought that you could indict a ham sandwich? 5 Quote
Blainorama5 Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 Ok then. Guess he's mister-super-nice-guy, never-did-any-harm to anyone ever guy now - so teams will start lining up for him. 🤨 Quote
thenorthremembers Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: I think he can just settle the civil suits If I were him I'd be settling for a lot less now. 1 Quote
Blainorama5 Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 1 minute ago, transient said: Git’r done Beane!! 🤪 I edited myself from posting the same. He doesn't deserve the attempt at humor. 1 Quote
section122 Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) He will be on the Panthers by the start of the new league year. Maybe the hiring of Flores pay immediate dividends for the Steelers? Giants and Lions as complete longshots. Colts are out as they are in the division. QB spots aren't as plentiful as they were just a week ago. edit forgot about the Seahawks. Imagine going from squeaky clean Russ to Deshaun lol Edited March 11, 2022 by section122 Quote
Milanos Milano Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Blainorama5 said: Ok then. Guess he's mister-super-nice-guy, never-did-any-harm to anyone ever guy now - so teams will start lining up for him. 🤨 Why do people play these kinds of games? Dude wasn’t charged with anything, end of story. 2 2 2 1 2 Quote
Process Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 Just now, njbuff said: Cleveland should make a run at him. He has a no trade clause which rules them out Quote
DapperCam Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 Just now, IronMaidenBills said: Why do people play these kinds of games? Dude wasn’t charged with anything, end of story. Because it isn't the end of the story. He will settle civil suits. And the bar of evidence for a criminal indictment vs the court of public opinion (who buy NFL tickets) is a lot higher. 2 Quote
Beast Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, DapperCam said: I thought that you could indict a ham sandwich? A District Attorney's Office will also present a case to a Grand Jury to be able to say, "there wasn't enough evidence" to indict. This is why there wasn't an arrest to begin with. Both the Police and the DA's Office probably felt it was suspect to begin with but it became a high profile case. Nobody (police, DA's Office) wanted egg on their face when it shook out but they are off the hook and did their due diligence. Edited March 11, 2022 by Beast 1 Quote
Milanos Milano Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 Just now, DapperCam said: Because it isn't the end of the story. He will settle civil suits. And the bar of evidence for a criminal indictment vs the court of public opinion (who buy NFL tickets) is a lot higher. Well the court of public opinion doesn’t mean anything at the end of the day. The only thing that matters is legal decisions and team owners. 1 Quote
SCBills Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 Carolina makes all the sense in the world. Low key media market. Only two hours from Clemson and four hours from his hometown 1 Quote
msw2112 Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) This is an interesting development. I was tending to believe that the allegations were true, but when virtually all of the alleged vicitims were represented by the same attorney, I started having some doubts. It certainly has the looks of a money grab, as all of the cases are likely on a contingency-fee basis, which would mean that the plaintiff's lawyer would get a certain percentage of all moneys recovered either at trial or in settlements (often in the 30% - 33% range). Perhaps Watson engaged in some unsavory behavior, but the lawyer trumped up the allegations and "found" numerous victims to increase the potential value of recovery. On the criminal side, there is no financial gain for anyone. And while criminal cases are much harder to prove at trial (higher standard of proof), the standard of proof to get a grand jury indictment isn't that high. Thus, if there is no indictment, it makes me think that maybe there's not as much to this as I originally thought. And moving away from the legal side and back to the football side, yes, we should expect the bidding to begin. I really like Watson the player, but am extremely glad to have Josh Allen and not have the off-the-field distractions that now come with the Watson package. Edited March 11, 2022 by msw2112 1 1 Quote
njbuff Posted March 11, 2022 Posted March 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Process said: He has a no trade clause which rules them out He wouldn’t wave it to go to them? Or he won’t? Or can’t? Quote
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